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06-17-16 05:47 PM
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So I'm super new to pc gaming and don't get the whole rom hacking thing. I was hoping some kind soul would at least be willing to let me know if you start with an original game or just go crazy coding yourself?
So I'm super new to pc gaming and don't get the whole rom hacking thing. I was hoping some kind soul would at least be willing to let me know if you start with an original game or just go crazy coding yourself?
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kennyg420: Well, you can start from an original game, but of course you can't just wing it. You need to learn of the coding, which someone might be nice enough to teach you of -- but not me, as I know little to nothing about hacking or coding.
 
Also, you can't start a new game from scratch unless you have mad skillz...... Oh, and if you create a game, then it is an original and not a hack.
 
P.S. When in the RGR and on a page of a hacked game, look at the right panel and it should say
Hack of: [original game] -- of which [original game] is the game it was before it was hacked.
kennyg420: Well, you can start from an original game, but of course you can't just wing it. You need to learn of the coding, which someone might be nice enough to teach you of -- but not me, as I know little to nothing about hacking or coding.
 
Also, you can't start a new game from scratch unless you have mad skillz...... Oh, and if you create a game, then it is an original and not a hack.
 
P.S. When in the RGR and on a page of a hacked game, look at the right panel and it should say
Hack of: [original game] -- of which [original game] is the game it was before it was hacked.
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Hello there. ROM hacks primarily came from modified versions of officially released games, from changes such as translation patches, to sprite/model swaps, to as far as entire rebuilds of the game, even reverse-engineered, like the "Sonic: The Ring Ride" series, the many Super Mario Bros hacks, such as "Time is Ticking" or "Super Extra Brothers"

Like TheTrueUlti said, if you entirely created the game yourself, it isn't considered a hack.

Game hacks to me, are honestly fun if you find one that makes massive edits to the original code. Sometimes, this leads to games feeling so different that it is a whole new game! Sonic: Color Contrast, for example, changes the game concept so you have to run around and explore in a grayscale version of known zones and find color monitors that restore the Mobius planet of its original colors. Sonic: EraZor, is another game that takes a massive turn on the original game concept, catered to experienced and skilled Sonic players, intended to be a bit frustrating. There are also Pokemon hacks that allow you to catch all the Pokemon without needing to use a Link Cable like in the original games, mainly because new gamers these days would be confused by what Link Cables were, because I remember them.

If you want to start ROM hacking, then you'd need to plan for yourself, what are you going to change about the ROM? Maybe backgrounds, character swaps, physics changes, or even tear the game into a new one? Really intensive ROM hacking requires learning a programming language, such as Assembler, which is what the Sega Genesis uses, for example. The "Sonic the Hedgehog" series is a great example of ROM hacks that do just about all of that, maybe all-in-one too!
Hello there. ROM hacks primarily came from modified versions of officially released games, from changes such as translation patches, to sprite/model swaps, to as far as entire rebuilds of the game, even reverse-engineered, like the "Sonic: The Ring Ride" series, the many Super Mario Bros hacks, such as "Time is Ticking" or "Super Extra Brothers"

Like TheTrueUlti said, if you entirely created the game yourself, it isn't considered a hack.

Game hacks to me, are honestly fun if you find one that makes massive edits to the original code. Sometimes, this leads to games feeling so different that it is a whole new game! Sonic: Color Contrast, for example, changes the game concept so you have to run around and explore in a grayscale version of known zones and find color monitors that restore the Mobius planet of its original colors. Sonic: EraZor, is another game that takes a massive turn on the original game concept, catered to experienced and skilled Sonic players, intended to be a bit frustrating. There are also Pokemon hacks that allow you to catch all the Pokemon without needing to use a Link Cable like in the original games, mainly because new gamers these days would be confused by what Link Cables were, because I remember them.

If you want to start ROM hacking, then you'd need to plan for yourself, what are you going to change about the ROM? Maybe backgrounds, character swaps, physics changes, or even tear the game into a new one? Really intensive ROM hacking requires learning a programming language, such as Assembler, which is what the Sega Genesis uses, for example. The "Sonic the Hedgehog" series is a great example of ROM hacks that do just about all of that, maybe all-in-one too!
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You can hack Pokémon FireRed without coding if you get the write programs, I was hacking it when I was 12.
Of course it can develop glitches that are hard to fix, and without coding there's limits to what you can do. 
I recommend reading guides and looking up tutorials on YouTube, those are my Hero when I don't know something.
You can hack Pokémon FireRed without coding if you get the write programs, I was hacking it when I was 12.
Of course it can develop glitches that are hard to fix, and without coding there's limits to what you can do. 
I recommend reading guides and looking up tutorials on YouTube, those are my Hero when I don't know something.
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You code off an existing game. Making a game from scratch is a lot harder than it seems
You code off an existing game. Making a game from scratch is a lot harder than it seems
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