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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="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> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''Super Mario World'', in February, | 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 27, 2026, to version 3.71. As of September 2026, it remains the only publicly released level editor for ''Super Mario World.'' | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
Reception for | 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 | 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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Lunar Magic is a level editor created by FuSoYa for Super Mario World[1] that allows the user to edit and create custom graphics, blocks, sprites, levels, backgrounds, music, overworld maps, and full title screen and credits.[2][3][4] 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 its sequel.[5]
History
According to FuSoYa, he started the development of Lunar Magic for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario World, in February 2000,[6] 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.[7]
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 for Lunar Magic has been positive. Kotaku praised it, noting it was a "Cool level editor for Super Mario WorldTemplate:-" 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.[8] 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".[3] 1UP.com stated that "This unprecedented editor allows for easy creation of brand new levels for Super Mario World."[1] 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.[2]
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.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Super Mario World Turns 20 from". 1UP.com. http://www.1up.com/features/super-mario-world-turns-20?pager.offset=2. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Joho, Jess (2017-06-12). "Why 'Super Mario Maker' Didn’t Kill the Mario Hacking Community" (in en-US). https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-super-mario-maker-didnt-kill-the-mario-hacking-community/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Carless, Simon (2004). Gaming Hacks. O'Reilly Media. p. 270. ISBN 9780596007140. https://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&dq=%22Lunar+Magic%22++level+editor+-wikipedia&pg=PA270.
- ↑ "Lunar Magic" (in en). https://sneslab.net/wiki/Lunar_Magic.
- ↑ "What has Super Mario Maker 2 got in store for us?" (in en-us). 2019-06-05. https://www.redbull.com/us-en/super-mario-maker-pangaeapanga-interview.
- ↑ "FuSoYa's Niche - Lunar Magic SMW Editor Introduction". FuSoYa. https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/index.html. Retrieved on 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Q (2016-07-16). "Interview — FuSoYa, creator of Lunar Magic, the Super Mario World editor" (in en). https://qsnes.home.blog/2016/07/15/interview-fusoya-creator-of-lunar-magic-the-super-mario-world-editor/.
- ↑ Cory Doctorow at 3:26 am Thu, Oct 20 (19 October 2005). "Super Mario World level-editor". Boing Boing. http://boingboing.net/2005/10/20/super-mario-world-le.html. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.