Properly write the English player name during the credits

build.ps1

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $input_c_files =
     "src/c/ext.c",
     "src/c/vwf.c",
     "src/c/locs.c",
+    "src/c/credits.c",
     "src/c/goods.c",
     "src/c/fileselect.c",
     "src/c/status.c",

src/c/credits.c

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "credits.h"
+
+void printPlayerNameCredits(unsigned short *arrangements)
+{
+    //Converts the player name to arrangements
+    int length = 0;
+    byte *player_name = m2_player1;
+    //First things first, it calculates the length of the string
+    for(length = 0; length < PLAYER_NAME_SIZE && (*(++player_name)) != 0xFF; length++);
+    
+    //Gets where to position the arrangements...
+    int start_pos = ((0x1F - length) >> 1) + 1;
+    int start_pos_default = ((0x1F - 5) >> 1) + 1;
+    unsigned short *player_name_arrangements = ((0x89 << 2) << 5) + arrangements + start_pos;
+    unsigned short *default_player_name_arrangements = ((0x89 << 2) << 5) + arrangements + start_pos_default;
+    player_name = m2_player1;
+    
+    //Clears the default MARIO player name...
+    for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+    {
+        default_player_name_arrangements[i] = 0xF19B;
+        default_player_name_arrangements[i + 0x20] = 0xF19B;
+    }
+    
+    //Puts the new arrangements in
+    for(int i = 0; i < length; i++)
+    {
+        unsigned short arrangement = m2_credits_conversion_table[player_name[i]];
+        player_name_arrangements[i] = arrangement;
+        player_name_arrangements[i + 0x20] = arrangement + 0x20;
+    }
+}

src/c/credits.h

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef HEADER_CREDITS_INCLUDED
+#define HEADER_CREDITS_INCLUDED
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "locs.h"
+
+#define PLAYER_NAME_SIZE 24
+
+void printPlayerNameCredits(unsigned short *arrangements);
+
+extern byte m2_player1[];
+extern unsigned short m2_credits_conversion_table[];
+
+#endif

src/m2-hack.asm

@@ -1701,6 +1701,14 @@ nop
 //Choose character table based on alphabet loaded in
 .org 0x80C7578 :: bl c7578_load_letters
 
+//==============================================================================
+// Credits hacks
+//==============================================================================
+
+//Repoint credits font (Before it pointed to 0x82FF1B8)
+.org 0x82DB284 :: dw m2_credits_font
+.org 0x801352E :: bl printPlayerNameCredits
+
 //==============================================================================
 // Move stuff around in order to make space for the code
 //==============================================================================
@@ -1859,6 +1867,14 @@ m2InsaneCultist:
 m2_coord_table_file:
 .incbin "data/m2-coord-table-file-select.bin"
 
+.align 2
+m2_credits_conversion_table:
+.incbin "data/m2-credits-conversion-table.bin"
+
+.align 4
+m2_credits_font:
+.incbin "data/m2-credits-font_[c].bin"
+
 optimized_byte_4bpp_to_1bpp_table:
 .incbin "data/optimized-byte-4bpp-to-1bpp-table.bin"