This information is very important, be aware of what you are going to do! It is absolutely not allowed to post Nintendo DS ROMs anywhere, it is not allowed to post them or ask for them here! So in this way, you can upload a file with a small file size, so you will save bandwidth. The user needs to open your patch alongside an original backup game, and the patcher will insert the modified parts into the backup. If someone has downloaded your hack, he/she has to use the same program you used. To create a patch, you will need both the original, unmodified, untrimmed game, and the game you have modified. The most common program that is used for Nintendo DS hacks is xDelta. There are several patching programs like xDelta or Lunar IPS. These files do only contain the modified parts of a game, so they don't contain anything of the game itself only the bytes you changed, and thus the parts you created your own. There is one simple solution to do this making patches. It is completely legal to upload a hack, as long as you don't distribute the whole game on the internet, only the files you modified. We 'hackers' are modifying a game, and are using our knowledge and creativity for well-intentioned acts, and for fun. In simple words hacking is a completely legal way to modify a game, while cracking is illegal, and is only used to harm things.Ī few examples of hacks we are sharing here at this community are translations, hardcore hacks, graphical hacks etc. If you still have any questions, after reading this guide, feel free to ask me or the 'Tempers around.īefore I'll really start with this guide, I would like to point out a mistake that is commonly used by many people: the difference between hacking and cracking.

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I hope that, with this guide, people will understand ROM hacking, and thus in this way the hacking area will grow. So far, Nintendo DS ROM hacking is quite popular, but there are still people who don't know anything about ROM hacking.

In this guide, I will explain you about almost everything you need to know about Nintendo DS ROM hacking.

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