Ducking Luigi's Ducking Adventure

Original game : Super Mario Bros. 2

Platform : NES

Author : Rohbert

Release date : 28 May 2023

Category : Complete

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, L, T, P

Downloads : 640

ROM Information

Database match: Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 26639636EF7B2E339B745959ECFD679AA7C640DE
File CRC32: 8AA4ACE0
ROM SHA-1: 43AC7C7AAF1846EAD7B544302BB9131E4964FD32
ROM CRC32: 57AC67AF

Hack description

--Summary---

Ducking Luigi's Ducking Adventure is a romhack of Super Mario Bros. 2 USA for NES. It follows Luigi's story after the events of SMB2U. Luigis all across the multiverse have been kidnapped and it is up to Prime Luigi and friends to save them. Red Luigi, Waluigi and Louise will join Luigi in this ducking adventure. Good Luck!

This hack features 18 original levels. All the levels are inspired by their vanilla counterparts, so sections may seem familiar. However, every level is much harder than vanilla. There are 3 warps. The first 2 are in their vanilla levels and take you to the same worlds and are optional. However, level 6-1 features a third warp that is required and takes you to world 7. All 18 levels contain 2 power up mushrooms and at least 1 one-up. Some levels contain multiple 1-up mushrooms. (YES it is possible to collect more than 1 per level) Each level features a unique color palette. All levels are complete-able with all characters. Oh yeah, also all characters behave exactly the same. They all behave like vanilla Luigi. Their differences are cosmetic only. You begin with 9 lives and 9 continues.

---Tips---

* If you ever lose a key, you can re-spawn it in its original spot if you simply walk 2-3 screen away and come back.
* If a hawkmouth exit despawns, you can simply walk 2-3 screen away and come back and it will respawn and even open if you already grabbed the orb.
* If you see a cherry, get a cherry. Several sections are easier with a star power up and a few birdos and bosses can be star killed.
* All levels have 2 power-up mushrooms. (Highly recommended to collect them)
* Power-up mushrooms will always be between two identical palm tress OR in odd background structures.
* Ladder jumps ARE REQUIRED. To jump off a ladder hold right or left while on a ladder and press jump right as you let go to jump off.
* These characters can jump high and far. Take advantage.
* Picking up 1-up mushrooms under low floating platforms will behave strangely...

Screenshots

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Rohbert	Levels

Reviews

A well polished hack. I cheated though.	EamonDeluxe	2024-06-10	Version 1.0
I just played through this and have to say I was pretty impressed. So much that I quit beating around the bush and finally signed up here to write reviews and stuff. Full disclosure first though: I do not enjoy kaizo (for newbies: a term for excessively hard for the sake of being hard) hacks, which this one does border on, especially for SMB2 fans who aren't used to Luigi's mechanics. I'm one of those weirdos who has always played SMB2 as Luigi so I was in my element there. :) After completing world 1-1 "honestly", I started using cheat codes (infinite health and multi-jump) A LOT and the occasional save state. Emulator used: FCE Ultra GX (Wii Homebrew) So anyway, on with the review! The title screen is custom and well done. There was a minor graphics glitch at the top for me (looked like part of the area didn't get cleared properly) when the intro text was being displayed but nothing that got in the way of the text. The character selection screen is custom too and nice looking. To add to what the previous reviewer said, THEY ALL seem to give you the finger when selected so maybe Wario rubbed off on them? It made me laugh. I tried all four characters out briefly and there wasn't much difference that I noticed except only the original Luigi does his custom "airwalk" when jumping. Since I am used to him anyway, that is the character I used on all levels. The color palettes and other changes are REALLY well done and visually I found it very appealing. Some areas made me imagine a Sega Master System port could look like. Controls are...good. Occasionally they felt more sticky than standard SMB2, like crouching + jumping sideways didn't seem to work, Luigi would just go straight up, but nothing that ever caused a serious gameplay problem. The new uses for BOB-OMBs are awesome! Between breaking "wall puzzles" and blowing craters in the sand I had a lot of fun with them. I never got softlocked anywhere (even in the kaizo-like areas). All of the levels seemed planned out and tested. Level 6-1 was very cool looking and unexpected. The warp to world 7 is hiding in plain sight and the README is correct, you can't finish the game without it. At least as far as I could tell. The ending is customized too. Don't expect a massive change but there is enough there which shows that the author polished it from start to end. Something a lot of rom hackers don't do. My rating: 4/5 Bob-Ombs WITH cheat codes and save states. 3/5 Bob-Ombs as is.

A tough, fun take on a classic	DixieNormous69420	2023-06-10	Version 1.0
If you like a challenge, this is the Super Mario USA hack for you. It's way tougher from the get-go, but the levels are nicely designed around Luigi's jump height (which your humble reviewer's not used to :P), and are nice & colourful, with a neat 1 colour per level setup I enjoy. The 4 Luigis each have the same physics, so pick which one you like, and off you go. I've so far encountered 2 birdos, one orb-less, one with one, so expect multiple birdos per stage. One odd quirk is that 1-up mushrooms stay on the platform, but that's forewarned in the hack's description. Waluigi (my personal choice for the playthrough) flips you off in the intro, which I find fun. Overall, this hack is an easy 5⭐, much recommended for all fans of Super Mario USA!

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