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Karnov - Hack by LANCUSTER

Original game : Karnov

Platform : NES

Author : lancuster

Release date : 27 June 2016

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, L, T, P, O

Downloads : 911

ROM Information

Karnov (U) [b1][o4].nes - GOODNES 3.23b
CRC32: 3FB7869B
MD5: 7E1E34E288C8533F2A0E367D6DBFC614
SHA-1: 3B09A53968CAD5C36E5D7E3814001CC668107621
SHA-256: EA257C7435C72C054275CEB4FB3FC786E611BDBE2442702A90B6B5A0557E71F5

Hack description

This game has undergone some significant changes, such as:
- Changed title screen, added hacker initials (the original copyright is not affected).
- Changed the palette at all levels of the game, all levels are fixed. Added a fork on each level.
- Fixed the menu on "game over" screen.
- Ladder in the game is now infinite, allowing you to explore all corners of the levels.
- Start with 3 lives, after game over - 3 lives too.
- For extra lives you need to collect 30 letters "K", instead of 50.
- Final word "Congratulations!" is fixed, unnecessary word "NEXT" was removed.
As you know, the game has become more interesting and playable, unlike the original.
Unfortunately, this is a bad dump of this game, so you'll view some graphic bugs on some emulators in certain cases.
Thank to @Lomax for hacking pointers on the title screen. And @Mega-Dog - for level editor "FatCamp" (not perfect, but good).
And thank you for playing.

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
lancusterHackingLevel, title, palette, text hacking and other
LomaxHackingHacking pointers

Reviews

Better than the originalGodKiller2016-07-03Version 1.0

The game is less cryptic (especially level 7), it's more accessible and easier. I felt it was pretty easy considering I've finished the original a couple times but overall, the changes are welcomed. It's actually a shame that the original isn't more like this one as it would have been a more popular game