Super Mario 74: Ten Years After is a major ROM hack created by MarioCrash, AKA LinCrash. Released on January 2021, this hack is a crossover of both Lugmillord's Super Mario 74 and its Extreme Edition counterpart, which introduces newer themes for the levels, as well as newer missions. It was made to celebrate Super Mario 74's 10th anniversary ever since its official release.
According to the title itself, this hack is the 3rd game of the series, which takes place 10 years later after the events of Extreme Edition; meaning that the levels are no longer devilishly difficult, although some are harder to their predecessors from a visual aspect. While all of this is exclusive, the levels are mirrored again and fewer extras that weren't in both hacks have been included.
The new update, Deluxe Edition, released close to Super Mario 74's full release date, features extra QoL enhancements, polished design changes and the 2 newly reworked Sphere levels as a means to tone the game's difficulty down for blind/casual-friendly and experienced players alike.
Two years later, a new meta-update called Super Deluxe was released. Following the Deluxe Edition, this update features newer level redesigns with additional level areas/elements, newer Stars replacing red coin missions and many more gameplay fixes.
Plot[]
After saving Princess Peach from Bowser's evil clutches and stopping an extreme disaster, peace has returned in the Mushroom Kingdom. While its restoration process is underway, Mario notices that something is off around the worlds and is investigating the changes. Could this be Bowser taking revenge, or, some strange phenomenon about to spread across the kingdom once again?
Courses[]
| Area | Name | Stars | Requirement | Total coins | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | Dice Domain | 7 | 136 | This level is Dice Fortress/Devil's Dice with new alterations thrown in. Located in New Valley of the Toads. | |
| C2 | Concrete Jungle | 124 | This level is Skyward Slopes/Virusvine Veranda with new alterations thrown in. Located in New Valley of the Toads. | ||
| C3 | Wallowing Wells | 141 | This level is a water-themed version of Deepred Depths
using Wet-Dry World water mechanics. Located in New Valley of the Toads. | ||
| C4 | Bogey Bayou | 7 | Key 1 | 133 | This level is a swamp-themed version of System of a Downtown.
One of the Stars is only accessible from a secret entrance via the second overworld. |
| C5 | Flamework Factory | 162 | This level is an unflooded version of Drowned Factory
replaced with lava and is inhabited by Bullies. | ||
| C6 | Stalactite Cave | 7 | 30 | 143 | This level is Stalagmite Cave/Infernopit Cave flipped upside down and is filled with water. |
| C7 | Crumble Rumble Tower | 122 | This level is an island-themed version of Melting Ice-Crystal Tower. Located in New Valley of the Toads. | ||
| C8 | Absolute Zeroasis | 7 | 30 | 143 | This level is a snow-themed version of Overheating Oasis/Overgrown Oasis. |
| C9 | Nature Nocturne | 132 | A night-themed version of Flowery Gardens/Fire Flower Fields; home to King Bob-omb. | ||
| C10 | Quicksand Beach | 7 | Key 2 | 128 | A desert-themed version of Sunny Beach/Breezing Beach; home to Eyerock. |
| C11 | Polluted Pond | 128 | A toxic swamp version of Swampy Spring/Dried-Out Dead Desert. | ||
| C12 | Cliff of Time | 7 | 178 | This level has two entrances which Starts in either Cliff of Wrath or Cliff of Pain.
Both areas are ghost-themed and have a significant layout like the original Sphere levels. | |
| C13 | Sea Salt Peaks | 7 | 90 | 139 | Entered via the leftmost door at the top of the temple in the Master Temple. This level is Molten Treasure Chest/Acid Peaks turned into a refreshing, oceanic archipelago. |
| C14 | Veninium-Sphere | 100 | 168 | Veninium-Sphere is a mirrored version of Veneno-Sphere retextured to look like Luminium-Sphere, whereas Delombru-Sphere is Crudelo-Sphere retextured to look like Ombru-Sphere. In both Deluxe and Super Deluxe, they have a different layout as well as a new color palette. Both courses are located in the Master Temple. | |
| C15 | Delombru-Sphere | 110 | 148 |
Secret Courses[]
| Area | Name | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | Underground Slide | 4 | This level is an enhanced version of Frozen Slide/Old Supply Slide with Hazy Maze Cave visuals. The Metal Cap Switch is hidden in this level. | |
| B1 | Bowser's Park Party | 15 | This level is an altered version of Bowser's Badlands-Battlefield/Bowser's Beautiful Backyard. The key fight has the level mirrored from Extreme Edition and is filled with lava. | |
| WC | Lava Pit of Inversion | 3 | 30 | This level is a mix-up of the lava basin from Devil's Pit at the bottom with suspended towers from Lava-Switch of Eruption on top. |
| SC | Training Grounds | 6 | Key 1 | This level is a slightly altered version of Lake of the Lords with few changes. |
| MC | Aerial Alpine | This level is a snow-themed version of Toxic Terrace. The Metal Cap Switch was originally in this level until it was moved to Underground Slide. | ||
| VC | Dusty Darkness | This level is an enhanced version of Dust-Switch of Identity/Dust Destination with greyscale visuals. The fog and blizzard (or falling snow in Deluxe) effect are still present. | ||
| B2 | Bowser's
Tidal Tropics |
5 | 50 | This level is a beach-themed version of Bowser's Aquatic Castle/Bowser's Quicksand Pit. The key fight has the level mirrored from the original version and is filled with quicksand. |
| SC | Void of the East | 1 | Key 2 | This level is a hard version of Tower of the East, and it only contains one Star. |
| B3 | Bowser's
Rainbow Realm |
7 | 120 | This level is split into two sections in the same layout as Ztar Zanctuary. It also has 8 red coins instead of 16 which are past the cannon. |
| End Cake Picture | Grandmaster's Goal | 3 | 50+ | This level is split into two sections: Champion's Challenge with two hidden Stars and the final secret bonus level unlockable at 154 Stars which is a road with past level structures. At the end of the road, Triarc-Bridge is the goal with the final Star. |
Hub Worlds[]
| Name | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Valley of the Toads | 3 | The Star is held by a Toad nearby the entrance of Nature Nocturne. The other two are held by MIPS the Rabbit at the building near the Starting point. | |
| Master Temple | 1 | 50+ | Mostly surrounded by a lava river, and is now mirrrored back to its original layout. Once 150 Stars are collected, the player will access to the secret area that is the original game's Castle Grounds. |
| Castle Grounds | 150 | The Star will be given by a Toad near the cannon. Yoshi will appear on top of the roof to give the player 100 lives and the special triple jump. |
Music[]
Trivia[]
- The level name, Bogey Bayou, is a reference to the music playing in the level "Bayou Boogie" in which the name is a play on words with "Bogey/Boogie". Also, the way Alternate Entrance is used is a reference to the Other Entrance in Star Road.
- The level name "Absolute Zeroasis" is a reference to the word "Absolute Zero" as the level is a snowy desert filled with very cold temperature water hence the word "Oasis".
- Stalactite Cave is Stalagmite Cave flipped upside down and is a water level compared to the usual fire cave level.
- Void of the East is only the level that did not make in Extreme Edition, its darker color and vibes are inspired from Remnant of Doom's Forgotten Lands.
- Signs in the third overworld have quotes dedicated to speedrunners such as FramePerfection and CartoonBuffoon.
- Both Veninium and Delombru are a mix of the four spheres as per the similar layout they present, and they can be pretty confusing to navigate from the mirrored rotations.
- The level and name Bowser's Rainbow Realm is a reference to Star Road's Rainbow Rumble by the fact visuals are from this hack and the music plays the same in the 3rd Bowser level.
- Grandmaster's Goal had three parts: Champion's Challenge (but with 21 second timer), a new bonus level that is the True Grandmaster's Goal, a hard road with lots of past world structures, like Dice Fortress or Bowser's Quicksand Pit, and finally the Triarc-Bridge, as the same original level but with a different background, that it has the only final Star of the level.