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A new Brazilian-Portuguese translation of Dragon Warrior for the NES has popped up by TeacherGus! The game is entirely playable in the state it’s in, with menus, story, and dialogues 100% translated (without diacritics).

As per usual, the author has chosen to not translate items, skills/spells or monsters’ names, considering the niche of Brazilian players who find it to be strange to see everything in Portuguese, after having grown up in the late 80s and early 90s and having the English words for those terms learned as canon.

The LeiaMe.txt file included shows all the steps for proper patching of the USA version. This translation has only come to fruition thanks to the influences of q8fft, NaittoDragneel, and KeikoReturns, each to whom the author is deeply grateful.

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This hack changes every single level (excluding the occasional boss fight) in Arkanoid - Doh It Again to a level featuring a character from the classic Mega Man series. Almost every single classic Mega Man game is represented in some way (excluding 11 and some very obscure titles), with main characters, prominent villains, famous enemies and bosses, and loads of robot masters for you to destroy block by block! Play through every level to get a few surprises at the end in the form of cameo appearances by other popular Mega Man characters.

The included README file on the hack page has all of the levels and their represented character listed at the bottom, so be sure to check that out to find the location of your favorite robot warrior! This hack was created using the extremely helpful and easy-to-use ArkanEdit program, without it, this passion project would not have been able to exist.

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In this new update, the game’s arsenal has been completely modified in one way or another; from a simple ammo increase to a massive increase in damage for one weapon or another. An interesting example is that the Autocannon (now renamed Ultra Autocannon/5), now fires from the Madcat’s right arm, which now makes each part of the mech capable of carrying a weapon. Of course, this is not the only modification that has been made to the autoccanon, it has also modified its range, rate of fire, damage, etc.; and this is just one example of the work that has been done in the arsenal.

The game system is not the only thing that has been modified, it has also worked on the graphics in a minor way; You will be able to see new icons on the radar map to represent both the enemy units and the ammunition and coolant items.

A new sprite has also been created for the ammunition of the weapons belonging to the C button. Instead of collecting a half cylinder similar to coolant, now the player will find an SRM 6 missile launcher (for those who are familiar with the Battletech franchise), to reload the missile, flamer and mines ammunition.

Currently a hexadecimal hacking guide is being developed for BattleTech, so that anyone who wishes can create their own hack for this game. but until then, wait for new news or contact the developer.

Enjoy and have fun!

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Star Fox Exploration Showcase has been in a constant state of development, and now, the wait for the next version is over!

2 Player mode has gone through a lot of revision and modification, and is finally at a point where the full game is playable and fully enjoyable from beginning to end!

Start 2 player mode from the title screen by pressing START2 on the second player’s controller.

Each player has lives, bombs, life meters, etc.

If all lives are gone, and the player dies, and the other player finishes the level, the player with no lives gets one more chance in the next level!

If you’ve never played this mod before, it is very important to read the readme file to see the dozens of changes and features this showcase has to offer!

Work will continue to smooth out the rougher things in due time.

Full changelog: 7.16

Improved on 2 player mode
Start 2 player mode with START2 on title screen
God mode codes apply to second player
Second player has their own bomb count
Second player firing delay works like player 1 dependant on the weapon
Second player has much smoother ship movements
Second player can now angle up/down/left/right and fire past the boundaries
Removed limitation of movement when in 2 player mode
Added third auto zoom level for going farther across the screen
Life bar has been added for second player
Collision for 2P is now like 1P where you have 7 frames of no collision after damage
Fixed shadows and floor appearing in space levels
Slight push off of walls/ceiling/space floors when button is let go to remove arrows
Player 2 continues the battle when player 1 dies
Players have independant wire ship lifespans
Player 2’s bomb count goes down in reverse order
Multiple other improvements

Life bars have increased to reflect the new increased health.
Teammates were not unloading under certain conditions and could loop around the level. Fixed.
Fixed course 4 level score %, will now give 100% upon completion of each level.

Please visit the discord to report any issues! Looking for interested testers as well.

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Big news for Arabic speaking enthusiasts who know the game, and for new players as well who didn’t get the chance to experience the glory of the golden JRPG era!

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first release of Chrono Trigger, the people at the Arabic community found the lack of serious JRPG translations available.

Given that, ExtraOrdinary decided to present a gift to the community knowing the hurdles of the Arabic script; right-to-left text flow, numerals need special handling and menu strings are very tricky to display within those requirements too.

This is by far the most justified method to display Arabic strings without making the player confused about dialogue messages or item names for example being displayed in reverse which happened in many trials before in other titles.

So, enjoy the translation!

Thanks a lot for you all in RHDN community!