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Kazuto wrote:This patch allows you to switch items with the L and R buttons. Complete with
sound effect!

Kazuto wrote:This patch modifies the Bomb and Arrow counters to allow a maximum of 99 for both. It also allows the fairy to properly refund your rupees when you toss over 100 into the pond and try to upgrade something that is already maxed out.

SePH wrote:Euclid do you remember when I asked you to implement something like this years ago?

Kazuto wrote:Zelda 3 L/R Item Switch by Kazuto

Hosted on Romhacking.net (RHDN)

If you found this patch on another website, please let me know me on RHDN.
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Contents:
Uninstall LR Item Switch.ips
Zelda 3 LR Item Switch.asm
Zelda 3 LR Item Switch.ips
Zelda 3 LR Item Switch Readme.txt
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About:
This patch allows you to switch items with the L and R buttons. Complete with
sound effect!
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General users:
Apply the .ips file to an unheadered US rom of A Link to the Past. The
"uninstall" .ips file removes my coding changes from the game, restoring it to
its original functionality.

Be aware that applying this patch to a hacked version of A Link to the Past may
or may not work. This patch utilizes specific free space that the creator may
have also used. To be safe, if you're going to patch an existing hack, be sure
to "soft patch" it (give the patch the same filename as the hack and put it in
the same folder with the hacked game). This way, if the patch causes a freeze,
the hacked game will still work if you just rename or remove the patch.

Advanced users:
I've included the .asm file I created to implement this modification. It is
coded for xkas version 0.06. The modification JSLs to custom code located in
bank $07. You can change the named define "CycleCode" to relocate the code to
anywhere in the rom. Furthermore, you can change the sound effect utilized by
changing the named define "SFX" and/or by changing which sound register is used.
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Almost a dream come true and it would definitely improve the pacing of this game to be able to switch items on the fly.

Could probably be implemented if the current controller scheme would be edit a little bit.

Here's my brainstorming:


Current Control Scheme
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D-Pad (Move)

L (skip monologue, switch inventory screens)
R (superbomb only, switch inventory screens)

A button (Talk, Run, Lift/Throw, Push/Pull)
B button (Attack)
Y button (Use item)
X button (galaxy guide only)

Select button (pills menu)
Start button (smartphone)




I'd change into:
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D-Pad (Move)

L (switch items, switch inventory screens)
R (switch items, switch inventory screens)

A button (Talk, Run, Lift/Throw, Push/Pull)
B button (Attack) + (skip monologue when you are reading one)
Y button (Use item)
X button (create superbomb when bombs selected) + (read galaxy guide when selected)

Select button (pills menu)
Start button (smartphone)



So you namely need to move the skipping dialogue to the ''B'' button as it is unused when you are reading something and... make the ''X'' button work only when you have the dynamite and galaxy guide items selected.

I'd then need to edit the superbomb icon into an ''X'' button instead of ''R'' and of course edit my monologues a bit so that the new buttons are described properly, but it would really be much awesome otherwise! A major improvement for dungeon puzzles which require you to switch between items, instead of opening the menu each time.

Tell me what you think about this!

Thanks!!

Code:

seek($02857D)
    jsl pegasus_exit
    nop


seek($028B13)
//pegasus_map_transition
    db $80  // beq -> bra


fseek($07911B)
    jsl ast_dash
    bcc +
-;  bra ++
+;  lda #$12
    sta $5D
    dec
    sta $0374

fseek($079138)
+;


seek($07BCB8)
    jsl pegasus_unk


fseek($07FF40)
pegasus_unk:
    lda $5D
    cmp #$11
    bne +
    stz $5D
    stz $0372
+;  lda $66
    and #$02
    rtl


pegasus_exit:
    stz $56
    stz $02E0
    stz $0372
    rtl


ast_dash:
    sta $00
    bit $F2
    bmi +
    clc
    rtl
+;  lda $F0
    and #$0F
    bne +
    sec
    rtl
+;  cmp #$0A
    beq +
    cmp #$05
    beq +
    cmp #$09
    beq +
    cmp #$06
    bne ++
+;  and #$0C
+;  cmp $26
    beq +
    sta $26
    sta $67
    sta $0340
    jsf($07E6A6)
+;  sec
    rtl


pegasus_inout:
    stz $02D6
    stz $5E
    stz $5D
    stz $0372
    rtl


seek($099F32)
    jsl pegasus_inout
    nop

Code:


pegasus_inout:
lda $1b
bne end ; or way round, beq end?
    stz $02D6
    stz $5E
    stz $5D
    stz $0372
end:  
rtl


Code:


lorom
org $87FF98
JSR $FEE5
NOP
NOP

org $87FEE5
LDA $1B
BEQ $05
STZ $5D
STZ $0372
RTS