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Layla (1986)

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IPS patch (version 3): http://www.mediafire.com/file/v66d57298gew0xu/Layla+-+The+Iris+Missions+%28v3%29.zip

A massive hack of the Japan-only NES game Layla. Chinelkov Manitokha once again threatens the galaxy with his army of mutant Chimairan, and this time it's up to Iris to stop him! (Layla can come along too, I guess).

Features new levels, graphics, and a new (and massively expanded) original soundtrack.

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So if you've ever heard of Layla, it's probably from the Game Center CX episode it featured in. It's a lot like Super Mario Bros., but frankly not as well executed. I really liked the core gameplay, though, so around a year ago I started looking into modernizing the experience a bit.

Somehow, that turned into "writing level, music, and graphic editors from scratch, then completely overhauling the game". Since it was completely undocumented, this wound up being a rather large task. Getting it made was a long and bumpy road, but I'm fairly pleased with the results.

Anyway, if you try this out, please send any comments and complaints you have my way. I'm planning to polish it up some more, and I'd like to address as many bugs and issues as I can. (Though I can't say I'm expecting this game to draw much of an audience...)

I'll also probably put together an NSFe with the OST in the coming days, so stay tuned if that's your kind of thing.

Also, yesterday was the 30th anniversary of this game's release, so ... happy anniversary, I guess? Somehow I managed to hit my self-imposed deadline for finishing development, if not publication. How did that happen?

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