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	According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>		According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>

	New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on September 24, 2026, to version 3.70. As of September 2026, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''		New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on September 27, 2026, to version 3.71. As of September 2026, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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	According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>		According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>

	New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on ~~December 25~~, ~~2025~~, to version 3.63. As of ~~December 2025~~, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''		New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on September 24, 2026, to version 3.70. As of September 2026, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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	==Reception==		==Reception==
	Reception for Lunar Magic has been positive. ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised it, noting it was a "Cool level editor for ''Super Mario World''{{-"}} and stated "Lunar Magic is sure to revive the seemingly, never-flagging love for the ultimate side-scroller." ''[[Boing Boing]]'' thanked the editor's creator for making it.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Cory Doctorow at 3:26 am Thu, Oct 20 \|url=http://boingboing.net/2005/10/20/super-mario-world-le.html \|title=Super Mario World level-editor \|publisher=Boing Boing \|date= 19 October 2005\|accessdate=2013-02-10}}</ref> [[Simon Carless]]' 2005 book ''Gaming Hacks'' by [[O'Reilly Media]] describes it as "One of the most spectacular, fully formed level editor hacks of all time".<ref name="O'reilly">{{cite book\|title=Gaming Hacks\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|author=Carless, Simon\|year=2004\|authorlink=Simon Carless\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&dq=%22Lunar+Magic%22++level+editor+-wikipedia&pg=PA270\|page=270\|isbn=9780596007140}}</ref> ''[[1UP.com]]'' stated that "This unprecedented editor allows for easy creation of brand new levels for Super Mario World."<ref name="turns20"/> [[Vice (magazine)\|Vice]] noted that Lunar Magic has continued to stay relevant even after the release of the official editor Super Mario Maker, citing better customizability as the main reason.<ref name=":0" />		Reception for Lunar Magic has been positive. ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised it, noting it was a "Cool level editor for ''Super Mario World''{{-"}} and stated "Lunar Magic is sure to revive the seemingly, never-flagging love for the ultimate side-scroller." ''[[Boing Boing]]'' thanked the editor's creator for making it.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Cory Doctorow at 3:26 am Thu, Oct 20 \|url=http://boingboing.net/2005/10/20/super-mario-world-le.html \|title=Super Mario World level-editor \|publisher=Boing Boing \|date= 19 October 2005\|accessdate=2013-02-10}}</ref> Simon Carless' 2005 book ''Gaming Hacks'' by [[O'Reilly Media]] describes it as "One of the most spectacular, fully formed level editor hacks of all time".<ref name="O'reilly">{{cite book\|title=Gaming Hacks\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|author=Carless, Simon\|year=2004\|authorlink=Simon Carless\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&dq=%22Lunar+Magic%22++level+editor+-wikipedia&pg=PA270\|page=270\|isbn=9780596007140}}</ref> ''[[1UP.com]]'' stated that "This unprecedented editor allows for easy creation of brand new levels for Super Mario World."<ref name="turns20"/> [[Vice (magazine)\|Vice]] noted that Lunar Magic has continued to stay relevant even after the release of the official editor Super Mario Maker, citing better customizability as the main reason.<ref name=":0" />

	The website Super Mario World Central, or SMW Central, was created in 2006 and is mostly dedicated to showing off ROM hacks made using Lunar Magic.<ref name=":0" />		The website Super Mario World Central, or SMW Central, was created in 2006 and is mostly dedicated to showing off ROM hacks made using Lunar Magic.<ref name=":0" />

wikipedia>Wikiman21387: Lunar Magic version 3.63 released on 12/25/2025

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Lunar Magic version 3.63 released on 12/25/2025

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	According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>		According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>

	New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on ~~November 11~~, 2025, to version 3.62. As of ~~November~~ 2025, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''		New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on December 25, 2025, to version 3.63. As of December 2025, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''

	==Reception==		==Reception==

wikipedia>Gabldotink: de-italicized "Lunar Magic"; it's software, not a game

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	'''''Lunar Magic''''' is a [[level editor]] created by FuSoYa for ''[[Super Mario World]]''<ref name="turns20">{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/super-mario-world-turns-20?pager.offset=2 \|title=Super Mario World Turns 20 from \|publisher=1UP.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-02-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722053306/http://www.1up.com/features/super-mario-world-turns-20?pager.offset=2 \|archive-date=2015-07-22 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> that allows the user to edit and create custom graphics, blocks, sprites, levels, backgrounds, music, [[overworld\|overworld maps]], and full title screen and credits.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Joho \|first=Jess \|date=2017-06-12 \|title=Why 'Super Mario Maker' Didn’t Kill the Mario Hacking Community \|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-super-mario-maker-didnt-kill-the-mario-hacking-community/ \|access-date=2025-06-11 \|website=VICE \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="O'reilly" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lunar Magic \|url=https://sneslab.net/wiki/Lunar_Magic \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=SnesLab \|language=en}}</ref> The program is distributed as freeware and runs on [[Microsoft Windows]].		'''Lunar Magic''' is a [[level editor]] created by FuSoYa for ''[[Super Mario World]]''<ref name="turns20">{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/super-mario-world-turns-20?pager.offset=2 \|title=Super Mario World Turns 20 from \|publisher=1UP.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-02-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722053306/http://www.1up.com/features/super-mario-world-turns-20?pager.offset=2 \|archive-date=2015-07-22 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> that allows the user to edit and create custom graphics, blocks, sprites, levels, backgrounds, music, [[overworld\|overworld maps]], and full title screen and credits.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Joho \|first=Jess \|date=2017-06-12 \|title=Why 'Super Mario Maker' Didn’t Kill the Mario Hacking Community \|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-super-mario-maker-didnt-kill-the-mario-hacking-community/ \|access-date=2025-06-11 \|website=VICE \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="O'reilly" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lunar Magic \|url=https://sneslab.net/wiki/Lunar_Magic \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=SnesLab \|language=en}}</ref> The program is distributed as freeware and runs on [[Microsoft Windows]].

	''Lunar Magic'' has been used to create various custom levels, particularly [[kaizo]] levels. It inspired various creators, such as [[PangaeaPanga]], who later used his mapping skills to create levels in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker 2\|its sequel]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-06-05 \|title=What has Super Mario Maker 2 got in store for us? \|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/super-mario-maker-pangaeapanga-interview \|access-date=2025-06-11 \|website=Red Bull \|language=en-us}}</ref>		Lunar Magic has been used to create various custom levels, particularly [[kaizo]] levels. It inspired various creators, such as [[PangaeaPanga]], who later used his mapping skills to create levels in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker 2\|its sequel]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-06-05 \|title=What has Super Mario Maker 2 got in store for us? \|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/super-mario-maker-pangaeapanga-interview \|access-date=2025-06-11 \|website=Red Bull \|language=en-us}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	According to FuSoYa, he started the development of ''Lunar Magic'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>		According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>

	New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on November 11, 2025, to version 3.62. As of November 2025, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''		New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on November 11, 2025, to version 3.62. As of November 2025, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	Reception for ''Lunar Magic'' has been positive. ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised it, noting it was a "Cool level editor for Super Mario World" and stated "''Lunar Magic'' is sure to revive the seemingly, never-flagging love for the ultimate side-scroller." ''[[Boing Boing]]'' thanked the editor's creator for making it.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Cory Doctorow at 3:26 am Thu, Oct 20 \|url=http://boingboing.net/2005/10/20/super-mario-world-le.html \|title=Super Mario World level-editor \|publisher=Boing Boing \|date= 19 October 2005\|accessdate=2013-02-10}}</ref> [[Simon Carless]]' 2005 book ''Gaming Hacks'' by [[O'Reilly Media]] describes it as "One of the most spectacular, fully formed level editor hacks of all time".<ref name="O'reilly">{{cite book\|title=Gaming Hacks\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|author=Carless, Simon\|year=2004\|authorlink=Simon Carless\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&dq=%22Lunar+Magic%22++level+editor+-wikipedia&pg=PA270\|page=270\|isbn=9780596007140}}</ref> ''[[1UP.com]]'' stated that "This unprecedented editor allows for easy creation of brand new levels for Super Mario World."<ref name="turns20"/> [[Vice (magazine)\|Vice]] noted that ''Lunar Magic'' has continued to stay relevant even after the release of the official editor Super Mario Maker, citing better customizability as the main reason.<ref name=":0" />		Reception for Lunar Magic has been positive. ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised it, noting it was a "Cool level editor for ''Super Mario World''{{-"}} and stated "Lunar Magic is sure to revive the seemingly, never-flagging love for the ultimate side-scroller." ''[[Boing Boing]]'' thanked the editor's creator for making it.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Cory Doctorow at 3:26 am Thu, Oct 20 \|url=http://boingboing.net/2005/10/20/super-mario-world-le.html \|title=Super Mario World level-editor \|publisher=Boing Boing \|date= 19 October 2005\|accessdate=2013-02-10}}</ref> [[Simon Carless]]' 2005 book ''Gaming Hacks'' by [[O'Reilly Media]] describes it as "One of the most spectacular, fully formed level editor hacks of all time".<ref name="O'reilly">{{cite book\|title=Gaming Hacks\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|author=Carless, Simon\|year=2004\|authorlink=Simon Carless\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&dq=%22Lunar+Magic%22++level+editor+-wikipedia&pg=PA270\|page=270\|isbn=9780596007140}}</ref> ''[[1UP.com]]'' stated that "This unprecedented editor allows for easy creation of brand new levels for Super Mario World."<ref name="turns20"/> [[Vice (magazine)\|Vice]] noted that Lunar Magic has continued to stay relevant even after the release of the official editor Super Mario Maker, citing better customizability as the main reason.<ref name=":0" />

	The website Super Mario World Central, or SMW Central, was created in 2006 and is mostly dedicated to showing off ROM hacks made using ''Lunar Magic''.<ref name=":0" />		The website Super Mario World Central, or SMW Central, was created in 2006 and is mostly dedicated to showing off ROM hacks made using Lunar Magic.<ref name=":0" />

	==See also==		==See also==

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	According to FuSoYa, he started the development of ''Lunar Magic'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>		According to FuSoYa, he started the development of ''Lunar Magic'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|title=FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction \|url=https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|website=fusoya.eludevisibility.org \|publisher=FuSoYa}}</ref> with the first public release coming on September 24, 2000. FuSoYa, who coded the editor and reverse engineered the base game as a solo developer, also created ''Super Demo World'' as a way to showcase what the new editor was capable of creating.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Q \|date=2016-07-16 \|title=Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor \|url=https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/ \|access-date=2023-01-05 \|website=Q's Gaming Corner \|language=en}}</ref>

	New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on ~~October 4~~, 2025, to version 3.61. As of ~~October~~ 2025, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''		New releases with improvements have regularly come over the years, with the most recent update coming on November 11, 2025, to version 3.62. As of November 2025, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.''

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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