In 1985 the black box favorite 'Kung-Fu' was released first to Japan as 'Spartan X' and unbeknownst to most people outside of that territory, 'Spartan X 2' was released six years later. These characters must first be liberated from their particular games, so sending King Kong into Dracula's castle is highly entertaining unto itself. You might need Mikey from 'The Goonies' to get under low platforms or Simon Belmont to use his whip. What's more is that these characters are necessary to progress through certain levels. Konami Wai Wai World and Wai Wai World 2: SOS from Parsley Castle (NES Translation Hack)Įver noticed a character named ' Konamiman' who pops up occasionally in Konami games? Well, he eventually got his own game in Japan and the joke was that the other main characters from previous Konami games now show up in his game. Have you beaten 'Contra' so many times that it no longer presents a challenge? This hack offers up an entirely new 'story' and eight level mission that also increases the difficulty without resorting to the type of cheap kills that you find in most other hacks.

In this particular hack, great care was taken to translate the direct meaning of the clues, rather than change them to outright instructions.Ĭontra: Revenge of the Red Falcon (NES Game Play Hack) Many are familiar with the previous attempt to retranslate 'Castlevania II: Simon's Quest', and while it does solve all of the issues that make the game unplayable without a walkthrough, there are those who believe it goes too far in the other direction, by hand-holding you through the entire experience without any challenge. A few of my personal favorite hacks in no particular order are:Ĭastlevania II English Re-translation (NES Translation Hack) 'Star Fox 2' is indeed amazing and would easily make the top five for this type of list. Also grabbed an English hack of Star Fox 2 for SNES.

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