I got into rom hacks recently. Do you know any good ones you know? Most hacks are just crappy random uninteresting graphical changes, but a few ones have a lot of quality new levels and such for games.
So far I've played (though not completed) and recommend :
- Chaos Control, hack of SMB3. It's very good, it sticks to the original game, nothing new there except new worlds and levels, but that's how I like it and the level design is very good in most levels.
- Mario Adventure, again hack of SMB3. This one changes a lot of the original game but it's all well done, it's also very long and much more challenging (however there is a save system, your game is saved each time you beat a boss or find a key). I recommend it too but it's more for the hardcore SMB3 players.
- The Legend Of Blob Bros 2 : the (only?) good rom hack of SMB2 (USA). New cute and funny looking characters and enemies, but the most important are the new levels; and they are very well designed as well.
- Rockman No Constancy - romhack of Rockman 2. In this one, even the musics are new. It's good but very challenging again.
- Megaman Forever : this one is a hack of megaman 4 being develeoped, but there is a demo out there. It's only one level but it looks promising, even though I think there is way too much dialogue and there is some lag issue from times to times.
You'll need an emulator to play those though, so I hope you have a pad compatible with your computer (playing with a keyboard is a big no-no.).
Unless you have a powerpak, then you could easily play those on your real console (lucky you).
Mario Adventure however requires the use of a new palette so it's not possible with a powerpak, and btw apaprently not all emulators support the new palette so I recommend to use Nestopia.
Quote from: FAMICOMfag on January 16, 2009, 08:15:26 am
You'll need an emulator to play those though, so I hope you have a pad compatible with your computer (playing with a keyboard is a big no-no.).
I must be the only person in the world who likes using their keyboard to play games. They're so much more precise than a game controller.
Quote from: UglyJoe on January 16, 2009, 08:22:49 am
I must be the only person in the world who likes using their keyboard to play games.
Yes. (unless we're speaking of FPS/RTS/RPG/POINT&CLICK games.)
If these are saved in .nes format surely you could play them on a real tv via a flashcart, right?
There are also plenty of USB converters or famicom USB repro controllers for use on PC / MAC.
Personally, I don't like emulators - not because of inaccuracies but because every one has a save / load state option and I can't help abusing it. I love how hard NES games are and that's why I find them fun so I'll check some of these out and see if I can flash them.
Also, check out the megaman 7 NES port and rockman 5 forever, which replicates megaman 9's forever mode using rocman 5 levels / screens.
Quote from: L___E___T on January 16, 2009, 09:01:30 am
If these are saved in .nes format surely you could play them on a real tv via a flashcart, right?
Are there others than the powerpak out there?
QuotePersonally, I don't like emulators - not because of inaccuracies but because every one has a save / load state option and I can't help abusing it. I love how hard NES games are and that's why I find them fun so I'll check some of these out and see if I can flash them.
I can't stand people using state saves and the option to make the game go faster as well. Personally I never use them, that's NOT playing the game, also you're not forced to do it even if it's there.
QuoteAlso, check out the megaman 7 NES port and rockman 5 forever, which replicates megaman 9's forever mode using rocman 5 levels / screens.
Forgot to mention that but I did play that. Indeed MM7 is VERY good, I like it WAY better than the original game on SNES (though you have to use joy2key or something to be able to paly with a pad) and that MM5 mode is good too.
Quote from: UglyJoe on January 16, 2009, 08:22:49 am
Quote from: FAMICOMfag on January 16, 2009, 08:15:26 am
You'll need an emulator to play those though, so I hope you have a pad compatible with your computer (playing with a keyboard is a big no-no.).
I must be the only person in the world who likes using their keyboard to play games. They're so much more precise than a game controller.
Ehhh, I still think using a keyboard to play emulation is incredibly painful. I did it for a few months before I had to go out and buy a USB remote control pad.
Hmm...I guess my fingers are just used to it. I must have worked up a resistance when I used to play SkiFree for hours on end. I used to play Samurai Showdown IV using the keyboard, too -- took me a while to figure out how to pull off a half-circle motion with the arrow keys!
Quote from: FAMICOMfag on January 16, 2009, 08:15:26 am
Megaman Forever
I've always wished I could take all the best levels and bosses from the Rockman games and put them on one cart. Someday I'm gonna play through all of the games, selecting the best levels and bosses and dreaming up my dream cart. It'd be cool if some ROM hacker could figure out how to make such a dream cart.
I was just playing SkiiFree yesterday. :)
Pokemon Green, a hack of "Kerokerokeroppi no Daibouken 2: Donuts Ike ha Oosawagi!"
Actually, ever since I found out what my cart was a hack of, I have wanted to get "Kerokerokeroppi no Daibouken 2: Donuts Ike ha Oosawagi!" to look at the differences.
And Super Bros IV which is a hack of Armadillo.
When I get some time, I'm going to do a series where I do video reviews of ROM hacks on my youtube channel. Since theres a sea of romhacks out there, I think I'll cover only the very best ones.
There's a TON of mario hacks around and actually some really great tools for making your own mario hacks and also generic graphics hacks for games.
I found a fuuny one that used the zelda 2 gfx for mario and had a whole new title screen etc.
I don't know if there is anything else other than the expensive powerpak but I'm sure I've seen famicom game doctors around, ugly as they are!
I wonder if you could use multipack fami carts or donors to make your own custom carts? For me, that would be worth doing..
EXTRA MARIO BROS (http://www.romhacking.net/?page=reviews&action=ReviewSubPage§ion=Hacks&id=10) is probably the largest SMB1 hack ever. It adds new powerups, new levels, new gameplay mechanics (need to gather keys), an entirely new fight with Bowser at the end (coded from scratch, not just some tweak -- totally unlike SMB1), and a bunch of other stuff.
Hmmm extra super mario bros is extensive but I don't think it's as good as the original, some of the choices seem very strange, especially all the metroid nods.
Anyway, I thought this link would be handy for those who are looking for hacks:
http://www.zophar.net/hacks/nes.html
I prefer RHDN for my hacks:
SMB1 Hacks (http://www.romhacking.net/?genre=&platform=&game=709&category=&perpage=50&page=hacks&hacksearch=Go&title=&author=)
They have better quality control over what goes in their database.
Quote from: L___E___T on January 20, 2009, 12:31:42 pm
Anyway, I thought this link would be handy for those who are looking for hacks:
http://www.zophar.net/hacks/nes.html
Actually, most of them are just graphical hacks which are pretty bad... But there could be some hidden gems.
Anyway - I've just reached the end of Chaos Control but couldn't beat it ! It was my last life when trying the last level for the first time (see pic)... I went pretty far in the level but ended up dying anyway... ah well, I guess I'll just replay it form the start on some other day.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m51/Corentin3/ChaosControl_029.png)
I really enjoyed Chaos Control and I highly recommend it, I recommend it more than Mario Adventure 'cause it feels much more classic.
I strongly recommend NOT to play Mistery Of The Fliying Fish, a hack of SMB3. It's a piece of shit, a machine of torture : each level is an auto scroller and you can't know what to do next for each step of each level unless you have died there already. So it's basically based on unfair horrible gameplay where you have to die countless times, and replay everything by learning everything.
Don't play this shit.
Yeah I have to say, RHDB is the best place to look - but zophar's domain is pretty good for the tools to make your own hacks. I think there's recently been a new SMB3 engine released too, must check it out.
Super Mario Bros. Frustration/Forever is an awesome hack of SMB, I myself cannot get past 1-1, but it's still a really cool hack..
..And I saw (and posted) a video of a guy playing it on another thread :P
I played Some Usual Day, another romhack of SMB3. It features 4 new worlds + 1 hidden one (which I believe is accessible if you find each level's "hidden" blue coin). I'm stuck in that temple level in world 4 though... But except that it's pretty cool.
(http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/nes/images/smb3sud3.png)
Contra Trax Demo (http://www.bwass.org/romhack/contra/contrademo.zip)
Very good one. Really challenging Contra level 1 hack.
There's Dragoon X Omega II that turns Final Fantasy into a whole new game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFyMjMttbKI
There's also my complete FF hack with all new enemies (ripped from Dragon Quest, Rygar, even the SNES FFs!), maps, and more:
http://www.geocities.com/ddcecil3/ddcecilff.zip (http://www.geocities.com/ddcecil3/ddcecilff.zip)
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8016/31850619ii6.png)
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5421/64785902mp0.png)
Shameless Plug!
I'm selling some Journey To Silius games that are hacks. More info here:
http://www.datacrystal.org/wiki/Journey_To_Silius:_Anarchy_Edition
Super Mario Bros 2005 wich is hack of SMB 2 Japan
I've started working on a romhack of MM5 last week.
My aim is to remake each stage, make it feel and play classic. Nothing fancy or over the top, just pure fun.
I'm almost done with 2 stages.
Looks awesome dude! Jedi can you PM me more info about those games? Are they in your sell thread?
Thanks
I bought him one 2 weeks ago but I haven't recieved anything yet >:(
Jedi hasn't posted since the 18th, he must be on vacation or something...
Or he's back in Iraq :-\
Oh sorry didn't see that, I guess that makes sense then...
I'm really not sure where he is. It's only been like 4 days, though, so he might have simply not visited in a few days for no particular reason.
Quote from: UglyJoe on January 16, 2009, 08:22:49 am
Quote from: FAMICOMfag on January 16, 2009, 08:15:26 am
You'll need an emulator to play those though, so I hope you have a pad compatible with your computer (playing with a keyboard is a big no-no.).
I must be the only person in the world who likes using their keyboard to play games. They're so much more precise than a game controller.
Hahah you're not the only one, I can rip up side scrollers on it, especially Megaman
shooters I'm mediocre at, depending on how hot the situations are
But vs fighting games, that's awkward as hell
I did see guy bust out a long win streak on King of Fighters 2002 on MAME on the keyboard though, that's one gifted mofo