I haven't posted a ROM Hack in a long time.
I wanted to keep the series going and post another N64 Rom Hack. People seem to like when I play them and of course, they are super fun! 😁 I played one today called "Scary Piano 64".
At first, I thought this game was too similar to the original game. A good ROM HAck is a unique concept. However, I quickly found that it was really fun to play as the monster piano. The map is exactly the same, but the character controls are a bit different.
You have a really high jump.
You can't do moves like double jumps and flips.
You are invincible to monsters, but you still take fall damage.
You can't take damage from monsters [unless they throw you] so this ROM Hack is really similar to a GameShark no damage cheat. The most powerful monsters are now powerless.
Ther is something really off about having a giant Piano model in the same space where Mario should be. It took me around 5 minutes to jump slam onto this wooden pole: I was convinced it was impossible until it randomly worked.
Whoever made this ROM Hack didn't change the game around much, but they did do some work changing around the test and the character animation. When you climb up a tree, Mario usually does a handstand. The piano just moves up higher. There's lots of little changes with the character like that.
There are some big mistakes with this game, like that fact that these big stone blocks can crush you and the animation after you being crushed is too long. That means if you get crushed once, you will keep getting crushed until you die.
The funny thing about this game is that you are so invincible, but the game is extremely difficult.
Not being able to do triple jumps, backflips and side jumps makes it really difficult to move quickly through the map. I found the game almost unplayable without these classic jump moves. I fell off the map a lot and had difficulties with certain early stars.
Overall I would give this game a 5/10. It's a fun concept you might play as a youtuber and put a crazy thumbnail and you rage quit while playing. It's not a very thought out Rom Hack. The playability isn't great. The map and storyline isn't changed. The maps aren't customized.
If you are on the search for the world's best ROM Hack, you can skip this one.