Super Mario 74 Extreme Edition (SM74EE for short) is a ROM hack made by Lugmillord. It's the sequel to Super Mario 74, and was released on Christmas of 2012. It contains 157 Stars, and a majority of the levels from the original Super Mario 74 make a re-appearance. However, a lot of them have been mirrored and made extremely difficult, with alterations like underwater sections and even solid ground being replaced by excessive lava falls or bottomless pits.
For a few months, it was considered to be the hardest Super Mario 64 hack ever, until Star Revenge 2: Night of Doom came out in July 2013, just over half a year after this hack was released. It was then to be considered the second hardest SM64 hack in existence, just below Night of Doom, but since then most of the kaizo hack releases have surpassed Super Mario 74 Extreme Edition's difficulty.
There are also even harder joke "object edits" of this hack called "SM74EEEE", "SM74EEEEEE" (etc.), though they are not made by Lugmillord and only move objects around without changing any level geometry.
In January 2021, MarioCrash released a crossover of SM74 and SM74EE, called Super Mario 74: Ten Years After, which introduces new themes for the levels, as well as new missions. It was made as a celebration of SM74's 10th anniversary in 2021.
Plot[]
Mario has been sleeping for "an eternity", up until the game's beginning. He thinks he hasn't beaten Bowser all that long ago, but when he talks to the Toad in front of him at the Start of the game, he reveals that Mario has been dreaming of saving Peach from Bowser by doing easy adventures, but now he has to face the real world, which is anything but nice. Princess Peach was kidnapped by Bowser years ago, and he used her magic powers to destroy the world, which resulted in an adventure that is anything but easy. There are now many more lava pits, lava falls, bottomless pits, and other hazards. Mario must now save Princess Peach and defeat Bowser by facing the truly challenging levels that await in this game.
Areas[]
| Area ID | Name of level | SM74 Equivalents | Number of Stars available | Stars required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | Devil's Dice | Dice-Fortress | 7 | 0 | There are 130 coins in this level. |
| C2 | Virusvine Veranda | Skyward Slopes | 7 | 0 | There are 121 coins in this level. |
| C3 | Deepred Depths | Azure-Abyss | 7 | 0 | There are 130 coins in this level. |
| C4 | System of a Downtown | System of a Town | 7 | 10+ | There are 120 coins in this level. |
| C5 | Drowned Factory | Haunted Factory | 7 | 10+ | There are 103 coins in this level. |
| C6 | Infernopit Cave | Stalagmite Cave | 7 | 30 | There are 117 coins in this level. |
| C7 | Melting Icecrystal-Tower | Icecrystal-Tower | 7 | 30 | There are 113 coins in this level. |
| C8 | Overgrown Oasis | Overheating Oasis | 7 | 30+ | There are 119 coins in this level. |
| C9 | Fireflower Fields | Flowery Gardens | 7 | 30+ | There are 144 coins in this level. |
| C10 | Breezing Beach | Swampy Spring | 7 | 50+ | There are 112 coins in this level. |
| C11 | Dried-Out Dead Desert | Sunny Beach | 7 | 50+ | There are 106 coins in this level. |
| C12 | Cliff of Pain | Cliff of Wrath | 7 | 50+ | There are 108 coins in this level, but one is believed to be impossible because it is behind a wall. |
| C13 | Acid Peaks | Molten Treasure Chest | 7 | 80 | There are 113 coins in this level. Inside the smallest mountain, there is a pipe to the Castle Grounds, where SM74's first Mysterious Secret Object was. |
| C14 | Veneno-Sphere | Luminium-Sphere | 7 | 95 | There are 179 coins in this level. This level also contains 14 Red Coins. |
| C15 | Crudelo-Sphere | Ombru-Sphere | 7 | 110 | There are 194 coins in this level. This level also contains 20 Red Coins. |
| MC | Toxic Terrace | 6 | 0 | This level had 5 Stars in SM74, but a Star was moved here from the first overworld in SM74EE. | |
| WC | Devil's Pit | Lava-Switch of Eruption | 3 | 30+ | |
| VC | Dust Destination | Dust-Switch of Identity | 6 | 10+ | Entered via Lake of the Lords, in a rock above a cave, submerged in the lake. Level itself is a large blue fortress. |
| B1 | Bowser's Beautiful Backyard | Bowser's Badlands-Battlefield | 4 | 10 | Level geometry is nearly identical to its SM74 equivalent, but it has been mirrored and had flower patches inhabited by Piranha Plants added. |
| B2 | Bowser's Quicksand Pit | Bowser's Aquatic Castle | 5 | 50 | There are technically 7 Stars in this level, as two of them are in the sections of Ztar Zanctuary that had to be moved to Bowser's Quicksand Pit. |
| B3 | Ztar Zanctuary | Bowser's Crystal Palace | 6 | 120 | Contains 14 red coins; all 14 are located after the last warp pipe. Warping between Bowser's Quicksand Pit to Ztar Zanctuary will reset Mario's coin counters. This level technically has only 4 Stars, as two of them are located in the sections of the course that had to be moved to Bowser's Quicksand Pit. |
| SC | Lake of the Lords | Tower of the East | 6 | 10+ | This level serves as the second overworld. |
| SC | Old Supply Slide | Frozen Slide | 4 | 10+ | This level is a mirrored version of its SM74 equivalent, with a small starting room, a large slide, and a big room at the end with a pool quicksand in the middle. |
| SC | Triarc-Bridge | Champion's Challenge | 7 | 150 | Enter the Castle Grounds with 150 Stars, and the grille above the old cannon will disappear, allowing you to access the level. |
| OW | First Overworld | Valley of the Toads | 3 | 0 | One of the Stars comes from a Toad, and the other two come from MIPS, the rabbit. SM74 had 4 Stars in the first overworld, but the fourth was moved to Toxic Terrace in SM74EE. |
| OW | Plasma Temple | Magma Temple | 2 | 50+ | A large temple mostly surrounded by a river of dark matter known as plasma, a bright purple toxic substance with the properties of quicksand. Both Stars are from Toads. One is behind the temple, and one is in a spike on top of the entrance to this section (requires Wing Cap). |
| OW | Castle Grounds | 0 | 80+ | Yoshi is mentioned by one of the signs, but does not appear in this game. The pipe leading to this level can be found in Acid Peaks. Do NOT enter this place before getting 150 Stars, as you'll be stuck; the only way to escape is by losing all your lives and returning to the title screen. | |
Music[]
| Used in | Track | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Title Screen Virusvine Veranda |
Stone Tower Temple | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
| File Select | Flipside | Super Paper Mario |
| Overworld 1 | ||
| Lake of the Lords (Overworld 2) | ||
| Devil's Dice Fire Flower Fields |
Bob-omb Battlefield (File Select Mix) | Super Mario 64 |
| Deepred Depths | Dire, Dire Docks | Super Mario 64 |
| System of a Downtown Dried-Out Dead Desert |
Haunted House | |
| Drowned Factory Cliff of Pain |
Gloomy Galleon | Donkey Kong 64 |
| Infernopit Cave Toxic Terrace Dust Destination |
Floro Sapien Caverns | Super Paper Mario |
| Melting Icecrystal-Tower Breezing Beach |
Snow Mountain (Credits Mix) | Super Mario 64 |
| Devil's Pit Overgrown Oasis Acid Peaks |
Bubblegloop Swamp | Banjo-Kazooie |
| Veneno Sphere | Riddle Tower | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| Crudelo Sphere | Ultimate Koopa | Super Mario 64 |
| Bowser's Beautiful Backyard Bowser's Quicksand Pit |
Sunken Ship | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
| Ztar Zanctuary | Black City | Bomberman 64 |
| Bowser Fight 1 & 2 | Koopa's Theme | Super Mario 64 |
| Final Bowser Fight | Ultimate Koopa | |
| Old Supply Slide Koopa Race |
Slider (Ending Mix) | |
| Triarc-Bridge | Intro | Yoshi's Story |
| Metal Cap | Metallic Mario | Super Mario 64 |
| Power-Up | Powerful Mario (Credits Mix) | |
| Boss Battle | Stage Boss (Metal Cap Mix) |