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Super_Mario_Star_Road_-_Updated_Trailer_(Download)

Super Mario Star Road - Updated Trailer (Download)

Trailer

Super Mario Star Road is a ROM Hack made by Skelux. It was released around Christmas 2011, and contains 130 Stars. It is considered to be one of the most famous ROM Hacks, and likewise released to critical acclaim.

It promises itself to be "sequel" to the original Super Mario 64, with a degree of added difficulty. Notably, a variety of music has been replaced or redone (usually sourced from other games on the Nintendo 64 or other similar consoles) and textures have been added or overall replaced (which, similarly to the music, are sometimes sourced from other games around the era the original game was released). The level entrances range from simple warp pipes or paintings to more unconventional entrances, such as a vase or an easel. Furthermore, all but one of the bosses have been replaced; instead of fighting Bowser at the end of every Bowser Level (except for the final Bowser Level, where you do fight Bowser), you must fight what are referred to as the "Pernicious Piranha Plants" (in Bowser's Slippery Swamp) and the "Blueberry Bully" (in Retro Remix Castle).

Plot[]

The plot of the game is told by Yoshi, who informs Mario that Bowser has found the secret to get to the Star Road, the kingdom of the Star Spirits. Using the power of the Power Stars, he is able to transport his troops all over the Mushroom Kingdom to wreak havoc. In order to reach the Star Road, Mario must collect enough Power Stars to break the seal. Once Mario reaches the Star Road, he finds Bowser in his sky base. Mario then defeats Bowser, and is transported to the first overworld, where he is rewarded with another Star and a thank you from Princess Peach.

Upon collecting 121 Stars (including the one available after beating the final Bowser and the one at the peak of Hidden Palace Finale), one Star Replica will appear in each of the secret levels in the game, making a total of 130 obtainable Stars.

Levels[]

# Name Replaced Coins Stars Required Stars Image
1 Bob-omb Islands Bob-omb Battlefield 147 (Star 4-6) 7 0
BOI
2 Sky Land Resort Whomp's Fortress 156 (Star 2-6)
SLR
3 Piranha Plant Pond Jolly Roger Bay 151 (Star 1)
PPP
4 Chuckya Harbor Cool Cool Mountain 203 (Star 1 and 4) 8
Snap0069
5 Gloomy Garden Big Boo's Haunt 154 (theoretical total)
139 (maximum saveable - Star 5)
8
HH
6 Colorful Coral Caverns Hazy Maze Cave 137 (Star 1, 3-6) 20
CCC1
7 Koopa Canyon Lethal Lava Land 152 30
CK
8 Large Leaf Forest Shifting Sand Land 132 (Star 2-6) 20
LLF
9 Mad Musical Mess Dire, Dire Docks 154 30
MMM
10 Melting Snow Peaks Snowman's Land 184 (Star 2-6) 20
MSP
11 Colossal Candy Clutter Wet-Dry World 211 40
CoCaCl
12 Cloudrail Station Tall, Tall Mountain 205 (Star 2-6)
CS
13 Fatal Flame Falls Tiny-Huge Island 152 (Star 2-5)
FFF
14 Bob-omb Battle Factory Tick Tock Clock 165 65
BOF
15 Starlight Runway Rainbow Ride 169 (Star 2)
SRun

Secret Levels[]

Each of the secret stages contain one Star Replica. Star Replicas appear once the Star in Hidden Palace Finale has been collected.

Name Replaced Coins Stars Required Stars Image
Mushroom Mountain Town The Princess's Secret Slide 68 3 0
MMT
Creepy Cap Cave Cavern of the Metal Cap 37 2 8
MC
Puzzle of the Vanish Cap Vanish Cap Under the Moat 27
VC SR
Sandy Slide Secret The Secret Aquarium 85 3 20
SSS SR
Windy Wing Cap Well Tower of the Wing Cap 70 2 40
WWC
Hidden Palace Finale Wing Mario Over the Rainbow 20 120
HPF

Castle Areas[]

Name

Replaced

Coins

Stars

Required Stars

Image

Star Leap Tower Grounds Castle Grounds 4 2 0
CG
Star Leap Tower Interior Castle Courtyard 2 0 20
SLT
Flowpipe Sewers 19 1
FS SR
Star Leap Tower First Floor 0 0 40
1F
Star Road Castle Interior 28 1 65
SR
Star Leap Tower Grounds (Night) End Cake Picture 0 80
CGN

Bowser Levels[]

Each of the Bowser stages contain one Star Replica. Star Replicas appear once the Star in Hidden Palace Finale has been collected.

Name

Replaced

Boss

Required Stars

Image

Bowser's Slippery Swamp Bowser in the Dark World Pernicious Piranha Plants 20
BSS
Bowser's Retro Remix Castle Bowser in the Fire Sea Blueberry Bully 40
RRC
Bowser's Rainbow Rumble Bowser in the Sky Bowser 80
3B

Other Levels[]

Name Replaced Stars Image

0 Life Area

Metal Cap

(It's way lower)

0

DEATH

New Enemies[]

Super Mario Star Road contains several new enemies that were not in the original game.

Name Found In: Description Image
Shy Guy Piranha Plant Pond

Melting Snow Peaks

Colossal Candy Clutter
These enemies act exactly like Goombas, running around and trying to hit Mario. This enemy is originally from Super Mario Bros. 2.
Shy Guy SMSR
Torpedo Colorful Coral Caverns Mines shot from underwater boxes. There were mines in Super Mario 64, but they were always stationary. The boxes were originally from Super Mario World.
Torpedo SMSR
Angry Sun Koopa Canyon A sun that chases Mario and burns him when it touches him. This enemy is originally from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Angry Sun SMSR
Paper Pokey Koopa Canyon

Sandy Slide Secret
These act like regular Pokeys, but appear much more similar to ones from Paper Mario.
Paper Pokey SMSR
Bzzzap! Mad Musical Mess

Cloudrail Station
Bee-like enemies that fly around and try to hit Mario. This enemy is originally from Paper Mario.
Bzzzap SMSR
Chill Bully Melting Snow Peaks Act like regular Bullies, trying to bump Mario off the edge. This enemy was in Super Mario 64, but it was a boss.
Chill Bully SMSR
Big Thwomp Cloudrail Station Act like regular Thwomps, but are much larger. This enemy is originally from New Super Mario Bros, although the blue coloring is completely new.
Big Thwomp SMSR
Flying Thwomp Cloudrail Station Thwomps that fly upwards in semi-random patterns. This enemy is completely new to this hack.
Flying Thwomp SMSR
Wooden Robot Starlight Runway Small wooden blocks that chase Mario. This enemy is completely new to this hack.
Wooden Robot SMSR

Music[]

Used in Song Title Source
File Select Space Junk Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy
Star Select Where Am I Going? Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Bob-omb Islands Green Garden Bomberman 64
Boss Battles Vs. Boss Super Mario Sunshine
Sky Land Resort Let's Do the Fooka-Fooka! Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Piranha Plant Pond Beware the Forest's Mushrooms
Mushroom Mountain Town Outset Island The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Race with Koopa the Quick Luigi Circuit Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Chuckya Harbor In a Snow-Bound Land Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Gloomy Garden Waltz of the Boos Super Mario Galaxy
Creepy Cap Cave Koopaseum Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Puzzle of the Vanish Cap The Engine Room Space Station Silicon Valley
Bowser's Slippery Swamp Bayou Boogie Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Slippery Swamp Boss Vs. Parasite Queen Metroid Prime
Castle Interior Rosalina in the Observatory Super Mario Galaxy
Sandy Slide Secret Desert Hills Mario Kart DS
Colorful Coral Caverns Frozen Fantasy Kirby: Canvas Curse
Koopa Canyon Dry Dry Desert Trek Paper Mario
Large Leaf Forest Overworld Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Mad Musical Mess Harmony Rayman
Melting Snow Peaks Ice Mountain Zone Act 1 Sonic Advance
Retro Remix Castle Castle & Fortress Super Mario World
Retro Remix Castle Boss Boss Battle Mario & Luigi: SuperStar Saga
Colossal Candy Clutter Toy Land Chameleon Twist 2
Cloudrail Station Honeybloom Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2
Fatal Flame Falls Magma Mountain Mario Party
Windy Wing Cap Well Windy Hill ...for Windy Valley Sonic Adventure
Star Road Gateway Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy
Bob-Omb Battle Factory Battlerock Galaxy
Starlight Runway Buoy Base Galaxy
Bowser's Rainbow Rumble X-Naut Fortress Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Final Battle Dark Castle Kirby's Dream Land 2
Castle Grounds (Night) The Star Festival Super Mario Galaxy
Hidden Palace Finale The Overthere Stair Super Paper Mario
Castle Grounds (130 Stars) Starship Mario 1 Super Mario Galaxy 2
Wing Cap/Koopa Shell Let's Go Lightly Mario Party
Metal Cap Metal Mario Fight Super Smash Bros.
Vanish Cap Bunny Chasing Super Mario Galaxy
Game Over Sadness and Happiness Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Easter Eggs[]

Main Article: Super Mario Star Road/Easter Eggs and References

Super Mario Star Road contains many Easter eggs, secrets, and references to other games.

Trivia[]

  • The standard Game Over screen has been replaced with an actual level (called 0 Life Area), which is under the Creepy Cap Cave stage.
  • In some of the later versions of Star Road, if the player holds the L button when selecting a file, they will toggle "Hard Mode". In this mode, Mario will die in one hit from anything. Swimming underwater isn't affected by this.
  • In Bob-omb Battle Factory, there is a locked door with a sign next to it that tells the player that the door it leads to is found in Gloomy Garden. This is intended to help the player find the pipe leading to the Vanish Cap stage, which is in Gloomy Garden. However, there is no door to be found either in Gloomy Garden or in Puzzle of the Vanish Cap.
  • There is a DS remake currently being developed, Super Mario Star World. Its release date is still unknown, but it will include large amounts of new content on top of the original Star Road, such as a second story arc, new levels and missions, refined controls, as well as one new character.


Others

  • This Rom Hack is fully supported on SM64Ex Coop.
  • There is DLC that adds a extra 20 GREEN Power Stars.

Ways to Play

  • On Original N64 Hardware.
  • On emulators
  • SM64Ex Coop
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