ROM Hack Mario Kart Zero

[gabriel1073]

Will the mssions also be modified? I sure hope so, Mario Kart 's Missions are awesome but gets boring to do the same thing after the 3 stars

 

[Gericom]

Will the mssions also be modified? I sure hope so, Mario Kart 's Missions are awesome but gets boring to do the same thing after the 3 stars

I think they will. It is easy to edit them.

 

[GolyBidoof]

It's easy to edit, as I saw...
But it's not easy to make it run on CT's...

 

[andy26129]

Finally i get to try a hack for my third favorite mk game.

 

[Dirbaio]

Asking for donations for a ROM hack? There was a similar discussion on another ROM hack in here that doesn't deserve to be mentioned. Just sayin', it didn't end well.

Anyways, the hack looks quite good.
If only we could have a proper 3D Model importer instead of pirating Nintendo's ...

 

[YamiHoshi.nl]

Do you mean, something like Riivolution?
I don't even thing it's theoretically possible, on a DS.
Why? Because you'll need to swap Cartridges, while the DS is turned on.

 

[Dirbaio]

No, I mean that the NDS hacking scene is using the official Nintendo tools for converting 3D models to the DS format. They were leaked from the official Nintendo SDK somewhere. (In fact, the whole SDK has been leaked).

Using that is kinda illegal, and kind of looses the point of ROM hacking. ROM hacking has always been about reverse-engineering the formats and the code to figure out things ourselves and develop our own tools, not just using Nintendo's tools.
Also it's a pain in the ass to use because it only works with reaally old versions of Maya and 3DS Max (two 3D editor programs).

We could very well code our own model converters that work with current file formats, but the 3D formats of the DS are quite complicated... And people lack the motivation to do it. Me too

 

[YamiHoshi.nl]

But still, without these leaks, I bet we still couldn't find out how stuff work.
I understand it's illegal, the leaker is most likely sued, lost his contract with Nintendo, etc., but it did help the DS Hacking Community (years later).

 

[Dirbaio]

Well, it *is* possible to reverse-engineer stuff without official documentation or tools. It's just... harder.

For example, Treeki found out how the NSMB level format worked without any docs (there aren't any) and he started NSMBe.
But yea, the NSMB level format is way simpler than NSBMD, NSBTX & co.

 

[andy26129]

Wow this is amazing, ive been waiting for something like this since 2009...my dreams came true, keep it up.

 

[Gericom]

Wow this is amazing, ive been waiting for something like this since 2009...my dreams came true, keep it up.

Didn't you see the videos on my youtube channel(mkds2). There are some vids from tracks I ported from mkdd.

 

[andy26129]

Can you play multiplayer with this, both having the hacked mkds

 

[Gericom]

Can you play multiplayer with this, both having the hacked mkds

Maybe, you just should try.

 

[YamiHoshi.nl]

You can use Multiplayer and WiFi on hacked MKDS, as long as you both use exact same ROM.
If one doesn't have a hacked MKDS (or another hacked one), he or she will see you drive through walls, or even upon walls.

 

[andy26129]

You can use Multiplayer and WiFi on hacked MKDS, as long as you both use exact same ROM.
If one doesn't have a hacked MKDS (or another hacked one), he or she will see you drive through walls, or even upon walls.

Thanks, I will try it.

 

[Fishaman P]

When you mention CTGP, I freaked out. But then I read and found out that this is just a texture hack. There are no new tracks.

That's a terrible comparison to the CTGP.

 

[YamiHoshi.nl]

Actually, Texture Hacks are just a start.
True Custom Tracks have been made or ported already, but it's way harder to create these on MKDS, than on MKW.
Besides, MKW Hacking has also started out as Texture Hacks.

 

[GolyBidoof]

When you mention CTGP, I freaked out. But then I read and found out that this is just a texture hack. There are no new tracks. That's a terrible comparison to the CTGP.

Are you sure? :3




Anyway, I'm writing here to announce that Beta 5 gets release this weekend! Some preview of what you can see there:


(No, GBABC1 no.)




Hope you enjoy!

 

[Ray =D]

I like your hack Hopefully you are going to make many own tracks, too

 

[GolyBidoof]

I like your hack Hopefully you are going to make many own tracks, too

Well, so you can enjoy it even more, with Beta 6, which fixed all bugs caused by Beta 5, and lots of other stuff! :>
Some vids:








Download it from first page! :>