Sega Hacks & Translations Worth a Look

[@SegaLordX]

Please remember that links in your comments are automatically held by KZbin. Talk freely about where to get your hacks but be aware of the above situation.

[@Alex13mod]

agreed and thanks for the info.

[@mbe102]

Thank you for linking to each patch you talk about, thats awesome of ya man!

[@rustymixer2886]

I cant ever get the pyron color final fight Cd to play in kega or real sega cd ;(

[@SegaLordX]

@@rustymixer2886 Google is your friend. There are prepatched images out there.

[@rustymixer2886]

@@SegaLordX yeah I know but the que or iso don't load on my sega cd, my friend might send me updated iso patch

[@thecunninlynguist]

I salute the community for their dedication for hacks and translations.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Same. It has made my retro games so much better.

[@Patrick2480]

I never thought I'd see the day Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition/SSF2 would be fixed/improved, and Mortal Kombat 1 too soon.

[@gareth7762]

Excellent name

[@BillyTime]

Thank you for the shoutout! Kid Chameleon was my first SRAM hack all the way back in January. I think I have completed 30+ different SRAM hacks at this point but Kid Chameleon SRAM was easily one of my best accomplishments. :)

[@Larry]

I'm still holding out for an english translation of Segagaga on the Dreamcast, he guy from Retsuprae was working on it, but this was 2009-ish.

[@MisterSouji]

That and Rent A Hero for Dreamcast too

[@harrihaffi2713]

Segagaga would be cool.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

If only edgy one... if only.

[@Unquestionable]

Been waiting on a Segagaga translation for what feels like most of my life. Such a cool looking game that has always captured my interest.

[@brunosiffredi]

me too

[@SomeOrangeCat]

The redo of 32X Doom really does show what the hardware is capable of. If only Sega had just not been in such a hurry to rush the thing out the door.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Doom 32X Resurrection really deserves a physical release, but I’m sure the license/legal stuff would be hurt me plenty.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Fuk yea!!

[@happyspaceinvader508]

@Benjamin Owuye Jagun Erm, “they” did. In the Doom32X Resurrected patch.

[@konamiscode8727]

Dang no Sakura wars translation love 😣 that's a amazing effort from the community, that any Sega fan should try .

[@zero-theaveragegamer1159]

It's 3 a.m. and I just got off work from a 14-hour shift for the third day in a row. Thank you Sega Lord x. I needed this

[@harrihaffi2713]

Man working evenings sucks! Not sure if night shifts are any better…

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i love checking out Rom Hacks and i'm always grateful to the community for creating Translations for all the great games that never got a US release.

[@Fattydeposit]

The Lord Monarch MD translation (ajso available on RHDN) is the most fun I've ever had with a real time strategy game. It boggles my mind how overlooked it is - it's got it all: superb visuals, amazing audio, an stunning campaign mode and has the entirety of the content from the original PC-98 and SNES versions in there as extra modes.

[@mrbig2648]

Yeah, I played that game late last year, it's so much fun. I especially liked the Shining Force style graphics.

[@besotoxicomusic]

Keep this series going. Really enjoyed this episode.

[@skins4thewin]

I absolutely LOVE video's like these! I am a seasoned retro gamer, so any time something new & exciting comes out for the retro scene that involves a genre of game that I love, I get SUPER excited for it! I really hope you'll do more of these types of video's in the future as we really need a KZbinr who will do video's based on the latest hacks & patches to come out in the retro scene!

[@billybobby4637]

Waddup Sega Lord? Loving the frequency of content. Keep up the excellent work 👍

[@SegaLordX]

Thank you. It’s a brutal schedule to keep but I enjoy making the content.

[@rockfresh1993]

@@SegaLordX we appreciate you pal ,fo life 💯

[@MrClockw3rk]

Agree, I always enjoy it!

[@SaikouShiva]

I'm honestly surprised Bare Knuckle 3 Project wasn't showcased on here, and while yes I'm aware that SOR hacks have saturated the pool of Genesis romhacks, it's still one of, if not, THE most impressive hack for Streets of Rage, since it manages to add all 9 playable characters from the trilogy into the third installment and uses the Japanese version with the English patch, thus making it the definitive way to play SOR3.

[@SegaLordX]

I’ve covered Bare Knuckle hacks before. I wanted to cover these for this episode.

[@SaikouShiva]

@@SegaLordX Oh no, I didn't mean it to sound as if I was complaining. I enjoyed the video, I was just stating how surprised I was to not see this one specific hack included.

[@cd4playa1245]

I just got bought a bare knuckle 3 English translation for the genesis off of an eBay gypsy. He’s a good guy.

[@shiningphantasy1393]

The Bare Knuckle 3 Project definitely brings Streets of Rage 3 English version in line with the earlier two games in the series. Also like all of the enhanced colors editions of these 16-bit shooters like Raiden and Vapor Trail.

[@kotjr9074]

@@shiningphantasy1393 напишите конкретнее, о каких сериях цветовых модхаков вы говорите? Сколько всего таких ?

[@leonkent1365]

That hack to play GG Shinobi on the Genesis with upgraded graphics. Genius!

[@larsenjokinen1877]

Where?!?? Sounds something to die for. Is it available somewhere or WIP like so many hacks and years pass by. I'd love to be able to play the first Shinobi.

[@caseyhayes4590]

I rented Kid Chameleon a few times when it was new and had some looooooooong play sessions with it. Definitely one of those where you paused it and turned off the tv for meals and other forced activities. Probably at least a top 10 platformer on the system, certainly one of the most unique and creative and it felt like it went on forever. The music is the definition of Genesis music, kind of scary metallic sounding but I still like it.

[@harrihaffi2713]

Cool! Never really got into it myself, but then again I played it late on a collection disc for the ps2. So I guess other games pulled my attention…

[@gaffa2002]

It took me two days to finish it. My dad and I accidentally discovered the infinite lives glitch (you have to pause right after losing your last life and select “Give Up”, you must pause in a very specific time frame in order for it to work), some levels were pure hell but I was able to beat it by brute force in the end…

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I do love this community they do the work that needs doing and I love them for it. I tip my hat to you folks wherever you are.

[@ofmannotmachine3012]

Love seeing these types of things. For anyone out there and you as well Sega Lord X who like stuff like this, I also suggest checking out the current project of bringing Tomb Raider to the 3DO. It's pretty wild what is happening with that. I'd never think the 3DO could run a game like that, but right now it's running at 12fps, and they believe they can reach their target goal of 20fps

[@harrihaffi2713]

Cool

[@letsplayclassicgames5024]

I just wanted to drop a comment, I was born in 92 so my first console came in the 5th generation as the PS1, and through the years until recently I never got to experience Sega consoles. Your channel has been such a wealth of knowledge to figuring out hardware/softwear/accessories for these consoles. I have learned so much especially about the Saturn, and am proud to say I am ordering a Japaneese Model 1 Saturn this week. I just wanted to say thanks for all of the great videos, while they are very informative they are also very entertaining and am glad to have a new channel to watch and binge on older videos! So thanks!

[@Hidyman]

I totally agree that Kid Chameleon is brutal without a save/progression system. Thanks for the info. Also, I believe there is a Herzog Zwei hack/mod that changes the cryptic unit names to something easier to understand.

[@stretchlimo7275]

Really enjoy your content, always look forward to watching your new videos. Thanks for the hard work you put into making these👍🏼😎

[@SegaLordX]

Thank you for recognizing what it takes to keep the schedule I have.

[@mrnicktoyou]

I have actually just started working with SGDK and am going to attempt to recreate parts of Mortal Kombat 2 for the Genesis as I'm convinced the colours can be improved.

[@SegaLordX]

I’d certainly agree.

[@GregsGameRoom]

Have you tried MK2 Unlimited?

[@Patrick2480]

Pyron did a hack for MK2 unlimited

[@mrnicktoyou]

@@GregsGameRoom I just had a look at Mk2 Unlimited and it still doesn't look great. Maybe it's as good as it's going to look but I'm going to try.

[@gonzalotorres5282]

@@mrnicktoyou LinkueiBR did a neat job for MKII 32x. Can you track those colors in your Genesis hack?

[@AllardRT]

Oh man, I can't even imagine your frustration at having this episode nearly finsihed and then DOOM 32 Resurrection comes out of the woodwork, turning a heavily flawed port into a masterpiece.

[@thatryeguy6145]

I think he already did a video of it.

[@RUOK2000]

You're on fire with content rn dude!

[@GregsGameRoom]

My favorite hack is MK2 Unlimited for Genesis. Love playing as Kintaro and Shao Khan!

[@slashrose3287]

Pyron is a real legend, his color remake are superb! the recent Sunset Riders complete remake is fantastic too, as is the Castelvania SOTN project !!

[@loki.odinson]

Thank you for bringing all of these excellent projects to light!

[@NeuraliX]

absolutely stunning video, been getting into translations and rom hacks alot with my rp2+ and you are helping my library greatly.

[@mattpierce5009]

Appreciate these videos SLX, quantity and quality. So good to see Sega finally getting some hacking love, Genesis especially

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

The passion for the hack and translation community, just shows how much they love video games and this is something gamers should appreciate.

[@jeremybowers3181]

Wow!! Hats off to the amazing community....Really. This warms me old bones to see. Stay on it SLX.

[@rockhyde7775]

You ought to do a part 2 of this.

[@snookers5123]

I am a bit shocked at how much fun these doom romhacks are for the 32x. I tried Episode 4 just out of curiosity and ended up finishing the episode.

[@ophidianmind333]

It would be awesome if that Phantasy Star hack was expanded to include an auto-mapping feature like the Sega Ages version on the Switch. As great as the Sega Ages version was, it still used the original translated script that contained many errors. If the improved translation of the hack were combined with the improved gameplay of the Sega Ages version, it would probably result in the ultimate way to play Phantasy Star.

[@innoclarke7435]

The hack's translation is really not more accurate at all. It's overwrought and filled with completely new, made up details that weren't in the original Japanese.

[@BabusGameRoom]

I'm absolutely loving how the Sega console RPGs are getting fan translations trickling it. I'd love to see them all translated eventually. That does seem to be the goal, at least! Fans are awesome.

[@jeffreyrichard5895]

Keep up the good work been watching you since your frist channel

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks for the long term support. It means a lot.

[@AFourEyedGeek]

I'm always happy seeing a video of your uploaded.

[@SegaLordX]

I appreciate that! Thank you.

[@AFourEyedGeek]

@@SegaLordX I just watched a video on the Chaken mod, Ultimate Chaken. It still doesn't look enjoyable and just brings back painful memories as a kid.

[@cireza_]

I recommend trying Moldorian on Game Gear, it is a fantastic RPG that was translated by Supper. And on MegaDrive, Lord Monarch was translated as well. This is a Strategy-RPG with a ton of humor. I hope that one day will we see SMT, Illusion City and Shadowrun translated on Mega-CD, as well as Terra Phantastica and Wachenroder on Saturn.

[@mariusamber3237]

Looks like there's a project going on for Wachenroder! You can find some info online on it now. As for Mega-CD - sadly, it's apparently about the tools; meaning, there are none. That's why nothing has been done for it so far. I'd love any version of Illusion City to be finished really, MSX, PC98 or Mega-CD. I also heard Shadowrun was WIP, but no idea how far along it is, especially with the tool issues. I'd say SMT is the least likely to ever happen, due to other translations out there.

[@Akiga_games]

These are some great hacks and improvements! Awesome content SLX!

[@samghost13]

Thank you! You bringing Action back to my Older Consoles. Thank you Sir for your great content!

[@SxSxG666]

I find it astonishing how the right color palette can make or break a game's graphics.

[@ravagingwolverine]

Thank you for the effort which I'm sure is not trivial. You make the hobby, which is already fun, even better by the quality content you release. I know the content within the videos will always be top notch. I'd also just want to say is that I like this topic of hacks and hope you continue. It's nice to get a bit of a filtered or curated look at hacks as there are so many out there so it's easy to miss good efforts like these. I have had some fun with SNES hacks over the last year. The MSU1 stuff is great. Turtles in Time sounds even better to my ears with the arcade music. And speed hacks for the likes of Super Ghouls and Ghosts can make a huge difference.

[@kenkooldad8900]

Sega lord. Your channel is outstanding. Thanks for the entertainment and education my friend.

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks. Appreciate the comment.

[@davidt3563]

This is so fantastic. Thanks for shining a light on these!

[@mercster]

They don't call him the damn SEGA LORD for nothin'! Thanks man :-)

[@CarbonKnights]

Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for doing videos like these. I bought a Japanese Saturn because of your videos not long ago, and I've been having a blast with it since!

[@j-biscuitz7370]

To be able to update so frequently and always bring fresh content must be exhausting. Don't ever leave us SLX!!

[@SegaLordX]

No plans to do so.

[@rafadono]

I know is quite old by now, but the translation of Shining Force 3 is great!

[@albdamned577]

I was really surprised how easy it was to do something like a redesign of sprites.

[@SegaLordX]

That’s why there are 500 versions of Streets of Rage 2 now.

[@AfroRyan]

One of my favorite and earliest translation hacks was Sega's Sylvan Tale on Game Gear; fantastic Zelda clone.

[@saynotocensorship]

I love all this attention to retro games. It’s great to keep the classics alive and well and improve them. I’m partial to physical copies of a game tho. That’s a huge part of game collecting for me because I’m a Gen X kid. But I do have a decent amount of digital games too. I think as long as people enjoy these great games and keep the older stuff alive, all is good either way. To each their own 👍

[@happyspaceinvader508]

My favourite is the 6-button hack for Shinobi III… basically separates slash attack, shuriken and guard to separate buttons. Takes a bit of unlearning/relearning if you’re a Sega veteran, but IMHO improves the game play substantially.

[@peachflavored]

I recently made custom carts, stickers and box covers for both Contra: Hard Corps and Castlevania Bloodlines, with some QoL hacks such as better colors, enhancements to gameplay and such. It's so easy and cheap to do nowadays that it became an alternative hobby itself.

[@MarkoPolo8888]

My first gen Sega Genesis is in the shop getting “Triple by pass surgery” as we speck. Great vid Sega Lord X!

[@stephenschneider2171]

Whoever ported Policenauts to English thank from the bottom of my heart.

[@danielmoretti5468]

I think it was Artemio. The same guy behind the 240p test suit

[@Tsinij]

Love hacks like these. Just wish the comparisons featured the same fighters and sound clips. It's fascinating stuff.

[@WalrusFPGA]

Thanks for the links in description to the various hacks. Some good recommendations here! Reminded me I need to update my Phantasy Star hack version because mine doesnt have nearly all those features you show in the video. Still using a version from 2018 and I really need to finish that playthrough.

[@zimmslounge]

Great video as always im looking forward to the next one and I love the new intro you have now

[@popixel]

I love different hacks and translations that are being done these days. And thank you for posting that one fourth Street fighter 2 on the Sega Genesis I have never seen nor heard of that one and I am very interested to try that out on my Polymega.

[@MrClockw3rk]

Great video idea, thank you!

[@KeyAndrew]

my favorite topic!

[@jasonz7788]

Great work Sir thank you

[@oscarzxn4067]

I think there are also some hacks for the Genesis version of Rock n Roll Racing to make the music not a total trainwreck.

[@jessragan6714]

You can play it off a CD-ROM if you happen to have a Sega CD. Can't get much more accurate than that!

[@j.goggels9115]

Awesome stuff !

[@Patrick2480]

theres a brazillian guy, Master Linkeui on YT doing a Mortal Kombat 1 more arcade accurate(graphic fixes/enhancements, Shang Tsung clapping animation, Sub Zero stance fixed) version for the Gen w/ dullard code implemented, been showing current updates every time on his channel.

[@Zeldaboy2k2]

These people are saints! Making right what once went wrong.

[@Zahir658]

Ah yes! This is why I love the Retro Gaming Community :) Dear Sega. If you are listening right now, please know that your Saturn is finally getting the love it deserves after a very rough upbringing.

[@markula_4040]

A couple I'd like to mention are for Castlevania 3 and Contra Hard Corps where the branching paths are removed and every level is included in a single playthrough. It's a little clunky, especially for Castlevania 3 but I love not needing a second playthrough where you have to play some levels again to play them all.

[@e.signal1764]

9:14 I was saying the same thing about that Final Fight CD hack, the attacks are very slow and they need to be sped up so It's like the arcade original

[@LateToTheBeardParty]

Best translation patch I heard about was for Policenauts for the Saturn, one I mean to get round to playing at some point.

[@PrettyBlueThings]

Loved this video! Amazing work

[@peterfairchild258]

Awesome job bro 🤟 I'm also a huge Sega Genesis fan👌 It's more than just great games. It's revisiting our childhoods 🥺 "These day's turned out like nothing I had planned"

[@cgamyes]

this was awesome! thanks SLX!

[@tobykassulke2385]

Im glad theres more doom 32x hacks. I remember a time where one of the few notable hacks was a replacement of the original music with songs from sonic spinball

[@JohnSheppard1]

The only way to play any of the Street Fighter II ports is with either Pyron's or Lord Hiryu's colour hacks, and with the MD+ patches that can use the arcade soundtrack replacements and added code to trigger the heavy damage themes. MD+ isn't limited to just the MegaSD anymore, also. Genesis Plus GX in Retroarch fully supports it now (just remember to set the CDDA volume to around 65-70%).

[@CapcommunicationsHQ]

Great video! I really love these kind of hacks in the og hardware, sad I can't use my Genesis right now :(

[@mtshark7]

These are some pretty well designed hacks/translations....I'd like to see some of these in physical homebrew form.

[@ikeaaron]

My soul still burns for a translation of Princess Crown.

[@n0isyturtle]

I am so jazzed for the SotN Genesis project, and Mega Man X Corrupted. I really hope those two get finished some day.

[@jawessome]

I would love to see a Maximum Carnage hack that allows multiplayer.

[@Myako]

Great video as always, although I'm surprised you featured two Street Fighter 2-related hacks and neither was Pyron's "Street Fighter 2 Remastered Edition".

[@SegaLordX]

Covered that already.

[@jollyrogerxp]

Bulk Slash (Saturn) is getting am absolutely fantastic translation!

[@nimaiiikun]

i love the world warrior colors hack for SF2.. didnt really realize I preferred most of the original stage color themes over the CE/Turbo versions (except Guile, still prefer Turbo/CE). There is an upcoming hack of Mortal Kombat 1 that does a very impressive job at fixing the horrible graphics in the Genesis version!

[@Patrick2480]

I just mentioned it here, the more arcade accurate MK1 hack by some brazillian guy.

[@AtariBorn]

The MK2 update is absolutely awesome. The only thing I'd change is change the default control method to a 6 button controller. I always hate having to change that.

[@skins4thewin]

Blaster Master for the NES could SORELY use an SRAM Hack! Funny thing is I don't think it has gotten one yet which is very strange to me as it has one of the most glaring needs for such a thing compared to most NES titles.

[@BigHairyMarty314]

Seeing that Final Fight CD with the colour correction has got me thinking about how cool it'd be to have the Mega CD version of Monkey Island with the brightness restored to a respectable level. Sure, the definitive experience will always be the talkie edition played through ScummVM, but having an extra option that's easy on the eyes would also be nice.

[@31leoceara]

I never understood why the Sega CD version of Monkey Island had those awful dark colors.

[@AvoidingHumanSociety]

I’m gonna use this Final Fight CD hack on my Polymega. Looks so good.

[@danielrecommends]

While its not a ROM hack, I do like that Gleylancer got a modern English translation and improvements for the Switch. I'd love to see you cover that one if you feel like its worth covering.

[@Andrew-de2pd]

great video! strictly limited just released english versions of cotton 2 and panorama cotton this week. there has recently been english versions of cotton 1 and the saturn tribute/guardian force stuff too (strictly limited and playasia)

[@jessragan6714]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Street Fighter II Remastered, which took some elements (mostly fonts) from Street Fighter Alpha and added them to Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition. Also, BillyTime (who you mentioned in this video) actually made Wolverine: Adamantium Rage playable, maybe even borderline enjoyable, which is a pretty amazing feat. And he took Pac-Man 2 out of the Genesis version Pac-Man 2 and left the player with the two hidden arcade games. I thought that wasn't, ahem, strictly necessary, but whatever!

[@Patrick2480]

yeah surprised he didnt mention it, although he did a video on it last yr when it was released.

[@Game_Hero]

I'd love a video about Sonic rom hacks, there are many quite original games in them, including one by the creator of Sonic 3D Blast. Here are some of my recommandations : -Sonic 1 Color Blast, a game that gives more space to exploration in brand new acts for the original Sonic 1 zones, the goal being of restoring colours and sounds by finding them scattered around black and white mute zones. -Sonic and Tals in Paynt, just because it voluntarily was made to be the worst hack possible for laughs and it's hilarious how it is so bad, it's good and a great parody of rom hacks. -Doctor Robotnik's creature capture, a quite original hack with brand new original gameplay where you must play as Robotnik trying to capture by himself the animals to put in his capsules with a butterfly net. -Mobius Evolution, a rom hack with both Sonic and Blaze as playable characters with brand new zones and acts and even level mechanics inspired by the master system/game gear version of Sonic 2. Great visuals and even new bosses. -The S Factor : Sonia and Silver, one of my favourite because of its completely unique playable characters considering their playstyle, excellent soundtrack, great if a bit too hard new bosses and visuals. There is even in the options the ability to change the color and music of the main menu. I especially enjoy its original special stages that revolve around doing certain things each time in a same special stage that shows more facets of its level design while having the pressure of time and water that drain away your necessary rings vital to continue the stage. -Sonic 2 Retro Remix, An original hack of Sonic 2 with new levels and even moves from Sonic Advance/Sonic Rush. The goal is to collect 95 chaos emeralds across both levels and the brand new hub world. At the start of each level, hints are given to their wherabouts, and a SA2 Knuckles emerald detector helps you locate them. There is even secret bosses here. -Sonic Boom (the hack), a very short hack but gosh will its speed and frantic action put you on your toes with an overdosis of adrenalin. A single three acts zone, but with an excellent soundtrack of genesis remixes of video game tracks (most of which can only be heard in the sound test), new moves, accelerated speed, new bosses, sprites and ennemies. And who can forget that very iconic third act that will make you have the biggest "GO GO GO!!!!" moment of your life, your hands sweating and a concentration spike so huge you can't even talk. Very much fun if a bit too hard. -And finally, CrazySonic, greatest hack of them all, a so great hommage to masterpieces like Crazybus, Hong Kong 97 and Desert Bus. The level select screen is alon worth your time. Play as a bus for the biggest most hilarious troll game of all times. Do I need to say more?

[@perezkoala]

Another great way to play Phantasy Star 1 and 2 is through the translations of the Sega Classics remakes for ps2.

[@AHK-D]

Cotton 1 and 2 are out now on Nintendo E shop and PSN.

[@Raziel_77]

Phantasy Star 1-2 can be played on ps2 in english (sega ages 2500). Phantasy Star 3-4 retranslated. Even Barver (brave) battle saga translated. Beyond Oasis retranslated. Contra Hard Corps Hit Point Restoration Hack. Landstalker - The Treasures of King Nole (uncensored and controls). UMK trilogy. Zero Tolerance - Snake (new level design).

[@rizeorfall]

The super fire pro wrestling x premium translation changed my life

[@EtherBoo]

Just want to put out there that I think for the color comparisons, a split shot with the arcade would be helpful. Cool video though, thanks. How about a homebrew episode?

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, I considered that at first but the arcade versions look so much better, the comparison tends to get lost in other areas. I felt the original kept things on a more even level.

[@mikuneverdies6288]

Im on a Cotton kick as of late,, that was quite a treat not trick seeing it here XD

[@Zentron]

Would great to see Saturn games that were rushed out incomplete be fixed up the way they were intended, along with maybe some slight improvements, possibly taking advantage of a 4MB RAMcart?!

[@DARS_04]

Cool content my dude, I dont even like Mortal Kombat and already got my rom patched.

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

Really surprised the Dragon Force 2 translation didn't make the cut!

[@videogamesai]

Great vid! Do you have plans to talk about homebrew SDKs and tech demos for Sega consoles or the sega homebrew scene in general?