Kokaro Forum

• Added "Lootle" a daily item find/deduction type game with prizes. I have been tweaking and improving this for about a week. I think it's in a decent spot now.
• You can now research a specific rarity level for an item set for cheaper.
• The Item and Avatar Guess games now feature auto-completing inputs of previous guesses.
• Added a new avatar set.
• Added a new item set.

Wait, foil avatars are a thing now?? New profile stat

Woo!!!

Holy cow I actually solved the new Lootle for once

Looking for R5 Nayru's Love from Ocarina of Time

Bumping this, still looking for Nayru's Love R5, will pay uh, an arm and a leg when I am not broke

Curiosity killed the cat but yeah would be interesting to know as well, pretty cool that you got a magic item from Item Guess. Haven't gotten anything really from it so far but I'm also not consistent with it, especially as of lately have been busy I suppose.

I don't know what the issue was but evidently it is fixed/back to normal now. No idea. Forum looks fine for me again, weird.

Is it not different for you? Hmm. The topic page proportions are kind of out of wack now for me the past week or two. Weird. Doesn't matter if I'm on my tablet or if I'm on my PC, the same result.

• The personal site feed now mentions if you haven't entered the lottery yet.
• The researcher now offers different prices for some things.
• You can't edit your profile without playing some games first. Let's hope bots can't play games.

Nice couple of changes. Also forgot to mention the researcher is a cool little add and can be useful. Was just about to post the other night on here about the dang bots and the endless casino site spam. No I will not join your online casinos. Get yer scores up!

Feel free to post here periodically. Oldschool myspace/facebook-type status update thread. Go ahead and post about the perks of you eating a Nature Valley Granola bar on your worst enemies bed, or perhaps the true meaning of life instead. Anything works. ...Within reason.

Forum topic pages look a bit different now, the spacing? Or is it just me?

Doing some of my typical farming and got a new error message possibly related to the new Affinity System or new set, as currently I have 1.25% Affinity towards the Yoshi's Safari set:

You have an SQL ERROR on the following page: /score.php
Error is: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 's Safari' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1' at line 1
The SQL Code used is
SELECT * FROM items WHERE rarityfactor = 3 AND gamename = 'Yoshi's Safari' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1
Please report this error using the contact form, it will help Kokaro greatly.

Looking for R5 Nayru's Love from Ocarina of Time

I see the new inventory loading - It would still be cool to have the option to see all items at once as well, as was with the previous Show All button, but I'm aware there were issues obviously like mentioned if there were too many items to load it would time out the server/fail. Nevertheless, the dynamic loading is a welcomed update and definitely an improvement.

Yooooo another set and more avatars  Also, that was something I never mentioned with the inventory loading, so if it's different/updated/more responsive then that is yet again another very great thing!

Also yeah, Ocarina of Time is probably the best one to do right now anyways, seems so difficult to get all the R5’s needed for that set and I have yet to complete that one. Haven’t completed Faxanadu either so that is another good option for me too.

New mechanics, in my game site from 2009?!? Remember how equipment didn't do anything for like 2 decades?

• There's a new equipment slot called "pocket" which allows you to add any item that doesn't have a specific "equipment" slot set.
• Items that are magical and/or are a foil item now give one extra stat each for equipment.
• Equipped items make it more likely to find items within the sets that are equipped (multiple of the same set equipped will combine). The chance increases with the rarity of the item and its magical/foil status. This is called "Affinity".

Dude, this is really cool sounding. Awesome! Still unbelievable that this site is originally from 2009. Sheesh. Thanks for all the little updates lately 

Unfortunately, they need to be a specific type to work with the systems we have here. After looking for a few days, I finally found a working forum that has some downloadable still. All the other forums that have games are privated/no longer working currently. This is a dying art. Let me know if you can find any good ones to add from here: https://ipsproarcade.com/index.php?/ipsproarcade/

If you want me to add them quicker, I also need the following for each game when I add them:

1. Author name/website link
2. Description
3. Minimum score for submission
4. Gold offset - we divide the score by this value to give a gold amount.
5. Score value that grants full rewards - this is usually a high/really good score, but not necessarily the highest score.
6. Maximum chance of an item. This is anywhere from 5 to 20, depending on how long the game takes or other factors.

I'll have to verify everything of course, but it would save me a lot of time, haha.

Made an account on that website so I will be able to browse some here and there. You need an account to play anything I guess, so. I wish I understood the tech a little bit more behind the old arcade stuff like on here because I do remember years ago, old forums used to sometimes have some type of arcade/scoring/stuff like this but nothing as good as Kokaro. I'm surprised you were able to even find a website like what you posted here since search engines have been increasingly more and more unoptimized & broken as time goes on anyways. (Looking at you, Google......)

Wait I tried this game out and I would definitely play it lol! Deal or no deal is a classic and this is a funny spin-off. Great game suggestion, hopefully it is able to be added. I feel like I need to look around for some more possible games to suggest for here as well, but I'm not as knowledgable on finding compatible games. Like, all I really understand is that Ruffle is a flash player alternative and I don't know the compatibility layer on what makes a game able to be implemented or not, I guess.

Oh dang. Okay, yeah I did not know that. Makes sense then to fix. I also see your point on the item collector thing. I guess we just have to continue to be careful in not clicking on magic/foil items when returning to the collector if it is not wanted. There was one small perk of keeping it how it is anyways, that involves it being a bit easier to count how many of each item I currently have anyways that are not magic/foils, since I personally tend to not return all stock of a specific item back (need to keep a couple or so for obtaining medallions and completing sets).

Thanks drath for all your continuous work into keeping Kokaro alive. Super excited about the item set and costumes, was unexpected! The new avatars that I have seen so far in the homepage showcase are sweet. Quick note though, you mentioned "Fixed the collection collector finding foil/magic items when collecting the item set." Although I don't think this was ever an issue. Kloofer and I were talking about the magic/foil items undesirably showing up in the Item Collector. Not for the Collection Collector.

Is it my big Kokaro accomplishment? Or is it a direct confession to no life? The world may never know... Anyways. Woo. 

Currently looking for R5's - Soul Sphere, Magic Sword, Invincibility Potion, Head of the Navigator, Tilt, Mushroom, Helmet

I can sell you one of mine. I have 4 of them lol.

The legend returns.  I have bought yours from the Vendor House. Thanks so much!

Speaking of which, I really am needing to make a post/give feedback on some things I've picked up on in playing so much again recently - I am just too tired at the moment to do so. It is regarding the newer gold payout/item drop system & data. It still feels unbalanced in some ways/flawed, even though I think I have an idea of how it works, maybe? But especially some games, for example, Chopper Dodge. I can easily play 15 standard rounds on that game in a row and not receive a single item drop. Also to mention with getting decent scores; not just trying to fast farm like I also enjoy on some other games. Chopper Dodge is really fun and it's a bummer that this is an example of a game that doesn't give more Kokaro items.

Huskey, if you see this message, would you sell your R5 Extra Ship item?

This is a super old post, but cool beans. I never realized the exact ranking system and always kind of wondered how it worked / what all the ranks and corresponding hit points were.

Flash never dies A.K.A. I need help with my Kokaro/farming addiction as of past couple weeks again

Commenting on games is currently bugged as far as wait times. It says to wait 1 minute in between comments to prevent spam but it has been ~20 minutes since my last comment and still does not let a comment go through.

Okay, 3 things I would change on here for anyone who plays on here in the future:
1. Prevent magic and foil items from going into the collection collector by default. Once you have so many items it's hard to keep track, and you can't see what items go into it when you have just the singular button to click. i.e. Magic and foil items should not count as part of the sets.

2.
Also in the collection collector, having an accessible list of items in each set would be pretty nice. I find myself checking old forum posts from 10+ years ago that have lists arranged but having it all in one place would be nice.

3.
Broken Games that either don't submit scores or don't work at all that I know of:
Snake (3D version, submission error)
Box of Chocolates (Submission error)
Kangaroo Jack (Submission error)
Minotaur (Submission error)
Word Pads (Unplayable)
Mouse Maze (Breaks at level 5)
Frogger (Submission error)
Freakshow Pinball (Submission error)
Asteroids (Submission error)


Games that have a white screen but work when you right click and hit play (like Beat Bubbles):
Jungle Monkeys
Power Arrow

Wow, I can't believe I was unbelievably late to this specific post, (maybe I read it months back but forgot to respond?) but yes this is a great comment. I 100% agree the Item Collector adjustment could be very helpful. I always double check carefully not to click on a magic or foil item, gives me anxiety lol - and also thanks for listing some games that are currently not submitting scores. I have come across a few myself which, kloofer, you have listed in your comment. Agreed! Side note, miss seeing you around on here buddy. Hope you are well.

Getcha tickets here. Grab n' go. Scratch n' sniff. Gotta be in it ta-win it.

Ah, yes, the tried and true Click It. The thought of playing hurts less than the act of playing 

Hey Drath - I am glad you keep the site functioning so thank you very much. I also play Wayward as well, so thanks for that too.

Several years later..... This sentiment is still shared. It's really cool Kokaro is still here. Quite literally a diamond of the old internet which unfortunately seems to be fading more as time goes on.

Power Arrow has been bugged for a while now with a somehow 2nd game submission on Kokaro, although I am quite sure you are aware of this, @drath

P.S. Internet forums shall never die. Culture lives on <3

Kloofer or drath if y'all are around, Happy New Year and hope it's a good one for you. To anyone else that sees this - Greetings from a friendly face.

I will gladly pay for a R5 Beer to complete my Jr. Pacman collection! I tried to transmogrify root beer but it gave me a Mandrake root instead :/. I don't know if you knew this, but I use the search tool to see what items have the same name. I was able to complete my Doom 64 collection a couple of weeks back because I transmogrified plasma bullets into a plasma cannon. Those are the only two items with "Plasma" in the name so that's helpful.

Wow, this is a very late reply but I was not aware of that! ..or maybe I was, and I just didn't know. Either way, cool tip. 

Ah, the good old days. Lol. When more than half of my friends' feed was these random posts/shares. Dang. The simpler times of social media.

I know this is a super old post, but I remember a lot of the old forum play-by-post style games were fun back in the day.

Woah, that is so weird! Your comment is showing on the glitched game though. Yeah that's interesting.

Happy New Year everyone, I hope 2025 is a good year for you all. Crazy how time flies. Wow.

In search of "3-Up Moon" R5 to complete my Super Mario World collection!

Been buying up your R5's left and right. Bought the other 4 or 5 you had listed again and was able to complete another like 2 or 3 medallions! 

I just tried it again myself and got an R5 Dark Sapphire by clicking the 25x 5-6 times. Only lost about 3000 gold. It's a good investment.

No problem. I was able to get one emerald from the slots, and the second emerald I got from enchanting one item into another. Slots might be the best way to get R5s now that they're less common from submissions and you can spin them 25 times at once. I will sell any R5s that I have that are extra.

Awesome! Yeah that is good to know as well since I haven't had much luck in a while on getting any R5's from games/farming.

Thank you for the info, drath!  I am trying to put together a small list of potential add-ons to the Item Collector. These are just some ideas with examples of current items that would go with the type/term - let me know what you think.

"engine" (ex. Turbo Engine, Jet Engine, Rocket Engine)
"heart" (ex. Heart Container, Heart Piece, Small Heart, Big Heart)
"star" (ex. Star, Morningstar, Starman)
"pocket" (ex. Pocket Egg, Pocket Chomp, Pocket Cucco)
"computer" (ex. Computer Area Map, Handheld Computer)
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I would throw "yellow" in the list (ex. Yellow Money Bag, Yellow Key Card, Yellow Petal, Yellow Shell, Yellow Skull Key), but now reading it back maybe that specific one would be a little bit redundant because "bag", "key", and "shell" are already current types in the Item Collector. I don't know. Again, just some ideas to possibly cover a greater variety of items! I'll update if there are any more decent types I find that could cover multiple items if this is something to consider.

Thank you kloofer for the Perfect Emerald R5 listing. Was able to complete my Ultima Online collection with it. If you or anyone else has any other R5's at some point and are looking to sell, I am potentially interested.

This is greatly subject to change, but recently I have been addicted to Angry Faic. Lol. The game where you have to bounce off of different colors and try to hold combos. It's so easy to find myself in an hour or two loop at a time where I'm trying to out-defeat my high score.

I know this was an old thread but actually this has been something I've thought about recently on Kokaro. I enjoy farming for items to quest with on the Item Collector (while I wait for eternity to be able to get some R5's that I need for medallions...  :'( ) and I was actually wondering if a list could be provided on all the item types that are currently in rotation for the Item Collector. I am building up a hefty load of extra items that I'd like to possibly get rid of or quest off to the Item Collector (lots of R1's), so I was pondering on some other item types that may not already be added. I'm not sure. Also trying to get rid of excess items because I think due to the amount of items I have at the moment, I am not able to view my full list of items, as the server takes too long to load them and times-out - rendering me stuck with a lot of items I can't look at or get rid of unless I search each one individually in which the server only loads that one item. Anyways. Item Collector! Curious what the current complete rotation table looks like. Thanks! (:

Woah, I know this post is from a long time ago but just seeing this now and this is super cool! Haha I'm a big fan of the Megaman era and style <3

Adding a simple Blackjack game would be a nice suggestion from me!

Your right, I forgot to mention the Flash Player ending in 2020. That will pretty much end the site, but we might as well keep the site up to have as much fun as we can.

Don't know if you will ever see this message, but drath has revived the site with the addition of Ruffle Flash Emulator  Some games are still semi-functional I feel like, but who knows as time goes on maybe the Flash emulator will become better over time. It's nice to be able to come back on here though.

So, the site has been down and broken for a couple of years now.

No longer! Flash lives again thanks to Ruffle! FLASH FOREVER!

More to come! Check out the Changelog post for future updates: https://www.kokaro.com/forum/index.php/topic,51.0.html

You are a legend for bringing Kokaro back. I have checked periodically for the past couple of years to see if it would ever be back up after the hiccup in Flash. Flash forever!