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| Main - ROM Hacking - How to use SMBED - Japanese background and metatile editor | New thread | New reply |
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 Red Koopa Level: 28 Posts: 19/139 EXP: 127411 Next: 3927 Since: 10-09-07 Last post: 4490 days Last view: 4483 days |
How to use SMBED.exe from
http://betaworld.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tool.html http://betaworld.hp.infoseek.co.jp/soft/SMB.zip SMBED is a useful program for modifying backgrounds as well as general metatile editing. Unfortunately for many the program is completely in Japanese which makes it a bit tough to use. I've put together this simple tutorial explaining the various options. Program Start When you first start the program the file open dialog will appear. Select the SMB ROM file you wish to use. Metatile editor 
Once you have selected a ROM, the Metatile editor will be displayed. It is the smaller of the two windows. A - Select a metatile. A list of the default metatiles is included in the appendix B - Select a palette. (Overworld, underground, water, castle) C - Table of background tiles. D - The currently selected metatile will be displayed in the box. You can define the individual tiles which make up the metatile with the 4 text boxes below. E - Three buttons: Top: Open a new ROM without saving (a confirmation window will appear) Middle: Save ROM (a confirmation window will appear) Bottom: Switch to Background editor Background editor: 
The background editor is the larger of the two windows. It is used to modify the background tiles and layout. A - Background editor main window. Left click to rotate the current column down one metatile. Right click to rotate the current background tile. B - Background tile editor. The background tiles are displayed above. The three text boxes below each column are used to define that column's metatiles. C - Three buttons: Top: Open a new ROM without saving (a confirmation window will appear) Middle: Save ROM (a confirmation window will appear) Bottom: Switch to Metatile editor D - Add gridlines to background editor main window. E - Metatile table F - Select palette. (Overworld, underground, water, castle) G - Select background type to edit in main window. (Cloud, mountain, fence) === Appendix List of metatiles (with thanks to doppleganger & the smb disassembly): 00 blank 01 black metatile 02 bush left 03 bush middle 04 bush right 05 mountain left 06 mountain left bottom/middle center 07 mountain middle top 08 mountain right 09 mountain right bottom 0a mountain middle bottom 0b bridge guardrail 0c chain 0d tall tree top, top half 0e short tree top 0f tall tree top, bottom half 10 warp pipe end left, points up 11 warp pipe end right, points up 12 decoration pipe end left, points up 13 decoration pipe end right, points up 14 pipe shaft left 15 pipe shaft right 16 tree ledge left edge 17 tree ledge middle 18 tree ledge right edge 19 mushroom left edge 1a mushroom middle 1b mushroom right edge 1c sideways pipe end top 1d sideways pipe shaft top 1e sideways pipe joint top 1f sideways pipe end bottom 20 sideways pipe shaft bottom 21 sideways pipe joint bottom 22 seaplant 23 blank, used on bricks or blocks that are hit 24 flagpole ball 25 flagpole shaft 26 blank, used in conjunction with vines 40 vertical rope 41 horizontal rope 42 left pulley 43 right pulley 44 blank used for balance rope 45 castle top 46 castle window left 47 castle brick wall 48 castle window right 49 castle top w/ brick 4a entrance top 4b entrance bottom 4c green ledge stump 4d fence 4e tree trunk 4f mushroom stump top 50 mushroom stump bottom 51 breakable brick w/ line 52 breakable brick 53 breakable brick (not used) 54 cracked rock terrain 55 brick with line (power-up) 56 brick with line (vine) 57 brick with line (star) 58 brick with line (coins) 59 brick with line (1-up) 5a brick (power-up) 5b brick (vine) 5c brick (star) 5d brick (coins) 5e brick (1-up) 5f hidden block (1 coin) 60 hidden block (1-up) 61 solid block (3-d block) 62 solid block (white wall) 63 bridge 64 bullet bill cannon barrel 65 bullet bill cannon top 66 bullet bill cannon bottom 67 blank used for jumpspring 68 half brick used for jumpspring 69 solid block (water level, green rock) 6a half brick (???) 6b water pipe top 6c water pipe bottom 6d flag ball (residual object) 80 cloud left 81 cloud middle 82 cloud right 83 cloud bottom left 84 cloud bottom middle 85 cloud bottom right 86 water/lava top 87 water/lava 88 cloud level terrain 89 bowser's bridge c0 question block (coin) c1 question block (power-up) c2 coin c3 underwater coin c4 empty block c5 axe |
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 Lakitu Level: 52 Posts: 203/552 EXP: 1026524 Next: 57316 Since: 03-02-07 From: Pittsburgh, PA Last post: 5034 days Last view: 4991 days |
Hopefully this well make people more willing to use this program. Changing up the background with this thing really makes SMB hacks look a lot better. |
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 Pokey Level: 57 Posts: 197/693 EXP: 1430531 Next: 55397 Since: 06-27-07 From: cKy Last post: 210 days Last view: 118 days |
Not that hard to figure out unlike this one that has just text and combo menus to pick what alteration you want. You don't have any idea what you'd doing because there's no visual refference to clue you what it means. ____________________ 
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Red Koopa Level: 28 Posts: 20/139 EXP: 127411 Next: 3927 Since: 10-09-07 Last post: 4490 days Last view: 4483 days |
Posted by K2-YKC I agree it wasn't too hard to figure out... but i rarely see SMB hacks with modified backgrounds so i thought I'd make this to encourage people to use it more. And which other program are you talking about? |
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Pokey Level: 57 Posts: 198/693 EXP: 1430531 Next: 55397 Since: 06-27-07 From: cKy Last post: 210 days Last view: 118 days |
S.M.B remodeler ____________________
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 Koopa Level: 24 Posts: 14/100 EXP: 78099 Next: 26 Since: 08-15-07 From: Milwaukie, OR Last post: 5434 days Last view: 5387 days |
Would anyone please let me know when an English version of this appears. If so, please send me the correct download link.
Thank you, Ben (GameGenie81) ____________________ We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs. We are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of color lines. |
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Red Koopa Level: 28 Posts: 27/139 EXP: 127411 Next: 3927 Since: 10-09-07 Last post: 4490 days Last view: 4483 days |
Something tells me there wont be an english version... |
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 The Guardian Moloch whose eyes are a thousand blind windows! Level: 124 Posts: 842/4196 EXP: 21533863 Next: 302738 Since: 02-19-07 From: Ithaca, NY, US Last post: 472 days Last view: 84 days |
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Red Koopa Level: 28 Posts: 28/139 EXP: 127411 Next: 3927 Since: 10-09-07 Last post: 4490 days Last view: 4483 days |
I would be willing to translate it but the characters don't even show up right on mine so i dont even know where to start looking in the exe file for the text strings |
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The Guardian Moloch whose eyes are a thousand blind windows! Level: 124 Posts: 843/4196 EXP: 21533863 Next: 302738 Since: 02-19-07 From: Ithaca, NY, US Last post: 472 days Last view: 84 days |
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Red Koopa Level: 28 Posts: 29/139 EXP: 127411 Next: 3927 Since: 10-09-07 Last post: 4490 days Last view: 4483 days |
actually I was able to find some text strings but it appears there is a checksum feature or something because any edits cause the program to display a new message in japanese and then exit. I was able to change the bad checksum warning message though lol  If anybody is good with windows program hacking and could disable the checksum routine that would be awesome.. i can hack the NES -- but Windows, not so much
one cool thing though: the list of tiles is stored in the file no.dat .. just copy the list of tiles in the original post in this thread, remove the blank lines, and paste it into the file and at least the list will be in english which speeds things up. |
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