Contra 98 is one of those releases that took a bit longer because I wanted it to be genuinely ready before sharing it.
I had already mentioned the hack in the previous release, but I kept it on hold while one last issue still needed to be solved. Now it is finally done.
Even though I had gotten the dump through that contact in Peru, someone in Brazil also had a copy on hand and made a dump so I could apply the fixes before publishing it.
What was done
The goal, as always, was to preserve the game and the history around it while only correcting what was broken in the romhack port.
This version includes:
- corrected ROM mapping
- removed extra internal header that prevented booting on some emulators and flashcarts
- fixed the in-game menu options for starting lives, with 3, 30, and 50 lives
- fixed the bug that appeared when gaining lives above 30
- removed the debug routine so the internal header is restored properly
Credits
CLE handled the heavier testing to make sure everything still worked.
Special thanks also go to Tilipe Games and Leandro Games 90 for getting the cartridge and dumping it.
The funny part is that this romhack did not have any protection similar to the other releases I had worked on at the time.
Download and support
The file is already available in the releases repository.
Supporting the project is still entirely optional.
Contra 98