Tina's Adventure Island IV Hacked by Zynk Oxhyde 2019 -------------- Date Released: -------------- v1.0 December 28, 2019 ------------ Description: ------------ This is a player sprite hack of Adventure Island IV for the NES. This hack changes Master Higgins' player sprites into his girlfriend Tina. There are 2 patches: ENG and JPN. --------------- Game Mechanics: --------------- Controls: A = Jump B = Attack; Enter door; Hold B to run faster when you get the D-coin; Hold UP to throw Boomerang up UP = Climp ladders; Lay Warp Egg on a pedestal DOWN = Decend ladders; Lay down; Move LEFT/RIGHT to crawl Start = Menu Select = Map ----------- Menu Items: ----------- WEAPON & ITEMS (get these from defeating bosses) Bone - default projectile weapon Hammer - melee weapon; key to next area; breaks stones Torch - melee weapon; light up dark areas Water Gun - projectile weapon; extinguish fires; liven up trampoline plants Snowboard - used on snow and ice floorings; can damage enemies by jumping on them Stone Spear - melee weapon; jump and press UP to log platforms to latch on them Umbrella - hold jump button on midair to glide down; protects player from water drops - keep hold jump button over water surface to use it like a boat Crystal Hammer - melee weapon; key to Crystal Island; breaks stones Surfboard - used on water surfaces; can damage enemies by jumping on them Boomerang - projectile weapon; press UP to throw upwards Skateboard - move faster on ground; can damage enemies by jumping on them Stone Axe - final weapon; bounces off rocks POWER (get these in mini-games) P-coin - raises attack power J-coin - makes player jump higher D-coin - enables dash; hold down B-button while running SPECIAL ITEM (one time use; you can get it again in mini-games) Heart - restores 1 unit of health Flask - restores full health Home Ticket - warps player to house; a one-way ticket home Warp Egg - waprs you to the last pedestal where you lay it Compass - shows player location on map Fairy - revives player when KO'ed ------------ Field items: ------------ ENEMY DROPS Fruits - collect 8 to restore 1 unit of health - have at least 4 or more will make playing mini-games easier Small Heart - restores one unit of health Star - temporary invincibility EGG CONTENTS Meat - restores full health Small Heart - restores one unit of health Big Heart - adds 1 max health point Half Big Heart - collect 2 pieces to complete 1 max health point ----------- Mini-games: ----------- *Most of them you can play by repeatedly pressing B-button. *In the hurdles game, you need to press the A-button to jump while pressing B-button. *Others you need specific weapons to play. *You also need to have 7/8 fruits collected to get the proper boost in dashing; or have a turbo button enabled. ------------- Dino Friends: ------------- As the intro shows, your Dinosaur friends were kidnapped by an evil-looking face. You save them by defeating island bosses. You can bring one dino at a time; go to Dino Village and jump on them to ride. Select a weapon in the menu to swap them out. Get hit once and they vanish. Get them back in Dino Village. SPADE (RED RAPTOR) Spew fireballs stronger than regular attacks and can destroy rocks Can move in lava Can still get damaged by fire enemies HEART (BLUE RAPTOR) Tail whip wave stronger than regular attacks and can destroy rocks Does not slip on ice Can still get damaged by ice enemies CLUB (PINK PTERODACTYL) Can fly on high places Attacks by dropping stones DIAMOND (PURPLE PLESIOSAUR) Slow on land, but fast in water Attacks are stronger than regular attacks STAR (GREEN TRICEROTOPS) Does rolling jump attacks Does not sink in quicksand -------- Changes: -------- Aside from English translation, here are other notable changes in the game: TINA4-EN.ips v1.0 (12/28/2019) * Master Higggin's sprites changed to Tina and vise versa *Utilizes changes made in English+ translation made by Zynk Oxhyde: *The title screen is modified *Various palette changes to sprites and background *Flask changed to Milk like previous games had *Compass changed to Ring resembling first game *Plant trampolines changed to Mushrooms *Meat changed to Meat from third game --------- ZIP file: --------- 1. This readme 2. TINA4-ENG.ips 3. TINA4-JPN.ips ---------------- ROM Information: ---------------- No-Intro Name: Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV (Japan) (No-Intro version 20130731-235630) File MD5: DD53D022BB0B8D5A8D464690B14A0B30 File SHA-1: E73EFD3E932B9E3501CE9C77418BDBF0D59D75CD File CRC32: 5ECFD3DC ROM MD5: 17F974B2180DBC3247787CEDD4B82597 ROM SHA-1: 60BA08558D5316686195F8F0B9765B4EE8B4543A ROM CRC32: 7BD8F902 -------- Credits: -------- Zynk Oxhyde - Hacking and Sprites ---------- Utilities: ---------- WindHex hex editor by Bongo` YY-CHR ROM graphics editor by YY FCEUX 2.2.2 NES emulator debuggers Corrupster by Disch --------------- Special Thanks: --------------- Romhacking.net - for hosting the patch -------- Contact: -------- Email: zynkoxhyde@yahoo.com ---------------------------- Disclaimer and Terms of Use: ---------------------------- * Zynk Oxhyde is not related or affiliated with Nintendo and the publisher of the original game. * Do not sell this patch and the contents with it. * Do not sell the pre-patched ROM into reproduction cartridges. * You may distribute or host this patch provided that all files that come with it are intact.