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Terrible challenge run idea: beating Dark Road without darkness.

You can't use any abilities or sub-abilities from dark cards.

It'd be possible if you level up your light cards enough, but the manual grind would be horrible since we can't trust the auto-play mode to abide by the challenge rules.

A screenshot of the KH Rhythm Parade menu options. The new "Note Delay" button is highlighted, with a description that reads: "Adjust note timing delay. Current delay (ms): 1190"

The English patch of Kingdom Hearts Rhythm Parade (the original KH rhythm game) will be receiving an update! You can now set a custom offset to make the notes line up with your device's audio.

The update will be added to the Keitai World Launcher sometime in the near future. Enjoy!

Don't forget to sign up for this before it closes! Do it now before you forget! The Concert Soiree for March Caprice is always a blast to listen to ⚜️

YouTube video by Aid1043 Let's Play All of Kingdom Hearts V CAST

I'm starting off the new year with a playthrough of Kingdom Hearts V CAST, which has rapidly become one of my favorite games of all time. Enjoy!

youtu.be/Pigpo8haVw0

YouTube video by Aid1043 Kingdom Hearts Sound Quiz: Guess the game from audio

How well do you know Kingdom Hearts sounds? For the second of three holiday season trivia challenges, I have an audio guessing game – can you identify the game from sound alone?

youtu.be/L4DF7CVKDY0

YouTube video by Aid1043 Expert Kingdom Hearts Trivia

I've concocted a set of 20 expert-level Kingdom Hearts trivia questions, ranging from "very hard" to "very very hard". Come have a try!

youtu.be/fdIWwPHDFco

A screenshot of the KH Heed to the Pulse database. weeklyHTTPCount -> 2025-W50: 3705 weeklyHTTPSCount -> 2025-W50: 255

Thank you to everyone who's been playing and enjoying KH Heed to the Pulse! In the first week, you all have played over 3,700 games (plus 255 sudoku puzzles)!

I'll be continuing to refine and update the site in the future, plus I have some regular video content in the works for December.

More updates:

- Sudoku puzzles have new difficulty settings! You can choose beginner mode to ensure plenty of possible answers, or try the super-unbalanced critical mode.

- After finishing any HTTP or HTTPS in infinite mode, you can copy a link to share it!

- Seeding now works for Sudoku puzzles.

The KH Heed to the Pulse settings menu. A new button labeled "Seeded Link" has appeared.

New KH Heed to the Pulse feature: seeded infinite mode!

You can now press "Seeded Link" on the settings menu to generate a random seed, then share the URL to play with/against others with the same batch of songs!

Day 1 update: Click "Share" on the daily HTTP or HTTPS to copy your results for social media!

This addition was requested by a player – if anyone has any other feature requests, feel free to share!

YouTube video by Aid1043 I Made a Kingdom Hearts Music Game

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A screenshot of KH Heed to the Pulse, a music guessing game.

A screenshot of KH Heed to the Pulse: Sudoku, a music puzzle game.

📢 I'm releasing TWO daily Kingdom Hearts music games!

"Heed to the Pulse" is a revival of the KH Heardle, now with tons of customization!

"Heed to the Pulse: Sudoku" is a brand new puzzle game that tests your KH music knowledge!

Play both today at aid1043.github.io/KH-Heardle/

A screenshot of the cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III. The subtitles show Mickey's line "許さない" in both.

Did you know? In Japanese, Mickey's famous "They'll pay for this!" is used again in KH3! Mickey says it as he leaps up to cast Stopga right after Xehanort crystalizes Kairi.

(The Japanese version "許さない" is closer translated along the lines of "I won't forgive them")

YouTube video by Aid1043 What if Kingdom Hearts V CAST was canon?

What would happen if Kingdom Hearts V CAST was canon? I've worked out a way to fit it into the larger KH timeline, and the narrative implications are pretty wild

youtu.be/JNIu4c8OccY

A piece of sketch paper with pencil markings. Scrawled across are various Kingdom Hearts terms in a circle with scattered boxes, arrows, and vague drawings. [In roughly clockwise order from the 1:00 position, and about as incomprehensible as the picture version]: Mickey; Cid; data; data memory; coded; coded keyblade; fairies; malef keyblade; wake up; outfit; malef stab; World of Chaos; Gummi; Aladdin; Agrabah; world map; dreams; keyhole; Maleficent; Genie; Heartless; Aerith com; altar emblem; Caw; VC poison; D&G; Caw; Malef com; Castle Oblivion; Naminé; Swashbuckler's Island; memories; lava; beach; pod; ship; AG; DI; Daifugō; Obstacle Course; NL; Enchanted Dominion; OC; Malef's Castle; Caterpillar; Roxas; Goons; Days manga; Mummy; KH1 GJ; Hollow Bastion; Union χ; Ventus; DDD; Chirithy; "Pure of Heart"; KH3; Terra/DF

New video on Monday! It's one of my favorite scripts I've ever written.

Here's a sneak peek at the storyboard, this should make the topic totally clear:

When you defeat Maleficent in Kingdom Hearts V CAST, the game marks your save file with a flag named "MALEF_DEAD". You killed her.

Axelotl enamel pin by HolleighGraphics on a black shirt.

Soooo have y'all seen these adorable "Axelotl" enamel pins by @holleighbastion.bsky.social? They are the freaking cutest!! 😍😍 (and you should totally buy them...it's what all the cool kids are doing) 😉 www.etsy.com/listing/4407...

Glad you're enjoying it! Penguinstrain did the main art & translation work, I helped out with the coding side.

tbh, I had never even heard of Columns when I was asked to help, but it makes me so happy to see fans of the series enjoy this little corner. I really ought to try the games out some time!

Thanks to @aid1043.bsky.social and Penguinstrain, Columns Jewel has an English patch! This was a #Columns keitai game that was preserved last year. It has a story mode, where Sana travels back in time after wearing a mysterious bracelet. There's also a puzzle mode with 40 puzzles!

Announcement saying that sign-ups for March Caprice 6 are open now at marchaprice.com

✨Signups for March Caprice 6 are now open!!✨

🔗 Submit at marchcaprice.com

YouTube video by Aid1043 The funniest Kingdom Hearts world (that you don’t remember)

After a big project, I offer a small break for some laughs. This is the funniest Kingdom Hearts world, though you probably don't remember it:

youtu.be/ByEbGz-sM_k

You think Kingdom Hearts is confusing because you lack the patience for a 20-year interwoven story.

I think Kingdom Hearts is confusing because "Dark Assault" is localized as "Dark Strike" but "Dark Ammo" is localized as "Dark Assault."

We are not the same: you clearly have spent your time better.

You ride around on the Living Bone, dash with the Shaman's fire wisps, chain rapid strikes with the Aerial Knocker.

Since the RCs have general combat utility instead of countering a single foe, it effectively adds new abilities to Sora's kit to make up for the world's lack of Drive Forms/Summons.

I've been thinking about KH2 Pride Lands.

Usually, Reaction Commands let you attack the enemy that prompted them – other enemies can get caught in the crossfire, but that's incidental.

But all three Pride Lands Heartless have RCs that explicitly let you target anyone on the battlefield.

(cont.)

YouTube video by Aid1043 Developer Commentary: Kingdom Hearts Mobile Translated

If you're interested in how I pulled off the Kingdom Hearts Mobile translation patch, you can listen to some behind-the-scenes commentary here: youtu.be/jTcaYar2XK0

YouTube video by SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Channel 'KINGDOM HEARTS - Edge of Existence' Piano Fantasies – music from SQUARE ENIX

'KINGDOM HEARTS - Edge of Existence' from the SQEX Piano Fantasies album releasing on Oct 31

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Hey, thanks! Each puzzle has a dat file in the "table" folder, in which bytes 9-12 should be the Gold time (little-endian, in seconds).

I'm honestly not sure about the Silver and Bronze – I had theorized that the game calculates them as a percentage of the Gold time, but I never did pin it down

ICYMI, after 7 months of work, @aid1043.bsky.social finished their English translation patch for all eight Kingdom Hearts Mobile keitai minigames! Preserved last year, this patch even contains recreations of cut content, like bonus puzzles and downloadable cards! (Video credit to Aid)

As of right now, mostly not. I put the bug fixes and animation repairs into a JP copy - the functional stuff - but the extras are just in the English patch

After Seven Months Of Work, Kingdom Hearts Mobile's Mini-Games Have Been Translated Into English The games were originally dumped back in July 2024

After Seven Months Of Work, Kingdom Hearts Mobile's Mini-Games Have Been Translated Into English.