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 ====== Why ROM Hack? ====== ====== Why ROM Hack? ======
 {{general:samusapproves.png | Samus approves this page!}} So, you've got your brilliant idea for a Metroid game - your re-imagination of Super Metroid, or you just want to make Fusion suck less - and you want to make it into a game to show the world, but you don't know anything about programming for making your own game engine... {{general:samusapproves.png | Samus approves this page!}} So, you've got your brilliant idea for a Metroid game - your re-imagination of Super Metroid, or you just want to make Fusion suck less - and you want to make it into a game to show the world, but you don't know anything about programming for making your own game engine...
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 [[:metroid|{{metroid_nes_title.png | Metroid}}]] {{ editroid.png?250|Editroid}} The game that started the ball rolling, Metroid is the 1st game in the series. Released in 1986, Metroid is the second most hacked game, behind Super Metroid. However, it still has a good wealth of information around it and new advancements are being pushed forward, all of which are very exciting! [[:metroid|{{metroid_nes_title.png | Metroid}}]] {{ editroid.png?250|Editroid}} The game that started the ball rolling, Metroid is the 1st game in the series. Released in 1986, Metroid is the second most hacked game, behind Super Metroid. However, it still has a good wealth of information around it and new advancements are being pushed forward, all of which are very exciting!
  
-[[metroid:manuals:editroid|Editroid]] is the tool of use for when hacking Metroid. It was created by [[http://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php?action=profile;u=37|snarfblam]] in 2007 and is extremely comprehensive, even including a built in assembler for assembly tweaks located on this wiki. The editor is actively worked on by snarfblam and is continually receiving improvements to itself. For more information on Metroid hacking, please check the [[..:metroid|Metroid]] segment of this wiki.+[[metroid:editroid|Editroid]] is the tool of use for when hacking Metroid. It was created by [[http://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php?action=profile;u=37|snarfblam]] in 2007 and is extremely comprehensive, even including a built in assembler for assembly tweaks located on this wiki. The editor is actively worked on by snarfblam and is continually receiving improvements to itself. For more information on Metroid hacking, please check the [[..:metroid|Metroid]] segment of this wiki.
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 ==== Metroid II: Return of Samus ==== ==== Metroid II: Return of Samus ====
-[[:return_of_samus|{{:return_of_samus:metroid2returnofsamus_gb_title.png | Metroid II: Return of Samus}}]] Samus' 2nd adventure in the Metroid series. Sadly, this one is the least hacked of all the 2D games... +[[:return_of_samus|{{:return_of_samus:metroid2returnofsamus_gb_title.png | Metroid II: Return of Samus}}]] {{ lamp.png?250|LAMP}}Samus' 2nd adventure in the Metroid series. Sadly, this one is the least hacked of all the 2D games... 
-Fortunately, There is [[https://github.com/liamnajor/ROSE | Return of Samus Editor (ROSE)]], work-in-progress editor by Liamnajor. There is another work-in-progress editor named Yet Another Metroid 2 Editor (YAM2E) by Contendo.+Fortunately, There is [[https://github.com/liamnajor/ROSE | Return of Samus Editor (ROSE)]], an online work-in-progress editor by Liamnajor. There is another work-in-progress editor named [[https://github.com/ConConner/LAMP/releases | Level Arranging Metroid 2 Program (LAMP)]] by Contendo.
 There is a Metroid 2 hacking Discord server named [[https://discord.gg/HqvUjFfRSV|Metroid II Construction (M2Const)]]. There is a Metroid 2 hacking Discord server named [[https://discord.gg/HqvUjFfRSV|Metroid II Construction (M2Const)]].
 With any luck, something may be popping up at some point! Stay tuned on the [[..:return_of_samus|Return of Samus]] segment of the wiki. With any luck, something may be popping up at some point! Stay tuned on the [[..:return_of_samus|Return of Samus]] segment of the wiki.
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 ===== Conclusion ===== ===== Conclusion =====
 So, you might have started unsure about how you feel about ROM hacking. Maybe the word hacking intimidated you, or perhaps you felt like you needed to know programming to get somewhere, but now you feel confident about ROM hacking, and hopefully, want to get started on a game! So head back to the [[..:start|Start]] page and pick a game and get hacking! Happy hacking MetConstian! So, you might have started unsure about how you feel about ROM hacking. Maybe the word hacking intimidated you, or perhaps you felt like you needed to know programming to get somewhere, but now you feel confident about ROM hacking, and hopefully, want to get started on a game! So head back to the [[..:start|Start]] page and pick a game and get hacking! Happy hacking MetConstian!
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