Chicanery Beginner Edition

Released: July 4, 2024

By: Buflen

Found on: smwc

Difficulty: 3

A little more than a year ago, I released my first kaizo hack named Chicanery. My initial idea was to make it a beginner friendly hack that could be a good introduction to SMW kaizo. The plan obviously changed during its creation.

A few months ago, I decided to take the challenge of making my initial idea a reality. I took the original game, and changed every level to make them very approachable for beginners, while retaining their essence and gimmicks. This hack is the result of this challenge. Some of the levels feel completely new and fresh, and others are a lot closer to their original version, but in all cases, everything is much easier.

The hack includes 23 exits, 17 from the original game, 1 new secret exit and 5 completely new levels in a Secret World. The secret exit is not indicated in the Overworld but a hint will be given in the final level.

GLHF.

Download Patch File

Extra Files:

RHRCREDITS.txt

-- 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

Tags: #Kaizo