
To apply a patch, download Floating IPS ( Flips), then run the program. Romhacks of Super Mario World are saved, shared, and downloaded as patch files. You must acquire a ROM by purchasing Super Mario World and creating a backup file yourself. It is illegal to host or distribute ROMs of games online, and it is illegal to download the ROM of a game you do not legally own. In order to play any romhack, you must legally own a cartridge of Super Mario World and create a backup file of the ROM of that cartridge.

While simply playing the original game will build familiarity and experience, GlitchCat7 recommends the following drills when playing vanilla Super Mario World in order to build Kaizo-specific skills: A strong familiarity of the mechanics and interactions between and in vanilla SMW is highly recommended before attempting to play Kaizo romhacks, regardless of hack difficulty, in order to better understand the movement the game is asking you to perform.


Regardless of hack, all Kaizo SMW hacks build on the foundation of physics and design of the original (vanilla) Super Mario World game. The gratification of beating, and then mastering, a Kaizo hack only comes from the effort and practice necessary to do so. The games are designed to be brutally difficult, with multiple obstacles and setups that are intended to punish assumptions and deliberately mislead the player. Additionally, many people are introduced to hacks by speedrunners and playthroughs on YouTube and Twitch, which masks the intense practice and repetition needed to create that content.Įveryone that plays Kaizo, including you, will fail, and fail repeatedly. For the vast majority of players, Kaizo hacks represent the highest difficulty level of platforming they will ever play. Before playing hacks, it is important to understand the mindset and mentality necessary to play Kaizo hacks.
