Nintendo likely won't be happy about this one, so get it while it's hot, Super Mario Bros Remastered is out now and open source. It doesn't actually include the original assets from the classic Nintendo games, so you need to supply that yourself with a ROM. That might keep it out of reach for Nintendo lawyers, but probably not.
Anyway, this open source fan project is free, open source and made with Godot. So could even be a nice way for others to learn to hack away with Godot to make something. Or just, play Mario on PC.
Features:
- Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. Special and All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. Fully recreated from the ground up!
- Improved physics / level design
- Resource Packs! Fully customize how the game looks and sounds.
- Custom Characters - Add in your own characters to use in game.
- Fully Open Source!
- Level Share Square Partnered
Check it out on the GitHub page.
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Maybe it will last when they only publish the repository at Japan night time xD
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Will it work with only resource packs and without roms, something like freedoom?
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Improved physics / level design
But i thought Mario was the perfection already ?
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"Cease And Desist" in 3-2-1…
Well, it does make sense here, doesn't it?
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This game does not include the actual Nintendo game data and requires you to provide your ROM so it's as clean as all the decompilation/recompilation ports we've been getting for N64 games recently. Unlikely Nintendo can do much unless you actually try sending over the game with the ROM.
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pb: Will it work with only resource packs and without roms, something like freedoom?
It needs the NES ROM, but that file is not difficult to find.
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ScottCarammell 7 hours ago
Unlikely Nintendo can do much unless you actually try sending over the game with the ROM.Then again, Yuzu didn't break any laws and Nintendo still threatened them with no legal basis in doing so. So evidently they're well above the law and can sue whoever they feel like blaming for their problems that day.
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For things like the original SMB it's stupid nintendo doesn't just release it on GOG, people aren't buying nintendo hardware just to play SMB. It's their newer titles selling the hardware.
They're quite happy to release mobile phone games, I feel like releasing nes and snes games on pc would do more against piracy then them just throwing their lawyers around
Last edited by Doktor-Mandrake on 15 Sep 2025 at 5:09 pm UTC
They're quite happy to release mobile phone games, I feel like releasing nes and snes games on pc would do more against piracy then them just throwing their lawyers around
Last edited by Doktor-Mandrake on 15 Sep 2025 at 5:09 pm UTC
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walther von stolzing 3 hours ago
people aren't buying nintendo hardware just to play SMB
They're offering various emulated titles in their online subscription plan; so I guess even a clean source port like this *could* be used to make the claim that it leads to a loss of sales.
Having said that -- I just wanted to look up that 'subscription plan' to make sure -- which I thought would be a simple search on their website. Turns out the official Nintendo website is an overdesigned clickity-click-click hellhole not unlike the intentionally confusing web pages of mobile service providers. ... Now, call me crazy (?!?!), but there's an argument to be made about a POTENTIAL LOSS OF SALES for Super Mario World, because the actual content & the link for the godforsaken online membership plan is so well hidden.
-- hey Nintendo, time to cease and desist your own website.
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