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Bomberman Quest -- Item Switch

Original game : Bomberman Quest

Platform : GB

Author : hmsong

Release date : 10 October 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : P

Downloads : 221

ROM Information

Database match: Bomberman Quest (USA) (SGB Enhanced) (GB Compatible)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: 4436F6EE03F7A8B2F235B64E26400C0E951D8A3A
File/ROM CRC32: A089C656

Hack description

Bomberman Quest is an Action-Adventure game, similar to Zelda LA, except with Bomberman as the star. Unlike Zelda though, all battles are one-on-one fights, and all enemies drop one specific item. It's a decent lightweight game.

In the original game, you could technically clear the game very quickly, because you can skip most fights and very little exploration was necessary (most key items were conveniently placed). Also, the items you can get before the second boss (including the hidden items) were rather pathetic, which was one of the reasons that made the second boss fight very difficult. And the third boss and on were quite easy, because the Homing Bomb was so overpowered.

So this patch switches the items around to better balance things:
- More fights and explorations are necessary to get the key items.
- Numerous mid-tier items can be found earlier (although difficult to obtain).
- Some top-tier items are either less conveniently placed or moved to later stages.

Note: Yes, it is indeed possible to solve Zone 3's bomb puzzle without the Remote Control. Two ways, in fact. And one of them doesn't even require any Fire upgrade. No more cheesing through that puzzle. And as you probably suspected, the prize is indeed the Remote Control.

If you have any questions, suggestions, requests, or anything else, please PM hmsong on Romhacking.net (click the name, then click the name next to "Forum Account", then click "Send PM").

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