October Ordeal is a challenging SWM mod hack that offers players a spooky and atmospheric experience. The game transforms the familiar Mushroom Kingdom into a Halloween-themed adventure filled with eerie levels and unique obstacles. The hack features a variety of custom graphics and music that create a haunting ambiance throughout the game. Players will navigate through ghostly mansions, pumpkin-filled fields, and dark forests as they progress through the each levels. Each stage is meticulously designed to test players’ platforming skills while maintaining the Halloween theme. The difficulty curve is notably steeper than the original SMW, with precise jumps and timing required to overcome the various challenges. Credits: SF – The Dark Warrior (me) – Project creator and lead, various misc. graphics. icegoom, Moltz – Base SMW Redrawn Graphics Hack. Moltz – 3/4ths Beach Koopa Slides, new Blue Beach Koopa. me, chaoxys, rixithechao, et. al – 3/4ths Redrawn Mario Bros. Player GFX. Kixune – Majority of the tileset and BG work seen in the hack. Skewer – Demo submap, Perplexing Pipeline, Ghost Cave levels, Underground BG. Eminus – Jack-o-Chucks, Swamp Monster. Neweegee – Venus Pumpkin Traps. Magiluigi – Boo graphics. Mystical Greninja – Jack-o-Goomba sonicexe935 – Hellhound GFX. Tamaki – Odallus: The Dark Call – The Dark Forest Area 1 Music port. Masterlink – Duke Nukem 3D – Gotham Music port, Doom – Sign of Evil Music port, Michael Jackson’s Thriller Music port JX – Demons of Asteborg – Village Music port. Milkymooer – Castlevania: The Adventure – Darkness BigPotato, sonicexe935, SonicZetrex, Maciej – Cutscene panel graphics. Deeke – Titlescreen, Cutscene mugshots.