PANEL NINJA: KESAMARU Hacked by Zynk Oxhyde 2016 -------------- Date Released: -------------- v1.0 May 7, 2016 ------------ Description: ------------ This is an English translation of "Panel no Ninja: Kesamaru", a puzzle game for the Nintendo Gameboy. ------ Story: ------ The princess is abducted by the demon clan and its up to Kesamaru, the panel flipping ninja, to save her. --------------- Game Mechanics: --------------- The game is a puzzle game. The game has 3 stages with 14 sub-levels each. Controls: A = flip panel B = use item Directional button = Move Start = Pause; press A to bring out the Exit menu Select = Switch level of flipping skill (level 1, 2 & 3) ------------- Field panels: ------------- 1UP = gain an extra life; found on bonus stages ? = flip it to reveal a chest Arrow Shooters = shoots arrows in invervals; can shoot in any directions Boulder = kick to reveal a ?; kick in into a pit to make a bridge Chests = contains Items Door = enter to clear stage but you need a Key Magic Star = immobilizes enemies temporaily ON button = step on it to defeat the Boss; found on Boss fights Poison Symbol = enemies spawn area, an enemy appears when you flip it Swirl = enemies spawn area, enemies keep on coming out of it after you defeat one of them Warp = teleport to specific similar panels Zappers = kills you when you go between them ------------ Chest Items: ------------ Bomb = destroy boulders; it also flips the panels around it Bottle = makes the player invincible temporarily Caltrops = impedes enemies from crossing a panel(not tested) Key = required to enter Door Shuriken = kill enemies; shoots diagonally ------- Others: ------- Scrolls = collect 10 gains a 1 life -------- Changes: -------- v1.0 (05/07/2016) - initial release Aside from translating the game into English, there are other things that are edited: * edited the title screen --------- ZIP file: --------- 1. This readme 2. KESAMARU(EN).ips ---------------- ROM Information: ---------------- File: Panel no Ninja Kesamaru (Japan).gb Length: 65536 Bytes (512 Kbit) CRC32: 12CAA1CA MD5: 4EAD57F6 FB441FB8 6A78922F 1288EE40 SHA1: 67F8DEA0 45BC2D01 C00936A6 6CD4B56B 10FA0F39 -------- Credits: -------- Zynk Oxhyde - Hacking, Translation, Title screen graphics ---------- Utilities: ---------- BRB Gameboy emulator & debugger by Bas Steendijk WindHex hex editor by Bongo` YY-CHR ROM graphics editor by YY --------------- Special Thanks: --------------- Romhacking.net - for hosting the patch -------- Contact: -------- Email: zynkoxhyde@yahoo.com ----------- Disclaimer: ----------- Zynk Oxhyde is not related/affiliated with Nintendo or Epoch in any way. Epoch owns this game & characters all rights reserved. This patch is not for profit! This patch is free! Don't distribute this in pre-patched ROMs! Don't ask the author for ROMs. Get your ROMs from anyhow you like.