Donkey Kong: The Secret World of Arrietty (Donkey Kong NES Hack)

The world of the Borrowers is a harrowing one, having to scramble for supplies and survival amidst the dangers of human "beans" and vicious animals. But Arrietty's family is very close because of their adversity, so when Arrietty's mom, Homily, is kidnapped by the sinister housekeeper Hara, Arrietty vows to save her mother at all costs. Arrietty must make use of her Yellow Thumbpin weapon to defeat dangerous insects in order to climb structures and rescue her mother. But be careful not to be caught by Ms. Hara's jars as she throws them down to add you to her collection!


Custom Box art can be found https://imgur.com/gallery/NCw7CNv (for NES classic users and people who like visual distinction)


Changelog:

Version 1.0:
- Edited all graphics and text (and CryinOnion finished the Title Screen Logo)

The Secret World of Arrietty (Version 1.0)
by Supergamerguy
Title Screen Logo by Cryin Onion


Table of Contents:
1. How to patch
2. Changelog
3. Background Info
4. Tools Used
5. Explanation of changes






How to patch:
1. Download a patching program like Lunar IPS
2. Download Donkey Kong (World) (Rev A).nes
3. Use patching program to apply "The Secret World of Arrietty (Version 1.0).ips" to your
Donkey Kong NES ROM
4. Rename new file to whatever you want (Example: The Secret World of Arrietty (Donkey Kong NES Hack))
5. Use a NES emulator like FCEUX or the FCEUMM core in Retroarch to play!






Changelog:

Version 1.0:
- Edited all graphics and text (and CryinOnion finished the Title Screen Logo)





Background Info:
The Secret World of Arrietty is not the best of Ghibli's work,
but it is a solid movie that I still enjoy enough to give it its
own game. Donkey Kong seemed perfect for the role: a game starring
a big Ape that steals a helpless girl, where a small man then has
to climb up things to save her. Switch out Donkey Kong with an
overzealous human housekeeper, the girl with a paranoid Borrower
mother, and the small man with a Borrower adventurer girl, and you
have a recipe for a perfect project fit! Hope you guys enjoy my work!





Tools Used:
- FCEUX (NES emulator - used to test game and edit color pallettes)
- YY-CHR (used to edit most of the sprites and sprite layouts)
- Tile Layer Pro - Used to edit all Donkey Kong sprites





Explanations of changes:

Here's some clarifications of which characters and enemies, items,
and stages were changed.



Character and Enemy Changes:
- Jumpman (Mario): Arrietty
- Pauline: Homily (Arrietty's mom)
- Donkey Kong: Ms. Hara (the housekeeper)
- Fireball (enemy - stages 1 and 2): Roly-Polys (beetles)
- Fire-tailed guys (stage 3): Crickets


Item Changes:
- Hammer: Yellow Thumbpin (Arrietty's weapon)
- Barrels and Stacked Barrels: Jars (with Cloth Caps)
- Purse: Sugar Cube
- Umbrella: Small Hand-Lamp (used by Pod, Arrietty's dad)
- Springs: Cooking Pot (the golden one from the dollhouse)


Stage Changes:
- First and Second Stage: Wall Themed (as if they take places
inside the walls)
- Third Stage: Kitchen Themed
- Ladders: Nail Ladders
- Oil Barrel: Crumbling Flowerpot (complete with plant overgrow)
- Fire coming out of the Barrel: A Beetle's head poking out
- Pulleys (second level): Rock Pulleys (like the ones used inside
the walls).

Database match: Donkey Kong (World) (Rev A)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20180803-121122)
File SHA-1: D8DFACBFEC34CDC871D73C901811551FE1706923
File CRC32: E40B593B
ROM SHA-1: D222DBBA5BD3716BBF62CA91167C6A9D15C60065
ROM CRC32: 6F97C721