Download SMW2+2 ROM Hack

SMW2+2
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Introduction
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SMW2+2 is my second Yoshi's Island hack. For those who have played SMW2+, the approach is 
pretty much the same: same core gameplay as the original Yoshi's Island, but with brand new
levels. Here are some of the features you can expect in the hack:

    * 50 all-new levels of classic Yoshi's Island design! Journey through 5 worlds to reunite 
      Baby Mario with Baby Luigi.
    * Now unlock an Extra and a Secret level by scoring 100% on each world!
    * Enhanced Yoshi colors! Every Yoshi now has its own boot colors, as seen in the introduction
      scene. Plus, two new Yoshi colors, gray and black, for the Extra and Secret levels.
    * Pit of 50 Trials, inspired by the Pit of 100 Trials in the Paper Mario series. How many 
      floors can you beat? And what will you win?
    * Custom level icons

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Story
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The stork was peacefully on his way to deliver future heroes Baby Mario and Luigi to their 
parents, when all of a sudden, Kamek appeared in the skies. He quickly attempted to snatch the 
babies from the stork, only managing take Baby Luigi, while Baby Mario fell to the ocean. 
Luckily, he lands on Yoshi's Island. The Yoshies gather and ponder how to remedy the situation.
The Yoshies decide to carry along Baby Mario, and call upon the Chosen One to face Kamek. 
The Yoshies don't know the exact identity of the Chosen One, but know that he always watches 
over and protects the Yoshies, and has an immense amount of power.

Why has Kamek kidnapped these babies? And just who is this mysterious Chosen One? You will 
find out when you play!

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How to play
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You will need a few things to play this hack. One is an SNES emulator to physically play the
hack. I recommend using ZSNES or SNES9x. This zip file came enclosed with an .ips patch. You will 
need to patch it to version 1.0 (U) of the Yoshi's Island ROM. Patching it to different 
versions will not work. The most common errors that occur when you patch it to the wrong
version are that the message box border on the introduction scene is glitched, and it will
then freeze at the "Welcome To Yoshi's Island" screen. If this happens, you know you patched
it to the wrong version of the ROM, so you must redownload. You will also need a patching tool to 
actually patch the .ips to the ROM. I recommend LunarIPS or SNESTool. Once you patch the .ips 
to the ROM, then you're good to go. Just load it up in your emulator.

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Timeline
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February 27, 2007- SMW2+2 started
March 22, 2007- World 1 Demo released
May 24, 2007- World 2 Demo released
April 17, 2008- Full Version released

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Special Thanks
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Mattrizzle- endless help with offsets, custom graphics
S.N.N.- testing, support, posting information on my behalf, Secret level icons
fabio- testing, support
Squash Monster- creating the Yoshi's Island editor, EggVine
MiOr- help with offsets, testing

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Tools Used
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EggVine
Translhextion
Hex Editor XVI32
Tile Layer Pro
LunarIPS
ZSNES
ycompress