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These are a patches for the Toshiba EMI/T&E Soft game Hydlide Special for the Famicom and Hydlide for the NES.  It's a set of graphics and gameplay overhauls which mash up the plot of the game with that of Hoshi Wo Miru Hito.

The current version is specifically for the USA NES version of Hydlide. Alongside changing all the game graphics and text, as well as replacing all of the music with Hoshi Wo Miru Hito music, it applies all the gameplay adjustments from my HYDLIDE OVERHAUL hack, which can be found here:
https://destroyed4com4t.itch.io/hydlide-nes-full-overhaul

Also included is a Hydlide USA specific upgrade to the original DASTARD HYD-AINE Special hack with a new title screen, some HYDLIDE OVERHAUL adjustments like the invincibility password and experience rebalance, and the updated port of the Hoshi Wo Miru Hito music. This one is more Hoshi than Hydlide if that is your preference.

You can also find last year's STARGAZER HYDLIDE SPECIAL hack, only for the Famicom Hydlide Special, which I have no intention of updating currently.

Also included is zip file of a translated version of the original 2007 mashup hack by DASTARD which includes my first attempt at adding Hoshi Wo Miru Hito music to the game. This version includes patches that work with both the Famicom and the USA NES version, with the option of having the game in the original Hydlide font or that of Hoshi Wo Miru Hito.

THIS IS NOT A GAME ROM. It is a graphics and code patch authored by me which must be applied to a file owned by the downloader. You can find this game at many classic NES game online stores. Enjoy!

StatusReleased
CategoryGame mod
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorRani Baker
Tagskusoge, NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), NES ROM

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

STARGAZER HYDLIDE USA.ips 18 kB
STARGAZER HYDLIDE USA SOUNDTRACK.nsf 2 kB
HYD-AINE SPECIAL USA ENHANCED.ips 9.9 kB
2021 STARGAZER HYDLIDE SPECIAL.zip 10 kB
HYD-AINE SPECIAL TRANSLATION PATCHES.zip 22 kB

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Thanks for this, this was a nice little graphics hack to beat, though I'm not familiar with Hoshi Wo Miru Hito. Missed any of the gameplay changes though, but overall a well done hack.

Thanks! Admittedly the gameplay changes in this one were pretty subtle, compared to some of my other NES overhaul hacks. Stuff you wouldn't notice unless you were also under the hood looking at the game code. Nerfed some enemies, changed the experience point system to make leveling up easier (especially later levels), made some Easter Eggs (and the wizard battle) easier to pull off. I just took all the stuff that seemed non-intuitive out of it.