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Patches for Crazy Kong

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 2:44 pm

by pcfreak324

Discover a collection of patches for the game Crazy Kong and its variants that can enhance your gaming experience. To apply these patches, begin by making a copy of the respective game's 'mra' file. Next, open the file using a text editor and navigate to the '<rom index="0">' element. Insert one or more of the following patches just before the closing '</rom>' tag.

Cosmetical changes

flip screen: rotates the image by 180 degrees (taken from MAME rom ckongmc)

patch is not supported by the current MiSTer and MiST cores, see issue #33 at GitHub
works for ckong and clones (however shifted jail bars for roms with ckongpt2 cage animation)

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<patch offset="0x49CE">2106C83E0077237732016BE1F1C9</patch>

title screen: change title to Donkey Kong (taken from MAME rom ckongdks, no changes for ckongdks)

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<patch offset="0x4F01">
A593018593018A93016593016A930446
9306059301E59201EA9201C59201CA92
06A59206659202469202289206059206
C59102A7910486910265910269910625
91010591020791010A9101E59002E790
01EA9001C59001CA9004859003689004
4590060D9302EF9204CE9202AD9202B1
92066D92014D92015292012D92013292
060D9206CD9102AE91029091066D9106
2D91010D9101129101ED9001F09001F2
9001CD9003D09000
</patch>

stage to be shown in attract mode (taken from Jon Wilson's Donkey Kong Pies Only hack)

01 = barrels (default)
02 = pie factory
03 = springs
04 = rivets

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<patch offset="0x76C">01</patch>

intro: increase/decrease Kong's climbing speed (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2b)

lower values mean faster climbing speed
07 is the default speed for ckong and ckongpt2
05 is the default speed for ckongpt2b

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<patch offset="0x3075">05</patch>

alternating colours for the score table (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x7BF">CD405A</patch>
<patch offset="0x7CB">CDBA5A</patch>
<patch offset="0x8B2">C3675A</patch>
<patch offset="0x5A20">
0E0BE5061C7987CD614A5E2356DD7E00
DD23EB112000771910FCE10D20E4C9FF
DDE5216E5ADD21865ACD205ADDE1218C
92110102C9FFFFFFDDE5218F5ADD21A7
5ACD205ADDE1C9CD585A000000C3B25A
479C4A9C4C9C4E9C529C549C569C589C
5A9C5C9C5F9C01030B020C000102050C
00479C499C4C9C4E9C529C549C569C58
9C5A9C5C9C5F9C01030B020C00010205
0C003A0A60EFBA08F808211D9211D05A
06061A77D511200019D11310F5C30059
1E1F131C1116
</patch>

single coloured life counter (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x40E3">CA59</patch>

and either

for bootlegs with the improved ckongpt2 colour palette
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```
<patch offset="0x59CA">21E39E1140003E0C0604771910FCC3D54F</patch>
```
or
for bootlegs with the classic ckong/cclimber colour palette
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```
<patch offset="0x59CA">21E39E1140003E000000771910FCC3D54F</patch>
```

single coloured bonus timer (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x651">45</patch>
<patch offset="0x67B">8A</patch>
<patch offset="0x67E">00</patch>
<patch offset="0x682">000000</patch>
<patch offset="0x68A">C6</patch>
<patch offset="0x68E">A6</patch>

single coloured level counter (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x6D8">E390</patch>
<patch offset="0x6DD">C3</patch>
<patch offset="0x6F7">83</patch>
<patch offset="0x6FB">A3</patch>

pre-round message: change message to "How High Can You Get" (taken from MAME rom dkongjo)

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<patch offset="0x36DF">171524</patch>

pre-round message: add exclamation mark at the end of the message (taken from MAME rom ckongmc)

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<patch offset="0x36E3">38</patch>

pre-round message: change message to "Climb Up If You Dare !"

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<patch offset="0x36CE">1311241318FD1D15FD1916FD291F25FD14112215FD38</patch>

pre-round message: change message to "Catch Me If You Dare !"

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<patch offset="0x36CE">131C191D12FD2520FD1916FD291F25FD14112215FD38</patch>

barrels, pie factory and springs stage: prevent graphics corruption at the end of the stage, when Kong grabs Pauline (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x4102">00</patch>

barrels, pie factory and springs stage: hide the static Pauline sprite, when Kong grabs Pauline (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

not needed if the audio change "fix missing item pickup sounds" from further below is applied

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<patch offset="0x1733">A059</patch>
<patch offset="0x5900">
217691113059CD125921769DCD1259C3
A0570E0A06051A77231310FAD5111B00
19D10D20EFC9FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
B0B0B0B0B0B0FDFDFDB0B0FD33FDB0B0
FDFDFDB0B0FD24FDB0B0FD22FDB0B0FD
11FDB0B0FD20FDB0B0FDFDFDB0B0B0B0
B0B00202020202020201020202020102
02020201020202020102020202010202
02020102020202010202020201020202
02020202FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
210392111C000E023EFD0604772310FC
190D20F6C36F30FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
AF21059D0603772310FC21E39E114000
3E0C0604771910FCC3D54FFFFFFFFFFF
3E0D328A6001E00BC378443E0D328A60
C37F442EF23E098467EB1A6F131A67E9
0E06E5DD7E007723DD230D20F6E11910
EFC9FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
0E0BE5061C7987CD614A5E2356DD7E00
DD23EB112000771910FCE10D20E4C9FF
DDE5216E5ADD21865ACD205ADDE1218C
92110102C9FFFFFFDDE5218F5ADD21A7
5ACD205ADDE1C9CD585A000000C3B25A
479C4A9C4C9C4E9C529C549C569C589C
5A9C5C9C5F9C01030B020C000102050C
00479C499C4C9C4E9C529C549C569C58
9C5A9C5C9C5F9C01030B020C00010205
0C003A0A60EFBA08F808211D9211D05A
06061A77D511200019D11310F5C30059
1E1F131C1116FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
</patch>

barrels stage: fix the display bug that occurs when successfully jumping over three barrels at once; ensure that the correct point value of 500 is displayed upon completion, rather than erroneously showing 800 points

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<patch offset="0x3E83">067E</patch>

pie factory, springs and rivets stage: remove the holes in Kong's sprite (taken from HBMAME rom ckongfix)

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<patch offset="0x14444">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x14447">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x14450">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x14452">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x14454">0707</patch>
<patch offset="0x14468">3B</patch>
<patch offset="0x1447F">3B</patch>
<patch offset="0x14499">9C</patch>
<patch offset="0x144E5">60</patch>
<patch offset="0x14507">1C</patch>
<patch offset="0x14510">1C</patch>
<patch offset="0x14513">3C3C</patch>
<patch offset="0x15444">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x15447">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x15450">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x15452">07</patch>
<patch offset="0x15454">0707</patch>
<patch offset="0x15468">3B</patch>
<patch offset="0x1547F">3B</patch>
<patch offset="0x15499">9C</patch>
<patch offset="0x154E5">60</patch>
<patch offset="0x15507">1C</patch>
<patch offset="0x15510">1C</patch>
<patch offset="0x15513">3C3C</patch>
<patch offset="0x14C44">00</patch>
<patch offset="0x14C47">E0</patch>
<patch offset="0x14C50">F0</patch>
<patch offset="0x14C52">F8</patch>
<patch offset="0x14C54">F8F8</patch>
<patch offset="0x14C6F">5E</patch>
<patch offset="0x14C7E">DECC</patch>
<patch offset="0x14CE5">9F</patch>
<patch offset="0x14D07">E0</patch>
<patch offset="0x14D10">E0</patch>
<patch offset="0x14D13">0000</patch>
<patch offset="0x15C44">00</patch>
<patch offset="0x15C47">E0</patch>
<patch offset="0x15C50">F0</patch>
<patch offset="0x15C52">F8</patch>
<patch offset="0x15C54">F8F8</patch>
<patch offset="0x15C6F">5E</patch>
<patch offset="0x15C7E">DECC</patch>
<patch offset="0x15CE5">9F</patch>
<patch offset="0x15D07">E0</patch>
<patch offset="0x15D10">E0</patch>
<patch offset="0x15D13">0000</patch>

pie factory: fix graphics for oil can (taken from MAME rom ckongmc)

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<patch offset="0x26AF">0F</patch>
<patch offset="0x26B4">0C</patch>
<patch offset="0x26BD">0B</patch>
<patch offset="0x26C2">0E</patch>
<patch offset="0x26C8">0B</patch>
<patch offset="0x26CD">0E</patch>
<patch offset="0x26D6">0F</patch>
<patch offset="0x26DB">0C</patch>
<patch offset="0x452D">0E</patch>
<patch offset="0x452F">0000</patch>
<patch offset="0x4532">0000</patch>
<patch offset="0x4535">0000</patch>
<patch offset="0x4538">0000</patch>
<patch offset="0x453B">0000</patch>
<patch offset="0x453E">0000</patch>
<patch offset="0x455E">0C</patch>

rivets stage: fix graphics corruption where Pauline's head is partially cut off at the ending sequence (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x17CA">000000</patch>

rivets stage: hide the girder block that appears at the ending sequence (taken from MAME rom ckongmc, does not work and is not needed for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x17B8">A351</patch>
<patch offset="0x51A3">
CDA951C31C012A906B11926B0E0606041A772B1310FAD511
240019D10D20EFC921EC51180F21FE51180A210452180521
0C5218001101980E2046237E1213130DCA74080520F52318
F001020203040103000105070201040C020106010201031E
01010201031D020106010201031C0102062AAA6B7CFE0028
273AB06BA728063D32B06B181B7EA7CADC5232B06B237E32
00B8237E3206A8CB1F3207A82322AA6B2AAC6B7CA728413A
B16BA7280A
</patch>

rivets stage: Big Kong ending sequence (taken from MAME rom bigkong, no changes for bigkong)

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<patch offset="0x2B0">E8</patch>
<patch offset="0xBDA">
210A603434C946C602320562C9C602DD
7705C90000
</patch>
<patch offset="0xBF0">00</patch>
<patch offset="0xC00">E521600C22EA6BE1C30F19</patch>
<patch offset="0xC10">
F5E52AEA6B7EFE7F200421600C7E2322
EA6B218B698677E1F1FEC0C0C31319
</patch>
<patch offset="0xC60">02FE7F</patch>
<patch offset="0x15D4">03</patch>
<patch offset="0x15FB">CB21</patch>
<patch offset="0x15FE">
0F3609EB2174693624233A946177231A
7713231A77
</patch>
<patch offset="0x18EF">4A</patch>
<patch offset="0x18F9">82</patch>
<patch offset="0x1903">000C</patch>
<patch offset="0x1910">C3100C</patch>

rivets stage: Crazy Kong Part II ending sequence (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x18C1">CDC057</patch>
<patch offset="0x57C0">
215091110058CDD35721509DCDD35721
8863C90E0C06061A77231310FAD5111A
0019D10D20EFC9A77CD61B673E1F856F
7E0F0FD0232C7E0F0FD0C3F359FFFFFF
4AFDFDFDFDFDFD4AFDFDFDFD36FD4A4B
FDFD20FDFDFD4AFD25FDFDFDFD4AFDFD
FDFDFDFD15FDFDFDFDFD26FDFDFDFD48
19FDFDFD48FD17FD4849FDFDFD48FDFD
FDFD48FDFDFDFDFD2222222222222222
222222220C22222222220C2222222222
0C22222222220C22222222220C222222
22220C22222222220C22222222220C22
22222222222222222222222222222222
</patch>

Audio changes

fix missing item pickup sounds (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x1733">A059</patch>
<patch offset="0x4475">C3</patch>
<patch offset="0x4477">59</patch>
<patch offset="0x5900">
217691113059CD125921769DCD1259C3
A0570E0A06051A77231310FAD5111B00
19D10D20EFC9FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
B0B0B0B0B0B0FDFDFDB0B0FD33FDB0B0
FDFDFDB0B0FD24FDB0B0FD22FDB0B0FD
11FDB0B0FD20FDB0B0FDFDFDB0B0B0B0
B0B00202020202020201020202020102
02020201020202020102020202010202
02020102020202010202020201020202
02020202FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
210392111C000E023EFD0604772310FC
190D20F6C36F30FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
AF21059D0603772310FC21E39E114000
3E0C0604771910FCC3D54FFFFFFFFFFF
3E0D328A6001E00BC378443E0D328A60
C37F442EF23E098467EB1A6F131A67E9
0E06E5DD7E007723DD230D20F6E11910
EFC9FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
0E0BE5061C7987CD614A5E2356DD7E00
DD23EB112000771910FCE10D20E4C9FF
DDE5216E5ADD21865ACD205ADDE1218C
92110102C9FFFFFFDDE5218F5ADD21A7
5ACD205ADDE1C9CD585A000000C3B25A
479C4A9C4C9C4E9C529C549C569C589C
5A9C5C9C5F9C01030B020C000102050C
00479C499C4C9C4E9C529C549C569C58
9C5A9C5C9C5F9C01030B020C00010205
0C003A0A60EFBA08F808211D9211D05A
06061A77D511200019D11310F5C30059
1E1F131C1116FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
</patch>

Gameplay changes

US stage order (Crazy Kong 117 patch by ChrisP)

01 = barrels
02 = pie factory
03 = springs
04 = rivets

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<patch offset="0x3A66">
04010304010203040102010304010201
0301
</patch>

kill screen fix (taken from HBMAME rom dkongp)

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<patch offset="0xF7D">
FE0438023E0447A717A717A7178080C6
28
</patch>

change default number of lives (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2b)

03 = 3 lives is the default number for ckong/ckongpt2
01 = 1 life is the default number for ckongpt2b

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<patch offset="0x211">01</patch>

change starting level (taken from MAME rom ckongmc)

01 = level 1 (default value for ckongpt2)
05 = level 5 (difficulty does not increase after this level)
0B = level 11 (default value for ckongmc)
16 = level 22 (kill screen)

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<patch offset="0x95E">0B</patch>

hard kit (TGK-03) (taken from MAME rom dkonghrd)

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<patch offest=0x398">CD264C000000</patch>
<patch offest=0x4C26">FE0120063A2762FE01C83E05C9</patch>

barrels stage: no more safe ladders fix (taken from MAME rom dkong)

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<patch offset="0x2183">04</patch>

barrels stage: 25m jump bug fix (taken from MAME rom dkongjo)

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<patch offset="0x1BF0">A61D</patch>

barrels stage: (de)activate the center ladder at the 2nd row (taken from MAME rom ckong)

40 = ladder is inactive (default value for ckong)
00 = ladder is active (default value for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x3B43">40</patch>

barrels stage: restore the classic Donkey Kong layout (taken from MAME rom ckong, only intended for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0xFD7">21DC3D</patch>
<patch offset="0x201B">1C</patch>
<patch offset="0x2020">E4</patch>

rivets stage: fix walking behind Kong bug (taken from MAME rom ckongpt2, no changes for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x1DBA">C38057</patch>
<patch offset="0x5780">
2C773A2762FE04C03A8398FE4AD03A72
69FE62D8FE9ED0AF320062C9FFFFFFFF
</patch>

rivets stage: restore walking behind Kong bug (taken from MAME rom ckong, only intended for ckongpt2)

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<patch offset="0x1DBA">2C77C9</patch>

Re: Patches for Crazy Kong

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:46 pm

by 678

Nice post thank you , is there anyway to fix rotation on a crt for crazy kong. Even with VGA scaler game is upside down.

Re: Patches for Crazy Kong

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:37 am

by pcfreak324

678 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:46 pm
Nice post thank you , is there anyway to fix rotation on a crt for crazy kong. Even with VGA scaler game is upside down.

You could try this patch: Crazy Kong Flip Screen & High Score Save @ scoresaves.com

However, when I last tested it, the Crazy Kong Sprite was flipped. It might be related to an issue in the MiSTer core. See github for a similar issue: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Arcade- ... /issues/33