+Random Terrain Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 (edited) For a while, Hack-O-Matic ][ was the best Atari 2600 game hacking program, but then Blinky created Bit Hacker which is even better: http://members.home.nl/edwin.blink/atari26...s/bithacker.zip If you haven't tried Bit Hacker before, be sure to read the readme file. Among other things, it tells you how to hack a large image without going cross-eyed. You are no longer stuck with one small strip. Now you can see the whole image! Bit Hacker also works with a mouse scroll wheel. If you are hooked on your scroll wheel like I am, Bit Hacker should make hacking a lot more fun. Edited October 13, 2005 by Random Terrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Bit hacker is pretty handy for handling big stuff like title screens and other large images. Too bad it wasn't around when I was still working on this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 If only I could figure out how to use it better with other programs. Then I could start doing a bit more hacking myself. Or, I should say, learn to hack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthQuake Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 (edited) I used BitHacker to create this like 3 months ago: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57200 Glad I found it, it actually got me diving into source code. Download the 2nd binary, the first one had collision detection disabled. Looking back, I can't believe I found the appropriate bits to disable wall clipping. What's the chances of that? Edited May 8, 2005 by EarthQuake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'm bumping this thread to remind people that Bit Hacker is the best Atari 2600 game hacking program at this time. Something better might come along that also lets you easily edit colors and sounds, but that program doesn't seem to exist yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Is there a tutorial on how to use it? Namely, how the hell did one get that picture of E.T.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jussts Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Is there a tutorial on how to use it? Namely, how the hell did one get that picture of E.T.? 947396[/snapback] Read the Readme file that's included with it... it explains how to line up larger images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Is there a tutorial on how to use it? Namely, how the hell did one get that picture of E.T.? 947396[/snapback] Read the Readme file that's included with it... it explains how to line up larger images. 947428[/snapback] Yup, tried it out yesterday. Much better program than Hack-o-matic. I love the extended width for editing. It is easy once you understand. Regards, -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Is there an easy way to find large images within ROMs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 could someone post a link to bit hacker that is still alive and not a dead link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 could someone post a link to bit hacker that is still alive and not a dead link I think this is the latest version: bithacker.zip Does anyone know what happened to Blinky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 looks like he disappeared off the map too....like NovaXpress it shows he was last active back in Nov. '05 hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemFrost7800 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 looks like he disappeared off the map too....like NovaXpress it shows he was last active back in Nov. '05 hmmm... Hack-O-Matic 3 is a great tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hack-O-Matic 3 is a great tool. I haven't tried it yet because it won't run on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 i have Hack-O-Matic 3, too. i was just comparing. I do LOVE the pinning feature on HOM3. trying to think of a good hack to get started on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espire8 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I've been using bit-hacker exclusively for a couple of years now and I agree it's way better to use for larger images. I used it to hack Eggomania into a game with an all new theme called Cannonfire. I downloaded HOM3 to compare it's newer features to bit-hacker but I can't get it to open and run on my Xp so I gave up on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I've been using bit-hacker exclusively for a couple of years now and I agree it's way better to use for larger images. I used it to hack Eggomania into a game with an all new theme called Cannonfire. I downloaded HOM3 to compare it's newer features to bit-hacker but I can't get it to open and run on my Xp so I gave up on it. You probably don't have the 2.0 .NET Framework installed here If you go to Windows Update it's probably sitting there waiting for you to install it. -Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakout Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 For a while, Hack-O-Matic ][ was the best Atari 2600 game hacking program, but then Blinky created <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Bit Hacker</span> which is even better: http://members.home.nl/edwin.blink/atari26...s/bithacker.zip If you haven't tried Bit Hacker before, be sure to read the readme file. Among other things, it tells you how to hack a large image without going cross-eyed. You are no longer stuck with one small strip. Now you can see the whole image! Bit Hacker also works with a mouse scroll wheel. If you are hooked on your scroll wheel like I am, Bit Hacker should make hacking a lot more fun. Where do you get bit hacker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 AFAIK this is the most recent version of BitHacker. bithacker.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacfan97 Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) It's EXTREMELY Hard To Hack Color With Hack-O-Matic!!! Its Also Hard To Hack Mazes In Pacman. Edited December 5, 2009 by Pacfan97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 It's EXTREMELY Hard To Hack Color With Hack-O-Matic!!! Its Also Hard To Hack Mazes In Pacman. Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacfan97 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 It's EXTREMELY Hard To Hack Color With Hack-O-Matic!!! Its Also Hard To Hack Mazes In Pacman. Thanks for the information. Thanks But I REALLY Need Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 It's EXTREMELY Hard To Hack Color With Hack-O-Matic!!! Its Also Hard To Hack Mazes In Pacman. First, I would switch to Hack-o-matic 3 (HOM3) and use the advanced find, that will help. If you're using stella you can press the (`) button during a game in Stella you go into debugger mode, click on the TIA tab and start pressing the Scan+1 button and it will scan the picture and give you the color codes, than using HOM3 search for those codes and change them as desired. There are other threads that discuss finding colors. -Jeff P.S. I suggest you do some searching before posting in older threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REACTOR Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 For a while, Hack-O-Matic ][ was the best Atari 2600 game hacking program, but then Blinky created Bit Hacker which is even better: http://members.home.nl/edwin.blink/atari26...s/bithacker.zip If you haven't tried Bit Hacker before, be sure to read the readme file. Among other things, it tells you how to hack a large image without going cross-eyed. You are no longer stuck with one small strip. Now you can see the whole image! attachment Bit Hacker also works with a mouse scroll wheel. If you are hooked on your scroll wheel like I am, Bit Hacker should make hacking a lot more fun. The link is BROKEN!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 The link is BROKEN!!!!!!!!!!!! The post is 8+ YEARS OLD!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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