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    • ?
      A Former User
      last edited by

      Super Mario Logic (SNES)
      Deriving from Super Mario World, this hack is pretty amazing. It's hard, but good. It's one of those puzzle games where you have to get to the question mark orb to finish the level. It's so fun.

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      • hooperreH
        hooperre
        last edited by hooperre

        This was recommended to me in another thread (maybe even by @Capeman):

        Mortal Kombat Ultimate Trilogy (MD):
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        4B ~ RPi PSU 5.1V / 3.0A ~ 32GB SanDisk microSD ~ 128GB USB

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        • CapemanC
          Capeman
          last edited by Capeman

          Cheetahmen II (NES):

          This game is crap. Absolute crap. And before this patch, it was unbeatable crap. Even when you can beat it, it's still crap. I just played it for a half hour last night because i had to and i can tell you it's crap.

          The original patch can be found on Romhacking, but was further refined by @mediamogul (who is apparently some kind of masochist, haha).

          His patch which removes any "improvments" in the original patch, to make the game beatable but as authentically bad as possible. It can be found on this thread.
          https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6523/digital-christmas

          Uhg this game sucks.

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          Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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          • AfunnynameA
            Afunnyname
            last edited by

            Another good hack is the super Mario 64 multiplayer hack. It allows a second player to control Luigi, I haven't played a lot of it, but it's pretty fun. Besides the troublesome n64 emulation in general the only problem is that the camera is even more annoying.

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            • lilbudL
              lilbud @Afunnyname
              last edited by

              @afunnyname said in Big Rom Hacks & Homebrew Thread:

              Another good hack is the super Mario 64 multiplayer hack. It allows a second player to control Luigi

              So what you're saying is that, in Mario 64, L is Real?

              cue X-Files music

              Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

              Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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              • BenMcLeanB
                BenMcLean
                last edited by BenMcLean

                Some good rom hacks off the top of my head:

                For SNES:

                Chrono Trigger: Prophet's Guile

                Chrono Trigger: Flames of Eternity

                Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes (leaked 100% patch)

                Bahamut Lagoon (English Translation)

                For Sega Genesis:

                Spindash in Sonic 1

                Tails in Sonic 1

                Knuckles in Sonic 1

                Yoshi in Sonic 2

                Sonic Tetris

                For N64:

                Super Mario 64 Star Road

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                • OmnijaO
                  Omnija
                  last edited by Omnija

                  If you can get past the translations of this rom hack, it's probably the greatest rom hack for FF III/VI ever.

                  SNES Hacks

                  Final Fantasy T-Edition

                  Super Baldy Kart

                  SMW2 + 2

                  Super mario Bros - Early Years

                  Super Mario world Redrawn

                  Systems: Raspberry Pi 2
                  Overclocked: 1050 | 525 | 350 | 425 | 256
                  My Themes: Metro Theme | Simpler Turtlepi | Future Mini

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                  • OmnijaO
                    Omnija
                    last edited by

                    Nes Hacks

                    Rockman 4 - Minus Infinity

                    Final Fantasy ++ and World of Chaos

                    Mother - 25tth Anniversary Edition

                    Super Pitfall - 30th Anniversary Edition

                    Zelda - The legend of Link

                    Systems: Raspberry Pi 2
                    Overclocked: 1050 | 525 | 350 | 425 | 256
                    My Themes: Metro Theme | Simpler Turtlepi | Future Mini

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                    • CapemanC
                      Capeman
                      last edited by

                      Sonic 2 XL - Genesis
                      Wow... Every ring in the entire game is replace with onion rings, and the more you collect, the fatter sonic gets. You can work off the fat by running, but if you get too fat, you can't move and you die. It's adds a whole new dynamic to the game, and the animations of sonic rolling when he's morbidly obese is hysterical! A must play for sure!
                      https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1027/

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                      Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                      • hooperreH
                        hooperre
                        last edited by hooperre

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                        Goldfinger 64 1.0

                        Color me intrigued. Anyone tried it out yet? I'll be testing it for mupen on the RPi3 if someone doesn't beat me to it. May try it on Winx64 PJ64 too if that fails.

                        Link: http://goldeneyevault.com/viewfile.php?id=349

                        Edit: Opens with mupen64plus-GLide64, but fails to load levels.

                        4B ~ RPi PSU 5.1V / 3.0A ~ 32GB SanDisk microSD ~ 128GB USB

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                        • lilbudL
                          lilbud
                          last edited by

                          The new controls hack for Earthbound.
                          http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1111/

                          Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                          Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                          • hooperreH
                            hooperre @lilbud
                            last edited by

                            @lilbud said in Big Rom Hacks & Homebrew Thread:

                            The new controls hack for Earthbound.
                            http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1111/

                            Would you recommend this for a first timer? I keep putting Earthbound off, but maybe this is the inspiration I need ha.

                            4B ~ RPi PSU 5.1V / 3.0A ~ 32GB SanDisk microSD ~ 128GB USB

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                            • lilbudL
                              lilbud @hooperre
                              last edited by

                              @hooperre Yes, it modernizes the controls a lot so the game is a little easier. Though don't take my word for it, I haven't played Earthbound in about a year or so.

                              Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                              Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                              • ?
                                A Former User
                                last edited by

                                A lot of great recommendations in this thread. Thanks!

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu
                                  last edited by

                                  Hey! Wazzup fellows!

                                  I'm digging up this thread to talk a bout the homebrew Zooming Secretary, for NES.

                                  Here's a gameplay:

                                  You can get the ROM legally with no issues on the developer's page: https://shiru.untergrund.net/software.shtml

                                  A cool thing about this game is that I've created RetroAchievements for it! Check it out:
                                  http://retroachievements.org/Game/4650

                                  • Useful topics
                                  • joystick-selection tool
                                  • rpie-art tool
                                  • achievements I made
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                                  • CapemanC
                                    Capeman
                                    last edited by

                                    Nice! If we're on the subject of Homebrews for the next few minutes, i've been trying to get through Streemerz lately with little progress haha. Game is really hard!

                                    Get it here:
                                    https://www.fauxgame.com

                                    Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                    • ?
                                      A Former User @Capeman
                                      last edited by

                                      @capeman what in God’s name did I just watch? That was insane.

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                                      • HyruleslinkH
                                        Hyruleslink
                                        last edited by Hyruleslink

                                        Here's a hack of the first NES Final Fantasy called Super Mario Fantasy Adventure. Replaces graphics, music, enemies, items, text to fit a Mario theme. Very impressive:
                                        https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1293/

                                        PS. I made a custom NES cover for this game if anyone downloads this and is interested.

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                                        • ?
                                          A Former User
                                          last edited by

                                          Castlevania: The Holy Relics was released recently and is excellent.

                                          Patch can be found here: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3759/

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                                          • CapemanC
                                            Capeman
                                            last edited by Capeman

                                            OOOHH YEAH! We got a doozie here! Just released! The Mario Land 2 Gameboy Color DX hack! Full color added to SMW2 and the ability to play as Luigi with altered physics! This is an absolutely ambitious hack and one I've been following development of for a long time! Enjoy!
                                            https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3784/

                                            Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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