Submitted 3 months ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to retrogaming@lemmy.world
https://retrododo.com/donkey-kong-country-rom-hack-swaps-dk-for-mario/?
I was going to ask “What about Diddy?”, but it seems that they tweaked the mechanics a bit, to give Mario a second state (small vs. big) instead of having two characters. This wouldn’t work with DKC2 since Diddy and Dixie have different abilities (you can only enter some barrels with either, Diddy is faster, Dixie glides), but for DKC1 this looks fun.
I’m downloading this now. Worth reading the release docs, as they explain quite a bit of changes done.
I’m sure with some creative thought you can get around it without needing luigi or yoshi as standalone characters.
Mario in this ROMHack has the fire flower ability, so gliding ability from Dixie could be shown as Mario with the Tanooki suit.
Perhaps implementing something similar in spirit to Super Mario World’s item storage? Then you can switch back and forth between cape and fire flower forms. The fire flower is functional in the hack, just like Yoshi. (Seeing Yoshi eating a whole Klump is a sight to behold.)
The way Mario seems to teleport when turning around in the water seems to say something about the way hitboxes worked in the original DKC1.
The music and sound effects are amazing.
“now you will suffer through mine cart carnage as i have, mario” - donkey kong
Do it with a 3-D rendered ROM, 2-D ROM hacks aren’t as impressive as they used to be.
HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
Mario Country
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Donkey Bros.
Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Super Kong
RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 months ago
I’d buy it
GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz 3 months ago
Super Kong World
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago