Super Mario World: The Definitive Edition

Super Mario World: The Definitive Edition is a ROM-Hack of the original Super Mario World game on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was made originally as a remaster of the Super Mario World Plus hack which was released in May of 2024. Definitive Edition started progress in early 2025 around February and the first public build is now released for Christmas 2025.

The hack features new bugfixes from the original, new separated player sprites for Mario and Luigi, new and improved overworld player sprites, separate level locations that players start off in when continuing a save file, new level themes, sprites, and soundtracks from the Super Mario Maker series and VLDC ROM-Hacks, Super Mario Advance 2 level structure, improved Yoshi sprites, fixed Bowser hair palette, Super Mario Maker 2 color palettes and sprites, an ability to re-enter switch palaces by going to them after completing them and pressing L+R simultaneously just like with castles, giving red and blue switch blocks powerups as well, extended level names, climbing and skidding sound effects, and many, many more!

In the future, new features are planned to be added. These include 5-Player multiplayer, wall-jumping, ground-pounding, air diving, SMAS+SMW controller features and exiting to title mechanic, better SMA2 level structure, better SMM2 graphics import, fixed castle checkpoints, more enemy sprite imports, more SMM2 stuff, full-on SMM2 level backgrounds, and other bugfixes.

Merry Christmas 2025, and Happy 2026!

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