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Super Dodge Ball was always one of my favorite NES games... I guess it was something about the concept of a sport where you smashed somebody with a ball so hard that it caused them to die which appealed to me. Of course, if you did this in any professional sport, you would get ejected from the game and have to suffer by going home to sit in your huge mansion. Poor you. But in Super Dodge Ball, killing your teammate was not only encouraged... it was the object of the
Honoo no Doukyuuji - Dodge Danpei (Japan) ROM Download for Sega Game Gear - CoolROM.com
- BgMapper A fabulous tool for mapping enthusiasts, BGMapper allows for viewing tiles and background images saved in .ZST-format Save States, including large Mode7-style maps. It includes facilities for exporting, as well.
- Killer Instinct Image Explorer This utility lets you decode images in the Killer Instinct ROM. You can dump sprite data and intro movie frames, and possibly much more.
- MrClick's HiColEd Similar to Killer Instinct Image Explorer, this views 16bpb bitmap graphics from the Killer Instinct hard drive image.
- Pic2SNES This program converts standard graphics formats into SNES tile format. I haven't tried it.
- SMC-Ripper This is a good sprite editor with a nice GUI. It supports 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 bitplanes SNES tiles and NES tiles. It also has some palette tools.
- SNES Palette Editor A program which allows you to change the colors that are used in a rom.
- Sprite Edit A sprite editor for SNES ROMs. The palette is horrible, and so is the GUI. But, it does work. Take a look for yourself. You can change bitplanes, and colors. First one I've seen for Win9x.
- SpriteView This little program lets you view sprites saved in Save States of SNES games from ZSNES. It also lets you view sprites from roms of the N64, NES, Genesis, TG16, Virtual Boy, and even Windows Icons. Although it doesnt let you edit them, it still is nice, and who knows, it might be big one day.
- Tiler This program is sorta like TileView, although with Tiler, it supports more layers, has a nice mouse driven GUI, and runs at a better resolution. Check them both out.
- TileView This little program lets you view tiles saved in Save States of SNES games. Although it doesnt let you edit them, you can still view mode 7 graphics, which other programs do not have that option.
- ROM Hacking Resources
- General ResourcesEdit
- ROMHacking.net - This is like a hub where the various hacking communities meet. It hosts a large variety of major ROM hacks and translations. Also hosts numerous FAQs and tools to help aspiring hackers get started.
- Data Crystal - A wiki hosted by ROMHacking.net. While it is a bit outdated at this point, it is still a good resource for information about different editors and links to a handful of prominent hacks.
- FuSoYa's Niche - Site of the creator of the popular Super Mario World editor, Lunar Magic. Also hosts a set of tools for ROM expansion, patching, compression, etc.
- Zophar's Domain - A site that hosts lots of smaller patches, such as spoofs, as well as a significant amount of major ones. Hosts a lot of content that can't be found on ROMHacking.net
- ProgramsEdit
- General purpose 2D graphics/tile editorEdit
- Tile Molester. Works with Java, practically can edit any game.
- Hex EditorEdit
- XVI32 or Translhextion. You can edit the bytes of the ROMs, i.e. everything. Some values are obvious and some text is already ASCII.
- Game SpecificEdit
- Super Mario WorldEdit
- Super Mario World Central - The largest site dedicated to SMW hacking. Hosts hundreds of hacks and is a resource for SMW hacking utilities and knowledge. Also has a very active community and forums.
- X-Mario - Prominent Japanese site that hosts a variety of hacks. Worth noting is that Japanese hacks are usually more reliant on creating challenging gameplay and are less flashy or graphically modified than their Western cousins.
- Raocow's Talkhaus - The community for the most prominent let's player in SMW hacking. Whether or not you enjoy his commentary, this site remains a great resource for discovering hacks, as the community here is generally focused on hacks that the SMW Central community doesn't cover.
- VIP Wiki - Japanese wiki dedicated to the development of 2channel's series of popular hacks, the VIP & Wall Mix series. Hosts the 5 current installments and news about the sixth, currently a work in progress.
- Super MetroidEdit
- Metroid Construction - The most prominent and active Super Metroid hacking community currently. Hosts a large variety of hacks, resources, FAQs, and an active community and forum. Originated in m2k2 before becoming its own dedicated site.
- Metroid Construction Wiki - As its name implies, a wiki created by the Metroid Construction community.
- Metroid 2002 - The former most prominent and active Super Metroid hacking community previously. While it has since been foregone in favor of Metroid Construction, it can still be a valuable resource for knowledge about the more advanced mechanics and inner workings of Super Metroid (as well as other games in the series).
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastEdit
- Zelda Construction - Despite its huge popularity, the hacking community for ALttP is relatively small. This is mainly due to the lack of a truly good editor, though one is in the works. This community is a spin-off of Metroid Construction devoted to hacking of ALttP and other games in the series.
- EarthBoundEdit
- Starmen.net - Home of the hacking utility PK Hack, an editor for modifying the EarthBound/Mother 2 ROM. Has an active hacking community in the PK Hack section of its forums, where links to completed hacks can also be found.
- Yoshi's IslandEdit
- Super Mario World Central - In addition to Super Mario World, smwcentral is a budding hub for Yoshi's Island hacking. While it only hosts a few complete hacks, the community is very active, and new content is being produced at a consistent pace.
- YI Hacking Wiki - A knowledge base for Yoshi's Island hacking.
- Final Fantasy III (VI)Edit
- FF6 Hacking - Home to a large community of Final Fantasy VI hackers, complete with active forums, links to patches, and FAQs and guides for those looking to get into hacking the game.
- Final Fantasy TacticsEdit
- Final Fantasy Hacktics - Community for FFT hacking with a variety of completed hacks, patches, and resources.
- Fire EmblemEdit
- Fire Emblem Shrine - An active and prominent Fire Emblem hacking community. Hosts a variety of completed hacks and FAQs to get you started.
- Serenes Forest - Another active and prominent Fire Emblem hacking community, though perhaps a bit more active than Fire Emblem Shrine.
- PokémonEdit
- The PokéCommunity - Very active (and helpful) Pokémon hacking community.
- Sonic the HedgehogEdit
- Sonic Retro - The largest resource for hacks and modifications of the Sonic series (primarily focused on the Genesis games).
- Mega Man XEdit
- MegaED X - Two different Mega Man X editors with support for X2.
