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    • DarksaviorD
      Darksavior
      last edited by Darksavior

      I'm mostly into translations of existing US games or ones that I never heard of from Japan. Sorting these roms out over the past few years, I've found a few good ones:

      Castlevania 3 Re-translation using the uncensored japanese version with the extra sound channels and crosses/religious stuff. The music sounds even better.

      Actraiser Re-translation using the uncensored japanese version that's much harder. It's a more accurate translation with the religious stuff put back in like being referred to as Lord and Holy, and your main enemy called Satan.

      Ganpuru: Gunman's Proof A translated game that's basically a cowboy version of Zelda: A Link To The Past.
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      Holy Diver A translation. I recently found out about this game. It's a game similar to castlevania and metroid with a lot of metal references. The name of the game, the main character called Randy (Rhoads) and his father called Ronnie (James Dio)
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      I hope someone eventually translates the SNES Goemon games. They look really fun but I feel like I'll lose a bunch of the fun by not being able to read the text.

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      • edm203E
        edm203
        last edited by

        There's a new NBA Jams hack and it's fantastic. Def worth trying.

        http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/18/14311946/nba-jam-2017-players-rom-hack-lebron-james

        Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3B
        Power Supply used: 2.5 amp power supply
        RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.10
        Built From: Premade from Retropie website
        USB Devices connected: 4x ibuffalo snes controllers

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        • B
          BennyProfane
          last edited by

          Good link here: http://snesrpggaming.weebly.com/hacks1.html

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          • cyperghostC
            cyperghost @BennyProfane
            last edited by cyperghost

            @BennyProfane said in Best Rom Hacks?:

            Good link here: http://snesrpggaming.weebly.com/hacks1.html

            Awesome! Do you know more good hacks for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars? (Axem Rangers does not look SO promising)

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              liquidzoo @cyperghost
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              @cyperghost said in Best Rom Hacks?:

              @BennyProfane said in Best Rom Hacks?:

              Good link here: http://snesrpggaming.weebly.com/hacks1.html

              Awesome! Do you know more good hacks for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars? (Axem Rangers does not look SO promising)

              There are some here: http://www.romhacking.net/?page=hacks&genre=&platform=9&game=804&category=&perpage=20&title=&author=&hacksearch=Go

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              • RionR
                Rion
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                @blackshadow

                I would highly recommend Final Fantasy VI - Ted Woolsey Uncensored Edition

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                FBNeo rom filtering
                Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                Fba Arcade Bezels
                Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                • hooperreH
                  hooperre
                  last edited by

                  Anyone had success with the MSU-1 SNES upgrades on the Pi?

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

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                  • ?
                    A Former User @hooperre
                    last edited by

                    @hooperre https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/13144/snes-msu-1-guide

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                    • spruce_m00seS
                      spruce_m00se
                      last edited by

                      I played "SFACTOR Sonia and Silver" last night, and it was hard, and fun. I actually enjoyed it enough to say I will play it again .

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                      • KN4THXK
                        KN4THX
                        last edited by

                        Most of the ones I've patched so far are listed above here already but I do have some I read about and want to check out :

                        Super Metroid Redesign
                        Mega Man In Mushroom Kingdom
                        Super Mario Star Road (N64)
                        Chrono Trigger: Flames Of Eternity
                        Oh No! More Zombies Ate My Neighbors
                        Legend Of Zelda Modern Classic Edition

                        "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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                        • thelostsoulT
                          thelostsoul
                          last edited by

                          Old thread, but the topic never gets old. Here are some of my selection of homebrew and mods. Not all are good and will be probably deleted, but current list is following:

                          Mods and Hacks

                          • Chorus of Mysteries / based on Castlevania 1(NES)
                          • Mario Adventure / based on Mario 3 (NES)
                          • Super Mario Unlimited / based on Mario 1 (NES)
                          • Zelda Outlands / based on Zelda 1(NES)
                          • Conkers High Rule Tail / based on Zelda 3 (SNES)
                          • Hyper Metroid / based on Metroid 3 (SNES)
                          • Parallel Worlds / based on Zelda 3 (SNES)
                          • Radiation's Halloween / based on Earthbound (SNES) -- Note: This one is from famous Toby Fox, who created Undertale!
                          • Super Zero Mission / based on Metroid 3 (SNES)

                          Homebrew

                          • Alter Ego (NES) -- Note: My favorite homebrew game.
                          • Blade Buster (NES)
                          • Inversion (NES)
                          • Life (NES)
                          • SAF Hardware (SNES)
                          • Super Boss Gaiden (SNES)

                          The only drawback is, I don't have any scrape data for those, no videos.

                          πŸ“œ RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                          • thelostsoulT
                            thelostsoul
                            last edited by

                            While testing the games again for this list, I found out some are broken now. I don't know why. I thought its the emulator I changed a while back, but after changing it back, they still don't work. Any idea?

                            πŸ“œ RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                            • quicksilverQ
                              quicksilver @thelostsoul
                              last edited by

                              @thelostsoul It may be best to open a new help/support thread. Also will need more info on which games/emulator you are using specifically.

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                              • thelostsoulT
                                thelostsoul @quicksilver
                                last edited by

                                @quicksilver Oh sorry, you are right. I will do this later.

                                πŸ“œ RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                                • thelostsoulT
                                  thelostsoul
                                  last edited by thelostsoul

                                  I am still searching for rom hacks and homebrew and found some truly awesome hacks! I can't believe it! In example a Super Mario World (1) hack, which lets you play Yoshi like in Yoshis Island, with awesome egg throwing mechanics and such! And the music and graphics are fantastic. Same for the Wario hack, with his dash attack. Here we go:

                                  Mods and Hacks

                                  • 100 Rooms of Enemies (Arcade) / based on Mario World (SNES)
                                  • Captain Toad Treasure Tracker / based on Mario World (SNES) -- Note: Check this out!
                                  • Super Mario Logic / based on Mario World (SNES) -- Note: Check this out!
                                  • Warios Adventure / based on Mario World (SNES) -- Note: Check this out!
                                  • Yoshi's Strange Quest / based on Mario World (SNES) -- Note: Check this out!
                                  • Cube / based on Zelda 3 (SNES)
                                  • Boss Blitz / based on DKC (SNES)
                                  • Super Mario Bros 3 Mix / based on Mario 3 (NES) -- Note: Starts boring and gets better.
                                  • Super Mario Ultimate / based on Mario 3 (NES)
                                  • Burst Chaser X Air Sliding / based on Mega Man 4 (NES)
                                  • Minus Infinity / based on Mega Man 4 (NES)
                                  • Rogue Dawn / based on Metroid (NES) -- Note: Check this out!
                                  • The Legend of Link / based on Zelda 1 (NES)

                                  Edit: Added some more games.

                                  πŸ“œ RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud
                                    last edited by

                                    This is pretty cool:

                                    https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3913/

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

                                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                    • quicksilverQ
                                      quicksilver
                                      last edited by

                                      I dont know if anyone has mentioned it but Goldfinger 64 (N64) is really cool. Its a little much for the pi though. It even has its on custom box art:

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                                      • Nathan1031982N
                                        Nathan1031982
                                        last edited by

                                        I don't think this topic should ever die. ROM hacking is contently evolving, so there will always be new and interesting ROM hacks to try out and play.
                                        That being said, here are some more hacks!
                                        I haven't fully play them yet, but I suggest them based off what I have heard and I really liked what did play.
                                        The S Factor Sonia and Silver / based on Sonic the Hedgehog (MD/Geneses)
                                        Knuckles in Sonic The Hedgehog / based on Sonic the Hedgehog (MD/Genesis)
                                        Super Mario Bros. 3 Mix / based on Super Mario Bros.3 (NES)
                                        Dragoon X Omega - Gold Edition / based off Dragon Warrior (NES) - Could be considered home-brew that used Dragon Warrior as the starting point.

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                                        • hooperreH
                                          hooperre
                                          last edited by

                                          I'm looking for a good Rom Hack for Super Mario World. I see there are a ton listed on romhacking.com. Does anyone have a recommendation?

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

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                                          • thelostsoulT
                                            thelostsoul @hooperre
                                            last edited by thelostsoul

                                            @hooperre Look at my list above. There are some good ones. What type of hack are you searching? Hardcore levels? Cool looking graphics? Interesting level design or a complete rechange game?

                                            In my list games with the note / based on Mario World

                                            πŸ“œ RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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