Underplayed Gems

Super Mario: Parallel Stars (2021)

Super Mario: Parallel Stars cover
Developer
Mese_Insanity, Rambi_Rampage
Publisher
Mese_Insanity
Platforms
Nintendo 64
Genres
Platform
Main story
about 13 hours
Completionist
about 16 hours

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How it feels

A friendly Japanese Mario 64 ROM hack that eases players in before ramping up to tricky but fair challenges.

platformercasualfan-madejapaneseapproachableprogressive difficulty

About

Super Mario Parallel Stars is a Rom Hack with 151 Stars. It is the first casual hack from Japan. Starts with easy levels (like mid-game of vanilla), but becomes difficult (not kaizo) near the end of game.

Screenshots

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