Through all these years of playing on old consoles and computers with some of the very best and worst games developers had to offer, there’s always something out there that I’ve never heard of before. Thus here we are with the classic and well loved Sonic the Hedgehog, but this time it isn’t on any SEGA device, but on the NES as an improved and more playable HACK version in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Now like me there are probably a good few people out there that didn’t know Sonic actually appeared on the NES, well that’s probably because it wasn’t a legal version and regarded as a pirate release. As the research tells it, this was a pirate version of the original video game, and originally had the main character as Mario ( Somari ) produced for the Famicom by Ge De Industry Co in 1994. It was an almost accurate simulation of Sonic produced to an 8bit cartridge with many of the features of Sonic still intact, hence why much later the Somari sprite was finally changed over to Sonic.

But sadly there were many major issues with this unoffical version from way back in the 90s, it had lots of glitches, bad controls, awful music and terrible physics. But now thanks to a member by the name of ‘the jabu’, he has fixed many of these problems as a new HACK of the Somari (Unl) [p1].nes ROM. Sound good right? Well I certainly think so, as I for one never knew an unofficial pirated edition actually existed until today, and I seriously can’t wait to try it out!

Links : 1) Source 2) Further Information

Good afternoon you lovely people have I got some great news to brighten up your day! Remember last month when I announced with a big article, SEGAs classic Sonic the Hedgehog but released on the NES as a hack by JABU. Well you’ll be pleased to know after some negative feedback regarding the music, not only has there been a music improvement patch done by Ti, but there has also been a graphical enhancement done by exactly the same person.

According to Ti all music tracks with some sound effects have been replaced with their better versions created in famitracker. Written by Amilgi without usage of extra audio chips and dpcm channel. In regards to the graphics, a series of improvements have been made to make this NES hack a better gaming experience. So if you didn’t like the previous music, I know a lot of people didn’t, now you too can enjoy this patched version in all its hacked up glory 🙂

1- Download the IPS hack here

2- Get a Somari (Unl) [p1].nes Rom

3- Download lunar ips

4- Open lunar ips, click “Apply IPS Patch”. Locate the ips file contained in the zip.

5- Locate the Somari (Unl) [p1].nes Rom to apply the hack/patch to.

6- Patch for Graphics/Music applies (AFTER) for romhack

6- Now play on the NES or via an Emulator!


Links : 1) Main Source 2) Music Patch 3) Graphics Patch 4) Community for help

As a heads up by RVG a brand new NES game is in development for the NESdev compo 2016, and it’s called ‘ Twin Dragons ‘, developed by Glutock. This is a charming looking side-scrolling platformer that will feature decent animations, physics, moving platforms, items and power ups and much more to make this a worthy sounding game indeed. According to the developer at its current stage of development ; collisions, simple AI and basic sound effects are working, but flying enemies
a boss, game over screen and slopes still need to be implemented.

Twin Dragons uses some of Surt’s graphics and MadMarcel extra graphics, with a test level being used to check every feature. But the developer is looking for advice or articles on level design, as such provided in the thread is a ROM for you to have a go and give your feedback. If you haven’t done so you may need to register at the forums located (HERE)

Another range of classics that have been given an overhaul or changed to make it look like an almost new game, is Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros 3 on the NES. These games are part of the greatest platforming game series ever released that was originally released by that famous company Nintendo in the late 80’s, with a number of more advanced versions coming much later on different systems. Now however it’s time to play Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros 3 but in a totally different way, as a number of fans have made the game either far harder or have changed the game(s) with new story and levels.

With a choice of Rom hacks available, today is a really good day for anyone that was and still is a fan of these games that want a fresh new approach to the glorious platforming series. In fact these Rom hacks, don’t just make the game far more difficult such as Kawa Mario Bros 3, with 30 missions that increase in difficulty, but you can even play as the Ghost boo in EDS Mario, on a quest to defeat the evil Grim Reaper who has kidnapped Peach. But which ever Rom hack you decide to use, you can be rest assured you’ll be playing with brand new levels and designs that are a joy to play!


A patching program such as beat or Floating IPS  may be needed to add the hack/patch to the main Super Mario Bros Roms, which isn’t available here.

Links : 1) EDS Mario 2) Kawa Mario Bros 3 3) Skeens Super Mario Bros 4) Escape from Skull Island