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ROM hacking is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements. This is usually done by technically inclined video game fans to improve an old game of importance, as a creative outlet, or to make new, unofficial games using the old game's engine.
The following list of text-based games is not to be considered an authoritative, comprehensive listing of all such games; rather, it is intended to represent a wide range of game styles and genres presented using the text mode display and their evolution across a long period.
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. Many consoles have hardware ...
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On the other hand, UNIF has properties that make it difficult to perform hacks, since the corpus of hacking information (data offsets, etc) is iNES-centric, and the various "chunks" in UNIF can be arranged in any order, therefore UNIF is a pertinent concern for a ROM hacker.
Pokémon Gold Version [a] and Pokémon Silver Version [b] are 1999 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color, but with backward compatibility for the Game Boy. They are the first installments in the second generation of the Pokémon video game series. They were released in Japan in 1999, Australia and North America in 2000, and Europe in ...
Tenke Fungurume Mining SA is a large copper and cobalt producer, with mines and processing facilities situated within the African copper belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tenke's substantial mineral endowment supports a long mine life and future expansion opportunities. Tenke Fungurume Mining SA is also home to one of the world's ...
The leak also contained information on Nintendo's surveillance of and attempts to hire one Belgian hacker who was active in the 3DS homebrew scene. [26] Alongside this, the source code for the Switch boot ROM was leaked, including both hardware revisions.
Manic Miner is a platform game written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith. It was published by Bug-Byte in 1983, then later the same year by Software Projects. [4] The first game in the Miner Willy series, the design was inspired by Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit computers. [5] [6] Retro Gamer called Manic Miner one of the most influential platform games of all time, [7] and it has ...
Crystal Mines II is a puzzle video game designed and programmed by Ken Beckett for Color Dreams. It was licensed to Atari Corporation for the Lynx handheld system. The game is a sequel to Crystal Mines for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Both releases are similar to Boulder Dash, a genre which has since become known as "rocks and diamonds" games.