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| − | * ''Street Dance'' - A Dance Dance Revolution clone, the original version is ©2000 INVENT and uses standard NES music (with the Sunsoft sound engine), while an update made in 2008 apparently by [[Nice Code]] updates the copyright to ©2008 INVENT and adds PCM sampled music. |
+ | * ''Street Dance'' - A Dance Dance Revolution clone, the original version is ©2000 INVENT and uses standard NES music (with the Sunsoft sound engine), while an update made in 2008 apparently by [[Nice Code]] updates the copyright to ©2008 INVENT and adds PCM sampled music. A version of it, which came embedded on certain Plug-and-Play dance pads was included with ''Hit Mouse''.<ref>[http://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/dumping_2009.php FAMI Dumping project]</ref> |
== Advanced hacks == |
== Advanced hacks == |
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Revision as of 07:30, 22 February 2012
Inventor was a Chinese developer of various original games and hacks, believed to be responsible for the majority of hacks found on Famiclones dating from 2000 onwards, such as the Arcade Action II. Its original games often use the Sunsoft sound engine.
Although Inventor itself is believed to no longer exist, many of its games and hacks appear to have passed to other companies, including Waixing, Cube Technology and Nice Code.
Other names used by Inventor or related companies include Shanghai Paradise & BBG.
Original games
These games, if dumped, can usually be identified by a Shanghai Paradise logo found in the game tiles, although it is rarely displayed.
- F22 aka Navigator - the original version has 16 levels, but the version featured on Subor famiclones & copyrighted to Waixing has only 3
- Jurassic Park - so far only seen on Subor famiclones, with only 2 levels. The original version may have more.
- Monkey King
- Underground Mission
- Street Dance - A Dance Dance Revolution clone, the original version is ©2000 INVENT and uses standard NES music (with the Sunsoft sound engine), while an update made in 2008 apparently by Nice Code updates the copyright to ©2008 INVENT and adds PCM sampled music. A version of it, which came embedded on certain Plug-and-Play dance pads was included with Hit Mouse.[1]
Advanced hacks
- Super Hang-On 97, Skiing - fairly comprehensive hacks of Highway Star, aka Rad Racer.
- Alienis - a either a clone or an advanced hack of Battle City which introduces scrolling
- Power Boat - appears to be an advanced hack of Road Fighter
- Fish War - a hack of Balloon Fight
Standard hacks
These hacks usually change most/all of the graphics, and may modify (but not replace) the music, and nothing else. Inventor is only explictly credited in a small number of these so the extent of its involvement is unknown.
- Super Fighter - hack of Super Contra
- Space War - hack of Gun-Nac
- Racing Car - hack of Race America
- Street War - hack of Mighty Final Fight
- Golgotha - hack of Bomberman
- TNT - another hack of Bomberman
- Hoodle - hack of Pinball
- Billard 2008 - hack of Lunar Ball
- Benthal World - hack of Pyramid by Sachen
- Rescue Kuck - hack of Donkey Kong Jr
- Super Fighters - hack of Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu