Super Mario Kart: Super Mario Kart - The Impala Battles

In 2002 Super Mario Kart - The Impala Battles was released. Back then it was the first Super Mario Kart mod to be released on Romhacking.net

It was the time long before http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/797/ saw the light of day, so editing Mario Kart was still a slow and difficult process. The limitations at the time caused some issues in The Impala Battles that couldn't be solved.

Almost 18 years after the release of The Impala Battles, v1.1 finally fixes all the issues players had with the original mod. You can see this new version as a small appetizer to the release of http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5514/.

Please enjoy the classic Impala Battles once again with your friends!

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*Super Mario Kart - The Impala Battles v1.1*
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Game: Super Mario Kart
System: SNES

Works with GOODSNES: Super Mario Kart (U) [!].smc
Header: No
File/ROM SHA-1: 47E103D8398CF5B7CBB42B95DF3A3C270691163B
File/ROM CRC32: CD80DB86
Size: 524.288 bytes

Patch: Super Mario Kart - The Impala Battles v1.1
File/ROM SHA-1: 4180A10CC90DD891351E2B8849B8005D4AAAEF91
File/ROM CRC32: A7FDCEE7
Size: 786.432 bytes

Producer: Ok Impala!
Release: v1.0: 2 november 2002
v1.1: 14 august 2020

? 2002-2020 Ok Impala!
http://www.okimpala.net
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*Info*
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In 2002 I released Super Mario Kart - The Impala Battles. Back then it was the first Super Mario Kart mod to be released on Romhacking.net.

It was the time long before Epic Edit saw the light of day, so editing Mario Kart was still a slow and difficult process. The limitations at the time caused some issues in The Impala Battles I couldn't solve. Together with Stifu I started working on Epic Racers, an ambitious follow-up to The Impala Battles. During my work on Epic Racers I kept thinking about The Impala Battles, and the issues that could be solved, now that Epic Edit was there to edit overlays and A.I.

Today, almost 18 years after the release of The Impala Battles I'm proud to present an updated version which fixes all the issues players had with the original mod. You can see this new version as a small appetizer to the release of Epic Racers, which is nearing a finished state. Until that release, please enjoy the classic Impala Battles once again with your friends!

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*Changes in v1.1.*
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- All the Impala Battle courses are updated to be more enjoyable. Area's are wider and anoying pitt falls have been reduced.
- A.I. for Lakitu drops works now as intented.
- Overlay items are correctly placed. No more unreachable ? blocks!
- Shrinked ROM size by 1,3MB
- Adjusted Title Screen with The Impala Battles subtitle.

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*Four New Battle Courses*
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Impala Battle 1 - Get spooked in the Ghost Valley!
We'll start our new battle in the Ghost Valley! Make use of the tight corners or try a bold move by bumping away the borders.
Can your opponent deal with the pitfalls you create?

Impala Battle 2 - The floor is lava!
Steaming lava rivers and wide open arena's! Hiding behind the brick walls is key in this battle!
The small island in the middle might just save you from a red shell in time!

Impala Battle 3 - Cool it off at the beach!
A battle on the beach! All the deep water pools makes it tricky to hit your opponent.
Pay good attention to his whereabouts to hit him when he comes up for air!

Impala Battle 4 - Mud masters!
Time to get dirty! Fight each other in this sandbox! The one way street can get you out of tight spot.
While the mud pool makes for an ideal arena to settle this battle once and for all!

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*How to play*
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1. You'll need a SNES emulator that is able to play Super Mario Kart. SNEX9X is a good emulator that runs on most platforms.
1a. If you have a powerful PC, try BSNES. It will make Mode 7 games look a LOT better if you use the HD Mode 7 settings.
2. Download the correct Super Mario Kart ROM (see the start of the ReadME)
3. With http://www.romhacking.net/hash/ you can check whether you have the correct ROM.
4. Go to: https://www.romhacking.net/patch/ to patch the ROM.
5. Start the patched ROM in your emulator.
6. Have fun!

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*Version History*
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v1.0: Four new Battle Courses.
v1.1: Various fixes to improve playability

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*Special Thanks*
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Stifu: For his amazing work on Epic Edit
TheDarkBanshee: For his feedback on v1.0.

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*Contact*
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Site: http://www.okimpala.net
Mail: impala@okimpala.net

Database match: Super Mario Kart (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20180813-062835)
File/ROM SHA-1: 47E103D8398CF5B7CBB42B95DF3A3C270691163B
File/ROM CRC32: CD80DB86