In my case, it's the opposite. I prefer original content to just plain remakes. Maybe it's because the first hack I played was New Super Mario Bros. 3 and its Star Coins were exceedingly out of the way, to the point that to this day I will throw myself into a pit in NSMB hacks just to see if it's a hidden path to a Star Coin.

Then again, what stopped me from playing that particular hack was the Pipe Maze that was 1-A.

So I decided to download this and give it a spin, and I have to say, this is one of the more fun NSMB hacks I've played. I've gotten up to World 3, and I really like how the Star Coins are in easy-to-find locations, so on an average level I tend to find at least one coin, which is a lot like the vanilla NSMB. The level themes are very creative, and I'm always excited to learn what the next world holds in store for me. As for tools to patch xdelta patches, I remember getting the xdelta program with UI bundled with a couple of the hacks I downloaded before (mainly NSMB3 and NSMB Origins), so I had no problems with that.

EDIT: Ok, I've found ONE thing I don't like about this hack so far.

Ok, just completed World 5-Tower, and I'm still impressed with what I'm playing. The difficulty at times can be high, particularly when trying to get a Star Coin, but it's never unfair to the point where I give up on playing the game. On the contrary, I tend to keep at it until I've accomplished what I was trying to do.

A few things of note:
- I've noticed that after several levels, used Mushroom Houses respawn. Was that in the vanilla NSMBDS or was that something you coded in? It's not a negative, as it helps when I need power-ups to get through a difficult stage.
- I could swear that the pipe textures resemble the New Super Mario Bros. U pipes, which is a good thing!
- I played 2-A, and the worst it did was give me a headache and make it hard to see sometimes. But then again, that's kinda the point of a sandstorm, so kudos.