Why do we Rom Hack? :3

Started by BlitŻ June 20th, 2010 12:33 PM
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BlitŻ

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Posted January 22nd, 2013
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14.3 Years
As more of these "what" and "why" topical threads pop up, I thought I should post what came into my head ;D.
Essentially, I'm asking why do we Rom Hack as a rhetorical question, I'm not really wondering what the point of it, but what do each and every one of us get out of it. :3 More of a bring us closer together, all hail rom hacking question ;3

I rom hack because of nostalgia. I remember waking up every morning as a kid, popping in my sapphire version, and watching this magnificent 2-D landscape crawl across the screen (Yeah, I was REALLY young, who actually likes the maps Nintendo made? x3). I get a exhiliration from reliving the memories in my now adult mind. I get to use the tools people made here to disassemble those original landscapes and making my own is what I really like. Plus, the aspect of me being the storyteller ;)

Tell me why you rom hack ;D
I can already tell that:
Spoiler:

So don't hate! xD

Darthatron

巨大なトロール。

Age 31
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Melbourne, Australia
Seen February 2nd, 2015
Posted October 28th, 2014
1,152 posts
17.4 Years
I do it...
  • To give me something to do.
  • To give give me something to learn.
  • To show off - mainly this.
Also, because I played Red and Blue when I was a wee-lad.
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わたし は ばか です
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Posted January 14th, 2013
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well, actually I'm still working on my own hack right now, but its not posted here on PC... I don't know why?!!

I hack because I can freely control the events in the game... Make new Pokemon, Characters, and others...

It really makes me happy when I accomplish something in my hack, and I wonder how it feels to finish your own game/hack...

so, basically that's why I hack!!! :D

Full Metal

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Age 27
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Posted May 27th, 2017
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aww, don't leave us colcolstyles! D:
hm...mainly because i enjoy it
that, and i don't feel like writing my own dang engine :P
bleh, that would take ages for one person to make >_<
but now that i have gtk...hm...:idea lightbulb: :D
plus, its a challenge.

★ full metal.

I like to push it,
and push it,
until my luck is over.

psychicboy

Hacking is all that matters...

Age 29
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Twilight Town
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Posted April 28th, 2016
538 posts
13.7 Years
I do it for the story I can create with the Firered Engine. Seriously, when I play a hack, Im not playing it for 'The most beautiful maps ever created', Im playing purely for the story. I wanna be able to dive into the game and feel apart of its unique world.

Which leads me to why I hack, to tell an amazing story that other people may enjoy in the world of pokemon.
Soon to be Hacking legend...
~Psy







Wanna play my hack? Check it out here!

My sig was "too big brah", so I shortened it.

BlitŻ

guahh my dog is so cute

Age 28
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Posted January 22nd, 2013
472 posts
14.3 Years
Haha, thanks for all of your opinions guys ^w^
Some of them were inspiring, others just made sense like that.

Because we feel like it, so deal with it!!!
I didn't mean to attack you. T~T

destinedjagold

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Posted March 24th, 2023
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>.>

Too difficult to answer but I'll try to answer anyway. :3
I try to hack/mod because...
...I think they're fun. :3
...it's kinda related to programming. =/
...I can finally make a PKMN game that I dreamed when I was young. :3
...I can share it with other people. :3
...it kills most of my spare time instead of boring myself to death. xD
...it gives me headaches when scripting. :3
...it's a form of art and I love art. :3
...I love POKéMON. :3
...I found this site and the tools and now got addicted to ROM Hacking and I can no longer escape this addiction... D:

And I guess that's all of it. ^^

Age 31
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Portland, Oregon
Seen October 6th, 2012
Posted March 8th, 2011
442 posts
18 Years
I hack because:
1) After five playthroughs each, the original games get boring.
2) Mapmaking is fun (especially ice mazes - I LOVE doing those).
3) I can make my fake Pokémon ideas 'real'.
4) I can promote my music by arranging it for a ROM hack.
5) It's a hell of a lot easier than making a game from scratch.
6) The Pokémon Advance games are surprisingly versatile for what little Nintendo exploited those capabilities...
7) IT'S DAMN FUN. <-- Remember that. That's important.
PM me if you'd like to hear some of the ideas I have for ROM hacks. I've got some subplot ideas and Fakemon that I really want in a hack... as long as I don't have do the whole hack. xD

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