The author of this hack is an editor on the mario64hacks wiki, and has used this page as a development log/journal. Any text that has been formatted in italics and labelled as notes from the hack author has been written by the hack author themselves.
Super Mario 74: The Final Frontier (AKA Super Mario 74, The Final Frontier and SM74FF) is a sci-fi-themed kaizo hack based on games from the Super Mario 74 (Series).
This hack contains many levels that reference other games throughout the Super Mario franchise, including Super Mario Galaxy (first and second instalment), Paper Mario 64. SM74FF also contains many elements of the games listed above, such as the HUD and purple coins from Super Mario Galaxy.
Courses[]
| Area ID | Level Name | Stars Required | Stars Available | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | Icy Incline | 0 | 7 | The classic 1st level from games prior, with a chilling twist!
Prankster Comet: Ice-Cold Purple Comet Red Coins: Sub-Zero Red Coins |
| C2 | Dreamy Domain | A bight and happy playground! Who wouldnt want to be here all day? Warning: Can be easy to slip and fall off.
Prankster Comet: Dreamy Speedy Comety Red Coins: Lucidic Red Coins | ||
| C3 | Eccentric Excavation | A very big and deep hole filled with quicksand. What else is there to say? Don't get overwhelmed by the raging sandstorm!
Prankster Comet: Slippery, Sandy Speedy Comet Red Coins: Arenaceous Red Coins | ||
| C4 | System of an Underworld | Key 1 | Did it get hot in here? Or is it just me? I guess it's time for things to heat up in difficulty! Takes a bit of inspiration from Terraria's Underworld Biome
Prankster Comet: Scorching Daredevil Comet Red Coins: Hellfire Red Coins | |
| C5 | Formidable Factory | The mightiest of mechanical madness. Requires extreme precision to make any advances and is more of a labyrinth than anything prior. Takes inspiration from Smithy's Factory in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
Prankster Comet: Mechanized Speedy Comet Red Coins: Manufactured Red Coins | ||
| C6 | Chloridric Caverns | 55 | A winding and toxic labyrinth. You dont want to get stuck down here for too long. The consequences could be catastrophic. Make sure to keep on moving!
Prankster Comet: Purple Comet of Toxicity Red Coins: Virulent Red Coins | |
| C7 | Perilous Precipice | A mountain that stands so tall, that not only does it reach into the fiery depths of the earth, but it ascends past the heavens, and into the space beyond. You REALLY don't wanna fall here cause its gonna be a long way down.
Prankster Comet: Heaven and Hell Daredevil Comet Red Coins: Monumental Red Coins | ||
| C8 | Otherworldly Oasis | 60 | A heavenly take on C8. Don't fall or you will probably be sent straight to hell. Whoops.
Prankster Comet: Godspeed Speedy Comet Red Coins: Heavenly Red Coins | |
| C9 | Galactic Gardens | An "Out of this World" garden with sights to beheld everywhere you look! Based on the Astral Infection biome from Terraria: Calamity
Prankster Comet: Cosmic Purple Comet Red Coins: Quasi-Stellar Red Coins | ||
| C10 | Broad Bluffs | Key 2 | A glorious mountainside filled with many treacherous jumps. Pretty serene view, hell you could get lost looking at it for hours even! Takes inspiration from the Cascade Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey.
Prankster Comet: Cliff Hopping Speedy Comet Red Coins: Scenic Red Coins | |
| C11 | Tropical Towers | Seems like a place Donkey Kong would love to hang out at. A very humid jungle. Inspired by the Jungle biome from Terraria.
Prankster Comet: Humid Daredevil Comet Red Coins: Luscious Red Coins | ||
| C12 | Cliffs of Serenity | 110 | The most painful and torturous daydream you will ever have. The platforming here is beyond brutal. Pretty odd for a place like this dontcha think? Based on Rambi's Reverie from Treasure World Dream Edition.
Prankster Comet: Hallucinogenic Purple Comet Red Coins: Reveric Red Coins | |
| C13 | Quiet Quagmire | 115 | Quagmire: a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
Tread lightly or face the consequences of this marshy mania. Prankster Comet: Marshy Purple Comet Red Coins: Swampy Red Coins | |
| C14 | Calamitum Sphere | 125 | Does more than just harness the word "Calamity", it encompasses it. Based on Final Tragedy from Treasure World Dream Edition.
Prankster Comet: Catastrophic Speedy Comet Red Coins: Cataclysmic Red Coins | |
| C15 | Phantasmium Sphere | 130 | A lucid nightmare's worth of agony awaits here. Based on Tsucnent's Dawn from Treasure World Dream Edition.
Prankster Comet: Nightmarish Daredevil Comet Red Coins: Atramentous Red Coins |
Side Courses[]
| Area ID | Level Name | Stars required | Stars Available | Notes from the hack author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OW1 | The Comet Observatory | 0 | 3 | The grand Comet Observatory from Super Mario Galaxy. 2 of the Stars here are from a Star bunny who is present at the top of the observatory at 25, and 60 Stars. There is also a Toad who gives you the other Star. |
| SC1 | Bowser Jr's Gambling Galaxy | 15 | 7 | Somehow this kid has run one of the largest, and most successful intergalactic casinos in all the cosmos. Take a stop here and enjoy the view! |
| B1 | Bowser's Flaming Fortress | 20 | Bowser's mightiest of castles throughout time, perfected to make sure all that enter struggle to even progress even the slightest. Do you have what it takes to survive his traps? | |
| OW2 | The Rainbow Roads | Key 1 | 3 | A mashup of many iconic "Secret worlds" from other titles in the Mario francize. Including World 9 from New Super Mario Bros Wii, World S from Super Mario Galaxy 2, and more! It even has a rainbow road that connects between all of the separate areas |
| MC | Molten Mesa | 7 | A bright pinkish red lava hellscape. Better watch out for all flames! Based on the Brimstone Crag from Terraria: Calamity. | |
| VC | Dusty Desert | A temple in the deepest depths of the desert, where eternal sandstorms rage with a fury knowing no bounds. | ||
| WC | (WC) Indigo Inferno | A bluish-purple, flaming pit of death. This fire is beyond scorching and just being here is devastating enough to anyone. | ||
| B2 | Bowser's FrostFlame Wharf | 85 | 7 | A battle between fire and ice, where neither is backing down. For some reason, bowser decided to make a base here? Who knows anymore! Better watch out for his frozen palace though. One slip up and you're GONE. |
| OW3 | Sanctuary of the Stars | Key 2 | 1 | Off in the Depths of space, you find the secluded Star Sanctuary. Where the final trials that stand in your way are located. Make sure to take in all the beautiful surroundings, they're really something else! Based on Shooting Star Summit and the Star Spirit Temple from Paper Mario 64. Also has elements taken from Star Hill from Mario & Luigi Partners In Time. |
| SC2 | Interdimensional Rainbow Realm | 7 | A realm between dimensions, with a bit too much color for some to be able to handle. Don't get too overwhelmed by all of this mess. | |
| OW3 | The Stars' Stronghold | 150 | 1 | The righteous path towards Bowser 3. Filed with many trials and tortures along the way. Proceed with extreme caution. |
| B3 | Siege on Bowser's Aerial Armada | 7 | A 4 part platforming nightmare crafted to perfection by the otherworldly powers of the Star rod, Nobody could possibly ever imagine the trials that lie aheady of you. Good luck I guess? | |
| SC3 | Grand Boss Blitz | 168 | A Boss battle based course, with 1 Star awarded per boss. | |
| OW4 | The Dream World | 175 | 1 | You feel an odd sense of Deja vu. Youve definitely seen this place before, but it's different than it was when you last saw it. |
| SC4 | Sacred Somnom Labyrinth | 7 | Probably the largest, single area anyone can comprehend, and you Start allllllllllllllllllllllllll the way at the bottom. Looks that the only way to go is up! Takes a lot of inspiration from Sacred Somnom Woods and Dreamy Somnom Woods from Mario & Luigi Dream Team. | |
| SC5 | The Final Frontier | Anyone care for a bit of nostalgia? Time to take a trip through the previous levels! This time with a bit of twists and turns to change things up a bit! Level textures take inspiration from Good Egg Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy. | ||
| SC6 | Fall Fall Mountain | Scaling far and wide, this mountain range is the stuff of legends, so vast and terrifying to all that lay eyes on it. Do you have what it takes to conquer them? | ||
| OW5 | The Space Station of Dreams | 190 | 1 | Exploring the reaches of space again, this time with a dreamy twist eh? Looks like the only way is to go up. |
| SC7 | Eternal Damnation | 7 | Now THIS is what you call purgatory! This level feels like it comes straight outta the negative realm, Nothing here makes sense it seems | |
| SC8 | The Multiversal Barrier | A massive Interstellar Complex of the Multiverse. Its hard to even fathom where to begin here. There's just too much to take in. Now where to begin? | ||
| SC9 | Celestial Expanse | 213 | 7 | One hell of a mashup from things across the entire Mario Franchise, All in one game? Sweet! |
| SC9 | Edge of the Universe | 219 | You best prepare yourself if you ever attempt this Star, as what lies inside its bounds is beyond incomprehensible in difficulty. | |
| Level Name | Star 1 | Star 2 | Star 3 | Star 4 | Star 5 | Star 6 | Star 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowser's Flaming Fortress | Star Chips In The Hellscape | Volcano? - MC | Atop Bowser's Castle | The Castle Labyrinth, Part 1 | The Castle Labyrinth, Part 2 | The Castle Labyrinth, Part 3 | Conquering Bowser's Red Coins |
| Bowser Jr's Gambling Galaxy | TBA | Risk and Reward Red Coins | |||||
| Bowser's Frostflame Wharf | Icy-Hot Red Coins | ||||||
| Interdimensional Rainbow Realm | Momentum Movement | Running The Rainbow Road | Thins DX | Star Chip Mania - VC | The Great Ascension - MC | Invis AND Slopes? - MC | Lustrous Red Coins - MC |
| Siege On Bowser's Aerial Armada | TBA | Neo Bowser's Red Coins | |||||
| Grand Boss Blitz | The Grand Boss Rush! | ||||||
| Sacred Somnom Labyrinth | Dreamy Somnom's Red Coins | ||||||
| The Final Frontier | Interstellar Red Coins | ||||||
| Fall Fall Mountain | Red Coins Across The Peaks | ||||||
| Eternal Damnation | The End's Red Coins | ||||||
| The Multiversal Barrier | Paradoxical Red Coins | ||||||
| Celestial Expanse | Edge Of The Universe | ||||||
Notable Gameplay Moments (Notes from the hack author)[]
In SM74 Final Fronter, there are a few things that should be mentioned about how the game is structured.
- All Red coin Stars serve as the 7th Star in ALL courses, and the names to be used for them will be listed here on this page as to minimize any naming discrepancies.
- The Secret Stages within the hack tend to be a large step up in difficulty compared to the main courses they parallel (for example Interdimensional Rainbow Realm is a quite bit harder than what C6 and C7 are. This does not apply to the cap stages or bowser stages. Those of which are relatively close to their parallel courses. (for example Metal Cap, Vanish Cap, and Wing Cap stages are all around the difficulty of Courses 4 and 5). Another thing to note is that the Stars in the secret stages (except for the cap stages since they arent complex enough) will also be given names by myself (this is mostly because if any of the Stars happen to make it onto the hardest Stars list, it would be much simpler for every Star to have an official name.
- The 6th Star of Every Main course serves as a "Prankster Comet Mission". In which the player is forced to complete 1 of 3 types of challenges to be awarded the Star. In each course, there will be a pipe that is present that allows you to attempt the prankster comet, and therefore the names and time limits of each comet will be right outside said pipe, listed on a sign. The 3 types of comets are as follows...
- Purple Coin Comet (Purple): The player must collect 100 Purple coins within an allotted timeframe. Pretty self explanatory.
- Daredevil Comet (Red): The player Starts the level With only 1 Hp, and is unable to gain anymore throughout the entire duration of the Star. A time limit is given to force the player to move quickly and be unable to take their time as much as they would care.
- Speedy Comet (Blue): The player must hurry through the level and collect a Star before time runs out. Unlike the previous 2, the timeframes for these are much, much stricter, requiring complete mastery of each and every level they are present in.
- There are no 100 coin Stars. As things like the Red comet would make getting 100 coins trivial for some stages, I have decided to remove them entirely.
Music[]
| Used In | Name of Track | Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Icy Incline | Vast Ice Mountain Peak | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky |
| Dreamy Domain | Neo Land | Kururin Paradise |
| Eccentric Excavation | Sinking In Quicksand | Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam |
| System of an Underworld | Volcano Overworld | New Super Mario Bros Wii |
| Formidable Factory | Smithy's Factory | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
| Chloridric Caverns | Magmoor Caverns | Metroid Prime |
| Perilous Precipice | Grumble Volcano
Fossil Falls Northern Hemisphere |
Mario Kart Wii
Super Mario Odyssey Donkey Kong Country |
| Otherworldly Oasis | Nimbus Land | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
| Galactic Gardens | Buoy Base Galaxy | Super Mario Galaxy |
| Broad Bluffs | Fall of Fall ~ Autumnal Waterfall | Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith |
| Tropical Towers | Bramble Blast | Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
| Cliffs of Serenity | Last Land | Kuru Kuru Kururin |
| Quiet Quagmire | Voices of the Temple | Donkey Kong Country |
| Calamitum Sphere | Tragedy Flame | Raiden II |
| Phantasmium Sphere | Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream | Touhou 3: Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream |
| Molten Mesa | Another Medium | Undertale |
| Dusty Desert | Walking in the Hot Desert | New Super Mario Bros |
| Indigo Inferno | Lava Rock Lair | Super Mario 3D World |
| Comet Observatory | Rosalina in the Observatory | Super Mario Galaxy |
| The Rainbow Roads | Star World (Fanmade) by ThatEuphoniumGuy | New Super Mario Bros Ds. |
| Sanctuary of the Stars | Shooting Star Summit | Paper Mario |
| Inside the Sanctuary | Star Shrine | Mario & Luigi Partners In Time |
| The Stars' Stronghold | Siege on Bowser's Castle | Paper Mario |
| The Dream World | Bumpsy Plains
Space Trip Steps (Meteor Herd) |
Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Sonic Adventure 2 |
| Bowser's Flaming Fortress | Bowser's Castle | Mario Kart 64
Mario & Luigi SuperStar Saga |
| Bowser's FrostFlame Wharf | Mount Magmeow
Crystal Palace Crawl |
Super Mario 3D World: Bowser's Fury
Paper Mario |
| Siege on Bowser's
Aerial Armada |
Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Bowser's Galaxy Generator Neo Bowser Castle Neo Bowser Sunrise |
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Mario & Luigi Dream Team |
| Bowser Jr's Gambling Galaxy | Bowser Jr St. | Mario Hoops 3 on 3 |
| Interdimensional Rainbow Realm | N64 Rainbow Road | Mario Kart 8 |
| Grand Boss Blitz | Space Storm Galaxy | Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| Sacred Somnom Labyrinth | Sacred Somnom Woods + Dreamy Somnom Labyrinth Mashup | Mario & Luigi Dream Team |
| The Final Frontier | Sky Tower | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Explorers of Sky |
| Fall Fall Mountain | Beyond The Heart | Celeste, Farewell |
| Eternal Damnation | Battle! Dialga & Palkia mashup | Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum |
| The Multiversal Barrier | Get Over The Barrier, Roaring Version | Zero no Kiseki |
| Cosmic Expanse | Purple Comet
Rainbow Road Farewell Gusty Garden Galaxy Jump Up SuperStar Good Egg Galaxy Bowser's Galaxy Reactor |
Super Mario Galaxy
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Celeste, Farewell Super Mario Odyssey |
| Edge of the Universe | Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream
Amusement Park Tragedy Flame Get Over The Barrier, Roaring Version Beyond The Heart C12, Unprecedented Aerial Fortress Air Neo Land Still Love You Unbreakable Determination In The Final Battle! Cyrus Maximum Velocity, Tenth Zone East Crocodile Cacophony Ultimate Koopa (remix) Space Junk Galaxy |
Touhou 3: Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream
Nier Automata Raiden II Zero no Kiseki Celeste, Farewell Super Mario Endless Journey Shiki Kururin Paradise Truxton II Ninja Gaiden Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum F-Zero Donkey Kong Country 2 Super Mario 64 Super Mario Galaxy |
| 1st Bowser Fight | Culex Battle | Super Mario RPG |
| 2nd Bowser Fight | Freeze! | Paper Mario 64 |
| Final Bowser Fight | Final Bowser Battle
King of the Koopas The Final Antasma Battle |
Super Mario Odysessy
Paper Mario Mario & Luigi Dream Team |
| Starting room | Wii Shop Channel | Nintendo |
| Special Thanks Room | Travel Guide (File Select) | Mario & Luigi Dream Team |
| Star Select | Course Select | Super Mario Galaxy |
| Boss theme | Big Bang! | Mario & Luigi Paper Jam |
| Koopa Race Theme | Moonview Highway | Mario Kart Wii |
| Purple Coin Prankster Comet | Purple Comet | Super Mario Galaxy |
| Daredevil Prankster Comet | Red Comet | |
| Speedy Prankster Comet | Hurry! | Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| Credits | Staff Roll (Fanmade) by Cadetkickplz | Super Mario Galaxy 3 |
Completion Progress (Notes from the hack author)[]
This is something I haven't seen on a wiki page yet, but I feel it is quite important to have when in the hack making progress. This is a table dedicated to showing my (Stella's) progress with the hack, eg. how much left to make and what is already completed.
Levels[]
| Courses | Textures | Basic Level Layout | Final Touches (Purple coins, UV editing, enemies, etc.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Dicey | Y | Y | Finished |
| Abandoned Acropolis | Y | Y | Finished |
| Eccentric Excavation | Y | Y | Finished |
| System of an Underworld | Y | Y | Finished |
| Formidable Factory | Y | Y | Finished |
| Chloridric Caverns | Y | ||
| Perilous Precipice | Y | ||
| Otherworldly Oasis | Y | ||
| Galactic Gardens | Y | ||
| Broad Bluffs | Y | ||
| Tropical Towers | Y | ||
| Cliffs of Serenity | Y | ||
| Quiet Quagmire | Y | ||
| Calamitum Sphere | Y | ||
| Phantasmium Sphere | Y | ||
| Molten Mesa | Y | Y | Finished |
| Dusty Desert | Y | Y | Finished |
| Indigo Inferno | Y | Y | Finished |
| Comet Observatory | Y | Y | Minor changes possible, otherwise finished |
| Bowser's Flaming Fortress | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 finished |
| Interdimensional Rainbow Realm | Y | Y | Finished |
| The Rainbow Roads | Y | Y | Minor changes possible, otherwise finished |
| Bowser's FrostFlame Wharf | |||
| Sanctuary of the Stars | |||
| Inside The Sanctuary | Y | Y | |
| The Stars' Stronghold | |||
| Siege on Bowser's Aerial Armada | |||
| Bowser Jr's Gambling Galaxy | |||
| Grand Boss Blitz | |||
| The Dream World | |||
| Sacred Somnom Labyrinth | |||
| The Final Frontier | |||
| Fall Fall Mountain | |||
| Eternal Damnation | Y | ||
| The Multiversal Barrier | |||
| Celestial Expanse |
Other things[]
| Hud | Finished (might update in future) |
| Mario to Galaxy Model upgrade | model created, needs to be Imported |
| Mario Sounds | Finished and imported |
| Other Character/Object Sounds | Rosalina: Collected, needs to be imported
Bowser: Finished Minor Characters: Mips -> Star bunnies: Bob-ombs -> lumas (beside king bob-omb): Toad model upgrade: |
| Peach to Rosalina | model created, needs to be added |
| Updated Bowser | Model is sorta done, needs armture and stuff to be syncronized |
| Custom Objects | Purple Coins (Finished)
Launch Star (Finished) Star Chip (Finished) Grand Star over key/Big Star (Model Done) Warp Box (Finished) |
| Music | Music has been finalized and tested ingame. Look above to find the link for the OST on youtube. |
Full Credits[]
Stella: Entire OST, Level Redesigns, and Creations, Wiki page (haha), Basically everything within the hack.
Playtesters: Viper, Thanatos
Special Thanks to...
Lugmillord: Most of the Level models and textures from SM74 Extreme Edition
LinCrash: Some SM74 Ten Years After assets and textures
Rambi_Rampage: Textures and Level Model Parts
Shin3: Luna's Extended Bank w/ WAV imports (the godsend for making banger arrangements), and some help with ASM patches.
The Entire SM64 Romhacking Discord: Motivation, criticisms, and general help
Changelog/Release History (Notes from the hack author)[]
- Beta v0.1: released 14/5/2023: First release of FF, includes a basic OW1 and first 3 courses without enemies.
- Beta v0.11: released 15/5/2023: Hotfix for v0.1, levels are more stable and fixed.
- Beta v0.2: released 3/2/2024, Adds Interdimensional Rainbow Realm, Bowser's Flaming Fortress's 1st area, and a more touched up OW1. It also includes the finalized OW2, with C4, C5, and the 3 cap stages included.
- Beta v0.21: released 17/3/2024, Fixes up a lot of the minor issues scattered through v0.2, while also making some adjustments to levels that were suggested by members of the SM64 Romhacking Discord (Thanks Yall! ^w^).
- Beta v0.3: released ???, Adds Courses 6-9 and Bowser Jr's Gambling Galaxy to OW1, and moves Interdimensional Rainbow Realm over to OW3, where it fit better with the difficulty over there. Also finishes Bowser's Flaming Fortress and adds Bowser's Frostflame Wharf.
- Beta v0.4: released ???, Adds Courses 10-13 and a much more finalized OW3.
- Beta v0.5: released ???, Adds Courses 14 and 15, The Stars' Stronghold.
- Release v1.0: releases ???, Adds Grand Boss Blitz and Siege on Bowser's Aerial Armada, thus marking the end of SM74FF's Main game with 200 total Stars.
- Release v2.0: releases ???, Adds all of the OW4 and OW5 content, acting similar to Integration of Fragments Append, this is more of an addon of the base game, one that pushes this hack from Extreme difficulty (like the difficulty of TWDE), to legendary difficulty.