Re: How do I hack a game?
Posted by Tricob on .
Any ROM at all can be edited directly with a simple hex editor, such as XVI32. But if you want to edit the way the game displays and/or works without being completely in the dark, you'll want a console-specific game editor for it. It's been a while since I've looked over console game editors, so I can't remember any specific names of good ROM hacking tools.
But there's more than one NES ROM editor that'll display every bit of graphical data for you to tinker with. Just remember that the ROM still uses the same palette, and you only have four colors to work with each 8x8 graphical segment in the ROM.
There are also game-specific editors for SMB1, Mega Man 3, and many others. Lastly, the last time I checked, someone had actually de-compiled the SMB1 ROM into ASM code, documented everything in it, and posted the code for download. It was in the NESDEV Parodius site or something. :-/
- Tricob.
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Ok, well I just want to know if it's possible to be able to hack a rom and directly edit it to suit my needs. Only because I have some good ideas for some games. Is there any software I can download? I know nothing about graphical design.