Binary Land is a puzzle game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In it players take simultaneous control of a couple of penguins (which move like a mirror), Gurin and Malon, who must meet at the goal of each level.

On the way they will face hazards such as spider webs, the spiders itself (which players can defeat with the only weapon available in the game, a can of insecticide), an annoying bird that swaps the location of the characters and a flame.

As usual in early games for this system, the game features addictive gameplay and simple graphics, with single-screen scenarios that basically use the same assets with a color swap.

As is also usual, the game has no proper ending, restarting when the player reaches level 99.

Actually, there's not much to explain: This is Binary Land.... with a twist XD.

This classic from Hudson Soft. was very popular in Japan and published on a bunch of systems: First on computers of the time (NEC PC-8801, FM-7) and then, in intervals of one year, on MSX and Famicom (which today are the most lovely remembered). Their ROMs have been preserved, so it is easy to have the chance to play them via emulation. The funny part (and what gave origin to this Hack) is that although being very similar, they show a notable difference: In the Nintendo's console version, the main character couple are penguins and in the MSX one... kids. So, with this in mind and just for fun (the project didn't take more than a couple of days to be finished), Binary Twist has born.

Features list:

Binary Twist Ver. 1.0

● The main protagonist penguins have been replaced by a couple of kids, using directly the MSX sprites as a base.

● The title screen has been modified to fit with the theme of the Hack.

● Some minor improvements in the items

Binary Twist ver. 1.1

● With the idea of pushing the project a step further, notable changes have been made to provide the hack with a unique personality (always inspired by the MSX version).

● The baby penguin Power-Up is replaced by... a human baby? In this case by Guron (Gurin's little brother).

Also as a bonus, here's a cover specially designed for the occasion: https://imgur.com/gallery/QBkTYnl

Database match: Binary Land (Japan)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 645ECDFC0DB328622FDE51B6F8907970B66A1C43
File CRC32: 7E68ABAB
ROM SHA-1: 511A74517D20C6DEA4F95F8E30A3F93B757B54CF
ROM CRC32: F5F435B1