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Posted on 08-11-14, 09:15 am (rev. 27 by thereturnofdoritosxD on 07-16-18, 11:40 am)


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And after a lot of “What should I use to do X?” and such, I feel the urge of making a list of all the stuff needed for making an hack.


Main


NSMBe: The program that we all know and that is required to make a decent hack. Initially made by Treeki, Dirbaio and piranhaplant continued it. You can also contribute to it on GitHub.
Download - Video tutorials

Google: One of the most famous Search engine that in this case can be used to search the NSMB ROM. I think that you already know the link to it.


Testing


DesMuMe JIT: Probably one of the best Nintendo DS emulators lurking on the net. Unfortunately the normal version works well only on new (or high-end) computers, but the JIT (Just-In-Time recompiler) version can work well also on old (lower-end) computer. To know how to activate the JIT recompiler, look at this small tutorial.
Download - Open ROM and play, it's not that difficult.

No$Zoomer: If you have a really bad computer (like a Netbook), then try this. Some stuff won't display correctly, but atleast you can do something. You can also remove the annoying sound by going on the "Other" tab and clicking "Noise Suppression".
Download - Same thing for DesMuMe JIT.


Graphics


GIMP: Probably the best tileset making tool…it has (almost) all the features of Photoshop and it’s completely free.
Download - Tutorial

Paint.NET: A good alternative for Gimp. Can’t tell exactly what it has different from GIMP…so you should try it by yourself.
Download - A small tutorial made by hamza62240

NSMB Titlescreen Editor: A well-working and user-friendly C# program that allows you to edit the titlescreen by simply dragging your logo, made in a graphics creating program, on the program. This program was made by an user here at the NSMBHD community called RicBent for those ones that have problems in solving the puzzle when editing the titlescreen in NSMBe.
Link to the thread which also contains download and screenshots - The tutorial is in the program.


Music


VGMTrans : A tool to listen and extract the various songs of a game.
Download - It’s so simple to use that it doesn’t need a tutorial.

FLStudio: A good program to create your MIDI compositions.
Download - Tutorial for creating MIDI compositions and another tutorial for obtaining MIDI Music from other platforms

Anvil Studio: An alternative for FLStudio. Simple to use, I guess.
Download - You can find some tutorials on the Anvil Studio’s website.


Hex Editing


Hex Workshop: A good tool to do hex editing stuff...you should try it.
Download – No tutorial…if somebody find (or makes) a tutorial for it, well tell it to me.

XVI32: A good alternative to Hex Workshop. It’s not better, but it still has the important features.
Download – For the tutorial…well, same thing of Hex Workshop.

HxD: Another hex editor, with all the basic features. Suggested by  SaturnYoshi and  MercuryPenny.
Download


ASM hacking


DevKitPro: A program for ASM stuff...I don't know much of ASM, so discover it by yourself.
Download - Tutorial (kind of)

ASM hacking project template: The template contains everything you need to start creating ASM hacks. That's it.
Download

No$Gba Debug version: So...according to this thread the No$Gba Debug version is super useful for ASM hacking, because...you can see how your ASM hacks work, I guess?
Download - If somebody understands how this...thing works, please tell it to me.


Other


NDS Editor (or kiwi.ds) : A tool for opening and exporting the stuff in a ROM…what else.
Download - It’s so simple to use that it doesn’t need a tutorial.

Worldmap Editor: The tool that everybody was waiting for! An overworld editor for NSMB! Unfortunately, it's in an alpha stage, and you can only edit the placement of the points, and which ones they unlock once the level to which they're assigned is completed.
Download - Tutorial is in the linked post.


Naturally it's not complete, if somebody has some suggestions for this...feel free to tell them in the discussion.
Posted on 08-11-14, 09:25 am


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Paint.NET: A good alternative for Paint.NET.


Hm, I think that's not quite right, there
Posted on 08-11-14, 09:31 am


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Posted by skawo
Paint.NET: A good alternative for Paint.NET.


Hm, I think that's not quite right, there

How I didn't noticed about this little thing...
Fixed, by the way.
Posted on 08-11-14, 09:53 am


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Nice thread.
Posted on 08-11-14, 01:48 pm (rev. 3 by thereturnofdoritosxD on 08-12-14, 10:20 am)


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There we go...fixed links that redirected to a 404 page and corrected some mistakes in the tool descriptions.

Also...
Posted by Tierage
Nice thread.

It's good to see that this thread is interesting to someone.

EDIT: Added No$Gba Debugger version to the list since according to this thread...it's super useful for ASM hacking.
Posted on 08-13-14, 08:51 pm
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Suggestion: Replace 'Stuff' in the title with 'Tools'.
Posted on 08-13-14, 09:06 pm (rev. 1 by thereturnofdoritosxD on 08-13-14, 09:08 pm)


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Posted by Hiccup
Suggestion: Replace 'Stuff' in the title with 'Tools'.

Note that I won't put only tools useful for NSMB hacking but also other stuff such as threads, links to posts that explain how to use a determinate tool, etc.
An example of "links that explains how to use a determinate tool" could be the small tutorial of hamza that explains how to use Paint.NET.
Posted on 08-13-14, 10:07 pm
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I love the word "stuff". Don't change it <3
Posted on 08-18-14, 10:17 am (rev. 2 by thereturnofdoritosxD on 08-18-14, 10:22 am)


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Posted by Dirbaio
I love the word "stuff". Don't change it <3

Nice to hear that somebody like the name.

By the way, somebody knows other tools useful for NSMB hacking?
Because I feel like this list has something missing...

Posted on 08-18-14, 06:22 pm
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IDA Pro for ASM hacking too.

Shame it's not free
Posted on 08-18-14, 06:47 pm (rev. 1 by Thierry on 04-03-15, 08:28 pm)
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Posted by Dirbaio
I love the word "stuff". Don't change it <3


Lol me too. This word made me enter this thread many times.

Offtopic +
Posted on 08-19-14, 09:57 am (rev. 1 by thereturnofdoritosxD on 08-27-14, 10:49 am)


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Posted by Dirbaio
IDA Pro for ASM hacking too.

Shame it's not free

I don't think that I will put it then, because I want that the tools listed in this thread can be used by everyone.

For those who haven't noticed, I've added the "stuff" for Testing that are No$Zoomer and DesMuMe.
Also, I wanted to upload the RAR files of the emulators to the uploader of the New NSMBHD to avoid the "You-Shall-Wait-5-Seconds" thing, but when I try to enter in this thread from new.nsmbhd.net, it gives me a blank page.
Posted on 08-19-14, 11:14 am (rev. 3 by ImageBot on 11-21-16, 03:09 am)
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Also, I wanted to upload the RAR files of the emulators to the uploader of the New NSMBHD to avoid the "You-Shall-Wait-5-Seconds" thing, but when I try to enter in this thread from new.nsmbhd.net, it gives me a blank page.


You means that http://nsmbhd.net/4-general-nsmb-hacking/2585-useful-stuff-for-nsmb-hacking doesn't works for you?
Posted on 11-21-14, 05:41 pm (rev. 2 by thereturnofdoritosxD on 11-21-14, 08:32 pm)


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Minor bump to say that I made some housekeeping updates here and there by fixing the links that were broken and the grammatical errors. I also added RicBent's titlescreen editor, because it's "fundamental" for those that have problems in solving "the puzzle" in NSMBe, when editing the titlescreen.
Posted on 11-21-14, 11:58 pm
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Thanks, Might use these tools.
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Posted on 11-22-14, 12:14 am
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How would I per say import midis made with FL Studio into VGMTrans and save? Or is there another way?
Posted on 11-22-14, 02:38 pm


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Posted by mario1luigi9
How would I per say import midis made with FL Studio into VGMTrans and save? Or is there another way?

The answer to your question is in this thread...but it would be better if I would just post the answer in a quote within a spoiler, just to avoid you to search up and down for the paragraph talking about the "importing of .midis".
Posted on 11-25-14, 04:20 pm


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May I recommend HxD as an alternate hex editor?
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Posted on 11-26-14, 01:05 am
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Posted by MercuryPenny
May I recommend HxD as an alternate hex editor?

I use it too, I agree it should be added.
Posted on 11-26-14, 11:11 pm
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For music editing, I recommend that you use Audacity since it allows the user to create effects and cut music or reloop it.

Virtual DJ 8 is not a recommended music editor I use, but it helps me keep the tempo and pitch of a song at the right level so that the sound profile (I think it is called a bandwidth...) doesn't distort. You can also export music directly from the DJ program.

Ableton is another recommended music software program. It is considered to be equal to FL Studio in what it can do but is easier to use. The program regulates the Bass and Treble section quite nice and does not distortion sounds unless the user wants the sounds to be distortioned.
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