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Re: Inspecting Kong Helper Rooms

We may never know. This is all speculation. Bosses may have been swapped around, so Kreepy Krow could have even been the boss of Krem Quay. I can picture the level without the rain in Slime Climb's palette. It just seems weird to have a ship mast sticking out of the ground at the end of Gloomy Gulch...
by Mattrizzle
March 30th, 2023, 12:35 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: Inspecting Kong Helper Rooms
Replies: 9
Views: 179

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

Am I the only one who finds it strange that Jungle Hijinks was originally called Jungle Hijinxs? Hijinxs as a plural form of hijinx isn't even recognized in any dictionaries as far as I'm aware. Nope! In fact, I mentioned that around one page back in this very thread . Though it was never named Jun...
by Mattrizzle
March 30th, 2023, 12:21 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3140
Views: 4259962

Re: Inspecting Kong Helper Rooms

My theory: Perhaps Kackle was originally created as the boss of Krem Quay? He seems awfully large for a minor enemy who appears in one level. This would definitely line up with his earlier design where he appears to be a higher-ranking official. A pirate ghost fits with the theme of a shipwreck in a...
by Mattrizzle
March 29th, 2023, 2:21 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: Inspecting Kong Helper Rooms
Replies: 9
Views: 179

Re: Count to 5000

1652. "!"
by Mattrizzle
March 28th, 2023, 4:12 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: Inspecting Kong Helper Rooms

What is the yellow (controller?) thingamajig in the back? I found a clearer image and it looks like Expresso! Look at the shoes! It is indeed the large golden Expresso token from Expresso's Animal Bonus room in DKC1. In the earlier version of the render, a smaller golden Rambi token is in its spot....
by Mattrizzle
March 28th, 2023, 3:03 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: Inspecting Kong Helper Rooms
Replies: 9
Views: 179

Re: Count to 5000

1645. "!"
Spoiler!
The next word should be "Huh"
by Mattrizzle
March 24th, 2023, 4:16 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

You are still a quality member to me, Tanager, just like Mattrizzle. Don't forget how important you two are, even if you don't think about it much. Older folks like me wouldn't have come out of the woodwork if not for you two* breathing life into this place! :ck-tf: It isn't much fun posting in a f...
by Mattrizzle
March 23rd, 2023, 12:22 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3140
Views: 4259962

Re: Count to 5000

1638. clap
WesternTanager794 wrote:Are you going to participate in the count to 5000 frequently, Matt? :parry:

Just wait and see :swanky: ...
by Mattrizzle
March 23rd, 2023, 4:59 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

No. He'd get cuddled too.

If a fox existed in a DKC game, what sound would it make when defeated?
by Mattrizzle
March 23rd, 2023, 4:57 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 1762
Views: 1812701

Re: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life

148. No animal can have nine tails (Cat O' 9 Tails).
by Mattrizzle
March 23rd, 2023, 4:53 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life
Replies: 179
Views: 167992

Re: Count to 5000

1634. if
by Mattrizzle
March 22nd, 2023, 12:43 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: Count to 5000

1628. "."
Kinda late, I know, but congratulations, Sledgehammer!
by Mattrizzle
March 21st, 2023, 7:54 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: 4th Election!

WesternTanager794 , that movie is one to two years older than you. :scratch: What's wrong with that? I watch movies even older that all the time with my family. Also, pixar movies today are terrible. :parry: Nothing's wrong with it. Just an observation. :thumbs: I have watched countless movies olde...
by Mattrizzle
March 21st, 2023, 6:14 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: 4th Election!
Replies: 11
Views: 608

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

Congratulations, Tanager! After almost 15 years, I don't even have half that amount.
by Mattrizzle
March 21st, 2023, 6:07 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3140
Views: 4259962

Re: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life

140. Vultures (or any other birds) cannot use their wings to throw coconuts (or any other heavy objects).

WesternTanager794 wrote:Can water bears survive, Matt? :parry:

Sure, if they exist in the DKC universe. They haven't been proven to.
by Mattrizzle
March 21st, 2023, 6:04 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life
Replies: 179
Views: 167992

Re: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life

130. Primates (or most any living creature) would not be able to survive inside a lava-filled volcano. The air temperature is far too hot.
by Mattrizzle
March 17th, 2023, 6:56 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life
Replies: 179
Views: 167992

Re: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life

126. Snakes cannot bounce like pogo sticks.
by Mattrizzle
March 15th, 2023, 10:02 pm
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 500 things in DKC that aren't possible in real life
Replies: 179
Views: 167992

Re: Should Qyzbud and MrsQyzbud get married? ;)

Since I saw that MrsQyzbud's birthday is today (Happy Birthday!), I was reminded of this thread. If either of you two are still out reading this after nearly a decade, did you ever tie the knot for real?
Qyzbud?
by Mattrizzle
March 15th, 2023, 5:27 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Should Qyzbud and MrsQyzbud get married? ;)
Replies: 42
Views: 60654

Re: 4th Election!

I know the movie, but I'm disqualified from answering the question because I used Google to get it...

WesternTanager794, that movie is one to two years older than you.
by Mattrizzle
March 15th, 2023, 5:13 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: 4th Election!
Replies: 11
Views: 608

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

I suppose this video is safe to share. As of writing this, H4v0c didn't include any external links in the video description or comments. 5r-x3xvFoWc This is from three weeks ago, before my involvement. Since then, the weird palettes seen throughout (with DK and the DK Barrels, the latter of which cy...
by Mattrizzle
March 15th, 2023, 12:44 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3140
Views: 4259962

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

A jape is a practical joke. Hijinks refers to carefree antics or horseplay. They can be synonyms of each other. I haven't been as active lately since I've been assisting with a hacking project started by H4v0c21. It is a successor to my DKC2: Donkey's Kong Quest hack, but I can't share it here becau...
by Mattrizzle
March 14th, 2023, 8:30 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3140
Views: 4259962

Re: Rare questions

I would ask the following: ⋅ Why is Kongo Jungle the only map to have bends in its paths between levels? (I know the technical reason is that each of these bends have to be assigned a level ID. These IDs have special checks in code so that they can't be stopped on, don't show a name or ico...
by Mattrizzle
March 14th, 2023, 2:24 am
 
Forum: Donkey Kong Country
Topic: Rare questions
Replies: 15
Views: 2890

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

It's always bothered me that the first DKC level is named Jungle Hijinxs, not Jungle Hijinks or Jungle Hijinx. It's as if the person who changed the name forgot to remove the letter s at the end. This wouldn't be too farfetched, as its original name was Jungle Japes. The change also made it one of t...
by Mattrizzle
March 14th, 2023, 1:04 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3140
Views: 4259962

Re: How did the banana hoard return to the cave?

According to an illustration from a Nintendo-licensed novel, the hoard was brought back to the cave in mine carts. I need to scan this page along with the accompanying text.
by Mattrizzle
March 14th, 2023, 12:35 am
 
Forum: Donkey Kong Country
Topic: How did the banana hoard return to the cave?
Replies: 4
Views: 230

Re: 4th Election!

I voted for Funky :funky:

Contrary to popular belief, I'm not a DKC character (or a Rare employee)...

Now we need someone to break the tie, or two more to vote for Parry and make it a three-way tie.
by Mattrizzle
March 14th, 2023, 12:32 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: 4th Election!
Replies: 11
Views: 608

Re: Volcano in Chimp Caverns GBA

I remember it being mentioned that the volcano archetype was planned to appear in DKC1 originally. I can't find any evidence for this, but it may have been in a Scribes post on Rareware's website from the '90s or early 2000s. Someone referenced this in DKVine's DKU forums over a decade ago, but they...
by Mattrizzle
March 11th, 2023, 2:39 am
 
Forum: Donkey Kong Country
Topic: Volcano in Chimp Caverns GBA
Replies: 2
Views: 225

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Hell is bad, but that didn't stop some people from naming a town in Michigan after it...
(Also, don't forget about Lanky!)

Why do Gnawties take the Kremlings' side?
by Mattrizzle
March 7th, 2023, 1:17 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 1762
Views: 1812701

Re: Count to 5000

1560. high
Sorry, Sledge. I promise you that I won't make any more replies if the number will be a multiple of 100, except potentially if it's a multiple of 1000. Either way, I won't be claiming number 2000.
by Mattrizzle
March 1st, 2023, 12:22 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: Klick-Klack Kolor Palette is off in Credits:

I noticed this oddity the first time I beat DKC2! My theory is that all Click-Clacks were supposed to use the ending palette in-game, but they were made brighter to stand out against darker surroundings and whoever was responsible for coding the cast roll either didn't get the memo, forgot to change...
by Mattrizzle
February 27th, 2023, 8:07 am
 
Forum: Donkey Kong Country 2
Topic: Klick-Klack Kolor Palette is off in Credits:
Replies: 2
Views: 390

Re: DKC Zooming

Not meaning to expand this hack's scope too far beyond what it was originally, but if you wanted to go forward with this, you could also give Diddy Dixie's ponytail twirl, only have it go slowly upward instead of downward.
by Mattrizzle
February 25th, 2023, 3:26 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: DKC Zooming
Replies: 21
Views: 1162

Re: Diddy Kong Racing Beta Discussion

Didn't you do level design on Reloaded? The sole reason I'm credited in Reloaded is for converting the title screen for insertion into the game. I also did the version/credits screen that replaces the © 1994 Nintendo screen in the hack. In retrospect, both screens look ugly, but they worked then......
by Mattrizzle
February 25th, 2023, 3:16 am
 
Forum: Diddy Kong Racing
Topic: Diddy Kong Racing Beta Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 1081

Re: Diddy Kong Racing Beta Discussion

I haven't made a single custom level for a hack, unless you count this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ5GDAEEkdg I also haven't modified a single byte of any game not on one of the following consoles: Arcade*, NES, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Super NES, Sega CD*, Sega 32X*, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, ...
by Mattrizzle
February 24th, 2023, 12:41 pm
 
Forum: Diddy Kong Racing
Topic: Diddy Kong Racing Beta Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 1081

Re: DKC Zooming

This reminds me of that Dankey Kang meme. Just make D.K. blue and change the bananas to rings.
by Mattrizzle
February 24th, 2023, 1:18 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: DKC Zooming
Replies: 21
Views: 1162

Re: Diddy Kong Racing Beta Discussion

I am the one who initially identified some of the unused 2D graphics/textures featured in Beta64 video (though Wwwarea found the code to make some of them appear, according to this post by runehero123 ), as well as the unused instrument channel in the character select theme which seeming corresponds...
by Mattrizzle
February 20th, 2023, 11:07 pm
 
Forum: Diddy Kong Racing
Topic: Diddy Kong Racing Beta Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 1081

Re: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition

Space is somewhat of a concern (I wasn't sure how to compress background images until Kingizor made tools), but the latter three are the bigger issues. Phyreburnz's sprites exist, but converting them, creating hitboxes and animation scripts for them isn't trivial. Sprites for certain actions still h...
by Mattrizzle
February 12th, 2023, 2:15 pm
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition
Replies: 76
Views: 144281

Re: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition

This info has been in my profile for awhile, but unfortunately, due to the many challenges that have presented themselves in the development of Donkey's Kong Quest , I have shelved it for now. Here's a screenshot of the last two things I worked on before putting things on pause years ago: https://ww...
by Mattrizzle
February 12th, 2023, 5:13 am
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition
Replies: 76
Views: 144281

Re: Count to 5000

1500. muddy
Sorry, I've got this one!
And yes, rainbowsprinklez, I took it very seriously! You should be ashamed!

j/k 8-)
by Mattrizzle
February 10th, 2023, 7:45 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

A rare, now-extinct species of snakes that could inflate their heads just like balloons to float. Unfortunately, they all died from suffocation... *o*

Why did Cranky change his name from Cronky?
by Mattrizzle
February 10th, 2023, 7:33 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 1762
Views: 1812701

Re: Sprite Graphics

How come the bottom half of the 9th 2x2 char isn't loaded on the 3rd row? Right before the chars in blue? I almost grasp this, just hasn't 'clicked' in my head yet... It wouldn't be possible to go from the fourth row to the third, as the chars in ROM are always stored in the order they are DMAed to...
by Mattrizzle
February 9th, 2023, 1:42 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 141
Views: 17809

Re: Birthday Topic

Happy Birthday, Simion32!! Hope you've had a great day! :gift: :dixiehappy:

Simion32 seems to be a mashup of System32, simian, and ion (correct me if I'm wrong!), though Simion is a real name as well.
by Mattrizzle
February 8th, 2023, 11:39 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Birthday Topic
Replies: 828
Views: 1169351

Re: Count to 5000

1485. highest
Everyone is generally likeable here! :thumbs:
by Mattrizzle
February 7th, 2023, 11:45 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: Sprite Graphics

How come offset group 1 is 22? Shouldn't it be 18? Also how come there ins't a group 2? There are 9 2x2 chars. 9 * 2 = 18 (0x12 in hexadecimal) Remember, only 16 (0x10 in hex) chars fit in one row. This means the top halves of the first 8 2x2 chars will fill this space (0x0-0xF). Also, since 2x2 ch...
by Mattrizzle
February 6th, 2023, 10:11 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 141
Views: 17809

Re: Count to 5000

1477. Rambi

I need to go back and combine the posts like I've done in the past. This won't be a trivial task though, given the number of posts that have been made since the last time.
by Mattrizzle
February 6th, 2023, 12:13 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 1683
Views: 1353285

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Clothes are optional in Donkey Kong Country universe. The Kongs just wear whatever they want. (Bonus answer) For convenience when they umm...have to go. Have you ever seen a toilet anywhere that the Kongs and Kremlings travel? Those bananas have to be digested at some point. What were Rambi, WInky, ...
by Mattrizzle
February 6th, 2023, 12:03 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 1762
Views: 1812701

Re: Sprite Graphics

Rainbow ninja'd me, but since I put so much effort into this answer, I'm posting it anyway :mrgreen: can you help me with the below example? I tried (5 * 2 + 6 = 16) Rainbow alluded to something similar to this example when he asked you " Why did the big banana not have a dma group 2? " Op...
by Mattrizzle
February 5th, 2023, 4:18 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 141
Views: 17809

Re: Sprite Graphics

I figured out what the largest single sprite in the entire DKC trilogy is (This is spoilered for Cyclone. Don't look at this without understanding rainbowsprinklez's examples!): It's the Banana Bird Queen's huge egg from the true ending of DKC3 (sprite #$3B33)! dkc3_banana_bird_queen...
by Mattrizzle
February 5th, 2023, 3:30 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 141
Views: 17809

Re: Sprite Graphics

Whoa, I didn't expect that! Not too bad for a first attempt. One particular image I need to make into a sprite is over 128 pixels wide by over 32 pixels tall. If using only 8x8 tiles, that would use more than 64, or over half of OAM! In all three DKC games, K. Rool is the largest character made enti...
by Mattrizzle
February 3rd, 2023, 4:17 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 141
Views: 17809

Re: Sprite Graphics

Unfortunately, the way I do it is convoluted as DKC formats sprite data in such a way that they can optimally transfer the data with dma calls. if I recall correctly, mixing and matching 8x8s and 16x16s gets really boggling! I'm not sure I am the best to describe that... Matt? Ugh, tell me about it...
by Mattrizzle
February 3rd, 2023, 3:22 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 141
Views: 17809

Re: Sprite Graphics

Thanks Mattrizzle. To the point as always! It turns out the Palette I used for the DK Map sprites was wrong. I was using rainbowsprinkelz editor. But the palette in your screenshots seems correct. Yes. Your palettes were wrong. Palette makes a BIG difference. There is no array of available palettes...
by Mattrizzle
February 1st, 2023, 3:01 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 141
Views: 17809
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