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Re: 4th Semi-Annual DKC Elections: Primary

Maybe.

Which question was that for? You tell me!
by rainbowsprinklez
February 19th, 2023, 10:15 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: 5th Semi-Annual DKC Elections: Primary
Replies: 9
Views: 6405

Re: 4th Semi-Annual DKC Elections: Primary

Sadly, I never cameoed... Not even an honorable mention! Come on, Rare!
by rainbowsprinklez
February 19th, 2023, 3:02 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: 5th Semi-Annual DKC Elections: Primary
Replies: 9
Views: 6405

Re: 4th Semi-Annual DKC Elections: Primary

I nominate Mattrizzle. He cameo'd in DKC2
by rainbowsprinklez
February 17th, 2023, 1:11 am
 
Forum: General DKC Discussion
Topic: 5th Semi-Annual DKC Elections: Primary
Replies: 9
Views: 6405

Re: DKC1 GFX Editor

BUMP :)

by rainbowsprinklez
February 17th, 2023, 12:19 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: DKC1 GFX Editor
Replies: 13
Views: 22732

Re: DKC Trilogy Sound Effects

Lanky Kong wrote:I'm starting to upload ALL the SFX here, I would like all of them to be high quality if possible.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing


WOW! Thank you for this!
by rainbowsprinklez
February 14th, 2023, 10:09 am
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC Trilogy Sound Effects
Replies: 103
Views: 345003

Re: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition

WesternTanager794 wrote:DKC 1.5 is what I was referring to. Sorry for the confusion! :parry:

I'm still confused! :D

WesternTanager794 wrote::EDIT: Does that mean migrating DKC2 components into DKC1?

That was my theoretical idea, but I have taken no steps towards it.
by rainbowsprinklez
February 13th, 2023, 1:15 pm
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition
Replies: 82
Views: 227828

Re: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition

WesternTanager794 wrote:Is that animating Donkey Kong moving along on the map trails, Rainbow Sprinklez? :parry:



:scratch: ?
by rainbowsprinklez
February 13th, 2023, 11:18 am
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition
Replies: 82
Views: 227828

Re: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition

You can tell that I still don't want to give this project up by the fact that it isn't being referred to in past tense... :) Let me know how I could help. I LOVE making tools :) It would also be an honor to work on such a monumental project! EDIT My idea, which has been on the back burner, is to ma...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 12th, 2023, 10:49 pm
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition
Replies: 82
Views: 227828

Re: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition

Mattrizzle wrote: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.


What was your biggest challenge in this? Was it space? Sound? The custom animations/images?
by rainbowsprinklez
February 12th, 2023, 1:39 pm
 
Forum: DKC Projects/Fanworks
Topic: DKC2 hack: Donkey Kong Edition
Replies: 82
Views: 227828

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Because reasons.

Is Funky Kong the only Kong skilled at motorboating?
by rainbowsprinklez
February 11th, 2023, 5:54 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Count to 5000

1498. "people"

Good advice :)
by rainbowsprinklez
February 10th, 2023, 6:22 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 2372
Views: 1932339

Re: Sprite Graphics

When I said logically, I meant this:

Image

not this

Image
by rainbowsprinklez
February 10th, 2023, 12:29 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: DKC1 GFX Editor

Cyclone wrote:before I download this. What did you change /add?


Hard to say, as I never implemented version numbers to this and I have no idea what you had... but recently, I took out buttons I used in making Dixie Kong Country and cleaned up the animation tab some.
by rainbowsprinklez
February 9th, 2023, 10:59 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: DKC1 GFX Editor
Replies: 13
Views: 22732

Re: Sprite Graphics

Do you see how the 2x2's make a small part of the image? that

EDIT
I don't know how else to describe it, sorry. I think this is getting way more complicated than it is. I mean the chars in a 2x2 should appear AS a 16x16 in vram
by rainbowsprinklez
February 9th, 2023, 4:02 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Count to 5000

1495. "and"

Super Luigi I was joking and talking to Matt... I sincerely hope he didn't take it seriously...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 9th, 2023, 2:25 pm
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 2372
Views: 1932339

Re: Sprite Graphics

Is this correct? I added an extra 2x2 char to the example. Circled in green. Changed the other highlighted areas reflect that. I'm not 100% sure what you are asking.... Are you asking if your dma calls are right if you added one 2x2? If so, yes. If not, idfk :) I would use my gfx editor to find an ...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 9th, 2023, 1:03 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

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... To extend what Matt said, that is because of the way the SNES displays sprites. When all 4 of a 2x2 are placed logically together, t...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 9th, 2023, 4:29 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: DKC1 GFX Editor

Cyclone
I just pushed an updated version of this by the way
by rainbowsprinklez
February 9th, 2023, 2:53 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: DKC1 GFX Editor
Replies: 13
Views: 22732

Re: Sprite Graphics

To clarify. Is a dma group needed when you need to skip garbage cells? An extra dma group yes. My pedantic answer is you always need at least 1 dma group, but I think you knew that... Edit.. The large Banana doesn't have dma group two because there are no garbage cells? Meaning all the rows are ful...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 8th, 2023, 10:31 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Count to 5000

1486. "pair"

Not true! I secretly hate you! :)
by rainbowsprinklez
February 7th, 2023, 4:04 pm
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 2372
Views: 1932339

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Depends on what they use the marshmallows for.

Does Candy use marshmallows?
by rainbowsprinklez
February 7th, 2023, 10:04 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Sprite Graphics

Also how come there isn't a group 2? I'm just trying to understand when a sprite uses just one group or when it needs to use two groups. Another way to think of it is if a new 1x1 char is char 0x10 (decimal index 16) or above, a new char group is used I'm sorry, I really am trying... You're actuall...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 6th, 2023, 3:07 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Hey. No apologies needed!

No. Swanky couldn't even figure out hello world in English!

Who is the best Kong to cheat off of for a science test at the college level?
by rainbowsprinklez
February 6th, 2023, 7:09 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Rare Sprites Explained

I started a video series inspired by my work with a friend! Thank you! Let me know if you don't mind a name-drop!

by rainbowsprinklez
February 6th, 2023, 2:24 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Rare Sprites Explained
Replies: 1
Views: 3276

Re: Sprite Graphics

Mattrizzle wrote:"Size to send to vram [...] (dma group 1)"

This is a really bad name for this. A much better name would be "# of chars in dma group 1"
by rainbowsprinklez
February 6th, 2023, 1:11 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

WesternTanager794 wrote::scratch:

I was going for dumb :D

Super Luigi! wrote:Why are we skilled at asking dumb questions?


Don't ask a question unless you can deal with the answer :D

Why does Diddy wear a shirt but Donkey only has a tie? (Bonus question. Where are all the pants?)
by rainbowsprinklez
February 5th, 2023, 11:37 pm
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Sprite Graphics

How did you arrive at 0xf for the size of dma group 1? can you help me with the below example? I tried (5 * 2 + 6 = 16) Thanks. Not your fault. That was a detail I missed. When a row has no garbage, you carry on counting with the next row. In my example, the first DMA call encounters a garbage cell...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 5th, 2023, 3:39 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

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!): Wow! That is absolutely massive! I don't even want to THINK about how much OAM that takes! Also, thank you for sticking w...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 5th, 2023, 8:52 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Count to 5000

1474 "be"
by rainbowsprinklez
February 5th, 2023, 12:46 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to 5000
Replies: 2372
Views: 1932339

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Super Luigi! wrote:Why does Sqauwks spit eggs faster when Dixie is primarily holding him?


Dixie is electrically energized.

Why do Donkey sometimes that eat when she not orange?
by rainbowsprinklez
February 4th, 2023, 9:27 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Sprite Graphics

Ok. Let's talk about this image. https://i.imgur.com/roFYAy1.png Here is what VRAM looks like in game. https://i.imgur.com/BLJEH2v.png These are my markups following the same formatting as before. https://i.imgur.com/v5BrMyn.png We have 2 dma groups. Why? Well, look at the first row. Even though it'...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 4th, 2023, 4:15 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

Here is a good example (by good I mean harder) for comprehension. Consider this, https://i.imgur.com/zRrAocr.png Now look at this image I sectioned off. https://i.imgur.com/D4Yp3Nx.png Everything in green is the 16x16s. Every cell is an 8x8, so if we look at 2x2 chars we can see the 16x16's. There a...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 3rd, 2023, 11:43 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

Mattrizzle wrote:Whoa, I didn't expect that! Not too bad for a first attempt.


Yeah, that was just done quickly one day as a fun challenge one day. Ask H4v0c! He is the one I got that DKC2 pic from!
by rainbowsprinklez
February 3rd, 2023, 3:23 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

I thought each sprite was made up of individual 8x8 tiles no matter the size of the entire sprite? I attached a screen of rainbowsprinkelz's editor. Could you briefly explain each of the values? I think I understand what a 2x2 char and a 1x1 char is but i need clarification on what it is. Also i'm ...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 3rd, 2023, 11:08 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

Ugh, tell me about it... Building tilemaps/OAM arrangements for custom sprites is a pain. It would be great if a tool could convert a 256x256 (or maybe smaller than that, due to ROM, VRAM, and OAM limitations) image into sprite tiles and an OAM table. Well, I made this sloppy tool for doing just th...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 3rd, 2023, 3:53 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

Sorry if you misunderstood, or if I misunderstood but that function you wrote just gets the size of the header? You are right. That is just size. I thought it would have something to do with the x/y coordinates of each tile in a sprite. I was just thinking how to program a function that finds those...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 2nd, 2023, 12:02 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

Is there a formula to follow to extract sprites that are made up of multiple tiles? So far I have Sprites with four 8x8 tiles working correctly... private void ReadHeaderLemgth(int index /* ROM address */) { // Read each byte in header // To display byte b0 = (byte)rom.Read8(index++); byte b1 = (by...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 1st, 2023, 11:31 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

Ok. Just looking at your code, I have a couple of suggestions on the palette. Never use decimal notation. Always use hex Be mindful of white space. The first few lines of my alterations to your code are much more readable. { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff }, /* White */ { 0x40, 0x30, 0x00, 0xff }, /* Index ...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 1st, 2023, 11:22 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

http://www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1167#p21471 My understanding has no group D, but whatever works :) Here are my notes Sprite Header Byte 0 is number of 2x2 chars Byte 1 is number of 1x1 chars in group 1 Byte 2 is relative position of first 1x1 char of group 1 Byte 3 is number...
by rainbowsprinklez
February 1st, 2023, 11:41 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

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 rainbowsprinklez
February 1st, 2023, 1:55 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: Sprite Graphics

Cyclone wrote:The heart in the ingame screenshot appears to be mirrored horizontally?

Why is this?


Going left typically flips the sprite. Do you notice how pretty much all the sprites face right? The game programmatically flips these thereby not needing x flips of any sprites explicitly defined.
by rainbowsprinklez
January 30th, 2023, 6:49 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: Sprite Graphics
Replies: 160
Views: 114538

Re: DKC1 GFX Editor

Cyclone wrote:Is there an updated version of this?


Not one that is publicly available, no
by rainbowsprinklez
January 30th, 2023, 6:43 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: DKC1 GFX Editor
Replies: 13
Views: 22732

Re: Dixie Kong Country

I updated :) Here is a playthrough:



Also, instructions on applying Dixie to your mod are in the description of this video!

by rainbowsprinklez
January 29th, 2023, 12:14 pm
 
Forum: ROM Hacks
Topic: Dixie Kong Country
Replies: 21
Views: 31570

DIXIE IN DKC1??

Here is a link to my editor: https://github.com/mike19283/RainbowZ-Editor Also, here is a link to my quickstart guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwIS8L7Kek4 In order to apply to your ROM, once a Donkey Kong Country ROM is loaded, goto Misc - Add Dixie. This expands your ROM for you. This mod r...
by rainbowsprinklez
January 28th, 2023, 10:12 am
 
Forum: ROM Hacking
Topic: DIXIE IN DKC1??
Replies: 1
Views: 3331

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Wrinkly special cookies using the late Wrinkly's recipe.

Speaking of which, how did Wrinkly die?
by rainbowsprinklez
January 27th, 2023, 1:09 pm
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Because Kiddie was glad he's not the most annoying character anymore.

Why didn't Donkey Kong learn not to get captured after 2?

Also, great job bringing this post back to life!
by rainbowsprinklez
January 27th, 2023, 6:13 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

K Rool cleared the island faster than him.

Where does Donkey Kong vacation?
by rainbowsprinklez
January 26th, 2023, 11:30 pm
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

He can't afford pants.
Spoiler!
That, or Necky asked he not buy more :swanky:


What is the reason we don't see Candy in any DKC installments after 1?
by rainbowsprinklez
January 26th, 2023, 10:26 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717

Re: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

WesternTanager794 wrote:Why is Funky the Main Monkey? :parry:


He is the main character of Funky's Swimming Game

In DKC1, why doesn't Necky spit up nuts? Only Master Necky and mini-neckies do
by rainbowsprinklez
January 26th, 2023, 3:07 am
 
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Replies: 2168
Views: 2341717
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