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After some criticism of the original translation’s script, a new revised script of the entire game is now available to play! As well, compatibility issues with certain emulators like Mesen have now been fixed. Enjoy Go Go Ackman 2 in the best way possible!

Once more, with feeling.

2.3 touches on aspects across the entire game. There is some emphasis on smoothing progression and magic-related combat. Delving a little deeper, FIRE, LIT and ICE now attack all enemies, but at half their original effectivity (and that can be reversed). There’s a redesigning of two other spells - HASTE becomes SABRE, and SCAR becomes FRAME. SABRE raises strength instead of the number of hits, and can be used on any ally. FRAME is a welcome addition to the Time magic family as the only armor-piercing effect in the game.

A few more bullets among the massive and very exciting (!) changelog include a new plate mail, an updated combat speed patch, a new Thief sprite, more interface colors, tiny bug fixes, and balance adjustments.

This update also prominently features a great many adds to quality of life, several of which have been brought over from the FF1 Hasted patch with permission. Credits (and much thanks) go to Mentil for those developments.

Oh, and one more thing…

By popular demand, you can now FINALLY buy multiple potions at once!

The colorization hack for Game Boy’s unique Mega Man V has received an big update!

First of all, all cut content from v1.0 due to lack of time is here! Semibosses have now new palettes that make them more faithful to their original artwork. And a beautiful DMG warning screen has been added as well.

But, among other smaller graphics improvements, the biggest feature that didn’t make it to the v1.0 is now implemented: damage feedback! Yes, enemies now blink when damaged (a la NES style) allowing the player to see the invincibility frames for every enemy. This was the most requested issue to be fixed, and now, the hack can be considered finished!

Right after the events of their first adventure, Goofy and Max are back for more! This hack features complete and new level designs using the original mechanics of Goof Troop, with a slightly bigger emphasis on puzzles. The difficulty noticeably increases between levels, so levels 4 and 5 are significantly harder than in the vanilla game.

Graphical hacking is minimal but lots of new tiles have been designed, mostly for aesthetic purposes, and sometimes to serve new gameplay ideas.

This is an attempt at making fresh, creative puzzles and action situations, which hopefully Goof Troop enthusiasts will appreciate. Besides, there might be a few secret areas to discover as well…

Enjoy the hack!

Rejoice!

Digivice PSP translation patch The digivice game released for the PSP (also called: Digivice ver. Portable) has been translated to Spanish. Now, you can properly enjoy this piece of history too.

Link: https://www.romhacking.net/translations/6880/

ROMhacking PSP basics Besides, all the proccess has been written into a friendly (but informative) guide for any beginner who wants to start doing their PSP projects. [With pdf and github version for the reader's convenience]

Links: https://www.romhacking.net/documents/905/

https://github.com/Bunkai9448/digipet_PSP

After nearly 35 years, a complete translation of Final Fantasy for the MSX has been released. This is the very first port of Final Fantasy ever made, and it was only available to Japan. This port is faithful to the original Famicom/NES version while also featuring improved graphics and music as well as bug fixes.

This fan translation is based off the original NES localization, however, the translation project and its tools are open source to allow for anyone to adjust the script to how they see fit.

A brand new Megaman 1 hack is out. This time, it is a complete remastered of Megaman 1 - The New Lands, where everything have been completly overhauled.

Version 1.1 is also out, which fixes a softlock bug and other unexpected bugs, as well as improving some parts of the game.

Enjoy, and have a nice day!

The v2.3 update of Final Fantasy III Tweaks has been released! Some changes that the author had not previously been able to incorporate have finally been added.

• M.Knights were reworked into Black Mage + Knight hybrids.
• Rods and Staves were buffed.
• “So long, kinga flashing” Two optional patches to remove/tone down flashing effects were added.

Thanks to RHDN forum and Final Fantasy IV Ultima’s Discord server users for helping the author with their ideas and feedback.

In 2021, CoolCatBomberMan attempted to create a patch for Super Mario RPG that rewrote certain aspects of the game’s script to be more in line with the Japanese script. That patch was called “SMRPG-Reworked Text.” While it did receive glowing reviews, one review was particularly spiteful, claiming that CoolCatBomberMan had “a complete misunderstanding of this intent all the way through.” This review, though hurtful, wasn’t entirely wrong. “Reworked Text” at times did, in fact, excise parts of Woolsey’s script based entirely on personal tastes, and rather than carefully consider the context and meaning of various pop culture references in the Japanese script, the patch simply threw in whatever joke or meme seemed appropriate at first glance. Eventually, CoolCatBomberMan requested for the patch to be removed, and never spoke about Super Mario RPG again…

…Until January 2022, when he built up the motivation to try again. Despite not knowing Japanese, CoolCatBomberMan was determined to go over every line in the game’s script with a fine-toothed comb, using a copy of the Japanese script that was posted online, several online dictionaries, Clyde “Tomato” Mandelin’s livestream, website and Snes9X Wanderbar plugin, and when all else failed, consultation and feedback from nejimakipiyo. The resulting process was agonizingly slow, but allowed CoolCatBomberMan to know with absolute certainty what was said in Japanese at any given moment. However, the truth of the matter is that not every aspect of Woolsey’s script is inaccurate to the Japanese script. Frankly, there are places in the script where Woolsey did, in fact, provide the best translation possible. So, what should be done about such instances?

CoolCatBomberMan decided the best course of action for his relocalization was to take on the role of an editor, opting to only change a line in Woolsey’s script if it notably deviates from the Japanese script without good reason, makes grammatical errors, or is simply formatted awkwardly. The result is a patch that is more in line with the Japanese script, while still conveying the feeling of Mario’s world being a fantastical land of adventure and whimsy, filled with colorful characters from all walks of life. And, of course, several JP pop culture references have been replaced with more appropriate American equivalents. You won’t find any Austin Powers quotes, but it should be noted that some quotes were simply translated as-is, because there simply wasn’t any other viable way to translate them back in 1996. If you want to experience Super Mario RPG, but can’t move past your distaste for Woolsey’s creative liberties, then this patch will provide all the good from his script, with none of the bad. For real, this time!

Enjoy!

Advanced SNES ROM Utility finally gets a 1.0 release!

Some long-awaited features like ROM mirroring on expanding and removing most known SRAM checks have finally been added. Also the game code is now displayed and can be changed the easy way!

You now can decide wheater a ROM gets instantly scanned on loading or not. This options might improve loading times on slow PCs.

What else to say? Just go and check it out!