Bunbun World

Released:
Found on: smwc
Difficulty: 6.5

Welcome to Bunbun World, my first SMW hack and one that took over a year of development! This Kaizo hack features 19 exits of platforming fun, aimed and playtested to the difficulty of Akogare Mario World, and hopefully explores SMW in new and interesting ways! It is 100% vanilla outside of modified bosses and custom music, and I really tried to push the creativity while making obstacles that were easy to read and fun to pull off. I think I succeeded, mostly due to the 22 people that were gracious enough to help playtest levels along the way and fine-tune this project!

This hack features:

  • vanilla Kaizo platforming with underused assets, such as Dino Rhinos, falling tides, Lakitus, and nets
  • custom hand-designed palettes in every level
  • custom music throughout the hack, emphasizing sound design and underused SMWC ports
  • quality-of-life patches, including quick retry, a slimmed-down HUD, and more!
  • a small reward for 100%ing the game
  • a lot of love, polish, and playtesting on various hardware :)

This hack does not feature:

  • a single shell jump, as a self-imposed restriction to come up with other things to do
  • trolly Kaizo blocks, softlocks, or unfair Map16 manipulations

This project was heavily inspired by Grand Poo Worlds 1 and 2, Akogare Mario World, Invictus, Dram World, Quickie Worlds 1 and 2, Super Gracie World, Hark Bros, Storks, Search for Salmon, Claustrophobia, JUMP and JUMP 1/2, Keytastrophe, and all of the other various SMW hacks from this community that I’ve watched and loved over the years. Dedicated to my fiancee, who pushed me to finally try my hand at designing and supported me through the full development process! This project started as an art project to see if I could make a level that my fiancee liked looking at and exploded into what it is today.

Download Patch File

Extra Files:

musicreadme.txt

Music ReadMe

YouTube playlist of all of Bunbun World's music (spoiler-free playlist of tracks): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSO0zLzo74VvWpEoaEBlw68PSIUSr-W7E

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NOTE: Since I'm listing level names and musical tracks used here, there are slight spoilers. You've been warned :)
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Track List:

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Title Screen
Marco Pereira - "Lis"
	- port by Narogugul

Intro Screen
Phoenix Wright Trials & Tribulations - "The Fragrance of Dark Coffee"
	- port by Masashi27

Main Overworld
White Album 2 - "Sunshine Day"
	- port by tcdw

Bunbun's Apartment
Super Nazo Puyo 2 - "Rulue's House and Menu"
	- port by MercuryPenny

Apple Hill Forest
Pokemon XY - "Kalos Power Plant"
	- port by Giftshaven

Dino Rhinos!
Top Gear - "Hiroshima"
	- port by crm0622

Six Screen Suites
Alcahest - "Castle"
	- port by Moose

Cave Overworld
Chrono Trigger - "Brink of Time"
	- port by Decoy Blimp

Mt. Ninji
Secret of Mana - "Few Paths Forbidden"
	- port by Masterlink
Donkey Kong Country - "Ice Cave Chant"
	- port by 6646

Slippery Spirits
Chrono Trigger - "Underground Sewer"
	- port by MercuryPenny
Romancing SaGa 3 - "Byunei's Nest"
	- port by Masterlink

Forest of Lakitus
Last Bible 3 - "Underworld Forest"
	- port by tcdw

Cotton Candy Castle
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin - "Crucifix Held Close"
	- port by Ultima
Final Fantasy VI
	- port by Vaelstraza

Dizzy Drifting
Final Fantasy VI - "Blackjack"
	- port by Unknown User
Mega Man 8 - "Astro Man"
	- port by Yung Gotenks"

World 3 Overworld
Pokemon Black & White - "Embracing One's Duty (N's Theme)"
	- port by ThePat545

Breathtaking
Super Metroid - "Brinstar Overgrown with Vegetation"
	- port by DanTheVP

Night Sky Scamper
Ducktales - "The Moon"
	- port by Crispy

Bunbun Bastion
Touhou 10 Mountain of Faith, Autumn Fall - "Fall of Fall"
	- port by Wakana
Battletoads and Double Dragon - "Robo Manus"
	- port by DanTheVP

Tide Switch Palace
Sonic Mania - "Press Garden Zone Act 2"
	- port by Giftshaven

Rainslick Redwoods
Mega Man and Bass - "Pirate Man"
	- port by Isikoro

Dolphin Dreams
Shovel Knight - "A Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
	- port by Ultima

Culmination Castle
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Explorers of Time, Sky & Darkness - "Temporal Tower"
	- port by Ultima
Mega Man ZX - "Green Grass Gradation"
	- port by Ultima
Super Monkey Ball 2 - "Clock Tower"
	- port by Sinc_X

Credits
Phoenix Wright - "Turnabout Sisters"
	- port by tcdw
Tags: #Kaizo