ROM Hacks News
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The following Hacks have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):
Bug Fix
- Good Ending Bug Fix (Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2)(SMS)
- Coin Flip Fix (Final Fantasy III)(SNES)
Complete
- Rockman 3: Winternight Endless Version (Mega Man 3)(NES)
- Donkey Kong Redux (Donkey Kong)(NES)
- Metroid: SR387 (Metroid: Zero Mission)(GBA)
- Mendel Palace Vapor (Mendel Palace)(NES)
Improvement
- Ranger of Rage 2 (Streets of Rage 2)(GEN)
- Metroid 2 DX (Metroid II: Return of Samus)(GB)
- Metal Gear MSX + Style (Metal Gear)(NES)
- Mother 2.1 - Relocalized (EarthBound)(SNES)
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Utilities News
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The following Utilities have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):
Compression / Decompression
- LoD BPE Tool (PSX)
Data Extraction / Insertion
- Tales of Vesperia Tools (PS3)
- PSX-MODE2-EN (PSX)
- Tales of Destiny Director’s Cut Tools (PS2)
Debuggers / Special Emulators
Game Specific
- Mega Man X6 Tweaks Patcher (PSX)
- Emblem Magic (GBA)
Level Editors
- DWAeditor (NES)
Pointers
Sound
- SPCTool (SNES)
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ROM Hacks News - RHDN Project Page
P1 is at it again, this time (2nd hack) P1 chose a game with code has gone untouched since it’s release in ‘89/’90. After blowing some dust out the rom it became clear this may very well be the worlds first and only “Mendel Palace” hak! This NES era action puzzler was a personal favorite long before anyone uttered the word, “Pikachu”. The creators behind the Japanese version of this game “Quinty”, would go on to develop the largest multimedia IP juggernaut the world has ever known… Pokemon.
The art style of both games is almost identical and many of the characters could be interchangeable. The game definitely needed a fresh coat of paint. An Aesthetic that fit. A Vaporwave look for the game only made sense with the checkerboard tiles. Profound pastel and 90’s palette swaps on every single tile! P1 did this for the entire game! P1 added the standard P1 graphical mods and Easter eggs,but the frantic arcade puzzle gameplay remains the same!
Most have never played Mendel Palace, or its time for a revist, so its highly recommend checking out “Vapor” in any case. To access this extra part of the game simply hold start and select on the controller while pressing the reset button on the NES system. If Mendel Palace Vapor is enjoyable please check out the other P1 hak Blaster Basterd right here on romhacking!
PS The only thing missing P1 REALLY wanted to do was add a VaporWave CD soundtrack to the game. Maybe some day someone could help P1 with a Turbo-CD port lol!
- Player 1
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Translations News
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The following Translations have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):
English
- Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2: Tenka no Zaihou (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Kaite Tsukutte Asoberu Dezaemon (Addendum)(SNES)
- Solomon no Kagi: Oujo Rihita no Namida (Fully Playable)(SMS)
- Jajamaru Ninpou Chou (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Ninja Kun: Majou no Bouken (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Ninja-Kun: Ashura no Shou (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Mercenary Force (Fully Playable)(GB)
Romanian
- Super Mario Bros. (Fully Playable)(NES)
Spanish
- The Battle of Olympus (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (Fully Playable)(SMS)
- James Pond: Underwater Agent (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Fully Playable)(GB)
- Quartet (Fully Playable)(SMS)
- Running Battle (Fully Playable)(SMS)
- Shinobi (Fully Playable)(SMS)
- Bikkuriman World (Fully Playable)(TG16)
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Translations News - RHDN Project Page
Today aishsha and Pennywise present a completed translation of Jajamaru Ninpou Chou for the NES. This project is a milestone in that the entire series on the NES is now in English and did you know that aishsha and Pennywise have been working together for 10 years now? Over the course of a decade they’ve managed to translate at least 20 RPG’s and other misc games. They probably have one of the most productive partnerships in the history of the translation community.
Please note that the translation of Jajamaru Ninpou Chou is only playable on certain emulators like FCEUX. This is because the ROM was expanded past the mapper limit. If anyone wishes to hack the translation to use a different mapper, we are happy to incorporate it into the translation. We can also provide source code for the expansion hacks to anyone interested.
As a bit of a bonus, aishsha did some title screen hacks for the two Ninja Kun games bringing them into the Jajamaru fold.
Lastly, not related to Jajamaru, but Pennywise also happened to finish a translation of Tenjin Kaisen for the GB at the same time as these games and decided to release it with everything else.
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Translations News - RHDN Project Page
Mr Fwibbles (Grandia: Parallel Trippers, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden etc) has completed a full English translation patch for Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2 on the Famicom/NES.
Originally released in January 1992, GGG2 is another turn-based RPG, but this time around the battles use a Phantasy Star II-style perspective with more advanced animations and effects than the previous game. This side-story is about Goemon and Ebisumaru entering a “Thievery World Tournament” where the aim is to be the first team to gather 8 keys which unlock a door leading to a legendary treasure that will make the winners rich.
The project took around 5 months from start to finish, with no major roadblocks (thanks to having an idea of how to prepare for them in advance from working on the previous game).
Thanks to Cccmar, Lilith and TheRedPriest Q for help with testing and feedback.
Please note that this game doesn’t work properly in some popular emulators. For more information, be sure to check the provided Readme file.
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Other News - RHDN Project Page
An HD pack is now available for the NES game, Metroid. This pack replaces graphics, sound effects, and music. It is a hack that builds upon many prior hacks and it uses Metroid mOTHER as a base (available at: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1988/). Credit should go to the original authors for work done on prior hacks.
The pack includes, but it not limited to, some of the features detailed below. Many of these features are carryover from prior hacks that have previously been developed for Metroid. Items denoted with an asterisk are brand new features that have been created exclusively for the Mesen pack.
- Increased resolution**
- Scrolling backgrounds**
- Updated sound effects and music**
- File resources for alternate sound and graphics**
- New title and ending screen**
- Minimap
- Animated environments
- Beam stacking
- Saving
- Full health on startup
Players must use a new version of the Mesen emulator that was released on August 5, 2018 (version 0.9.6 is available at: https://www.mesen.ca/#Downloads). Older versions of the Mesen emulator will not work properly.
The README contains details the work performed by each author below that helped make the HD pack possible: Kya, Sour, dACE, snarfblam, Infinity’s End, DemickXII, Psyklax, Maximum Potion, VariaZim, WIP, Exaelart, Riklaionel, elgwen, strugglepoo, Luminist, Jorge Fuentes, and Patricio Herrera.
Forum Discussion: http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=26811.0
HD Pack Download: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1NrE7KPXMelKW2JzLn2SC34VA8mvvIg6C
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ROM Hacks News - RHDN Project Page
This gem of the past allows 3 monsters parties out of a total 312 different monsters.Some of the final bosses monsters might as well be from Dragon Ball Z. Regardless, the breeding mechanics provide players with the option to use almost anyone in their party. Unfortunately, the story drags through levels 1-20 before breeding is unlocked. From that point it does not take much effort before random dungeon keys offer better monsters and XP then the story.
This hack began with the accidental discovery of the DWM2 ROM MAP, https://dragon-warrior-monsters-2-modding.wikia.com/wiki/ROM_Map
After a couple months one of the greatest childhood GBC RPGs has been remade into an adult RPG challenge. The story keys now have a great variety of tough monsters to compete with the random keys. The XP reward of some peculiar monsters have been boosted to keep random keys interesting. Collect rare XP keys until you can unlock the MetalKing training grounds!
Dragon Quest and Pokemon fans should give it a try! Please let JonahStrix know of any issues or suggestions for improvement.
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ROM Hacks News
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The following Hacks have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):
Bug Fix
- SWAT Out-Of-Bounds Fix (SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics)(NES)
Complete
- Rockman 3 EX: Blues no Kage (Mega Man 3)(NES)
- Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 Ultimate (Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi’s Journey)(GB)
Improvement
- Ikari Warriors Proofread (Ikari Warriors)(NES)
- Ghosts ‘n Goblins Proofread (Ghosts ‘n Goblins)(NES)
- NBA Jam TE - Double Z Mod (NBA Jam: Tournament Edition)(SNES)
- Bubble Bobble Proofread (Bubble Bobble)(NES)
- Rockman 2 Slide and Charge Shot (Mega Man 2)(NES)
- Grandia Voices & Video cutscenes Undub NTSC US English (Grandia)(PSX)
- Crystal Beans - turhope mods (Crystal Beans from Dungeon Explorer)(SNES)
- Mega Man X3 PSOne PAL to NTSC (Mega Man X3)(PSX)
Spoof
- Vine Man (Mega Man 2)(NES)
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Translations News
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The following Translations have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):
English
- Mahou Kishi Rayearth (Fully Playable)(GG)
Spanish
- Zippy Race (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Dick Tracy (Fully Playable)(GB)
- Dick Tracy (Fully Playable)(SMS)
- Dick Tracy (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Quarth (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Wonder Boy in Monster World (Fully Playable)(SMS)
- Star Ocean (Fully Playable)(SNES)
