Castlemania - Hack of Super Mario World [SNES]

Hack Created by LetsTalkGames ‪@LetsTalkGames321‬
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v1.0 Release date: 19 July 2024
"The sky darkens, the air grows cold, and with it comes an eerie sense of dread. An uneasy feeling comes over Mario as he bears witness to a castle rising up from beneath the Mushroom Kingdom. Surely this is the work of Count Koopula and his band of misfits...
Do you have what it takes to topple the tyrant?
This rom hack is inspired by the early Castlevania series and attempts to channel the spirit of ‘NES difficulty’. It’s designed to be a throwback hack of sorts-with instant-death blocks, secrets, and familiar enemies familiar to fans of the franchise. Each level was designed with a custom graphics set and soundtrack, paying homage to the source material. Some sections offer tighter platforming than others without feeling cheap or unfair to the player. Most importantly, each level has a clear path forward, with the player never wondering where to go or what to do next. Fans of the Castlevania series know of its difficult nature and shouldn’t be surprised by any obstacles within the hack. To channel the concept of ‘NES difficulty’, this hack will not save until you complete all 6 levels, and a GAME OVER will result in the player having to start over."
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This is a tool-assisted speedrun.

[@LetsTalkGames321]

Oh WOW. What an absolute honor for you to play and share my hack with the world. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@Drew_D]

The bosses were very entertaining. 😁

[@SebastianVazquezFerrero]

Top quality! Impressive, the battle against Death was very original!

[@ThePlanet_L.I.]

@LetsTalkGames321 how can I play this game on the ps4? This rom hack is hella dope

[@LetsTalkGames321]

@@ThePlanet_L.I. honestly Im not too sure about playing it on PS4- its an SNES rom so you’d need to have an SNES emulator on your PS4

[@ThePlanet_L.I.]

🤔

[@ChrisLeeW00]

What is a toad?! A miserable pile of mushroom!

[@Endru85x]

But enough power ups, have at thee!

[@xrror]

I'd play that =D

[@gwgux]

Casltevania tunes played on Super Mario World's sound font works exceptionally wel!

[@jesusmora9379]

I'm sorry mario, but dracula is in another castle

[@JohnnyCasey]

And if you do drugs, you go to hell before you die.

[@JohnnyCasey]

KZbin have censored my silly comment with Captain Lou's 'Say no to drug' PSA, because it contained the profane word. Golly.

[@Tor-Erik]

Mario: "Vampire Killer? Never heard of it. Never ever need of it. I just stomp on the bad guys. Waahoo!"

[@sdgdhpmbp]

I don't think I've liked a Mario hack more than this. Gameplay, visuals, music; everything I want in a Mario/Castlevania game is there.

[@NinjaxWizardGoVroom]

“Whips? Where we’re going we don’t needa whips. Waahhooo!” -Doc Mario

[@Endru85x]

Imagine Mario fighting with Dracula and his minions using plumbing tools😂

[@5434345]

@@Endru85x Super Mario Blue Twilight DX.

[@UselessKnowbody]

I'd rather go somewhere whips are needed... like the bed chamber of Princess Peach.

[@krizwatcher]

One of the rare occasions when the Belmonts just couldn't be bothered.

[@Loader2K1]

An unofficial joint OST by Koji Kondo and the now-defunct Konami Kukeiha Club is something I didn't think I'd ever need, but thanks for proving me wrong.

[@johnnygrind77]

This crossover is done really well, especially the soundtrack!

[@billylukito5522]

Virgin Belmont: use multiple tools to beat vampire Thicc Mario: "Holda my sphagetti, imma use my booti"

[@Mr.Smiley_J]

That boxart is spectacular. I want a Mario game where he looks just like that now.

[@ZepMarioBros]

The hacks and twists on familiar levels add a whole new challenge and excitement to the game.

[@anthonybernero9720]

The mashup of musical styles, imo, is the best part. Very clever.

[@anonymuswere]

Kudos to the composers and remixers for this one. nice to hear some of those Castlevania tunes again after a decade not being able to play (I only have one working optical console and one working ROM console!)

[@samppakoivula9977]

Mario & Luigi Bellamonte

[@matthewsowards562]

I love this style of graphic way better than the 3d cartoon plastic clay looks. Also like the darker themed look! Reminds me of earlier mario. I wish mario would have went more in the type of direction

[@0vos]

The instant that Wicked Child started playing the second part (9:56) I knew it was a Hooded Edge remix, and gladly found that he was part of this project in the credits (21:56) ❤

[@lsb2623]

PERFECT example of a well thought out "tough but fair". basic but nice thing here!

[@alexfischer7876]

Getting _Super Mario Bros. Crossover_ vibes here.

[@kamilracnowski1330]

Getting Mario XP vibes.

[@negatigerx]

Missed opportunity: Make fireballs resource-based, every fire flower = 10 ammo.

[@napoleonfeanor]

Meh, I'd rather make it more castlevania looking

[@VJFranzK]

20:20 "What is a plumber?"

[@RokuroCarisu]

"A miserable pile of mushrooms!"

[@Raymix1000]

This reminds me of a fan game I used to play called Super Mario XP.

[@02alphazero37]

this is most addictive again rom hack i've definetely playing it

[@Blitz8566]

The guy that made this rom is certainly a bloodlines fan, which is awesome because we don't frequently hear remixes of it's amazing soundtrack I want to play this just to listen to these amazing remixes!

[@rtuggle82]

The end credits version of Bloody Tears is amazing!

[@snarkasticdouche3863]

Really cool how the first level mimics world 1-1 of Super Mario Bros; and uses older sprites with the SMW engine. It actually threw me off for a second before seeing Mario throw the first koopa shell.

[@Doreai]

This is an awesome concept for a hack. Mario traversing the Castlevania landscape. Even the soundtrack is cool.

[@mrreasable2015]

The crossover we don't deserve but got it anyway because it's awesome!

[@JediMindG]

The artstyle on this looks extremely official and legit

[@LilyUwU01]

This reminds me of a PC game called Super Mario XP that I played as a little person. It was really fun, but also very, very hard to the little person that was me...

[@Holothurion]

Excellent hack! Still, there are some details that can be improved, among them: - The menu fonts are a little hard to read against the background. - The breakable and holdable blocks are hard to distinguish from unbreakable ones (specially simce they change colors along the game). - Going by the exit of the previous room, the starting positions of Mario and Bowser in the final boss battle should be mirrored. Also, some graphics being 16 bit (the Goomba sprites, backgrounds here and there...) stand out when in conjunction of the 8 bit ones, though this is nitpicking. 😅 By the way, you could've made the credits à la Rondo of Blood, considering both the horse/Yoshi and the scrolling direction in both games. Great work all around, I'll be on the look out for the sequel of this hack. 😎👍🏻

[@lordfyita2096]

I like how the sprites look in this one, specially mario, all badly animated but it looks funny in a good way.

[@SmoggyLambGG]

Super Mario World is a Metroidvania now.

[@napoleonfeanor]

No, it was obviously a classic Castlevania influence. However, I'd love the idea of a Mario Metroidvania

[@RokuroCarisu]

'Metroidvania' means that there is a 2D open world, like in Metroid, and a combat system based around melee attacks and special weapons/spells, like in Castlevania.

[@DerHesse1984]

New bosses to see for me and OMG the backrounds are incredible 🎉 the music is also nice and I love the mixes in the pixels from NES and SNES ❤ Great work 💪

[@tormentor8669]

Осталось Марио и Луиджи запихнуть в боевые жабы вместо Джимми ли и Билли ли и все встанет на свои места))))

[@fabiodegemeos4424]

Hoje em dia a imaginação que outrora parecia loucura, se torna uma realidade...

[@EuSouRCS]

Next level stuff,that Wicked Child remix is beyond incredible 💗💎💗

[@JD-mz1rl]

I NEED the soundtrack for this. Especially the title music

[@kuruptein]

I love the second levels music and art style and the controls look tight..good job dude

[@ThaSupaHeroReD]

I need me a new computer pronto! Gonna try this baby out when i do!

[@FoxMan_FF]

Some good looking Mario hacks coming out this year! This definitely doesn't look like standard Mario World, though- the physics look noticeably different.

[@xeroabyss9597]

I like the look. And the music is cool too.

[@DVAcme]

3:50 God, I love Sinking Old Sanctuary so much. Best aqueducts theme in the series hands down. Beautiful piece.

[@rosaxdicho]

The grunting in the beginning got ME!!! XP o_O

[@LetsTalkGames321]

LMAO it's a staple of my hacks

[@rosaxdicho]

@@LetsTalkGames321 I'm seeing your work... Just subscribed to your channel... Keep WOWING ME PLEASE... Thanks!!!

[@DoughboyJonesmk2]

​@LetsTalkGames321 was that from earthworm jim?

[@LetsTalkGames321]

@@DoughboyJonesmk2 no it's not although it definitely sounds like it could've come from EWJ. Apparently it was a sound effect used in an old Nintendo competition during the 90s

[@happyboycrispy378]

id love to play this on retroarch

[@Damian_1989]

3:50 oh that remix of Sinking Old Sanctuary is lovely

[@mikeprado30]

Another hack that should be played by Kosmic.

[@igodreamer7096]

4:22 Você esqueceu que os Belmonts não sabem nadar, não foi amigo? HAHHAHAHHAa ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@napoleonfeanor]

Mario ≠ Belmont

[@miguellopes3508]

Mario Belmont Mario

[@AmyTheBrawler]

I started watching this & 4 minutes later I had to pause to praise the music & environment. That is phenomenal.

[@shakobb]

Amazing music, vibe, level design is great! Be cool to see a future which incorporates some castlevania weapons? Holy cross to replace fireball, axe for hammer bros suit?

[@Ariel-cm7ec]

Excelente!!!!! Ya quiero jugarlo!!!

[@warezhunter81]

Very reminiscent Super Mario XP since 2001.

[@saturn_rabbit_94.]

Alternate title: Super Mario World but Konami co-published it.

[@infographistehistorichaiti5929]

I haven't watched all of the video, but it simply seems like a Castlevania themed Mario game.

[@superklonoa9428]

Epic music and hack lol

[@Locolocogames]

The soundtrack is good!🧐🙂👍

[@MrJum987]

Thay title screen music goes so hard. I wish i could get the ost

[@AmyTheBrawler]

Same, the OST is great from the Title Screen to the Credits.

[@retro3188]

Hooded Edge’s remix of Simon’s Theme from Castlevania 4/Chronicles/Bloodlines/ plays on the title screen.

[@JoThNoMi]

To Who ever did this, I'll remove your cooking license and promote you to the executive.

[@CARLCGP]

20:23 yo esperaba ver a Bowser volverse GIGABOWSER......😅 Por lo demás EXCELENTE HACK👏👏👏👏🍾🏆

[@Ashgrom]

What a horrible night to be Mario. Also this should not be called a hack. This is brilliance!

[@shadown5757]

That was a pretty cool hack 😎🤙

[@benjaminknight4152]

I think it's cheating that you can't fireball the medusa heads but other than that I'm liking it

[@DragoonMS]

It looks like you can't exactly interact with any of the actual Castlevania enemies. They're immune to fireballs, and if you try to stomp'em, you take a hit instead. That...sucks serious whale balls. Should be able to deal with them just like the Mario enemies.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

What are they, a cross between a Bullet Bill and a Spiny, slowed to half speed?

[@artstrange3230]

This reminds me a lot of that one Mario + Castlevania PC game from the late 90s/Early 2000s. Super Mario XP. Wonder if anyone has heard of it. It's been years

[@mrgreensuit7379]

When you inherit a bad assed castle but only have the money for budget minions.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

I am sure Vinny would enjoy this.

[@kodykernan6917]

One thing they missed making this, there's no meat in the walls 😂

[@mundohumano1185]

I love castlemania!!👏👏👏

[@poisonhhf4199]

The backgrounds of all the stages are beautiful

[@三連休-v4x]

The ending BGM is great! Can I listen to it somewhere?

[@HaveYouTriedGuillotines]

This hack's version of Castlevania 3's stage 1 theme and Reincarnated Soul makes them sound even more like Ys music than they already did.

[@vdogaymer]

This mod is crazy, I love it. Especially the music.

[@Leroy719]

This looks amazing!🙌🏽😆

[@damientrott3058]

These castlevania beats are lit 🔥

[@Irongrip62]

Sacrilege, very well made Sacrilege

[@Garth2the2ndpower]

"What's your name?" "It's-a me, Jesus of-a Nazareth!"

[@Endru85x]

I am sorry Trevor, but Sypha is in another Castle😅

[@caseymcadams5483]

Well if you’re just gonna do Mario with the best Castlevania music, but arguably better versions, with cool dark backgrounds, then I guess I have no choice… I love it.

[@ArkVogel]

If you beat the game, you unlock a Mario-themed RetroFighters Pad.

[@austinl4915]

Awesome Rom Hack. Awesome music selection

[@Khalith]

Wow that version of wicked child was an absolute banger.

[@Soulintent95]

This is really well made. I love it.

[@HenchBC]

Amazing.

[@greengoblin2803]

Mario:die turtle!you dont belong in this world! Koopa:it was not by my hand that i once again given flesh. I was call here by humans to pay me tribute. Mario:tribute? You kidnap peach and make us slave. Koopa: perhaps you could say to all in mushroom kingdom. Mario:your shell is empty as your soul. Turtle and mushrooms needed savior such as you. Koopaa:what is turtle? A little MISERABLE pile of mushroom! But enough talk! JUMP AT YOU!!

[@Decrypter1990]

That's amazing!

[@MetaJo101]

Wow this is really cool. I gotta play this hack myself.

[@phoenyx786]

So the medusa heads are invincible....but fly straight instead of that annoying wave pattern. Yeah I could work with that. Excellent hack!!

[@AndreaMoletta-s3c]

Looks cool, but if we add Peach as Carmilla would be a nice addition.

[@jesseessej]

This may well be the most professional ROM hack I've ever seen! Aside from the loosely-coupled franchise crossbreed, reused game mechanics and some borrowed sprites and themed music, this was really a unique production of it's own, with enough new elements and pizzazz to lose the status of a hack, in my opinion. Absolutely stunning graphics, riveting music and engaging level design. Beautiful!

[@GamerFreak-jf3qq]

intro is a sick remix, this is a complete master peice, 😮

[@demoncougar]

and i was like wait this is a castlevania crossover and bowser doesn't have a second form?

[@icemcfrost]

The sequel to Super Mario XP

[@captainunload]

Koopa sold his soul and received the due punishment for his sin.

[@surohe]

solo excelencia en el canal como siempre...... buen video saludos que estes bien.....

[@patrickcurtis1278]

The intro SLAPS

[@jessiebsvtuber228]

Para hacer un hackrom/fangame de Mario en castlevania esta simplemente hermoso toda la temática el plataformeo uff referencia

[@reydaveflowet22]

Can someone say where 1:55 music from? I tried found it, since I know that music. But I don't know what name is. Thank you if you tell me!!!

[@Caucasiancookingadventures]

Now we need MegaMan in symphony of the night.

[@blackpantera791]

Where can I get a ready-made emulator for a PC to play games with this expansion?

[@sithlordmikeyp]

Was that Tanktup's "ow" noise from Bubblegloop Swamp at the start?

[@reedspace8267]

4:23 DEATH WATER!!!! Do any of you remember that old ProtonJon video?