UPDATE: VERSION 1.1

- fixed pipe to nowhere bug on World 3 map

UPDATE: VERSION 1.2

- fixed occasional lag problem in 7-5
- changed block placement in 7-8
- minor cosmetic changes in two other places

UPDATE: VERSION 1.3

- fixed pipe at the end of a world 5 level that shouldn't be 
  accessable

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First of all, thanks for downloading my hack The Rainbow Realms
and giving it a try. SMB3 has been my favourite game since
childhood, so to finally release my own set of levels is a
surreal and exciting experience for me. A lot of time and love
has gone into the production of the hack and I hope you enjoy
it!

The primary purpose of this hack was to emulate the design
style of the original game (with a colourful infusion of 
newly themed worlds) The first half of the game won't be
too much more difficult than the original SMB3. Based on 
feedback, there are some difficult puzzles later in the game, 
but good players should find the game beatable without 
savestates and I'm hopeful there isn't anything deemed
unfair or too much.

Overworld hammer bros have been removed, as has the king's
speech and the anchors away scene, mostly because I always 
deemed them a waste of time. On a related note, there are also 
fewer autoscrolling levels compared to the original game, and 
not all worlds end with an airship -- you'll see;)

There are also three whistles hidden within the first three
worlds, so see if you can find them!

And finally, onto some thank you's. This hack wouldn't have been
possible without the following people and utilities:

- Hukka's SMB3 Workshop
- Beneficii's SMB3 Map Editor
- Dcahrakos' SMB3 Text Editor
- never-obsolete's SMB3 Title Screen Editor
- HxD -- my prefered hex editor
- Mari42 -- help with custom autoscrolling and useful advice
- QuickCurly -- helpful advice and locating certain ROM offsets

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the hack. If you have any questions,
comments or find any bugs/glitches feel free to email me at
theblackcatcantfly@gmail.com 

Good luck!