Super Mario 256
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| Creator | Josh65536 |
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| Power Stars: | 256 |
| Star Coins: | 256 |
| Main Courses: | 26 |
| Side Courses: | 38 |
| Download Demo | |
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 not much is known about the plot for this hack, we do know 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.
Power Ups
| Name | Power Up | Mario | Luigi | Wario | Yoshi | Peach | Toade | Description |
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With the Bee power up, the character can fly by holding B!
Just watch the fly meter and watch out for water. |
| Cloud Flower | 
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With the Cloud power up, the character can make clouds in the air with A!
There's just one problem: Clouds and water don't mix. |
| Rainbow Star | 
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With the Rainbow power up, the character becomes temporarily invincible.
Jump really high with B! |
| Tox Box Flower | 
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As a Tox Box, the character can roll around as well as a cube can!
Squish enemies with the sheer force of metal! Press R when done. |
| Shiny Shell | 
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Using a Shiny Shell, the character can surf on water and lava!
Try not to crash into a wall. |
| Mega Mushroom | 
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With the Mega power up, the character temporarily grows in size.
Break through Blocks by running into them! |
| Wing Feather | 
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TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | With the Wing power up, the character temporarily gains the ability to fly.
Do a triple jump to start flying! |
| Metal Mushroom | 
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TBA | The Metal Mushroom will temporarily turn the character into metal, they would be able to walk underwater and on lava without being able to be hurt by enemies. |
| Fire Flower | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | The exact abilities of the Fire power up are unknown. |
| Vanish Mushroom | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | The Vanish Mushroom will temorarily turn the character invisible, they would be able to walk through certain objects like gates. |
| Heart | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | A Heart temorarily surounds the character and they will be able to shoot hearts by pressing A, these hearts stun and defeat enemies. |
| Dash Bolt | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | The Dash Bolt makes the character run extremely fast for a limited time. |
Courses
Main Courses
| Name | Power Stars | Star Coins | Requirements | Image | Map |
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| Yoshi's Beautiful Garden | 8 | 8 | TBA | 
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| Callback Mashup Land | 8 | 8 | TBA | 
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| Sandcastle Spectacle Beach | 8 | 8 | TBA | 
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| Quicksand River Desert | 8 | 8 | TBA | 
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| Underground Shell Cave | 8 | 8 | TBA | 
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| Musical World | 8 | 8 | TBA | 
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| TBA Electric Course | 8 | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA House Course | 8 | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA Pentagon Course | 8 | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | 8 | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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| TBA | 8 | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Demo Exclusive (0.1.4) | |||||
| Blocky Block Land | 8 | 8 | 44 Stars 44 Star Coins |
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Side Courses
| Name | Power Stars | Star Coins | Requirements | Image | Map |
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| Waterfall of Bouncy Mushrooms | 2 | 2 | TBA | 
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| Flip-Jump Swap-Kick Woods | 1 | 1 | TBA | 
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| Core Lambda Crater | 1 | 1 | TBA | 
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| Beep Shift Skies | 1 | 1 | TBA | 
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° 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.
Sub Areas
| Name | Course | Image | Map | ||
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| Bonus Room | Callback Mashup Land | 
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| Sky Area | Callback Mashup Land | 
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| Sandcastle Puzzle | Sandcastle Spectacle Beach | 
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| Tox Box Pyramid | Quicksand River Desert | 
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| Puzzle House | Underground Shell Cave | 
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| Musical Slide | Musical World | 
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| Mega Runway | Blocky Block Land | 
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Custom Star Select Screens
| Course | Top Screen | Bottom Screen |
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| Yoshi's Beautiful Garden | 
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| Callback Mashup Land | 
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| Sandcastle Spectacle Beach | 
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| Quicksand River Desert | 
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| Underground Shell Cave | 
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| Musical World | TBA | TBA |
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New Enemies
Bosses
| Name | Image | Course |
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| Kamella | 
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Yoshi's Beautiful Garden |
| Goomba Gunner | 
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Sandcastle Spectacle Beach |
| Drill Top | 
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Quicksand River Desert |
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".