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Batman: The New Levels

Original game : Batman: The Video Game

Platform : NES

Author : Pankaj

Release date : 18 April 2024

Category : Complete

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : L, O

Downloads : 580

ROM Information

Database match: Batman - The Video Game (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 73B33E67E3C9E1116F9FCB021B10BB1171B8696A
File CRC32: 395569EC
ROM SHA-1: A6C56AC787FF11A67921867FFC9F79A57A382657
ROM CRC32: 13C6617E

Hack description

This is a level hack of NES Batman made within 3 months, all of the levels are completely modified and Boss rooms have new color palette, this is a slightly challenging version of the original game and can be completed without taking damage if played well, savestates are not recommended for this hack. Advanced gameplay mechanic tricks are required for this hack, overall this is a bit more harder than the vanilla game but still too easy for an experienced player.

These are the Primary changes:

1. New level design for all stages

2. Optimized enemy spawn triggers, the game now doesn't lag! Or lags very rarely

3. New Color palette for Boss rooms.


Version 1.1 :

1. New Color palette for all Stages

2. Slightly reduced boss health (2-4 and 3-4)

3. Changed ammo and heart drop capacity, 1 ammo drop now gives 2 extra ammo and heart now refills 2 health bars.

I was searching for new color combinations to create a new hack but it took a lot of time so I'm updating this hack with all new color findings!

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
link_7777HackingProvided info on how to edit enemies, bosses and Conveyors
PankajHackingLevel design and performed other modifications

Reviews

Makes good use of the game's best control features.Wolfie2023-12-10Version 1.0

The original version of Batman for the NES is mainly remembered for its awesome controls and wall jumping feature. However, as great as it is, the game mainly uses that feature as a way to get to the next fight with a few challenging moments. This hack makes the wall jumping and climbing feature the main focus. This allows the best feature of the game to truly shine. It is a hack for experienced players of Batman for NES since it requires a good knowledge of how the wall jumping physics work. But it is not so difficult as to be unenjoyable. It is a fun time.

A fun kaizo light BatmanKuda2023-11-14Version 1.0

Finally a Batman hack with a difficulty that requires expert skills that you don't use in vanilla and that is very enjoyable (I liked the Batman: The Junkyard Challenge hack, but let's be honest, it's made to make you suffer). One more thing, if instead of changing the color palette only to the boss rooms it had done with the rest of the scenarios, it would have been an excellent detail (as long as it maintains a good combination of colors).

Bad level designsArcade-Elite2023-11-13Version 1.0

The first level you can't even pass. Because of the poor level designs you have to be an expert jumper to get pixel perfect jumps. An average gamer will quit the game on the first level. The levels need to be made better or no one will even waste there time on this level hack. Not even new batman villain boss battles where made out of all the villains batman has. They just changed there color? and not batman to black or grey? sorry i can't recommend unless there is something new and better then the original game with bad levels.

Fun hacklink_77772023-11-11Version 1.0

Really well done, definitely a step up in difficulty over the original. Not as extreme as The Junkyard Challenge, but there were definitely some tricky spots.