I've never really checked out the romhacking scene and I'd like to learn more about it, what are some of the best and most famous ones to try?
Not just romhacks, translations and patches also. Are there any big projects underway?
Talk about your favorites here, I'm planning to try playing some.
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This turns Sunshine into a co-op game. Has issues but it's top notch and the way I first played Mario Sunshine.
This mod changes the enemy count in Final Fight 2 from 3 to 5, a huge deal and turns a boring ass game into one of the SNES's best.
randomizers seem to be the most popular, but i hang around speedrunner troony channels
they speedrun randomizers (races) which is think is a bit gay, but it would be fun doing it at your own pace!
minor hijack, but when someone says something like 'download the translation hack' or something, are they just talking about a completely different rom or what? which emulator??
>'download the translation hack' or something, are they just talking about a completely different rom or what? which emulator??
I t hink it would depend on the rom/emulator. Some are just different rom files entirely, others might be a patch to a rom file. Idk.
like they talk about english translation patches and shit like that, to clarify a bit
super metroid impossible is popular
Shin Megami Tensei and Baroque for PS1 recently got translated, so check out those
There are MSU-1 patches for SNES games that you can download from archive.org fully patched, those add CD quality music to SNES games. Only one translation (BS Zelda Stone Tablets) absolutely NEEDS it for translated narration.
Try Hyper Metroid if you liked Super Metroid
SMW Return to Dinosaur Land is considered to be the best hack, so play that
If you like Sonic play Sonic Classic Heroes and Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Final Fantasy 1 on the NES has a bunch of hacks, Grond's is my favorite (the version that just patches out bugs). Final Fantasy III NES is best with 1.30 Maeson and the ad0220 translation
Post is getting to be rather lengthy, other anons will probably contribute
GBC/GBA Enhancements:
Battle Network Gregar - Retranslated and Uncut
Breath of Fire - Improved
Castlevania Aria - Alter
Castlevania Circle - CardUp
FF Tactics Advance - Grim Grimoire
Fire Emblem 6+, 7+, 8+
Metroid Fusion - Special Edition
Pokémon - Altered Emerald
Super Mario Land 1 DX, 2 DX, 3 DX
Sword of Mana - quick menu
Tactics Ogre Lodis - TKOL Rebalance
Zelda Link's Awakening - Redux
GBC/GBA conversions/remixes:
Azure Dreams - Linear Randomizer
Battle Network 3 - Wrath of the Underking
Castlevania Harmony - Findesiecle Deluxe
Fire Emblem Bloodlines
Pokémon - Orange Islands, Crystal Advance, Gaia, Glazed, Prism, Sienna, Sovereign of the Skies, Unbound,
Wario Land 2 - Remix
Wario Land 4 - Parallel Worlds
GBC/GBA Enhancements:
>Castlevania Aria - Alter
cdromance.com/gba-roms/aria-of-sorrow-alter-hack/
>Castlevania Circle - Card Mode
romhacking.net/hacks/4725/
>FF Tactics Advance - Grim Grimoire
ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=9817.0
>Fire Emblem 6+
romhacking.net/hacks/6489/
>Fire Emblem 7+
romhacking.net/hacks/6492/
>fire emblem 8+
romhacking.net/hacks/6494/
>Super Mario Land 1 DX,
cdromance.com/gameboy-roms/super-mario-land-dx-hack/
>SML2 DX
cdromance.com/gameboy-roms/super-mario-land-2-dx-hack/
>Wario Land 1 DX
cdromance.com/gameboy-roms/wario-land-super-mario-land-3-dx-hack/
>Sword of Mana - quick menu
romhacking.net/hacks/4913/
>Tactics Ogre Lodis - TKOL Rebalance
romhacking.net/hacks/5019/
>Zelda Link's Awakening - Redux
cdromance.com/gameboy-color-roms/links-awakening-redux-hack/
GBC/GBA conversions/remixes:
>Azure Dreams - Linear De-Randomizer (randomizes the tower for each rom, but the tower never changes)
adrando.com/gbc/
>Castlevania Harmony - Findesiecle Deluxe (adds a shit ton of characters like mega Man)
cdromance.com/gba-roms/castlevania-hod-revenge-of-the-findesiecle-usa-hack/
>Fire Emblem Bloodlines (new games with tons of great sprite work)
feuniverse.us/t/new-trailer-bloodlines-3-32-public-patch-is-released-check-the-first-post/423
>Pokémon - Orange Islands (covers anime arc), Crystal Advance (faithful gba remake of crystal), Gaia, Glazed, Prism, Sienna, Sovereign of the Skies, Unbound
Just Google these.
>Wario Land 2 - Remix
romhacking.net/hacks/5350/
>Wario Land 4 - Parallel Worlds
romhacking.net/hacks/6146/
Sega Genesis enhancements:
Castlevania Bloodlines - Enhanced Colors
Contra Hard Corps - Hit Points Restoration
Earthworm Jim 1 & 2 - Weapon Select
Gaiares - Redux
Gargoyles - Ultimate
Mega Man Wily Wars - Flow + 60Hz
Phantasy Star 2 - improvement
Phantasy Star IV - relocalized
Prince of Persia 2 - Remastered
Shadowrun - 2058
Shinobi 3 - Enhanced
Sonic 1 - Classic Heroes
Sonic 2 - Tag Team
Sonic 3 - Complete
Sonic 3D Blast - Directors Cut
Streets of Rage 3 - DX Project
Turrican 1 - fixed
Vixen 357 - armored warrior
Sega Genesis Conversions/Remixes:
Phantasy Star IV - Profound Disorder
Shining Force 2 - Requiem
Sonic Mobius Evolution
Sonic S-Factor
NES Enhancements:
Castlevania - Improved Controls + Ultimate
Castlevania 2 - Retranslated + improved controls + annoy fix
Castlevania 3 - Translation + improved control + linear version
Gargoyles Quest 2 - speed hack
Mega Man 1 - redux
Mega Man 2 - Megamix
Mega Man 3 - revamped
Ninja Gaiden - restoration + free movement
Mario Bros 3 ultra
NES Conversions/Remixes:
Castlevania - holy relics
Layla - iris missions
Rock Man 3 - Burst Chaser
Rock Man 3 - Stalker Attack
Rock Man 4 - Burst Chaser X Air Sliding
Rock Man 5 - Air Sliding
Rock Man 5 - Double Jumper
Metroid - Rogue Dawn
Super Mario adventure
Mario Bros 3 - Mario Bros 3Mix
Smb3 rainbow realns 1 & 2
SNES Enhancements:
Breath of Fire 1 - war of the godess
Breath of Fire II - Retranslated + maeson
Chrono Trigger - Schala Edition
Clock Tower - Deluxe
Contra 3 - SA1
Final Fantasy IV - Ultima
Final Fantasy V - Void Divergence
Final Fantasy VI - Divergent Paths
Ghouls 'N Ghosts - Super Arthur
Gradius III - SA1
Lufia 2 - age of the sinistrals
Macross Valkyrie - Overtech
Mega Man & Bass - player switching + multiple equipment
Mega Man 7 - refit enhanced
Mega Man X - Capsule Remix
Mega Man X3 - Zero Edition
Super Metroid - Redux
Sailor Moon Another Story - Translation + Grind-B-Gone
Secret of Evermore - Rebalanced
Secret of Mana - Turbo
Seiken Densetsu 3 - Sin of Mana
Sparkster - boss balance
Terranigma - NTSC + 8x16 Font
The Firemen - NTSC
Yoshi's Island - No Crying +Improved SFX
SNES Conversions/Remixes:
Castlevania IV - Remix
Chrono Trigger Flames of Eternity (RC7d)
Chrono Trigger Prophets Guile
Final Fantasy IV - Free Enterprise
Final Fantasy V - Career Day
Final Fantasy VI - Brave New World
Final Fantasy VI - Tsushiy Edition
Final Fantasy VI - Beyond Chaos Randomizer
Hyper Metroid
Metroid Vitality
Mega Man 7 - EP
>Final Fantasy VI - Beyond Chaos Randomizer
Try the Worlds Collide randomizer, it's a full-featured hack inspired by FFIV Free Enterprise that does the whole open world thing. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, obviously, being able to just flip back and forth between the WoB and WoR but it's a great way to replay the game.
Parallel Worlds is kinda bad. : (
In fact, I'm not sure I've ever played any LttP hack worth a damn.
I'm playing an old one right now, Super Mario Expedition or something like that. Turns SMW into a Metroidvania. It's most similar to WBiMW3, if you've played that.
Not bad.
>WBiMW3
Hurr durr, I meant WB3. Y'know. Dragon's Trap? Monster World 2? The naming of the games in this series do my fricking head in.
Is Parallel Worlds the one that's really confusing about where you have to go next? I remember some ALttP romhack I watched a let's play of years ago and I remember thinking it looked tedious to play.
Didn't seem all that confusing to me but it was quite tedious, as they all tend to be. I've played so many hacks of LttP that I can't remember which one Parallel Worlds was exactly other than thinking the town was nicely designed but getting to the the six statues boss (the eastern palace boss in LttP, whatever it's called) was a slog. Not sure, but I think it's the one with the enormous and annoying prison dungeon at the beginning that you traverse like, halfway through, with no fricking sword and the sky island nonsense nearer the end.
Are there any Zelda hacks at all that add new items or mechanics (other than that hack of Z1 that completely redoes the game, Legend of Link)?
No. Zelda hacks are fricking lazy, except basic QoL hacks. You'd be better off just playing some Zelda clones that you've never played.
Arcus Odyssey
Beyond Oasis
Crusader of Centy
Neutopia 1
Neutopia 2
Xac 1-3
Ys
Alundra
Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Prove
>You'd be better off just playing some Zelda clones that you've never played.
>dat list
Played and beat'em all 'cept Brave Prove. Never even heard of that one. Guess I'll look into it.
Gulliver Boy
Gunman's Proof
Alwas Awakening and Legacy
Illusion of Gaia
Wonder Trek
Anodyne
Neugier
Blossom Tales
Soul Blazer
Terranigma
Crossing Souls
Marvelous
Sparklite
Goof Troop
The Sword ditto
DQ Rocket Slime 1-3
Little Magic
Monster House gba
Sword of Mana gba
i just finished putting together a zelda romhack a few days ago. it's a complete rewriting of the wind waker's dialogue, characters, and story. trailer soon
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7002/
more screenshots on the page
Lol that was you, or are you trolling?
Because this is fricking garbage.
you don't like it?
astronomically based
thanks anon. the trailer just finished rendering if you'd like to take a peak. gonna try to convert some of my clips to webm and make a thread later
I want a randomizer for lttp gba. I just like the novelty of such a thing if it does actually exist. anyone know?