SekOner Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I've been playing Chris waltons Hunchy II and this game is definitely is in my favorite homebrew of all time. hats off to Chris (cd-w) on this. I was wondering has anyone actually beaten this game yet? I can't seem to make it past level 9. anyone have any tips? I've been playing this on my new deluxe Harmony. I plan on buy the stand alone cart when i can get my fund back up, to show my support to Atari Age and cd-w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) I've been playing Chris waltons Hunchy II and this game is definitely is in my favorite homebrew of all time. hats off to Chris (cd-w) on this. I was wondering has anyone actually beaten this game yet? I can't seem to make it past level 9. anyone have any tips? I've been playing this on my new deluxe Harmony. I plan on buy the stand alone cart when i can get my fund back up, to show my support to Atari Age and cd-w Yes, I've made it to the final scene (a nice love scene btw), but not without cheating. (Blame Stella for making cheating so easy... Anyway, I also managed to complete level 9 without cheating, so maybe I can give you a hint. I think you're having trouble with the two bells at the end of the level, right? Well, the trick is to stand perfectly still when you jump, and you have to time your jump very carefully. After you pick up the bell in the right corner, go back to the ladder and wait until another pair of bullets (or arrows, or whatever they are) have passed. Then walk onto the platform and go left. As soon as a new pair of bullets arrives, stand still and jump after the first one has passed. Remember not to move a muscle, just jump up to let the lowest bullet pass under your feet. Then walk to the left again, stand still and jump again, right between the two bullets. You only have to do this twice; you can safely make it to the left edge of the screen after the second jump. Once there, quickly walk off the platform, so you can get to the last bell. Good luck. Edited June 17, 2010 by Luc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekOner Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 I've been playing Chris waltons Hunchy II and this game is definitely is in my favorite homebrew of all time. hats off to Chris (cd-w) on this. I was wondering has anyone actually beaten this game yet? I can't seem to make it past level 9. anyone have any tips? I've been playing this on my new deluxe Harmony. I plan on buy the stand alone cart when i can get my fund back up, to show my support to Atari Age and cd-w Yes, I've made it to the final scene (a nice love scene btw), but not without cheating. (Blame Stella for making cheating so easy... Anyway, I also managed to complete level 9 without cheating, so maybe I can give you a hint. I think you're having trouble with the two bells at the end of the level, right? Well, the trick is to stand perfectly still when you jump, and you have to time your jump very carefully. After you pick up the bell in the right corner, go back to the ladder and wait until another pair of bullets (or arrows, or whatever they are) have passed. Then walk onto the platform and go left. As soon as a new pair of bullets arrives, stand still and jump after the first one has passed. Remember not to move a muscle, just jump up to let the lowest bullet pass under your feet. Then walk to the left again, stand still and jump again, right between the two bullets. You only have to do this twice; you can safely make it to the left edge of the screen after the second jump. Once there, quickly walk off the platform, so you can get to the last bell. Good luck. Yes, Exactly the problem. i've finally made it to the fabled level 10 now! ha ha. Thanks alot for the tip. Cheating with stella? does Stella allow you to search for cheat codes? I'm playing to actual hardware so i cant really cheat...well i havent really even thought about cheating. but cheating on actual hardware couldnt one just modify the ROM. Does anyone know of an easy way to modify ROMs to cheat. I mean in general just to get some practice in without starting over, and over and over.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 No, but I got very close about 5-6 years ago (before Stella had save states). Very fun platformer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Yes, Exactly the problem. i've finally made it to the fabled level 10 now! ha ha. Thanks alot for the tip. Cheating with stella? does Stella allow you to search for cheat codes? I'm playing to actual hardware so i cant really cheat...well i havent really even thought about cheating. but cheating on actual hardware couldnt one just modify the ROM. Does anyone know of an easy way to modify ROMs to cheat. I mean in general just to get some practice in without starting over, and over and over.. The easiest way to modify roms is to use Stella's debugger. For Hunchy II, find the instruction DEC $CD and change it to LDA $CD (or two NOP instructions) to get infinite lives. If you're playing in Stella, you can use load/save states to avoid having to start over and over again. Or to make it really easy, just press SHIFT+ALT+X and SHIFT+ALT+V to be able to walk right through all the enemies... Here's the infinite lives rom: hunchy2+.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Thanks for the tips. I love this one too. I need to break out the cart and get going again. I haven't been past level 6 yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekOner Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Yes, Exactly the problem. i've finally made it to the fabled level 10 now! ha ha. Thanks alot for the tip. Cheating with stella? does Stella allow you to search for cheat codes? I'm playing to actual hardware so i cant really cheat...well i havent really even thought about cheating. but cheating on actual hardware couldnt one just modify the ROM. Does anyone know of an easy way to modify ROMs to cheat. I mean in general just to get some practice in without starting over, and over and over.. The easiest way to modify roms is to use Stella's debugger. For Hunchy II, find the instruction DEC $CD and change it to LDA $CD (or two NOP instructions) to get infinite lives. If you're playing in Stella, you can use load/save states to avoid having to start over and over again. Or to make it really easy, just press SHIFT+ALT+X and SHIFT+ALT+V to be able to walk right through all the enemies... Here's the infinite lives rom: Holy crap... You are a god bro! thanks alot man. did you already have that ROM or did you just put that together? either way awesome. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekOner Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Thanks for the tips. I love this one too. I need to break out the cart and get going again. I haven't been past level 6 yet. Oh one very help tip that hasnt been mentioned yet is, when your climbing ladders always hold down the jump button. You'll end up climbing the ladder at least twice as fast. i'm not sure if its a glitch or feature. also, there is a way to get the blue moving guards from level 8+ to get stuck(ish) on a platform through clever movements. i'm too tired to explain how right now. maybe tomorrow if your interested in knowing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Thanks again. Yes, I'd be interested in knowing how to get the guards stuck. I'm going to break out my cart tomorrow and get back to playing Hunchy II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_boy Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Hunchy II is a good example of an optimal amount of "fun" extracted from a minimum amount of code, on the 2600 at least. For some reason, I mostly prefer it over other classic-era platformers (Manic Miner, Chuckie Egg, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jifremok Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I just downloaded it and took a crack it it for about an hour or so. I can't get past level 10. If I try again tomorrow I should though. I won't use save states so it could take a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 did you already have that ROM or did you just put that together? either way awesome. :thumbsup: The cheat is indeed mine, I put it together as soon as I started playing Hunchy II and noticed the game would probably get very difficult (for me, at least) on the higher levels. I can't help it, I have no patience for difficult games anymore, especially when the debugger is only a keypress away. Anyway, here's a few more if you're interested: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/143890-a-few-hacks/ Have fun, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekOner Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 did you already have that ROM or did you just put that together? either way awesome. :thumbsup: The cheat is indeed mine, I put it together as soon as I started playing Hunchy II and noticed the game would probably get very difficult (for me, at least) on the higher levels. I can't help it, I have no patience for difficult games anymore, especially when the debugger is only a keypress away. Anyway, here's a few more if you're interested: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/143890-a-few-hacks/ Have fun, Ha ha i know what you mean. Thanks alot. I'll definately check out the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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