Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I finally found a name for the hack (might be changed but it sounds good enough to me)
Taking inspiration from Sunshine and Odyssey, each level will have a small secret area with a platforming challenge. This means each level will have 5 regular stars, a sixth one for the bonus area and a seventh one which is hidden as well. (there won't be 100 coin stars, they will give you a life instead).
Considering Secret Woods is the fifth out of seven courses, this secret area isn't that easy but I tried not to go overboard as well. The goal is to keep this as a nice casual hack, suitable for people who only played vanilla SM64.
(the area isn't entirely finished, hence the broken scrolling texture at the end)
I finally found a name for the hack (might be changed but it sounds good enough to me)
Taking inspiration from Sunshine and Odyssey, each level will have a small secret area with a platforming challenge. This means each level will have 5 regular stars, a sixth one for the bonus area and a seventh one which is hidden as well. (there won't be 100 coin stars, they will give you a life instead).
Considering Secret Woods is the fifth out of seven courses, this secret area isn't that easy but I tried not to go overboard as well. The goal is to keep this as a nice casual hack, suitable for people who only played vanilla SM64.
(the area isn't entirely finished, hence the broken scrolling texture at the end)
![Ztar Attack 3 : Dimensional Panic - Course 12 : Negative Realm - Negowsers Castle [Music]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ruEYNikgJQE/mqdefault.jpg "Ztar Attack 3 : Dimensional Panic - Course 12 : Negative Realm - Negowsers Castle [Music]
When I first listened to Pandora Palace from Deltarune, I know this would fit like a glove an anguished, yet determined villian like Negowser.
I was just unsure of the instrumentation. After a while, I finally decided to switch the harpiscord for the ol church organ, and I think its perfect now.
Negative Realm - Negowsers Castle is the twelftth (second-to-last) course in Ztar Attack 3. Although its completely optional, this level is very important plotwise and should also have some sense of story as you collect its stars.")
![Ztar Attack 0.5 : Mario Escape from the Jail in 40:45.73 [WR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sd9L5J2gXts/mqdefault.jpg "Ztar Attack 0.5 : Mario Escape from the Jail in 40:45.73 [WR]
Litteral shit run that somehow still managed to be WR because of new route. Only Twin Arenas, c1&2 managed to be good. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thegael95")
![SR2.5 Remnant of Doom - Colorful Hexagon Spacebase [boss battle, savestateless]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/taMk6OTSvqU/mqdefault.jpg "SR2.5 Remnant of Doom - Colorful Hexagon Spacebase [boss battle, savestateless]
If you are wondering, I used a savestate at the star select screen essentially to give myself infinite lives. Everything else is 100% savestateless.
This boss is not hard, but its hard to route. Eventually the music will give you a lot of determination, becuase this fight is really long ;) Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thegael95")
