URL :
http://special.remz.ca
 
 

Welcome to RemzLab's

Trying the challenges made by teenage Acmlm 15 years ago!
 
 
NOTICE : This page is made from a copy of the old 1999-2002 Acmlm's domain. This is not the real page. For full challenges or submissions, please refer to :
http://overclocked.acmlm.org

Description

 
The "Strange Mario Bros." series of smb1, smb2, smb3 and smw hacks were made in the early days of Internet and ROM hacking by Acmlm when he was still a teenager.
Back in the days, he made a page with challenges and I'll be trying to compete against the ones he completed 15 years ago! If you enjoy live failure, this stream is for you! Hehe. Visit the original website at : http://overclocked.acmlm.org
 
Progress so far :
37.50%
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Live Stream
Strange Mario Bros. 1 - Challenge 1: the No-Death High Score Challenge
  This is a challenge common to all SMB1 and SMB3 hacks. Start a new game, and try to get as many points as possible until you lose a life, or (less likely) get past all the hacked levels. The game stops once you die, no matter how many lives are left. Warp Zones are allowed, but Retro-Warp Zones (if there are) aren't. Good luck! Submissions will be ranked by top score. You can try more than once, of course. All your submitted results (NSMs you'll submit) will be put up, with the best on top and the others below, at the appropriate ranks (at least until there are too many ranks).
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Remz ch01 (twitch)
488650
 06-16-15 0:18:48 Did not die... Game crashed in 3-4!
Acmlm
stmb1score2
339900
08-27-00
0:15:22
 I tried some more, in an attempt to beat Frank's record, and this time I got to 3-4 and fell stupidly in a pit (damn!). I did a few little interesting tricks, mostly in 1-2.
Frank Maggiore
smb112
241150
08-27-00
0:11:43
 He went through the first levels easily, scoring more points than me. "I died in 2-4 thanks to a speedy Spiney that unexpectedly slowed down."
Acmlm
stmb1score
198050
08-25-00
0:09:36
 I died in 2-4, I got through all previous levels easily enough.
 
Strange Mario Bros. 1 -  Challenge 4: 3-3 Hammer Bros
  Get through 3-3 with small Mario and avoid getting hit by the Hammer Bros. It isn't as easy as it seems, and you'll need a bit of luck to get through it.
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str1-3-3
25450
12-16-99
0:00:28
 I went through all of the level and almost didn't stop at all, I jumped through the hammer bros, getting close to die several times but still avoiding everything!
Remz ch02 (twitch) N/A 06-16-15 0:00:20 One lucky attempt out of many fails.
 
Strange Mario Bros. 1 - Challenge 5: 5-4 Hot Castle
  Get through 5-4 with small Mario, don't take the top shortcut, and beat Bowser to the axe without getting hit once. 5-4 can be really hard, with all those cannon bullets and fire balls coming up all the time, as well as the omnipresent danger of falling into lava.
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str1-5-4
3600
12-04-99
0:00:59
 I avoided all the fire balls, avoided some bullets and jumping on others, and made sure I wouldn't fall into lava. This wasn't easy to do ...
Remz ch03 (twitch) N/A 06-16-15 0:00:29 Got it in few try :)
 
Strange Mario Bros. 1 - Challenge 6: 6-2 No Pipe
  6-2 is a pipe maze level, where you normally have to enter several pipes to get through the level. However, there is another way to get through the level, without going into any pipe, but also harder to do. Just beat 6-2 this way with small Mario!
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str1-6-2
20400
12-04-99
0:00:57
 You'll see me do precise and fast jumps on those 11 blocks to go past that level.
Remz ch04 (twitch) N/A 06-16-15 0:00:50 Got it first try!
 
Strange Mario Bros. 1 - Challenge 7: 7-1 1UPs
  Right at the start of 7-1, there are flying cheep-cheeps, and a green Koopa. Use the Koopa shell to make it bounce on the two cannons and hit some flying cheep-cheeps that come up, and try to get 1UPs! It isn't so easy, because you'll have to dodge quite a lot of flying cheep-cheeps and cannon bullets by the time you start getting 1UPs. Just try to get as many as possible!
Player
NSM
1UPs
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str1-7-1
6
12-21-99
0:02:17

There, I got the Koopa shell to hit enough cheep-cheeps and get a few 1UPs, until after a while where I fell and got hit by the shell while I was trying to avoid a flying cheep-cheep.
Remz ch05 (twitch) 10 06-16-15 0:02:46 I got 10 until time runs out.
 
Strange Mario Bros. 1 - Challenge 8: 8-1 Long and Hard Level
  8-1 is the longest, and probably also the hardest, of all the levels in Strange Mario Bros. Try getting through all of it with small Mario, and without entering the pipe!
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str1-8-1
15350
12-19-99
0:01:52
 This one was long and hard, I came close several times to get hit by a cheep-cheep, and I also had to make sure I wouldn't run out of time ...
Remz ch06 (twitch) N/A 06-17-15 0:01:41 That was the hardest smb1 challenge I did so far.
 
Strange Mario Bros. 2 - Challenge 1: the Fastest Completion Challenge
  This is a challenge common to most hacks, but mostly for the complete ones. In this one, try getting past all levels as fast as possible. You can lose as many lives as you want (just don't get Game Over), but not take Warp Zones. No need for a chronometer, I can calculate the exact length of the NSM by looking at its file size. Start the NSM recording right before starting the game, and stop it right after finishing. Good luck! Submissions will be ranked by top time. You can try more than once, of course. All your submitted results will be put up, with the best on top and the others below, at the appropriate ranks (at least until there are too many ranks).
Player
NSM
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
stmb2time
08-25-00
0:19:13
 I got it on my third try. I died 11 times, mostly in 1-3 and 2-3. I went through 1-1 and 1-2 pretty fast, and didn't take the time to get most of the power mushrooms.
Remz        
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 3: World 1 No Deaths
  Get through all of World 1 without dying once. If you're good enough, it shouldn't be very hard, but you can always try to beat it as fast as possible!
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3w1nd
123120
01-15-00
0:08:12
 I went through all levels in World 1, without much trouble. It was the first time I got through it without dying.
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 4: World 2 No Deaths
  Same thing, but with World 2 this time. It's also a lot harder because there are more levels and they are harder than in World 1. I know it's still possible because I once got it! Good luck.
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3w2nd
133180
01-21-00
0:17:20
 It was much harder than World 1, and I came VERY close to die right at the end (ship boss room, after hitting the boss two times). With some bad luck, I'd have missed it ... This NSM makes World 2 seem easier than it really is!
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 5: 1-5 Coin Heaven
  Go to the 1-5 Coin Heaven with small Mario, and try to get as many coins as possible! There are hundreds of them to get, and getting them all is nearly impossible. Just get as many as you are able to get. No need to count the coins you get, I have a way to know the exact number easily so I can rank the submissions.
Player
NSM
Coins
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3-1-5
410
01-21-00
0:03:20
 I tried getting as many coins as I could in that coin heaven, and make sure I wouldn't get hit by the hammer brother. I went on until I couldn't get more coins (there wasn't much time left either).
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 6: 3-5 No Platform
  Get through 3-5 with small Mario, without using the moving platform. You'll have to avoid more enemies, and jump over a few big pits. And of course, don't get hit!
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
WhooHooD'oh
whd-str3-3-5
14450
01-20-00
0:00:58
 The one that made that challenge, he got it first. He's doing a good job avoiding the enemies.
Acmlm
str3-3-5
14250
01-21-00
0:00:59
 The day after, I decided to try it myself, and I got it too after a while. At some parts I was going fast and had to wait for the autoscrolling, while at other parts I was at the left of the screen. I also came a bit close to die at one place.
Mr. W
astr3-5
14700
01-22-00
0:01:03
 One more day after, Mr. W did it too, in a way similar to mine. It was one of his first times beating the level, so he got it pretty well!
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 7: 4-1
  Get through 4-1 with small Mario. Avoid all the cheep-cheeps and don't fall in the pits! Although some parts of the level are easy, a few others can be really hard, so beware.
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3-4-1
12100
02-25-00
0:01:21
 This NSM makes the level seems easier than it really is, although I did get close to die at a few times. I went through the hardest parts without much trouble though.
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 8: 4-2 Giant Level
  Get through 4-2 with small Mario, once again. Not as hard as 4-1 but still not easy.
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3-4-2
14200
02-25-00
0:01:06
 I went through that giant level pretty well, and did a good job getting past all the cannons near the end.
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 9: 4-5 Cheep-Cheeps
  Get through 4-5 with small Mario. You'll have to avoid getting hit by a lot of cheep-cheeps, as well as avoiding many other dangers, while following the autoscrolling!
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3-4-5
15100
02-25-00
0:00:46
 Here I pretty much always had to keep an eye on those flying Cheep-cheeps, as well as many other dangers, and it did it well.
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 10: 4-6 Water & Hammer Bros.
  Get through 4-6 with small Mario, without using the shortcut pipe. Avoid the cheep-cheeps in water, as well as the Hammer Bros. at the beginning and the end of the level!
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3-4-6
12500
02-25-00
0:01:05
 I didn't have much trouble going past the water part, but the hammer brothers didn't give up so easily. I had to wait for them to run away below the ground ...
Remz          
 
Strange Mario Bros. 3 - Challenge 11: 4-Ship Cannons!
  Get through World 4 Ship with small Mario and don't get hit. It's much harder than it seems ... as there are a LOT of cannons in the second part of the ship, and you'll need a lot of skill to avoid all the bullets as well as the bob-ombs and flying cheep-cheeps! The ship boss isn't so easy to beat either.
Player
NSM
Score
Date
Length
Description
Acmlm
str3-4-s
9400
02-25-00
0:02:22
 Oh wow, if you like to see Mario go through a lot of dangers and come out without getting hit once, you'll see it in this NSM. I'm like avoiding dozens of cannon balls, bob-ombs, and flying cheep-cheeps! The battle in the boss room wasn't easy and short either, I had to be prudent so I wouldn't get hit and die.
Remz          
 
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