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Re: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English

A new patch (v1.3) is released -- on the 10th anniversary of the original English patch! See the post above for changes. The link is below: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ya7a02rucugz35w/DKL3_-_English_v1.3.zip/file Note that this comes two sets of patches (e.g. one of the "Original" title...
by Blaziken257
October 14th, 2022, 11:54 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English
Replies: 24
Views: 67366

Re: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English

As I previously mentioned, I have been working on making a new version of this patch with some new additions. This means that there will be a new v1.3 patch, and this is the first patch since 2014. It is planned to be released on October 13 , 10 years after the first patch. Here are the changes: &sd...
by Blaziken257
October 7th, 2022, 5:19 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English
Replies: 24
Views: 67366

Re: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English

This project might seem dead, since there hasn't been a new version since 2014... but I've made a few improvements to this ROM hack. I have a couple of screenshots attached to show some of the new additions since the last version. I am also working on some other changes (such as other graphic improv...
by Blaziken257
September 7th, 2022, 7:24 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English
Replies: 24
Views: 67366

Re: What Will Become Of The Atlas

There was a Discord all this time and I didn't know it?
by Blaziken257
April 27th, 2021, 3:40 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: What Will Become Of The Atlas
Replies: 19
Views: 47839

Re: What Will Become Of The Atlas

I wonder if it makes sense for there to be a Discord to complement this forum. I'm not the first one with this idea, but I know a couple or so people (excluding myself) who already use Discord. It would solve the issue of new people being unable to register (which apparently has been an issue in thi...
by Blaziken257
April 26th, 2021, 5:01 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: What Will Become Of The Atlas
Replies: 19
Views: 47839

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

As of November 21, Donkey Kong Country Returns is now 10 years old!
by Blaziken257
November 22nd, 2020, 3:48 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

Prototypes of DKL3 (Japanese) and DKC (GBC) leaked

Earlier this month, prototypes of two different Donkey Kong games for the Game Boy (Color) were leaked (this seems to be a common theme in 2020!). The prototypes are of a Japanese version of Donkey Kong Land III, as well as Donkey Kong Country (GBC). The Japanese prototype of Donkey Kong Land III ca...
by Blaziken257
September 14th, 2020, 11:04 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: Prototypes of DKL3 (Japanese) and DKC (GBC) leaked
Replies: 3
Views: 19995

Re: What Will Become Of The Atlas

I haven't been here myself in a while but that's mainly due to being busy with life for a long time. I mainly focus on ROM hacking and I've slowed down a lot in the past two years due to being busy, so I haven't had much to contribute, if anything (though I really want to release an improved version...
by Blaziken257
November 18th, 2019, 5:35 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: What Will Become Of The Atlas
Replies: 19
Views: 47839

Reproduction carts of DKC/DKL ROM hacks

So, it has come to my attention that there exist reproduction carts of various ROM hacks of the DKC games (as well as DKL3). Many DKC trilogy ROM hacks on this site have been made into reproduction carts on the Internet and they're sold on sites like eBay, Etsy, and Amazon. I'm not going to give any...
by Blaziken257
November 11th, 2019, 5:03 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Reproduction carts of DKC/DKL ROM hacks
Replies: 1
Views: 15439

Re: A Hidden Homage

I've known this for about a year and a half now, but I still find this fascinating nonetheless. It's worth noting that in the ROM, the internal names for the Funky mini-games are referred to as Cobra Tracks (e.g. Cobra Track 0, Cobra Track 1, etc., all the way up to Cobra Track 4), which is an obvio...
by Blaziken257
December 20th, 2017, 4:25 pm
 
Forum: DKC3 Port (GBA)
Topic: A Hidden Homage
Replies: 3
Views: 17295

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

Today (February 21) is the 3rd anniversary of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. That means that I got a Wii U three years ago from today. Since I've had a Wii U for three years now, I feel that now is the time for me to reflect on this dying console. Initially, I had no interest in the Wii U. It...
by Blaziken257
February 22nd, 2017, 3:53 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

Re: Unused level end fanfare music in DKC3?

Well, I never considered that this music would be used in the two-player contest mode, because I've never played that mode before. So, I learned something new from this thread. Nice find! Though, I hope I didn't get people's hopes up with the false alarm of discovering unused music. I wonder if DKC ...
by Blaziken257
January 8th, 2017, 3:45 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Unused level end fanfare music in DKC3?
Replies: 7
Views: 21733

DKL2 and DKL3 demos

This topic will cover everything about the demos in DKL2 and DKL3 that appear after waiting on the title screen. Like many other things about these two games, the demos are programmed similarly. I haven't looked at DKL yet, but if that is programmed similarly, I may document that game as well. Initi...
by Blaziken257
January 8th, 2017, 1:25 pm
 
Forum: Documentation
Topic: DKL2 and DKL3 demos
Replies: 0
Views: 7543

Re: Unused level end fanfare music in DKC3?

When you say english version you do mean the En,Fr version right? Or was there another english version of the game? I actually said the US version, which was intended to disambiguate from the European version. I haven't looked at the latter version, so that's why I tried to make it clear that the p...
by Blaziken257
January 6th, 2017, 2:31 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Unused level end fanfare music in DKC3?
Replies: 7
Views: 21733

Unused level end fanfare music in DKC3?

Hello! I think I may have found unused level fanfare music in the SNES version of DKC3. To explain: the ROM offsets $C38D-C418 (in the US version, at least -- I haven't looked at other versions yet) contain a data structure of songs to be played in the hidden music test (accessed by pres...
by Blaziken257
January 5th, 2017, 4:05 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Unused level end fanfare music in DKC3?
Replies: 7
Views: 21733

Re: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress

And now for a minor hack for the SNES version of DKC3: This fixes Kiddy's color palette in bonus screens when the COLOR cheat is used. Specifically, in the retail game, Dixie's color palette was properly adjusted to dark purple, but Kiddy's is still blue. This hack makes Kiddy's palette green as it ...
by Blaziken257
January 2nd, 2017, 4:15 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress
Replies: 98
Views: 236495

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

Nintendo seems really aggressive about fan creations of their franchises in the past year or two. There have been many takedowns lately, and the most recent is an ambitious Pokémon ROM hack called Pokémon Prism which had been in development for about eight years . It makes me worry if Nintendo will ...
by Blaziken257
December 23rd, 2016, 3:51 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

Re: The Nintendo Switch.

I was originally going to hold off on the Switch until there was a game that I really wanted for it. But it seems that moment has actually happened, since Yooka-Laylee won't make it to the Wii U now -- it will be on the Switch instead. So I'll likely get a Switch for that game. (And I hope that the ...
by Blaziken257
December 14th, 2016, 2:22 am
 
Forum: Gaming Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo Switch.
Replies: 13
Views: 40174

Re: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress

Here's a small hack that I made for DKL3 GBC -- this one replicates the behavior in bonus stages in the SNES versions of DKC2 and DKC3, in that when you're running low on time in a bonus stage, the music will continually speed up. Specifically, the music tempo will speed up once the timer reaches 10...
by Blaziken257
December 4th, 2016, 10:40 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress
Replies: 98
Views: 236495

Re: Super Mario Maker

This topic seems dead... but Super Mario Maker is not! Some of you are probably aware of this already, but Super Mario Maker will get a port for the 3DS. Nintendo really loves to make us buy the same game twice... though the 3DS version won't let you upload your levels online (I have no idea why), s...
by Blaziken257
September 5th, 2016, 4:58 pm
 
Forum: Mario Games
Topic: Super Mario Maker
Replies: 11
Views: 33516

Re: The Everdrive GB

I have a DSTWO as well, which works well for DS games/homebrew, though I don't like how fragile it appears. And I have used Lameboy for it, which I recall working fairly well, except the sound quality is somewhat iffy if I remember right. I believe the DKL games are all playable on Lameboy, for one ...
by Blaziken257
April 20th, 2016, 4:32 pm
 
Forum: Gaming Discussion
Topic: The Everdrive GB
Replies: 3
Views: 15095

Re: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress

I'm glad you're interested! I'd like to upload a video of it, but I gave up on YouTube years ago and have no intention of going back. Maybe if there's a better alternative to YouTube, I'll consider making a video of this hack...
by Blaziken257
April 20th, 2016, 4:21 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress
Replies: 98
Views: 236495

The Everdrive GB

Some time ago, I got an Everdrive GB, a flash cart for the Game Boy / Game Boy Color. As you might guess, it can play the vast majority of licensed GB/GBC games (all the Donkey Kong games for GB/GBC that I've tried, as well as numerous other games, work flawlessly), and is compatible with most Game ...
by Blaziken257
April 13th, 2016, 1:33 pm
 
Forum: Gaming Discussion
Topic: The Everdrive GB
Replies: 3
Views: 15095

Re: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress

Here's a little teaser for something that I am in the middle of working on... custom demos for Donkey Kong Land III! For now, I am providing an .ips patch which contains four custom demos in the GBC version, viewable on the title screen: http://www.mediafire.com/download/o7rj3r4j0cx84ql/DKL3+-+Custo...
by Blaziken257
April 12th, 2016, 4:23 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress
Replies: 98
Views: 236495

Re: Super Mario Maker

Yeah, I've been slowly unlocking the costumes myself. As I don't have any amiibo, I've had to do the 100 Mario Challenge to unlock everything. I've beaten Easy 19 times, Normal 32 times, and Expert once (all for a total of 52 costumes, not counting event courses). Expert is dreadful, because many of...
by Blaziken257
December 10th, 2015, 6:20 pm
 
Forum: Mario Games
Topic: Super Mario Maker
Replies: 11
Views: 33516

Re: Super Mario Maker

I uploaded a few levels since the last time I posted here. Check them out: ⋅  SMB2J World A Remix (C9D0-0000-0086-3E46) This is World A from the Lost Levels condensed into one big level, and in the SMW style. It will be hard, especially when I added some enemies in certain places. Worth no...
by Blaziken257
November 1st, 2015, 1:11 am
 
Forum: Mario Games
Topic: Super Mario Maker
Replies: 11
Views: 33516

Re: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress

Here is a small hack for DKL2 and DKL3 that lets you keep the Banana Coins and Bear Coins you have collected, even after turning off the game. Normally, when you turn on either game and select a save file, your Banana/Bear Coin count resets to 0, but with this hack, the count will be whatever it was...
by Blaziken257
October 25th, 2015, 1:30 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress
Replies: 98
Views: 236495

Re: Super Mario Maker

I planned for a while to post my own levels here, and now that there is a topic for this, it's a good time for me to post mine! ⋅  Underground (C3FB-0000-001B-A3A7) This is the first level I made in Super Mario Maker, so don't expect much. Have fun with the large Koopa at the end! Also, so...
by Blaziken257
September 28th, 2015, 7:20 am
 
Forum: Mario Games
Topic: Super Mario Maker
Replies: 11
Views: 33516

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

I am slightly late to mention this, but after waiting for several months, autumn is finally here! (In the northern hemisphere, anyway.) I welcome the arrival of fall, especially when this summer was absolutely awful where I live. Anybody who lives in the northwestern US will probably agree with me t...
by Blaziken257
September 25th, 2015, 1:20 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

Holy cow, Nintendo's E3 presentation this year was absolutely awful. The only good games were ones already revealed last year (like Super Mario Maker and Star Fox Zero); the rest of them were spin-offs of good franchises (like Metroid Prime and Animal Crossing), assuming the franchises were acknowle...
by Blaziken257
June 17th, 2015, 2:12 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

DKL trilogy revision differences

In a similar vein to the DKC revision difference topic , I thought it would be a good idea to make a similar list for the DKL trilogy. While there aren't as many changes across DKL revisions as there are for DKC, they still exist and some people are probably unaware of them. Also, some of you who go...
by Blaziken257
June 8th, 2015, 6:35 am
 
Forum: Donkey Kong Land
Topic: DKL trilogy revision differences
Replies: 1
Views: 25607

Re: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress

So I downloaded Donkey Kong Land 2 on the Virtual Console the day it was released in North America (which wasn't too long ago), and I noticed a change in Lava Lagoon, Glimmer's Galleon, and Clapper's Cavern. In those levels, whenever there is any flashing going on (such as when the level is about to...
by Blaziken257
March 3rd, 2015, 2:21 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Minor DKC hacks & early works in progress
Replies: 98
Views: 236495

Re: DKC SNES Trilogy: Differences between revisions

I do like the idea of doing binary comparisons. It will be an ambitious project (mainly due to ROM offset documentation, and the large number of versions that exist), but it's a surefire way to find every difference, including possible differences that we haven't discovered yet. I actually attempted...
by Blaziken257
March 3rd, 2015, 5:47 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: DKC SNES Trilogy: Differences between revisions
Replies: 161
Views: 1806204

Re: Delayed Sound Effects Bug?

I realize that this thread is almost seven years old, but I have things to mention that haven't been mentioned yet. ⋅ First, I've heard this glitch (which I find VERY annoying, by the way) occur on my SNES cartridge, which is American v1.0. I know it's v1.0 based on things listed here (...
by Blaziken257
March 3rd, 2015, 5:28 am
 
Forum: DKC2 Glitches
Topic: Delayed Sound Effects Bug?
Replies: 16
Views: 32260

Re: The Trilogies are back!

It's about time that NOA releases the DKC and DKL games on the eShop. Seriously, why the hell did it take them so much longer than Nintendo of Europe or Japan? Then again, this isn't the first time they've screwed up (see SMB3, SMBDX, Wario Land 1-3, and the small New 3DS). But anyway, it's nice tha...
by Blaziken257
February 28th, 2015, 5:08 pm
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: The Trilogies are back!
Replies: 4
Views: 14428

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

Nintendo of America has FINALLY used their head and released all six DKC/DKL games on the Virtual Console. It only took them over three months after everybody else. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWDFolSymws I have no idea why it took them so long, but at least it's better late than ...
by Blaziken257
February 27th, 2015, 2:49 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

Happy anniversary!

So, today is February 21, which is the first anniversary of Tropical Freeze! It's hard to believe that it's been a year already, but time sure flies. A year ago, I got a Wii U just so I can play this amazing game. And I don't regret it! While the game is very difficult, on par with Returns, I have a...
by Blaziken257
February 22nd, 2015, 2:01 pm
 
Forum: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Topic: Happy anniversary!
Replies: 1
Views: 8251

Re: Playtonic Games — A new life for Rareware?

I have heard about this before and I am glad to see this happening. Rare may not be the company it once was, but at least the people who used to be there are still making games! There's one thing I'd like to know, though... is there any mention of which consoles this game will come out on? I hope, a...
by Blaziken257
February 21st, 2015, 3:36 pm
 
Forum: Gaming Discussion
Topic: Playtonic Games and Yooka-Laylee
Replies: 25
Views: 64990

Re: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English

I'm glad to hear it! Let me know when you get around to doing your Let's Play of this game. I am happy that people like my patch! And now I have some good news -- the newest patch has been released! The link is on top of this page. Or if you don't feel like scrolling all the way up, you can click he...
by Blaziken257
November 18th, 2014, 1:46 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English
Replies: 24
Views: 67366

Re: Birthday Topic

Happy birthday, Gaz!
by Blaziken257
November 14th, 2014, 12:23 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Birthday Topic
Replies: 873
Views: 3551663

Re: DKC Atlas Level Mapping Project

I first saw the unused Manic Mincers room when looking at this page ; I hadn't noticed that you also made a post about it earlier (or included it in your map terrain). That page also has a bunch of other unused room layouts that aren't in your post, such as the mine or temple layouts. And no, I didn...
by Blaziken257
November 12th, 2014, 3:48 pm
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC Atlas Mapping Project
Replies: 678
Views: 2233213

Re: DKC Atlas Level Mapping Project

I always thought that Mincer room was odd in the SNES version. It felt so out of place in that version. Though in the GBC and GBA versions, that room has the normal bonus stage music instead of the cave music. I am not sure if the room is required to get 101% in those versions, though. Also, I faint...
by Blaziken257
November 12th, 2014, 12:31 pm
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC Atlas Mapping Project
Replies: 678
Views: 2233213

Re: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English

So, after over a year since the last time I updated this patch, I have a new one coming out soon! This makes a few improvements over the last patch, and I'm sure that people will be happy with them. The most notable change is that Bear's animation has been restored! It was originally only present in...
by Blaziken257
November 10th, 2014, 5:14 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Donkey Kong Land III - GBC version in English
Replies: 24
Views: 67366

Re: Japanese names and terms

One name that caught my attention was Cheato. I do remember those books that would fly in one of the rooms in Creepy Castle, and they definitely reminded me of Cheato from the Banjo-Kazooie series... so it's funny to see that its Japanese name actually is Cheato! At the same time, it's a bit weird, ...
by Blaziken257
November 4th, 2014, 1:07 pm
 
Forum: Donkey Kong 64
Topic: Japanese names and terms
Replies: 3
Views: 14304

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

I hate Nintendo of America nowadays. They refuse to release any Donkey Kong games on the Virtual Console here (at least the ones worth playing). Japan got all three DKL games earlier this year, and Europe got all DKC and DKL games this month... and meanwhile, North America gets NOTHING . What an ins...
by Blaziken257
October 31st, 2014, 12:13 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

Re: Birthday Topic

Happy birthday, Qyzbud!
by Blaziken257
October 2nd, 2014, 11:56 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Birthday Topic
Replies: 873
Views: 3551663

Re: The Random Thoughts Topic

12 years ago from today (September 24), Microsoft bought Rareware and effectively ruined them... and I remember the time when there weren't any good Donkey Kong games for over a decade back in the 2000's (except for maybe those inferior GBA ports of the DKC games). I mentioned this before, so I will...
by Blaziken257
September 25th, 2014, 12:31 pm
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: The Random Thoughts Topic
Replies: 3495
Views: 6073933

Re: Birthday Topic

¡Feliz cumpleaños, Kiddy14! I hope you have a great day today!
by Blaziken257
September 21st, 2014, 2:59 am
 
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Birthday Topic
Replies: 873
Views: 3551663

Re: Diddy Kong Pilot: 2001 Alpha has been Released!!!

I know I'm very late to post this, but I do find it odd that the .elf file is perfectly acceptable to link to, but the .gba file isn't. This seems rather inconsistent and arbitrary... Naturally, I won't give a .gba link just to be safe, but I still feel the need to mention this...
by Blaziken257
September 6th, 2014, 2:51 pm
 
Forum: Other DKC Related Games
Topic: Diddy Kong Pilot: 2001 Alpha has been Released!!!
Replies: 71
Views: 195649

Re: Unused Content found in DKC Trilogy!

Is the SNES capable of changing palettes while the screen is drawing, between scanlines? If that makes sense at all... Since Funky's surfboard is positioned above Dixie, maybe it is possible to do an ASM hack where the one of the sprite palettes is initially the one intended for the surfboard. Then,...
by Blaziken257
August 10th, 2014, 3:08 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Unused Content found in DKC Trilogy!
Replies: 222
Views: 1109459
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