Little Red Hood NES Overhaul
Xiao Hong Mao · 小紅帽
Rani Baker's makeover of Sachen's unlicensed Little Red Hood: redrawn stages and sprites, rearranged music and a string of fixes for the game's most annoying design choices.
What's new
The project comes in two flavours. The Bug Fix version cleans up broken animation frames, retouches the sprites and redraws the title screen. The Complete Overhaul goes much further: every stage and bonus room is rebuilt with new tiles, enemy animations are redone, the slingshot actually fires a projectile, and the little bit of on-screen text uses a proper Latin font.
The music was rearranged so it no longer drifts off the beat, and in the Overhaul the bonus rooms and shop get their own tempo instead of falling silent.
Gameplay changes
The buttons are swapped so A jumps and B kicks. Fruit and keys turn up far sooner, odd shopping requirements are gone, the invincibility potion now works on the bear and wolf bosses, a small island makes the river crossing in Stage 3 bearable, and the ending stays on screen until you reset. The creator notes that the title screen music and the very end of the ending still have small audio glitches.
Playing it
Patches are provided for both the Sachen and the Joy Van cartridge, along with an English manual (one edition matches the new controls). Apply the patch to your own copy of the game, following Rani Baker's instructions on the itch.io page.