Underplayed Gems

Super Mario and the Cursed Castles (2019)

Super Mario and the Cursed Castles cover
Developer
Foxen
Platforms
Nintendo 64
Genres
Platform
Main story
about 13 hours
Completionist
about 16 hours

How it feels

A large fan-made Mario 64 hack with 121 stars spread across big, easy-to-find levels with no hidden secret stages.

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About

Super Mario and the Cursed Castles is a major ROM hack created by Foxen, having 121 Stars (as of v1.01) to collect spread over 15 courses and a few extra levels. It is notable for two reasons: The lack of any true "secret" levels (all Stars are located in levels that are easy to find), and the sheer size of the game's levels.

Trailer

Screenshots

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