Gaijin Mario

This hack represents the humble efforts of a foreigner to pay tribute to the Japanese hacks that thrilled and delighted him when he first took to romhacking. VIP and OTL; Kaizo and Kouhai; SUI and SIG–these and many others caught and held my imagination, and their influence is obvious in this hack (and I have tried to acknowledge my sources whenever possible). But, as always, the line between tribute and theft is a difficult one not to cross. It may be that the ghosts of old hacks and levels will resent the violence done to their mortal remnants. I am prepared for that. I will sit in the dark and await their coming. I am not afraid.

This was a less ambitious project than my other hack. I have attempted a more traditional style of jankiness and cruelty. Production time: two weeks and two days.

v1.02 Various small things came up that I should fix while I have the chance. -level 2: added an arrow up as indication of what to do; fixed sensitive bridge so you can’t jump off it as it breaks; fixed minor break at end. -level 4: fixed the unintentional unevenness of the end; improved the boss. -level 5: fixed breaks; disabled getting lives. -level 7: fixed the pipe exits. -level 8: made one thing easier and fixed a bug. -level 9: minor fix to room 3; made room 7 slightly better.