#romhacking — Public Fediverse posts
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Since it’s become a bit of a common misconception, I may as well clear something up about video game mods and hacks.
Having a decomp available makes it easier to mod a game, or drastically change up its functionality.
But it’s not required. If you’re tech savvy enough and know enough assembly code, you can make equally impressive mods without one.
See Super Mario Eclipse, old Mario 64 hacks like Last Impact, Super Mario World mods in general…
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Since it’s become a bit of a common misconception, I may as well clear something up about video game mods and hacks.
Having a decomp available makes it easier to mod a game, or drastically change up its functionality.
But it’s not required. If you’re tech savvy enough and know enough assembly code, you can make equally impressive mods without one.
See Super Mario Eclipse, old Mario 64 hacks like Last Impact, Super Mario World mods in general…
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Since I’ve missed #WIPWednesday the last ten-twenty weeks or so, here are a few random new pics of the Mario game mod I’ve been working on.
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Since I’ve missed #WIPWednesday the last ten-twenty weeks or so, here are a few random new pics of the Mario game mod I’ve been working on.
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The legendary #Workboy found a new home!
I ported the ROM to work on the #MegaDuck laptop (a #GameBoy clone). It's not the hardware that we wanted, but...it's hardware that exists! Keyboard, Real Time Clock and all.
Free #DuckDuckWorkboy #rompatch on the itch page:
https://bbbbbr.itch.io/mega-duck-patch-for-workboy-game-boy
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The legendary #Workboy found a new home!
I ported the ROM to work on the #MegaDuck laptop (a #GameBoy clone). It's not the hardware that we wanted, but...it's hardware that exists! Keyboard, Real Time Clock and all.
Free #DuckDuckWorkboy #rompatch on the itch page:
https://bbbbbr.itch.io/mega-duck-patch-for-workboy-game-boy
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The funny thing about video game modding and ROM hacking is it’s basically legacy software development as a hobby.
You’re adding features and changes to a project whose original developers have long left and who basically provided no documentation at all.
In other words, it’s like a software engineering job from hell. But that challenge and awkwardness is all part of the fun…
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The funny thing about video game modding and ROM hacking is it’s basically legacy software development as a hobby.
You’re adding features and changes to a project whose original developers have long left and who basically provided no documentation at all.
In other words, it’s like a software engineering job from hell. But that challenge and awkwardness is all part of the fun…
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One thing I’ve always found crazy is how much more… impressive hobbyist projects seem to be nowadays. Every time I look on Reddit, Mastodon, Twitter, BlueSky, YouTube or Discord, I see some mod or homebrew game that makes me think “how the hell is this even possible?”
Super Mario Kart remade in Super Mario World? Sure.
Minecraft in Super Mario Odyssey? Why not.
Doom on the Atari Jaguar? Sure.
Super Mario 64 on GBA? How are there 2 of these?!
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One thing I’ve always found crazy is how much more… impressive hobbyist projects seem to be nowadays. Every time I look on Reddit, Mastodon, Twitter, BlueSky, YouTube or Discord, I see some mod or homebrew game that makes me think “how the hell is this even possible?”
Super Mario Kart remade in Super Mario World? Sure.
Minecraft in Super Mario Odyssey? Why not.
Doom on the Atari Jaguar? Sure.
Super Mario 64 on GBA? How are there 2 of these?!
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So, since this has become a fairly common sight in the modding and retro gaming community…
What are your thoughts on projects using AI tools for video game mods, translations, disassemblies, PC ports, etc?
Seen a lot more translations clearly done with AI now, plus vibe coded PC ports and recomps of games like Donkey Kong 64 and Animal Crossing.
There are also modders using these tools to create assets for projects too, with differing levels of success. -
So, since this has become a fairly common sight in the modding and retro gaming community…
What are your thoughts on projects using AI tools for video game mods, translations, disassemblies, PC ports, etc?
Seen a lot more translations clearly done with AI now, plus vibe coded PC ports and recomps of games like Donkey Kong 64 and Animal Crossing.
There are also modders using these tools to create assets for projects too, with differing levels of success. -
Can’t show any new levels or mechanics yet, but have some screenshots of existing levels from my SMW mod for #screenshotsaturday.
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Can’t show any new levels or mechanics yet, but have some screenshots of existing levels from my SMW mod for #screenshotsaturday.
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RT: Marc Max @marcrobledo.com
"I've recovered a li'l project of mine: a compilation of patches that unlock hidden characters in several fighting games for Game Boy.
Not sure how many people will be interested, but just for preservation purposes..."https://github.com/marcrobledo/takara-game-boy-fighting-character-unlocker
src: https://bsky.app/profile/marcrobledo.com/post/3mpwgzjmloc2j
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RT: Marc Max @marcrobledo.com
"I've recovered a li'l project of mine: a compilation of patches that unlock hidden characters in several fighting games for Game Boy.
Not sure how many people will be interested, but just for preservation purposes..."https://github.com/marcrobledo/takara-game-boy-fighting-character-unlocker
src: https://bsky.app/profile/marcrobledo.com/post/3mpwgzjmloc2j
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RT: Marc Max @marcrobledo.com
Super Game Boy Border Injector has been updated to 2.1, adding support for GBA Goomba Color.
https://www.marcrobledo.com/super-game-boy-border-injector/
src: https://bsky.app/profile/marcrobledo.com/post/3mpozfa2tgc2e
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RT: Marc Max @marcrobledo.com
Super Game Boy Border Injector has been updated to 2.1, adding support for GBA Goomba Color.
https://www.marcrobledo.com/super-game-boy-border-injector/
src: https://bsky.app/profile/marcrobledo.com/post/3mpozfa2tgc2e
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How do you get this kind of romhack working? I'm wasting an afternoon to get something going, but everything I get just crashes.
Somebody can help? Seems too much fun to try.https://invidious.tiekoetter.com/watch?v=Iney8Rs8NKQ
#arcade #mame #retrogaming #retroconsolle #romhack #romhacking
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How do you get this kind of romhack working? I'm wasting an afternoon to get something going, but everything I get just crashes.
Somebody can help? Seems too much fun to try.https://invidious.tiekoetter.com/watch?v=Iney8Rs8NKQ
#arcade #mame #retrogaming #retroconsolle #romhack #romhacking
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Sometimes I think about PDX-POM3. Not that I ever made any patches with it myself, I used flips with the IPS format for that.
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Sometimes I think about PDX-POM3. Not that I ever made any patches with it myself, I used flips with the IPS format for that.
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BoxStudio — visual editor for #N64 decomp-based #ROMhacking projects github.com/ExpansionPak... #retrodev #n64dev #reverseengineering #lowpoly #nintendo64 #gamedev #coding #programming #retrogaming
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BoxStudio — visual editor for #N64 decomp-based #ROMhacking projects github.com/ExpansionPak... #retrodev #n64dev #reverseengineering #lowpoly #nintendo64 #gamedev #coding #programming #retrogaming
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For the 30 homebrews buyers ( https://itch.io/b/3695/new-8-bit-all-stars-bundle ), I thought this might be of use. I wrote a SNES gamepad patch for Crater Song ( https://orebodyinc.itch.io/crater-song ). It remaps Menuett's movements to the face buttons and moves each character's sing buttons to the shoulder buttons. You can use a SNES gamepad with Mesen or use a SNES-to-NES adapter to use it on actual NES.
https://jordigh.com/Crater%20Song%20-%20SNES%20gamepad.ips
I'm pretty proud of this. It's my first code-based ROM hack.
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For the 30 homebrews buyers ( https://itch.io/b/3695/new-8-bit-all-stars-bundle ), I thought this might be of use. I wrote a SNES gamepad patch for Crater Song ( https://orebodyinc.itch.io/crater-song ). It remaps Menuett's movements to the face buttons and moves each character's sing buttons to the shoulder buttons. You can use a SNES gamepad with Mesen or use a SNES-to-NES adapter to use it on actual NES.
https://jordigh.com/Crater%20Song%20-%20SNES%20gamepad.ips
I'm pretty proud of this. It's my first code-based ROM hack.
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For #ScreenshotSaturday, here’s another #Zelda enemy recreation for my SMW mod. You can avoid it by going behind the background stealth wise, but it chases you and tries to one-shot you with a scythe attack if you get spotted.
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For #ScreenshotSaturday, here’s another #Zelda enemy recreation for my SMW mod. You can avoid it by going behind the background stealth wise, but it chases you and tries to one-shot you with a scythe attack if you get spotted.
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#Doom for #N64 v1.1 with co-op multiplayer support for 2-4 players github.com/hamltoe/DOOM... #retrodev #n64dev #retrogaming #romhacking #nintendo64
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#Doom for #N64 v1.1 with co-op multiplayer support for 2-4 players github.com/hamltoe/DOOM... #retrodev #n64dev #retrogaming #romhacking #nintendo64
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So, for any game developers out there, do you use generative AI in your projects? Either for coding, art, writing or anything else?
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So, for any game developers out there, do you use generative AI in your projects? Either for coding, art, writing or anything else?
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Sonic-J2ME-Web project -- porting 2005 #SonicTheHedgehog #J2ME game to the browser with #TypeScript and #HTML5 Canvas #retrodev #retrogaming #reverseengineering #sega #sonic #segagenesis #megadrive #romhacking
Sonic-J2ME-Web: Porting the 20... -
Sonic-J2ME-Web project -- porting 2005 #SonicTheHedgehog #J2ME game to the browser with #TypeScript and #HTML5 Canvas #retrodev #retrogaming #reverseengineering #sega #sonic #segagenesis #megadrive #romhacking
Sonic-J2ME-Web: Porting the 20... -
Ghidra-SNES project by JoshLeaves: #Ghidra extension for #SNES #reverseengineering #romhacking (first public release, feedback welcome!) #retrodev #emudev #retrogaming #assembler
Ghidra-SNES: A Ghidra extensio... -
Ghidra-SNES project by JoshLeaves: #Ghidra extension for #SNES #reverseengineering #romhacking (first public release, feedback welcome!) #retrodev #emudev #retrogaming #assembler
Ghidra-SNES: A Ghidra extensio... -
Nevermind, I sped it up.
I might be cracked at ROM hacking after all?
...can this even be considered ROM hacking? we're bordering on Homebrew at this point. -
Nevermind, I sped it up.
I might be cracked at ROM hacking after all?
...can this even be considered ROM hacking? we're bordering on Homebrew at this point. -
RT: Iván Delgado (bluesky @toruzz.com)
"I did an interview about Super Mario Land DX that didn’t end up being published as planned, so I’m sharing it here.
Hope you find it interesting!"
https://toruzz.com/interview/2026-01-06 -
RT: Iván Delgado (bluesky @toruzz.com)
"I did an interview about Super Mario Land DX that didn’t end up being published as planned, so I’m sharing it here.
Hope you find it interesting!"
https://toruzz.com/interview/2026-01-06 -
[PoC] libsm64 running inside Super Mario World #retrodev #snesdev #n64dev #romhacking #reverseengineering #Mario64 #SMW #coding #programming
[PoC] Got libsm64 running insi... -
[PoC] libsm64 running inside Super Mario World #retrodev #snesdev #n64dev #romhacking #reverseengineering #Mario64 #SMW #coding #programming
[PoC] Got libsm64 running insi... -
For today’s #WIPWednesday, a WIP level tileset some Mario fans may recognise. Well, some Mario & Luigi fans anyway.
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For today’s #WIPWednesday, a WIP level tileset some Mario fans may recognise. Well, some Mario & Luigi fans anyway.
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For #screenshotsaturday, here are some #zelda 2 enemy recreations for my SMW mod
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For #screenshotsaturday, here are some #zelda 2 enemy recreations for my SMW mod
