Mario Can't Remember






An impressive first hack containing creative jumps, diverse worlds and a surprisingly deep psychological theming. Placed 3rd in scuttlebug_raiser’s 1st Hacking Competition, hosted on the SM64Romhacks discord server.
Extra Files:
changelog.txt
Mario Can't Remember v1.0 by Quills
15.04.2021 - MCR 1.0 PUBLIC RELEASE
Known Issues:
- clipping through wall on top of barn door in b3 (diagonal alignment)
- invis walls jumping from church in b3
- bowser fight jank
- initial spawn is in wrong location and orientation
- Some music ports have tracks that are too loud or too quiet.
- Rock in OW1+2's texture is rendering as RGB colour for some reason
- 100 coin star stops music in C2
- the challenge of Red Hot Reds is removed on gliden
- ! boxes on bank lag a lot if you open two at once.
- wrestling ring is quicksand ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- camera rotates around mario when you spawn after getting a star
- courses 5-15 have not been removed from game or score screen
- 2nd tent interior in c1 has green grass instead of red
- first 2 areas reds in Cold Hard Cash are optional because i am an idiot
- typical sketchup texture issues
- Compiled game is 89% free space
------BETA CHANGELOG------
13.04.2021 - MCR 1.4b
OW Hub
- changed 56hrs to "56"hrs on credits toad.
C1
- apothecary given extra line of text
- fixed level background image.
C4
- fixed typo on red coin challenge sign
- base bobomb text slightly changed
B1
-fixed missing death floor
13.04.2021 - MCR 1.3b
Improved level background images with black voids on bottom half.
C1
- moved coin formation under MC box in area 4
- added andrews sign
- moved tent warp in area 1 so you can leave again.
C2
- removed global object bank
- added Solo's sign
- moved bouncer for second text and added to act 4
- new wiggler textures
C3
- turned Mr. I with no model ID that was crashing game into a bobomb.
- added loca's sign
B1
- put bowsers message on sign
- added reversers signs
- mirrored rock textures
B3
- removed final signs bowser SFX
- more text on hidden sign sign
- added another quills sign
09.04.2021 - MCR 1.2b
Toad will no longer fade in/out.
2 new warp transition images.
OW:
- switched key door warps
- fixed b3 area 1 death warp
- changed angle of all texture animations in OW4
C1:
- turned coin line under MC box in area 4 into a ring
- fixed toads second text box getting cut off (i hope)
- dirt texture has dirt collision
C3:
- added one important letter to drunks text
- fixed the music in the wiggler fight
C4:
- added a sign informing the player about red coin locations
- added Icy's hidden sign
- fixed canon bobombs text getting cut off (i hope)
B1:
- Made Bowser's sign an area message and removed 'stars left' text. hopefully this doesnt kill the music.
B3:
- gave invisible snufits in area 2 a model
- area 2 given B1's former area message
- added sign to B3 mentioning the hidden signs in each course.
- gave final sign bowser text - hopefully this kills the music
- fixed velvet goomba platforms animation speed
- removed collision under spawn buildings
09.04.2021 - MCR 1.1b
Changes made in v1.1b:
- Replaced vanilla endscreen sound.
- Exported then imported odd health meter images.
- Added slope fix tweak.
MC:
- lowered death floor
C1 area 1:
- Increased radius of tent warp.
- Fixed incorrect Star ID's for Obligatory Hiding Spot
- moved coins on slope jump slightly.
- altered the shape of the platform with the slope you triplejump to wallkick off
C2:
- Fixed incorrect Star ID's for Obligatory Hiding Spot, Slick Green Slates, Meter Maid Mario.
C3:
- moved ! box, added breakable box and removed vertical coin formations at well.
- placed breakable boxes on bank's roof.
- Fixed untextured polygon on barn.
- Dying to Wiggler will now respawn you outside cave.
C4 cavern area:
- Made icy slopes less steep
- made ice stalactites transparent.
- lowered death floor
B1:
- given correct level background (same as OW4)
08.04.2021 - MCR 1.0b BETA RELEASE
credits.txt
MARIO CAN'T REMEMBER v1.0
Made by Quills in March + April 2021 for scuttlebug_raiser's 30 star hack contest.
Music credits are in musiccredits.txt
Sources:
Super Mario 64™ ©1996 Nintendo®
Title screen sound = Donnie Darko (film)
Endscreen sound = Super Mario Bros. 3
Many textures are from my unfinished hack After Dark.
B3 level background is from my unfinished hack Luigi's Kart Won't Start.
I cropped and downscaled several opensource textures from various stock websites that show up in google image search.
All music ports except Terran + Birdman = SMW Central
I ported Terran and Birdman for After Dark using files ripped from their respective games.
"Hover!" graphic = Win95
After Dark graphic = After Dark (the 90's software)
Goombette image = Bea from A Ghost Story webcomic's tumblr
A couple of textures = ripped from Mario Kart 64 (by me and vg-resource.com)
Mario's House, endscreen sprites and maybe a texture or two = ripped from Paper Mario (vg-resource.com)
The astrological signs are traditional.
Dr Who's TARDIS kindly lent by the British Museum to raise awareness for erectile dysfunction.
Desperation is based on a piece of facade in Silverado Movie Town, Santa Fe.
Tools used:
3D Viewer (lol)
Adobe Photoshop
Audacity
Anvil Studio
Costume Color 64
Flippy's ripping version of the NEMU plugin (bad, dont use)
Floating IPS
HxD
N64 Sound Tool
N64 Texture Tool
Project64 1.6
Project64 2.4 Nightly
Quad64
Seq64
SketchUp
Simple Armips GUI
SM64 ROM Manager
SM64 Star Display
VG-Resource.com
For more tools and advice visit: https://discord.gg/em5GQMP
Playtesters (if i missed something blame them):
AndrewSM64
IcySkid
LocaMash
Solo
The Reverser of Time
Thanks to: scuttlebug_raiser for hosting these contests, Gonzo, all the hackers in the SM64 ROM Hacks discord who answered my questions, gave advice and helped me debug a crash in C3, the Quillionaires for their love, encouragement and endless support especially Vexx, Michelle and CopperTodd, aglab2 for being aglab2, the SM64 ROM Hacks discord team, Nintendo for not suing me, Rare for inspiration, David Lynch for nothing, David Cronenberg for something, the hack tool creators, and everyone who contributed ROM Manager tweaks.
...and thank YOU for playing. The story will continue in Luigi Can't Forget. For more hacks go to SM64romhacks.com.
Join the Mario Can't Remember discord server for gameplay help, to report bugs, and claim a reward for 100% completion. https://discord.gg/HMDPw6f6jp
Mario Can't Rememeber Wiki: https://mario64hacks.fandom.com/wiki/Mario_Can%27t_Remember
Become a Quillionaire - see socials.txt
disclaimer.txt
This game modification is a transformative work created using material owned by Nintendo®, and will always be free to play. It has been released in the form of a patch, meaning you must possess a copy Super Mario 64™ to be able to compile this game.
The creator of this work does not distribute, nor condone distributing proprietary ROM files. If you ask for them your comments will be deleted.
Super Mario 64™ ©1996 Nintendo®
For full attribution for all sources used in game see credits.txt and musiccredits.txt
musiccredits.txt
Area: Track: Source: Ported by:
Title Screen - Donnie Darko -
File Select Sector X Star Fox 64 MrMartley64
OW Hub Astral Observatory The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask ShrooboidBrat
OW1-3 Fungi Forest (Night) Donkey Kong 64 ShrooboidBrat
C1 Stickerbrush Symphony Donkey Kong Country 2 pieordie1
C1 (shroom) Hot Head Bop Donkey Kong Country 2 ShrooboidBrat
Metal Cap Terran Fury 3 Quills
C2 Darkmoon Caverns Diddy Kong Racing ShrooboidBrat
Velvet Goomba Resonance HOME EDark
C3 Gerudo Desert The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ShrooboidBrat
Wiggler Fight Glitz Pit Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door pieordie1
C4 Forest Interlude Donkey Kong Country 2 pieordie1
C4 (interior) Aquatic Ambience Donkey Kong Country MrGreenThunder
OW4 + B1 Gloomy Galleon Donkey Kong 64 ShrooboidBrat
Bowser Fight Pufftoss Battle Donkey Kong 64 cpuHacka101
B3 (star) Birdman Pilotwings 64 Quills
B3 (end) Frantic Factory Donkey Kong 64 Skelux
End Screen You're Dead Super Mario Bros. 3 -
README.txt
Patching instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDNMz2SyGtY
You will need your own copy of the US Super Mario 64 ROM in z64 format.
Step 1: Open flips.exe - it is provided with the game.
Step 2: Click "Apply Patch" and select MCR_1.0.bps
Step 3: Select Super Mario 64 (!) [U].z64
Step 4: Select where you would like the rom to save.
That's it! Open MCR_1.0.z64 in your emulator and set Counter Factor to 1 to play.
How to configure PJ64 1.6 for SM64 hacks:
Step 1: Install Project 64 1.6 http://www.emulator-zone.com/download.php/emulators/n64/project64/project64_1.6.exe
Step 2: Select Options / Settings / Show Advanced Settings
Step 3: Set Options / Settings / Advanced / Default Memory Size to 8mb.
Step 4: Open MCR_1.0.z64
Step 5: Set Options / Settings / Rom Settings / Counter Factor to 1.
Step 6: Configure your controller plugin settings if you have not already. If you are using Xbox controller drivers select XInput. If you are having trouble the SM64 Romhacks discord can help: https://discord.gg/QcfvzvwAzM
Q. What is StarManager.exe?
A. SM64 Star Display is a tool made by aglab2 that displays your progress in SM64 ROM Hacks. It's like the overworld pause menu, only better and with many other useful features. To use with MCR right click, select Layout / Load Profile From... and navigate to Mario Can't Remember.sml
Project github: https://github.com/aglab2/SM64StarDisplay
Q. What plugins should I use with PJ64?
A. Video: Jabo (default) or GLideN64
Audio: Jabo (default) or Azimer's HLE Audio
socials.txt
My Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/QuillsTTV/
My YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRJTRRDsfRFipsQSzgDNf3Q
My Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Quillszz
Quillionaires Discord:
https://discord.gg/dnVCTNPXHQ
My SRC profile:
https://www.speedrun.com/user/Quills
MCR Wiki:
https://mario64hacks.fandom.com/wiki/Mario_Can%27t_Remember
MCR Discord:
https://discord.gg/HMDPw6f6jp
For more SM64 Hacks:
https://sm64romhacks.com
SM64 ROM Hacks Discord:
https://discord.gg/em5GQMP
Live SM64 ROM Hack Events Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/sm64romhacks
SM64 ROM Hack Events YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVMMEn8AmQdg9qJ2yUkL_Q
Australian Speedrunners Twitch Team:
https://www.twitch.tv/team/anzspeedrunners
Australian Speedruns Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AusSpeedruns/
story.txt
Mario finds himself in front of a strange door.
He doesn't recognise this place at all.
He doesn't remember how he got here.
He doesn't know why he's dressed like Luigi.
Mario must be dreaming.
But if this is a dream...
Why is it so real?
Whatever this world is for,
this is not going to end well.
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Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRcqbs0bg5Y