2024 was a thing that happened. It's almost over, though, and with it, we have some Mosts to hand out. So, let's do some handing!
First, though, a quick apology: Due to the timing of Mosts and because of an oversight from the organizers, ~omh~ was never eligible for Mosts in either 2023 or 2024. Because of that, we are awarding it (and Daizo Dee Von and Squirrelyman157 on behalf of Team JANK) the Most Questionable Hack trophy.
Trophy time:
| 1) Best Standard Hack of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 32 | Nonsense |
| 2nd | 27 | Attempt at a Normal Hack |
| 3rd | 24 | Spatial Whirl |
Congratulations to gbreeze and MiracleWater for channeling the efforts of an army into some proper shenanigans. Ft029’s sincere attempt, and Gbreeze’s solo project also deserve celebration in this very strong year for Standard hacks. Just this once, everybody wins.
| 2) Best Kaizo/Pit Hack of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 17 | Super Mawaru World |
| 2nd | 15 | Extended Interactions |
| 3rd | 10 | Chopped N' Screwed |
| 3rd | 10 | Simpatico |
This vote was close - not just at the top, but throughout the entire ballot - but in the end, Ferpy took people on the most memorable spin of the year. Gbreeze gets another deserved nod for a treatise on extended sprites, deported earns a shoutout one screen at a time, and BigRedBoy and realbchin make a large, Waluigi-tinted splash on the scene.
| 3) Best SMW Graphics Release of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 9 | Cell Phone Recording |
| 2nd | 7 | ASM-animated Skewer |
| 3rd | 3 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Lost World |
WORLDSTAR MARIO WORLD
| 4) Best SMW Music Release of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 6 | msx - valley of the stars |
| 1st | 6 | The Red Thread of Fate Leads to Revolutionary Souvenirs ~ Rainbow Ornament |
| 2nd | 5 | Mega Man 3 - Snake Man (Remix) |
| 3rd | 4 | Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden - Boss Battle |
It’s poetic that we had both a port, and an original, join hands at the top of the table this year. We live in a time of peace, coexistence, and love.
| 5) Best SMW ASM Resource of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 4 | Autotile |
| 1st | 4 | 8x8 Urchin Eyes |
| 1st | 4 | Custom Overworld Hardcoded Paths |
| 2nd | 3 | Flame Football |
| 2nd | 3 | Boomerang Dry Bones |
Behold the emotional range of ASM: a utility to make level design easier, a new tool to help unlock overworld design, a memory-saving boon, and then we LIGHT THINGS ON FIRE AND MAKE BONE BOOMERANGS.
| 6) Best SMW Overworld of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 19 | A Rose for Emily |
| 2nd | 17 | Simpatico |
| 3rd | 16 | Nonsense |
A public shout-out to the makers here: congrats to Devazure for A Rose for Emily, Stivi for Simpatico, and Lazy for Nonsense! You built the maps that we most liked looking at this year.
| 7) Best Title Screen of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 6 | poop jump |
| 1st | 6 | Onegai My Melody - My Melody Adventure |
| 2nd | 5 | Simpatico |
| 2nd | 5 | Chopped N' Screwed |
| 2nd | 5 | Super Mawaru World |
| 2nd | 5 | Gambol 2 |
| 2nd | 5 | A Rose for Emily |
| 3rd | 4 | Naughtyworld |
Judging books by their cover, it seems? But the covers are very nice. A tip of the hat for Daizo Dee Von helping set the tone for both A Rose for Emily and Naughtyworld
| 8) Best Boss Fight of 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 28 | Nonsense |
| 2nd | 17 | ooooo |
| 3rd | 7 | Naughtyworld |
MiracleWater gets the nod here for Nonsense, Mellonpizza and Kevin for bean boss, and Daizo as a continued contributor to Naughtyworld. Supreme victory.
| 9) Best Standard SMW Hacker | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 21 | GbreezeSunset |
| 2nd | 15 | ft029 |
| 3rd | 12 | MiracleWater |
| 3rd | 12 | Daizo Dee Von |
Congrats to all here, who continue to produce amazing work even after being here a combined 182 years.
| 10) Best Kaizo/Pit Hacker | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 13 | FerpyMcFrosting |
| 2nd | 9 | Fyre150 |
| 3rd | 7 | Blaagon |
| 3rd | 7 | deported |
Congrats to a truly inspired set of designers. If you look closely, you can find all the hidden faces we hid in the walls of this post.
| 11) Best Non-SMW Hacker | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 23 | GbreezeSunset |
| 2nd | 14 | Blue Leaf |
| 3rd | 7 | RussianMan |
I know this is meant to imply games other than SMW, but still, if gbreeze, Blue Leaf, and Russ ever ask for your passwords, be vigilant.
| 12) Best Level Designer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 14 | GbreezeSunset |
| 2nd | 11 | MiracleWater |
| 3rd | 9 | Lazy |
Behold, where there were three sets of footprints in the odd sands, it was when these three were walking while talking about vanilla glitches.
| 13) Best Overworld Designer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 36 | Devazure |
| 2nd | 18 | Stivi |
| 2nd | 18 | Lazy |
| 3rd | 11 | BabaYegha |
Maybe the Overworld Revolution has been happening all along, and these are just the vanguard?
| 14) Best SMW Graphics Artist | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 11 | Anorakun |
| 2nd | 10 | Stivi |
| 3rd | 8 | Gamma V |
These are the names you'll need to know for your SMW Art History class.
| 15) Best SMW Musician | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 28 | Ahrion |
| 2nd | 16 | Segment1Zone2 |
| 3rd | 14 | Kevin |
Our SMWC Wrapped had these three at the top, and, weirdly, said that we enjoyed “post-apocalyptic reggae.”
| 16) SIMply INCredible ASMer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 23 | Kevin |
| 2nd | 10 | RussianMan |
| 2nd | 10 | Abdu |
| 3rd | 8 | Mellonpizza |
| 3rd | 8 | Selicre |
Truly SEPerating themselves from the pack (please appreciate this joke, it took me three separate google searches)
| 17) Best Tool Programmer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 10 | Fernap |
| 2nd | 8 | KungFuFurby |
| 2nd | 8 | Atari2.0 |
| 2nd | 8 | Selicre |
| 3rd | 7 | underway |
Can't make a house without a hammer, so let's give it up for the best hammersmiths of 2024.
| 18) Best New Hacker | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 10 | WONIU |
| 2nd | 7 | Saphros |
Hooray for new friends! And double-hooray for new friends making new work!
| 19) Best New ASMer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 7 | TheXander |
| 2nd | 5 | EvilGuy0613 |
| 3rd | 3 | tOaO |
| 3rd | 3 | spooonsss |
| 3rd | 3 | Wakana |
To those learning and producing SNES ASM in 2024, we salute you and celebrate you.
| 20) Best New SMW Musician | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 9 | Archbishop Weeble-Wobble |
| 2nd | 4 | Papangu |
| 2nd | 4 | ShivjotRangi |
| 3rd | 2 | Xulon |
| 3rd | 2 | TobiTopstar |
Congrats, y’all, you passed the audition. First gigs on Saturday, and I hope you have a big car because we need to take yours since our drummer’s broke down.
| 21) Best Resource Contributor | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 21 | Kevin |
| 2nd | 10 | Ahrion |
| 2nd | 10 | Anorakun |
| 3rd | 8 | RussianMan |
These friends are like Q, if James Bond wasn’t a spy. World would be better if James Bond hacked SMW instead of worked for MI-6, really.
| 22) Best Community Member | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 7 | Xulon |
| 2nd | 3 | Kevin |
Not to be confused with best “Community” member, which was clearly Keith David.
| 23) Best Newcomer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 7 | WONIU |
| 2nd | 5 | inigo |
| 3rd | 4 | Metro Shroomin |
We appreciate you all joining in, you can take the party hats off now.
| 24) Best Staff Member | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 16 | AmperSam |
| 2nd | 11 | BD_PhDX |
| 2nd | 11 | Alex |
| 3rd | 9 | YouFailMe |
I could be snarky, and I will elsewhere. But Amper, Alex, and Fail absolutely deserve this recognition, as do all of the staff members who pour their hearts and spoons into this site.
| 25) Best Reviewer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 8 | WONIU |
| 2nd | 7 | Anorakun |
| 3rd | 3 | Morsel |
| 3rd | 3 | UTF |
“5/5. Strong emotional connection with the reviewer. Would read more by author.”
| 26) Best Layout | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 6 | Erik |
| 1st | 6 | Hooded Edge |
| 2nd | 5 | Xulon |
| 3rd | 3 | Hinalyte |
While you were busy with Discord, these users studied the blade. And nothing cuts quite as sharp as a well-curated post layout.
| 27) Best Username | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 8 | Archbishop Weeble-Wobble |
Huge win for #TeamWeeble-Wobble, truly.
| 28) Smartest | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 7 | Donut |
| 2nd | 5 | Kevin |
| 3rd | 4 | Fernap |
| 3rd | 4 | Thomas |
| 3rd | 4 | Selicre |
Looking forward to the long Jeopardy runs for everyone here.
| 29) Nicest | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 10 | E-man38 |
| 2nd | 6 | Stucat |
| 2nd | 6 | Alex |
| 3rd | 5 | bebn legg |
| 3rd | 5 | Donut |
Aww, they sent flowers! They shouldn’t have, but they smell lovely.
| 30) Funniest | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 6 | GbreezeSunset |
| 2nd | 5 | Burning Loaf |
What, it’s not enough that these people are talented? They have to be funny, too? What an unfair burden.
| 31) Hardest Worker | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 14 | AmperSam |
| 2nd | 11 | Anorakun |
| 3rd | 10 | BD_PhDX |
“Work smarter, not harder,” they say. Clearly, we weren’t interested in being smart.
| 32) Most Helpful | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 13 | Fernap |
| 2nd | 11 | Thomas |
| 3rd | 7 | AmperSam |
Need some advice? A friend? Some cash? You know where to go.
| 33) Most Creative | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 10 | Daizo Dee Von |
| 1st | 10 | GbreezeSunset |
| 2nd | 4 | Fyre150 |
| 2nd | 4 | Saela |
| 2nd | 4 | Donut |
| 3rd | 3 | ft029 |
| 3rd | 3 | JeepySol |
| 3rd | 3 | Roberto zampari |
Smh couldn’t even decide a creative creative so we have multiple creative creatives.
| 34) Most Easygoing | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 5 | schema_tuna |
| 2nd | 3 | Stucat |
The secret to being easygoing? CRT televisions. They're very relaxing.
| 35) Most Underrated | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 6 | Isocitration |
| 2nd | 5 | ft029 |
| 2nd | 5 | deported |
| 3rd | 4 | JeepySol |
Also known as the “Least Overrated” award. No ego here.
| 36) Most Informative | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 12 | Thomas |
| 2nd | 6 | AmperSam |
| 2nd | 6 | MarioFanGamer |
| 3rd | 5 | KungFuFurby |
| 3rd | 5 | Fernap |
Learning is hard. These users made it a bit easier, which is great because the test is next week and you need to study.
| 37) Most Devious | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 7 | Jolpengammler |
| 2nd | 6 | ft029 |
| 3rd | 5 | Burning Loaf |
Very nice, very evil, and always somehow avoiding the principal’s office.
| 38) Most Fun to Talk To | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 7 | Donut |
| 2nd | 4 | bebn legg |
| 2nd | 4 | Xulon |
| 2nd | 4 | Eevee |
| 3rd | 3 | Wakana |
Talking to these users is a sure way to lose track of entire afternoons in a conversation about your favorite type of cheese.
| 39) Best Vibes | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 6 | Xulon |
| 2nd | 5 | idol |
| 3rd | 4 | E-man38 |
Better vibes than Milt Jackson. Look him up, you're welcome.
| 40) Best Taste in Music | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 5 | Fyre150 |
| 2nd | 4 | Magi |
| 3rd | 3 | idol |
| 3rd | 3 | bebn legg |
If they make you a playlist, save it. It’ll get you through some hard times.
| 41) SMWC's Biggest Fan | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 15 | Green |
| 2nd | 8 | Zavok |
| 3rd | 6 | Abdu |
Oh yeah? I bet you don't even have the complete third edition SMWC baseball card set.
| 42) Most Likely to Still Be Here in 10 Years | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 6 | Roberto zampari |
| 1st | 6 | Xulon |
| 2nd | 4 | Daizo Dee Von |
| 2nd | 4 | Devazure |
| 3rd | 3 | FPI |
| 3rd | 3 | RPG Hacker |
| 3rd | 3 | Kevin |
Notince who didn't make this list? SMW Central. Makes you think.
| 43) Most Likely to Be the SMWC Cryptid | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 2 | Green |
| 1st | 2 | K.T.B. |
| 1st | 2 | underway |
| 1st | 2 | DeppySlide |
| 1st | 2 | Frost |
| 1st | 2 | Mr. Switchy |
| 1st | 2 | Green Jerry |
Aren’t cryptids supposed to be, you know, rare?
| 44) Most Addicted to #world-of-insanity | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 12 | danwaleby |
| 2nd | 6 | PermaBan |
| 3rd | 2 | AntiDuck |
For the culture.
| 45) Most Devoted to Koopacraft | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 10 | NinCollin |
| 2nd | 5 | MinecraftGamerLR |
| 3rd | 4 | ModernKiwi |
Be sure to ask for a tour of the neighborhood, because these are your tour guides.
| 46) Most Likely To Be Posting From A 2002 Windows XP Gateway Desktop Computer | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 18 | bebn legg |
| 2nd | 8 | NinCollin |
| 3rd | 5 | patcdr |
You laugh, but you should see bebn's original Sims build.
| 47) Most Likely To Hold A Map Upside Down | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 9 | Donut |
| 2nd | 4 | Tahixham |
| 2nd | 4 | juzcook |
You still get to where you’re going, it just may take you a while to get there, and you may get there by accident.
| 48) Most Likely To Eat Super Mario Cereal In 2024 | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 11 | Stucat |
| 2nd | 4 | Donut |
| 2nd | 4 | Linkdeadx2 |
| 2nd | 4 | NopeContest |
| 3rd | 3 | DeppySlide |
Fun fact: apparently the box for the Super Mario Cereal doubles as an Amiibo? So it’s actually easy to find boxes, but hard to find the cereal. Which, given it would be seven years old, is probably fine.
| 49) Most Likely To Actually Attend A High School Reunion | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 4 | bonjoursauce |
| 2nd | 3 | Devazure |
| 2nd | 3 | Donut |
Be sure to bring the playlist of Top 40 hits from your graduation year, and don’t worry - no one will recognize you, either.
| 50) Most Likely To Bring The Boom | ||
| Place | Vote Count | User |
| 1st | 8 | idol |
| 2nd | 5 | Xulon |
| 3rd | 3 | bebn legg |
| 3rd | 3 | RussianMan |
| 3rd | 3 | NopeContest |
Great, now everything’s on fire. Thanks.
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