Link Health System for Other Characters

[Smibbix]

So, I've been trying to add 16-bit versions of Doki Doki Panic characters into SMBX, but I realized a key problem... They don't have small forms!
Is it possible to make characters like Mario and Luigi not power down into their small form, so they take damage as Link does? And, if possible, have the heart HUD too?

[Emral]

Link loses HP just like Toad and Peach do. His small form just looks just like his big form. Heart HUD for Mario sounds a bit rough since he tries to go into powerdown when taking a hit, but can probably be achieved through clever management of the player.powerup field and the powerdown forced animation state at offset 0x122 ( https://wohlsoft.ru/pgewiki/SMBX_Player_Offsets )

[Smibbix]

Link loses HP just like Toad and Peach do. His small form just looks just like his big form. Heart HUD for Mario sounds a bit rough since he tries to go into powerdown when taking a hit, but can probably be achieved through clever management of the player.powerup field and the powerdown forced animation state at offset 0x122 ( https://wohlsoft.ru/pgewiki/SMBX_Player_Offsets )

Oh, that actually makes way more sense than what I was thinking! Thanks.

[GforGoomba]

They don't have small forms!

They do

[Westretroman]

They don't have small forms!

They do

He means the original Doki Doki Panic characters don't have small forms.