Donkey Kong: Donkey Kong: Kill-Screen Variety-Pack (Original Edition)

Overview

A variety pack of kill-screen hacks for use with Donkey Kong: Original Edition, which has the cement-factory stage.

Features

- Fixes NES kill-screen that occurs upon reaching loop 133.

- Fixes bug that caps bonus points to 8,000 instead of 9,000.

- Bonus hack: reinserts a kill-screen inspired by the American-arcade kill-screen on board 117.

- Bonus hack: reinserts a kill-screen inspired by the Japanese-arcade kill-screen on board 85.

For a demonstration of these features, see the video below.

History

Romhack created March 31 - April 1, 2023 and submitted on June 11, 2023.

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| Donkey Kong: Kill-Screen Variety Pack |
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| Overview
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A variety pack of kill-screen hacks for use with Donkey Kong: Original Edition, which has the cement-factory stage.


| Features
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- Fixes NES kill-screen that occurs on Loop 133.
- Fixes bug that caps bonus points to 8,000 instead of 9,000.
- Bonus hack: reinserts a kill-screen inspired by the American-Arcade kill-screen on board 117.
- Bonus hack: reinserts a kill-screen inspired by the Japanese-Arcade kill-screen on board 85.

For a demonstration of these features, see the video section below.


| Video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeICEDkBhSA


| Resources Used
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Nathan Altice, Porting the Kill Screen
http://metopal.com/2012/03/24/porting-the-kill-screen/

Jeff Kulczycki, What's with the Kill Screen?
http://www.jeffsromhack.com/products/donkeykong_tech.htm

Don Hodges, How High Can You Get?
http://donhodges.com/how_high_can_you_get.htm


| Tools Used
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- FCEUX
- Lunar IPS


| Platform
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Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)


| Game Credits
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- Nintendo, developer of the original game.


| Version History
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Version 1.0 created March 31 - April 1, 2023 and submitted on June 11, 2023.


| License
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MIT License


| Creator
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clymax
https://twitter.com/clymax

Database match: Donkey Kong - Original Edition (Europe) (Virtual Console) (NTSC)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: EE3603417CCB2058866B6C16396503609EF272AE
File CRC32: 49AEC658
ROM SHA-1: A017A0A0AEE71FEA7BCFCB5D889E710516AB330C
ROM CRC32: 90B1B309