The History Of ROM-Hacking

[Jomb]

You all know me primarily from my ROM-hacks. I've been making obscene/offensive/juvenile/hilarious ROM hacks for 8 years now (4 if you take out the hiatus :lol). It is time to put everything in perspective. I wrote an article about the history of ROM-hacking. It isn't just an article, it is a manifesto.

go to:
http://www.badhacks.net/

hen click on the History Of ROM-hacking to the left.

Enjoy! ;)

[MarioRPG]

That was most enlightening. I had no idea of the rich history.

[Emu]

Wasn't someone JUST spamming this site not an hour ago?

[Jomb]

Spam? Phillistine! ;)

[Guitar Woman]

That site has really shitty selection.

[Jomb]

Yea, its in its infancy, there are many more hacks getting added in, and it will ultimately also have ROM-hack reviews.

[Guitar Woman]

What, reviews BY hackers? Then you will all just treat them like a fine wine or something

EXCELLENT PALETTE WORK ON THE PENIS!

[Jomb]

I cant speak for other hackers, but I'm going to be brutal ;) Maybe I cant be as brutal as say, Dr. Boogie (that guy has the brutal market cornered!), but I'll do my best. They will probably be along the lines of the way I wrote the History Of ROM-hacking article.

Which penis are you referring to? Do you mean the analog ROM-hack? Some other penis? That site is just crawling with penis!

[Chojin]

I thought this was pretty much what i-mockery was known for doing these days?

Doing 'proper' reviews of rom hacks is like doing a critical analysis of nick jr shows.

[Emu]

So this place is I-Mockery's Toonzone?

[Chojin]

It's our own little The Daily Bull of rom hacks!

[Jomb]

I must confess I dont know what The Daily Bull is, according to http://www.thedailybull.ca/
it dont exist yet.

Basically there is no real home for comedy/bizarre/offensive hacks right now. This is the closest we got right here at I-mockery. But the logistics of writing ROM-hack reviews means that only so many can make it to this site. In badhacks.net we hope to create a home for these sorts of hacks.

[Guitar Woman]

FUN FACT: I first discovered the main I-Mock site through their ROM hack reviews way back in 2000!

[Jomb]

Thats funny because there were no ROM-hack reviews here in 2000 :lol
Knife Boy was the 1st one you know. My research suggests thats from 2002...

[Guitar Woman]

Are you sure? Because I remember knowing about the site since I was like 9 or 10.

It could have also been the earlier flash games, I don't know.

[Jomb]

Rog himself has said Knife Boy was the 1st one. It was farked in 2002
http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=132521
So unless it was farked 2 years after the fact it must have been reviewed in 2002.

could be wrong though, its not exactly a scientific way to get the date or anything ;)

[Chojin]

THE HISTORY OF ROM HACKING
(1873) - FIRST ROM HACKED!
(2002) - FIRST NES ROM HACK RELEASED ON INTERNET!
(2002) - FIRST PENIS
(2002) - SECOND PENIS
(2002) - FIRST SWASTIKA
(2002) - THIRD PENIS
(2002) - PENISES FOUR THROUGH FIVE HUNDRED
(2003 - PRESENT) - COMPLAINING ON GAMEFAQS

[Jomb]

I'm deeply offended by your timeline.
How could you forget the prostitutes? The marijuana? Where's the homosexual references? A penis alone only goes so far without a thriling storyline (preferably featuring gaybos).

Also, Guitar Woman, it just hit me.. you've been coming here since you were 9?!? No wonder you have such gender confusion!

[Guitar Woman]

Rog and Protoclown being gay for each other destroyed my CHILDHOOD

[Jomb]

It's hard to gauge what that could do to a child's fragile psyche. If you end up as an axe murderer or a child molester, you know who to blame at your therapy sessions! :lol