I posted this once long ago, but for some reason I am not allowed to search for old posts of mine so I will ask it again.
Has anyone around here thought of making a Super Mario Bros. Classic?
SMB Classic
It's here. You had to go back about 6 or 7 pages.
http://www.armageddongames.net//thread/91215/
The basic idea was to search elsewhere for programs or look into ROM hacking. This is not a project that you will see come out of here.