DKC Atlas Forum

Really nice scenery work, Cosmicman. Great to see you back. Hope to talk to you via DM soon.

Three, three, three. The ugly stepchild, the neglected child, the annoying child. A game that nobody wanted. So, the SNES was on its last legs, and the N64 was the new craze. So Dixie was given the worst possible companion for a tag team that re-enforced gender stereotypes. So the game introduced ro...

Fail-safes generally don't cause crashing*. They prevent crashing. The "An irregularity has been detected" message is an example of a fail-safe. * I say generally, because some game devs intentionally program games to crash or softlock in certain cases as an anti-piracy measure. This migh...

I'm lost. What do Click-Clacks have anything to do with the glitch?

I knew that the crash glitch wouldn't work in Mudhole Marsh, I've done this one before. The reason I brought it up was because maybe there's a clue into how invisible objects were handled. Consider the following: 1. Mudhole Marsh is a horizontal level, Castle Crush is vertical. 2. Mudhole Marsh requ...

Will you be posting a video about this glitch? Findings and all. EDIT: I would also point you to Mudhole Marsh, where you can also trigger the invisible DK Barrel. For this to work, the B-A-R-R-A-L-A-X code must be activated. One of the treasure chests in this level conceals a DK Barrel; if you're q...

I would basically ask Mayles if there were any plans to feature human characters as enemies in any DKC game. I know that Mario was gonna be one, but Nintendo didn't want another inversion; it already happened in Donkey Kong Jr. And hey, since it's Rare: were there any talks or considerations about a...

As well as how-to videos. Here's one I found not too long ago:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... mHezHaEUsK

Be warned, the lessons in this playlist are very verbose. And I believe it'll be the same for every other assembly tutorial that's out there.

I will be logging all the bugs I encounter while using the program here, and updating the post frequently: 1. This program was scanned by AVG before operation . No viruses were found, you're good to go. 2. A fatal error occurred. Screenshot of the error attached, along with details. Click on the Spo...

So if I'm reading this correctly, when dealing with the alphabetic portion of the HEX code, they will always translate to the top row, ergo: 0 = c 1 = d 2 = a and e 3 = b and f In the HEX format, "a" represents 10 going all the way up to "f", or 15. The number 16 simply rolls bac...

Mattrizzle wrote:Here's a rip I did long ago:

dkc123_sprite_palettes.png

Perhaps they used math to save disk space.

What would have been the file size difference had Nintendo/Rare used stored pallets over math subroutines?

The name theming of Kremlings has always relied on starting with the letter K. There are a few exceptions: Re-Koil, Skidda. So let's take it back a step. I looked up synonyms and definitions of the words you proposed. The word "hijack" means to seize control . So... how about Kontrol ? And...

Are you referring to this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx5nKIGjvcg

If what I am reading is correct, this is the way to modify a script in DKC, as merely moving the scripts from their original position through RE would cause them to break. Until the script issues were resolved, we could only replace the script as a new object in the meantime. Has that bug ever been ...

Yeah, I would recommend including a README.TXT with instructions on how to make the patch work. In the past, I used to have ZSNES as it would allow you to run the IPS directly without having to patch the ROM first, from what as I can remember.

It's not working. I just get a black screen after matching the filenames. Also, there are two EXE files in the batch.

I am using SNES9X.

You could use Phyreburnz's edit: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=314&p=43753#p43753

Will her "ledge" animation be included as well? This is where Dixie is at the edge of a platform, and tries to keep herself balance so as to not fall.

What version of Windows are you using?

The DKC-Atlas was a haven for Donkey Kong fans of all generations. Levels were documented and level editors were programmed. The forum was open to discourse, and the discourse paved way to a chat box. But those days may be over... As we're well aware, the activity of this site is at a standstill. So...

What does DKDC mean?

Are there any plans for a video promo (ie: post a preview to YouTube or some video site)?

There was speculation that the Kremlings would never see an appearance on the Donkey Kong series ever again when Rare left Nintendo around 2000 to become partners with Microsoft. Because they were created by Rare, the Kremlings and their non-reptilian accomplices were rumored to be the property of R...

As of now, there is no true way to edit any of the water levels or Slip Slide Ride without damaging the data. There is a special script which handles the level type and supposedly hard-coded camera boundaries. There were a couple users here who were researching vertical levels, yet there's been no w...

Qyzbud, would you consider manual invitation registration?

Happy Holidays and New Years, Matt! Are there plans to do a DKC3 Boss Blitz?

Without giving away the code, can you give us a look into the scripts that are currently being used in DELTA and the number of lines attached to that script? This might help you into figuring out which one you think should be tackled first... unless it is part of a sequential order, which in this ca...

You know Local H!?

I once played their song "Bound For The Floor" for my Wammy Radio podcast a long time ago! Damn...

This might sound weird, but how long would the roller coaster ride looked like in the map had it embodied one of the levels (Target Terror or Rickety Race)? Would it loop around the entire carnival?

This seems interesting. Do you plan on including the other stuff that the folks here at the Atlas have already uncovered (sprite data, bonus data)?

Will sound be tested in a future test build?

I'll give this one a look-see. Haven't looked at any DKCRE work in a long time.

I am really liking the recreations of these character staples of DK.

What kind of animations or body rigging have you done so far for any of the characters you've made, Cosmicman?

$8F00 XXXX YYYY [UNKNOWN] Coordination control? Move this sprite relatively based on current active Kong's state(?) If H-flipped and XXXX (YYYY) & 0x4000 != 0, add -XXXX (-YYYY) instead. This command requires two parameters. First parameter is for X, and second is for Y. Each data is signed wor...

It was quite hard to hear the music and SFX in DKC2, but here's what I could gather. 1. The sound that Diddy makes when rescued from a DK barrel in DKC1 is used here. Whether it was triggered when the player executed a team-up, I'm not 100% sure. 2. The banana tally SFX might be of the DKC1 banana b...

YouTube video gamer Sky Hurricane just completed his (blind) play through of The Lost Levels:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... NE3omzxepG

The project may be on hiatus... But that doesn't mean the guys are no longer on the internet. Hint : Check their Facebook page. Last post on February 5. Salve pessoal... Que Saudades do projeto Queria Dizer que o projeto ficou parado por um tempo devido as nossas rotinas, Em tempos de Crise parece q...

What assembly tricks did you learn from the Game Boy releases that we could see once you move on to the SNES? This would be a major breakthrough that would help DKCRE immensely as well as my dormant DKCX game.

What method/script will you be using to implement Undo/Redo? That is one of the most difficult features to program, as far as I know.

Off-topic: have you heard backward songs in general like Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust"? Not necessarily for subliminal messages, but on a melodic level.

Joselix, que programa esta usando para hacer este juego?

We've went from bits to bytes, bytes to kilobytes, kilobytes to gigabytes, etc. Could we be seeing atomi-bytes ? Simion , this is for you. From Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/record-setting-hard-drive-writes-information-one-atom-a-1783740015 Researchers working in the Netherlands have developed an atom...

So the 512KB you speak of is the place where the actual level setup is stored. Everything else is just media files.

I wonder how this differs from IPS files made in DKCRE. If the game uses that last 512KB for what you said, then is the IPS file just an override script?

Have you done a debug during your tests, SDKJAP? For instance, you said that you can see the intro, the title screen, and the map. The game goes black only when you try to enter a level. What codes does the game call when you enter a level in a fully working ROM, and what code do you get when you en...

Joselix, just so you know, I'm Mexican-American/Chicano. I can read some Spanish. Is Chilean Spanish different from Mexican Spanish?

I think I know what he's trying to say: "Can someone show me how to rip the backgrounds from DKC?"

So this means a new DELTA test program will be out soon?

Windows (and Linux) make their programming code accessible for everyone to use. C++.

Mac doesn't always give out its programming code for fear of reverse engineering and hacking... in the wrong hands, that is. And that is a completely off-topic story.

Congratulations, Simion. Enjoy your break!

Will the SGM2 allow for importing PNG files to a level, like how DKCRE does it?