Category Archives: General

Editroid 3.7

Posted by snarfblam on September 21, 2014 1 comment

Version 3.7 of Editroid is available. You can get it at Romhacking.net’s page for Editroid. Version 3.7 adds support for multiple ASM files to manage more complex ASM hacks.

Automap Without The Map

Posted by snarfblam on January 27, 2014 0 comments

I’ve been asked if there was a version of the Automap Plus patch without the automap. In other words, just the partial heart pieces in the HUD and faster life refilling with potions and fairies. Easy enough: just chop all of the map-related stuffs from the code, and voila. Download the IPS patch with source […]

Editroid 3.6

Posted by snarfblam on January 6, 2014 4 comments

A new version of Editroid has been released with some bug fixes (namely a bug that prevented certain screen-load code from running). Grab it from the RHDN Editroid page. Everything should work the same as Editroid 3.5, except fewer bugs.

Mountain Challenge by Trax

Posted by snarfblam on December 22, 2013 0 comments

From Trax, the author of the Contra hack Revenge of the Red Falcon, comes an early Christmas present: a nifty Contra hack titled Mountain Challenge. It’s short, but sweet. It’s a one-level hack where you race to the top of the mountain as fast as possible. The difficulty is dialed back a couple of notches compared to Revenge of the Red Falcon, but you’ll have plenty of chances to die running full speed ahead, trying to top your best time.

ASM Hack: Elevator to Same Level

Posted by snarfblam on June 13, 2013 0 comments

Here is a nice, small hack that allows you to add an elevator to Metroid that, rather than bringing the player to a different level, brings the player to a different part of the same level. This hack is very unlikely to work with any other hack that involves ASM since it uses the memory […]

Editroid 3.5

Posted by snarfblam on June 11, 2013 1 comment

Time to release a new version of my Metroid editor. This version allows you to add ASM to each screen that will run when the screen loads. It includes a built-in assembler so you can do everything right in Editroid.

Metroid Hacking Resources

Posted by snarfblam on November 18, 2012 0 comments

This is my attempt to collect and catalog useful resources for Metroid hacking. If anyone wants to make an addition, feel free to tell me in the comments.

FCEUX Debug File Format

Posted by snarfblam on March 26, 2012 0 comments

Just in case anybody else ever needs to know the format for FCEUX’s debugger’s config files (.deb), here it is, based on the source code for version 2.1.5 (found in \src\drivers\win\pref.cpp) and the contents of actual .deb files.

Editroid 3.0

Posted by snarfblam on March 22, 2012 4 comments

Editroid 3.0 (beta) is ready and willing to satisfy all your Metroid hacking desires! You can download the editor or the source code.

Metroid: Wavy-Ice

Posted by snarfblam on February 20, 2012 0 comments

I’ve decided to share my simple Wavy-Ice hack. It allows the player to combine the wave beam and ice beam in Metroid. Note that this only works on a ROM expanded by Editroid 2.1.