Posts by Ice Penguin

Points of Required Attention™

Please chime in on a proposed restructuring of the ROM hacking sections.

04-28-24 11:07 PM

Guest: Register | Login

Main - Posts by Ice Penguin

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-02-08 04:32 PM, in What games (or hacks) have you been playing recently?

Link | Quote | ID: 91549

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 433/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

I just bought "Hotel Dusk: Room 215" for my DS. It is very nice to play something different for once. It's refreshing.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-02-08 04:37 PM, in What kind of music do you like?

Link | Quote | ID: 91551

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 434/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

OC Remix is one of my main sources of music.

Other than that, I like Dragonforce, Enya, Rhapsody of Fire, Muse, Jimmy Eat World, and a couple others.

I didn't start listening to music until a couple years ago. So I only have like 10 CDs, and about 300 songs? Maybe less.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-03-08 12:31 AM, in The Legend of Zelda: Journey of a Day - RELEASE!

Link | Quote | ID: 91588

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 436/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Trax, hints are good, but don't the townsfolk seem more realistic now?

Just kidding.

Grey Mario, as my main emulator I've only ever used Jnes .6, and I haven't seen any lock-ups or anything. I tried newer versions but didn't like them so much. Maybe they were the older versions? Hmm.

Ragnara, there is a walkthrough in version 1.2. Sort of.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-03-08 05:23 PM, in The Legend of Zelda: Journey of a Day - RELEASE!

Link | Quote | ID: 91644

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 437/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Really?

It's through the cave east of Zelda's Palace, in the forest.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-04-08 09:42 PM, in The Legend of Zelda: Journey of a Day - RELEASE!

Link | Quote | ID: 91706

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 438/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Posted by optomon
Where is a lives counter? It's hard to remember after a long time of playing how many times you died. This feature needs to be in this game.

I was planning to take the life system out of the hack, but I left it in at the last minute. Hey, I figured you would hate it more with 1 life.

Posted by Kiwi
As optomon stated, ideally every important item location (magic container, heart containers, magic spell prerequisite items) should at least have a basic hint so that gamers at least know where to start searching.

I agree. I'll work on some better/more hints.

Posted by optomon
Now to go look for a million more impossible to find secrets...

Impossible to find, not get.

Posted by Xeruss
Ugh. How do you get out of the mountains? I've been through that cave maze at least four times.

Death Mountain? There is a secret path somewhere in the mountains. Otherwise, it just loops.

Posted by Levesque
How long did this hack take you to whip up?

A very long time. I've been working on it diligently since beginning of 2007. However, there was 7 months of breakage.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-05-08 07:15 PM, in The Legend of Zelda: Journey of a Day - RELEASE!

Link | Quote | ID: 91755

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 439/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Posted by Reshaper256
Things I don't like:

-Finite lives. This sucked in the original game, and it sucks even more in this harder version. There's a reason modern games have opted for a "checkpoint" system. It's more fun for everybody, and it's a catch-all solution that beats fixing every single unfair death pit in the game. Let's face it, this hack is difficult and has MORE than its share of those unfair death pits, and with savestates at all your players' fingertips, why not just acknowledge the fact that all but the very most stubborn players will start using them at some point or give up altogether. Give infinite lives from the start. It'll be an improvement over the original game; fun playability beats endless frustration and backtracking.

-The encounter rate is also far too high. I'd like to be able to have time to think about where I'm going before being tossed into another mindless random encounter. By the way, the swamp sucked in the original game. It's really bad now that the swamp is larger, and the encounter rate is so high. Lower it!

-Enemies that steal exp take way to much, either stop it altogether, or make it reasonable.

-Unfortunately, I don't have the knowledge to implement what I had originally planned. In my next hack, if there is one, it will be just like newer Zeldas.

-I don't ever remember changing this, but I will check.

-This is what I told someone else. "The reason I left this the same, is because in the original game, losing 10 or 20 experience, when you have 6000, didn't create any sort of impact. Here, though, 10 or 20 experience will have a larger impact and get it more involved in the gameplay."

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-10-08 05:59 AM, in The Legend of Zelda: Journey of a Day - RELEASE! (rev. 6 of 10-10-08 09:46 AM)

Link | Quote | ID: 92054

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 440/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

~~Version 1.3!~~
Version 1.4!

I made things easier in the Easy Version. I reduced lava/water pits, and also reduced the enemy encounter rate.

For the Hard version, I completely redesigned the Great Palace. It's intense now.

I'm still working on making new hints... even though it's too late.

Posted by optomon
DOUBLE EDIT: 82 game overs. The "everything you know is wrong" palace is really easy to die in and I haven't passed it yet. The fairy spell eats up way too much magic, I don't know how many times I'm forced to kill myself because I'm a few bars short of the fairy spell. Right after the part where you have to use fairy over is another part that requires refelct, and unless I want to kill bits for 15 minutes straight and go crazy, I'm not going to have enough magic for it unless I kill myself.

Wait, which palace is this in?

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-10-08 09:50 AM, in The Legend of Zelda: Journey of a Day - RELEASE!

Link | Quote | ID: 92065

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 441/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

FranMichaels, thanks for the comment! It's good to know people like my hack.

optomon, they are invisible, but there are red jars hidden throughout the Wacky Palace. (and they aren't in breakable blocks, so stab the air in weird places)

Also, in the 1.4 update, I reduced magic consumption.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 10-13-08 11:07 PM, in Nostalgic Thread; Your Hardest Videogame?

Link | Quote | ID: 92186

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 442/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

For NES:
Battletoads - Ugh. This is one of those few games in which I had to memorize the levels to beat it.

Snake Rattle n Roll - I love this game, but man, it gets super hard!

For SNES:
Robocop Vs. Terminator - Does anyone remember that FPS type level? That was the stupidest thing ever! It was fun, but way to difficult. I could get to the last boss, not easily though, but could never survive long enough to figure out its weakness.

Jurassic Park - Not the side scroller, but the one with the top-down view. It seemed impossible to figure out what to do and where to go! Plus, you couldn't save! (I think)

For Genesis:
Lion King - I don't remember them jumping up a waterfall in the movie!

Ice Penguin

Posted on 11-01-08 10:06 PM, in Best SNES game ever? Nominate your favorite SNES games here

Link | Quote | ID: 93250

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 444/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Must take advantage of bumps.

Chrono Tigger!

Posted by Slimesmile
Sure, MMPR is not epic, not a true classic, does not feature Miyamoto characters, and has probably not sold millions of copies. But I do not care about image or status.
I play games because I want to have fun. And MMPR gave me a lot of fun back in the days.

I agree! Well, not about MMPR, but other games. It really makes me miss the old days.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 11-29-08 09:18 PM, in Surprise!

Link | Quote | ID: 95133

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 445/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

To start, I am at my parents house for the holiday. I woke up this morning and was just browsing through their selection
of movies, when I found my long lost (3-4 years?) copy of Final Fantasy VIII.

By the way, it's my birthday! So this was extra exciting for me.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 11-29-08 09:25 PM, in Surprise!

Link | Quote | ID: 95136

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 446/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Maybe so, but let's just make this thread my present.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-01-08 06:30 AM, in Zelda2 Editor Issues

Link | Quote | ID: 95354

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 447/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Yes! We need more Zelda II hacks.

I look forward to anything you might create!

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-03-08 09:50 PM, in THE ULTIMATE QUESTION (rev. 2 of 12-03-08 09:51 PM)

Link | Quote | ID: 95522

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 448/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

I loved Mortal Kombat as a kid. Fight Club was just plain......... awesome, too.

There should be a "Both" option.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-04-08 02:32 AM, in Guitar Hero Thread (rev. 3 of 12-04-08 02:41 AM)

Link | Quote | ID: 95560

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 449/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

It's weird to think that the last time I posted in this thread was over a year ago!

Sorry, couldn't resist. I had to take advantage.

Edit: To Marzen: My apologies.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-05-08 10:18 AM, in What do you think is unique about you?

Link | Quote | ID: 95793

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 455/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

I'm good at not talking. I've gone 3-4 weeks with no conversation. This is when I didn't have a job, mind you.

I also have similarities to Lynche and Blackhole. I have a different personality with almost everyone I know and I have potential to learn anything, but not be really good at it.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-12-08 03:05 AM, in Hack List (discontinued)

Link | Quote | ID: 96621

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 456/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Isn't that what the uploader is for?

Maybe do a second uploader specifically for hacks, and name it "Hacks".

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-12-08 03:09 AM, in 1-letter Swap

Link | Quote | ID: 96622

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 457/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Then you BOXED him up.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-12-08 09:46 AM, in 1-letter Swap

Link | Quote | ID: 96643

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 458/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Mario was BOOED to death.

Ice Penguin

Posted on 12-15-08 11:00 AM, in Hack List (discontinued)

Link | Quote | ID: 96803

Popo
Level: 51

Posts: 459/539
EXP: 991440
Next: 22498

Since: 02-20-07
From: Kasuto

Last post: 4791 days
Last view: 4791 days

Posted by boingboingsplat
Well there is already a "Hack IPS Patches" section.

I think they are talking about making it more accessible to everyone, though. "Uploader" isn't something that sounds very interesting, especially to those who are new. *shrugs*

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Main - Posts by Ice Penguin

Page rendered in 0.335 seconds. (330KB of memory used)
MySQL - queries: 137, rows: 169/169, time: 0.318 seconds.