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Accelerometer removal patch

Original game : Kirby: Tilt 'n' Tumble

Platform : GB

Author : infinest

Release date : 22 May 2022

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.2

Modifications : G, P

Downloads : 4045

ROM Information

Database match: Kirby - Tilt 'n' Tumble (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: 6AB8D666E2BEBBB3FEE7796C8968AAB2EA21B8F9
File/ROM CRC32: E541ACF1

Hack description

This patch completely removes the accelerometer from the game and replaces it with the Game Boy Color's traditional controls.
Moving, or "Tilting" has been assigned to the D-Pad. The camera can now be moved by holding Select and using the D-Pad.
Popping the floor up and jumping is done by pressing the A button while on the ground. When flying, the floor can be popped up by pressing B
and you shoot by pressing A. Most other actions have been relegated to the B button because of a lack of buttons.
The mini games have also all been updated to support traditional controls. None of the tutorial screens have been edited though,
so you'll just have to give it a try.

The game has also been converted from MBC7 to MBC5 with traditional SRAM for saving.
This allows booting the game on any flash cart that supports MBC5.

Other than that, the one incorrectly flipped tile in the level select screen has been fixed and the options for the accelerometer were removed
from the options screen.

Changes in 1.2:
-Fixed high score values not being set correctly upon first SRAM initialization

Changes in 1.1:
-Fixed a bug which caused SRAM to become corrupted on bootup in some emulators

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
infinestHacking

Reviews

If you didn't like the OG Gimmick, Try it NowMylocke2023-09-08Version 1.2

The game is completely normal otherwise, which is really nice because I was never able to beat it on normal hardware, mostly due to needing to manipulate the screen so much while having to look at it. (And a complete lack of patience) It is so much easier with this hack because you can see the screen while playing. My PlayGuy Emulator won't let me use the control pad so the stick is default and actually works really well with this. If you've ever wanted to play this game but could never get around the controls, or never had a Gameboy Color, it's a cute and fun Kirby game, worthy of at least one play through.