Porco Rosso (Version 1.0) by Supergamerguy Art 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 1943 - The Battle of Midway (USA).nes 3. Use patching program to apply "Porco Rosso Enhanced Edition.ips" to your 1943 NES ROM 4. Rename new file to whatever you want (Example: Porco Rosso Enhanced Edition) 5. Use a NES emulator like FCEUX or the FCEUMM core in Retroarch to play! Changelog: Version 2.0/Enhanced Edition - Cryin Onion edited all large images/art, including a brand new title screen, powerup screen, password screen, and ending screen, all with beautiful new designs that fit my hack perfectly! Version 1.0: - Edited all Ending/Transition text and Finished "Good Ending Cutscene" Version 0.9: - Finished all sprite edits and replaced most graphics Background Info: I wanted to make another Ghibli hack after my Castle in the Sky project, and I wanted to do a hack that wasn't based on a platformer, and since the NES port of 1943 is one of the best shoot-em-ups on the console (and is set close to the time period where Porco Rosso takes place), I decided to make it happen! I consider Porco Rosso to be one of the most underrated Ghibli movies in their catalog and deserving of some love in modern day. NOTE: This is my second ROMHACK, so I'm sure it's not perfect (I didn't edit any hitboxes so the sprites and the hitboxes might be a bit out of line). 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) Explanations of changes: Here's some clarifications of which planes, items, and enemies are changed and what they currently represent. NOTE: This hack is set after Porco and Curtis' fight, but before Fio's monologue at the end of the movie. Main Plane Changes: - P.38 Bomber: Porco's S.21 Savoia Plane Item Changes: - POW Item: PIG Item - Shotgun Powerup: Porco's (sun)Glasses - 3 Way shot Powerup: Wine Glass - Machine-Gun-like Powerup: Old Bucket - Missile Powerup: Wine Bottle - Side Fighters (the ones that fly beside both wings of the plane): Curtis' Plane - Bamboo Sprout (leveling powerup): Small Wine Bottle (like the one Fio drinks out of when she and Porco stop to get fuel) - Yaschichi (Capcom's token pinwheel item - maximum energy replenishment): Fuel Barrel - Big Energy Tanks: Bullet Cartridges - Small Energy Tanks: Flower Boquet - Holstein (cow item): a cartoonish Pig - Star (partial energy replenishment): a (open) Cigarette Pack - Barrel: Leather Suitcase - Elephant: Apple - Lucky Cat: Radio - Dragonfly: Umbrella - Mobi-chan (little spacesuit guy with gun): Money Bag (from the bet between Porco and Curtis) Enemy Changes: - Regular Planes (the first ones you encounter): Italian Air Force planes (similar to Ferrari's plane design) - (Medium-sized) Black and Gray Plane: Metal Pirate Plane (the shiny one that the Pirate Gang that handles the money in the Dogfight match flies, specifically the one from the top of this image: https://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/40700000/Porco-Rosso-Concept-Art-studio-ghibli-40763761-1129-1050.jpg). - Big "Bombing Squadron" Plane: the Mamma Auito gang seaplane (the green, camoflauged one) - The Planes that the "Bombing Squadron" plane spits out: the Plane from the cartoon black and white movie that Porco and Ferrari go to watch (the one that the Rabbit flies). - Spinning Planes (the ones that do corkscrews in the air): the Planes that have two cockpits under the large wings (can be seen flying over Milan and with the Italian Air Force at the end of the movie). - Smaller Bombers (the ones in the Idle Intro Cutscene and the ones that sometiems dip below the line of fire when stationary): one of the planes from a Pirate Gang (specifically the Green and Orange one from the bottom of this image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f7/31/73/f73173436f60a20fe569381678606f29.jpg) - Jet-Engine-like Planes (the ones that fly in horizontally from the sides of the screen): Security Planes from Cruise Ship (the ones that protect the cruise ship from attack and the ones that get shot down by Curtis, specifically the one from this image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/a2/2d/56a22dc1ce900818c6a5f9e9ff13fe9a.jpg) - The Planes that will circle around the screen (some even seek the character out, no matter where you are on the screen): Gina's plane (her personal one that she flies in to the dogfight) - Rocket Planes (the ones that corkscrew around and fly very fast down the screen): WW1-styled Italian fighters (from Porco's war flashbacks). - Flat Winged Planes (with slanted wings, show up in level 16): The Adriano (Marco and Gina's plane in Gina's flashback) - Boss Planes: a commandeered "Leisure Cruise" Plane (like the one that Porco mistakes for the Mamma Auito gang seaplane, that's actually full of women shouting his name). The "lore" behind this is that higher ups in the Italian Air Force have taken control of a civilian plane and are using it to watch the upcoming battle from a safe distance. ***NOTE: Since the original sprite for the Boss Planes had 2 engines per wing, and the new plane only has 1 per wing, a rickety crack has been added in place of the second engine on both wings. Other Changes: - The Islands have been modified to reflect the lush, green islands of the Mediterranean - The Title Screen Logo is faithful to the original promotional art and includes a well made redention of Porco's face. - The Small Logo on the Password screen now matches the Pirate Leader of the Mamma Auito Gang. - The Cutscene image on the leveling screen now matches the scene where Piccolo charges Porco money for his plane repairs. - The Idle Cutscene now adheres to the story given at the end of the movie (Fio's monologue), at least text wise. - All dialogue and mission text has been edited to include lines from the movie (from Porco specifically). - The names of the Boss Planes and Ships have been changed to adhere to Italian naval and air force names, some even being historically accurate to the time period (right before WW2). - The Final Cutscene Image (the fading photo) now matches the scene where Gina looks off into the distance, thinking about Porco.