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Alien Soldier - Weapon Cycling

Original game : Alien Soldier

Platform : GEN

Author : i_hate_drm

Release date : 21 June 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : P

Downloads : 683

ROM Information

Database match: Alien Soldier (Japan)
Database: No-Intro: Genesis (v. 20210226-213851)
File/ROM SHA-1: 8F6EB584ED9487B8504FBC21D86783F58E6C9CD6
File/ROM CRC32: 90FA1539

Hack description

This hack replaces the Weapon Selector wheel with weapon cycling.

Pressing "A" will cycle through the weapons at the top of the screen.

This hack is compatible with the Japanese ROM of Alien Soldier.

It is also compatible with NaOH's 6-Button Controller Support hack.

You can apply this patch using Lunar IPS.

Documentation has been included.

Hope you enjoy.

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
i_hate_drmHacking

Reviews

The ultimate combo!!Bruthkayo2023-06-22Version 1.0

This is an incredible improvement! My original idea was to implement a weapon wheel where you hold down A and then push up/down/left/right on the d-pad to select which weapon you want, but this is almost as good, and arguably better.

The original method of cycling weapons was horrendous given the fast paced nature of the game. It was clunky and slow. Way too often I died just trying to change weapons, and you have to change weapons often. But with this hack, you instantly cycle weapons just by tapping A. While you can only cycle in one direction, it's not a big problem because the weapons cycle very quickly. Combine this with the 6-button hack for the absolute best experience!

The only thing left is a Alien Soldier widescreen hack that works with Genesis Plus GX Wide! Please romhacking gods! 3