Improvement Hacks

Here are all the quality hacks I could find. If you know of something that should be added, mail me about it. Remember, though, that I will only post major graphics hacks. In other words, a large portion of the game must be modified.
 
 
Title Project Platform Download Group Description
Castlevania 2 CV2 Versions
NES
Patches
XiP
As some of you may know, there are 2 different versions of CV2; there's the version with the scrambled password screen, and the version with the fixed password screen. These patches will switch you between the 2 versions.
Castlevania 2 Super Castlevania 2
NES
Patch v0.9
JimW
There are graphical improvements in Super CV2 along with new characters taken from other popular NES games like SMB, Metroid, River City Ransom, and Zelda 2. Lots of text has also been edited. Use this patch on a CV2 rom that has a fixed password screen.
Castlevania 2 Vengeance on Hell
NES
Patch v0.9a

Patch v0.9b

BallzySoft Industries
Vengeance on Hell is a major text/graphics hack of Castlevania 2. Download version A if you have the ROM with the corrupted password screen, and download version B if your ROM has a clear password screen.
Der Langrisser Der Langrisser Chaos Hack
SNES
Patch

Langrisser Legends
This hack changes Elwin into Chaos and Hein into Bozel.
Der Langrisser Der Langrisser Lushris Hack
SNES
Patch

Langrisser Legends
A hack of Der Langrisser which replaces the hero's portrait (Elwin) to Lushris'.
Destiny of an Emperor Dragon Destiny
NES
Patch v0.12
Oldie FiX '98
Dragon Destiny is Destiny of an Emperor on the NES remade in Dragon Warrior style. All graphics are being edited and about 50% of the text will be edited.
DigDug BuB-BoB NES Patch TeMPeS a hack of DigDug featuring Bubble Bobble characters.
Dragon Warrior 1 Mr. Saturn's Dragon Quest
NES
Patch v1.21
Mr. Saturn Industries Inc.
This is a redone version of Dragon Warrior. Although the graphics aren't really improved, the town layout are different along with some text and other things.
Earthbound Zero Earthbound: Alpha
NES
Patch
Justin Vukelic
"EarthBound alpha" is a graphics and text hack of EarthBound Zero (Mother 1) for Nes(FamiCom).
Final Fantasy 1 Final Fantasy X
NES
Patch v0.70
The FFx Team
This is a graphics improvement patch for FF1. Even though lots of graphics are changed, though, this group is trying to stay true to the original game.
Final Fantasy 1 Final Fantasy Remix
NES
Patch v0.30
The FFremix Team
This patch changes the default characters in FF1 to characters in other FF games. It also improves some of the monsters.
Final Fantasy 1 Final Fantasy Epica
NES
Patch v1.8
HeroSoft
This is a cool hack of FF1 that features changes in many areas including heros, ememies, and general text.
Final Fantasy 1 Final Fantasy '98
NES
Patch v0.21
Oldie FiX '98
Final Fantasy '98 is a project done on final fantasy 1 for the NES. It will be a total remake of the game, including all designs and graphics. There may be some text hacking too.
Final Fantasy 2 Final Fantasy 2: Directors Cut
SNES
Patch v1.0
BallzySoft Industries
A smaller hack that Non-cheeseball, this one only changes the missing things that were censored or removed.
Final Fantasy 2 Final Fantasy 2: Non-Cheeseball Edition
SNES
Patch v1.0
BallzySoft Industries
Here's an interesting idea...add back all the stuff to FF2 that Nintendo took out. Much of the text is also changed.
Final Fantasy 3 (FF6 Jap) Final Fantasy 3: SRM hack
SNES
Version 4b
Lord J and Jumper
Here's an idea, edit almost anything in the FF3 srm file. Neat eh? Well you can... with this hack. Very good.
Final Fantasy 6(e) Final Fantasy 3 Hardtype SNES Patch Tetsuya All characters except Terra, Celes and Strago have had their Magic commands sealed. Adjusted some character status. I've dumbed down Gogo ALOT (I know he's not very strong normally, but his mimic ability can be very cheap, I've slowed him down alot and brought his strength and magic power down a bit more too).
Final Fantasy 3 Final Fantasy 3 SNES Patch MiaL General LEO Hack-change Edgar to LEO
Final Fantasy 3 Final Fantasy 7 - The Side History SNES Beta Patch 35% B-Man's Hideway Ready characters: Aeris, Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, Cait Sith, Cid, Vincent, Barret and Zack(General Leo).
Galaga Beer-aga NES Patched ROM DkKnight Heh. All the ships are beer cans/bottles.
Megaman Megagirl NES Patch 1.0 Blueboy In this patch almost EVERY in-stage enemy has been altered to look like a female. The bosses have been altered in other (often stranger) ways, including their names. Little kids tend to laugh out loud at this hack! ;> Megaman himself has been changed in that (s)he now has hips and a ponytail in every animation frame.
Megaman 5 Protoman NES Patch 1.0 Sephiroth X This completely changes the story of Megaman 5 to Protoman's part in the story.
Metroid 1 Samus' Dream NES Patch 1.0 DreamWave Games Simple Metroid Hack
Pokemon: Blue Edition Pokemon: Trep Edition GB Patch v0.01 Oldie FiX '98 Pokemon: Trep Edition will be Pokemon Blue redone with all-new text and new Pokemons.
Sonic 3 and Knuckles Sonic 3 and Knuckles Genesis Patch 2 deaddog666 This file will fix son3k so that it will save games without needing save states.
Super Mario Allstars SMB + World NES Patch Scripture I'm changing SMB2 into The original game it was based on & the lost levels to complement.
Mario Bros. 1 Happy Mario NES Patch SirKero Mario and Luigi sprites adapted from Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) Various palette changes to supplement the new graphic
Super Mario Bros. 1 Thunder Mario NES Patch Mark Simone This game is the same as usual except, instead of Fire Flowers there are Thunder Flowers. This means rather the Fireballs, Mario throws Lightning Bolts. I used the same Fireball behavior that is used in The Adventures of Ice Mario.
Super Mario Bros. 1 Mario NES Patches XiP Just as with CV2, there are 2 different versions of SMB; there's the version without the title screen, and the version with the title screen. These patches will switch you between the 2 versions.
Super Mario Bros. 1 Luigi Bros. NES Patch v0.3 Toma In Luigi Bors., you play as Luigi (big surprise). He looks like he does on SMB2, and he jumps high. The graphics have been improved, and there is level hacking too.
Super Mario Bros. 1 Midget Mario NES Patch v1.2 Pyroscott This one's good for laughs. There are lots of evil midgets and other bizarre things. About 95% of the patterns have been changed.
Super Mario Bros. 1 Super Mario Bros. 4 NES Patched ROM v0.98.04 harmony7's Home Page This is a nice improvement to SMB1. It changes most of the graphics and makes it look pretty cool.
Super Mario Bros. 1 Super Mario Remix: The Toad Bros. Story NES Patch v0.40 Lagomorph & Omniverse Super Mario Remix is a hack of smb1 with new gfx and new levels. This time you star as Toad and try to rescue Mario from the clutches of bowser. This is a preview release and is only about 50% done.
Super Mario Bros. 1 Super Pimp Bros. NES Patch vR2 DkKnight This hack is good for laughs. Mario is a pimp. There's also alot of grphics changes.
Super Mario Bros 1 Mario DX NES Patch _Blues_ A hack of SMB1, one of the best hacks I've seen, awesome color changes everywhere!
Super Mario Bros 1 Balloon Mario NES Patch sl1me An interesting hack of flying mario
Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. 1.5 NES Patch BMF54123 This patch will replace all the graphics in SMB with those from the Japanese SMB2. It was a simple hack made with Tile Layer v0.50b.
Super Mario Bros 2 Legend of the Blob Bros. 2 NES Patch RuSteD LOgIc A complete re-write of SMB2 with an interesting story!
Super Mario Bros. 2 Subcon 2000 NES Patch TeMPeS This is a graphics hack for SMB2. No real theme here, just a bunch of cool stuff running around. Subcon 2000 is fun to mess around with.
Super Mario Bros.1,2,3 Super Bald Bros. NES Patch 1.2 Darren Ranalli A bald mario hack for SMB 1 2 and 3
BSZelda BSZelda Conversion SNES Patch v0.10 Damodred This version replaces the Satellaview's mascot (the player's character) with Link, as well as some minor menu changes.
Zelda Ganon's Revenge NES Patch v1.1 Rage Games In this Zelda hack, the overworld is drasticly altered.
Zelda 2 Zelda 2 - The Adventure of Link1999
NES
Patch 1999
Imperial
As a result of two years of free time (and boredom) comes a complete graphics and text overhaul that leaves almost nothing the way it was remembered. Join link as he travels through on quests such as finding a lost love, and putting an end to the flowery MMMBop palace for reasons only too obvious to list. This is definately one rom hack that goes beyond most rom hacks to improve on the existing game
Esperanto Zelda Esperanto Zelda Hack NES Patch NESperanto Use the Esperanto Zelda Patch first (in the Zeldaesp.zip) then use The Hacked patch (in Zesprev.zip) its a good hack, Ableit it is in Esperanto...
Zelda Zelda DX NES Patch MM2 This hack id designed to change Zelda 1 to look like the Zelda DX on GB.
Zelda Zelda Embrace: A New Legend NES Patch Vortex744 ??

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