The Mushroom Factor

This is a one world vanilla puzzle hack, designed for old school players who could comfortably beat the original without savestating and want a fresh new challenge that stays faithful to the gameplay mechanics of the original. The game is HARD but it is not kaizo and tool abuse is never the solution to any of the puzzles.

The Mushroom Factor is set in the present day, 21 years after the events of the original SMW. Mario and Peach are middle aged and married. Peach has matured into a Diana style jet-setting humanitarian Princess with Toad by her side as her trusty PA. Mario and Bowser still lock horns but they’ve mellowed with age and limit their rivalry to non-violent conflicts such as their weekly poker nights and the annual Mushroom Kingdom karaoke contest: The Mushroom Factor!

Mario and Bowser have both reached the final of these year’s contest, which is being held on the rooftop of Bowser’s Castle. As the game begins, Mario wakes up at Yoshi’s house with a pounding hangover after a night of celebrating his semi-final win over Wart. Meanwhile, knowing that Mario is a much better singer than him, Bowser has littered Mario’s path to the final with all manner of fiendish puzzles in the hope that Mario won’t make it to the castle at all and Bowser will win on forefeit…