Yeah I've been thinking about simultaneous multiplayer all throughout the project😅. Seems like it would be more feasible in a port though, just to avoid sacrifices.

That will have to do... The disassembly of Bubble Bobble 2 is now available on GitHub! Both US and JP ROMs can be built.
github.com/bobschneeder...

Bubble Bobble 2 (Japan) (Debug menu enabled).ips

Here's a patch for the Japanese version to show the menu at bootup. Controls:

2P UP/DOWN: Increase/decrease number
2P A: Start round
1P A: Play sound
1P B: Play music

drive.google.com/file/d/1JMq9...

Indeed it has! The number is used to pick a sound, music track or round depending on what you press.

Looks like the Japanese version has a debug menu! So far I've seen code for level select and sound+music test.

Working on making the Japanese version buildable. Aside from the various enemy differences, there are a ton of invisible differences only found in the code.

And apparently there's a scrapped cutscene with three actors listed after the intro 🤔

Getting back to the disassembly now that another project's done. Now labeling the cutscene scripts. There's also a similar, larger scripting language used for enemy projectiles.

Look at him go!

Breaking things to find what's what in RAM.

Doing a disassembly of Bubble Bobble 2 for the NES just for fun. Soon buildable but will also need further cleanup so that the code can be freely edited.

"The Ticking Memories"
A Clock Tower fan-animated short
By @roskiart.bsky.social
Starring:
@solarianights.bsky.social
@skylarxene.bsky.social
@ashlieh-ajc.bsky.social
@dfletchervo.bsky.social
@mariavoiceactor.bsky.social
youtu.be/xBD6hOeZE4o?...
#クロックタワー #clocktower #horror #animation #fanmade

More mischief from Bobby.

First test run of a panic event didn't go according to plan.

Some more footage from the development of Clock Tower Advance. You may have noticed how there is much less lag in this port compared to the original, thanks to the newer hardware. I wanted to be sure scrolling wouldn't bog it down though so I made this test.

I started out by porting the menus and special cutscenes to test the waters. Made this little timelapse of that initial work period.

My first GBA homebrew is here! Thanks to the libgba and Maxmod libraries along with @blamerobots.bsky.social's fantastic work on the soundtrack, getting this done was a surprisingly smooth experience!

Surprise!
The last official release gets an English fan patch thanks to @bobschneeder45.bsky.social !
Download Clock Tower for WonderSwan (English V. 1.1) now on Archive.org!
archive.org/details/cloc...
#クロックタワー #ワンダースワン #clocktower #wonderswan #fanpatch #translation

The Cutting Room Floor article can be found here: tcrf.net/Proto:Clock_...

I've been helping out on Boogal and Iccanobif's translation of Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special by Human Entertainment, out now! Lots of shared code found in Clock Tower as well. Reworking the name entry screen for the translation was a fun challenge.
www.romhacking.net/translations...

Got smoother turning and analog support working for the first person mode in Clock Tower 2. Still need to fix hotspots behind you being visible in front.

For now, you can try out this mode with the following cheat codes:

(US)
300957EC 0004
3009490A 0001

(JP)
30095A78 0004
30094B96 0001

Scissorman in first person

There's apparently an unused first person mode in Clock Tower 2. Might make this fully playable in the future by adding controls for turning.

Zoom-in on Jennifer and Scissorman with debug text

Learning Ghidra has led to a slew of new finds in Clock Tower 2 (PS1)! The demos had some debug menus that could be ported to the retail version. Patches are available here:
romhackplaza.org/romhacks/clo...

With the available disassembly I was able to implement a save system in Mega Man 7 and turn it into a standalone patch. Download here:
romhackplaza.org/romhacks/meg...

All three regions are supported.

Been tinkering a bit with the Mega Man 7 disassembly (github.com/Yoshifanatic...) and saw the game has the same kind of anti-piracy features as Mega Man X, though not as thorough. Here's what happens after hitting 128 enemies with the Mega Buster if SRAM was detected: