Topic: Games for Home Systems (adds and more...)

[Neville]

The Genesis / Mega Drive deserves attention as well...


1) Landstalker Remix polishes the text, changes a few sprites and undoes some censorship.



Donwload here.


2) And Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition Enhanced has been updated to v2.1.



Download here.

[Neville]

Shall we add a few more Super Mario World hacks to FBN?

Here are my "must have":

Super Demo World

New Super Mario World

Sicari Remastered

Sicari 2 - The Brink of Time

Smoked Fish and Cabbage

Smoked Fish and Cabbage 2

Smoked Fish and Cabbage 3

[Neville]

Is Mortal Kombat II (Unl) in the NES roster? There's a Special version which I'm not sure it's the exact same one. It's hard to keep track of all these unlicensed games... Anyway, I'm asking because I just saw this at RomHack Plaza, which allegedly makes it much more playable:



Mortal Kombat Arkade Edition by Drax01

[Neville]

Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin (FDS) just got an English translation by BlackPaladin. It's the same game as Castlevania II: Simon?s Quest (NES) but with a few differences, such as better music.



Information and download here.

[SoulReever]

Breath of Fire II (Hack, English v1.2b)
https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1384/

I'm going to suggest Breath of Fire II re-translation & enhancement patch by d4s and Ryusui as a future addition to the roster.

There's the base hack/re-translation itself - and 2 optional extra patches for either original and "Through the Fire and Flames" openings. So potentially this would be listed as 3 separate hacks if all 3 variations were added.

Thanks in advance

[WILOWAR]

Hi Dink, I have  found some missing game titles on Snes package:

Der Langrisser - fantasy Rpg

Laplace's Demon - horror RPG, based on Poe, Lovecraft poem

Front Mission - Gun Hazard  action RPG

Metal Slader Glory - Director's Cut

Shin Megami  Tensai If.... RPG Adventure

Kyuuyaku Shin Megami Tensai 1+2
RPG

Joe & Mac 3

Dragon Quest V, VI Rpg

Romancing Saga 2, 3 Rpg

Could you add these games on future release??

[barbudreadmon]

Starfox

Yoshi Island

Super FX is not supported.

[Neville]

We already had "Black" editions of Batman and Batman: Return of the Joker for the NES. Today I've noticed a new one for Batman Returns as well.



It's a compilation of different hacks: copy protection removal, improved controls, optional hard mode, bugfix and altered title screens.

Information and download here.

EDIT: Just learned the Secret of Mana Plus SNES hack has ben updated to v2.01.



In case this hack it's not in the roster yet, this is what it offers:

This hack extends Secret of Mana on Snes.

The extended/added chapters are:
- The Wind Palace: explore this new dungeon and stop the Empire invasion.
- The Empire: travel between Southtown and Northtown on a new road.
- The Gold Tower: face extra adversities to obtain the key and climb the added levels.
- The Moon Palace: a mysterious presence awaits you in the new depths of this eerie place.
- Weapon orbs side quests: 8 new weapon orbs have been hidden throughout the world for more powerful weapons.

The new zones and maps feature:
- Additionnal monsters and bosses: new versions of vanilla enemies with their own stats/spells/colors...
- Cutscenes: The new maps are integrated into the main story and add new plot points through numerous cutscenes.

Other changes:
- After you find the Mana Tree, you'll still be able to fights some griffin hands in the pure land.
- Pecard the lighthouse caretaker now gives you hints to find the new weapon orbs.
- Restored the JP version of teleporters in the haunted forest.
- The 2 bosses (Buffy and Dread Slime) now drop weapon orbs.
- The Dark Stalker in Tasnica is now a bit tankier.
- The Biting  Lizards in Ice Country have been buffed.
- The Lofty Mountains background scrolling has been fixed.
- Restored some dwarfs who were disappearing after Tropicalo.
- Fixed bug of v1 that would in some rare occasions get you stuck at the end of Grand Palace.
- Fixed bug of v1 that would let Jehk revive you outside the Lofty Mountains.

Besides the additionnal content, the core game remains unchanged.

The new version is available here.

P.S: Wouldn't want to be in dink' shoes these days... so much work to do...

[Neville]

New English translation for Gokuraku Yuugi: Game Tengoku (FDS):



It's... a collection of party games?! Whatever, just take my money! 

Information and download here.

[Gab75]

Added the support to 7 new NES/Famicom titles:
Batman Returns Black Edition v1.0b (Hack, 2024)
Cobol (HB, 2024)
Distant Legend of Jarvas (T-Eng, 2010)
Mirai Shinwa Jarvas (Japan, 1987)
Flap Happy (HB, 2024)
Metal Cancer Trial (HB, 2024)
Old Towers v1.1 (HB, 2024)

[Neville]

Great! 

[dink]

Wow, All this lovely HB   Nice finds, Gab75!!

best regards,
- dink

[Neville]

Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin (FDS) just got an English translation by BlackPaladin. It's the same game as Castlevania II: Simon?s Quest (NES) but with a few differences, such as better music.

This translation has been hastily updated to 1.0a in order to fix a bug. To be exact, "the text from one of the thirteen tomes had its text fixed"

Information and download here.

Also, not in the roster, but Altered Beast Arcade Edition for NES has been updated to v2.0. It tries tyo make Juuouki closer to the arcade and Genesis versions of the game.



Information and download here.

EDIT: What a weird port! With the hack it plays very much like the original, but the pace seems faster and the character sprites are tiny.

[dink]

Metal Cancer, despite the stupid name, is probably one of the best shooters on the NES so far.
The enemy patterns are top tier!
Nice NES music
Something this quality could only come from one place: Japan

best regards,
- dink

[Gab75]

Added the support to 7 new ZX Spectrum titles (3 classics + 4 homebrews):
Dun Darach 48K (1985)
Dung Darach 48K (HB, 2013)
Grange Hill - The Computer Game 128K (1987)
Little Computer People 128K (1987)
Robots Rumble 128K (HB, 2024) < alternative loading screen
Rumba English/Spanish 48K/128K (HB, 2024)
Scramble RX 128K (HB, 2024)