Category: Internet etiquette

  • Romhack.ing Silently Bans Romhacker clymax from Its Discord Server and Then Refuses to Take Down His Romhacks When Asked To

    Romhacks Were Never Submitted to the Site But Were Imported from RHDN’s 2024 Dump

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Banned Without Warning

    The Discord ban came without warning or notification and was not discovered until July 6, 2025.

    Subsequently, the following message was sent to Romhack.ing (RHDI) staff via the RHDI website.

    May 29, 2026

    Last year, I randomly discovered I got banned from the RHDI Discord without warning or explanation.

    As a result, I regretfully submit a request to take down my hacks hosted on the site.

    Thank you for your kind attention in this matter.

    Takedown Request Rejected

    RHDI staff promptly replied:

    May 30, 2026

    Thank you for your message. After seeing your takedown request, we categorically reject it on the grounds of it being in response to a ban.

    On that note, we checked our records, and we can confirm that you were in fact banned. It was due to a violation of the following rule:

    No advertising or referrals unless it’s approved by staff.

    I will admit, a ban (without warning) is rather heavy handed for this. But if you would like to appeal and agree to follow the server rules, we can lift the ban.

    Alternative Just as Tyrannical

    One of our Hacking Legends, solidification, had this to say when notified of the news (quoted with permission):

    Imao you don’t own your own hacks

    But good to know that something that was literally spun up in response to t[yr]annical nonsense from RHDN in its ownership and potential loss is, uh, tyrannical

    The hacks and translations, now believed to be illegally hosted on RHDI, can be seen here.

    These hacks and translations were never submitted to RHDI by yours truly.

    Instead, they were imported from RHDN’s data dump from August 2024, as we previously reported here.

    So, what do you think? What’s worse, the silent ban or the refusal to honor a hack author’s takedown request? Would you want to submit your work to RHDI?

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  • Romhacking.net Rejects Link Exchange with Gaming Fansite for Giving Coverage to Alternative Repository

    Claims Romhack Plaza “Actively Sabotages” RHDN

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    [Editor’s note: the info in this post is shared for the sake of transparency and accountability in the romhacking scene. Please do not contact or harass any party known or believed to be involved, due to this post.]

    In response to an invitation to exchange links with a gaming fansite (not named in this post), RHDN allegedly responded:

    Right away in your ‘Applying ROMhack Patches (NES & SNES)’, there is no mention of ROMhacking.net anywhere, or its online patcher (https://www.romhacking.net/patch/).

    Instead, it was chosen to feature romhackplaza.org/romhacks.org which actively sabotages our site (https://www.reddit.com/r/romhacking/comments/18xgc3b/romhacksorg_admin_sabotaged_romhackingnet).

    We can’t be affiliated with such nonsense. Sorry.

    This is despite the cited Reddit thread being nearly three years old.

    It is despite the individual alleged to have engaged in the activity having been removed from site staff along with an official explanation being given. If you’re unaware, see the Related Post below.

    And it is despite both romhacking repositories having since apparently changed owners.

    More importantly, the claim that RHDN is still being actively sabotaged seems spurious on its face. No evidence was provided in support of that assertion.

    Is this what our romhacking community should be all about?

    So, what do you think? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Fan-Run “Falcom Music Channel” Taken Down on YouTube

    Copyright Strikes Despite Longstanding Declaration of Free Music

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    The fan-run channel was formerly accessible here.

    As noted by RPGFan.com in a social media post here:

    Falcom has taken down the fan-run ‘Falcom Music Channel’ (a YouTube page they’d even link to themselves!).

     Despite once lax rules for use, Josep (who ran the page) would also try crediting individual composers who are otherwise more simply credited as ‘Falcom Sound Team JDK’.

    Image credit: RPGFan.com

    Says the channel owner on social media:

    Discussion on social media:

    It is noted that Falcom does not even appear to have an official music channel on YouTube. Instead, there is only an auto topic of auto-imported tracks here.

    Recent discussion on the Falcom subreddit:

    IMPORTANT: The Falcom Music Channel is at risk of being permanently taken down
    byu/CDNWRocks inFalcom

    A forum thread on ResetEra is available here.

    Ironically, Falcom has long had what it hails as a world-first declaration of free music. The following is an English machine translation of their policy in Japanese here:

    What is Falcom’s Music Free Declaration?

    This is a declaration made with the aim of allowing you to freely use all of Nihon Falcom Corporation’s (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) musical works.

    For over 40 years, our company has produced and sold a vast amount of game music, gaining support from many users across generations due to the diversity of our sound and the high quality of our productions. We have released over 5,000 songs, and that number continues to grow.

    With the desire to share these songs with even more people than before, beyond just game music fans, we are launching the “Falcom Music Free Declaration,” a world-first initiative.

    You can use music in situations like these.

    • I want to play Falcom music at a piano recital.
    • I want to play in a band’s live performance.
    • I want to use it as background music for my wedding.
    • I want to use it in a play for the school festival.
    • I want to use it as background music for a radio program.
    • I want to use it as a song for a TV commercial.
    • I want to use it as background music for events and presentations .

    On social media as noted above, and on YouTube, there is speculation that the channel was taken down specifically because the Kyoto Xanadu OST was ripped and uploaded before the OST release:

    Other coverage on YouTube:

    Rumors regarding a replacement channel to be started by another fan:

    Speaking exclusively with FFV Central, JRPG streamer and Falcom content creator NeoKakarot offers the following insight:

    Falcom could have very easily communicated with Josep telling him that BGM rips before the official OST is a no no now.

    I think they used the Kyoto Xanadu uploads as an excuse to just be rid of the channel.

    Falcom with their expanded western reach realized they were missing out on ad revenue of all these westerners not listening to their official YT channel or spotify.

    So, what do you think? Is Falcom finally backpedaling from their policy? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • PSA: To All Non-Romhacker Idea Peddlers

    Warning: May Contain Satire

    Adapted Heavily from an Atari-Age Homebrew Stickied Forum Post by vdub_bobby here.

    To All Non-Romhacker Idea Peddlers:

    Romhackers already have more ideas than they know what do do with; without any of yours.

    They don’t need your ideas.

    Probably most of them don’t want your ideas.

    Most romhackers have more ideas already than they have time to begin, let alone complete.

    That having been said, if you want a romhacker to even consider your idea for thirty seconds, what do you need?

    The most important thing is: do some work.

    Have either a proof of concept for your idea, or a portfolio of your prior projects.

    If your idea is accompanied by neither, do not expect anyone to take you seriously if you are asking for others to join your project.

    Just ask yourself: would you take such a person seriously?

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