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ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.
A ROM hack of Pokémon Crystal that makes many changes to the original game, designed to prioritize player freedom. Many rarer species of Pokémon are more common and players are allowed to battle the game's bosses in any order. [28] The game also adds an open world. [3] The hack grew popular, with many players praising the new additions to the ...
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
Enhanced remakes of Gold and Silver, called Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, were released in 2009 for Nintendo DS. Gold and Silver were re-released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2017. The first Pokémon games released in South Korea, in 2002. The first Pokémon games to have shiny Pokémon. Introduced breeding
Intelligent Systems ROM burner for the Nintendo DS. A ROM image, or ROM file, is a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge, or used to contain a computer's firmware, or from an arcade game's main board.
May 2016: Takedown of website and GitHub source code for Full Screen Mario, a web-based recreation of Super Mario Bros. [52] November 2016: AM2R and Pokemon Uranium have "Best Fan Creation" nominations revoked from The Game Awards. [53] December 2016: Pokemon fan hack Pokemon Prism receives cease and desist four days before release. [54] [55]
RetroArch is a free and open-source, cross-platform frontend for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications. It is the reference implementation of the libretro API, [2] [3] designed to be fast, lightweight, portable and without dependencies. [4]
Full-screen support; Ability to play multiple ROMs at once; Ability to scan attached disks for ROMs; Automatic downloading of game info and cover art; Ability to use custom cover art; Can play ROM hacks for multiple systems. A fully featured library, supporting multiple views, collections (categories), and game ratings