The Hack Assistance Thread 2.0

Can someone explain how to attack in this fight and this fight?

they're literally a waiting game

when you get that green sparkling thingy, Carbuncle comes down and casts Ruby Light, giving Mario the Reflect status (Mario starts glowing green when he has it on)

after that, just dodge Shinryuu and Omega's attacks and pray to RNGesus that they use Atomic Ray (the yellow laser with red stripes, アトミックレイ) so it gets reflected and hits them

if Mario stops glowing, get Carbuncle again

try not to touch Shinryuu and Omega btw, their sprites hurt Mario

i'll be honest they're pretty lame fights
impressive, but not very fun

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity pulled off the concept of "what if Omega was in a platform game instead of an RPG" so much better if you ask me (it is based on the Cockroach Twins from vanilla!MM4 but still)

sorry carol

Shinryuu = the dragon
Omega = the spider mech

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Can anyone suggest to me any hacks with a particularly non-punishing sense of level design that picks up at about vanilla world 6 difficulty, preferrably with a semi-chocolate feel?

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I've become very grumpy these last few years, and have been biting my tongue here in SMWC's forums quite a bit. I just want to let you all know that if ever I come off as harsh, I still care about you all. You guys are great.

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I would highly recommend pretty much any of Gamma V's hacks. I did a Let's Play of Mario & Luigi: Starlight Island Adventure (TheMartianGeek on YouTube) if you'd like to check it out. I would say they're definitely harder than vanilla SMW (the original SMW was pretty easy, even in World 6), but they're still among the easier hacks I've played. I suppose you could try SMW2+3: The Essence Star as well if you don't mind playing it on ZSNES (blegh), but that hack's difficulty curve is...unusual.

(On a side note, welcome to the site. You seem like a pretty good user so far, though I notice you haven't posted in the introduction thread.)

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I'm working on a hack! Check it out here. Progress: 64/95 levels.

I'll be sure to check out Gamma V's work! Thanks for the recommendation. As far as The Essence Star goes, ZSNES has been dead to me ever since I discovered ZMZ, so I'll pass on that one.

I didn't really see much point to posting in the introduction thread, I suppose. People will learn all they need to about me from what I say anyways, ye?

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I've become very grumpy these last few years, and have been biting my tongue here in SMWC's forums quite a bit. I just want to let you all know that if ever I come off as harsh, I still care about you all. You guys are great.

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VLDC 8, Matrix Mines. Any hints on finding secret exit?

It's at the begin of the level. See below:

Oh My Goodess! This was pretty mean secret! Thanks for help!

This Hack Needs a Name, Pipe Dream.

Any hints towards finding it's secret exit?

I'm looking for a hack that has average-above average level design that uses Vanilla graphics in a manner that's both different and clever.

The length doesn't matter....

OK, now I've run into a new problem in This Hack Needs a Name. Where can I find the star that I can hold in the box where you can hold other powerups?

Where is the secret exit in VLDC 8 Variety Path? I can't seem to find it anywhere. I only need to find the secret to complete all worlds. Thanks in advance!

I'm going to ride my own cock but also put another hack in here.

Another Special World
Call Of Cthulhu

For Call Of Cthulhu, I recommand making a savestate at the beggining of every entrances of another sublevel, or you could just play it all without a single save in one shot.

I'm looking for this one hack that I played years ago. It had one huge overworld and

It's probably not on the site anymore since this was like 6 years ago but I really hope someone knows what I'm talking about. It was my favorite hack.