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    hooperre
    last edited by hooperre 28 Jun 2017, 20:51

    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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      Capeman
      last edited by Capeman 8 Feb 2017, 13:57 2 Aug 2017, 12:57

      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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        Afunnyname
        last edited by 2 Aug 2017, 14:09

        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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          lilbud @Afunnyname
          last edited by 2 Aug 2017, 14:28

          @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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            BenMcLean
            last edited by BenMcLean 8 Feb 2017, 16:45 2 Aug 2017, 15:44

            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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              Omnija
              last edited by Omnija 8 Jul 2017, 23:29 2 Aug 2017, 16:08

              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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                Omnija
                last edited by 6 Aug 2017, 14:03

                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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                  Capeman
                  last edited by 15 Aug 2017, 03:56

                  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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                    hooperre
                    last edited by hooperre 16 Sept 2017, 14:15

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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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                      lilbud
                      last edited by 16 Sept 2017, 15:02

                      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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                        hooperre @lilbud
                        last edited by 16 Sept 2017, 15:57

                        @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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                          lilbud @hooperre
                          last edited by 16 Sept 2017, 17:31

                          @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 15 Oct 2017, 20:08

                            A lot of great recommendations in this thread. Thanks!

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                              meleu
                              last edited by 28 Nov 2017, 15:28

                              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

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                                Capeman
                                last edited by 29 Nov 2017, 01:39

                                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 29 Nov 2017, 01:56

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

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                                    Hyruleslink
                                    last edited by Hyruleslink 29 Nov 2017, 04:14

                                    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 17 Dec 2017, 19:23

                                      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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                                        Capeman
                                        last edited by Capeman 30 Dec 2017, 01:24

                                        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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                                          mediamogul Global Moderator @Capeman
                                          last edited by mediamogul 30 Dec 2017, 14:33

                                          @capeman

                                          This was a good month for ROM hacks. Two translation hacks that are worth mentioning are 'Super Famicom Wars' and 'Battle Golfer Yui'. Released on Christmas Eve, 'Super Famicom Wars' marks the final entry of the Japanese-only "Nintendo Wars" series to be fully fan-translated into English. The series was first officially introduced outside of Japan as 'Advance Wars' for the GameBoy Advance, which has gone on to have several successful sequels of it's own.

                                          'Battle Golfer Yui' is one that was just released two days ago and I'm dying to play it. Apparently it's an "Adventure/RPG/Golf game hybrid about an evil organization making cyborg "battle golfers" in order to take over the world." That description alone is worth the price of admission and I'm looking forward to putting some time into it this evening. The Japanese have always had a flare for unique and interesting RPG titles. Pretty much everyone knows how amazing 'Earthbound' is and the 'River King' series is another great example, being an RPG/Fishing game hybrid. Good stuff all around and some great games for the new year.

                                          RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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