Pokemon Chrystal Legacy, AM2R, and Mother 3 translation
What are you favourite ROM hacks?
Submitted 5 days ago by gustofwind@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Bacontaters@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Banjo Kazooie Jiggies of Time
It’s a romhack by Mark Kurko that makes Ocarina of Time into a Banjo Kazooie game. It’s really well done and I’ve heard it’s even compatible with the recently recompiled PC port of Banjo Kazooie.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
It’s compatible because the creator of the recompilation is also the creator of that hack!
KotActually@piefed.social 5 days ago
Super Mario 64 - Star Road
Theres not shortage of great Mario 64 Hacks out there, but this was one of the pioneering ones that really felt like a proper sequel to the game.
It does a good job of pushing up the difficulty curve without going too far. The world’s are beautifully designed and carry a great aesthetic that blends well with the low poly vibe of the N64.
The soundtrack is another standout. Many songs from a wide history of Mario games get re-imagined in the 64 Soundfont quite nicely.
It was my entry to romhacks so I definitely have some bias, but for any Mario 64 fan I think its well worth your time
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 5 days ago
Pokemon Polished Crystal is an amazing vanilla+ experience for Crystal on GBC. The 60fps overworld drastically enhances the experience, among many other great changes.
kerobaros@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Tetris Rosy Retrospection
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 4 days ago
Others have said Mother 3 and AM2R which are both legendary.
Another one is Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou 2. The sheer variety of era-faithful but still original games is wild, and the translation is an impressive labor of love.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
I don’t have a favorite, but one that I find amazing is Super Mario 64 Romhack: Mario Builder 64 (which got hit by DMCA from allegedly Nintendo). Mario Builder 64 is a level editor realized fully in Super Mario 64 itself, which should run on real hardware I think. It is intuitive to use and the community created ton of custom levels. I think a custom software is needed to handle the community stuff, but the Romhack itself is playable on an emulator if you want test building your own levels.
The download page for the patch file (remember its not a Rom, its just a patch) got hit by a DMCA. Usually Nintendo does not do that with Romhacks. Sure the patch files itself are not Rom files, but they might contain data that is copyrighted. That’s why Nintendo might be annoyed by this.
Get your patch file copies (.bps format) and archive it if you care.
- original download page (showing unavailable content): romhacking.com/hack/mario-builder-64
- source code and release build available on Github (but only v1.0): github.com/rovertronic/Mario-Builder-64 and github.com/rovertronic/Mario-Builder-64/…/1.0
- version 1.1 and 1.0 of the patch file available at: gamebanana.com/mods/514361
- find custom levels at (I think you need xxx): levelsharesquare.com/MB64/levels
- documentation: rentry.co/MB64-Setup-Guide
Note this is copied from a post I made on an older account. I am not stealing others posts… just saying it now.
Another one that stood out as one of my favorites is already mentioned by another users comment, the Super Metroid and A Link to the Past Crossover Randomizer. It literally binds both separate games by portals and items have influence on the other game.
Or what about the recreation of the BS F-Zero tracks. As the game itself was lost to time, because it was a streaming (yes we got streaming in 90s…) it was impossible to dump the cart. But there exist video footage of these tracks. They used some tech to automatically analyze video to basically create a perfect match. Article by Destructoid, Documentation video by Did You Know Gaming, and download link of the newest patch file v1.1.
There are so many interesting Romhacks out there, its one of my favorite things about videogames in general.
Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Pokemon Lazarus, maternalbound, Pokemon adventure chapter red
gustofwind@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I’ve played unbound, rocket edition, and I think some of Gaia?
Was hoping for some Pokémon ones to check out thanks
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 days ago
Pokémon Uranium is supposed to be good, though I think.
Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Ocarina of Time Gold Quest. Great way to re-experience OOT as they change enemy and item locations, made the dungeons more challenging, and other changes around the world
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Pokemon Unbound is better than any official Pokemon title, hands down, and I would say it’s without question the best Pokemon rom hack. Great story, very polished gameplay mechanics and QOL changes, completely new and original region, just an overall great experience.
SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Super mario sunburn
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I’m partial to Eclipse over Sunburn.
BambiDiego@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
The SmithPlays legacy games, Pokémon Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald are amazing. Alternatively Pokémon Crystal Clear for that open world style.
And currently I’m playing Pokémon DX Director’s Cut, it’s all the fun of the GameCube game, with every quality of life improvement I could think of, plus the amazing music.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 days ago
When I designed an adapter to use a 32k EEPROM in a C64. All electronics I needed sandwiched between two IC sockets.