Chicanery










Chicanery is my very first SMW rom hack after many years honing my level designing skill on another Mario game. I worked on this very hard in the last couple months and hope you will enjoy it.
This hack started as a solo project, but I fast realized that I would need help for certain things like overworld, palettes and art, so I invited my good friend Nirv (from Tebeo 1 and 2) to help.
Chicanery is an intermediate kaizo hack that starts pretty smoothly and gets much harder quite fast. It is not fully vanilla, but mostly plays like a vanilla hack. It includes certain trolls reminiscent of old school hacks.
Have fun!
Extra Files:
README.txt
Hi, Thanks for playing Chicanery.
This hack is based on the RHR 4.11 baserom by AmperSam because I was too lazy to make fast pipe works.
It came with cool tools and patches so I don't regret it.
Here's the in depth credits of this baserom:
(Full music credits will follow)
-- Patches --
Extended No Sprite Tile Limits v3.1 - DiscoTheBat, Kevin, Roy, imamelia, worldpeace - https://smwc.me/s/24642
Free up Tiles 69 and 83 - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/14538
Mario's 8x8 Tiles DMA-er - Ladida, lx5 - https://smwc.me/s/26002
Monty Mole, Hammer Bro and Dry Bone Behavior on Extra Bit - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/30450
No More Sprite Tile Limits v1.2.1 - Arujus, MathOnNapkins, Tattletale, NoelYoshi, Vitor Vilela, edit1754 - https://smwc.me/s/24816
Placeable (Kicked) Throw Block - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/22809
Placeable Disco Shell - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/21597
Placeable Kicked Shell v1.1 - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/28994
Poison Mushroom v1.0 - JackTheSpades, mikeyk - https://smwc.me/s/20440
RAM Controlled Mario's Fireballs Limit - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/29898
RAM Specific L/R Scroll Disable - Chdata - https://smwc.me/s/20355
RAM Toggled Status Bar (& IRQ) - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/28449
Triple Ball 'n' Chain - imamelia - https://smwc.me/s/19256
SA-1 Pack v1.40 - Arujus, Vitor Vilela - https://smwc.me/s/25938
-- Bug Fixes --
$13FB Game Crash Fix (Fireberry) - p4plus2 - https://smwc.me/s/18319
Ball n' Chain and Yoshi Interaction Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/22761
Block Duplication Fix v1.5 - Tattletale, lolcats439 - https://smwc.me/s/18413
Bob-omb Kicked Palette Fix - Koopster - https://smwc.me/s/24684
Bounce Blocks Death Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/25647
Cape Layer 2 Position Fix - HammerBrother - https://smwc.me/s/12328
Capespin Direction Consistency - Katun24
Capespin Hitbox Consistency + Net Punching Hitbox Correction - Katun24
Climbing Net Door on Subscreen Boundary Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/29100
Cluster Boo Ducking Fix - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/11618
Dark Room Background Fix - Roy - https://smwc.me/s/19456
Dead Spring Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/29595
Double Spinjump Antifail - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/13400
Feather Autoscroll Freeze Fix - Romi - https://smwc.me/s/19333
Fixed Color Data NMI Optimizer - Ladida - https://smwc.me/s/18596
Hammer Bro Fix v1.1 - Tattletale, yoshifanatic - https://smwc.me/s/18722
Horizontal Scroll Snap Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/29085
Item Box Mushroom Priority Fix - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/18320
Item Release Consistency Fix - Katun24, tjb0607
Layer 2 Buoyancy Optimization - worldpeace - https://smwc.me/s/16366
Layer 2+3 Wallrun Triangle Fix - dtothefourth - https://smwc.me/s/21413
Line Guide Acts-Like Fix - imamelia, worldpeace - https://smwc.me/s/23847
Line-Guided Rope Length Fix - imamelia - https://smwc.me/s/18948
Lunar Magic's "VRAM Patch" Optimization - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/28028
Moving Castle Block Offscreen Handling Fix v1.1 - Blind Devil - https://smwc.me/s/18721
No Sprite Interaction Fix - chillyfox - https://smwc.me/s/19222
Optimize 1F0 - Fernap - https://smwc.me/s/31950
P-Balloon and Cloud Clipping Fix - lolcats439 - https://smwc.me/s/8771
P-Switch Duplication with Yoshi Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/22611
Player X Speed Fix 3.0 - HammerBrother, tjb0607 - https://smwc.me/s/24862
Proximity Wraparound fix 2.0 - HammerBrother, JackTheSpades, RussianMan - https://smwc.me/s/26926
Question Block Item Collision Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/29094
Red Stem Piranha Plants on Extra Bit + Stem Fix - Koopster - https://smwc.me/s/32080
Rollover Fix - Noobish Noobsicle - https://smwc.me/s/14053
Rope Fix - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/8784
Skull Raft Fix - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/20145
Spike Swim Fix v1.1 - Alcaro, yoshifanatic - https://smwc.me/s/17740
Springboard Fixes - MiracleWater - https://smwc.me/s/22084
Sprite Ceiling Fix - Davros - https://smwc.me/s/14697
Sprite Scroll Fix - HammerBrother - https://smwc.me/s/13675
Star/Slide Kill GFX Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/30709
Time Up Fix - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/15110
Title Window Cleaner - Alcaro - Title Window Cleaner
Torpedo Ted Offscreen Smoke Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/26503
Triple Rotating Platform Vertical Level Fix - Karisa - https://smwc.me/s/21707
Vertical Level Bowser Statue Fireball Fix - Medic, Telinc1 - https://smwc.me/s/16781
Vertical Spawn/Despawn Fix - HammerBrother - https://smwc.me/s/22833
Victory Pose Fix v1.1 - TheBiob - https://smwc.me/s/22372
Walljump/Note Block Glitch Fix v1.6 - lolcats439 - https://smwc.me/s/19932
Yoshi Pipe Animation Fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/30127
-- UberASM --
ON/OFF Double Hit fix - Kevin - https://smwc.me/s/30011
Retry System - Kevin - https://github.com/kkevinm/retry-system
Consistent 8 Frame Cape Float Delay - DJLocks, xHF01x - https://smwc.me/s/28534
-- Custom Blocks --
Block Breakable by Item - JUMP Baserom
Donut Lift Block v1.1 - by Davros, mikeyk - https://smwc.me/s/20418
Hurt / Death Block for Kaizo / Pit Hacks - dacin - https://smwc.me/s/27268
Ledge Vine - ASM - https://smwc.me/s/3944
One-way blocks 1.2 - HammerBrother - https://smwc.me/s/18158
Question Mark Blocks v1.3.0* - MarioFanGamer, lx5 - https://smwc.me/s/19775
Screen Scrolling Pipes 4.0.2* - HammerBrother - https://smwc.me/s/27019
Spiny and Swooper Blocks - TheBourgyman - https://smwc.me/s/30296
Super Bounce Blocks - dogemaster - https://smwc.me/s/22934
* simplified for use in the baserom
-- Used Tools --
AddmusicK 1.0.8 - Kipenal - https://smwc.me/s/24994
Asar v1.81 - Alcaro et al. - https://smwc.me/s/25953
Flips v1.31 - Alcaro - https://smwc.me/s/11474
GPS V1.4.3 - TheBiob, p4plus2 - https://smwc.me/s/29130
Lunar Helper 2.4.0 - Underway, Maddy - https://github.com/Underrout/LunarHelper
Lunar Magic 3.33 - FuSoYa - https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lm/program.html
Lunar Monitor 1.4.0 - Underway, Atari2.0 - https://github.com/Underrout/lunar-monitor
PIXI v1.32 - Atari2.0, JackTheSpades, Tattletale - https://smwc.me/s/26026
UberASM Tool 1.5 - Vitor Vilela - https://smwc.me/s/28974
-- Music --
Here is the full list of songs used in the Hack:
In order: Title, Game, Author, Ported By, smwcentral link
Except music coming from artist/bands
-- Title Screen --
Ending/Staff Roll
Megaman & Bass
Naoshi Mizuta
Ultima
https://smwc.me/s/31446
-- Intro Screen --
Lancer
Deltarune
Toby Fox
SleepySnips
https://smwc.me/s/22600
-- Main Overworld --
Land of Dwarves
Final Fantasy IV
Nobuo Uematsu
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/31000
-- Yoshi's house --
The Grateful Dead - Dark Star
Kaigem
https://smwc.me/s/23305
-- Level 1 (Crushing Turts) --
Door Into Summer
Knuckles' Chaotix
Junko Shiratsu
bebn legg
https://smwc.me/s/33025
-- Level 2 (Sink) --
Jewel On The Dance Floor
Megaman 9
Hiroki Isogai
Hooded Edge
https://smwc.me/s/31418
-- Level 3 (Paleontology) --
Splash Hop
Seiken Densetsu 3
Hiroki Kikuta
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/31312
-- Sky Subworld --
Old Man's Prayer
Ogre Battle
Hitoshi Sakimoto
Nanako
https://smwc.me/s/15899
-- Level 4 (Scandent Stems) --
Far East Sky
Pop'n Twinbee
Kenichi Mitsuda
Isikoro
https://smwc.me/s/21201
-- Level 5 (Fall) --
Gerudo Valley
Ocarina Of Time
Koji Kondo
Wakana
https://smwc.me/s/15959
-- Level 6 (The Running Man) --
Dr. Wily's Castle 1 & 2 SMW Remix
Megaman 2
Takashi Tateishi
Hooded Edge
https://smwc.me/s/29404
-- Forest Subworld --
Mystic Forest
Tales of Phantasia
Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/19877
-- Level 7 (Purple Death) --
Brinstar Overgrown w/ Veg. Area
Super Metroid
Kenji Yamamoto
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/21502
-- Level 8 (Boos-ted) --
Night of the Funky Ghouls
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood 2
Michiru Yamane
Hooded Edge
https://smwc.me/s/32331
-- Level 9 (Climate Change) --
Forest
Bomberman B-Daman
Kenyuu Nukita
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/25472
-- Level 10 (Thelasso) --
Pirate Man's Stage
Mega Man & Bass
Frederic 'Elmobo' Motte
Ultima
https://smwc.me/s/25793
-- Level 11 (Away We Drift) Song #1 --
Intro
Fury of the Furries
Frederic 'Elmobo' Motte
Ampersam
https://smwc.me/s/30706
-- Level 11 (Away We Drift) Song #2 --
Fortuna
Star Fox
Hajime Hirasawa
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/21127
-- Fire Ice Subworld --
Lava Rock Lair
Super Mario 3D World
imamelia
https://smwc.me/s/32241
-- Level 12 (Human Remains) --
Flames Of Justice! (Remix)
Megaman 1
Manami Matsumae
Hooded Edge
https://smwc.me/s/28916
-- Level 13 (Thwomp Traps) Song #1 --
Another Winter
Seiken Densetsu 3
Hiroki Kikuta
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/24748
-- Level 13 (Thwomp Traps) Song #2 --
Siren - Snowfall
Wyatt
https://smwc.me/s/29475
-- Level 14 (The 1up) --
Don't Check Your Mailbox!
Melty Blood: Act Neco
Raito
Hooded Edge
https://smwc.me/s/32076
-- Castle Subworld --
Finale Battle
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Yasunori Shiono
Ahrion
https://smwc.me/s/31915
-- Level 15 (Motion Manor) --
Bloodlines
Castlevania: Dracula X
Tomita, Iwata, Ueko, Kimura
KevinM
https://smwc.me/s/21404
-- Level 16 (Forgotten Fortress) Song #1 --
Palace theme
Zelda 2
Koji Kondo
Torchkas
https://smwc.me/s/11765
-- Level 16 (Forgotten Fortress) Song #2 --
Those Who Fight Further
Final Fantasy VII
Nobuo Uematsu
Masterlink
https://smwc.me/s/12221
-- Level 17 (Lepidosauria) Song #1 --
Bird Is Float
Baba Is You
Arvi Teikari
Fyre150
https://smwc.me/s/32070
-- Level 17 (Lepidosauria) Song #2 --
The Savior of Those on Earth
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Yasunori Shiono
Vaelstraza
https://smwc.me/s/20185
-- Level 17 (Lepidosauria) Song #3 --
The Decisive Battle
Final Fantasy VI
Nobuo Uematsu
Hooded Edge
https://smwc.me/s/29557