Super Mario Kart: Super Mario Kart: Aim to be a Hero

Super Mario Kart: Aim to be a Hero is a fan-made hack of the classic Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo. This modification introduces 20 new custom tracks and 4 unique cups. Players can race in various speed classes, with altered scoring and item systems. The hack features modified graphics and character names, enhancing the gameplay experience while maintaining the original's charm.

This of course is a hack of the popular SNES game, Super Mario Kart. Just like the base game, there are 4 different cups with 5 tracks per cup, with 3 different speed classes, 50cc, 100cc, and the unlockable 150cc.

SMK - Aim to be a Hero includes:
- 20 NEW custom tracks to replace the original game's tracks with
- 4 cups to race through, those being Shitake Cup, Rose Cup, Superstar Cup, and finally Hero Cup
- Altered color palettes for most of the track themes, while a couple remain pretty much the same as the original
- A tweaked scoring system for Grand Prix mode, awarding 9 points for 1st, 7 points for 2nd, 5 points for 3rd, 4 points for 4th, 3 points for 5th, 2 points for 6th, 1 point for 7th and 0 points for 8th
- Tweaked item probability so the Feather item is exclusive to the battle mode along with the Boo
- 8 track themes in total, 6 new with 1 being taken from Super Circuit, including Pats Acres, Seaside Beach, Mt. Glacier, Sunset Wilds, Davis Farm, Laboratory, Haunted Cave and Rainbow Road

v1.0
Initial Release

v1.1
- Adjusted object visibility to reduce the amount of pop in effects
- Moved a few objects to accommodate for the tweaked object visibility
- Changed Princess Peach's joke name to "Peaches"

v1.2
- Added 4 custom Battle Courses for Battle Mode
- Made one turn in Davis Farm 1 slightly easier

v1.3
- Edited and added walls to some tracks to prevent massive unintentional shortcuts
- Narrowed a bit of the track in Haunted Cave 2 in top left corner to also prevent an easy unintentional shortcut

* SUPER MARIO KART: AIM TO BE A HERO *

Thank you very much for downloading SMK: Aim to be a Hero. This hack has been a hobby project of mine since February 2023, which by the
time I'm writing this [Jan. 17, 2024], this hack has been in development for nearly a year, which is insane to me. This is my first rom hack
in general, and i am very proud of what I have made for my rom hacking debut. I didn't think i would make it this far into the project, but
after almost a year of developing it, I think it's time to share it with all of you. I really hope you enjoy it. ^^

SMK - Aim to be a Hero includes:
- 20 NEW custom tracks to replace the original game's tracks with
- 4 cups to race through, those being Shittake Cup, Rose Cup, Superstar Cup, and finally Hero Cup
- Altered color palettes for most of the track themes, while a couple remain pretty much the same as the original
- A tweaked scoring system for Grand Prix mode, awarding 9 points for 1st, 7 points for 2nd, 5 points for 3rd, 4 points for 4th,
3 points for 5th, 2 points for 6th, 1 point for 7th, and 0 points for 8th
- Tweaked item probability so the Feather item is exclusive to the battle mode along with the Boo
- 8 track themes in total, 6 new with 1 being taken from Super Circuit, including Pats Acres, Seaside Beach, Mt. Glacier, Sunset Wilds,
Davis Farm, Laboratory, Haunted Cave, and Rainbow Road

Also, to be funny, I renamed all of the characters:
Mario = Chris Pratt
Luigi = Weegee
Princess = Peaches
Yoshi = Gex
Bowser = Godzilla
DK Jr. = Ape
Koopa Troopa = Shellcreeper
Toad = AHHHHHHH

v1.0
- initial release

v1.1
- Adjusted object visibility to reduce the amount of pop in effects
- Moved a few objects to accommodate for the tweaked object visibility
- Changed Princess Peach's joke name to "Peaches"

v1.2
- Added 4 custom Battle Courses for Battle Mode
- Made one turn in Davis Farm 1 slightly easier

v1.3
- Edited and added walls to some tracks to prevent massive unintentional shortcuts
- Narrowed a bit of the track in Haunted Cave 2 in top left corner to also prevent an easy unintentional shortcut

[As of 4/26/2024]

v1.3 will likely be the final update for Aim to be a Hero, as besides graphical changes i could do, there really isn't much I can do
to improve the experience. This hack was far from perfect, this clearly was a "first attempt" looking back at it. However, I still
really enjoyed making this, despite the lack of polish. I'm just glad that I had the chance to make a rom hack I could call my own.
I will continue to make rom hacks, I'm currently in the process of making a follow up hack to this one to try and make a more polished
and fleshed out hack overall, taking what I learned from making my first hack, and using that to make better tracks, and overall a better
experience. Thank you all for wanting to try out SMK - Aim to be a Hero, it is greatly appriciated, and I hope that you'll be looking
forward to Aim to be a Hero II later down the line.

SMK: Aim to be a Hero hack was made by Joshie the Retro Yosh

Where to find me:
Twitter/X - @RetroYosh
BlueSky - @joshieretroyosh.bluesky.social
Tumblr - @joshieretroyosh

Database match: Super Mario Kart (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: 47E103D8398CF5B7CBB42B95DF3A3C270691163B
File/ROM CRC32: CD80DB86

SNES Cores

Time to Beat

Main Story 2h 13m

Main + Extras 7h 0m

Release Date

Apr 26, 2024

1 years ago

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