Do you remember the first romhack you played? romhacking.net has likely played a part in its existence in some way. The site – the largest of it’s kind – has been the one-stop source of romhack patches, development resources, and knowledge-sharing for an active community since it started in 2003.

On August 1st, the site’s owner announced that it was shutting down for good. On this episode, we take a look at its history, impact, and the drama surrounding its demise.

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What are your favourite summer gaming memories? We’re gonna talk about ours, plus what we’ve all been up to game-wise, and our summer plans!

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Back after a long Hiatus, Scubs gets some new toys including a SteamDeck and a RetroTink 4k.

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Talking about ROMHACK DRUMS, a new project Scubs has been working on, and our dream Retro Caves!

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No huge topic today, we’re just gonna shoot the breeze about life and GAMING!

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Jimmi is BACK! We’re chatting about F-Zero, no-joke difficult retro games, and controller mods in the competitive Smash scene.

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Let’s have a serious discussion on the mental health effects of retro video games, both good and bad. Also We’re gonna talk about retro “de-makes” of modern games.

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Have you ever used a Walkthrough to be an old retro game you couldn’t finish as a kid? Of course you have – and there’s nothing wrong with that.

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This week we laugh it up with our pal Jimmichanga88, chatting about Tetris, Pokemon, and those weird retro handheld systems we’ve been seeing in our targeted ads.

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What retro games did you first play, or rediscover in 2023? This week we’re remembering the last 12 months of romhacks, remakes, and retro-centric games and hardware. Plus we also look at Cheevos, Sonic 3 A.I.R, and Kirb’s first SMW Kaizo hack!

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