Doom 64 Brightness + Features Menu

Original game : Doom 64

Platform : N64

Author : Elfor

Release date : 21 November 2020

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : O

Downloads : 1822

ROM Information

Doom 64 (USA) (Rev A).z64 (US 1.1):
CRC-32: 1d3a17b5
MD5: 1b1378bb9ee819f740550f566745af73
SHA-1: 6fb0ce9c75bbe54b6e1ede337652b0221e5f2aad

Doom 64 (USA).z64 (US 1.0):
CRC-32: 5cc1ade6
MD5: b67748b64a2cc7efd2f3ad4504561e0e
SHA-1: 799a588d73da3fcce8031026a8187da92b91c817

Doom 64 (Europe).z64 (PAL):
CRC-32: d985c356
MD5: 190ccca6526dc4a1f611e3b40f5131c0
SHA-1: b63060f69bb4e1547da1d762e740d19393977055

Hack description

This patch sets the brightness to maximum and also enables a features menu.
For some reason the US release of Doom 64 had it's brightness set to zero.

Press PAUSE during gameplay to access the menu, which contains level select, invulnerability, health, weapon toggles and an option to view the whole map.

Update:
- Removed debug commands from the control pad options
(thanks to caterpillar for pointing it out)

- Now has patches for the Rev A, US 1.0 & PAL version

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Elfor	Hacking

Reviews

Update fixed previous issues I had	drunk_caterpillar	2020-12-02	Version 1.1
The updated version of this patch fixed the control issues I had, and now I would totally recommend it!

Excellent QOL hack for those playing on real hardware.	ultimateman	2020-11-24	Version 1.1
I just played this on a real N64 via my Everdrive and I love this hack. Having the brightness up by default is nice but having the "features" i.e. cheats in the pause menu is excellent as well. Sometimes when you want to melt some demon faces after a long day's work it's just nice to load up on weapons and go HAM. That said, even just the level select is much more convenient than the password system, allowing you to more easily pick up where you left off or to simply replay your favorite levels much more easily. I highly recommend this hack to anyone looking to play DOOM 64 on real hardware and I hope to see similar QOL hacks on other N64 games in the future.

Now it's an easy recommend.	ifightdragons	2020-11-21	Version 1.1
While a great addition, the hack takes away the ability to configure the controls. The brightness fix is amazing and very welcome, but it's very hard to recommend when such an important feature as controls customization is disabled as a side effect. Hopefully the author can remedy this with and update. EDIT: The author has since fixed the issue, and the patch is just superb.

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