Tutorials

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	Old Tutorials Archived tutorials. NOTE: The tutorials here are likely outdated, and not aligned with modern hacking standards. They are kept here for archival purposes only. Moderated by: Staff	188	4,965	2024-01-16 02:45:31 PM by Joosh
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Announcement: Tutorials Forum Rules (Updated 2023/03/11) Posted by wye on 2012-03-13 09:38:33 PM	2	10,380	2025-03-06 07:57:02 PM by AmperSam

Important: List of Essential Tutorials Posted by leod on 2017-06-20 01:43:16 AM	0	29,459	2017-06-20 01:43:16 AM by leod

Sticky: Sprite Insertion with PIXI Fundamental Custom Sprites Tool-Specific Posted by MarioFanGamer on 2017-09-04 08:01:14 PM	87	82,584	2025-02-04 02:55:59 PM by MarioFanGamer
Sticky: Music Insertion with AddmusicK Fundamental Custom Music Tool-Specific Posted by Erik on 2017-01-31 03:07:42 AM	26	47,983	2024-12-11 06:00:59 AM by Peter64
Sticky: Block Insertion with GPS Fundamental Custom Blocks Tool-Specific Posted by Telinc1 on 2017-02-19 06:38:10 PM	23	31,727	2023-06-20 01:48:05 AM by ThePolionMaster
Sticky: Inserting .asm Patches with Asar Fundamental ASM Patches Tool-Specific Posted by leod on 2017-03-06 08:58:53 PM	30	44,587	2023-02-25 04:25:51 AM by HammerBrother
Sticky: Patching, Playing and Creating .bps Patches Fundamental BPS Patches Emulators Tool-Specific Posted by Ultrabi on 2017-02-03 12:12:13 AM	28	191,924	2022-03-24 07:01:51 AM by Derpkid
Sticky: ExGFX: a comprehensive guide Fundamental ExGFX Lunar Magic Tool-Specific Posted by wye on 2018-02-19 11:05:08 PM	14	49,085	2020-06-17 01:00:37 AM by MegaSonic1999

An In-Depth Guide to ExAnimation Lunar Magic Posted by MolSno on 2015-02-20 07:52:15 AM	51	91,220	2025-05-13 08:01:41 PM by thatwaterblockrk
Kellogg's® Presents: The Official SFX Creation Tutorial Custom Music Posted by Pinci on 2020-08-24 09:08:03 PM	5	5,393	2025-02-17 07:31:17 PM by brickblock369
How to Use Mode 0 in SMW (for beginners)! Advanced ExGFX Posted by Anas on 2022-03-03 12:54:44 PM	1	8,938	2024-12-20 06:02:10 AM by Hayashi Neru
Vanilla Level Design Contest Tips and Tricks (the "chocolate sprinkles" for your vanilla level) Lunar Magic Level Design (Standard) Posted by GbreezeSunset on 2017-05-18 05:38:07 AM	12	34,635	2024-12-19 05:22:51 PM by Katerpie
Wakana's Music Porting Tutorial - From the Basics to the Advanced Custom Music Porting Samples Posted by Wakana on 2017-05-07 04:34:52 PM	90	133,909	2024-10-27 07:29:06 PM by CubestudiosHacks0FF
Fernap's Quick and Dirty Guide to Free RAM Other Posted by Fernap on 2024-08-26 03:46:27 AM	1	657	2024-08-26 08:40:58 AM by Ondore's Lies
The ASM of Kuso Ecstasy ASM Coding Posted by NewPointless on 2021-02-26 12:24:43 PM	4	5,953	2024-07-24 06:17:58 AM by MarioFanGamer
GFX/Graphics Editing Index for YY-CHR ExGFX Ripping/Drawing Custom Sprites Posted by Paka_Mzuri2 on 2024-06-24 07:29:25 PM	0	1,155	2024-06-24 07:29:25 PM by Paka_Mzuri2
Dealing with Cut-Off in Your Levels ExGFX Lunar Magic Posted by AmperSam on 2024-06-12 12:35:52 AM	0	1,156	2024-06-12 12:35:52 AM by AmperSam
Drawing and Editing Graphics using YY-CHR ExGFX Ripping/Drawing Posted by leod on 2017-02-14 11:39:19 PM	27	68,553	2024-06-10 10:06:25 AM by MarioFanGamer
Adding Palettes to YY-CHR's Common Data ExGFX Ripping/Drawing Tool-Specific Posted by AmperSam on 2024-02-10 04:26:12 PM	1	741	2024-02-11 12:17:12 AM by zuccha
Lunar Magic Shortcuts Lunar Magic Posted by Thomas on 2020-11-03 09:34:05 AM	9	8,593	2024-02-05 02:07:37 AM by Thomas
Ripping Graphics with Lunar Magic (Bitmap pasting) ExGFX Ripping/Drawing Lunar Magic Posted by wye on 2016-02-13 01:16:49 PM	42	46,595	2024-01-07 08:47:04 PM by Zute
Lunar Magic's Palette Editor Lunar Magic Posted by Veck on 2017-04-22 04:02:57 AM	8	26,246	2023-12-21 07:41:06 AM by Thomas
Syncing ExAnimation with Vanilla Animation ExGFX Posted by AmperSam on 2023-12-14 08:16:01 PM	0	775	2023-12-14 08:16:01 PM by AmperSam
Fixing Y Indexing for Custom Sprites on SA1 Posted by Ice Man on 2023-10-21 11:06:05 AM	0	774	2023-10-21 11:06:05 AM by Ice Man
Cluster Spriting Tutorial ASM Coding Custom Sprites Posted by Roy on 2009-11-13 10:54:10 PM	17	21,354	2023-10-03 09:39:15 PM by Green
A Short Guide to Porting Your ROM Other Posted by Thomas on 2018-07-30 02:21:09 AM	2	6,761	2023-09-22 04:03:56 PM by IcAnTkAiZo
In-Depth Sprite Coding Tutorial (WIP) ASM Coding Custom Sprites Posted by MarioFanGamer on 2017-12-09 08:48:29 PM	18	41,859	2023-09-19 12:34:27 PM by ASSATAKKU
Changing the Title Screen Demo Movement Lunar Magic Posted by leod on 2017-02-03 07:26:42 AM	18	23,748	2023-09-14 11:06:22 AM by IcAnTkAiZo
32x32 Player Tilemap Patch Tutorial ASM Patches Lunar Magic Tool-Specific Posted by Heitor Porfirio on 2023-07-28 04:40:47 PM	0	1,576	2023-07-28 04:40:47 PM by Heitor Porfirio
Sprite Creation Workshops using Dyzen with anonimzwx Advanced ASM Coding Custom Sprites Tool-Specific Posted by anonimzwx on 2019-07-12 02:21:25 PM	32	22,951	2023-06-11 12:51:11 PM by ASSATAKKU
Sorting files by hex values on Windows 10 Other Posted by NewPointless on 2020-11-29 02:03:25 PM	3	4,786	2023-05-31 01:37:32 PM by AmperSam
Getting Started with Debugging Posted by Thomas on 2023-03-19 07:31:53 PM	4	3,242	2023-05-25 04:14:27 AM by Thomas
VLDC Aesthetics Explained ExGFX Posted by Olga Ashburne on 2023-03-02 12:43:28 AM	0	2,053	2023-03-02 12:43:28 AM by Olga Ashburne
Setting Up RetroArch as your Emulator in Lunar Magic Lunar Magic Emulators Other Posted by AmperSam on 2023-02-11 03:20:25 PM	0	2,071	2023-02-11 03:20:25 PM by AmperSam
You might be optimizing your levels wrong? - Level Object Optimization Tips! Lunar Magic Level Design (Standard)Level Design (Kaizo) Posted by Daizo Dee Von on 2021-01-17 02:50:54 PM	4	6,344	2023-02-05 11:11:17 PM by 7 up
Stripe image format - Tutorial. ExGFX Posted by Roy on 2008-12-30 10:40:18 PM	42	46,776	2023-01-10 01:04:01 AM by HammerBrother
How to use GAIN & GAIN diagram. Custom Music Posted by ggamer77 on 2013-10-03 01:26:28 AM	6	10,790	2022-12-27 04:50:49 PM by MarioFanGamer
Comprehensive Super FX ASM Guide Advanced ASM Coding Posted by DiscoTheBat on 2015-12-02 02:41:57 AM	10	16,434	2022-12-20 10:59:37 PM by Green
Fundamentals of Aesthetics and Perception ExGFX Custom Music Posted by NewPointless on 2022-07-04 04:19:22 PM	0	3,390	2022-07-04 04:19:22 PM by NewPointless
How to use a 1,024 x 1,024 Layer 3 tile map. Advanced ExGFX Posted by DPBOX on 2022-04-17 09:19:29 AM	1	2,916	2022-04-20 12:32:06 PM by Anas
In-Depth Patch Creation Tutorial ASM Coding ASM Patches Posted by MarioFanGamer on 2016-08-13 01:51:00 PM	10	16,277	2022-03-05 08:56:57 AM by MarioFanGamer
HDMA Coding Tutorial ASM Coding HDMA Posted by MarioFanGamer on 2022-02-12 09:48:17 PM	0	11,859	2022-02-12 09:48:17 PM by MarioFanGamer
Running Lunar Magic on Linux Lunar Magic Posted by TheKodeToad on 2022-02-06 05:12:09 PM	0	6,053	2022-02-06 05:12:09 PM by TheKodeToad
Kellogg's® Presents: The Official BRR Sample Creation Tutorial Advanced Custom Music Samples Posted by Pinci on 2020-05-31 11:04:37 PM	1	7,598	2021-04-16 06:52:48 PM by Xboy1282
The Beginner's Guide to the SA-1 Pack ASM Patches Posted by aCrowned on 2014-03-26 04:27:15 PM	41	38,823	2021-03-20 05:57:31 AM by A glove of a man
Game Design for Kaizo Creators Lunar Magic Level Design (Kaizo) Posted by NewPointless on 2020-04-26 04:54:09 PM	3	8,078	2020-11-04 03:19:45 PM by NewPointless
Using loveemu's SPC to MIDI Converters Custom Music Porting Tool-Specific Posted by Darius on 2013-08-03 03:34:32 PM	19	57,089	2020-10-09 05:51:14 PM by Kevin
Fake HDMA gradients Ripping/Drawing HDMA Posted by Idunno on 2020-10-01 07:07:19 PM	0	4,298	2020-10-01 07:07:19 PM by Idunno
Standard Call on SNES ASM Advanced ASM Coding Posted by anonimzwx on 2020-09-04 01:03:06 AM	0	4,320	2020-09-04 01:03:06 AM by anonimzwx
MSU-1 Music for SMW Tutorial Advanced Custom Music Posted by Medic on 2015-08-23 08:55:59 PM	37	41,337	2020-08-27 02:04:10 PM by Josuke Yoshikage

Announcement: Tutorials Forum Rules (Updated 2023/03/11)

Important: List of Essential Tutorials

Sticky: Sprite Insertion with PIXI

Sticky: Music Insertion with AddmusicK

Sticky: Block Insertion with GPS

Sticky: Inserting .asm Patches with Asar

Sticky: Patching, Playing and Creating .bps Patches

Sticky: ExGFX: a comprehensive guide