The ULTIMATE Mario Game

[@Kosmicd12]

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[@Flami7]

We need this video in Kosmic extra pls 🙏

[@stevenmarlin6831]

The NOID... Yes. Underrated game. Nice

[@LazyJesse]

Ah yes, ingredients that I can find in the supermarket, with recipes that I can find on the internet. I really like want to pay a premium for that in this day and age with the inflation going on.

[@ChrisMMaster0]

@@LazyJesse Kosmic's got to make money some how man.

[@holdingpattern245]

You know Kosmic really likes SMB1 when he even fails to recognize some things from vanilla SMW.

[@Kosmicd12]

Do you mean like the block ghosts? They looked a lot different in this lol. And were also used differently. My realization of that wasn't included, if that's the part you meant!

[@sofia.eris.bauhaus]

@@Kosmicd12 "gasp! they turn into little dudes!", those are vanilla SMW as well. 😋

[@Kosmicd12]

Oh lol, well the choco island stages are the ones I'm least familiar with for sure

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@Kosmicd12 The start of World 4-4 in this video is actually a reference to Super Mario XP.

[@Bismuth9]

25:53 the music in 7-2 is Powell from Seiken Densetsu 3 (Trials of Mana). Great game, underrated because it was unreleased in the west until the remaster just last year! Even better than Secret of Mana which is already regarded as one of the best SNES RPGs.

[@atti_odyssey]

Cool!

[@Flami7]

@@atti_odyssey ❄️👌

[@Universecentral1]

12:39 is The Amazon from DuckTales (NES). That was a reference I didn't expect, but funny Kosmic called it Yoshi's Island.

[@rolen47]

There's also an official translation of the SNES version in the "Collection Of Mana" compilation.

[@swordguy8]

@@Universecentral1 I think he was referring to the level design when he said that.

[@Helloyousilverdevil]

It has to be the biggest compliment for an indie SMB modder to get no only recognition from Kosmic, but a whole video. And for once, the quality of work the modder put in is so worthy of Kosmic’s playthrough

[@glitchyrawls3632]

Level 9-2 at 36:04 is Eversion! Its and indie platformer where the premise is finding secrets to faze between "layers" of the level. Here he starts in layer 4, where the baddies stop moving, but that pipe brings him to layer 2, where its happier but you can still see the wires on the cloud props.

[@almipopp5152]

please play this game Kosmic. Not even for stream neccessarily just for yourself. It's very fun

[@fluffycritter]

Eversion is one of my favorite platformers ever. Such a great game and I loved seeing it get representation in this weird romhack.

[@Lu9_ST]

i missed the warp completely in the eversion level, when i played this so i thought there wasn't one, so seeing one here and the fact it does the very gimmick of the game is pretty cool , even if kosmic wouldn't recognize it

[@sethseth6ify]

eversion would be a great game for Kosmic to play 100%

[@sarysa]

Music afaict, *lots* of gaps that need filling: 1-1: Green Hill Zone, Sonic 1 1-2: Cave music, Donkey Kong Country 1-3: Hilltop Zone, Sonic 2 1-4: Flying Battery Zone, Sonic & Knuckles 2-1: ???, Kirby 3 2-2: Swim Ikachan!, Ikachan 2-3: ???, sounds like Kirby 3 2-4: Toxic Tower, Donkey Kong Country 2 3-1: ???, Streets of Rage 2 3-2: Battle of the Big Bridge, Final Fantasy V 3-3: Dreamer, Streets of Rage 2 3-4: Kraid's Lair, Metroid 1 4-1: ???, Duck Tales (NES) 4-2 (climb): Unknown 4-2 (water): Submerged Ruins, Donkey Kong Land 4-3: Unknown, sounds like Kirby...? 4-4: Bloody Tears, Castlevania 2 5-1: Unknown 5-2: Brinstar Theme, Super Metroid 5-3: Gogo's Theme, Final Fantasy VI 5-4: [tower theme], Final Fantasy V 6-1: Ever Grande City, Pokemon (gen 3) 6-2: Hidden Land, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 6-3: Cold Man Stage, Mega Man & Bass 6-4: Unknown 7-1: Quartz Quadrant (past), Sonic CD 7-2: Golden Road, Seiken Densetsu 3 (Trials of Mana) 7-3: Quiet Forest, Kirby 64 7-4: Bowser's Castle, Mario Kart 64 8-1: I think it's from either Castlevania or Ys III (the latter has a Castlevania-like track or two) 8-2: Prehistoric Volcano?, Secret of Evermore 8-3: Unknown, sounds like TMNT 8-4: Unknown, sounds like TMNT but less so 9-1: Unknown 9-2: Desolation (layer 4) and Deception (layer 2), Eversion [whole level is an Eversion reference, level may have other routes?] 9-3: 1-1 theme, Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) 9-4: something from Ys I or Ys II?. Definitely an Ys game 9-5: Unknown (Kirby?) Underground: Bonus Stage, DKC Bowser: Unknown Ending: DKC Ending [edit: Filling in spaces, thanks to Gaia, mewhenthej, Stykes Ace, Jeff Beyer, Dissociated Women Incorporated, yordansic]

[@ScrombIo]

6-2 is a pmd song, hidden land or something iirc

[@stykesace1987]

2-4 is Donkey Kong Country 2 - Toxic Tower 6-2 is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers - Hidden Land 7-3 is Kirby 64 - Quiet Forest

[@jeffbeyer43]

3-1 and 3-3 are from Streets of Rage 2

[@sarysa]

@Gaia I'm gonna edit this to fill in gaps, but 7-4 surprised me. I'm so used to multiple of those soundfonts from the Soul Blazer trilogy, but nope...not Quintet.

[@DueNorthGaming]

@Gaia 9-3 sounds awesome ngl

[@dread_trap]

1:21 the background is from sonic 1 beta version labyrinth zone 2:44 everything here(music and background) is from hill top zone from sonic 2 3:40 background and music are from sonic 3 flying battery zone (not sure, if I didn’t lie about the background) 13:23 the background is from sonic 1 (release version) labyrinth zone

[@ChrisMMaster0]

I guess you're the Sonic Guy XD

[@zionfortuna]

I know this may not be the focus of the channel, but I'd really love seeing you playing more SMW hacks, Kosmic. This has been by far the best romhack wednesday episode in a while.

[@megafan1137]

If you haven't already, I would HIGHLY recommend playing Mushroom Kingdom Fusion. It's a fangame in a similar vein to this or Super Mario Brothers Crossover, but everything you could think of is dialed up to 11. In one stage you'll be jumping through the ordinary Mario grasslands, then you take a warp pipe into Metal Slug, and shortly afterward you're battling Dr. Cortex on N. Sanity Island. It is absolutely nutty.

[@label7344]

i was just about to comment this same thing

[@megacadgeo9758]

is there a happy tree friends stage?

[@Lu9_ST]

mario physics on that game are Absolute Whack though, but I still would recommend nonetheless, especially for the Sonic levels and the other bonus levels like the Game & Watch, Atari 2600 and Minesweeper ones

[@DarkGraid]

There is an update? I remember playing years ago, there was even Halo levels with weapons.

[@megafan1137]

@@DarkGraid Yeah it was featured at SAGE this year. That's how I came to know about it.

[@Faux_Fox_]

“200!?” Immediately jumps off a cliff I don’t blame you, it’s tragic

[@quadpad_music]

If you are trying to kill Kosmic in a romhack, don't make it hard. Just make the physics ever so slightly different, he will jump and slide all over the place.

[@icarusmarioFAN]

Another very perfect transition at 11:34 that I must point out because it's very satisfying. I gotta finish this video to see if there's more. EDIT: Found another at 17:00 and at 38:18. 22:09 That's Cold Man stage from Mega Man & Bass. Really underrated song in my opinion.

[@gasparguruoftime5475]

A 40+ minute Romhack Wednesday is exactly what I need after a long day. The thumbnail has me excited.

[@ebrules]

That Eversion level was suuuper cool.

[@sethseth6ify]

omg yes it was, I wasn't expecting it at all

[@Otawizo]

Kosmic when Mario's jump height is a pixel off: Visible frustration

[@SlaaneshiKitty]

World 6-4, looking at what you did, it seems like stepping on the brown block after hitting the ? block counts as stepping on one of the snake blocks. That's what was activating it.

[@maxrichards5925]

It's actually criminal that people didn't recognize the streets of rage tracks at 9:16 & 10:48, literally the most jamming chiptune tracks of all time lmao. Btw the only mega man track I found was the one at 22:09. Also there was a pretty nice Sonic CD track here at 24:26. This hack was beautiful both from a visual standpoint & a musical standpoint

[@Creidexe]

Dreamer is such a banger

[@maxrichards5925]

@@Creidexe Finally, someone who gets it lol. Also yeah dreamer slaps 🤝

[@blueaquacat7532]

This is the crossover of all time

[@FGj-xj7rd]

One of the crossovers of all time.

[@citizenstranger]

which one? kosmic and brittney venti?

[@krippydepperi8636]

ever heard of abobo's big adventure?

[@thexbigxgreen]

Perhaps the most crossover of all time

[@BigCheese117]

Possibly the definitive crossover of all time.

[@dragonick2947]

2:53 That music is Hill Top Zone from Sonic 2, which was also the source of the background, if you're wondering :)

[@linguicaguy]

When I saw the thumbnail, I definitely thought it was gonna be some wild crossover that lets you play as all sorts of different characters including Goku lol

[@lamenwatch1877]

9:56 This song is SO nostalgic! I mean, it sounds weird in this rendition, but I'd recognize it a mile away. EDIT 1A: 36:05 The background, music, and the immobile enemies are a reference to a game called Eversion. EDIT 1B: 36:40 The reference goes deeper...

[@Strype13]

That was one of the coolest ROMhacks I've seen so far. Loved every minute of that. Thanks for sharing, Kosmic!

[@periwinkle.]

Was NOT expecting the Ikachan theme to be in this romhack! (@ 5:28) I thought that game was way too obscure to be in something like this, so hearing that was a pleasant surprise. :)

[@Mattquatch1]

Literally just started playing that for the first time, was wondering why it sounded so familiar. Thank you!

[@SuperJustinChannel]

World 3-1 and 3-3 use music from Streets of Rage 2. 5-1's is one of the stage themes from MegaMari (a Touhou-themed Mega Man clone).

[@w_Ex]

5-1's theme is reisen u. inaba's stage, specifically. out of all things, i did NOT expect MegaMari

[@imjustcoolerthanyou]

really cool hack ,btw the music in the stage before the ghost house is from streets of rage 2

[@Ryusuta]

Just as a fun fact: the creepy stage at 36:03 is a reference to an indy game called Eversion. Eversion is a game that starts of light and cutesy but slowly becomes more horrific as you begin to "evert" into different layers of reality. I won't spoil anything further in case anyone reading this wants to play it. I'd highly recommend it. The original version is free.

[@linkthehero8431]

2:42 is the Hill Top Zone music from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (same with the level background).

[@ahmedseen]

1:19 Dunno if this was mentioned in the video. But this background right here is actually another Sonic background! It’s the Labyrinth zone background from the recently found Sonic 1 prototype, so it’s quite a deep reference.

[@ahmedseen]

Someone in chat mentioned it too lol. Respect to VentiGlondi

[@margibso]

9:55 "Battle on the Big Bridge" Baby! The creator has quality taste! 19:10 It's "Sealed Away" also from Final Fantasy 5.

[@nakano15]

Oh yeah, I forgot the name of the second music. Thanks for the remind.

[@nonamelegend_vapor]

5-4’s music sounds unbelievably close to the cave music in Super Mario Land haha, the bass pattern is the same, just a slightly less intricate melody. Thanks for letting us know what it was, I thought it was a remix of that SML tune at first

[@FordFourD-aka-Ford4D]

This so so crazy… I woke up wanting to hear this exact _Sonic_ song… went and listened to it… and then you immediately uploaded a video where in the first minute you heard the song and want to turn that banger up!!

[@pixelluka07]

Which exact Sonic song do you mean by

[@pixelluka07]

Nvm just read it again and its Green Hill Zone

[@johanvalverde4164]

This is by far the most beautiful romhack you brought to the channel

[@sillymel]

(26:12) I haven't made any ASM for Super Mario Bros, specifically, but I'm definitely one of those "level design is too hard" people. I had hoped you would notice that Mario has the "ice-skating" glitch sprite when running with ice physics in this hack.

[@lukedufour]

23:15 the snake block activates when you stand on the block that the mushroom comes out of (I believe).

[@hollowneedles]

I'm pretty sure this is one of the best rom hacks I've ever seen. The visuals/colors, backgrounds, perfect selection of songs, more lively above ground and more mellow, kinda melancholic songs underground. Other than the "hackish" references to other franchises, this looks very professional to the point of being an actual game that could've been released on the snes. I would've absolutely paid for this back in the day as a full-fledged Mario game.

[@Fatih_M177]

36:05 this levels is a reference to eversion , sometimes you get this excat same background and enemies can't move which is why they are frozen here

[@ogredanhibiki]

9-2 is a reference to the game Eversion (graphics, song, and mechanics).

[@Cristian.Carlos92]

This is the video I wanted to watch after a hard day. Thank you, Kosmic. BTW, I really enjoyed your reaction to the SMB2 level 37:15 Your joy is really contagious. Keep smiling! Love you.

[@edgardeitz5746]

14:46 - Originally, "Yo Noid" was a Capcom game called "Masked Ninja Hanamaru." The hero was a ninja with an attack bird, instead of the Noid with a yoyo.

[@elocfreidon]

9-2 was a reference to a game called Eversion. A pretty good and simple puzzle platformer.

[@JonPonikvar]

I love how every time you take a hit in World 8-4 (like @33:40), you turn into Arnold Schwartzanegger for a split second.

[@LifetimeDisaster]

I think you touching the block to grab the mushroom is what activated it, the snake blocks are the same texture as an used question mark block, maybe the game only checks if you've touched that specific kind of block to activate them

[@Illumina_Blade]

35:15 music is "Dancing Christmas in the 13th month" from Ragnarok Online

[@billybandit]

33:55 "That's a BIIIIIG boy!!" is my new favourite KZbin moment

[@RaceBandit]

Not sure if anyone's told you the sources for 6-2 and 6-3 yet, so: 6-2: Hidden Land from PMD Explorers 6-3: Cold Man from Rockman & Forte 9-2: Ooh, immobile enemies to go through with the source material (Eversion world 4) ... the mobile enemies version makes me think maybe ... Eversion World 2? I didn't actually recognize the 8-4 theme, but I wanted to note that the instrumentation sounded like something I'd hear in a Doom WAD.

[@billabobyt]

It's definitely from a Doom WAD but I can't place it and it's driving me crazy!! Checked Valiant and BTSX E1 but couldn't find it. It screams Jimmy Paddock to me. I know for sure I've heard this and it's a very popular midi

[@andregomes6845]

Fun fact. 9-2 is from a game called Eversion. They have this neat idea where you travel through times (or it dimensions?) to pass through stages.

[@trankzen148]

in case anyone is wondering the music in 3-3 is from Streets of Rage 2

[@ninjaguyYT]

Specifically I think it's called either pale moon or moon dance.

[@georgegividen]

Wow, you got owned by that deep breathing.

[@DarkraiPrime]

Loved all of the worlds, but can't get over the guy who called KDL3 "Kirby's Adventure 3" lol

[@AarturoSc]

Same. Many times even. It’s Kirby’s Dream Land 3.

[@yordansic]

Same, that drove me nuts haha

[@epicboomshine6595]

That backdrop at the 14:00 mark is probably one of the most majestic things I’ve seen in gaming.

[@64BitLuna]

I think this is a backdrop in Sonic Advance 3s Chaos Angel Zone

[@billabobyt]

Song at 21:50 is from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky, can't remember exactly which one. I think it might be Hidden Land. Amazing soundtrack though

[@Dustin_VG]

Sad: Man Gets Jumpscared By Noid, Loses Ability to Speak

[@chaysonator0783]

This was so random I was always excited to see what would happen next!

[@Flami7]

😎

[@Sarwex117]

same)

[@SMWssaamm]

In the SMW romhack community there's a convention that you play the level normally, time it, and then add 100 game seconds. They like it when the timer actually does something.

[@infinitelybanta]

It’s funny, with all the hacks that claim to be some sort of sequel to the original/lost levels, this is the one that I can really imagine being some sort of alternate universe Mario 3/World.

[@costby1105]

Mods for the Doom Engine are probably the most insane, Then again the Source code for the Doom Engine has been released as open source. IRRC the Quake engine has also been released as open source.

[@thebigdawgj]

I'm sure at this point it's been said, but just in case: That world 9 level with everything frozen is a reference to Eversion, which you can get on Steam for five bucks. You should definitely play it.

[@theengineer-dellconagher]

uncultured chat doesn't know streets of rage music, shame

[@ellolired3994]

Can someone tell me the name of the song at 19:01?

[@TinchoFenx487]

I just love how kosmic ended the game with 0551550 score

[@kieganB]

30:25 the fireball goes in the castle. Sweet

[@derekthedragonlayer]

9-2 is a reference to an old indie game called Eversion. I never expected a Mario Romhack to pay tribute to something already paying tribute to Mario lmao.

[@Bismuth9]

I came up with a funny comment while editing but I forgot. So, enjoy this placeholder comment until I remember what it was!

[@ninjaguyYT]

Do you remember yet?

[@osubroke4470]

Now do you remember?

[@linkthehero8431]

29:25 Castlevania Bloodlines music, one of my favorite Castlevania games.

[@HerobrineGaming]

This is probably the best hack you have showcased so far.

[@seanbrockest3888]

That's the second reference to Holy Diver i've heard today, and before today I'd never heard of it. Super Weird!

[@yodalahey]

The overworld music in world 3 is from Streets of Rage. The overworld background in 3-1 is from Streets of Rage as well.

[@ody10able]

21:34 This music is Hidden Land from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky

[@DaVince21]

36:04 Wow, I did NOT expect a reference to the game Eversion! Background, music, frozen enemies AND the main game gimmick are all there. And yes, it's "kinda unsettling" as someone in chat puts it, lol.

[@asdvioujnasdvujnio6120]

hey, is there a playlist of all the tracks in this? cause some of these sound remade for the hack

[@TommyCD1]

18:04 Are those actually the primordial koopas from the Mario's Time Machine game? I feel like I'm going insane watching this and trying to decide what's actually a reference or not. Loved the Eversion reference with 9-2 though. I wonder if it has any eversion layers beyond just 3 and 4? 👀

[@subwaymanYT]

I remember watching this last winter and then beating this game. This has to be the most interesting Mario rom hack I've ever seen.

[@measter0286]

What’s the sound track for 9:56 and 35:34 ??

[@NinjaCacodemon_IsSus]

Castlevania 3 Stage 9 for 9:56

[@NinjaCacodemon_IsSus]

Idk

[@hollowneedles]

You forgot the sage wisdom brought to us in the 1980s: "Avoid the Noid." Otherwise he'll force you to eat their terrible pizza until you look like the guy in Seven.

[@beauvoirferril]

Ayo, is that an Eversion reference @ 36:30? That's so cool! .o.

[@Arkouchie]

The level at 36:10 is a reference to the free indie game Eversion. Y'all should play it if you haven't.

[@projectorka5354]

9-2 (36:04) is a tribute to Eversion, a "cute" Super Mario Bros clone. I wish I played it for myself before watching a walkthrough of it first. This is some cool hack btw. Kinda made me think of Mario's Mystery Meat, tho that one is way crazier than this.

[@SuperNickid]

@Kosmic: You can't do the small fire mario glitch since it is Super Nintendo All-star version of Super mario bros. so if you time it right you would just fall in the lava pit with Bowser. And it count as you lose, unlike the NES version.

[@Planetkid32]

I like the Mario sprites in this hack. They’re basically the SNES sprites, but their poses resemble those of the original NES SMB1 (both small and big Mario).

[@Mahmutinati]

15:50 This might be a reference to an old fanmade Mario x Castlevania crossover game called "Super Mario XP" which had a fight with a lakitu in a long pit like this with exact same Castlevania music playing in the background. Also 9-2 (36:05) is definitely a reference to a game called Eversion.

[@linkthehero8431]

10:48 Streets of Rage 2 music.

[@rhyano_]

Dreamer - SoR2

[@czlowiekokap]

Amongst all Mario games SMW has the biggest ROMhack library and the biggest tools to help you develop/port a lot of things.

[@lasthaunt]

i didnt see anyone point it out, but the stage background for 4-3 is from sonic advance 3, for chaos angel zone!

[@kirbybaker-the-alch]

i like all the references, especially the lesser known ones like Ikachan's theme being used and the Eversion stage!

[@Raymix1000]

9:17 Oh Streets of Rage 2 music? Man this hack has everything.

[@EebstertheGreat]

25:53 Hacking levels into old games takes forever, and the work that makes it really "good" requires years of experience. When someone adds a feature for fun, the chance that they are also good at making games is almost zero. I mean, you've already played plenty of hacks with neat ideas and horrible execution. So it looks like some people go for it and fail, and others don't go for it and save some time.. No doubt, there are also a few people who thought they had no skills making levels but ended up discovering that they had amazing skills. But that population is surely very small.

[@KamiJoJo]

That Lakitu fall in 4-4 is reminiscent of Super Mario XP, I glad the author of the hack took notice of the fangame's existence and would be cool to see Kosmic playing it one day.

[@MrChez58]

The 1-3 music is hill top zone from sonic 2 and the background is hill top zone too

[@flimflammys]

for everyone trying to guess the music in 6-2, it was hidden land from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

[@swordguy8]

The sound at the beginning of the video is a short clip from the song "What the Heck" from Earthworm Jim.

[@M_Alexander]

"This castle's really not that bad-" *dies* "-though..."

[@TyoTyoTyo]

just wanted to say i love the editing

[@Bread992]

God, the music in this hack is just incredible, need to find it all!

[@tklemenc]

That deep breathing really got you. raided.

[@AdamEmond]

Kosmic is good at games

[@atti_odyssey]

True

[@georgegividen]

Nah, my cousin's friend Jeremy's uncle's friend Bill's grandpa was way better than him back in the 80's.

[@georgegividen]

He played this romhack blindfolded.

[@FCst1]

36:04 This is Eversion, maybe here more another routes?

[@adre2194]

This hack makes me feel a certain way. Something about the visuals and audio... it invokes a kind of nostalgia I can't quite pinpoint.

[@robbycooper6787]

3:43 what's that music

[@NinjaCacodemon_IsSus]

Sonic 3 Flying Battery

[@nakano15]

9:16 Streets of Rage 2 music. Slow Moon I think. 10:00 Final Fantasy V. Battle on the big bridge. 10:55 Streets of Rage 2 again. Dreamer. 17:55 Final Fantasy VI. Forgot the name. Played on Gogo's cave. 19:05 Final Fantasy V again. Sealed Away (Thank @margibso) 29:26 Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation. This music plays at the first stage. 35:53 Ragnarok Online. Dancing Christmas in the 13th Month. I struggled to figure out the music, but at this point I recalled where is it from. What? You play your game and I play mine. Beside, the hack creator has a interesting taste for music haha.

[@linguicaguy]

It's weird hearing Genesis music in a SNES soundfont haha

[@nakano15]

Yeah, and it's interesting that it actually still sounds good.

[@legitjimmyjaylight8409]

World 5-3 is based on the dark underworld region (World 4) from Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout for NES, the music and everything about it.

[@edgardeitz5746]

16:48 - Are those rocks supposed to be Geodudes? (from Pokemon)