Songs for a Hero is a Super Mario World ROM hack inspired by the original game by Castro Brothers and Dumativa, with the story of a Hero in search of saving the Princess from the dangers that surround them. There are 25 exits, with bosses, graphics and custom music, with a retry system.
Banjo-Kazooie and the NightBear Before Christmas is a ROM hack/mod of Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo 64), as a parody for Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas movie.
Platform / Adventure / Action / Fantasy
Banjo-Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 is a ROM hack/mod of Banjo-Kazooie developed by Kurko Mods. It is an expanded and enhanced version of Banjo-Kazooie: Stay At Home, being a love letter to retro games of the Nintendo 64 era such as Super Mario 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Bomberman 64 and many others. Banjo and Kazooie go on an adventure through worlds taken or based on retro games from their era.
Platform / Adventure / Action / Fantasy
This is a complete hack of Super Mario World. Don't expect any new graphics here; this game is all about the level design. All the levels and worlds are new, and some of the worlds have themes not present in the original game, such as a water world and an ice world.
Mario's New Earth is a ROM hack/mod of Super Mario 64 created by PixelSM64, with 125 Stars.
Sonic 1: South Island Definitive is a hack by RadiantNexus Team, which seeks to reimagine Sonic 1 by rearranging levels. remixing music, adding features from future games, and readding scrapped ideas in new and interesting ways. Major features: 3 acts of reimagined level design, including one act that has yet to be fully reimagined in any other hack. A miniboss. Massive art overhaul all over the place. Music made by ProjectFM and MechaKnuckles. Menus! A custom splash screen. There's been massive engine overhauls as well, including the Sonic 3 level layout format for massive levels, and the Sonic 3 object manager to go alongside this.
This is the long-awaited sequel to JUMP. Started as a smaller collab inspired by the VIPs, it quickly spiralled out of control and became a true sequel. JUMP½ features even more of the wacky design and creativity JUMP is known for, on top of several new features and a significantly less brutal difficulty curve. Jump's storehouses and dragon coin reward system return, along with the level info menu, hint movies, and a retry system for the hardest levels. This hack also boasts a brand new ASM-heavy boss or two, new unlockable items, plenty of hidden puzzles and 3-UP moons, saving at any time on the overworld, and a few other neat features.
