Brad2600 Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Ok, I've seen some of the hacks that were done of certain games and it makes me want to hack some games for fun seeing how I've always wanted to get into programming and hacking seems like a way to practice working with code. So, what will I need in order to do so? I've browsed the Hacks section but I don't see anything that answers my question. Do I need a Hack O Matic thingy? Is there a program where you hack roms? This question might not be in the right forum but it does get more traffic than the Hacks section so I thought I'd post in here and since I want to hack 2600 games. Can anyone give me a primer on what I need to learn? This would be helpful and more than likely help me kill some time between now and the beginning of classes to do something productive and creative. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hi! if you only want to do a graphical hack of a game (this excludes color changes), yes Hack-o-Matic or similar tools are all you'll need. If you want to do more, you'll need to know some 6502 assembly and at least some of the inner workings of the 2600, then disassemble the roms and modify the game...! Regards, Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBall Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 In my opinion, there are simple hacks (typically changes to the graphics) and hacks where the "hacker" has made significant code changes (most of the Hacks available in the AtariAge store). Hack-O-Matic facilitates the first, Distella the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 you can't forget about Atari hacking for dummies by laz. if that wasn't made then laserman 2k3 would be possible. Dan Iacovelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 So how can I get ahold of either program? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Is the freeware program called Hackman any good for that kind of thing or is Hack-O-Matic the only thing that should be used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 Downloaded Hack O Matic but no clue on how it works. I wonder why things have to be so complicated. Oh well. All I want to do is take a certain game and hack the graphics for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 That does sound like fun. I might try it myself and see if it's more fun than frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Downloaded Hack O Matic but no clue on how it works. I wonder why things have to be so complicated. Oh well. All I want to do is take a certain game and hack the graphics for fun. Hack-O-Matic complicated? All you do is find your game you want, load it in, and scroll until you find the graphic you want to change. After that, it's as simple as point and click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 I did this. I attempted to load in a ROM to no available. What file exactly do I need to look for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 There's a whole lotta threads here about that kepone.. I just did a search on "hack-o-matic' and voila http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...ight=hackomatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 All you do is go to file, click open, and find what your looking for (I'm guessing you did this). Other than that, I don't know what to tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I downloaded Hack-O-Matic, checked it for viruses, and tried to run it, but the darn thing won't run. Nothing happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 All you do is go to file, click open, and find what your looking for (I'm guessing you did this). Other than that, I don't know what to tell you. Yes I did this. However, the file was a bin file. I'm not sure what types of files. I will be checking out the link to the thread that NE1 posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Hack-o-Matic was rendered obsolete a few days ago by "hackomatic2.exe" which was made by a RapidQ programmer in response to people's problems with HoM. You can download it at http://koti.mbnet.fi/misterx/hackomatic2.exe or read the thread on another board at http://www.blitzcoder.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/...m2&topic=000485 Not only is it faster and a bit simpler to use in Windows (you can "paint" by dragging rather than clicking each pixel), it's also faster when run under Wine in Linux than Hack-o-Matic is. I see no reason to continue using Hack-o-Matic, myself (speaking as HoM's developer. ) I'll probably rewrite a native HoM for Linux as a Gambas (VB-like language) app, but all you Windows guys should be all set with the above link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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