Mario ROM community on pins and needles after popular hacker promises their "magnum opus"

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Well-known Super Mario World ROM hacker, Stivi, has revealed that they're now working on their next project - which they're calling their "magnum opus." 

The project is still "very early" in development and hasn't got a title yet, but we do know that it will be based on one of Stivi's previous projects, Super Mario Travellers, which only got to the demo stage of development. We also know that right now, the hack is "still very early in development," and at the time of writing this is currently untitled. 

According to the developer themselves, this new ROM hack will be "my best and likely last full-fledged hack," because of this though, Stivi plans to go all out with it. Thankfully, Super Mario Travellers won't be completely cast to the side, as the new project will borrow several components from the previous game, for example, level themes, world themes, level ideas, aesthetics, and more. 

Hi there! I present to you my brand new Super Mario World ROM hack, which will feature fun and challenging levels, self-drawn graphics, and much more! Currently, it's still very early in development and untitled.Go to this link to read more about it:https://t.co/2KN08uKJwD pic.twitter.com/kXDJUZjqzxJuly 10, 2023

Stivi's next project will feature hand-drawn graphics, a brand-new soundtrack, seven distinct worlds, new enemies, clever new gameplay features, secret levels, and more.  As you can guess from a workload that large, the project isn't quite ready to play yet and its creator isn't even sure when it'll be ready to show off - however hopefully we might get some kind of trailer in the next year or so. 

Luckily for us, Stivi has shared some screenshots of their "magnum opus" as well as a gif, which you can see for yourself above. One