iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Reworking the script format in preparation for the new features as well as any future ports. Going well despite some minor mishaps😅

020

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Also got around to giving sound effects reasonable sampling rates (forgot about it for the release). This shrunk the ROM from 9MB to 5MB so it will now fit on a 8MB cartridge instead.

031

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Finally about time to add the new Rewind features to Clock Tower: Advance! Starting with the new sprites and animations.

031

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Yeah I've been thinking about simultaneous multiplayer all throughout the project😅. Seems like it would be more feasible in a port though, just to avoid sacrifices.

010

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

That will have to do... The disassembly of Bubble Bobble 2 is now available on GitHub! Both US and JP ROMs can be built. github.com/bobschneeder...

1176

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Here's a patch for the Japanese version to show the menu at bootup. Controls: 2P UP/DOWN: Increase/decrease number 2P A: Start round 1P A: Play sound 1P B: Play music drive.google.com/file/d/1JMq9...

drive.google.com

Bubble Bobble 2 (Japan) (Debug menu enabled).ips

000

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Indeed it has! The number is used to pick a sound, music track or round depending on what you press.

110

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Looks like the Japanese version has a debug menu! So far I've seen code for level select and sound+music test.

130

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Working on making the Japanese version buildable. Aside from the various enemy differences, there are a ton of invisible differences only found in the code.

010

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

And apparently there's a scrapped cutscene with three actors listed after the intro 🤔

030

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Getting back to the disassembly now that another project's done. Now labeling the cutscene scripts. There's also a similar, larger scripting language used for enemy projectiles.

141

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Breaking things to find what's what in RAM.

130

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Doing a disassembly of Bubble Bobble 2 for the NES just for fun. Soon buildable but will also need further cleanup so that the code can be freely edited.

0247

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

First test run of a panic event didn't go according to plan.

2106

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Some more footage from the development of Clock Tower Advance. You may have noticed how there is much less lag in this port compared to the original, thanks to the newer hardware. I wanted to be sure scrolling wouldn't bog it down though so I made this test.

386

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I started out by porting the menus and special cutscenes to test the waters. Made this little timelapse of that initial work period.

010

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

My first GBA homebrew is here! Thanks to the libgba and Maxmod libraries along with @blamerobots.bsky.social's fantastic work on the soundtrack, getting this done was a surprisingly smooth experience!

174

Reposted by BobSchneeder45

Team C.U.T.S. 🔜 CT2 - 30th Fan Celebration - @thefirstfear.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Surprise! The last official release gets an English fan patch thanks to @bobschneeder45.bsky.social ! Download Clock Tower for WonderSwan (English V. 1.1) now on Archive.org! archive.org/details/cloc... #クロックタワー #ワンダースワン #clocktower #wonderswan #fanpatch #translation

15131

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The Cutting Room Floor article can be found here: tcrf.net/Proto:Clock_...

tcrf.net

010

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I've been helping out on Boogal and Iccanobif's translation of Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special by Human Entertainment, out now! Lots of shared code found in Clock Tower as well. Reworking the name entry screen for the translation was a fun challenge. www.romhacking.net/translations...

051

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Got smoother turning and analog support working for the first person mode in Clock Tower 2. Still need to fix hotspots behind you being visible in front.

031

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

For now, you can try out this mode with the following cheat codes: (US) 300957EC 0004 3009490A 0001 (JP) 30095A78 0004 30094B96 0001

020

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

There's apparently an unused first person mode in Clock Tower 2. Might make this fully playable in the future by adding controls for turning.

110

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Learning Ghidra has led to a slew of new finds in Clock Tower 2 (PS1)! The demos had some debug menus that could be ported to the retail version. Patches are available here: romhackplaza.org/romhacks/clo...

Zoom-in on Jennifer and Scissorman with debug text

020

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

With the available disassembly I was able to implement a save system in Mega Man 7 and turn it into a standalone patch. Download here: romhackplaza.org/romhacks/meg... All three regions are supported.

030

BobSchneeder45 @bobschneeder45.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Been tinkering a bit with the Mega Man 7 disassembly (github.com/Yoshifanatic...) and saw the game has the same kind of anti-piracy features as Mega Man X, though not as thorough. Here's what happens after hitting 128 enemies with the Mega Buster if SRAM was detected:

052