by Aurum (last updated 27th Feb 2024)

Neo Mario Galaxy is an unofficial modification of Super Mario Galaxy 2. This hack can be played legally on any homebrew-enabled Wii or Wii U console. No backup images or hardware modifications are required. As of December 2023, Neo Mario Galaxy has been downloaded over 25,000 times!

Features

2023 Trailer

  • Supports all major game versions.
  • 8 new galaxies featuring 42 Power Stars!
  • The return of the Ice Flower and Flying Star!
  • New collectable items!
  • Choose between Normal and Daredevil mode.
  • Custom and remixed music.

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Credits

Downloads & Setup

Download Neo Mario Galaxy
Download Dolphin HD textures

In order to play Neo Mario Galaxy on real hardware, you need a Wii or Wii U console, a Super Mario Galaxy 2 game disk, an SD card, and the Homebrew Channel with Riivolution v1.06 installed on your console.

  1. Unpack the ZIP file's content to the root of your SD card.
  2. Insert both the SD card and SMG2 game disk into your console.
  3. Boot up the system and launch Riivolution.
  4. Set Game to Enabled and hit Launch.
  5. Have fun!

If you want to play the game on newer Dolphin versions, extract the files somewhere, right-click Super Mario Galaxy 2 in Dolphin, and select Start with Riivolution Patches. From here, simply select the folder that contains the extracted nmg and riivolution folders and enable the patch. There's also an HD texture pack for this mod. You can combine this with the Super Mario Galaxy 2 HD texture pack for the full experience.