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Interest check: sitewide Yoshi's Island collab hack?

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Recent documentations in the Yoshi's Island disassembly mean that it may be possible to host something akin to a YI collab. The way it would basically be done is as follows:

-Users would sign up for a level or two (eg. 1-7, 3-3, etc).
-They would be assigned the sublevels used in the original game (eg. if you had 1-1, you would be allowed to edit the main level, the sewer sublevel, and the cave sublevel).
-Once their level is complete, it would be tested and then an IPS would be sent to the project coordinator. They would then manually extract the level/header data from the submitted IPSes and insert it into a main base ROM.

There are some pros and cons to this.

+ You'd be able to use Golden Egg, meaning you won't have to deal with EggVine's clunky interface. If you've used Lunar Magic, Golden Egg isn't that much harder (at all) to pick up.
+ You wouldn't have to worry about interfering with others' resources since you'd each be working on your own ROM.
- The hack would have to be vanilla, barring perhaps custom music and global graphical changes (eg. new map icons, a new title screen). On the bright side, vanilla YI is extremely versatile compared to vanilla SMW, and anyone who has hacked YI knows that there are an extremely high number of creative ideas/design opportunities.
- Creating a difficulty curve might be a bit challenging, but we could probably alleviate this by moving stuff around.

YI has 54 levels (8 levels, 6 worlds, 6 extra levels), so we'd need at least 15-20 people interested, assuming they'd want to design two or three levels each (or more if they're really into it).

This is all theoretical at the moment, but if there's enough interest, it would be easy enough to start up. Let me know.
I'd definitely be interested in this, YI hacking is quite interesting already! Even though I've only finished one level...
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I might be interested. I'm not great at YI hacking, but I could try. I could also potentially compose music for it. Though given the difficulty of almost every YI hack I've seen so far, I doubt I'd want to play the finished product....

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Originally posted by imamelia
I might be interested. I'm not great at YI hacking, but I could try. I could also potentially compose music for it. Though given the difficulty of almost every YI hack I've seen so far, I doubt I'd want to play the finished product....


I would love a collab of this!
We could ask Jimmy to compose for it because he was the first one (I think) to put custom music in his Yoshi island level!
I would like to Help out in this Collab. I would be Happy to Participate. As for the level to create...err...Surprise Me#tb{'U'}
If this collab becomes a thing, I'm definitely on-board.

Originally posted by Ningamer
We could ask Jimmy to compose for it because he was the first one (I think) to put custom music in his Yoshi island level!

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't mind composing a few tracks for this, hehe.
Originally posted by Jimmy52905
If this collab becomes a thing, I'm definitely on-board.

Originally posted by Ningamer
We could ask Jimmy to compose for it because he was the first one (I think) to put custom music in his Yoshi island level!

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't mind composing a few tracks for this, hehe.


But the question is...
Would you come out of Retiring to make a level?!?!

Also my level should be done by Sunday!
I said surprise me on what level to create. Once someone gives me a Level Number, I will get started right away.
Originally posted by Ningamer
Also my level should be done by Sunday!


Please learn to read. The first post clearly said that this is all theoretical at the moment. If there isn't enough interest, it won't even be happening, so don't waste your time yet.
Originally posted by S.N.N.
Originally posted by Ningamer
Also my level should be done by Sunday!


Please learn to read. The first post clearly said that this is all theoretical at the moment. If there isn't enough interest, it won't even be happening, so don't waste your time yet.


Well if we do it then I will have my level ready!
I'd possibly get off my lazy ass and contribute if this were a thing.
This looks like a fun idea, not sure if it has ever been done before with Yoshi's Island. I might be interested to make a level or two if it becomes a thing, but it depends on how much free time left for me and the fact that the game can be a bit more complex to design than Super Mario World.
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Can we brInstrom a name for the collab?
Originally posted by Ningamer
Can we brInstrom a name for the collab?


No. Please stop replying to this thread - you've already expressed your interest once and that's enough. When we're sure it's a go, we can discuss other aspects of the project.
Hmmm... A YI Collab Hack? Well, sure. Doesn't hurt to try something new.
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I go with TheDarkOnyx here about trying something new.. I'll toy around with this and I'll see what I can do.
Although I never finished to create a level for YI (for SMW, I made a few levels for contests and the team hack "COLLAB" and its sequel) I think, I can create a level for it.
I have very little experience with Yoshi's Island and my motivation to dive into it fluctuates, so I can't guarantee I'll participate, but I am interested. It would be a good excuse to actually make a YI level for once.
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I also can't guarantee I'll participate, but sounds very interesting. I proably would.
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