Donkey Kong 64: Krusha + Tag Anywhere
Swap Kongs anywhere with the D-pad, and play as Krusha, a sixth character with his own bazooka and shout, in this hack built on Isotarge's Tag Anywhere.
What it is
Isotarge's long-standing Tag Anywhere patch lets you switch between the Kongs at any moment by pressing left or right on the D-pad, instead of walking back to a tag barrel. Arthan's project builds on it and adds Krusha, the Kremling from the multiplayer mode, as a sixth adventure character.
What's new
- Tag Anywhere included: cycle DK, Diddy, Lanky, Tiny, Chunky and Krusha with the D-pad
- Krusha is available from the start, with six-character tag barrels and his own animations
- He fires his bazooka (with first-person aiming), climbs, swims, carries boulders, uses bananaports and shops, and can win battle-arena crowns
- A shout attack that damages enemies around him for one crystal, and Banana Fairy photography once the camera is unlocked
- Shared pickups such as melons, ammo, film, keys, coins and pearls
- A menu option to switch Krusha off and return to the five-Kong rotation
- Fixes for the game's widescreen option (HUD, menus and tag barrels)
Playing it
The patch already contains Tag Anywhere and goes on your own clean USA cartridge dump, following the instructions in the repository. The author tested it in Mupen64Plus-based emulators; real hardware is untested, and you should start from a fresh save state.