Last C3 I introduced the sequel to my kaizo hack Fresh Hops with the hopes I would have it ready by December. Unfortunately the scope of the project has grown beyond my wildest dreams. I am now hoping to have this project wrapped up by Summer 2025..
The premise of Fresh Hops 2 is that Wendy and Lemmy have taken all of the beer in the Mushroom Kingdom and Toadette’s friend Lodette has disappeared and although they are separated they must each go on their own perilous journey to return the magnificent ales and stouts back to the Kingdom.
The twist of this hack is that you can play this in a multitude of ways. I have an edited version of the Press R to Switch Overworld so that you can switch between characters at any point in 1 player mode. You also have the option to complete just Toadette’s or Lodette’s adventure or complete all levels for a true ending. I wanted to give the maximum amount of flexibility for players who may not want to tackle a 35+ exit hack and want to complete one of the characters adventures for a 13-15 exit adventure. It is my intent to submit this as a Kaizo: Intermediate hack when it is completed.
I have also designed this so that you can select a two player game and swap between players whenever a level is completed or at any time you return to the overworld. I am working very closely with Devazure, who is doing the overworld for this hack and has done some amazing design work to incorporate this vision.
Players can also collect “Beer Tokens” designed by JezJitzu in most levels which will not be required to 100% the game but will unlock a super secret in one of the levels. I also have a few other surprises that will be coming as well but will remain a secret for now. Music by com_poser and jneen will also be included amongst many other resources.
I look forward to sharing this adventure with you in the near future.
-Morrie
The premise of Fresh Hops 2 is that Wendy and Lemmy have taken all of the beer in the Mushroom Kingdom and Toadette’s friend Lodette has disappeared and although they are separated they must each go on their own perilous journey to return the magnificent ales and stouts back to the Kingdom.
The twist of this hack is that you can play this in a multitude of ways. I have an edited version of the Press R to Switch Overworld so that you can switch between characters at any point in 1 player mode. You also have the option to complete just Toadette’s or Lodette’s adventure or complete all levels for a true ending. I wanted to give the maximum amount of flexibility for players who may not want to tackle a 35+ exit hack and want to complete one of the characters adventures for a 13-15 exit adventure. It is my intent to submit this as a Kaizo: Intermediate hack when it is completed.
I have also designed this so that you can select a two player game and swap between players whenever a level is completed or at any time you return to the overworld. I am working very closely with Devazure, who is doing the overworld for this hack and has done some amazing design work to incorporate this vision.
Players can also collect “Beer Tokens” designed by JezJitzu in most levels which will not be required to 100% the game but will unlock a super secret in one of the levels. I also have a few other surprises that will be coming as well but will remain a secret for now. Music by com_poser and jneen will also be included amongst many other resources.
I look forward to sharing this adventure with you in the near future.
-Morrie
we will be here waiting patiently!
