Super Mario 256

Super Mario 256 is a ROM Hack in development by Josh65536, it's said to include 26 main courses and 38 side courses with a total 256 Power Stars and 256 Star Coins.

The lastest demo of this hack was released on October 16, 2019.

Plot
Although there is not much known about the plot for this hack, "there is one planned [and] it starts with Mario receiving a letter to go to Peach’s Castle."

New Characters and Moves
There are 2 new characters:


 * Toade: runs really fast, jumps really low.


 * Peach: runs slower, can hover in the air for a few seconds.

All characters can now Wall Jump.

Luigi's Backflip has been nerfed, you now jump down after reaching your peak height.

Wario has been given a new Shoulder Dash move, which replaces his Midair Dive.

? Block Power Ups
These power ups are confirmed to be coming, but we don't have much information on them.

Side Courses
° This course was found in an old demo and it was still incomplete at the time, it is unknown of this course will be in the final game.

Trivia

 * Josh65536 had a partial plan for Super Mario 256 even before he started hacking SM64DS. There even were 2 incomplete iterations of SM256 in Super Mario Bros X.
 * This will be Josh65536's "last impact in SM64DS hacking."