Ballaam
@ballaam.dk64randomizer.com
Donkey Kong 64 Scientist, DK64 Randomizer Dev, F1 & Monster Hunter nerd, Court's source of puns
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Hold up, something ain't quite right here
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Hold up, something ain't quite right here
So figured out what this was... another race in Crystal Caves. This time a flying course against a very vulture-sounding Squawks. Unfortunately incredibly broken so requires a lot of pushing and poking to get it working as intended.
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
So figured out what this was... another race in Crystal Caves. This time a flying course against a very vulture-sounding Squawks. Unfortunately incredibly broken so requires a lot of pushing and poking to get it working as intended.
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
"Hey Ballaam, how goes debugging the testing crash"
How it's going:
How it's going:
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"Hey Ballaam, how goes debugging the testing crash"
How it's going:
How it's going:
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THE #AGDQ2026 GAMES LIST IS OUT!!!!!
AND the New Game Submission Period is open now through Nov. 10th!!
Games that released on September 1st, 2025 and after are eligible
Games list: gdq.gg/games
Submit a run: gdq.gg/submit
AND the New Game Submission Period is open now through Nov. 10th!!
Games that released on September 1st, 2025 and after are eligible
Games list: gdq.gg/games
Submit a run: gdq.gg/submit
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Reposted by Ballaam
I got a crazy idea that DonkViewer could highlight all spots where you can ledge clip.
I'm about half way through making the algo and for a trick discovered in the late 00s, its incredibly mindbending trying to go from "all these triangles have some exposed edge" to "yeah you can ledge clip here"
I'm about half way through making the algo and for a trick discovered in the late 00s, its incredibly mindbending trying to go from "all these triangles have some exposed edge" to "yeah you can ledge clip here"
October 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I got a crazy idea that DonkViewer could highlight all spots where you can ledge clip.
I'm about half way through making the algo and for a trick discovered in the late 00s, its incredibly mindbending trying to go from "all these triangles have some exposed edge" to "yeah you can ledge clip here"
I'm about half way through making the algo and for a trick discovered in the late 00s, its incredibly mindbending trying to go from "all these triangles have some exposed edge" to "yeah you can ledge clip here"
Whoever cooked up this path in Caves where a GB or balloon rises from the water deserves both a medal for their ingenuity and a question on why they went back on that decision
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Whoever cooked up this path in Caves where a GB or balloon rises from the water deserves both a medal for their ingenuity and a question on why they went back on that decision
Introducing DonkViewer:
The past few days I've been working on a brand new tool which shows all 216 maps in DK64 in various modes (geometry, collision etc) all within the web browser, and I finally have it in a state where it's ready for others to play with.
theballaam96.github.io/donk_viewer....
The past few days I've been working on a brand new tool which shows all 216 maps in DK64 in various modes (geometry, collision etc) all within the web browser, and I finally have it in a state where it's ready for others to play with.
theballaam96.github.io/donk_viewer....
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Introducing DonkViewer:
The past few days I've been working on a brand new tool which shows all 216 maps in DK64 in various modes (geometry, collision etc) all within the web browser, and I finally have it in a state where it's ready for others to play with.
theballaam96.github.io/donk_viewer....
The past few days I've been working on a brand new tool which shows all 216 maps in DK64 in various modes (geometry, collision etc) all within the web browser, and I finally have it in a state where it's ready for others to play with.
theballaam96.github.io/donk_viewer....
Your once-every-now-and-then reminder
Small reminder: Don't assume that behavior that's seen in a ROM Hack is a hidden attribute of the vanilla game, especially randomizers.
October 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Your once-every-now-and-then reminder
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Stroll why are you driving
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Stroll why are you driving
Playtonic know how much everyone loves Grant that they put him in the game lol
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Playtonic know how much everyone loves Grant that they put him in the game lol
Discord has a new feature where you can style your name with various fonts (presumably nitro only). Unfortunately it makes it harder to read and parse through a bunch of names.
Here's the setting to turn off those custom styles rendering.
Here's the setting to turn off those custom styles rendering.
October 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Discord has a new feature where you can style your name with various fonts (presumably nitro only). Unfortunately it makes it harder to read and parse through a bunch of names.
Here's the setting to turn off those custom styles rendering.
Here's the setting to turn off those custom styles rendering.
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Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64
Isn't it great when FedEx repeatedly tries to gaslight you into thinking they delivered a package and won't do anything about your case no matter how confident you are that they did not?
October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Isn't it great when FedEx repeatedly tries to gaslight you into thinking they delivered a package and won't do anything about your case no matter how confident you are that they did not?
I love how Piastri has one bad weekend, and F1YT is all over it acting like every weekend from now on is gonna be a stinker for him.
One bad weekend isn't a pattern, y'all
One bad weekend isn't a pattern, y'all
September 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I love how Piastri has one bad weekend, and F1YT is all over it acting like every weekend from now on is gonna be a stinker for him.
One bad weekend isn't a pattern, y'all
One bad weekend isn't a pattern, y'all
The original "Hey, lets stream a person's TAS in it's entirety with no commentary, with Twitch ads, 24/7, with the video of the TAS taking up a weird portion of the screen cause we gotta have a bunch of Nintendo characters walking at the bottom of the screen for peak nostalgia"
ftfy
ftfy
September 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The original "Hey, lets stream a person's TAS in it's entirety with no commentary, with Twitch ads, 24/7, with the video of the TAS taking up a weird portion of the screen cause we gotta have a bunch of Nintendo characters walking at the bottom of the screen for peak nostalgia"
ftfy
ftfy
Since chrome has decided that they'd rather enforce a worse experience for users by essentially disabling Adblockers, including all workarounds, guess it's time to switch to Brave.
Unfortunately, I know Brave can get a little too overconfident with blocking stuff. Any Brave users have any tips?
Unfortunately, I know Brave can get a little too overconfident with blocking stuff. Any Brave users have any tips?
September 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Since chrome has decided that they'd rather enforce a worse experience for users by essentially disabling Adblockers, including all workarounds, guess it's time to switch to Brave.
Unfortunately, I know Brave can get a little too overconfident with blocking stuff. Any Brave users have any tips?
Unfortunately, I know Brave can get a little too overconfident with blocking stuff. Any Brave users have any tips?
2018 DK64R development document
August 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
2018 DK64R development document
Another reason why Lanky Kong is the worst kong
August 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Another reason why Lanky Kong is the worst kong
The DK Rap, but it's in DK64's native wireframe mode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Hp...
August 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The DK Rap, but it's in DK64's native wireframe mode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Hp...
Turns out that DK64 has a wireframe mode built in. Doesn't look like there's any way to activate it in the vanilla game without memory hacking.
Thankfully, all it takes is 2 address changes to activate
Thankfully, all it takes is 2 address changes to activate
August 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Turns out that DK64 has a wireframe mode built in. Doesn't look like there's any way to activate it in the vanilla game without memory hacking.
Thankfully, all it takes is 2 address changes to activate
Thankfully, all it takes is 2 address changes to activate