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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
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              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

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                          • 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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                                    • mediamogulM
                                      mediamogul Global Moderator @Capeman
                                      last edited by mediamogul

                                      @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.

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                                      • CapemanC
                                        Capeman @mediamogul
                                        last edited by

                                        @mediamogul A golf adventure rpg... SIGN ME UP!

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

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                                        • lilbudL
                                          lilbud @Capeman
                                          last edited by

                                          @capeman You're going to lose it when you hear about Golf Story on the Switch. It's like Earthbound met golf.

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

                                          Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                          • AddisonA
                                            Addison
                                            last edited by

                                            I played Zelda Festive Randomizer for a few hours today and thought it was absolutely delightful.

                                            The main world is covered in snow and ice, all of the important upgrades and items are completely random and appear as a Christmas presents. So cute. ♥

                                            It also has Christmas music along with the Peanuts theme song mixed in as well.

                                            I made 50 different seeds of this game because I imagine myself always coming back to play it again.

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                                            This link is all that you'll need:
                                            http://vt.alttp.run

                                            Just click on Play Festive Randomizer on the top of the screen.

                                            Next to the green Generate Rom download button, there's a pull down option on how many seeds you would like.

                                            Each seed also comes with a text file for hints in case you're completely stuck in the game.

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