| Arcana Monster Reader | Sarah Shinespark | Reads an Arcana (SNES) ROM and writes the monster data to a file.
It’s even compatible with the J version!
For every possible floor tile:
- Displays the available monsters
- Lists the ROM address where they can be changed
- Includes enemy….
| Game Specific | SNES | Arcana | Win | 1.0 | 28 May 2020 |
| Arcana Treasure Reader | Sarah Shinespark | Reads an Arcana (SNES) ROM and writes all of the treasure chest data to a file.
- Displays location, map coordinates, compass facing and contents.
- Pulls location and treasure names from ROM too, so great for reviewing any name changes.
| Game Specific | SNES | Arcana | Win | 1.0 | 17 Apr 2020 |
| ARCTool | FluffyQuack | Arctool lets you unpack and repack all the ARC files in the game (these are container files containing all the game assets). And it can also convert some specific file formats used by the game such as TEX (textures), XFS (used for defining various ga…. | Data Extraction / Insertion | PC | N/A | Win | 0.9.43 | 17 Apr 2016 |
| ARFX | RetroHelix | ARFX is an extractor for .vol archives of the game Arc Rise Fantasia.
This tool was made by me to practice programming. The source code (C#) is included in case anyone wants to see this mess or has to fix something.
Features:
| Compression / Decompression | WII | Arc Rise Fantasia | Win | 1.0 | 02 Sep 2011 |
| Aridia | Hugues Johnson | Aridia is an open source editor for Phantasy Star III. It supports editing: character statistics & inventory, enemy stats, all game text, title logo & font, shops, treasure chests, weapons & items and more. It runs in both Windows and Lin…. | Game Specific | GEN | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom | Win | 2.5 | 03 Jul 2015 |
| Arkalavista | Trax | Level and Data Editor for the US and Japanese versions of Arkanoid on the NES. | Game Specific | NES | Arkanoid | Mac OS X | 1.2 | 28 Aug 2013 |
| ArkanEdit | Dom aka Doke | ArkanEdit is an editor for the SNES game Arkanoid - Doh it again.
It works with the PAL, US, JAP and BS version of the game.
Pretty much every game-aspect can be edited and it should be mostly self-explaining.
Check out the readme for details.
…. | Level Editors | SNES | Arkanoid: Doh It Again | Win | 1.2 | 23 Feb 2021 |
| ArkEdit | Mega-Dog | This editor will edit all levels for both the Japanese and U.S. versions of Arkanoid. | Level Editors | NES | Arkanoid | DOS | .80b | 18 Mar 2002 |
| armips | Kingcom | A ROM hacking friendly PSX, GBA and NDS assembler with support for overlays and several other neat features. The full MIPS R3000 and ARM7/ARM9 instruction sets are implemented. Unlike other available assemblers, it doesn’t erase existing files.
…. | Assembly Tools | Multiple | N/A | Win | v0.11.0 | 10 May 2020 |
| Asar | Alcaro | Asar is an assembler, intended to replace xkas. It has fixed all known bugs with xkas and added many new additional commands and improvements. It maintains a compatibility mode to assemble legacy xk…. | Assembly Tools | SNES | N/A | Win | 1.81 | 20 Jan 2021 |
| asm2fbpoke | emerson | This program will compile an NES assembly file written in asm6 and generate Family Basic listing which POKEs the assembly bytes into Family Basic WRAM.
An example file is included which should help you get started. The example file changes the b…. | Assembly Tools | NES | Family Basic V3 | Win | 1.0 | 13 Nov 2022 |
| ASM2Hex | LordTech | An outdated alternative to xkas. A couple of examples provided. | Assembly Tools | SNES | N/A | DOS | 1.0 | 10 Aug 2001 |
| ASM6 | loopy | ASM6 is a command line assembler targeting 6502 processors. It was written for NES development, but is not geared to any system in particular and should be compatible with anything that uses a 6502. The assembler has a flexible syntax, supports local…. | Assembly Tools | Multiple | N/A | Win | 1.6 | 12 Dec 2012 |
| Asm6# | snarfblam | Asm6# is a conversion of ASM6 from C to C#. In theory, the program should behave exactly the same. However, since the code is in C#, it should be simple integrate the assembler into a C# or VB program and even hook into the assembler’s internals…. | Assembly Tools | Multiple | N/A | Indep | 0.1 | 04 Dec 2011 |
| ASMPATCH | Jon Kirwan | ASMPATCH is an assembler tool for patching SNES ROMs. It is a self-contained assembler, linker, and patcher all rolled into a single Windows ‘Command Line’ executable. There are no additional files required.
What sets it apart is that it…. | Assembly Tools | SNES | N/A | Win | 2.0 | 16 May 2016 |
| AstyaEd | Mega-Dog | Here’s an Astyanax editor for Windows with an installer. | Level Editors | NES | Astyanax | Win | 1.0 | 15 Mar 2004 |
| Atari 2600 Music Kit | Paul Slocum | The Atari 2600 Music Kit allows you to write music for the Atari 2600. It’s a 2600 music driver and by writing your own data file for it, you can assemble a ROM file for the 2600 that will play your music. The ROM can be used on an emulator or…. | Sound | 2600 | N/A | Win | 2.20.03 | 20 Feb 2003 |
| Atari Hacking for Dummies | Marco Lazzeri | Atari Hacking for Dummies Tool, with AHD Files. This game can hack any Atari 2600 game that it’s configured for. | Graphics Editors | 2600 | N/A | DOS | 0.1 | None |
| Atlas | Klarth | Atlas is a dedicated, extensible script insertion utility capable of dealing with scripts of advanced complexity.
Source code is included. | Script Extraction / Insertion | Multiple | N/A | Win | 1.11 | 10 Aug 2010 |
| Awesome Tile Tool | tcaud | HTML 5 App that lets you rip tiles from images with ease. Plenty adjustable. You can also draw with the tiles you rip.
(released under GPL)
To use this application:
Open the unzipped HTML file in your favourite modern browser. Load an i…. | Miscellaneous Graphics Tools | Multiple | N/A | Indep | 1.2 | 07 Aug 2013 |
