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--- general:why_rom_hack [2022/06/27 09:50] – [Metroid: Zero Mission] felixwright
+++ general:why_rom_hack [2022/09/03 13:56] – Added SMART info to SM section of Why ROM Hack felixwright
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 [[:super_metroid|{{:super:supermetroid_snes_title.png | Super Metroid}}]] {{ smile.png?250|SMILE}}Super Metroid is the 3rd game released in the Metroid series. Released in 1994, Super Metroid is the most widely hacked game due to its wealth of information that has been documented by MetConst, as well as its popularity with people as most people have fond memories of this game...
-Most of Super Metroid editing is done using [[super_metroid:manuals:smile2.5|SMILE]] (Super Metroid Integrated Level Editor). SMILE was created in 2003 by [[http://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php?action=profile;u=32|Jathys]]; it features everything you would need to make a great ROM hack of Super Metroid, and what it can't edit is covered by the rest of the wiki in the [[..:super_metroid|Super Metroid]] segment.
+Most of Super Metroid editing nowadays is done using [[super:editor_utility_guides:smart|SMART]] (Super Metroid Auto Repointing Tool). SMART was created in 2016 by [[https://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php?action=profile;u=31309|TestRunner]] and [[https://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php?action=profile;u=38331|Amoeba Of Doom]]; However it wasn't until 2018 that it became the editor it is today. SMART has everything you would need to make a great ROM hack of Super Metroid, and will even handle repointing data for you. What it can't edit is covered by the rest of the wiki in the [[..:super_metroid|Super Metroid]] segment.
+[[super:editor_utility_guides:smile2.5|SMILE]] (Super Metroid Integrated Level Editor). SMILE was created in 2003 by [[https://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php?action=profile;u=32|Jathys]]; it is old but still features everything you need to make a great Super Metroid Hack. The things it can't edit are covered by the rest of the wiki in the [[..:super_metroid|Super Metroid]] segment.
 In addition to this, most people on [[https://discord.gg/xDwaaqa|Metconst Discord]] are comfortable with editing Super Metroid, so there is plenty of assistance if you require it.
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 ==== Metroid: Zero Mission ====
-[[:zero_mission|{{metroidzeromission_gba_title.png | Metroid: Zero Mission}}]] {{ mage.png?250|MAGE}} Metroid: Zero Mission is the 5th 2d game released in the Metroid series, released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. It is a remake of Metroid (1986). Zero Mission is worked on by a few people over at MetConst. Documentation is still in the process of being written up for this game, but hopefully soon this wiki shall be host to that information.
+[[:zero_mission|{{metroidzeromission_gba_title.png | Metroid: Zero Mission}}]] {{ mage.png?250|MAGE}} Metroid: Zero Mission is the 5th 2d game, released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. It is a remake of Metroid (1986). Zero Mission is worked on by a few people over at MetConst. Documentation is still in the process of being written up for this game, but hopefully soon this wiki shall be host to that information.
 Currently, the editor for Zero Mission is [[http://labk.org/mage | MAGE]]. MAGE is a new and improved editor by [[http://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php?action=profile;u=28871|biospark]] and is currently in development. There is a Discord server for the game called [[https://discord.gg/WtekHKb|Metroid Advance Game Construction (MAGConst)]]. For more information please check the [[:zero_mission|Zero Mission]] segment of the wiki.

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