Super Mario Kart prototype

[DreamTR]

I should be getting another Super Mario Kart beta in the next week or so....

[OmochaoAbuser]

Not much of an update really, but I recorded some sound clips of the Vanilla Lake soundtrack and DK Jr.'s theme music. I'll see about ripping SPCs the way you mentioned when I get it dumped.

Vanilla Lake soundtrack

DK Jr.'s theme music

I've also been asked to make videos of all the 20 tracks + BM courses which I'm still working on. I can post links to them when they're finished.

Thanks!

[van_halen]

I should be getting another Super Mario Kart beta in the next week or so....

Very cool, make sure to post some pictures of that one when you receive it!

[FennerGuy2010]

Very cool, make sure to post some pictures of that one when you receive it!

Can I download the prototype SMK rom

[ProgrammingAce]

Can I download the prototype SMK rom

Yes.

You can download a copy here.

[OmochaoAbuser]

I don't see it there, dumbfuck.

[OmochaoAbuser]

It just isn't there.

[InsaneDavid]

It just isn't there.

The download worked fine for me.

[ProgrammingAce]

You have to scroll down to the bottom.

[Vectorman0]

Yes.

You can download a copy here.

Thanks for the link. I'll try this ROM out later.

[OmochaoAbuser]

I see that I have some work to do.

Hear me, oh Powers
Of Klatha and Mana!
Turn now ProgrammingAce and InsaneDavid
Into species called Rana!



Now, I would like this to get back on-topic, please.

Vectorman, it's not there, just ignore those trolls-turned-into-frogs.
If there was a hidden link, I would have found it in the source.

[ProgrammingAce]

It just isn't there.

I really wonder what this said before he edited it...

[FennerGuy2010]

You have to scroll down to the bottom.

all I see is Communism

Can you put a SMK Prototype Rom link please...and get this over with

[OmochaoAbuser]

They need to admit they were lying, and get this over with.

[badinsults]

You have to follow the buttar monster to find the rom.

[OmochaoAbuser]

Spirits of Mist
And Creatures of Bog:
Turn now Evan_G
To the shape of a Frog.

Again, can we PLEASE get back on-topic?

[Blitz Lunar]

Argh, so much rudeness in this thread. I know I shouldn't have to, but I'd like to apologise for the people whinging and demanding a ROM/SPCs, acting like its their right - get some tact! I can see that sort of attitude squandering the chances for the rest of us who are sat patiently crossing our fingers. Absolutely no respect.

Anyway, I've been watching this thread for a couple of months. Just saw you posted the MP3s -- awesome!!! Sincere thanks; as a big fan of Soyo Oka's music this is a great discovery, and I (and a few others I know who I've just told) are very grateful. Both of those tracks are excellent - what a shame they didn't end up in the final game. Yeah, SPC rips of them would be fantastic (I would transcribe them to MIDI in a flash), but I think if you were to do SPC rips, it'd be best to do the whole soundtrack, using the SPC set here as a guide to all the tracks that need to be ripped (as far as possible). It'd hardly be a quick job, especially with trying to dump at the beginning of tracks, and also avoiding sound effects. It's just, there may be slight differences in other tunes that you (dare I say it) haven't noticed thus far, and well.... I dunno, huge vgm geeks like myself are kinda anal about things like that . Also, I guess there's an outside chance that there's more unused music hidden away in the game but not used during game play - of course, that'd require some light hacking, and you're (understandably) not so comfortable with releasing a ROM after paying out the ass for the game. Hm, there may even be hidden tunes in the final game... wonder if anyone ever looked...

I wonder, and this is probably totally ridiculous, but have you considered opening a paypal account and taking donations? Basically to cover the costs of paying for this thing, so you wouldn't potentially lose out by releasing a ROM. I dunno what sort of legal ramifications THAT would have, or how many people would be willing to donate for the sake of getting a ROM, but you know, whatever it takes. I'm personally only interested in the soundtrack, but there's surely plenty of others who are interested in the whole beta version. Anyway, just a thought.

Looking forward to anything else you decide to release. Thankyou!

[DreamTR]

I can't get over whiny people asking/demanding ROMS.

Tell you what, someone in here pay me $1500 and you can have my undumped Super Mario Kart proto and have at it yourself.

Someone pays hundreds of dollars for carts, and some expect it for free? Buy the game. BUY IT. I'm always willing to sell my shit at the right price, but these 1-2 time posters who can't use their real names are funny.

[LuxKiller65]

But something tells me you're already rich. You can eat a month with every proto you sell right?

[van_halen]

SPC rips of them would be fantastic (I would transcribe them to MIDI in a flash), but I think if you were to do SPC rips, it'd be best to do the whole soundtrack, using the SPC set here as a guide to all the tracks that need to be ripped (as far as possible). It'd hardly be a quick job, especially with trying to dump at the beginning of tracks, and also avoiding sound effects. It's just, there may be slight differences in other tunes that you (dare I say it) haven't noticed thus far, and well.... I dunno, huge vgm geeks like myself are kinda anal about things like that . Also, I guess there's an outside chance that there's more unused music hidden away in the game but not used during game play - of course, that'd require some light hacking, and you're (understandably) not so comfortable with releasing a ROM after paying out the ass for the game.

I have found slight differences in some other soundtracks, those being mainly percussion variations, added/removed instruments, change in speed, etc. Many sound effects are also totally different or have slight variations to them, while some are completely missing. I'll see what I can do when I've had it dumped.

Hm, there may even be hidden tunes in the final game... wonder if anyone ever looked...

Something I’ve been wondering as well. Has anybody looked?

I wonder, and this is probably totally ridiculous, but have you considered opening a paypal account and taking donations? Basically to cover the costs of paying for this thing, so you wouldn't potentially lose out by releasing a ROM. I dunno what sort of legal ramifications THAT would have, or how many people would be willing to donate for the sake of getting a ROM, but you know, whatever it takes. I'm personally only interested in the soundtrack, but there's surely plenty of others who are interested in the whole beta version. Anyway, just a thought.

I haven't considered doing that unfortunately, and I'm most probably not at liberty to distribute the ROM even if I had wanted to. That seems to apply at least to all first and second-party Nintendo stuff. However, I have talked to a few programming-savvy friends in town who said they might be able to examine the code, and I would in that case share any and all findings. I have also for a long time wanted to learn hex editing and ASM myself to be able to document some other betas, but that's easier said than done..