The Reconciliation of Ascension

Extra Files:

AscensionMusicCredits.txt

THE RECONCILIATION OF ASCENSION - Music Credits

Word As A Virus | The Reconciliation of Ascension - https://youtu.be/VrMV2Xra9q0



TITLE SCREEN
Fullcannon | Devoid Spirits II - Graveyard Spirits

OVERWORLD
qantuum | Boards of Canada - Diving Station
brickblock369 | MapleStory  - Glacier Adventure
Masterlink | Trials of Mana - Three of Darkside
Kevin | Last Bible III - Ekinm Tower
DanTheVP | Rise of the Robots: The Loader
Daizo Dee Von | OFF - Clockwork

MOTEL N.M.H.
Kevin | Final Fantasy X - Via Purifico

REVERSE OSMOSIS
Hooded Edge | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master - One With The Waves ~ Whirlwind (Remix)

ENTRADA
Beruga1990 | Sonic Forces - Red Gate Bridge

GREENVALE
Milon Luxy | Cave Story - Quiet
Fyre150 | Deadly Premonition - Whistle Theme
Ahrion | Dubmood - Paradox #3

GRASSHOPPER
Kevin | Last Bible III - Shark Ship
AmperSam | Jazz Jackrabbit - Turtemple

HER NAME IS LIL
Kevin | Radical Dreamers - Epilogue ~ Dream Shore (3)

GLASTONBURY GROVE
DanTheVP | Rise of the Robots: The Loader
DanTheVP | Jelly Boy - Fire Pits
Kevin | Last Bible III - Sodom

IRRUMABO PORTA
Dippy | Super Adventure Island - Hop Step and Jazzy Beats
Kevin | Secret of Evermore - Quicksand Fields
Ahrion | Eek! The Cat - Flying Saucer

DESPERATE STRUGGLE
ggamer77 | Metroid Fusion - Sector 4 Underwater Area
AmperSam | Lotus 3 - Metal Machine
Major Flare | Final Fantasy IX - The Castle Frozen In Time

YZ1DRFL
FullCannon | Super Family Gerende - Shop
RednGreen | Il Maniero Spettrale - Forest
Dippy | Epic Pinball - Android (Shareware)

SPEED WITH TEETH
Nanako | F-Zero - Mute City
Tamaki | Final Fantasy VI - Dancing Mad (Part 3)

BLUE ROSE
Kevin | Radical Dreamers - Epilogue ~ Dream Shore (3)

BAD MARIO DAY
Jazzman287 | The Field - A Paw In My Face

PIPE DREAMS
brickblock369 | Ghost Factory Ambience
Paperdomo101 | Smiling Friends - Brown Smile (credits song)
Dippy | SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge - Lonely Souls
Kevin | EarthBound - Alien Invasion 1

IWAZARU
Jazzman287 | Numberless Moments

RAVE ON
Samantha | The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip - In-Game BGM 4

WATER AND THE WELL
Dippy | Epic Pinball - Crash and Burn
Teows | Waterworld - Final Mission
FalseCircus | Jeopardy! ~ Think!

DEALT A KILLER HAND
LucasRCD | Py & Gity 2: The Industrial Age - BOSS.MOD
Milon Luxy | Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - Aqua Star Select
MrMartley64 | Star Fox 64 - Bolse
Ahrion | Rise of the Robots - The Combat Droid
Kevin | Final Fantasy IV - The Final Battle

TREMOND
Kevin | Alcahest - Dark Ambition

DEFIANT JAZZ
RednGreen | Il Maniero Spettrale - Forest
Milon Luxy | Mysterious Silence
Ahrion | Blastar - Level 6 (Remix)
Ahrion | Azazel - Polta Taivas
Ahrion | Smirk - Heidi #7

CASHMERE CANNONBALL
AmperSam | Lemmings 2: The Tribes - Egyptian Theme
Kevin | EarthBound - Pyramid
Kevin | Last Bible III - Light

FYRE WALK WITH ME
Ahrion | Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn - Act On Instinct
Kevin | Last Bible III - Light

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
Kevin | Radical Dreamers - Facing
exodustx0 | Olivier Messiaen - O Sacrum Convivium
Fullcannon | Super Turrican 2 - Born to be Wild
Kevin | Secret of Evermore - Quicksand Fields
Ahrion | Extreme G - Track01

JUDY'S
Fyre150 | Deadly Premonition - Whistle Theme

THE OTHER SIDE
Kevin | Last Bible III - Ciel's Death
Hooded Edge | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master - One With The Waves ~ Whirlwind (Remix)

THE MISSING PIECES
Kevin | Last Bible III - Light
Kevin | Radical Dreamers - Epilogue ~ Dream Shore (3)

GOAL THEME
Unknown User | Super Metroid - Item Acquisition Fanfare


The following bands/artists were in heavy listening rotation while making this hack:

Air
Antarctica
Bark Psychosis
Blonde Redhead
Calla
Chvrches
Dua Lipa
Entrance
The Family Ghost
Genghis Tron
Gyorgi Ligeti
The Haxan Cloak
Heavy Sigh
Heavy Sigh
Heavy Sigh
Heavy Sigh
Homesick For Space
I Come To Shanghai
Jesu
The Knife
Lifter Puller
Low
Mandate of Heaven
Masafumi Takada
Monomate
Mouth of the Architect
Necro Deathmort
Neurosis
Nine Inch Nails
Ova Looven
Pulp
Soap&Skin
Ulan Bator
Upheaval
White Ring
Word As A Virus
Zombi

AscensionVersionNotes.txt

Version 1.0
- Initial Release


Version 1.51
- Replaced chuck tower with a new section
- Removed kaizo blocks from first part of Greenvale
- Faster movement in speed with teeth ending
- New intro to water and the well. No more rotated controls.
- Water reznor boss in Dealt a Killer Hand no longer shoots fire
- Expanded tutorial section for Cashmere Cannonball
- Slight adjustments to Fyre Walk With Me
- A few indicators throughout to clarify some intended strats
- A few message changes throughout
- Changes for secret exits to make them easier to see
- Some spikes and spritekillers were removed


Version 1.65
- Fixed soft lock in The Road Not Taken
- Various aesthetic changes throughout 
- Various setup changes throughout

Puzzle_Spoiler.txt

First the short answer, and then the explanation which will lead to more kaizo if you are interested!

Short answer:

After beating any%, you would need to figure out a puzzle to proceed.
However, if you don't feel like figuring that out, here is the solution:

In the first room of the level "Defiant Jazz", enter the passcode "B, Down, B, Left, Right, B, B, Down, B, Left, Right, B"
In the next room, run to number 4, then count 28 tiles and jump up to enter the invisible door.

If you would like to see what the puzzle leads to, search for InalienableDreamless in the SMW Central member list!



Long answer/explanation:

After you complete any% (reaching the credits in Tremond), you will need to figure out a puzzle to proceed.  When you go up from Tremond, 
there is another level named Defiant Jazz which has an info box that says "Only the bookhouse boys can face the evil beyond."

There is a one-level screen after two of the switch palaces - Grasshopper and Speed With Teeth.  Each of these have info boxes.

If you move up on the OW from the level Rave On, there is a level named The Missing Pieces.  If you jump over the orb, you 
will hear a checkpoint.  Then run into the spike.  When respawning, you will be thrown towards the door.  Go in that door and there will
be info boxes with the corresponding missing letters.

Overlaying, or typing out every other letter will lead to the following messages:

- "Ever search the member list?  People leave strange files out there."  This is intended to prompt people to look at the SMWCentral
  member list.
- "People never pay much attention to who presents these hacks."  This is intended to lead people to reset the game and look at the
  "Nintendo Presents" screen, which says InalienableDreamless.

With these two pieces of information, search for InalienableDreamless on SMWCentral and look at their file bin.  There is a file 
named Beyond The Black Rainbow.  Inside is a short hack. 
After beating it, you can move down from The End to a level named Realization Time.

There are two info boxes:

- "bookhouse boys.  BeyonD the BLack RainBow BeyonD the BLack RainBow."   This is giving you the code to get past the first screen in Defiant Jazz.
  B, Down, B, Left, Right, B, B, Down, B, Left, Right, B.

- "Diane... Remember the time in my last note to you?  It is of profound significance."  There is a file named Diane.txt in the Beyond the Black
  Rainbow zip file.  Open that up and it mentions the time 4:28.  After you pass the bookhouse boys screen, you'll enter the How's Annie room.  Run 
  to number 4, then count 28 tiles and jump up to enter the invisible door.

After this, the puzzle is complete!

README.txt

So Zach, about those "bonus features" in DVD's nowadays. You know, the ones from the 80's have almost no bonus material.

Even if they do, it's a trailer and the visual quality is pretty bad. Well, that visual quality is a good reminder of those days.

So many new audio and visual appliances were coming out back then. Do you remember the first video deck we bought?

We bought it to record one of the Star Wars movies on TV. And remember when that video store opened we spent hours there.

Just trying to find a good movie to rent. There weren't that many to choose from back then. 

I remember renting some really bad ones after reading those back cover tag lines. 

Hey, remember? "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?" Filmed in 1978.  Produced, directed, written and edited by John De Bello. 

It was really awful but for some reason I still remember it pretty well.

It had so many sequels and the original was re-released in 95. 87 minute long theatrical release bumped up to a whopping 90 minutes!

But that was around the time I joined the bureau. I never have a chance to see it. 

I know Zach! Once this case is over, we can watch it together. 

I bet we can buy a copy on the internet pretty easily.