Partial success:
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012, Steve Nickolas wrote:
2. In this version (just like the US Arcade version), on level 1, you only
play the Barrels and Rivets stages; on level 2, you play all but the
conveyor belt stage. I'd like to see if it could be patched to play all
four stages from level 1 up (like the Japan Arcade version and Crazy Kong).
Before: 41E0: 40 AA BD E1 80 85 5C A9 FF 85 BE 2C 50 C0 2C 52
After: 41E0: 40 29 03 AA BD E6 80 85 5C A5 FF 85 BE EA 2C 50
41DE- BD F5 40 LDA $40F5,X 41DE- BD F5 40 LDA $40F5,X
41E1- AA TAX 41E1- 29 03 AND #$03
41E2- BD E1 80 LDA $80E1,X 41E3- AA TAX
41E5- 85 5C STA $5C 41E4- BD E6 80 LDA $80E6,X
41E7- A9 FF LDA #$FF 41E7- 85 5C STA $5C
41E9- 85 BE STA $BE 41E9- A5 FF LDA #$FF
41EB- 2C 50 C0 BIT $C050 41EB- 85 BE STA $BE
41ED- EA NOP
41EE- 2C 52 C0 BIT $C052 41EE- 2C 50 C0 BIT $C050
41F1- 2C 57 C0 BIT $C057 41F1- 2C 57 C0 BIT $C057
(The three BITs are redundant; they are repeated after.)
This appears on the original version on track $0B, sector $6, offset $E0.
Note that it only works on NORMAL mode. I am looking for where the starting
stage is determined so that I can change the starting stages for HARDER and
EXPERT, which are now 2 too early!
-uso.