I have listed and discussed in extensive detail 3 hacks and 3 hacking utilites. All of the hacks here are considered as some of the best romhacking has to offer. You wanted a Super Mario 64 hack, right? I'll start with that:
http://sites.google.com/site/messiaen64/themissingstars
The Missing Stars is the very first COMPLETE hack of Super Mario 64 that features completely new, original levels. The game uses none of the levels from the official game and changes many aspects of the gameplay.
Main Features:
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- 38 stars in about 10 levels
- A Day/Night cycle replacing (most) act selectors
- Choose to play as Mario or Luigi
- Modified enemies, objects and bosses (too many to list!)
- Custom music, including one original song (the town "night" music).
- A new final boss fight
More info, as well as video of the game is available at the address listed above.
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[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
Here are some hacks all Chrono Trigger fans need to try:
Chrono Trigger: Prophet's Guile is a fan game made by Kajar Laboratories. It tells the story of Magus' rise to power in the Kingdom of Zeal after his arrival in 12000 B.C. because of the time distortion at his lair in 600 A.D. In his attempt stop Lavos at the Ocean Palace, he must gain Queen Zeal's trust to defeat all his opposition. The length of the game is around approximately two regular Chrono Trigger chapters long, and said to have many surprises.
Chrono Trigger Coliseum is another hack, and it adds an entirely new challenge for old veterans and breathes new life and replay value into the renowned battle system of the game. It is also the most complicated event hack of the game ever, showing that the Temporal Flux editor indeed has created countless opportunities for enhancing and reshaping the game. There are three modes of difficulty available for both solo or party battles, and points can acc Three modes of difficulty are available for solo or party battles, and you can earn points that can be spent to buy rewards like weapons, armor, and other items. For an added bonus, for those who beat Solo on Hard mode, a legendary swordsman will make a cameo appearance.
I will not put up where to get these Chrono Trigger hacks, or the ROMs. Vizzed may do so if they desire, but in case of legal issues, I will remain out that.
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
There is one last thing I'll talk about, which is for anyone who wants to wants create their own hack, though doesn't have any programming experience. There are two programs you will want to check out. First, the best Chrono Trigger editor out there, followed by two Super Mario RPG editors.
1. Temporal Flux (For anyone, from people with no experience to those with advanced experience) - The best CT editor, makes it possible to edit level data for the overworld, different locations, in-game text, and even EVENTS!. If you do not understand what I mean by EVENTS, or are confused at the importance of this editor, check out the Chrono Trigger Coliseum hack (the Coliseum is found in 2300 A.D.). If you want create any type of hack for CT, be it simple editing of stats for characters and monsters to more complicated changes like adding entire new plot points, areas, and more - this is the way to go. Simply put, Temporal Flux is the RPG Maker of Chrono Trigger Romhacking.
2. Super Mario RPG Editor, created by J-Dub, is great for anyone with no experience in romhacking. The problem however is its a very limited editor. The Super Mario RPG Editor is used for editing the starting stats of each character, change the shops' inventory, changing the stats of some enemies, and tweak just a few other values. Use this for learning purposes. If you have no experience and want to learn, I have an idea for you. Nobody can deny Super Mario RPG is insultingly easy, where I've heard its actually possible to beat the game with only a couple levels. Edit the game to make it a more challenging, yet balanced game. For example, make it so players have to plan more on which stat to raise and what item to buy. Also, perhaps even make it so items and inns cost more, so reserving your money is important.
3. Lazy Shell (for those with ADVANCED experience) is a comprehensive editor for Super Mario RPG, capable of modifying nearly every aspect in the game. Properties you can alter and change world maps, location maps and their tiles, NPCs, exits, EVENTS(like in the Temporal Flux editor for Chrono Trigger) and/or their scripts (you can create original events or just edit the scripts of preexisting ones), battle scripts, monsters, items, spells, attacks, shops, dialogues and font graphics, sprite graphics and sprite animations, and much more.
Here are some special features the editor comes with. The option to, when using ZSNES, preview the levels, event, and battle scripts, which is used to preview the hack without having to save it; an automatic palette generator for level palettes that creates new palettes; and a font table image generator based on fonts installed on your OS, though it won't work with all fonts.
Like the Temporal Flux editor Chrono Trigger, Lazy Shell is best for its particular game. However, unlike Temporal Flux with its middle-ground for people who only want to do a little editing and those who want to do extreme changes, Lazy Shell is only suited for those who have ADVANCED romhacking experience going into it to begin with. That is why I talked about the other Super Mario RPG editor above, in case you wanted to learn the ropes of editing this particular game.
Let me know what you think of these hacks and editors. If anyone wants to pursue creating a Chrono Trigger or Super Mario RPG hack, talk about it here. You might have quite a few people who are willing to participate and help. I myself have been thinking over some type of Final Fantasy game, though I'll discuss that later. If anyone wants more game-specific editors, let me know. If you want, I'll also expand to include some editors for games in other genres, and not RPGs alone. I have listed and discussed in extensive detail 3 hacks and 3 hacking utilites. All of the hacks here are considered as some of the best romhacking has to offer. You wanted a Super Mario 64 hack, right? I'll start with that:
http://sites.google.com/site/messiaen64/themissingstars
The Missing Stars is the very first COMPLETE hack of Super Mario 64 that features completely new, original levels. The game uses none of the levels from the official game and changes many aspects of the gameplay.
Main Features:
--------------
- 38 stars in about 10 levels
- A Day/Night cycle replacing (most) act selectors
- Choose to play as Mario or Luigi
- Modified enemies, objects and bosses (too many to list!)
- Custom music, including one original song (the town "night" music).
- A new final boss fight
More info, as well as video of the game is available at the address listed above.
--------------
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
Here are some hacks all Chrono Trigger fans need to try:
Chrono Trigger: Prophet's Guile is a fan game made by Kajar Laboratories. It tells the story of Magus' rise to power in the Kingdom of Zeal after his arrival in 12000 B.C. because of the time distortion at his lair in 600 A.D. In his attempt stop Lavos at the Ocean Palace, he must gain Queen Zeal's trust to defeat all his opposition. The length of the game is around approximately two regular Chrono Trigger chapters long, and said to have many surprises.
Chrono Trigger Coliseum is another hack, and it adds an entirely new challenge for old veterans and breathes new life and replay value into the renowned battle system of the game. It is also the most complicated event hack of the game ever, showing that the Temporal Flux editor indeed has created countless opportunities for enhancing and reshaping the game. There are three modes of difficulty available for both solo or party battles, and points can acc Three modes of difficulty are available for solo or party battles, and you can earn points that can be spent to buy rewards like weapons, armor, and other items. For an added bonus, for those who beat Solo on Hard mode, a legendary swordsman will make a cameo appearance.
I will not put up where to get these Chrono Trigger hacks, or the ROMs. Vizzed may do so if they desire, but in case of legal issues, I will remain out that.
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
[Spoiler Alert] Chrono Trigger [Spoiler Alert]
There is one last thing I'll talk about, which is for anyone who wants to wants create their own hack, though doesn't have any programming experience. There are two programs you will want to check out. First, the best Chrono Trigger editor out there, followed by two Super Mario RPG editors.
1. Temporal Flux (For anyone, from people with no experience to those with advanced experience) - The best CT editor, makes it possible to edit level data for the overworld, different locations, in-game text, and even EVENTS!. If you do not understand what I mean by EVENTS, or are confused at the importance of this editor, check out the Chrono Trigger Coliseum hack (the Coliseum is found in 2300 A.D.). If you want create any type of hack for CT, be it simple editing of stats for characters and monsters to more complicated changes like adding entire new plot points, areas, and more - this is the way to go. Simply put, Temporal Flux is the RPG Maker of Chrono Trigger Romhacking.
2. Super Mario RPG Editor, created by J-Dub, is great for anyone with no experience in romhacking. The problem however is its a very limited editor. The Super Mario RPG Editor is used for editing the starting stats of each character, change the shops' inventory, changing the stats of some enemies, and tweak just a few other values. Use this for learning purposes. If you have no experience and want to learn, I have an idea for you. Nobody can deny Super Mario RPG is insultingly easy, where I've heard its actually possible to beat the game with only a couple levels. Edit the game to make it a more challenging, yet balanced game. For example, make it so players have to plan more on which stat to raise and what item to buy. Also, perhaps even make it so items and inns cost more, so reserving your money is important.
3. Lazy Shell (for those with ADVANCED experience) is a comprehensive editor for Super Mario RPG, capable of modifying nearly every aspect in the game. Properties you can alter and change world maps, location maps and their tiles, NPCs, exits, EVENTS(like in the Temporal Flux editor for Chrono Trigger) and/or their scripts (you can create original events or just edit the scripts of preexisting ones), battle scripts, monsters, items, spells, attacks, shops, dialogues and font graphics, sprite graphics and sprite animations, and much more.
Here are some special features the editor comes with. The option to, when using ZSNES, preview the levels, event, and battle scripts, which is used to preview the hack without having to save it; an automatic palette generator for level palettes that creates new palettes; and a font table image generator based on fonts installed on your OS, though it won't work with all fonts.
Like the Temporal Flux editor Chrono Trigger, Lazy Shell is best for its particular game. However, unlike Temporal Flux with its middle-ground for people who only want to do a little editing and those who want to do extreme changes, Lazy Shell is only suited for those who have ADVANCED romhacking experience going into it to begin with. That is why I talked about the other Super Mario RPG editor above, in case you wanted to learn the ropes of editing this particular game.
Let me know what you think of these hacks and editors. If anyone wants to pursue creating a Chrono Trigger or Super Mario RPG hack, talk about it here. You might have quite a few people who are willing to participate and help. I myself have been thinking over some type of Final Fantasy game, though I'll discuss that later. If anyone wants more game-specific editors, let me know. If you want, I'll also expand to include some editors for games in other genres, and not RPGs alone.
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