| Released By | Levi “Karatorian” Aho, frantik |
|---|---|
| Category | Complete |
| Platform | NES |
| License | N/A |
| Patching Information | No Special Requirements |
| Genre | Action > Platformer |
| Mods | G,L,T,GP |
| Patch Version | 1.0~rc1 |
| Hack Release Date | 05 March 2012 |
| Readme | Readme File |
| Downloads | 22170 |
| Last Modified | 08 May 2022 |
Description:
Update: 1.0~rc1 - Offical Release Candidate
This release (1.0~rc1) is the first official release candidate of the Super Mario Bros. Special for NES port. SMBS is a SMB based game licensed by Nintendo and created by Hudson Soft for the Japanese PC8801 computer. It was later ported to the Sharp X1, as well as the Korean Samsung SPC-1500 computer. However, beyond these (now) obscure platforms, it was largely ignored and forgotten until suddenly becoming a cult hit in the emulation scene.
The game became notorious for it’s fiendish difficulty and it’s (unusual for a Mario game) use of single screens rather than smooth scrolling. The suggestion was made to give the game a facelift and expose it to a wider audience by porting it to the NES. This is the result of that effort.
An update of the hack with new enemies, power ups, enhanced palettes and more is available here.
ROM / ISO Information:
- Super Mario Bros. (JU) (PRG0) [!].nes
- CRC32: 3337EC46
- MD5: 811B027EAF99C2DEF7B933C5208636DE
- SHA-1: EA343F4E445A9050D4B4FBAC2C77D0693B1D0922
Links:
Screenshots:
Credits:
| Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
|---|---|---|
| Levi “Karatorian” Aho | Hacking | Engine Hacking, Tool Programming, Packaging |
| frantik | Hacking | Engine Hacking, Level Editing, Graphic Design |
Fantastic
Reviewed By: indstr on 26 Feb 2009Review of “SMB Special for NES” version 20090219 by indstr
I had never heard of SMB Special before, but I’m incredibly glad I tried this. Hudson did a great job on the original levels, and frantik has done a fantastic job on the port.
You can tell there is a high level of quality and thought put into the level design — obviously one of the most important aspects of any SMB ROM hack. Here, this can be expected since the original levels were made by a professional game developer.
Difficulty: Although the description mentions “fiendish difficulty”, I think the difficulty here is just right. It’s more difficult than the original SMB, but not as hectic as the lost levels.
Worlds 1 and 2 start you off somewhere near the difficulty of around worlds 4-5 on the original SMB, and then the difficulty continues up from there.
So far I have not gotten past world 6, but I am sure the last sections of the game will present quite an interesting challenge indeed.
This hack is highly recommended.
- indstr
Recommended - Yes
| Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I would recommend the "X1" version over this one | Burningtrash4heat | 08 Feb 2020 | 1.0~rc1 | Yes |
| Awesome! | Zerano | 06 Feb 2020 | 1.0~rc1 | Yes |
| A Piece of History | PowerPanda | 15 Feb 2018 | 1.0~rc1 | Yes |
| Interesting levels + Excellent port over | Commancer | 22 Sep 2012 | N/A | Yes |
| High quality submission | tatanga | 08 Jul 2010 | N/A | Yes |
| Fantastic | indstr | 26 Feb 2009 | N/A | Yes |