How did I forget to post about this here yesterday? Maybe I thought everyone was in the Discord or something...
Well hey, all them e-Reader cards wound up getting archived about a year ago, even the 20 rare and elusive Carddass cards that were lost up until then. So I took the opportunity to make a mod of the game that incorporates all of the e-Reader content (courses, ghosts, and for the Japanese version, machine unlocks) into all three versions of the game.
Here are the highlights:
From the readme: |
All versions • Time Attack and Training are now permanently unlocked • Card e+ is now permanently added to Time Attack and Training • All 20 e-Reader courses are available in the Card e+ cup • Challenge ghosts are available on select courses • Existing save files will automatically be migrated on first boot Japanese version • e-Reader exclusive machines are now available if they were still locked • The e-Reader+ option has been removed from the Link menu PAL version • The Card e+ cup menu has been localized for each language |
This brings an additional 20 courses to the game for competitive participation, which I figure is the best part!
Although it's been submitted to RomHacking.net, it's in approval hell and there are still submissions in the queue from August, so there's no telling when it will go public. In the meantime, one of my associates, Matthew Green over at PressTheButtons.com, has posted an article about the mod complete with a download link. Until further notice, this will be the best place to snag it.