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Breaking from the Norm (gimmicks and design)

(staff do what you want with this) In this thread, discuss what we shall do to break from the norm of mario and hacks in general. How are we going to differentiate this hack from the hundreds of hacks here, both good and not so. How will the story avoid cliches, even if it ends up being a "save the princess" storyline? How will the OW stick out among some of the other hacks? What gimmicks will you use to differentiate this from normal mario games? From other hacks? How will the story avoid cliches, even if it ends up being a "save the princess" storyline?
Another point of this thread is to suggest some gimmick ideas, and see what the general consensus says about whether it'd make the game feel fresh and inventive, or just plain annoying and/or tedious.
I've realized this was outdated.
As a cliche we could use:
Sorry Mario but your Princess/the Main generator is in another Castle.
Or:
Hey thank you to rescue me out of the egg AGAIN.
Luigi is Scared...You cant play Luigi in a Ghost House
Originally posted by Rockythetigre

Luigi is Scared...You cant play Luigi in a Ghost House

Beautiful.
Message of the week: I'm going to be inactive, except for the Third Earth story posts. So I'll be on here once a week.

World's saga is on the fourth chapter.
Game progress is still on chapter one.
Character progress: 11 of 18.
Bug fixing: Initiated.
Originally posted by Rockythetigre

Luigi is Scared...You cant play Luigi in a Ghost House


or we can make something like this: bowser knows if he captures Princess peach mario will rescue her, so he captures PP, and also mario, and luigi has to recue both of them

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It's been done.
Originally posted by 10204307
It's been done.


yes? where? i know super princes peach , but not super luigi...

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Originally posted by linkunarre
Originally posted by 10204307
It's been done.


yes? where? i know super princes peach , but not super luigi...


There are a lot of hacks featuring Luigi on this site.
Feel free to visit my website/blog - it's updated rarely, but it looks pretty cool!
Like Panic in the Mushroom Kingdom:)
d'oh!

and if is kooper who saves mario , luigi and peach , those three kidnapped by bowser?

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Kooper?...Ah...Kooper from Paper Mario^^...Good idea....
I think just switching the character wouldn't really be that much of a breakthrough. Plus I can't imagine anyone but Mario as the main character of this game.
Feel free to visit my website/blog - it's updated rarely, but it looks pretty cool!
Yes...why Mario should be changed? Mario was in ASMWP I and He can be in II...Maybe we can make a 4 Player Game like SMB2
hmmm... what about this:

i think this was suggested , the cacke was poisoned by who? a bowser's cousin/familyar or bowsy. and mario has to go searching for the antidot

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Here's an idea.

If you really want to break from the norm, make ASMWCP II a deconstruction of SMW hacks.
Make the Mushroom Kingdom realistic in order to show how terrible such a world would really be. The princess constantly kidnapped and Bowser taking over would be played for drama, for example.

I have an idea but I leave it to you to decide whether it is good or useful or whatever, a ridable DK.

I think a ridable Yoshi is getting a little too cliché, but DK on the other hand has never really been thought of as an animal buddy before (heck he even has animal buddies of his own) and his skills (climbing on vines, breaking tough walls) would mean that DK will an useful asset in most levels,

What do you guys think, it would certainly break the norm #w{=)}
Originally posted by vinnyboiler
I have an idea but I leave it to you to decide whether it is good or useful or whatever, a ridable DK.

I think a ridable Yoshi is getting a little too cliché, but DK on the other hand has never really been thought of as an animal buddy before (heck he even has animal buddies of his own) and his skills (climbing on vines, breaking tough walls) would mean that DK will an useful asset in most levels,

What do you guys think, it would certainly break the norm #w{=)}



O_O i really like this idea, is the best "thing" to put else of yoshi XD

E: not always hate them together

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I had an idea a few weeks ago, and I'm not sure if anyone thought of this, but what if someone made a patch for SMWCP2 that does the following: When Mario gets hit by an enemy, and the death routine starts, the game loads a specific ExGFX file, and Mario goes through some frames and then dies. So When Mario gets killed, you could have spinn around and fall to the ground, (like Paper Mario). Who likes that idea?

EDIT: if this is made, I think it should be released.
My Hack
A Super Mario Adventure: The Adventure of Five
Status: Normal

Here is version 3 of my first music port
Link

Currently: Making my SMWCPII level

An SMW Central Production II level:
131 - Factory Castle
Originally posted by Krazystar
I had an idea a few weeks ago, and I'm not sure if anyone thought of this, but what if someone made a patch for SMWCP2 that does the following: When Mario gets hit by an enemy, and the death routine starts, the game loads a specific ExGFX file, and Mario goes through some frames and then dies. So When Mario gets killed, you could have spinn around and fall to the ground, (like Paper Mario). Who likes that idea?



good idea

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Originally posted by RPG Hacker
Don't Mario and DK hate each other?


I thought it was Cranky. #w{=P}

And even if they hate each other, how many times have people seen two heroes with this type of bond team up before. As long as it's for the greater good, their will always be a strong chance that DK and Mario would be teaming up #w{=D}