elmer Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Unless they've just been hacked themselves, it looks like the premiere site for the development and distribution of Translation Patches and other classic-game Hacks just went titsup! It's been down all day, and then I just saw this ... Does anyone know what happened? Is this legit? Did they get a takedown notice or C&D? Whatever ... unless this is a joke, it isn't a great day for the folks that are working hard to bring classic games, that were only released in Japan, to an English-speaking audience. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I don't think they're kidding. Went to the site, and... nothin'. Shame too, as it was a helpful resource. I'd just like to know exactly why they had to close up shop. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Princess Yushira Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) Ain't that a bitch if it's true? I was gonna ask for help on a translation project I was brainstorming. Update: Asshole Nintendo is at play again. The site has been around for years and now they pull some malarkey like this. Edited March 16, 2017 by Dragon Princess Yushira 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I did a Google search and some sites are saying that the Twitter accounts aren't official. Some suggested to check out the ROMHacking.net IRC channel but, yeah. Didn't have the time this morning. If it IS a take down I have no idea why. They do not distribute pirated ROMs. In fact, I submitted some of my indie 2600 games for free there. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Princess Yushira Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I edited my post to say that on twitter they confirm that they shut themselves down cuz of Nintendo being dipshits as usual. Everybody else plays ball but Nintendo always come to fuck it up. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 What standing could Nintendo have against a site that does not host ROM files? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 What standing could Nintendo have against a site that does not host ROM files? They consider fan translations and ROM hacking to be bad, naughty and we shouldn't do it despite having rights to do so. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Man, that's enormous bullshit if true. I love romhacking.net. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 There's a snapshot on Wayback from Feb 21st. It's far from perfect, but it looks like many of the patch files are still downloadable. http://web.archive.org/web/20170221182831/http://www.romhacking.net/ My guess at why Nintendo would take them down: altering the ROM files (which by their logic you shouldn't have anyway) undermines their ability to resell them. Exhibit A for this would be NES Remix. http://nesremix.nintendo.com They aren't ROM hacks, but I think Nintendo's lawyers could convince a judge or jury that it's close enough to hurt them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NES_Remix_(series) I am no lawyer but ROM hacks seem like an excellent example of derivative work, and it would be easy to argue that they encourage copyright infringement. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoofu Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Guessing for Copyright and Trademark 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Twitter eh? Is there a copy of this we can read where Nintendo pulled the plug? Sure they never hosted ROMs but as the post above appeared as i was writing this, you could nail the side over TM and © stuff probably, at least well enough to smoke and mirrors a judge over it. Hopefully someone else opens up a new site to carry all this stuff forward and not just the web archive as long as the files care to keep working. I was just on there a week or two ago trying to figure out if anyone did an improved JP to ENG translation of DQ4 for Famicom as I came across the cart locally -- it's a good resource. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I was just on there a week or two ago trying to figure out if anyone did an improved JP to ENG translation of DQ4 for Famicom as I came across the cart locally -- it's a good resource. Actually I went there yesterday looking to see if anyone ever fixed the bugs in the DQ1+DQII translation and noticed it was down. I thought it was just a temporary glitch, guess I was wrong. Are there any other large translation sites out there? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmer Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Twitter eh? Is there a copy of this we can read where Nintendo pulled the plug? This was posted on the Twitter account (romhacking_net) ... BUT ... the folks on the romhacking IRC feed (it took me a while to find that) say that's a fake Twitter account, and just someone stirring up trouble. They say that the site is down because it's been hacked, and that it will be back. 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Russian hackers!?!?!?!?!11!!?!!1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 BUT ... the folks on the romhacking IRC feed (it took me a while to find that) say that's a fake Twitter account, and just someone stirring up trouble. They say that the site is down because it's been hacked, and that it will be back. It's possible. It seems odd that they would say "screw it, we're taking it all down" instead of just purging the Nintendo stuff. You'd also think that they would put up an index page explaining things as well. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hmm it would make sense it was a fake account if the living IRC channel that backs the site says it's crap. Must be those tricky russian hackers bored with no democrats to screw with so they moved onto gamers. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3719907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettCRW Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) The Cutting Room Floor's Twitter account got in contact with Nightcrawler, and long story short, the site's down, and real life issues are preventing him from getting the site back up. Also, the supposed romhacking.net account isn't official and should be ignored. EDIT: Apparently the site is back up with a plain text message saying that RHDN isn't dead. Edited March 17, 2017 by GarrettCRW Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoofu Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 The twitter account is only 1 month old and been spamming crazy stuff Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 The site says this now "The patient is alive, however RHDN will remain in the ICU for awhile and cannot accept any visitors." Encouraging, I guess? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I wonder if they got hacked by the same group that took Assembler offline? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 They consider fan translations and ROM hacking to be bad, naughty and we shouldn't do it despite having rights to do so. I wonder how many rabid Nintendo fans will defend this stuck-up move from them. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I wonder how many dummies won't bother to read the whole thread to see that it wasn't a Nintendo takedown after all. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Had Nintendo done it they would not be stuck up and in their rights Mr Entitled, but perhaps you should be entitled to getting an education first because had you been capable of reading you would find out it was a fake news story from a fake twitter account to stir the pot. Reading just a few posts earlier would have covered that much. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Had Nintendo done it they would not be stuck up and in their rights Mr Entitled, but perhaps you should be entitled to getting an education first because had you been capable of reading you would find out it was a fake news story from a fake twitter account to stir the pot. Reading just a few posts earlier would have covered that much. Hello there, Mr. Dunce. >me >Mr. entitled Its funny how you assume that I'm either mentally handicapped or an under-educated bumpkin. :P Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 They consider fan translations and ROM hacking to be bad, naughty and we shouldn't do it despite having rights to do so. Hell, the Big N also went after the makers of Game Genie for the same reason...and all they did was change the game that was in the RAM part and not the ROM itself. And yes I know it was Russian hackers that took the site down but they also suck. A damn shame since I was looking forward to playing translated Famicom games, even the archived site doesn't have the patches available. ;( Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/263334-rip-romhackingnet/#findComment-3720892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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