laid2rest47

I either play videogames, guitar, or hang out with my friends or soul mate (yes, soul mate).

I'm REALLY REALLY wanting somebody to help me out in ROM hacking. I have most of the programs but they don't all seem to work:
Advancemap 1.92 (works well except I need practice)
advmart (haven't attempted)
atext-309 (experimented, haven't seen in action)
pa31 (doesn't seem to open rom)
starter (same problem as pa31)

Please help me out. I also have plans for 3 different ROM hacks when I'm done learning what I need to know.