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Not to be confused with Intense Challenge, the name of the 4th mission of Ombru-Sphere in Super Mario 74.


SM64: Twisted Adventures: Intense Challenge is a major ROM hack made by SomeRussianMarioDude and Tomatobird8. It's a hard remake version of the original Super Mario 64: Twisted Adventures game and was released in September 27th, 2019. Just like their counterpart, it contains 151 Stars, and a majority of the levels from the original game 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.

On 2012-13, after the exciting rating of the original hack, SomeRussianMarioDude, announced a sequel of the game, but much harder than the original one, but the project was abandoned after a demo was released in 2014. Tomatobird8 would eventually decide to complete this hack.

After a few years, in 2019, the project was finally finished by Tomatobird8 and called Twisted Adventures: Intense Challenge - The Revival, with the exact amount of 151 Stars in total.


Levels[]

Name of level Level(s) replaced Number of Stars available Requirement Notes
First Overworld Castle Courtyard 2 None
Wing Cap Switch Tower of the Wing Cap 5
Lava Flooded Mountains Bob-omb Battlefield 7
Slippery Toxic Castle Whomp's Fortress
Former Water Castle Jolly Roger Bay 10 Stars
Metal Cap Switch Cavern of the Metal Cap 2
Frigid Mountains Cool, Cool Mountain 7 17 Stars
Vanish Cap Switch Vanish Cap Under the Moat 6 25 Stars
Bowser's Trickier Castle Bowser in the Dark World 3 Vanish Cap switch
Second Overworld Wing Mario Over the Rainbow 6 Key 1
Abandoned Ghosty House Big Boo's Haunt 7 35 Stars
Journey to Deep Space Hazy Maze Cave Key 1 + Wing Cap switch
Molten Lava World Lethal Lava Land 55 Stars
Trickier Sand Land Shifting Sand Land 55 Stars
Fiery Grass Land Dire, Dire Docks Key 1
Slide Level The Princess's Secret Slide 6 55 Stars
Bowser's Green Corroding Castle Bowser in the Fire Sea 6 80 Stars
Third Overworld Castle Interior 3 Key 2
Koopa's Desert Snowman's Land 7 Key 2
Sky Pillars Wet-Dry World Key 2
Broken Crystal Land Tall, Tall Mountain 90 Stars
Melting Snowy Level Tiny-Huge Island 100 Stars
Fourth Overworld The Secret Aquarium 4 110 Stars
Journey to Deep Space II Tick Tock Clock 7
Sudden Death Cave Rainbow Ride 115 Stars
Bowser's Ultimate Finale Bowser in the Sky 3 120 Stars Contains a secret entrance to Castle Grounds.
Castle Grounds 0 Yoshi is not on the roof, but you can find a sign of thank you by the author of the hack (SomeRussianMarioDude). The doors will lead you to the First Overworld, while the pipe at the top of the castle will lead you to the End Cake Picture.

Music[]

Used in Name of sequence Game(s) with this sequence
Press Start Screen Title Theme (Snow Mountain Mix) Super Mario 64
Star Select Title Theme (Bowser's Road Mix)
File Select/Overworld 4/Sudden Death Cave Frantic Factory Donkey Kong 64
Overworld 1/Overworld 3 Flipside Super Paper Mario
Overworld 2 Overworld Super Mario Bros. 3
Lava Flooded Mountains/Sky Pillars/Broken Crystal Land Bob-omb Battlefield (Metal Cap Mix) Super Mario 64
Slippery Toxic Castle/Fiery Grass Land Gloomy Galleon Donkey Kong 64
Former Water Castle/Koopa's Desert Dire, Dire Docks (Different Instrument Set) Super Mario 64
Frigid Mountains/Melting Snowy Level Snow Mountain (Different Instrument Set)
Abandoned Ghostly House Forever Forest Theme Paper Mario
Journey to Deep Space/Journey to Deep Space II Space Junk Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy
Molten Lava World/Trickier Sand Land/Wing Cap Switch Lethal Lava Land (Snow Mountain Mix) Super Mario 64
Slide/Koopa Race Slider (Metal Cap Mix) Super Mario 64
Bowser's Trickier Castle/Bowser's Green Corroding Castle/Bowser's Ultimate Finale/Vanish Cap Switch Sunken Ship Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
First Bowser Battle/Second Bowser Battle Koopa's Theme Super Mario 64
Final Bowser Battle Ultimate Koopa
Metal Cap Switch Haunted House
Metal Cap Metallic Mario Super Mario 64
Wing Cap/Vanish Cap/Koopa Shell Powerful Mario (Snow Mountain Mix)
Boss Battle Stage Boss
Game Over Game Over (Different Instrument Set) Super Mario 64


Screenshot[]

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Extreme Hacks (Kaizo)
Major Hacks Insanity Cauldron · King Boo's Revenge · King Boo's Revenge 2 · King Boo's Revenge X · Lost Universe 1.5 Kappowser's Legacy · Slask's Adventure · Star Revenge 2: Night of Doom · STUPID BALLZ · STUPID BALLZ 2 · SM64: Masters Challenge · SM64: Stars of the Beast · SM64: Stars of the Beast 2: The Legend of the Crystal Stars · SM64: The Black Virus · Super Mario 74 Extreme Edition · Super Mario 74 EEEE · Super Mario 74 EEEEEE · Super Mario 74 Extreme: Chaos Edition · Super Mario 76 Nightmare Edition · Super Mario Integration of Fragments · Super Mario Treasure World · Super Mario Treasure World: Dream Edition · Twisted Adventures: Intense Challenge
Minor Hacks All Star Adventure Extreme Edition . Another Boss Battle Test · Bob-Omb Richard's Mastertest 2 · SM64 Lost Universe - Curse of Kappowser · Tsucnents Treasures . Tsucnents Treasures 2 . Realm Invasion
Mini Hacks Half Life 64 · Impeccable Design 64 · Super Astaroth 64: Extreme Edition · SM64 Insane Edition · SM64 Realm of Dimensions · SM64 The Lava Hell · Super Nightmare 64 · Traumatic Tick Tock Tower · Super Mario Cant Stop
Other Pages Hardest hacks designed by humans(subject to change)