Hack Name:  Mario Adventure 3
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Released by: 
Language: 
Status:  Complete
Patch Version:  1.6.8
Last updated:  September 30, 2024
Type of Hack:  Gameplay, Graphics, Levels, Music, Other, Save/Load, SFX, Text
Downloads:  2344
Rating: 

(Patch now uses no-intro rom)

An incredible 12 year project, this boasts so many new features, including new powerups, new maps, enemies, mechanics, physics, a day/night system and so much more!!

From the author’s site:

It has been nearly 12 years since this project began. Many of this game’s elements are iterations and polishes on concepts found in prior projects. Mario Adventure 3 is more than a 12 year project, it’s a 20 year amalgamation of ideas waiting to see fruition. Many of the ideas seen in Mario Adventure 3 are improvements of prior game ideas:
Day and night system (Mario Adventure)
Weather effects (Mario Adventure)
Item shop (Mario Adventure and Luigi vs Mario)
Exploration heavy (Luigi’s Coin Quest)
Traversing and backtracking worlds across the entire game with no cutscenes (Luigi’s Coin Quest)
Hidden collectibles to gain access to blocked areas (Luigi vs Mario)
And so much more!
Overall, this is an ambitious projects that has involved:
Completely custom level format
A tile collision system built from the ground up
Object handling system rewritten from scratch
Every enemy rewritten from the ground up
4 brand new power-ups and expansions of 4 returning power-ups
New graphics effects including weather, new debris types, and displaying more colors than the NES can normally handle
And yes, this runs on real NES hardware!

(Permission was granted by the romhack author to post this patch)

1.6.8:
Misc bugfixes

September 29, 2024 (v 1.6.7)
Minor update
Added more tips
Hold B to extend the tip screen
Press A to skip the tip screen

Major update
Added tips at the loading screen
Shells and spring follow Mario through in-level pipes
Fixed various graphical glitches
Added a warp zone when you’ve beaten the final boss so you travel to worlds easily to get the rest of the stars
Fixed an unintentional end game bug

Major update
Shells and spring follow Mario through in-level pipes
Fixed various graphical glitches
Added a warp zone when you’ve beaten the final boss so you travel to worlds easily to get the rest of the stars
Fixed an unintentional end game bug

September 26, 2024 (v 1.5.2)
Minor update
Fixed a few minor bugs such as floating Red Koopa Troopas
Another minor bug with the 2 autoscroller levels in the game where the screen would not crush you
More minor tweaks to levels

Major update
Fixed bug with bullets shooting the wrong direction
Added a new 6th ability!
Various fixes in the master quest
Fixed Banzai Blooper fight ending too quickly

September 24, 2024 (v 1.3.0)
Game mechanic changes
Fixed a bug that made explosion not hurt Mario
Added Casual Mode
Fixed a but that made the Thwomp in World 2’s boss not deal massive damage
Fixed various level layouts
Fixed “Mario Run” to show the 2nd star correctly
Fixed “Winter Winged Pursuit” 2nd star to contain the right number of star coins to make the star appear

v1.2.6/7 fixes:
Fixed a bug that made explosion not hurt Mario
Fixed a but that made the Thwomp in World 2’s boss not deal massive damage
Fixed various level layouts
Fixed “Mario Run” to show the 2nd star correctly
Fixed “Winter Winged Pursuit” 2nd star to contain the right number of star coins to make the star appear

v1.2.5 fixes:
Big Bully had a bug that caused him to die earlier than he should have.
Shy Guys brick throwing mechanic has been altered to be more forgiving
Fixed various level layouts

v1.2.0 fixes:
Fixes a bug with vertical oriented stages reseting upon every screen transition
Fixed a bug with Perennial Piranha boss fight crashing the game

v1.1.1 fixes:
Game mechanic changes
Banzai Blooper has less health, mine explosions cause more damage
Beginning Basics (tutorial) updated so ? blocks regen with level alterations
Wall jump mechanic altered to be more forgiving

v1.0.5 fixes:
Fixes various bugs including
Glitched graphics when going to the Training Grounds
Alterations to several levels to make theam easier, including:
Shy Guy Retro Revival
Fungal Block Fling
Winged Winter Pursuit
Frigid Waters Freezie Fling
Frozen Festive Frenzy
Blizzard Brawl With Ice Bros

v1.0.1 fixes:
Fixed minor level layout issue in Winter Winged Pursuit
Glitch issue with World 2 boss fight
Fixed issue where World 2 boss doesn’t affect snow effect as it should
Fixed potential soft lock with World 3 boss
Fixed graphical glitch in World 3 Buccaneer Sea Battle

Hashes: 
Filename: Super Mario Bros. 3 (USA).nes - No-Intro
CRC-32: a0b0b742
SHA-1: a611b90b4833b20a364bf06ee3be3b9093ea4df9
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edwinmusic
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edwinmusic
11 days ago

It’s amazing, this seems to have been made by Nintendo itself

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Mario Adventure 3 would been a worthy sequal in the 90s! And feels awsome to play today!

Written by: bogaa - September 26, 2024

This does not feel like a hack this is a brand new Mario game!

Surprises behind every corner! New everything and the new physics feel super smooth to play. How can you put so much stuff into a NES game that small? Seems like magic.

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