These are the best Mario ROM hacks that players have loved over the years.
Nowadays, any video game fan can create their own Mario game. Thanks to the release of Super Mario Maker on Wii U, followed up by Super Mario Maker 2 on the Switch, fans all around the world can play each other’s uploaded courses emulating the styles of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
However, some diehard fans have been making their own Mario games for years, uploading their customized versions as ROM hacks to be downloaded on the internet. While Super Mario Maker 2 allows for a lot of variety, these hacks are often meant for the more hardcore Mario fans. These six great ROM hacks can be found online to this day. 6 Mario Is Missing!: Done Right
Mario is Missing! is an oft-forgotten blip in the history of retro Mario games. Initially released for the MS-DOS and later ported to the NES and SNES, the educational game saw players take control of Luigi, who must travel the world and recover stolen treasures in order to rescue his captured brother, learning about geography and national landmarks.
While the game never found appeal with real Mario fans, Mario is Missing!: Done Right is a ROM hack that brings it closer to the series’ roots. Doing away with the educational aspect of the game, it allows players to go on a classic platforming adventure in control of Luigi, complete with new courses styled after the GameBoy iteration of Super Mario Bros. 3. 5 Super Mario Eclipse
The further fans get into Mario’s video game history, the more scarce ROM hacks become, due to how complicated later installments in the franchise get.
