My Metroid 1 (NES) Mod is complete, but....

2008-09-07 10:29:29 am

Yesterday I have finished my work on a little Metroid 1 hack, but one thing I must do. How I can change the Text at the Titlescreen??? I want change the Text who you can read the "Emergency Order". I hope somebody can help me. Rolling Eyes

Kyle07

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P.JMan

2008-09-07 01:24:06 pm

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

I'd imagine it's stored a a big chunk of graphics, try either searching for the graphic in TLP or debugging where the graphic is loaded from. Either way you'll have to use TLP to edit the graphic

Acheron

2008-09-07 02:29:01 pm

Acclaimed Threshold

Constant Sorrows

Not a lot of original Metroid hackers around here, AFAIK, sorry. However, like P.JMan said, I'm 99% sure you'd need to download Tile Layer Pro and just open up the ROM in that, then look around for the graphics in there.

Crys

2008-09-07 05:58:30 pm

Green-Kirby, ROAR!

I think that part is using the text engine though. So if nothing comes up in a tile layer, use a hex editor to scan for the text!

Kyle07

2008-09-08 07:24:54 am

Quote from Acheron86:

Not a lot of original Metroid hackers around here, AFAIK, sorry. However, like P.JMan said, I'm 99% sure you'd need to download Tile Layer Pro and just open up the ROM in that, then look around for the graphics in there.

I had used this Tile Layer Pro, but it can only change the Character, blocks etc.

Quote from Crys:

I think that part is using the text engine though. So if nothing comes up in a tile layer, use a hex editor to scan for the text!

Ok I have open it with a Hex Editor, but there are only numbers. The Text of the "Emergency Order" I haven't found. :x

How I should use the Hex Editor?

Zhs2

2008-09-08 09:55:08 am

Yo.

Quote from Kyle07:

Ok I have open it with a Hex Editor, but there are only numbers. The Text of the "Emergency Order" I haven't found.

How I should use the Hex Editor?

#-o

I'm sorry. That's my reaction whenever somebody creates a thread with no content.

Anyways, do you have any idea what a Standard Table is? In hex editing, it's the table that represents the certain hex values that will always translate into letters of an alphabet. In our case, we want English. BTW, which hex editor are you using? I recommend one that shows what the hex values equivocate to on the right side, such as Translhextion. What you do is, you tell your hex editor to use a .tbl file to translate hex values into common characters, because there is no standard equivocations between consoles, and I'm sure that your hex editor isn't translating into common NES text. I've attached the StandardTable.tbl file for translating into NES Text for your use; you should be able to find the "Emergency call" text with it attached. Hope this helps!

[quote="Kyle07"]Ok I have open it with a Hex Editor, but there are only numbers. The Text of the "Emergency Order" I haven't found.

How I should use the Hex Editor?[/quote]

:roll:#-o

I'm sorry. That's my reaction whenever somebody creates a thread with no content.

Anyways, do you have any idea what a Standard Table is? In hex editing, it's the table that represents the certain hex values that will always translate into letters of an alphabet. In our case, we want English. BTW, which hex editor are you using? I recommend one that shows what the hex values equivocate to on the right side, such as Translhextion. What you do is, you tell your hex editor to use a .tbl file to translate hex values into common characters, because there is no standard equivocations between consoles, and I'm sure that your hex editor isn't translating into common NES text. I've attached the StandardTable.tbl file for translating into NES Text for your use; you should be able to find the "Emergency call" text with it attached. Hope this helps!

attachment:

StandardTable.tbl

Kyle07

2008-09-08 10:01:14 am

Quote from zhs2:

Quote from Kyle07:

Ok I have open it with a Hex Editor, but there are only numbers. The Text of the "Emergency Order" I haven't found.

How I should use the Hex Editor?

#-o

I'm sorry. That's my reaction whenever somebody creates a thread with no content.

Anyways, do you have any idea what a Standard Table is? In hex editing, it's the table that represents the certain hex values that will always translate into letters of an alphabet. In our case, we want English. BTW, which hex editor are you using? I recommend one that shows what the hex values equivocate to on the right side, such as Translhextion. What you do is, you tell your hex editor to use a .tbl file to translate hex values into common characters, because there is no standard equivocations between consoles, and I'm sure that your hex editor isn't translating into common NES text. I've attached the StandardTable.tbl file for translating into NES Text for your use; you should be able to find the "Emergency call" text with it attached. Hope this helps!

I use the Hexeditor from a Video Program which called "Virtual Dub".
Where I can find this thing which translating into NES text??

[quote="zhs2"]
[quote="Kyle07"]Ok I have open it with a Hex Editor, but there are only numbers. The Text of the "Emergency Order" I haven't found.

How I should use the Hex Editor?[/quote]

:roll:#-o

I'm sorry. That's my reaction whenever somebody creates a thread with no content.

Anyways, do you have any idea what a Standard Table is? In hex editing, it's the table that represents the certain hex values that will always translate into letters of an alphabet. In our case, we want English. BTW, which hex editor are you using? I recommend one that shows what the hex values equivocate to on the right side, such as Translhextion. What you do is, you tell your hex editor to use a .tbl file to translate hex values into common characters, because there is no standard equivocations between consoles, and I'm sure that your hex editor isn't translating into common NES text. I've attached the StandardTable.tbl file for translating into NES Text for your use; you should be able to find the "Emergency call" text with it attached. Hope this helps!
[/quote]I use the Hexeditor from a Video Program which called "Virtual Dub".
Where I can find this thing which translating into NES text??

Zhs2

2008-09-08 10:12:54 am

Yo.

Use Translhextion.

http://www.zophar.net/utilities/hexutil/translhextion.html

Or another hex editor from this site... Use what you want, but my recommendation is above.

Other editors: http://www.zophar.net/utilities/hexutil.html

Kyle07

2008-09-10 07:36:25 am

Quote from zhs2:

Use Translhextion.

http://www.zophar.net/utilities/hexutil/translhextion.html

Or another hex editor from this site... Use what you want, but my recommendation is above.

Other editors: http://www.zophar.net/utilities/hexutil.html

I had open it with the Translhextion, but only the numbers was in diffrent colours and I haven't find the Emergency Text. Know maybe somebody what I must do to change the Text?

RT-55J

2008-09-10 10:30:24 am

Armor Guardian

http://www.datacrystal.org/wiki/Metroid:TBL

Zhs2

2008-09-10 10:57:28 am

Yo.

The hexadecimal is supposed to be in different colors. That's so you can tell one column of bytes from another.

BTW, that standard table I put above is a faek. It's for Final Fantasy uno. Embarassed

I don't think you'll see the "Emergency Text" anywhere until you attach the MetroidStandardTable.tbl I've attached to this post. And when you do load the .tbl file, you'll have to look through the entire rom for the text you want. Try it and see! I've attached a screenshot of where you should look in the menu...

P.S. I'll make a MetroidNonStandardTable.tbl shortly...

attachments:

MetroidStandardTable.tbl

translhextion.jpg

Kyle07

2008-09-11 06:25:44 am

Quote from zhs2:

The hexadecimal is supposed to be in different colors. That's so you can tell one column of bytes from another.

BTW, that standard table I put above is a faek. It's for Final Fantasy uno. Embarassed

I don't think you'll see the "Emergency Text" anywhere until you attach the MetroidStandardTable.tbl I've attached to this post. And when you do load the .tbl file, you'll have to look through the entire rom for the text you want. Try it and see! I've attached a screenshot of where you should look in the menu...

P.S. I'll make a MetroidNonStandardTable.tbl shortly...

Hm, than I will relese my Metroid 1 Hack without the Text. :(

Bloodsonic

2008-09-11 05:02:00 pm

Quote from Kyle07:

Quote from zhs2:

The hexadecimal is supposed to be in different colors. That's so you can tell one column of bytes from another.

BTW, that standard table I put above is a faek. It's for Final Fantasy uno. Embarassed

I don't think you'll see the "Emergency Text" anywhere until you attach the MetroidStandardTable.tbl I've attached to this post. And when you do load the .tbl file, you'll have to look through the entire rom for the text you want. Try it and see! I've attached a screenshot of where you should look in the menu...

P.S. I'll make a MetroidNonStandardTable.tbl shortly...

Hm, than I will relese my Metroid 1 Hack without the Text. :(

Ummmm...
he gave you a standard table for metroid. use it in translhextion and you can change the text.
as long as you can find the text on the left side..

Shekb

2008-09-11 11:21:14 pm

Quote from Kyle07:

Quote from zhs2:

The hexadecimal is supposed to be in different colors. That's so you can tell one column of bytes from another.

BTW, that standard table I put above is a faek. It's for Final Fantasy uno. Embarassed

I don't think you'll see the "Emergency Text" anywhere until you attach the MetroidStandardTable.tbl I've attached to this post. And when you do load the .tbl file, you'll have to look through the entire rom for the text you want. Try it and see! I've attached a screenshot of where you should look in the menu...

P.S. I'll make a MetroidNonStandardTable.tbl shortly...

Hm, than I will relese my Metroid 1 Hack without the Text. :(

Don't worry about it, it won't change the actual content of the hack

Kyle07

2008-10-04 07:14:28 am

Quote from Bloodsonic:

Quote from Kyle07:

Quote from zhs2:

The hexadecimal is supposed to be in different colors. That's so you can tell one column of bytes from another.

BTW, that standard table I put above is a faek. It's for Final Fantasy uno. Embarassed

I don't think you'll see the "Emergency Text" anywhere until you attach the MetroidStandardTable.tbl I've attached to this post. And when you do load the .tbl file, you'll have to look through the entire rom for the text you want. Try it and see! I've attached a screenshot of where you should look in the menu...

P.S. I'll make a MetroidNonStandardTable.tbl shortly...

Hm, than I will relese my Metroid 1 Hack without the Text. :(

Ummmm...
he gave you a standard table for metroid. use it in translhextion and you can change the text.
as long as you can find the text on the left side..

Thanks, now I have see that you have upload the Picture and the File. Embarassed

Yeah, now it runs.
Here a little Work in Progress Video:
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=SlLdb5WegbQ

I hope you like it. Wink

Kyle07

[quote="Bloodsonic"]
[quote="Kyle07"]
[quote="zhs2"]
The hexadecimal is supposed to be in different colors. That's so you can tell one column of bytes from another.

BTW, that standard table I put above is a faek. It's for Final Fantasy uno. :oops:

I don't think you'll see the "Emergency Text" anywhere until you attach the MetroidStandardTable.tbl I've attached to this post. And when you do load the .tbl file, you'll have to look through the entire rom for the text you want. Try it and see! I've attached a screenshot of where you should look in the menu...

P.S. I'll make a MetroidNonStandardTable.tbl shortly...
[/quote]Hm, than I will relese my Metroid 1 Hack without the Text. :(
[/quote][b]Ummmm...[/b]
he gave you a standard table for metroid. use it in translhextion and you [b]can[/b] change the text.
[size=6pt]as long as you can find the text on the left side..[/size]
[/quote]Thanks, now I have see that you have upload the Picture and the File. :oops:

Yeah, now it runs.
Here a little Work in Progress Video:
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=SlLdb5WegbQ

I hope you like it. :wink:

Kyle07