Romhacking.net (also referred to as RHDN) was a website that maintained an extensive collection of video game modifications known as ROM hacks for 20 years. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A major source for ROM hacks and fan-made translations of retro games, Romhacking.net often received mentions by publications associated to the hobby. For example, Hardcore Gaming 101, a respected retrogaming online magazine, [5] [6] [7] promoted the fan-made translation of Ihatovo Monogatari published on Romhacking.net. [8], Nintendo Life promoted the English translation of Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ōgon Kiseru. [9], and Motherboard by Vice promoted the Hebrew translation of Sonic the Hedgehog. [10]
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In 2019, Kotaku reported that the community saw a controversy over an LGBT Pokémon hack. [11]
In 2020, Ars Technica pointed its readers to Romhacking.net in an investigate article about the origins of the NES port of Pac-Man Championship Edition. [12]
In 2023, the site planned to stop accepting new homebrew games, but the decision was reverted. [13]
It archived its database on the Internet Archive on August 1, 2024 due to management issues. [14] [15] [16]
Romhacking.net (also referred to as RHDN) was a website that maintained an extensive collection of video game modifications known as ROM hacks for 20 years. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A major source for ROM hacks and fan-made translations of retro games, Romhacking.net often received mentions by publications associated to the hobby. For example, Hardcore Gaming 101, a respected retrogaming online magazine, [5] [6] [7] promoted the fan-made translation of Ihatovo Monogatari published on Romhacking.net. [8], Nintendo Life promoted the English translation of Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ōgon Kiseru. [9], and Motherboard by Vice promoted the Hebrew translation of Sonic the Hedgehog. [10]
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adding to it. (August 2024) |
In 2019, Kotaku reported that the community saw a controversy over an LGBT Pokémon hack. [11]
In 2020, Ars Technica pointed its readers to Romhacking.net in an investigate article about the origins of the NES port of Pac-Man Championship Edition. [12]
In 2023, the site planned to stop accepting new homebrew games, but the decision was reverted. [13]
It archived its database on the Internet Archive on August 1, 2024 due to management issues. [14] [15] [16]