Star Revenge 8: Scepter of Hope is a ROM Hack made by BroDute, the first hack in which he actually appears in his Inkling form "in the flesh"[1], and is the final part in the Star Revenge series.
This hack brings back many gimmicks from older Star Revenge hacks: it uses both an overworld hub and connected levels like Star Revenge 3: Mario on an Saoire and Star Revenge 4: The Kedama Takeover 64, as well as badges like Star Revenge 7: Park of Time, albeit only two this time, both of which only upgrade Mario's Ground Pound. The badges, caps and keys are guarded by six bosses. The levels in the hack were apparently so complicated to navigate that a map is included with it, pictured below.
The "Card Coins" and Kedama Goombas also return from Star Revenge 4, as well as a lot of references to the Touhou Project, including characters, pixel art and almost all of the music. BroDute even says that you can call it "Super Touhou 64".
Finally, this is the first hack in the series where a Red Coin Star now only requires six Red Coins and the 100-Coin Star now only needs 80. BroDute eventually issued updates to prior hacks to reduce the Coin counts there.
Plot[]
BroDute and Timerock bring Mario back from death so he can collect stars which they will use to re-power the Scepter and remake the Earth. At the end of the game Mario must decide if BroDute or Timerock will get the power of the Scepter to recreate Earth... although there is also a secret third ending.
Map[]
Levels[]
Name | Stars | Stars/Items Required | Notes | Coins |
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Overworld | 1 | 0 | ||
To... Earth? | 1 | 0 | Contains the Warp Block Switch. The section with the star requires the Ultra Badge and 75 stars. Password to Warp Block Switch is BFCEAB | |
Springpath Valley | 7 | 0 | 178 | |
Sanzu River Fields | 7 | 0 | 219 | |
Scarlet Devil Mansion | 2 | Warp Block | Located in Sanzu River Fields | |
Abandoned Graveyard | 7 | 0 | The Star 5 Required 30 Stars to collect. | 163 |
Magma Cavern of Iseki | 7 | 0 | !-box replaces 100 coin star, The Star 5 Required 70 Stars to collect, 70 Star Door Required 3 stars to open this door, You Cannot Skip 70 Star Door. | |
The Great Mausoleum | 3 | 15 | Contains the Super Badge. Entrance in Magma Cavern of Iseki. Boss 1. | |
Forest of Magic | 7 | 0 | 216 | |
Bamboo Forest | 7 | Super Badge | 190 | |
Eientei? | 1 | Super Badge | First Key Stage. Located in Bamboo Forest. Boss 2. | |
Hakurei Bridges | 7 | 0 | 227 | |
World of Fantasies | 0 | Key 1 | Path between Hakurei Bridges and Makai Fields. | |
Makai Fields | 7 | Key 1 | 197 | |
Unnamed Dream World | 7 | Key 1 | 154 | |
Bullgetsu's Arena | 1 | Key 1 | Contains the Wing Cap Switch. Located in
Unnamed Dream World. Boss 3. |
|
Skyhigh Ruins | 7 | Wing Cap | Further referencing BroDute's new Inkling form, he'd apparently "inked over" an "easy" path to the first Star, ironically named "Easy Inked Path", making it slippery. | 214 |
Shining Needle Castle | 7 | Wing Cap | 134 | |
Youkai Mountain | 2 | Wing Cap | Second Key Stage. Boss 4. | |
SMB2 W1-1 | 1 | 50 + Key 1 | ||
Dreamy Space Tunnel | 7 | Key 2 | 164 | |
Clownish Moon Surface | 7 | 60 + Key 2 | 196 | |
The Moon Trinals (Clownwiggler's Star Arena) | 1 | 60 + Key 2 | Vanish Cap Stage. Boss 5. | |
Sea of Tranquility | 7 | Vanish Cap | 191 | |
The Moon Trinals (Junko's Lunar Lake Garden) | 2 | Vanish Cap | Contains the Ultra Badge. Boss 6. | |
Secret Space Tunnel | 2 | Warp Block | Located in Junko's Lunar Lake Garden | |
Scriosadh Battles | 5 | 75 + Ultra Badge | ||
Blue Realm | 1 | 110 | ||
Secret Stars | 0 | 80 + Ultra Badge | Ending Zones |
Music[]
Note: Unlike the usual Courses-Bowser-Secret ordering, this one is arranged in roughly the order you'd encounter these stages while playing. | ||
Used in | Song | |
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File Select (1.0-1.2b) | Megalovania | Undertale |
Star Select (1.0-1.2b) | Nyeh Heh Heh! | |
File Select (1.3+) | Youkai Modern Colony | Touhou 12.5: Double Spoiler |
Star Select (1.3+) | Dark Side of Fate (Arrangement Remix) | Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith |
Overworld | Youkai Space Travel | Silent Sinner in Blue |
Quiz | Fires of Hokkai | Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object |
Springpath Valley | At the End of Spring | |
Sanzu River Fields | Higan Retour ~ Riverside View | Touhou 9: Phantasmagoria of Flower View |
Scarlet Devil Mansion (First Section) | Voile, the Magic Library | Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil |
Scarlet Devil Mansion (Second Section) | The Centennial Festival for Magical Girls | |
Scarlet Devil Mansion (Boss Battle) | U.N. Owen was her? | |
Abandoned Graveyard | Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery | Touhou 13: Ten Desires |
Magma Cavern of Iseki | Desire Drive | |
The Great Mausoleum (First Section) | The Dream Palace Great Mausoleum | |
The Great Mausoleum (Second Section) | Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator | |
Forest of Magic | Forest of Tohno | Touhou 2: Story of Eastern Wonderland |
Bamboo Forest | Bamboo Forest of the Full Moon | Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character |
Bamboo Forest (Spider Cave) | Spider Dance | Undertale |
Bamboo Forest (Pipe Maze) | Retribution for the Eternal Night ~ Imperishable Night | Touhou 8: Imperishable Night |
Eientei? | Voyage 1969 | |
Eientei? (Boss Fight) | Flight of the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess | |
Hakurei Bridges | Unforgettable, the Nostalgic Greenery | Touhou 15: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom |
World of Fantasies | World of Empty Dreams | Touhou 2: Story of Eastern Wonderland |
Makai Fields | Romantic Children | Touhou 5: Mystic Square |
Unnamed Dream World | The Inevitably Forbidden Game | Touhou 4: Lotus Land Story |
Bullgetsu's Arena | Cute Devil ~ Innocence | |
Skyhigh Ruins | Sky Ruin | Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object |
Shining Needle Castle | The Shining Needle Castle Sinking in the Air | Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character |
Shining Needle Castle (Boss) | Reverse Ideology | |
Youkai Mountain | The Gensokyo The Gods Loved | Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith |
Youkai Mountain (First Boss "Aya Bob-omb") | The Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain | |
Youkai Mountain (Second Section) | Fall of Fall ~ Autumnal Waterfall | |
Youkai Mountain (Second Boss) | Bhava-agra As Seen Through a Child's Mind | Touhou 10.5: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody |
SMB2 W1-1 | Overworld | Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Dreamy Space Tunnel | The Mysterious Shrine Maiden Flying Through Space | Touhou 15: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom |
Clownish Moon Surface | Faraway Voyage of 380,000 Kilometers | |
The Moon Trials (Clownwiggler's Star Arena) | Pierrot of the Star-Spangled Banner | |
Clownish Moon Surface (Troll Star Room) | Boo Night Fever | Paper Mario: Sticker Star |
Sea of Tranquility | The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects | Touhou 15: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom |
The Moon Trials (Junko's Lunar Lake Garden) | Pure Furies ~ Whereabouts of the Heart | |
Secret Space Tunnel | A World of Nightmares Never Seen Before | |
Secret Space Tunnel (Hecrocktia Fight) | Pandemonic Planet | |
Blue Realm | Legendary Illusion ~ Infinite Being | Touhou 5: Mystic Square |
To... Earth? | Fires of Hokkai | Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object |
Scriosadh Battles | Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind | |
Final Star Room | Sailor of Time | Touhou 3: Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dream |
Wing Cap | My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion |
Metal Cap | The Time Is Now | John Cena |
Vanish Cap | Nyan Cat | Nyan Cat |
Shell Ride | Plastic Mind | Touhou 5: Mystic Square |
Koopa Race | Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess | Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character |
Star Catch Jingle | Reincarnation | Touhou 3: Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dream |
High Score | Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream |
- ↑ Star Revenge 1.5: Star Takeover Redone, released two hacks prior to this one, featuring his Inkling form on a billboard, but he still physically appeared as a Koopa the Quick ripoff.