How do you English Patch iso roms or eboots?

[mrpwingles]

Looking for someone who can teach me how to language patch roms. What software are needed? There are some Jp psp games I want to patch myself so i can learn and put some on here possibly in the future.

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

You mean applying existing patches.
Or
Translating games that don't have a patch.

If it's the second you are not gonna have much luck.

 

[mrpwingles]

Oof The second one. Tried google and found old forum posts on several emulator sites from years ago and I knew that there will be no chance of getting a response if i responded to them. So I thought might as well try asking here to see if anyone with the knowledge could help

 

[Tonberry]

Oof The second one. Tried google and found old forum posts on several emulator sites from years ago and I knew that there will be no chance of getting a response if i responded to them. So I thought might as well try asking here to see if anyone with the knowledge could help

It's a programming thing more than just a "patching" thing. You're gonna have to look up different tools and methods for different projects.
I wish I was more versed in it but the only thing I've tried translating is Ship of Harkinian, so I don't know much about the nitty-gritty.

 

[DunkeyKong]

Well, there's hex editor and if you're looking for guides, you can check it from the Romhacking site here

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

@mrpwingles romhacking requires a set of skills, most of them not easy to grasp without a software engineer background. You can learn more here:

Thread 'Learn Romhacking (Resources Index)'

Jan 31, 2025

So you want to learn romhacking?​

First of all, you must know that there's no general tool that will convert a Japanese game to English else all games would already been translated. Every game is different. This is also not something you will learn in a day so if you were expecting a 5 minute tutorial and be done, that's also not happening.

What is romhacking?​

So you understood this is hard, and you first need to learn things before you can even begin touching the game files. Romhacking can be breakdown more or less into these steps:

1. Extracting the ROM files...

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