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* A fantastic series of ''Super Mario World'' [[Game Mod|ROM hacks]], where Mario explores the eponymous dimension. [http://www.fpi-productions.de/sr1.htm The first game] is admitingly the weakest in the series, with a serious case of [[Platform Hell]] towards the end of the game. Its only strong point is the excellent level design. FPI later released an [http://www.fpi-productions.de/sr1a.htm SNES version] that tones down the [[Platform Hell]], but it wasn't until a few years later when FPI released ''[http://www.fpi-productions.de/tsrpr.htm The Second Reality Project Reloaded]'', which drops the Princess Peach kidnapping plot thread in order to flesh out the overlying storyline of Bowser's discovery of the Second Reality. It also updates the graphics to a much higher standard and adds a new soundtrack, a new secret world known as Thirdspace, and a new ending, complete with a [[Sequel Hook]] if you have [[Hundred-Percent Completion]]. Then there's the sequel, ''[http://www.fpi-productions.de/sr2.htm Zycloboo's Challenge]'' which was developed between the original and the remake and thus doesn't have the same level of graphical excellence as ''Reloaded'', but it's still a good game. The upcoming third hack, ''[http://www.fpi-productions.de/tsrp3.htm The Fellowship of the Switch]'', appears to be turning up the [[Sequel Escalation]] with all parties of the ''TSRP'' series getting involved, although the storyline isn't properly revealed yet. For something supplementary, try ''[http://www.fpi-productions.de/chaos.htm Chaos CompleXX]'', which is basically Thirdspace from ''TSRPR'' infused with [[Stylistic Suck]].

* ''Synopsis'': [[Follow the Leader|Inspired by the above series]], the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom decide to finish off the koopas once and for all after tragedy strikes. This series has more humor in it, as well as ridiculously over-the-top violence.

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* ''Synopsis'': A parody of the above flash series.

* ''Comments:'' The story is a deconstruction of the [[Overshadowed by Awesome|Overshadowed]], Woobie, and [[The Unfavorite]] younger brother. It paints an interesting picture of how a overshadowed character would react to the fanbase of the series. Mario came first and Luigi was painted as a coward, so no one in the Mushroom Kingdom respected him or treated him like the hero he was. After all, Mario was the older and the more daring twin. The sci-fi and magical elements add a unique flavor to the series. In this universe Luigi was so angered by his [[Aloof Big Brother]] and the lack of respect he received that he trained to earn it, but then he disappeared and he returned evil. It has an interesting subversion of [[Cain and Abel]] and [[The Evil Prince]] in that Luigi is the younger brother and that he became an evil king when he started off as a good commoner respectively. Unfortunately, the series has been on a two year+ hiatus.