VIP and Wall Mix
VIP and Wall Mix (also known as VIP and Wall and Alaska Mix, or just VIP or Mix) is a serie of hacks made by japanese communities, mainly 2channel forums and VIP News Board, plus several anons. The hacks are known for being the one of most famous japanese specimen in the hacking scene (among with Brutal Mario) during the 2000's period. There are already 5 finished released hacks, plus with a sixth one still in progress.
Overview
There are several aspects which makes this hacks unique, some of them are:
- References to japanese culture and/or memes.
- Graphical replacement of most sprites (including Mario, Peach and Bowser) to 2channel memes (*).
- Graphical replacement of some global objects (like cement blocks or doors).
- Extremely hard levels in late game (Kaizo borderline in some cases).
- Unusual, Creative or Weird gimmicks (including ASM in various levels).
- Minor relevance of "polishing" aspects (palettes, cutoffs, clashing, glitches, etc.).
- Sequels or references to some levels across all the hacks.
(*) For each hack there is an alternative version which uses all vanilla sprites.
Characters
Boon
Princess Cindelle
Yoshi
VIPPER
Koopalings
Hacks
VIP & Wall MIX 1
The first hack of the serie. It's known for being largely vanilla and for introducing the level design style of the designers, but also for being the one with less memes/references on it.
Release Date: 2006
Exits: 78
VIP & Wall MIX 2
The second hack of the serie. It's known for being, until now, the hardest hack of the bunch, but also for introducing a bit more ASM and Graphics than its predecessor.
Release Date: 2006
Exits: 103
VIP & Wall MIX 3
The third hack of the serie. This hack is considered a turning point of them, since the polishment grew considerably in this one: it was the first hack in the SMWH history to have custom music on it. It also features a new type of overworld: after defeating World 1 you can choose one of 4 worlds (Worlds 2 to 5) to continue your adventure, instead of following a linear progress (you needed to complete all of those 4 world to continue to World 6, though). The amount of custom resources were increased in this one.
Release Date: 2007
Exits: 100
VIP & Wall & Alaska MIX 4
The fourth hack of the serie. Everything seen in the first three hacks, but quadrupled: it features more ASM, more custom music and a more polished level design overall compared to their predecessors. One of the most iconic aspects of this hack is that you need to beat all of the special levels in order to reach the final levels and boss, and also for being the first one to have the VIP Coin indicator in the overworld border (right next to the level name).
Release Date: 2008
Exits: 114
VIP & Wall & Alaska MIX 5
The fifth hack of the serie. Known for being, by the vast majority of VIP fans, the best hack of the bunch. It features even more things that its predecessor: custom graphics for all overworld (including sprites and border), more ASM and custom music, and more unique gimmicks.
Release Date: 2011
Exits: 100
VIP & Wall & Alaska MIX 6
The sixth hack of the serie. Still in development, this hack continues following the quality trail seen since VIP4: ASM, custom music and unique level ideas. It's known for being the hack with the longest development time (2012 to present) without an official release, but also for featuring a wise multi-path overworld.
Release Date: Not yet.
Exits: ?