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« Reply #800 on: September 23, 2013, 10:11:04 am »
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« Reply #801 on: September 23, 2013, 10:13:33 am »
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I'm Brian, and so's my wife!
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« Reply #802 on: September 23, 2013, 09:42:19 pm »
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I realised earlier today that I miss having Qvist in the community. Qvist, if you're reading this, know that we want you back. And this isn't just a thinly veiled attempt to get extra respect
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...spin-offs are still better for all of the previously cited reasons.
But not strictly better, because the spinoff can have a different cost than the expansion.

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« Reply #803 on: September 24, 2013, 03:47:09 pm »
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One of my friends admitted that she didn't like Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. I may have to unfriend her.
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« Reply #804 on: September 24, 2013, 05:57:53 pm »
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I felt that this probably didn't deserve it's own thread:

1.) I really like Super Mario World! It's one my favorite Mario games for sure (Super Mario 3 is a close contender), and probably one of my favorite games of all time. Of course part of the reason for this is that they were definitive games of my childhood, but I still think they're pretty objectively high-quality.

2.) I also like stupid computer projects! You may know this about me by now.

3.) Combining these two interests, I created a "mod" or "level pack" of sorts for SMW! This was a few years ago, but I dug it up in my files just now and I thought I'd post it here. Maybe somebody else will find it intriguing! You'll need an SNES ROM emulator of some kind (I use ZSNES personally) in order to play, and a game controller is recommended.

Some notes:
1.) These levels are pretty ridiculous. Some of them require dexterity, others cleverness, others an arcane willingness to experiment with the fundamental laws of nature. Some of them are just downright odd. All of them however are personally tested and solvable. You might want to use save states though haha

2.) Because of this, all levels in the game start out unlocked, so you can just browse through them. The levels are presented linearly in approximately the order that they were created, so you can see my technique develop. There are levels up through the beginning of Chocolate Island ("Kaizo Homage" is the last level), so just keep trying to move different directions and you should be able to walk through even if a level is incomplete. In particular, after the first map screen, you can walk north through the lake to proceed.

3.) There's an odd vulgarity thrown in here or there...one F-word and one B-word in the level titles from what I remember. A relic of my devil-may-care college days. If you're really offended by anything...I'm sorry.

4.) The first level "This is Cheating" shows you all the things that you are theoretically not allowed to do in order to beat my other levels, even though they are possible. Honestly though, this is just because of oversights I had made when creating the levels initially, so if you find a simpler solution to any of these than go for it. However if you want the full experience you'll want to refrain from this prohibited behavior.

5.) If you only look at one level, I would recommend "Into the Black Hole", on the second map screen in the middle of the lake. It took me ages to figure out how to get the blocks to work like that. "Shrieking Madness" has a certain stark beauty to it. The level "Sky Captain" has only been completed once ever, by me. If you can finish it and provide evidence, I will personally mail you a Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich as a prize.

6.) I was working on even more experimental things by messing with the assembly and hex code, including a power-up that lets you shoot fireballs that create and destroy bricks! But right around that time I got bored with this particular side project, so that ability is not incorporated in any of these levels unfortunately.

7.) Would you believe that the uncompressed file was 1 KB above the maximum attachment size for this forum?? I guess rules are rules. So here it is in a zip folder.

Let me know if you have any questions or feedback! Anybody else ever dabble in anything like this?
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« Reply #805 on: September 24, 2013, 06:04:48 pm »
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If you can finish it and provide evidence, I will personally mail you a Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich as a prize.

SO WORTH IT!!!!!!!
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« Reply #806 on: September 25, 2013, 08:56:53 am »
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I felt that this probably didn't deserve it's own thread:...
7.) Would you believe that the uncompressed file was 1 KB above the maximum attachment size for this forum?? I guess rules are rules. So here it is in a zip folder.

Let me know if you have any questions or feedback! Anybody else ever dabble in anything like this?

You really shouldn't upload ROMs, since they're illegal (even ROMhacks). It's much better to use a program like LunarIPS and create a patch, which people can then apply themselves if they have a copy of the relevant ROM (or find it on another site, if they need it). As an extra bonus a patch is usually only a few KBs, or less.

And yeah I dabble in ROMhacking. Well, more I dabble in the numbers. Nightmare based hacks, nothing sophisticated (yours sounds the same, although the program might be not Nightmare but something else similar). Mostly I take Fire Emblem games and make them harder.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #807 on: September 25, 2013, 12:13:13 pm »
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Good point Tables...Move along, Internet coppers, nothing to see here...

I made it mostly using "Lunar Magic", a comprehensive editing program specifically for Super Mario World. I considered posting the patch for that instead, but I didn't think anybody would go through the hassle of setting it up.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #808 on: September 28, 2013, 06:47:56 am »
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Roosters are leading at halftime.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #809 on: September 28, 2013, 09:00:49 am »
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Roosters are leading at halftime.

Don't get too cocky.
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« Reply #810 on: September 28, 2013, 12:03:47 pm »
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #811 on: September 28, 2013, 11:49:09 pm »
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #812 on: September 29, 2013, 08:50:29 pm »
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The US state of Wyoming has only two escalators.
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« Reply #813 on: September 29, 2013, 09:33:34 pm »
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The US state of Wyoming has only two escalators.
No idea what this means, but I'm sure it be would hilarious if I did, so +1.
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« Reply #814 on: September 29, 2013, 10:43:57 pm »
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The US state of Wyoming has only two escalators.
No idea what this means, but I'm sure it be would hilarious if I did, so +1.

Do you live in Wyoming?
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« Reply #815 on: September 30, 2013, 02:09:44 am »
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« Reply #816 on: September 30, 2013, 07:41:13 am »
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The US state of Wyoming has only two escalators.
No idea what this means, but I'm sure it be would hilarious if I did, so +1.

Do you live in Wyoming?
No.
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« Reply #817 on: September 30, 2013, 01:00:32 pm »
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That is not Mr. Conductor.
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« Reply #818 on: September 30, 2013, 02:53:55 pm »
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Roosters are leading at halftime.

Don't get too cocky.

Ooh, your pun was just fowl.
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« Reply #819 on: September 30, 2013, 03:40:06 pm »
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The Binding of Isaac is pretty fun, in an exploration/learning about the game rules way. Maybe I'll try out Nethack sometime, except from my understanding Nethack runs take a lot longer than Isaac runs.
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« Reply #820 on: September 30, 2013, 03:58:49 pm »
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The Binding of Isaac is pretty fun, in an exploration/learning about the game rules way. Maybe I'll try out Nethack sometime, except from my understanding Nethack runs take a lot longer than Isaac runs.
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« Reply #821 on: September 30, 2013, 04:03:23 pm »
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The Binding of Isaac is pretty fun, in an exploration/learning about the game rules way. Maybe I'll try out Nethack sometime, except from my understanding Nethack runs take a lot longer than Isaac runs.

Nethack is a very special sort of game, insofar as it is an RPG that doesn't happen in real time.  It is also very, very unforgiving.  I strongly recommend not playing unspoiled, unless you get a kick out of that sort of thing.
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« Reply #822 on: September 30, 2013, 04:05:57 pm »
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The Binding of Isaac is pretty fun, in an exploration/learning about the game rules way. Maybe I'll try out Nethack sometime, except from my understanding Nethack runs take a lot longer than Isaac runs.

Nethack is a very special sort of game, insofar as it is an RPG that doesn't happen in real time.  It is also very, very unforgiving.  I strongly recommend not playing unspoiled, unless you get a kick out of that sort of thing.

Hey, I played it unspoiled for ages and one time even made it to the Castle!  Soon after that I started looking on the wiki though...

I would actually suggest playing unspoiled for a fair bit of time, it keeps you from being overwhelmed.  When you feel like you have a good feel for the game (and all the controls, there are a LOT), you should start looking at spoilers if you choose.

Also, in the guidebook (I think), they say that "nethack" and "NetHack" are two acceptable ways of spelling it, but "Nethack" is NOT one.
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« Reply #823 on: September 30, 2013, 04:10:56 pm »
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NetHack is the greatest. I've sunk far, FAR too many hours into that game.

I'm working on a Roguelike of my own but who knows if it will ever see the light of day...
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« Reply #824 on: September 30, 2013, 04:14:52 pm »
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I have a file on alt.org in NetHack where I am destroying the dungeon.  I will leave EVERYTHING an empty lit whatever-square-it-is.  All monsters will be extinct as well.
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