After 32 years, Super Mario Kart is getting a fan-made “Horizons” expansion

A new Rom Hack for Super Mario Kart greatly expands the game 32 years after it was originally released on the SNES.

Created by network attack, Super Mario Kart – AFAC It introduces eight new themed worlds, and offers 20 new tracks to race around. It also has four new battle paths, new music, improved sprites, new modes, and much more. a lot More – And the best thing is that it all works on native hardware if you own a flash cart.

“Race across new courses in all-new custom locations,” the Horizons page reads romhacks.org. “Drive along tranquil grassy plains, treacherous abandoned mines, forgotten forest ruins, encounter mountaintop sunrises and more! These beautiful themes and tracks were designed with an emphasis on aesthetics and ambiance combined with a custom soundtrack to set the right mood.”

Here’s the full list of features:

– 8 custom themes. These amazing locations are located throughout the Mushroom Kingdom and surrounding lands!
– 20 well-designed racing tracks. The tracks are designed to be as unique as possible, as well as being fully drivable for any 150cc character!
– 4 battle tracks. Enjoy friendly competition in new battle maps that take advantage of new themes and new ideas!
– Unique atmosphere. All tracks have their own color theme, meaning no track looks exactly the same!
– Brand new soundtrack. Enjoy engaging combinations of main course themes, menu themes, credits, character victory tunes, and more!
– Modified menu screens. Features a new title screen, cup selection, driver selection, results, podium sequence and credits.
– Revamped goblins. Drivers, items, obstacles and more have been updated with a more modern look.
– Unlock new content. Mirror Mode is available to unlock for all difficulties, Time Trials and Vs mode. Do you think the game is too easy? Try the unlockable hard mode to improve your experience!
– Modified mechanics. Advance to the next round with 7th place or higher! The point distribution has also been updated.
– Works on original devices.
– Additional assets available. Main artwork created to represent the hack. Enjoy an official release of the new soundtrack to listen to on the platform of your choice, view the personalized instruction booklet, or print and create a custom label for your box and cart

You can get a hacked ROM here.