Play Super Mario World Plus 3 - The New Home Hard Online

Game Overview

Super Mario World Plus 3 - The New Home Hard is the kind of romhack that makes you realize how much muscle memory you still have from the original—until it completely wrecks you with devious new level designs. The first time I played, I breezed through the opening grassy hills, thinking "Oh, this feels just like home," and then immediately got bodied by a perfectly placed piranha plant I never saw coming.

It nails that classic SMW feel—Yoshi controls the same, the music hits just right—but throws in these little curveballs. Like finding a hidden block that doesn’t just have a power-up, but some weird new item that makes you pause and go "Wait, what does THIS do?" The difficulty spikes hard after World 2, but in a way that feels earned, not cheap. You’ll curse at the screen, then immediately retry because you KNOW you can make that jump.

Best part? The secrets. They’re everywhere, but not just recycled from the original. I spent way too long trying to figure out why a random pipe looked slightly off—turns out it led to a whole mini-level with a brutal boss remix. If you’ve ever wanted to relive that first-time SMW magic but with fresh surprises, this is it. Just maybe keep a stress ball nearby for the later worlds.