Adventure Island (NES) Hacking Notes: By Supergamerguy 1. Palettes 2. In-Game Text 3. Title Screen Palettes: 26 06 30 (address 003B10) - Master Higgins' head (Title Screen), Tina (Ending Screen) 26 19 38 - Master Higgins' body (Title Screen) 16 27 30 - the "Adventure" in the Title Screen Logo, On-screen Text (Title Screen) 17 30 28 - the "Island" in the Title Screen Logo --------------------------------------------- First Setting (forest): 26 06 30 (address 003B10) - Master Higgins' head, Bananas, Powerup Egg, Stone Hammer, Rock Obstacle, Skateboard, Bird Enemy, Boulders, Signpost Invicibility Fairy, Pot, Moving Platform (first level), Bee (item), Frog Head icon in the HUD, Cloud Platform (special stage), Milk Bottle *Address 003AD0 is for first setting *Address 003AE0 is for next setting *Address 003AF0 is for last setting 26 19 30 - Master Higgin's body (In-between rounds screen and In-game), Top of Carrot, Melon *Address 003AD0 is for first setting *Address 003AE0 is for next setting *Address 003AF0 is for last setting 26 36 15 - Snail, Apple, Orange, Bottom of Carrot, Campfire, Energy Bars on HUD, Snake (and fish-like projectile), Spring, Fireball Powerup, Milk Bottle *Address 003AD0 is for first setting *Address 003AE0 is for next setting 2A 1A 2C - Treetops 2C 17 27 - Tree Trunks + sky, Totem Poles 29 17 27 - Ground and Tree Trunks + background foliage 29 17 2C - Ground + sky 26 06 2C - ??? --------------------------------------------- Second Setting (beach+water): ***if not mentioned, it's retained from earlier settings 26 06 30 - Master Higgins' head, Walking Pig 26 36 15 - Octopus (1 health), Ruby Ring 31 30 01 - Octopus (2 health), Long Fish, Moving Cloud Platforms 20 11 21 (address 003960) - Water+sky, Unmoving Cloud Platforms 18 28 21 - Rocks+sky, eyes on Cave entrance 21 17 27 - Ground+sky 1A 29 21 - Grass+sky, Palm Tree --------------------------------------------- Third Setting (Cave): 21 30 11 (address 003AD0) - Bats, Skull enemies, Falling Icicles, Bottom of Eggplant 3C 21 11 - Ice Statue 30 3C 21 - Ice Blocks 26 36 15 - Fire that rotates around skulls, Top of Flower, Bat Skeleton 26 06 30 - Bottom of Flower, Top of Eggplant, Key ------------------------------------------- 1B 29 39 - Second Cave Palette 17 27 07 - Cave Bricks (background) ------------------------------------------- 1A 2A 3A - Third Cave Palette 18 28 08 - Cave Bricks (background) ------------------------------------------- 17 27 37 - Fourth Cave Palette 13 22 04 - Cave Bricks (background), Bricks (ground) 30 23 13 - Ice Statue 30 33 21 - Ice Blocks ------------------------------------------- Fifth Cave Palette (shares a lot with the fourth one): 23 03 13 - Ice Statue ------------------------------------------- 00 10 30 - Sixth Cave Palette 10 20 00 (address 0039D0)- Cave Bricks (background), Bricks (ground) --------------------------------------------- Fourth Setting (Darker Forest and Boss Castle Area): 26 36 15 - Spiders, Famicom Controller, Coyote (2 health), Top of Background Flower, Boss Fireball Attack 26 19 38 - Bottom of Background Flower, Boss Body 21 30 11 (address 003AD0) - Coyote (1 health) 18 08 01 - Dark Brown Treetops 01 17 27 - Tree Trunks+sky 09 17 27 - Tree Trunks+bushes 09 17 01 - Tops of bushes+sky ----------------------------------------- ********************************************************************************** "UNEDITABLE" PALETTES (I have not been able to successfully edit these) *There are more editable palettes under these 26 15 35 (address 003AF0) - Fireball Powerup 26 06 36 - Boss Head 15 05 35 - Boss Hurt (flashes) 16 26 36 - Foreground (boss 1) 23 04 13 - Purple Bricks (background of castle 1), Purple Columns (background of castle 1), Candles (background 1) 15 26 36 - Foreground (boss 2) 27 07 18 - Brownish Red Bricks (background of castle 2), Brownish Red Columns (background of castle 2), Candles (background 2) 19 29 3A - Foreground (boss 3) 2C 0B 1B - Light Green Bricks (background of castle 3), Dark Green Columns (background of castle 3), Candles (background 3) 13 23 33 - Foreground (boss 4) 24 04 14 - Magenta Bricks (background of castle 4), Magenta Columns (background of castle 4), Candles (background 4) 16 26 36 - Foreground (boss 5) 27 06 17 - Reddish Bricks (background of castle 5), Reddish Columns (background of castle 5), Candles (background 5) 15 25 35 - Foreground (boss 6) 25 05 15 - Dark Pink Bricks (background of castle 5), Dark Pink Columns (background of castle 5), Candles (background 5) 17 27 37 - Foreground (boss 7) 29 09 18 - Swamp Green Bricks (background of castle 7), Swamp Green Columns (background of castle 7), Candles (background 7) 17 27 37 - Foreground (boss 8) 21 01 11 - Dark Blue Bricks (background of castle 8), Dark Blue Columns (background of castle 8), Candles (background 8) ********************************************************************************** --------------------------------------------- Fifth Setting (Castle Interior): 27 37 17 - Bricks (ground) 21 11 01 - Bricks (background) 26 15 35 - Moving Platforms 2C 3C 11 - Bricks (ground of castle 2) 23 13 04 - Bricks (background of castle 2) 26 36 15 - Bricks (ground of castle 3) 29 19 09 - Bricks (background of castle 3) --------------------------------------------- Sixth Setting (Mountain): 20 21 10 - Mountains Slopes 20 11 21 - Sky and Clouds ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In-Game Text: 69 - . BF - ' C8 - ! CF - © DE - 1 DF - 9 E1 - A E2 - B E3 - C E4 - D E5 - E E6 - F E7 - G E8 - H E9 - I EA - J EB - K EC - L ED - M EE - N EF - O F0 - P F1 - Q F2 - R F3 - S F4 - T F5 - U F6 - V F7 - W F8 - X F9 - Y FA - Z FB - 8 FC - 7 FF - space (between words) --------------------------------------------- Title Screen Text: Hudson's TM Top Push Start TM And © 1987 Hudson Soft Licensed By Nintendo of America Inc. --------------------------------------------- Ending Text: Congratulations! You have saved Your lovely Tina ---------------------------------------------------------------- Title Screen: "Adventure": PPU Values - Lines 003240 through 003260 - Top Row (of the word Adventure): 06 07 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 40 41 42 02 03, where 06 is the first tile being displayed (starting at Top Left Corner of the "A") - Next Row (below Top Row, bottom half of the word Adventure): 16 17 30 31 32 33 34 35 43 44 45 50 12 13 --------------------------------------------- "Island" 22 spaces across and 6 spaces tall NOTE: FF is a empty space PPU Values - Lines 003250 through 0032F0 - Top of Palm leaves: 8E 8A 8F 8E 8A 8F - Top Row (of the word Island, including palm leaves): 8E 8A 8B A9 AB 70 60 60 53 52 53 FF FF FF 52 53 FF 52 53 52 53 52 60 60 4C - Next Row (including palm leaves): 8E 8A 6A 5F 71 4D 4E 65 62 63 FF FF FF 72 73 FF 62 73 62 63 62 4D BE 61 - Next Row: 72 73 75 6E 6F FF 72 73 FF FF 88 9E 9F 99 72 BA BB 73 72 73 CE 61 - Next Row: 54 55 9B 7E 7F 4C 54 55 FF FF 72 AE AF 73 54 5E 4F 55 54 55 CE 61 - Next Row: 62 63 52 AA 5D 61 62 5C 76 6C D0 D1 D3 B8 62 63 54 63 62 5C 5D 61 - Last Row: 64 65 64 51 51 74 64 51 51 65 D2 FF FF B9 64 65 64 65 64 51 51 74