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Terwilf is passionate about graphic design and likes to understand how things work. His favorite console is the NES, so he dedicates part of his time to it, creating hacks of games that have the most value for him. You can follow Terwilf’s work on YouTube, RHDN, DeviantArt, or Linktree.
1. Searching for sprite palettes on NES (Basic tutorial)
My first attempt at talking into the microphone… damn, it seems like it still bites! 😆
Regarding the tutorial, it’s pretty basic and improvised; I didn’t want to overwhelm anyone with information, but I also didn’t want to teach something useless.
2. NES Tutorial – Screen Attributes + Object Positioning
Responding to your first question, here’s how to quickly and easily edit the attributes of your title screen, and I’ll give you some tips for making simple modifications to it!
3. NES Tutorial – Editing Text 🆎
In this tutorial, I’ll teach you the fundamental knowledge for editing text in your NES ROM hacks.
Recommended Works of the Retro Gaming Mad Scientist
With a release count of 250 (and counting!), Billy Time! Games is committed to creating hacks of games from obscure to well-known and providing users with a new and refreshing gaming experience.
The self-professed mad scientist of retro gaming sits down with FFV Central to give an exclusive overview of the highlights of the scientist’s numerous hacking projects.
Subheadings, screenshots, and trailers added during the editorial process.
I am a huge ghostbusters fan and really want to do a hack which added new characters with awesome abilities. I also really wanted to test how big I could make a hack.
Also available: 2023 interview with SEGAbits [link].
2. Sega Channel Revival
2021 – BillyTime! Games
Offline version of Sega Channel with all features included
Playable on certain custom cores and hardware
Why did I make this?
I never got to enjoy Sega Channel during its lifetime, this hack was my attempt to have the service reborn so I and many others could see and enjoy what Sega Channel was.
3. Super Star Wars Redux Trilogy
2025 – BillyTime! Games
Nerfed difficulty across all games
Extra perks for easy mode
Streamlined patches to cut out bad or annoying levels
Why did I make this?
I loved Super Star Wars even though it was hard, the others? Not so much. This was a project I wanted to do for years and I am glad to have done so.
4. Streets of Rage Plus
2024 – BillyTime! Games
Six Button Support
Alternate Colors in 1p
Access bad ending in 1p
Difficulty Randomizer
Hi-Score SRAM saves
Why did I make this?
I LOVE Streets of Rage, over the years I kept making small hacks and I figured, why not just build a super hack and go all out. Probably my preferred way of playing SOR1 now.
5. Zombies ate My Roguelike
2022 – BillyTime! Games
Randomized levels across five tiers
Mania mode for endless fun
High Score SRAM
Score based reward system
Why did I make this?
I always enjoyed games like Binding of Isaac and I wanted a randomizer type game but without the extra software needed. It also built on the idea that Genesis can have ZAMN hacks too.
6. Ultimate X-Men
2021 – BillyTime! Games
Rebalanced Mutant Powers, Especially Wolverine!
SRAM Save Support
Infinite X-Man Switching
CPU Reset done automatically
Why did I make this?
I am a huge marvel fan and always wanted the older games to be awesome. This was one of my first forays along with Spider-Man/X-Men to revamp the entire Marvel library. Except Spider-Man Animated, that game is cooked.
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