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Help support this website and the creation of more quality maps for NES games.
Donations can be made through Paypal to: snesmaster@yahoo.com

Thank you for all your support.


Can I use your Maps on my site or place links on my site to your site?

Feel free to create links to this site or to the maps selection pages on this site.
Please do not link directly to images on this site.
If you would like to place any of these maps on your site please e-mail me at:

snesmaster@yahoo.com

E-mail a link to the site you will place the map in.
Don't remove the copyright information or modify the map.



I found an error on one of your maps, what should I do?

What? There are no errors in my maps, check again you must be looking at it wrong. If you find an error please let me know about it so I can correct the error. Please send an e-mail to: snesmaster@yahoo.com and let me know what game and level the map is for and what the error you have found is. Also feel free to send any suggestions or questions about the maps.

How do you make all these maps?

For Nintendo games I use the FCEUX emulator. The people working on adding more features for that emulator have been very helpful and they have added a few features I suggested for making maps easier. If you want to map NES games I would recommend checking out the FCEUX Web Site.

I take screen shots of the game using the "Alt" + "Print Screen" button to capture the emulator screen to the clipboard. Then I paste it into Photoshop. I have a file with a selection saved that crops out the game screen from the emulator interface. From there I paste it into the map file I am creating. Using layers, I assemble the various screen shots together forming the map.

For some games I will go through taking multiple screen shots of the same area. First I focus on just the background graphics. Then I will go back to add in all the enemies and any hidden items that appear after killing the enemies like in The Legend of Zelda.

I place the enemies as close to their starting point as possible. Sometimes this is tricky if they move fast, or move around off screen before I can get to them. I will try to find codes to freeze their movement. Also if a map editor exists for the game I will sometimes use that for a reference for the starting point of enemies.

Once I finish the map in Photoshop I add the copyright information and sometimes a legend for the map. First I save out a fully labeled map. Then I will save out a map of just the background. I find the .png format takes up the least amount of space and there is no loss in image quality using that format. I then use a program called PNGGauntlet to compress the .png file to an even smaller file size to make it load faster on the web.

This process takes a varying amount of time depending on the size of the map and the complexity of the area being mapped. The easiest games to map are games like Arkanoid and Solomon's Key where one screen is the entire map for that level and I just piece them all together in one image.

One of the more complex games to map for the Nintendo was Metroid. Even though I had a base to start from using a map editor, it was still a lot of work to go through and color correct many of the areas, and add in items and enemies that the map editor did not include.

Also side scrolling games or levels are harder to map then games that have one screen as one room.

It took about three weeks to make all the Maps for The Legend of Zelda where it took several months to do all the Palace levels for Zelda II The Adventure of Link. The most time consuming one was the Overworld Map for The Legend of Zelda done in Flash. I worked on that on and off for about a year. Arkanoid and Mario Bros only took me one day. The Guardian Legend took about a month.



Why do you make all these maps?

It has become a hobby of mine. I enjoyed playing the games back in the day and now I enjoy mapping them out. It is fun going through and mapping games. Often I find stuff out about the game that no one would ever normally notice when just going through and playing it. I will find little glitches, or just how often Nintendo used repeating patterns for example. Using the Name Table Viewer and codes I will often be able to map parts of levels that you normally would never be able to see. It's also fun to see an entire level on the screen at once, when normally you only see small parts of it at a time.



Do you get money for making these maps?

I have placed some ads on this site, and have made a little money from them. At least they cover the cost of hosting this site. However I'm not doing it for the money; I'm doing it because I enjoy making maps. On the other hand money is always welcome if you would like to donate.



Donations Received

I will list anyone who wants to be listed who donates to this site at the bottom of this page. If you want to be listed please let me know what name you want to be listed under. Otherwise donations will be listed as "Anonymous" or just your first name. Thank you for all your support

Donations

Name
Amount
Date
1. Simon Huynh
$10.00
July 19th, 2007
2. Anonymous
$10.00
February 3rd, 2008
3. Anonymous
$5.00
October 23rd, 2008
4. Anonymous
$5.50
January 18th, 2009
5. Nicholas Lewis
$30.00
February 15th, 2009
6. Nicholas Lewis
$4.00
February 26th, 2009
7. Nicholas Lewis
$29.01
April 21st, 2009

Support from Buying Posters

Name
Poster
Date
1. Anonymous
Metroid
August 13th, 2007
2. Anonymous
Metroid
October 27th, 2007
3. Anonymous
Metroid
March 7th, 2008
4. Anonymous
Metroid
April 17th, 2008
5. Anonymous
Metroid
April 29th, 2008
6. Anonymous
Metroid
June 8th, 2008
7. Anonymous
Metroid
August 18th, 2008
8. Anonymous
Metroid
August 25th, 2008
9. Anonymous
Metroid
December 12th, 2008
10. Anonymous
Metroid
January 15th, 2009
11. Nicholas Lewis
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
February 15th, 2009
12. Edna
Metroid
March 9th, 2009
13. John
Metroid
March 22nd, 2009
14. Travis
Castlevania
March 24th, 2009
15. Jason
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
March 29th, 2009
16. Nicholas Lewis
Maniac Mansion
Super Mario Brothers
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
April 21st, 2009
17. Robert
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
May 3rd, 2009
18. Richard
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
May 4th, 2009
19. Jared
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
May 10th, 2009
20. Steve
Castlevania
Metroid
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
May 20th, 2009
21. Sharon
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
May 23rd, 2009
22. Martin
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
May 29th, 2009
23. Jennifer
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
June 3rd, 2009
24. Andrew
Metroid
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
June 12th, 2009
25. Thomas
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
June 14th, 2009
26. Dennis
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
June 16th, 2009
27. Audra
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
July 2nd, 2009
28. Peter
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
July 5th, 2009
29. Aaron
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
July 11th, 2009
30. Sandra
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
July 15th, 2009
31. Nathan
Maniac Mansion
2 x Super Mario Kart
July 16th, 2009
32. Michael
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
July 26th, 2009
33. Lita
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
August 11th, 2009
34. Lynn
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
August 14th, 2009
35. Tim
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
August 18th, 2009
36. Angelica
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
August 21st, 2009
36. Dominic
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
August 30th, 2009
37. Diana
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
August 30th, 2009
38. Ralph
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
September 4th, 2009
39. Chad
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
September 6th, 2009
40. Joseph
2 x Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
September 16th, 2009
41. Randy
Castlevania II
September 18th, 2009
42. Andrew
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
September 26th, 2009
43. Michael
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
September 26th, 2009
44. Scott
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
October 3rd, 2009
45. Michael
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
October 3rd, 2009
46. Victoria
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
October 11th, 2009
47. Joni
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
October 14th, 2009
48. Samuel
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
October 19th, 2009
49. Mike
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
October 24th, 2009
50. Randall
Super Mario Brothers
November 4th, 2009
51. Amanda
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
November 13th, 2009
52. Nora
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
November 19th, 2009
53. Judith
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
November 23th, 2009
54. Samuel
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
Super Mario Brothers
December 2nd, 2009
55. Thomas
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
December 11th, 2009
56. John
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
December 14th, 2009
57. Michelle
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
December 27th, 2009
58. Greg
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
December 27th, 2009
59. Timothy
Crystalis
December 30th, 2009
60. Donna
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
December 31st, 2009
61. Felix
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
January 1st, 2010
62. Richard
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Metal Gear
January 6th, 2010
63. Daren
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
January 11th, 2010
64. Barbara
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
January 14th, 2010
65. Nicholas
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
January 24th, 2010
66. Delmer
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
January 30th, 2010
67. Debbie
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
February 2nd, 2010
68. Phan
Super Mario Brothers
February 5th, 2010
69. Elmer
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
February 7th, 2010
70. Caitlin
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
February 8th, 2010
71. Jerri
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
February 13th, 2010
72. Mike
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
February 15th, 2010
73. Elizabeth
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
February 16th, 2010
74. Melissa
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
February 16th, 2010
75. Jason
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
February 26th, 2010
76. Eric
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
March 12th, 2010
77. Jeremy
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
March 13th, 2010
78. Brett
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
March 15th, 2010
79. Christie
Metroid
Metal Gear
March 18th, 2010
80. Karlene
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
March 26th, 2010
81. April
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
April 7th, 2010
82. Chris
Final Fantasy Overworld
April 9th, 2010
83. James
Metroid
April 11th, 2010
84. Joshua
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
April 27th, 2010
85. Reid
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
April 30th, 2010
86. Joel
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
May 10th, 2010
87. Jason
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Super Mario Brothers
May 19th, 2010
88. Zita
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Metroid
May 20th, 2010
89. Michael
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Super Mario Kart
May 21st, 2010
90. Joseph
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Metroid
June 3rd, 2010
91. Andrew
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
June 25th, 2010
92. Thomas
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
June 28th, 2010
93. Nicholas
Final Fantasy Overworld
June 28th, 2010
94. Patricia
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
June 29th, 2010
95. Marie
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
July 17th, 2010
96. Norris
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
July 25th, 2010
97. Anna
Metroid
August 13th, 2010
98. Gary
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
Zelda - 2nd Quest Overworld
Zelda - 1st Quest Dungeons
Zelda - 2nd Quest Dungeons
August 20th, 2010
99. Dale
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
August 22th, 2010
100. Mike
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Kart
August 23th, 2010
101. John
Final Fantasy Overworld
Maniac Mansion
Metroid
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
August 27th, 2010
102. Mary
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
August 29th, 2010
103. Anthony
Zelda - 1st Quest Overworld
August 29th, 2010

Website started on: June 27, 2006
Total money donated to the cause so far: $93.51