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Mario takes melatonin 64 is a hack made by Kahan for the Dream Themed Level Competition, in which it placed 5th. There is one Star to collect, five courses, and no fall damage.
Mario can't fall asleep. To finally get a good rest he decides to take some melatonin. Suddenly a dangerous star appears. Mario has to absorb it to save the world. However he has trouble not falling asleep.
Plot/Gameplay[]
The player starts in Mario's house, which features classy and tasteful decorations, such as the 2022-era logo for romhacking.com.
Diary 10th september 2022 Today I travelled to Koopa City to buy the anti fall damage shoes I have been saving for. These sneakers are sweet! However the journey was long and tiring. I really need some good rest, however I don't remember the last time I slept well. This anxiety that something bad is about to happen is keeping me awake. To prevent this, I bought some melatonin. I hope I will finally be able to fall asleep today.
Upon falling asleep, Mario finds himself on a small white island floating above a void, with a pink Bob-omb Buddy staring him down.
Mario! I have been trying to reach out to you! The fate of this world is in your hands. An incredibly powerful star has fallen from the skies. It's slowly releasing energy and will soon explode! I belive that you are strong enough to absorb this star. Thankfully it's very close to your house. You need to wake up from this dream and absorb the star! Intense pain like jumping into the void should wake you up.
C1: Whomp's Island ★ Ruined King[]
Mario dreams of a a small valley (more of a ditch, really) filled with poisonous mushrooms and... rocks? A tiny Whomp stands before him, complaining that the poisonous mushrooms are to blame for his reduced stature but that he still wants to crush Mario, while musing about how he may be able to rebuild himself.
To die here, Mario must first goad the Whomplet into stumbling into the rocks lying around so that he may rebuild himself, whilst trying to lead him away from the poisonous mushroms that will decrease him in size. Once the Whomplet has regenerated into at least a Whomp-teenager, he'll be big enough to crush Mario to death.
It seems like the melatonin is still working. I need to find a way to wake up. Maybe this Whomp can help me out.
Ahhh!!! Damn those mushrooms!!! They looked really tasty, but after eating one my body started to crumble. To add insult to injury this annoying plumber showed up! My body is so weak I won't be able to do anything to him! Maybe if I could reconstruct my body I could give him a beating!
C2: Cool Cool Park ★ The Friendly Snowmen[]
Mario dreams of a snowy park. There are snowmen willing to attack him, but each time one is successful, it is mercilessly gunned down by a sniper (which implies this is actually a snowman prison, not a park). Mario must find enough snowmen to be hit 8 times in order to die.
It seems like not falling asleep will be difficult. I hope I can find snowmen here. Their throws can really hurt. Welcome to Cool Cool Park! You will find many cooool things here like snow ice and snow. Don't be afraid of the snowmen, they should be peaceful unless you are a plumber If they misbehave our sniper will deal with them.
C3: CBT Dungeon ★ Crush My Balls[]
Mario dreams of a CBT dungeon. In it, enjoyers of CBT must pay 15 coins for each crush they receive. So in order to die, Mario must first scavenge 15 coins scattered around the dungeon.
WOW!!! My imagination is crazy! I don't recall ever being in a CBT dungeon ahahah.... [editor's note: Mario has definitely been in a CBT dungeon before]
C4: 1up Islands ★ Reverse Green Demon[]
Mario dreams on the 1up Islands- except now there's a net preventing any void-related deaths, and a 1UP that chases Mario to continually heal and revive him. Mario must find and eat all of the poisonous mushrooms on the islands without the 1UP healing him in order to die. Each time he's revived, the poisonous mushrooms respawn.
The green demon.... I would always associate it with great pain but this one feels different.
Due to the sudden growth of dangerous poisonous mushrooms we modified the vile green demon to heal anyone in danger. We also installed a safety net with a warp to ensure nobody is hurt while travelling trough the 1up islands. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
C5: Burning Temple ★ Burning Butt Panic[]
Mario dreams of a sandy temple filled with very hot air. Hot enough to leave him stuck in the "my ass is on fire" animation for the entire time he's there. In order to die, Mario must traverse an obstacle course while on fire to reach a small pit of quicksand. Note that Mario does not take any fire damage in this area.
A desert temple huh? It reeks of quicksand. It's kind of hot in here. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (this is a scream of discomfort not pain)
After this, Mario will finally stop falling asleep and is free to collect the Star, thus reaching the end of the hack.
Trivia[]
- The rainbow Star poster in Mario's house is the same rainbow star that romhacking.com used for their logo in 2022, which was based on the logo used by SimpleFlips, a content creator well-known in the SM64 hacking community.
- Mario's inability to resist falling asleep may be due to him accidentally overdosing on melatonin. In the hack, we can see that Mario far exceeds the recommended dosage by eating an entire jar's worth of melatonin.
- All dream sequences besides the initial encounter with the Bob-omb Buddy can be skipped by jumping up onto the grassy bank sand running along it to the Star.
- The amount of H's used when Mario screams in the Burning Temple is 47.
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