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| Main - General Chat - The dilemma of Rom Hacking | New thread | New reply |
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 Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 39/178 EXP: 183351 Next: 2012 Since: 01-18-08 Last post: 5500 days Last view: 4807 days |
Its been more and more clear to me as ive grown up that rom hacking is somewhat of a dilemma. Time becomes more and more scarce, and when I really have spare time I find myself choosing between doing something productive that can further my life in terms of finances, education, social life, and doing something that while I enjoy, doesn't get me anywhere, rom hacking being the example here.
When I look at what I could have done with the time ive invested in programming Lazy Shell for instance, its a bitter sweet feeling. Ive spent god knows how many hours working on it. Im very proud of what me and Giangurgolo have created. Its one hell of a program, and I never envisioned it going this well before I began. For a sense of perspective, the source is currently at 69,652 lines of code. Thats almost 70,000 lines of code, and it will probably be another 10 - 20 thousand more before its complete. Thats what it takes to write a good editor. I have a unique position where I can invest time in my career by myself and see returns. I could probably have earned an additional 50-100 thousand dollars had I spent that time working instead of writing lazy shell. Now, I almost guarantee I would have wasted the time on something else like partying/drinking/video games, but this is what I mean by it being a dilemma. So as I grow older, and money becomes more and more important its a tough decision to invest time into Rom Hacking. How do you guys feel about this? |
| blackhole89 |
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 The Guardian Moloch whose eyes are a thousand blind windows! Level: 124 Posts: 1411/4196 EXP: 21563032 Next: 273569 Since: 02-19-07 From: Ithaca, NY, US Last post: 489 days Last view: 101 days |
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 Giant Red Paratroopa Level: 77 Posts: 205/1407 EXP: 4186940 Next: 4189 Since: 02-19-07 From: Brooklyn, NY Last post: 26 days Last view: 26 days |
Omie: (Assumng you're the same Omega from the Tek Hacks days) Age plays a major factor, and doing things that are a priority'll always come first. I went through what you're going through now (How old are you anyways?) There's alotta things I wish I coulda accomplish in my younger years. Now that I'll be turning 33 next month doing things I needa take care'a is really hard to do.
I do alotta side jobs with my brother for his business, and it doesn't pay very well. The job market is so hard these days, I'm looking for something stable so I can go back to school and get a graphic design & animation course so I can be farther with my cartoons. Suffering from depression doesn't help either to do anything productive. I do wanna finish the projects in my Work in Progress folder, but honestly I don't see it happening. There's just too many things to deal with that ROM Hacking at times doesn't even pop in my head. I still like the hobby, sometimes I do get turned off cause I dunno the Black Arts of ASM, and I really don't have time to sit down and study it. I do like that editors are still being made, and I'm the type that I'll try'em out. But yeah, real life issues is a kick in the ass that'll just get harder as you get older. I got into ROM Hacking cause I used to work all crazy type'a hours, if I woulda get my things straight when I was in my 20's, who knows what I woulda accomplish. ROM Hacking for me is like I'm living a dream I had when I was a kid growing up in the NES days, I used to make my own levels and send them to Nintendo of various games. ____________________ My Linktree |
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 Shyguy Level: 22 Posts: 76/81 EXP: 57347 Next: 1003 Since: 06-04-07 Last post: 5921 days Last view: 2498 days |
Yes ROM Hacking can be a very time consuming hobby, however I tend to view it in a different light. One day, I hope to become a game designer, and with ROM hacking (complete rewrites), I'm learning what makes a good game. One of most important things I've learned is to make the overall experience fun from start to finish, and I still have a lot to learn. So, I suppose my ROM Hacks are just practice before I make real games.
The week before Prism's latest beta release, my life was basically Prism (as well as eating, drinking, sleeping and using the bathroom). I kind of felt empty inside when all I did was ROM hack all day, as well as question myself "Is all this hard work worth it?". I can totally understand where you're coming from. However, if you're older, you obviously won't be able to spend as much time on it, since you have to worry about the real world. It really matters what kind of situation you're in. As we all know, time seems to go faster as you get older, but worrying about "How much time you have left" isn't a good way to live. We should just live our lives doing what we want, and then when it's time, we'll all die; theres no escaping from death. I mean, there are other time consuming hobbies that take up way more time than ROM hacking. If you're feeling like it's a waste of time, take a break, and when (or if) you're motivated work on it again, go ahead. Usually works for me, but motivation seems to come at random times. ____________________ Pokemon Prism |
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 Panser Swedish weirdo times eleven Level: 42 Posts: 322/339 EXP: 495166 Next: 26196 Since: 02-19-07 From: Stockholm, Sweden Last post: 5202 days Last view: 5201 days |
To me, ROM hacking is not just a pointless time waster, it's a source of experience.
My work on disassembling SMW, determining how it works on a technical level and how they solved certain problems has given me invaluable experience when it comes to game coding (as well as other things). When I made a Zelda-like game as a school project, the structure of the program was based on that of SMW. If I didn't have that knowledge, god knows how horribly structured it would have been, and the knowledge will hopefully also come in handy in the future. ____________________   |
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Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 42/178 EXP: 183351 Next: 2012 Since: 01-18-08 Last post: 5500 days Last view: 4807 days |
Yeah, im the same guy from Tek Hacks, so ive been around for a while. Whatever happened to that place anyways? I just turned 22 recently so im still relatively young.
Yeah, I feel the same way. Ive learned a lot about coding from writing Lazy Shell. I think i explained myself in the OP, and im sure we all understand what I mean. Im not looking for answers here, that everyone needs to come up with themselves. Its an interesting topic that is very relevant to rom hacking as lots of people seem to leave the scene as time passes. |
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