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Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2 (NES) is now playable in English! The game doesn’t have much text, it’s the menu, fighter select and fighter names. This game is a port of the SNES game of the same name.
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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):
Complete
- Prince Of Persia - The Queen Of Light (Prince of Persia)(SNES)
- The Hunt for the Chocolate Egg (Super Mario World)(SNES)
- legend of zelda decline of a kingdom (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link)(NES)
Improvement
- Super Monaco GP En Español (Super Monaco GP)(GEN)
- Battle Mania Daiginjou Equalized (Battle Mania Daiginjou)(GEN)
- No Music (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- Pokemon Stadium - Mew & Mewtwo as rentals hack (Pokemon Stadium)(N64)
- Harmony of Dissonance Dialogue Update (Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance)(GBA)
- FFT - Dark Knight Ramza (Final Fantasy Tactics)(PSX)
- Pokemon Stadium 2 - Use Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh and Celebi as rentals hack (Pokemon Stadium 2)(N64)
- Virtua Fighter 4:Evolution -Unlock Dural- (Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution)(PS2)
- Enable boss characters at Party Mode (The King of Fighters 2001)(PS2)
- GoldenEye 007 - Mord’s Custom Multiplayer Weapon Set (GoldenEye 007)(N64)
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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):
Arabic
- Metroid (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus (Fully Playable)(GB)
Dutch
- The New Zealand Story (Fully Playable)(TG16)
- Antarctic Adventure (Fully Playable)(MSX)
- Konami’s Soccer (Fully Playable)(MSX)
- Daisenpuu (Fully Playable)(TG16)
- Hyper Sports 2 (Fully Playable)(MSX)
- Hyper Sports 3 (Fully Playable)(MSX)
- Hyper Sports (Fully Playable)(MSX)
- Galaga (Fully Playable)(MSX)
- Turrican (Fully Playable)(TG16)
- Vigilante (Fully Playable)(TG16)
English
- Nantettatte!! Baseball (Fully Playable)(NES)
- T-Dragon Quest Mazoku No Daichi (Unfinished)(X68K)
French
- Mario Bros. (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Donkey Kong (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (Fully Playable)(NES)
Indonesian
- Two Crude Dudes (Fully Playable)(GEN)
Spanish
- Aero the Acro-Bat (Fully Playable)(SNES)
- Aero the Acro-Bat (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Arrow Flash (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Dino Land (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Kung Fu (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Kung Fu (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Venom - Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Venom - Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (Fully Playable)(SNES)
- Ultimate Qix (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Zunou Senkan Galg (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Spider-Man: Mysterio’s Menace (Fully Playable)(GBA)
- Hokuto no Ken 3: Shin Seiki Souzou Seiken Restuden (Addendum)(NES)
- The Krion Conquest (Fully Playable)(NES)
- The Krion Conquest (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Air Fortress (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Alpha Mission (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Atomic Robo-Kid (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Atomic Robo-Kid Special (Fully Playable)(TG16)
- Garry Kitchen’s Battletank (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Boulder Dash (Fully Playable)(NES)
- The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (Fully Playable)(NES)
- City Connection (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Orguss (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
- Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai e (Fully Playable)(NES)
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An update is now available for the Metroid: HD Custom Edition mod for the Mesen emulator (version 1.3).
The first version of this pack was released in August 2018. While the initial release improved upon many aspects, limitations of an NES era game were still very apparent. Most notably, the running and jumping graphics of the pack were considered by some to be choppy and awkward. Thanks to contributions from kya and mkwong98, substantial improvements have now been made in these areas.
For jumping, the graphic problem was rooted in the behavior of the original NES gameplay. The original game shared running graphics with jumping graphics. This proved to be problematic as the HD pack changed the proportions of the player sprite substantially. As a result, creative freedom was limited and finding a pose that was acceptable for both scenarios proved to be very challenging. Fortunately, mkwong98 proposed a solution that separated the linked graphics by using an advanced feature of Mesen called the “spriteNearby” condition. This strategy was very promising. However, the solution did involve writing manual lines of code for every relevant tile address used by the game for jumping. During development, there were fears that this approach may overwhelm Mesen. This was understandable as the proposal did involve over 16,000 lines of additional coding just for jumping.
After the revised package was finished, initial boot time was impacted. However, once the game started, the emulator accommodated the new additions without crashing and at full speed. This is a testament to Mesen’s ability to handle substantial amounts of incoming information coming from custom HD packs.
For running, the pack was initially limited by the small number of movement frames used by the original Metroid. Low frame counts are commonplace with retro games. In fact, some players would even say this characteristic fits well with the low-resolution nature of an 8-bit game. However, once the resolution was increased via the first release of Metroid: HD, players naturally expected enhancements to other areas as well (such as frame count). Improving one aspect without the other resulted in a gameplay experience that some may describe as jarring. Unfortunately, it is much more difficult to customize frame counts with the standard HD Pack creation method.
Kya initially proposed a method to overcome this shortcoming using additional advanced features of Mesen called “frameRange” and “memoryCheckConstant” conditions. However, one problem in implementing the proposal from kya related to the fact that artwork could not extend beyond existing tiles. For an artist, this constraint could be thought of as a canvas that is not only small, but constantly changing shape.
After experimenting with various approaches, an unusual solution to this issue was discovered. Kya froze the running animation entirely by hacking the ROM. Some may consider this strategy to be counterintuitive as the final goal was to add running frames rather than subtract. However, the new hack solved the issue of a constantly changing canvas size. In addition, the frame with the largest number of tiles available to edit was used in the solution. This allowed for maximum creative freedom and all running frames are now inserted and controlled entirely through the HD pack in the updated version using the “frameRange” and “memoryCheckConstant” conditions.
New features of the latest pack include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Enhanced running and jumping graphics
- The download now includes pre-assembled zip files for alternate graphics (Megatroid, Fusiontroid, and 8BitTroid)
- The minimap is now an automap
- A new and secret area is now available in Brinstar
Download the latest version here: http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=26811.0
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ROM Hacks News - RHDN Project Page
Here’s a brand new hack of the SNES port of Prince Of Persia! It’s a complete hack from the title screen up to the staff roll!
It tells an original story, across 10 main levels plus 5 training levels to introduce some new mechanics for this hack, all of them adorned with a mix of old and new background/foreground sprites, and a custom colorization for the entire game. Also, here for the first time in a PoP SNES Mod, an original musical composition for the title/prologue screen as well as a musical arrangement for the Menu music.
Thirteen months of hard-on-and-off work, to bring a fresh experience to this SNES classic!
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The following Hacks have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):
Complete
- Mario a plumber in time. Luigi sidestory. (Super Mario Bros.)(NES)
- Mario a plumber in time (Super Mario Bros.)(NES)
- Castlevania Aria of Sorrow Persephone Hack (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow)(GBA)
- Aria of Sorrow Alter (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow)(GBA)
- Mike Tyson’s Punch-out!!?? (Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!)(NES)
- Kirby’s Halloween Adventure (Kirby’s Adventure)(NES)
Improvement
- Tricked Out from the Start (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- Street Fighter Ex2 Plus - Playable Bison II (Street Fighter EX2 Plus)(PSX)
- Area 10 Available in Level Select (Wonder Boy)(SMS)
- Bowsette / Boosette (Donkey Kong)(NES)
- Fuji Mario Bros. (Super Mario Bros.)(NES)
- Spider-Man - Return Of The Sinister Six color fix (U) [!] (Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six)(NES)
- Pokemon Gold RTC Changer (Pokémon: Gold Version)(GB)
- Pokemon Silver RTC Changer (Pokémon: Silver Version)(GB)
- Castlevania Sotn - Survival mode (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)(PSX)
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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):
Indonesian
- Front Line (Fully Playable)(NES)
Spanish
- Chubby Cherub (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Duck Hunt (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Elevator Action (Fully Playable)(GB)
- Elevator Action (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Elevator Action (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
- Magmax (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Seicross (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Slalom (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Spy vs. Spy (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Sylvan Tale (Fully Playable)(GG)
- Field Combat (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Getsu Fuuma Den (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Hogan’s Alley (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Popeye (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Sky Destroyer (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Space Invaders ‘91 (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Spelunker (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Tag Team Wrestling (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Tetris (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Xevious (Fully Playable)(NES)
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Addendum
- Big Trouble in Little China DX (Bad Dudes)(NES)
Bug Fix
- Dragon Slayer Level 2.0 Clean Save Data (Dragon Slayer)(PC88)
- All Night Nippon: Restore original Spiny behavior (All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.)(FDS)
Complete
- Mother 3 Claus’s Journey (Mother 3)(GBA)
- Final Fantasy Tacics Advanced Battle (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance)(GBA)
Improvement
- Faster or Slower Spell Grinding (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- Faerie Coconut (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- SOR2 - Pile Driver patch (Streets of Rage 2)(GEN)
- Equipment Progression Balance (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- Super Mario Bros. NES - PAL Revision B (Super Mario Bros.)(NES)
- Arcana - Multi Level-up (Arcana)(SNES)
- Magical Herb (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- Frozen SMB (Super Mario Bros.)(NES)
- Streets of Rage 2: ninja baseball batman edition (Streets of Rage 2)(GEN)
- Chrono Trigger: Unused Music (Chrono Trigger)(SNES)
- Faster Weapon Grinding (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- Pokémon - The Venofree Conspiracy (Pokémon: Emerald Version)(GBA)
- Pokémon - The Venofree Conspiracy (Pokémon: FireRed Version)(GBA)
- Easier or Harder Monsters (Secret of Mana)(SNES)
- Pokemon Retcon Micropatch Collection (Emerald) (Pokémon: Emerald Version)(GBA)
- Pokemon Retcon Micropatch Collection (FireRed) (Pokémon: FireRed Version)(GBA)
- Boss Hack (World Heroes Anthology)(PS2)
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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
- F-1 Grand Prix Part II (Unfinished)(SNES)
- F-1 Grand Prix Part III (Unfinished)(SNES)
- Nice de Shot (Fully Playable)(SNES)
- D.Gray-Man: Kami no Shitotachi (Fully Playable)(NDS)
- Youkai Douchuuki (Fully Playable)(NES)
French
- Super Mario Bros. (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Balloon Fight (Fully Playable)(NES)
Indonesian
- Adventure Island II (Fully Playable)(NES)
Spanish
- Dr. Mario (Fully Playable)(NES)
- James Bond 007 (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
- Joust (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Kiwi Kraze (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Kiwi Kraze (Fully Playable)(NES)
- The New Zealand Story (Fully Playable)(TG16)
- The New Zealand Story (Fully Playable)(GEN)
- Wild Gunman (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Teen Titans (Fully Playable)(GBA)
- Final Fight One (Fully Playable)(GBA)
- Arkanoid (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Dragon Wang (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
- Galaga (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Hydlide (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Ice Hockey (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Little Samson (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Lunar Pool (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Raid on Bungeling Bay (Fully Playable)(NES)
- Wrecking Crew (Fully Playable)(NES)
- The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Fully Playable)(SNES)
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Translations News - RHDN Project Page
A full English translation of the 2007 NDS game D.Gray-Man: Kami no Shitotachi (The Apostles of God) has been released!
A spin-off of the bestselling manga/anime series, the game retells it’s opening chapters.
Set in a fictional 19th century, Exorcists battle against the Millennium Earl who seeks to obliterate mankind. His creations, the Akuma are born from the souls of the deceased and can only be destroyed by Innocence, a mysterious substance possessing extraordinary powers.
Allen Walker, cursed to see the suffering of these lost souls, joins the Black Order in their war to gather the pieces of Innocence scattered throughout the Earth.
Oozing in nostalgia, this game is a fun play for new or old fans alike!
