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Hello,

I was wondering if there's any plausible way to swap the character order in Alien Syndrome, if only because Mary has the better death scream. As an aside, is this the only SMS game where P1 and P2 have distinct characters?

Oxwah wrote

As an aside, is this the only SMS game where P1 and P2 have distinct characters?

I don’t think so. At least Bubble Bobble is the same, even though the Characters are just palette swaps. On the homebrew front, Bara Burū also has distinct characters for P1 and P2.

Time Soldiers has unique player sprites.

https://www.smspower.org/Tags/AsymmetricalSprites

If Gauntlet counts, not sure if Pro Wrestling, Asterix, Zillion I, etc. should be on that list…

That's... not what that tag is for.

D’oh you are right. The individual characters in Gauntlet and Zillion 2 are each asymmetric. My bad!

Oxwah wrote

As an aside, is this the only SMS game where P1 and P2 have distinct characters?

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs is the same. You play as Pimple through P1 and as Rash through P2, following the same player input scheme of the original SNES version.

And no, unlike the similar situation with the original Battletoads, where you play as Rash through P1 and as Zitz through P2, the characters in Battletoads in Battlemaniacs are definitely not palette swaps.

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Oxwah Joined: 04 Apr 2020 Posts: 24 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	Alien Syndrome - Mary as Player 1? Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:19 pm
	Hello, I was wondering if there's any plausible way to swap the character order in Alien Syndrome, if only because Mary has the better death scream. As an aside, is this the only SMS game where P1 and P2 have distinct characters?

Kagesan Joined: 01 Feb 2014 Posts: 878	Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:43 pm
Kagesan Joined: 01 Feb 2014 Posts: 878	Oxwah wrote As an aside, is this the only SMS game where P1 and P2 have distinct characters? I don’t think so. At least Bubble Bobble is the same, even though the Characters are just palette swaps. On the homebrew front, Bara Burū also has distinct characters for P1 and P2.

Black_Tiger Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Canada	Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:21 am
	Time Soldiers has unique player sprites.

SavagePencil Joined: 23 Aug 2009 Posts: 213 Location: Seattle, WA	Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:49 am
	https://www.smspower.org/Tags/AsymmetricalSprites If Gauntlet counts, not sure if Pro Wrestling, Asterix, Zillion I, etc. should be on that list…

Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1356 Location: italy	Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:08 am
Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1356 Location: italy	That's... not what that tag is for.

SavagePencil Joined: 23 Aug 2009 Posts: 213 Location: Seattle, WA	Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:31 am
	D’oh you are right. The individual characters in Gauntlet and Zillion 2 are each asymmetric. My bad!

Wesker Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 158	Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:53 pm
Wesker Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 158	Oxwah wrote As an aside, is this the only SMS game where P1 and P2 have distinct characters? Battletoads in Battlemaniacs is the same. You play as Pimple through P1 and as Rash through P2, following the same player input scheme of the original SNES version. And no, unlike the similar situation with the original Battletoads, where you play as Rash through P1 and as Zitz through P2, the characters in Battletoads in Battlemaniacs are definitely not palette swaps.

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