Brutal Mario

Brutal Mario

released on Dec 31, 2008

Brutal Mario

released on Dec 31, 2008

A mod for Super Mario World

It is a Super Mario World ROM hack created by a mysterious Japanese ROM-hacker who goes by the name of Carol. It's well known for being a hack with a large amount of custom bosses and ASM gimmicks, with its development being started when such things were but a dream in the SMW hacking scene. The hack contains several references to many other video games, from Final Fantasy, to Twinbee, to Kirby, to Mega Man, to even Cho Aniki of all things. Each level contains multiple enemies and even bosses. A level may contain more than 1 boss, though this is common.


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Easily one of the best ROM hacks out there. The levels and custom bosses are a blast.
Tip for those having trouble: Bosses may look really hard, cheap, and impossible when you first encounter them. Take a breath and learn their pattern. Every boss has one. You will not have much of an issue with them after that.
I think my only complaint is that you could not save with every level completion, especially in world 8. It was extremely frustrating to be working on learning the Archdemon boss, getting a game over, and having to go through everything before it just to try again.