Zero Rush

2008-05-05 08:54:39 pm

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I do believe I've just finished the first ever truly complete Metroid Zero Mission hack. It's a boss rush hack that I just started yesterday, so try and test things out a bunch. Please note that you must be a VERY proficient walljumper in order to do much of anything in this, and some of the boss fights are very difficult, since the highest equipment status you can have is 10 missiles, 2 super missiles, and 1 extra energy tank.

The first room's graphics get a bit glitchy because I spawn you out on top of a missile tank, thus screwing up the intro.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jdhnjt2t5dt

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Milkyway64

2008-05-05 11:35:52 pm

Mecha ridley and, to a lesser extent, Mother Brain were hell. Otherwise, I noticed a few bosses were missing (the Acid worm, Norfair larva, if they count, and it would have been nice to see Crocomire implemented, but that's only a bonus.)

It was good nonetheless, even if unfair toward the end. :D

uNsane

2008-05-06 06:30:54 am

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Yeah, Charge Beamst and Acid Worm weren't in because I completely forgot about them while making this. Also, Imago would have been nowhere near as much fun if you had had charge beam. I'm assuming by "Norfair larva" you meant Imago Cocoon, in which case he was in...

Milkyway64

2008-05-06 02:31:16 pm

Quote from uNsane:

Yeah, Charge Beamst and Acid Worm weren't in because I completely forgot about them while making this. Also, Imago would have been nowhere near as much fun if you had had charge beam. I'm assuming by "Norfair larva" you meant Imago Cocoon, in which case he was in...

I meant the two worms BEFORE the imago cocoon, but they're not so much bosses as they are puzzles, so I understand they're absence.

Metroid Dude

2008-05-21 07:22:30 pm

The real ZM Ridley

I have a question: How do you start the game?

uNsane

2008-05-21 08:14:33 pm

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First, make a copy of your ROM. Then rename the IPS to be exactly the same as the copied ROM (i.e. "Copy of 1370 - Metroid Zero Mission.gba" and "Copy of 1370 - Metroid Zero Mission.ips"). That's called soft-patching.

Another method is to get a patching utility, such as Lunar IPS, and using it to apply the patch to the ROM.

Metroid Dude

2008-05-22 11:19:22 pm

The real ZM Ridley

Quote from uNsane:

First, make a copy of your ROM. Then rename the IPS to be exactly the same as the copied ROM (i.e. "Copy of 1370 - Metroid Zero Mission.gba" and "Copy of 1370 - Metroid Zero Mission.ips"). That's called soft-patching.

Another method is to get a patching utility, such as Lunar IPS, and using it to apply the patch to the ROM.

I didn't really understand that.

arkarian

2008-05-23 12:43:14 am

red chamber dream

1. Make a copy of your ROM.

2. Rename that copy something simple, like ZM.gba.

3. Rename the .ips file to match the file you just created, i.e. ZM.ips.

Metroid Dude

2008-05-23 01:16:51 am

The real ZM Ridley

Thanks. Does this work with every .ips file?

P.JMan

2008-05-23 02:11:20 am

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

Yes, but you'll need to keep the IPS file and have the same name as the ROM. Otherwise you'll just have your copy of the ROM again. You can have a permanent patch by "hard-patching" the IPS to the ROM using a program like Lunar IPSor "LIPS", then you can delete the IPS file and your copy of the ROM will still keep the changes

Metroid Dude

2008-05-23 05:50:46 pm

The real ZM Ridley

Thanks again.
How can you create your own patch?

playerman1230

2008-05-23 07:24:01 pm

Hated by all

Say, you hacked Zero Mission. First, if you're using Lunar IPS, say "Create IPS Patch". You need a clean ROM first (the game that the patch is for, be sure to give a name like Metroid-Zero Mission (U).gba for universal acceptance or something like that), then give the copy of your hacked ROM (the actual hack itself), then name the patch and save it in a folder.

Metroid Dude

2008-05-26 03:52:14 pm

The real ZM Ridley

Is there any program that easily lets you hack into games?

uNsane

2008-05-26 04:06:44 pm

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Double Helix, being programmed by interdpth, is excellent for Zero Mission and Fusion.

Metroid Dude

2008-05-26 06:10:59 pm

The real ZM Ridley

Quote from uNsane:

Double Helix, being programmed by interdpth, is excellent for Zero Mission and Fusion.

Where can I get it?

uNsane

2008-05-26 08:33:55 pm

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See here.

Dark Phoenix

2008-05-26 10:47:09 pm

plasma beam v.2.0

i would suggest killing the other doors. a simple code to get morphball ruins the hack by allowing you to get almost every other item... otherwise really good. almost unbearably hard on hard.

uNsane

2008-05-27 05:54:13 am

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A simple code for Morph Ball? I suppose it would make it much easier. But there are other cheats that would be much more effective, such as one I know that causes you to fire supers every available frame.

Either way, it's still cheating. Cheaters never win, remember?

Dark Phoenix

2008-05-27 04:07:15 pm

plasma beam v.2.0

i cheated the second time through... becides, invincability... i think its better than all others.

Metroid Dude

2008-05-30 10:01:07 pm

The real ZM Ridley

Fantastic game. You should find more bosses (or even mini-bosses) to put in the game to make it longer. It was short, talking about the route. The time to beat it wasn't short. I got 1:07.

The only thing I hated was that there was a lot of wall jumping, and I had to alternately move two fingers. For some reason, now my lower arm hurts whenever I turn my wrist. Hope this doesn't last long.

uNsane

Edit history:

uNsane: 2008-05-31 12:24:15 am

2008-05-30 10:35:43 pm

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The only minibosses I left out were Charge Beamst and Acid Worm, so adding actual play time on would be difficult. I suppose I could've added in Trunaur68's Crocomire patch as well, but it's not particularly great.

Dark Phoenix

2008-05-31 11:52:33 am

plasma beam v.2.0

you could have added more to the pirate ship...
and thanks for leaving out the metroids [/sarcasm]

uNsane

2008-05-31 12:01:05 pm

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Metroids ain't bosses and I didn't feel like giving the player the Ice Beam.

Dark Phoenix

2008-05-31 12:23:02 pm

plasma beam v.2.0

there is a lot of potential to this. keep adding to it. i like it but there could still be more. and add more super missles, mecha ridley is rediculously hard if you dont kill him fast.

uNsane

2008-05-31 12:33:46 pm

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I am done with this hack, just so you know.