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The '''Green Demon Challenge''' is a somewhat popular [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' that revolves around the [[Extra Lives|1-Up Mushroom]]. The aim of the challenge is to collect all 8 Red Coins in some of the game's particular worlds while avoiding a 1-up Mushroom that homes in on you (the titular "Green Demon"). In normal gameplay, there are only four worlds where that particular 1-up can be spawned. The challenge is derived from the fact that the 1-up Mushroom in question is decently fast and can travel freely, testing the player's movement and knowledge of the stage as it requires complex and creative maneuvers in order to keep it away. |
The '''Green Demon Challenge''' is a somewhat popular [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' that revolves around the [[Extra Lives|1-Up Mushroom]]. The aim of the challenge is to collect all 8 Red Coins in some of the game's particular worlds while avoiding a 1-up Mushroom that homes in on you (the titular "Green Demon"). In normal gameplay, there are only four worlds where that particular 1-up can be spawned. The challenge is derived from the fact that the 1-up Mushroom in question is decently fast and can travel freely, testing the player's movement and knowledge of the stage as it requires complex and creative maneuvers in order to keep it away. |
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The challenge |
The challenge was rather popular in Japan for years after the game's release; said popularity spiked after the [[Game Grumps]] posted videos showcasing their attempt at it. Before long, it became the subject of its own [[ROM Hack]], most notably played by YouTuber SimpleFlips. The hack mostly resembles the base version of ''Super Mario 64'' with two critical differences: |
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#A homing 1-up now spawns in every world, and appears soon after Mario enters the stage. |
#A homing 1-up now spawns in every world, and appears soon after Mario enters the stage. |
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#[[One-Hit Kill|Both it and every other 1-up |
#[[One-Hit Kill|Both it and every other 1-up now reduces Mario's health to 0 if he touches it.]] |
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The ROM hack can be found here.<!--Link pending the status of the rest of this article.--> |
The ROM hack can be found here.<!--Link pending the status of the rest of this article.--> |
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{{tropelist|Tropes demonstrated by the Green Demon Challenge |
{{tropelist|Tropes demonstrated by the Green Demon Challenge include:}} |
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*[[Ascended Fanon]]: The Zombie Shrooms in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes demonstrated by the Green Demon Challenge ROM hack include:}} |
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*[[Kaizo Trap]]: The mushroom can still catch Mario during his star-collecting animation. Downplayed in that things proceed as normal, and Mario will only actually lose a life after the player chooses to continue the game. |
*[[Kaizo Trap]]: The mushroom can still catch Mario during his star-collecting animation. Downplayed in that things proceed as normal, and Mario will only actually lose a life after the player chooses to continue the game. |
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*[[Meaningless Lives]]: The most recent versions of the ROM hack adds infinite lives. |
*[[Meaningless Lives]]: The most recent versions of the ROM hack adds infinite lives. |
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*[[ROM Hack]]: The challenge gained enough notoriety to spawn one. |
*[[ROM Hack]]: The challenge gained enough notoriety to spawn one. |
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*[[Super-Persistent Predator]]: The 1-Up Mushroom can and often will clip through the walls of the stage to reach Mario. |
*[[Super-Persistent Predator]]: The 1-Up Mushroom can and often will clip through the walls of the stage to reach Mario. |
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Revision as of 11:12, 12 October 2019
The Green Demon Challenge is a somewhat popular Self-Imposed Challenge for Super Mario 64 that revolves around the 1-Up Mushroom. The aim of the challenge is to collect all 8 Red Coins in some of the game's particular worlds while avoiding a 1-up Mushroom that homes in on you (the titular "Green Demon"). In normal gameplay, there are only four worlds where that particular 1-up can be spawned. The challenge is derived from the fact that the 1-up Mushroom in question is decently fast and can travel freely, testing the player's movement and knowledge of the stage as it requires complex and creative maneuvers in order to keep it away.
The challenge was rather popular in Japan for years after the game's release; said popularity spiked after the Game Grumps posted videos showcasing their attempt at it. Before long, it became the subject of its own ROM Hack, most notably played by YouTuber SimpleFlips. The hack mostly resembles the base version of Super Mario 64 with two critical differences:
- A homing 1-up now spawns in every world, and appears soon after Mario enters the stage.
- Both it and every other 1-up now reduces Mario's health to 0 if he touches it.
The ROM hack can be found here.
Tropes demonstrated by the Green Demon Challenge include:
- Ascended Fanon: The Zombie Shrooms in Super Mario Maker 2
- Names To Run Away From Really Fast: The titular Green Demon, in a literal sense.
Tropes demonstrated by the Green Demon Challenge ROM hack include:
- Kaizo Trap: The mushroom can still catch Mario during his star-collecting animation. Downplayed in that things proceed as normal, and Mario will only actually lose a life after the player chooses to continue the game.
- Meaningless Lives: The most recent versions of the ROM hack adds infinite lives.
- One-Hit Kill/Poison Mushroom: All 1-Up Mushrooms become literal poison mushrooms that are lethal on contact.
- ROM Hack: The challenge gained enough notoriety to spawn one.
- Super-Persistent Predator: The 1-Up Mushroom can and often will clip through the walls of the stage to reach Mario.