LUIGI'S CHRONICLES 2
SMB3 Hack by Googie & Quick Curly
2007-2010
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Notes:

 Googie is the original author of this SMB3 hack,  starting it
back in 2007.  Quick Curly joined the project in late 2008 and
started working on it  sometime in 2009  while taking  a break
from  Quick Bros. 2.  Googie had already finished  World 1 and
other things, mainly the Luigi graphics thanks to Lags_80.  QC
was originally only going to do Worlds 2, 4, 6 and 8, but once
he finished those Worlds he offered to finish the other Worlds
as well.

 His focus was mainly on the level editing, but he edited some
graphics here and there.  While not everything else was edited
extensively,  he released  the hack  after quite some  time to
pursue other projects, and therefore the hack should be viewed
as complete  as it is going to get.  To note, he had  plans to
edit the music,  and originally had  a decent "Midna's Lament"
added in, but in the end felt that music editing would be best
saved for another time and place.

 Among the  changes in this hack,  Quick implemented  a simple
ASM hack that allows any amount of time divisible by 100 "SMB3
seconds" (up to 900) and makes music such as the Bowser Battle
and N-Spade Bonus available in regular levels via the standard
level header.

 A little bit of ASM was also necessary so that tile animation
for BOTH Worlds 4 and 5 is disabled (instead of just World 5).

 There are 5 Worlds, but don't be fooled.  All of the original
SMB3 levels have been edited in some shape or form, as well as
additional levels made possible  by remaining space from other
levels and/or free space in certain Object Set ROM banks. This
means that you  can expect the later worlds to  be LONGER than
in the original SMB3!

 The palettes,  text,  and end credits have  also been edited!
HOORAY!!! :D

 Lastly - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! More than likely, you may find
this hack to be difficult! Any complaints concerning such will
be looked down upon and disregarded.
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Story:

 When Luigi made it  all the way to  the end 'a the castle, he
found a door (the end of LC Game B).  He knew he was  in for a
rough ride; like conquering his greatest fear of ghosts wasn't
enough.  But Luigi wasn't afraid  to see what he  was gonna go
through in order to save Peach since Mario is still nowhere to
be found.  Now, it's time to show Bowser  that Luigi is on the
trail.  However,  Bowser has  tricks and jokes  up his sleeve,
along with his kids.  They all need a butt kickin' anyways, so
Luigi (you as the player) handle your business...
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Disclaimer:

 Quick Curly and  party cannot  be held liable  for any anger,
bitterness,  sadness, insanity, burning buildings,  blindness,
flaming,  itchiness,  destruction  and/or  self-destruction of
personal property,  self-inflicted injuries,  mutations,  time
travelling,  worms,  financial  troubles,  unsuccessful future
endeavours,  abandonment on  the moon,  ninja  assaults,  evil
puppy  bomb  squads,  mosh pits  or  the like  as a  result of
playing this SMB3 hack.
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Errors:

 Despite all the effort that Quick put into this hack, there's
still a considerably fair chance  that he missed something due
to the mental state of mind he unwillingly fell victim to near
the end.  If you encounter a major error,  please feel free to
contact him.  However, again, any issues you may have with the
graphics will  more than likely  be disregarded.  In addition,
please refer to "Disclaimer".
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Special Thanks To:

    bbitmaster - For FCEUXD.
     beneficii - For the SMB3 Map Editor.
    Dr. Floppy - For making the original title screen that was
                 unfortunately lost in a HD crash.
        FuSoYa - For Lunar IPS.
   ghettoyouth - For creating the current title screen.
         hukka - For SMB3 Workshop.
       Lags_80 - For the Luigi graphics.
never-obsolete - For SMB3TE.
      Nintendo - For SMB3!!!!!
      Siloucos - For beta testing.
       SnowBro - For Tile Layer Pro.
      Static S - For beta testing.
            YY - For YY-CHR.
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Googie Thanks: 

Quick Curly - For motivating me to get into the scene when I'd
         lost interest  and wanting to  get down with LC2;  us
         ROM hackers gotta stick together... >:D

The Haters - Yeah, you know  who you are.  It was the hate for
         Luigi's  Chronicles  that made  me think  of making a
         sequel.

The Fans - For helping me use that hate from the haters to get
         into making a sequel for Luigi.

The YouTube Crew - For subscribing to my channel and giving me
         feedback on my hack videos.
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Quick Curly Thanks:

Googie - For letting me  join this project  and for all of the
         help and support back when I was just starting to ROM
         hack.  I learned/taught myself  much more than what I
         knew back when I made  Quick Bros. and I've since had
         a low opinion of that hack.  I wanted the opportunity
         to apply this new knowledge to make up for that hack,
         and I had a lot of fun  working on this hack.  I hope
         that everyone who plays this hack enjoys it as well.

All of my  subscribers and friends on YouTube - For all of the
         support. Special thanks to:

       - Blazzerdragon - For being a super-duper great YouTube
            friend and  for providing exciting videos  on both
            the previous and current accounts. This guy played
            through Quick Bros. twice - once on each account!
       - cuberootinbinary - For being  one of my  best YouTube
            friends,  and for  making videos  of the  original
            Quick Bros. which included a great positive review
            that I probably didn't truly deserve at the time.
       - JMFSpike - For being  another one of my  best YouTube
            friends,  as well as  for  all of  the  continuous
            support and interest  in my videos and projects no
            matter what they might be.
       - metalchains48 - Another  really great  YouTube friend
            who also  made videos of Quick Bros. and  has been
            very supportive of me as well.  Unfortunately, his
            original  account is  inaccessible now,  so please
            check out his new account, GoombaParaKoopa.

Board 2  and Romhacking.net - For giving us all a common place
         to go to do stuff and whatnot.

Intruder X - For the music and everything else!


Also, thanks to:  Angie,  AvrilFannf,  Caption Radio,  Cassie, 
ChaoticTyme,   chelsbaby96,   DahrkDaiz,   docsigma,   DVLIAC,
errijnde,  flash276,  Flotonic, Gamers110,  Insectduel,  JaSp,
Jaybeat2k6,     JcDizon,   Mariomaniac10,     MegaEliteGamers,
Mega-Mario,      newfiebangaa,    NutheadBros,      Rammstein,
SchlossRitter, Static S, The Tiles, & Vicious Poetry.
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FAQ (From Quick Curly):

Q: How do I play the hack anyway?
A: You'll need the IPS patch for this hack, Lunar IPS, and the
   "Super Mario Bros. 3 (U) (PRG1) [!]"  ROM.  First,  make  a
   copy of  your SMB3 ROM  so that  you can keep  the original
   unmodified.  Rename it so that  you'll be able to tell what
   it  is  later.   For  example,  "Luigi's Chronicles 2 (SMB3
   Hack)" or something simple like that.  Next, run  Lunar IPS
   and  select  "Apply IPS Patch".  Locate the  IPS patch  for
   this hack and select it first,  and then select the copy of
   the SMB3 ROM that you created.

   Now that you have the hack in ROM form,  you can load it in
   your favourite NES emulator  to play it!  I have a personal
   preference for Nestopia, although hopefully there shouldn't
   be any problems playing it in whichever emulator you may be
   using.

Q: Why is the hack so ridiculously hard?!
A: Well  it's never my  intention to make  extremely difficult
   levels.  However, my target audience for any hack is always
   players of the original game  of the hack in question, so I
   do try  to make it  somewhat difficult  so that someone who
   has  played  the  original  game  is presented  with  a new
   challenge.  On top  of that,  I want to  give myself  a new
   challenge as well, and I literally played SMB3 every single
   weekend growing up,  so to make SMB3 harder for myself is a
   difficult task by itself (unless the creator in question is
   cuberootinbinary,  but  that's another  story  for  another
   time).  So when creating levels,  sometimes I don't realize
   just how challenging they might be, though if the player is
   truly dedicated enough, any challenge can be conquered.  As
   I always say, it's not like everyone beat the original SMB3
   on their first try.  Practice makes perfect, so yeah, don't
   expect to necessarily beat Luigi's Chronicles 2 in one try,
   and I sincerely hope that you don't have to resort to save-
   states.

Q: Are you ever going to update Luigi's Chronicles 2?
A: No.  I really do just want to be free  to work on something
   new for a change.

Q: Not even an "easy edition"?
A: I honestly don't think that'll be necessary.  As previously
   mentioned,  this hack was created to provide a challenge to
   regular  SMB3 players.  Whether the  hack will  actually be
   that difficult is yet to be seen...

Q: Any surprises in this hack?
A: Well I can't exactly answer that  without ruining them now,
   can I?! ;)  However, I'll mention that  I tried to add some
   replay value  to the hack,  and playing  every single level
   isn't necessary.  However,  you're more likely  to miss any
   possible surprises if you don't!

Q: Any shout-outs like in Quick Bros.?
A: Yes, but they are more obscure this time.  You'll see...

Q: Why does Luigi squat in the fortress?
A: He's taking a bathroom break.

Q: Why do you always thank so many people?
A: I'm a very thankful person.

Q: Will you teach me how to [insert random thing here]?
A: I like to help out with whatever I can, so if you believe I
   can somehow help out, feel free to contact me.  However, be
   as descriptive as possible with your question(s)/problem(s)
   please.  In addition,  if I'm  too busy,  please understand
   that, and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Q: Do you [still] have your SMB3 notes from working on Luigi's
   Chronicles 2?
A: Contact me about which specific notes you're looking for.

Q: Do you think you might still  want to do more collaborative
   projects? If so, can we possibly do something?
A: I have a  couple other minor projects  to wrap up first;  a
   short SMB3 hack with Gamers110 and Static S called "SMB110"
   for one. Feel free to ask, but after past experiences, I've
   ultimately decided that I'm only  going to work with people
   who I can  A) trust and  B) depend on to put forth an equal
   effort.

   I want to resume Quick Bros. 2 again, but I guess only time
   will tell whether or not things play out as planned.

Q: Can I beta test one of your future hacks?
A: Please contact me if you're interested, but since I already
   have people asking  me as I'm typing this,  please don't be
   offended if I decline to keep the number of beta testers at
   a manageable amount.

Q: I'm planning to do an LP of the hack.  Would you want to be
   a special guest  in any of  the videos  (i.e. through Skype
   and/or streaming)?
A: Provided I have the free time and am feeling up to it,  I'd
   be  honoured to!  Please contact me  to share any  specific
   details and/or  appropriate information!  I'd be interested
   to hear from you anyway so that  I'll be able to watch your
   videos as they're made available! :)
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Contacts:

     Googie - http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogieToons
            - http://acmlm.no-ip.org/board/profile.php?id=22
            - http://www.romhacking.net/community/569/
            - hispanikpanik(REMOVE)@yahoo.com 

Quick Curly - http://www.youtube.com/user/Qu1ckCur1y
            - http://acmlm.no-ip.org/board/profile.php?id=1121
            - http://www.romhacking.net/community/1051/
            - quickcurly[at]yahoo[dot]ca

 Intruder X - http://www.myspace.com/intruderxmusic
            - http://www.youtube.com/user/intruderxmusic
            - http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/IntruderX

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