ROM Hack Mario Adventure 3 i(1.0) Goes Live!

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Mario Adventure 3 is the successor to the legendary Super Mario Bros. 3 hack, Mario Adventure. Building on the concepts of that hack, the 3rd installment is the most ambitious SMB3, maybe NES, hack ever done. This project took over 12 years of a single rom hacker, ScarlettVixen, aka, DahrkDaiz, to tear down Mario 3's engine and build a more capable and expansive system that supports game mechanics not possible in the original engine. Highlights include:

• Weather effects including rain, snow, sandstorms and falling leaves
• Day and night system that actually alters the behavior of some enemies
• Oxygen meter for underwater
• Cherries are used to purchase badges for added abilities
• Coins are used to purchase items to be used in level
• Experience points allow for training levels to gain new abilities
• All new bosses coded from the ground up
• Seamless world transitions, travel between worlds without ever touching a Warp Zone
• A total of 8 power-ups with new abilities added to returning favorites
• Every enemy recreated with a new collision and physics system
• Additional shell and item kicking abilities
• 3 collectible stars in every level
• An entire second quest that has you replay all the levels with new twists and sometimes entirely new layouts, including a true final boss!

And this is just barely scratching the surface. Check out Mario Adventure 3 at https://marioadventure3.com to download the patch and get helpful tips!

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