/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9776190
>improve certain outdated aspects
reportreportreportreport

>improvement romhacks everyone should use when possible
SRAM saving hacks
Typo correction/bugfix hacks
Font improvement hacks
Audio improvement/restoration hacks
Removed/hidden feature restoration hacks
FastROM/slowdown removal hacks
Decensor hacks
>improvement romhacks that are a matter of taste
Color correction hacks
Colorization hacks
Grind removal hacks
Annoyance removal hacks
>"improvement" romhacks that are for lame kids who can't handle retro games
Pit removal hacks
Spike removal hacks
Timer removal hacks
Auto-scroll removal hacks
EZMode hacks

>>9776190
>improve certain outdated aspects of games
this is cope, if the patch was truly necessary you'd say it was there to fix garbage game design

I like how this board is so retard contrarian that an OP that clearly states what a patch does, after accurately pointing out that these are aspects of old games that don't belong, gets treated like he's trying to change the game or something.

inb4 "I prefer to play the game as the developer intended" cope.

>>9776546
Thank you, anon. I didn't even say anything but I was attacked :(

>>9776546
>special gaijin
>he knows best

>>9776650
>greentext autofail post
You forgot your contrarian wild and crazy reaction image.

You gonna talk about anything OP actually s- OH WAIT of course not.

>>9776372
Based

translation hacks to port the english translation to FDS games so you get the better music are cool

otherwise unless it has a gamebreaking bug i think the normal game is fine

i tried a sequence breaking hack for metroid fusion (called special edition) and i softlocked myself after i actually sequence broke too hard. fucking stupid lmao

If I weren't a retard I'd go mod every castlevania and ninja gaiden to have marked subweapon candles like bloodlines.

I can't play Super Metroid without that hack that makes it so it plays like the GBA games including changing the physics of it to make Samus more heavy.

>>9776190
>quality of life changes
Cheating subhuman kill yourself

>>9776932
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4963/

>>9776190
Meh, most retro games I prefer vanilla. Though I do love me some romhacks. You he dk94 and Mario vs dk romhacks are choice. They also allow you to make custom levels, which I think is a qol improvement that doesn’t mess with the gameplays

>quality of life changes
That's what sequels are for, anon. You don't backport shit from later games into older ones unless you want to end up with shit games like Twin Snakes and Yakuza Kiwami.

>>9776372
>Pit removal hacks
>Spike removal hacks
>Timer removal hacks
Is this actually a thing?

>>9776372
"Grind removal" goes into the last category.

It's really sad how "QOL" romhacks have become synonym with "let's add cheats but not call them cheats or else the zoomer will offended".
I know "remasters" and other re-releases do just that, but romhackers should know better than to feed the revisionist fantasy that consists in claiming "challenge is all bad design and it was done for rentals anyway and devs didn't know better and they just wanted to stretch out the game because kids only had 1 game a year and my time is valuable and other trendy excuse I just repeat like a braindead sheep"

Why are you like that?
Are there any any removed pits and spikes on op's post?
If you just want to bring up retarded hack gimmicks for discussion (and there are a few) why do it in such a whiny stereotypical neckbeard way?

>quality of life
Anybody who uses this buzzphrase to justify their cheats should fuck off I'm sick of it

>>9776372
Another nice one is menu improvement hacks where they make small tweaks like letting you exit a menu with B instead of having to scroll down to "EXIT" or RPG hacks that add contextual buttons for key items you have to use frequently (like gen 1 Pokemon hacks adding the ability to SURF by talking to water).

>>9776190
Seem legit.

https://www.youtu.be/qIcqpbh_j3Y

https://www.youtu.be/ZPK-5ATCD3I

>>9776932
>changing aiming/missile controls to work like gba
fine
>changing physics
spits

>>9776372
>FastROM/slowdown removal hacks

1. https://www.youtu.be/wu4G99r8iXk
2. https://www.youtu.be/oMDWd6QsQlw
3. https://www.youtu.be/kJ0RM3m5eMk
4. https://www.youtu.be/VLom8g3oRCE
5. https://www.youtu.be/1BZTJn5qGrE
6. https://www.youtu.be/lCDN2Ks06DU
7. https://www.youtu.be/OWLj2DKRFHs
8. https://www.youtu.be/XGRkWCNp68E
9. https://www.youtu.be/gTjvE6zkWZQ

>>9776190
Please do not use "quality of life" unironically. It has been poisoned by people that hate difficulty and any usage of the term will trigger people that like difficulty.

>>9777360
>implying this isn't cheating

>>9777965
Hack allows you to customize it however you want. This is not the default, and also very wasteful. But is it fun to try? Probably. No one playing like that will pretend it's normal or the intended experience. It's obviously not a game ruining cheat being passed as a "quality of life" thing.

>>9777953
>99999 videos
>no hacks playlist

>>9777172
I'll be glad to move it, all you have to do is explain how reducing grind makes the game easier, but hacks like added SRAM saving just removes time wasted.

>>9778169
Unless someone add fastrom patch playlist

>>9778169
Also his video playing Starfox 30 fps patch is disgraceful with framerate going all over the place

>>9776190
>retro games
>"QoL hacks"
Everything should just play like Fortnite, you guys.

>>9776190
newfags making threads asking for "retro" games to be "hacked" to "improve quality"
is like
newfags visiting a lake asking for "fishing" to be "hacked" to "improve quality"

>Holy shit, I don't actually want to participate in a hobby
>I take all this back; I just wanted to go to a restaurant and pirate sushi

I posted this list back in 2020, and I've slightly updated it since then. Improvement hacks worth having:

SRAM saving hacks:

Battle of Olympus(NES):also has other changes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3600/
Castlevania 2:Simon's Quest(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/735/
Clash at Demonhead(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3793/
Excitebike(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2428/
Golvellius(SMS)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3631/
Goonies II(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3604/
Guardian Legend(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3734/
Hoshi wo Miru Hito/Stargazers(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/304/
Legend of the Mystical Ninja(SNES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4478/
Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious(JP)(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3938/
Mega Man(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1762/
Mega Man 2(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1935/
Mega Man X3(SNES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4086/
Metroid(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1186/
NBA Jam(Genesis):from EEPROM to SRAM
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4967/
Ninja Gaiden(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2598/
Pinball Dreams(SNES):High score saving
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/719/
Pinball Fantasies(SNES):High score saving
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/717/
Rad Racer(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2574/
Sonic the Hedgehog 2(GEN):merges Sonic 1 and 2 into one game
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1053/
Spellcaster(SMS)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3632/
Super Mario Bros. 3(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2886/
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3135/
Wrecking Crew(NES):Save created levels
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2616/
Wonder Boy In Monster World(SMS)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3641/
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap(SMS)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3628/
Xexyz(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3817/

>>9778268
Because, for one thing, most of the time people complain about "grind" they're just braindead people who expect to just be able to spam attack/heal and win rather than using the game's mechanics and come up with a plan, try various strategies. Because everytime people complained "you have to grind for like 10 hours in this game!" in my experience it's more like 30 mins

and more importantly, because "grind removal" hacks are so unbalanced they make you twice as powerful as if you actually did grind for 10 hours, so you might as well watch a longplay or play with gameshark codes

>>9778427
Typo-fix/Proofread hacks:

Bubble Bobble(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4096/
Castlevania(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3876/
Crystalis(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4078/
Ghostbusters(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1976/
Ghosts'N Goblins(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4095/
Ikari Warriors(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4094/
Lufia:The Legend Returns(GBC)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/813/
Mega Man Legends(PSX)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/40/
Metal Gear(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4109/
Might and Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2282/
River City Ransom(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3453/
Samurai Shodown(Game Gear):Hanzo ending fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5528/
Strider(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4087/
Super Mario Bros. 2(NES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2067/
TMNT 4(SNES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3470/

Font Improvement hacks:

Breath of Fire(SNES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/710/
Links Awakening DX(GBC)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2414/
Mega Man Xtreme(GBC)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/141/
Secret of Mana(SNES)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/18/
Xenogears(PSX)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3091/
Zelda Oracle of Ages(GBC)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2934/

>>9778432
Strongly disagree. Dragon Quest 3 allows for practically infinite grinding, but it doesn't feel like grinding takes forever. Pointless busy-work like grinding up hearts in Castlevania 2 to buy the next thing is just a time-sink. Final Fantasy 5 has a lot of grind if you really wanna crank up your team but you don't really need to grind much otherwise. There is no fucking way in HELL I'm going to waste my time grinding the early random missions in Shadowrun for the Genesis just to get enough cash and equipment to be able to travel outside the starting area. I've never used an anti-grind hack, but there are plenty of games that could benefit from them.

>>9778435
Audio Fix hacks:

Altered Space:A 3-D Alien Adventure(GB):GBC Wave channel fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3898/
Batman Returns(Genesis):Sound fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5196/
Bomberman(NES):Sample fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6317/
Bomberman 2(NES):Sample fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6318/
Crystalis(NES):Audio buzzing fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6589/
Dizzy the Adventurer(NES):Sound fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/808/
Double Dribble(NES):Audio fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5259/
Earthworm Jim(Genesis):Sound fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5195/
Flashback(Jaguar):Sound fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6135/
Gimmick!(NES):Sound fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6872/
Journey to Silius(NES):Audio fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6873/
Lords of Thunder(Genesis):Track 8 skipping fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4942/
Mortal Kombat Trilogy(PS1):Fixed audio
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5074/
Startropics(NES):Music fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2229/
Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition(GEN):PCM fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2133/
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe(GBC):Music fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3897/
Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers(GEN):PCM fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2134/
Sword Master(NES):Fixed sound
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5584/
Waterworld(SNES):Sound fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6249/
Willow(NES):Audio fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6767/
Wizards and Warriors 3(NES):Audio fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7576/
X(GB):Sound fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3633/

>>9778453
Grinding at the start of a RPG used to be the norm. But "grind removal" don't just take care of small things like the ones you describe, they multiply the exp/gold by an arbritary number and call it a day.

>>9778460
Decensor/Graphics Fix hacks:

Adventures of Lolo(NES):Graphical update
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1707/
Battle Frenzy(Genesis):Texture fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6149/
Castlevania 3(NES):Bugfixes and graphical fixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/88/
Castlevania:Symphony of the Night(PSX):Black bar removal
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3606/
Crystalis(NES):Minor graphical fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4137/
Chrono Trigger(SNES):Bugfixes and decensoring
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3147/
Digimon Anode/Cathode Tamer(WonderSwan):Graphical fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5936/
Digimon World(PSX):Jukebox fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/903/
DuckTales 2(NES):Minor graphical fixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4320/
Final Fight 3(SNES):Decensored
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3566/
Jim Power(SNES):Parallax effect fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6240/
Kirby's Dream Land(GB):Colorization hack
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5213/
Lagrange Point(NES):Title screen fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3934/
Metroid II: Return of Samus(GB):Colorized
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/175/
Mortal Kombat Trilogy(SAT):Resolution
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3481/
RoboCop VS The Terminator(GEN):Black border removal
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3727/
Phantasy Star 2(GEN):Camera fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4285/
Phantasy Star 3(GEN):Parallax
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3984/
Secret of Monkey Island(Sega CD):Color fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6540/
Super Mario Bros. USA/2:Animation fix(NES/FC)
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4866/
Super Mario Land(GB):Colorization
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1187/
Turrican(GEN):Damage and color fixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2535/
TMNT 2(NES):Graphical fixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3425/
TMNT 3(NES):Graphical fixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3468/
Wolfchild CD(Sega CD):Level 2+3 graphical fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6144/

>>9778471
Bugfix hacks:

Battletoads(NES):Bugfixes, 2P fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2528/
Clue(SNES):RNG fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4366/
Deadly Towers(NES):Bat fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/716/
Digimon World 2(PSX):Bugfixes and cut digimon
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2587/
Dragon Warrior 3(NES):Bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2144/
Dragon Warrior 4(NES):Seamonster fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3760/
Final Fantasy(NES):General bug fixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1631/
Final Fantasy 6(SNES):General bug fixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/232/
Low G Man(NES):Mapper fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2512/
Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra(SNES):Shrine fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/404/
Monster Rancher 2(PSX):Growth rate fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3475/
Mortal Kombat 2(SNES):Bugfix and typo
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3478/
Phantasy Star 2(GEN):General bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2132/
Phantasy Star 3: Generations of Doom(GEN):General bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2883/
Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium(GEN):General bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4142/
Pinocchio(prototype)(32X):Bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4368/
Sonic 3 & Knuckles(GEN):Bugfixes and more
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1056/
Suikoden(PSx):General bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4405/
Suikoden 2(PSX):General bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4398/
Super Mario All-Stars(SNES):Physics fix for SMB and LL
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7287/
The Legend of Dragoon(PSX):encounter rate fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4347/
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose!(SNES):train fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/458/
Wario Land 2(GB):5-2 Wall Fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3345/
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord(NES):AC fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1677/
Worms(GB):General bugfixes
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2753/

>>9778483
Lag/Slowdown removal hacks 1/2:

Actraiser(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7574/
Adventures of Batman & Robin(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6517/
Aladdin(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6322/
Arcana(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3608/
Ballz 3D(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7668/
Biometal(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7555/
Cacoma Knight in Bizyland(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3835/
Contra 3(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6341/
Darius Twin(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7589/
Faceball 2000(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7634/
Final Fight(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7561/
Final Fight Guy(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6356/
Hook(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7585/
Joe & Mac(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7560/
Legend of the Mystical Ninja(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7647/
Magic Sword(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7627/
Magical Pop'N(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7642/
Magical Quest(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6640/
Magical Quest 3(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6324/
Mario Paint(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7649/
Mega Man X(SNES):SA1 Slowdown removal
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5145/
Mega Man X2(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7529/
Mega Man X3(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7547/
Metal Slug 2(NGCD):Slowdown reduction
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4009/

>>9778487
Lag/Slowdown removal hacks 2/2:

Parodius Da!(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6432/
Phanlanx(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7644/
Pilotwings(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7667/
Pocky & Rocky(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7630/
Power Rangers:The Movie(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6374/
Prince of Persia(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6623/
Rendering Ranger R2(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7643/
Rock N Roll Racing(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7541/
SimCity(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7534/
SimAnt(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7629/
Skyblazer(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7636/
Starfox(SNES):FastROM conversion and 21mhz SuperFX
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6443/
Starfox 2(SNES):SuperFX 52MHz overclock
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3967/
Stunt Race FX(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7638/
Super Adventure Island(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7645/
Super E.D.F.(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7572/
Super Mario Land 2(GB):Colorization and slowdown removal
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3784/
Super Mario 64(N64):Lag reduce
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4905/
Super Smash T.V.(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7582/
The Lost Vikings 2(SNES):Slowdown removal
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3798/
The Ninja Warriors(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7654/
Wild Guns(SNES):FastROM conversion
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7588/
Zelda:A Link to the Past(SNES):Slowdown removal and no more having saving count as a death
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2234/

>>9778489
Feature Restoration hacks:

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest(SNES):Restored Silence status ailment
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6652/
Illusion of Gaia(SNES):Restored true final boss
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4989/
Killer Instinct(SNES):Selectable Eyedol
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1369/
TMNT: Tournament Fighters(GEN):Play as boss characters
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2220/

Controls Improvement hacks:

Clock Tower(SNES):Mouse support
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5397/
DuckTales(NES):No longer need to hold down 3 buttons to pogo jump, just 2
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/749/
Holy Diver(NES):Input fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7655/
Kirby's Adventure(NES):Input fix
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7595/
Mega Man: The Wily Wars(GEN):Fixes movement delay and fire rate
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3837/
Nintendo World Cup(NES):P2 and P4 can pause now
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/795/
Shadowrun(SNES):Mouse support
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6653/
Zombies Ate My Neighbors(SNES):Two-way inventory cycling
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4318/

>>9778492
Multiplayer hacks:

Balloon Fight(NES):4-player mode
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4826/
Bomberman(NES):2-player Co-op
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3335/
Seiken Densetsu(SNES):3-players
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/179/
Super Dodge Ball(NES):4 player Bean Ball mode
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/71/

And some optional annoyance removal hacks and other attempts to make games more enjoyable:

Festers Quest(NES):No more weapon downgrade drops
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2592/
Link's Awakening DX(GBC):Annoyances removal
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3597/
Mega Man X5(PSX):Shut Alia up and more
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3711/
Mega Man X6(PSX):Attempt to make game fun
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4035/
Metal Gear(NES):Auto-card
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2445/
Snake's Revenge(NES):Auto-card
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4284/
Super Bomberman 2(SNES):Battle Mode hidden stages unlocked
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4332/
Super Bomberman 3(SNES):Battle Mode hidden stages unlocked
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4333/
Super Bomberman 4(SNES):Battle Mode hidden stages unlocked
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4334/
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island(SNES):Shut baby mario up
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2658/
Super Pitfall(NES):Attempt to make game fun
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3060/

>>9778502
great work anon, i chucked these in a pastebin and i'll add it to the next hbg thread.

Quality of Life Improvements:
https://pastebin.com/4gmM7wc6

>>9778487
>Contra III
SA-1 was neat

Well?

https://www.youtu.be/TvqgoFZW_jc

>>9776935
It's a fucking video game. It's not that series you subhuman.

>>9776372
Grind/annoyance removal is EZ mode, though

QOL rom hack before rom hacks were a thing.

>quality of life improvements
you didn't beat the game

>>9779062
How is grinding challenging?

>>9778293
a theoretical good QoL hack is something that identifies a superfluous mechanical oversight that has an oversized footprint on how you play the game and negates it. the typical example I use is being unable to cycle backwards through your inventory in zombies ate my neighbors which makes timing a sequence of inventory items the most important skill in an overhead shooter. it admittedly is very easy for a romhacker to fuck up the game if they don't have good taste but that's true of any modification.

>>9779419
Not him, but an arduous grind disincentivizes you from becoming so powerful that your next milestone is trivialized. Player could spend hours or days grinding levels, money, or items but because it takes far more time than just playing through the game underpowered, people would in theory not grind any more than their level of comfort needed to beat the game. Grinding is essentially dynamic difficulty, people better at the game will grind less and deal with more challenging bosses while people not great at the game can spend more time fighting weaker enemies to become more powerful and still progress.

My problem with "grind removal" patches is that they usually make increasing in power so easy as to nullify the time commitment and encourage players to overlevel themselves and plow through the rest of the game without a problem. As an example, in the original Final Fantasy, a 4x experience gain patch makes the Black Belt/Master absurdly strong as their power grows exponentially as they gain levels. Most normal players would beat the game around 30-35, a point which the Master is roughly on par with a Knight in most respects; taking the Master to the level cap of 50 causes him to be able to one-shot the final boss, skipping every mechanic of the fight by instantly killing anything in the game.

What a grind removal patch should do is lock the player's level to a specific point, perhaps only giving the player EXP after boss kills, such that the player has a very specific power level and toolset to work with for each encounter and no way to prop themselves up except for learning the mechanics of the game and how to handle things without overleveling them. That veers from quality of life to a difficulty hack though and is beyond what most hackers care to do.

>>9779849
I understand what you mean, and it depends on the game. It's just that some early NES RPGs have you running in circles around your starting town to grind before you can even hope to progress. Nothing wrong with the idea of grinding to make an already beatable fight easier, but it's not fun when grinding is mandatory. Again, we're talking about some early RPGs

>>9779862
I know some of what you're talking about, the original Phantasy Star felt sort of like that until you know exactly what you need to do and where to go. But that's more what I mean about how a grind hack should be done, start the player on an appropriate level for the enemies around them and prevent them from gaining any additional levels on top of that so the difficulty is static between all players. Making exp gains faster doesn't really fix the core issue of the game not being balanced.

>>9779873
There's multiple Nintendo RPGs where you don't have to grind but people are gonna say they're casual garbage because of that

>>9778460
>Lords of Thunder(Genesis):Track 8 skipping fix
Here I was thinking my ISO was buggered. Thanks a lot for this one.

>>9779419
This is what cheating copers tell themselves
>I'm just going to give myself x5 exp
>I'd just have done the same thing anyway it would simply have taken longer

Except you wouldn't have. You would have maybe grinded half of what the cheat gives you; and then the cheat allows you to play like a dumbass instead of using proper tactics and ressource management, which is where the challenge should have come from.

And then there is the question of how much people always exagerate how much grinding is required, fed by repeating bullshit said in FAQs written by literal autist who always grind needlessly.

There is also the fact that people have the wrong expectations. Starting from the the middle of the 4th gen, most challenge in JRPGs were completely nullified by default. So then people play older stuff and except to just play like retards and spam attack and then scream "waaa this game is a grindfest!!!" when they die doing that.

It is no different than zoomies claiming shit like 1ups are an outdated concept and all challenge is bad design because they're used to modern game design. In essence, "grind removal" is exactly the same thing as that.

>>9779932
>shit like 1ups are an outdated concept
they did become largely outdated on the snes when games started to phase out actual gameovers, losing one or two checkpoints in a level doesn't really justify them. the bare minimum for them to not be vestigal is something like smb3 where you get sent back to the start of a world.

>>9779932
>1ups
It does depend on the continue system and the life system at the same time. In Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World and Mega Man, it's infinite continues and a life system, and the life system makes the game easier. If you remove the life system where you get sent back to the check point when you die, you'll always get sent back to the start of the level. In Super Mario 64, It's infinite continues and a life system which is more-or-less meaningless and just prevents you from having to start at the castle entrance instead of directly in front of the level you died in.

>>9779947
are SNES/Genesis era games hard? or are they beatable? I only played FFVI and it was easy.

>>9779419
it's challenging on your time and patience, which is a legitimate balancing factor. people are going to grind as little as they can get away with, which varies depending on the person. You can theoretically spend the reset of your life punching slimes to get your character to level 99 and never see a game over screen again, but you won't, because grinding is challenging on a time constraint level to you.

>>9780632
honestly it mostly comes down to the continue system they use. genesis games tend to be significantly harder because many still followed the arcade gameover format. snes games mostly started to move away from that with the exception of a few titles like contra and super ghouls n ghosts. If you're playing something with unlimited lives it usually won't be crazy hard.

>>9780678
*unlimited continues

>>9780025
The thing with Donkey Kong Country and especially Super Mario World is that the game makes it so easy for you to just top up with so many lives you'll never get a game over that they functionally serve no purpose. Having a stricter punishment for dying with 0 lives left than with more than 0 lives left is pretty irrelevant when the game makes it so easy to ensure you never have 0 lives left. Both those games really just have lives out of tradition.

>>9780946
>The thing with Donkey Kong Country and especially Super Mario World is that the game makes it so easy for you to just top up with so many lives you'll never get a game over that they functionally serve no purpose.

This is not true, or you've probably only played with savestates.

When you resume your game after saving, you're stuck in the last world you saved in. You can't go back to earlier worlds to grind on lives easily unless you unlock the Funky Kong stage, which are often located near the end of a world; so you're stuck with the initial 3 or 5 lives (saves don't save lives) until you do

>>9780958
It's true. Not only does each world usually have a place that makes it easy to grind lives if needed (remember you can start+select your way out of levels you've beaten), but you typically unlock both Funky and Candy around the same time, very rarely more than a level apart. Sometimes you even unlock Funky BEFORE Candy.

>>9780976
Hell, I checked DKC1 for you.

World 1: Funky after level 4, Candy after level 5
World 2: Funky and Candy both after level 4
World 3: Funky after level 2, Candy after level 4
World 4: Funky and Candy both after level 5
World 5: Candy after level 3, Funky after level 5
World 6: Funky after level 3, Candy after level 4

There's ONE fucking world in the game where you can save midway through and then have to beat another two levels without being able to go grind elsewhere.

The only improvement I need is more frames.

>>9780678
I see. so it's the reverse or NES and SMS.

>>9781003
has anyone ever made something like this in a romhack? i'd be down for playing it as a shitpost

>>9781003
That’s actually really obnoxious but if people enjoy it go for it.

>>9781019
>obnoxious
You mean better. Look how smooth is can look.

>>9781020
>readability
i am sure you know best

>>9779419
Dumb catfags poster

>>9781041
Yes.

>>9781086
>notice the bottom button on the upgrade
>the original already shifted the button
capcom were for real

>>9776650
>bad game design, japan :O

>>9781107
Yes, but they left room for improvement.

>>9781141
>wojak face

>>9776190
Zelda 2 redux is based. Makes that shit playable.

>grind removal
Are there any hacks that go the other way? I've always enjoyed a good (optional) grind.

>battle system fun and is gameplay as opposed to reading dialogue
>like have much gold and skills
>number go up

What's the downside again?

>>9781156
The hat flop addition sucks - especially in this one. That is a freaking top hat. The brim is solid. It cannot wiggle. Sheesh.

>>9781156
>>9781086
>>9781020
>>9781003
Reminder that a ton of 6th gen games are exactly like this shit. It was trendy at the time to add a shit ton of frames to 3D model animations "just because they could"

>>9782117
But bobbing is more dynamic, isn't it?

>>9782117
But a discrete flop is more dynamic, isn't it?

>>9782294
>>9782298
learn 2 b8