Splatterhouse Chrome [ROM Hack/Mod]

[Magister]

So who all owns a copy of this?  Just heard about this the other day.  Seems only a limited number of copies were made.  For those that own it, what are your thoughts?

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romhacking.net/hacks/520/
w.atwiki.jp/guemmai/pages/11.html

[sirhcman]

Isn't it just a rom hack?

[tbone3969]

I'm curious to know exactly how it differs form the original.

[PukeSter]

I'm curious to know exactly how it differs form the original.

It has new, more difficult level designs and some weird color palette changes,

The main draw though is that you get to use the meat cleaver to chop off zombie heads, like in the arcade version.

As far as I know, it's also the only PCE rom hack, unlike the SNES where mario world and super metroid hacks are a dime a dozen.

[Magister]

You can watch a play through on youtube.  I'd just like to get my hands on cool box set.

[Phase]

As far as I know, it's also the only PCE rom hack, unlike the SNES where mario world and super metroid hacks are a dime a dozen.

Gunhed 
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=20918.0

[TurboXray]

Isn't it just a rom hack?

He probably saw the repro. I saw it on FB a couple of months back.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Someone made like 10 overpriced repros of it with an accompanying soundtrack or something.

http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/520/

[Magister]

Someone made like 10 overpriced repros of it with an accompanying soundtrack or something.

romhacking.net/hacks/520/

Yep.  That would be the one I saw.  Still, the box set is pretty cool looking.  I've always been a fan of this series.  Even have the arcade machine.  Sadly, it doesn't look like they will be making anymore games anytime soon after the 2010 release.

[synbiosfan]

I  like what little I've played of it. I can't get to far but will check out the video posted. I love the series.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Just slap it on an everdrive and make a fake box lol

[HailingTheThings]

Yep.  That would be the one I saw.  Still, the box set is pretty cool looking. 

If you want the repro box, just bother the guy on facebook. I'm sure he'd make one special for you if you paid him enough. Its not like there's some special ingredient that's hard to find in order to produce more. He's operating under the title "Mega Box Reproductions" or something like that? I think?

[esteban]

Yep.  That would be the one I saw.  Still, the box set is pretty cool looking.

If you want the repro box, just bother the guy on facebook. I'm sure he'd make one special for you if you paid him enough. Its not like there's some special ingredient that's hard to find in order to produce more. He's operating under the title "Mega Box Reproductions" or something like that? I think?

Dude, I will make a box for you. And it will be *truly* deluxe limited edition because I'll design it only for you.

My final design may, or may not, feature faux animal skin.

Also, I despise the "chrome" bit (this isn't American Choppers)...I'll have to change that to something more fitting with the Splatterhouse series...

[Magister]

Well, I talked to him.  They are a little more than I was thinking they would be.   

[CrackTiger]

Well, I talked to him.  They are a little more than I was thinking they would be.   

How much could a homemade bootleg HuCard cost?

[HailingTheThings]

I think they were like $70-80 when he had the "pre-order" up. I thought it was cool and wanted one, but not for that price. I'm content with the original. I think the only thing potentially driving the price up is that red hucard tray piece. Don't know if it's 3D printed or oem PCE dyed for the set. Hmm...

[Magister]

Well, I talked to him.  They are a little more than I was thinking they would be.   

How much could a homemade bootleg HuCard cost?

Wanting $70 + shipping for the box set.

[crazydean]

Sounds very reasonable for a hucard

[DeshDildo]

My thoughts are I think the facebook group has finally infiltrated the forum.

[Magister]

I think they were like $70-80 when he had the "pre-order" up. I thought it was cool and wanted one, but not for that price. I'm content with the original. I think the only thing potentially driving the price up is that red hucard tray piece. Don't know if it's 3D printed or oem PCE dyed for the set. Hmm...

Same.  I was thinking about getting one just for the cool factor.  But not at that price.  I have the original as well, but mostly play the arcade machine downstairs.

[sirhcman]

Any pics of what it looked like? I am not on facebook

[Magister]

I tried to post pictures of it but for some reason it won't let me on here.  Keeps giving me an error message.

[HailingTheThings]

I think they were like $70-80 when he had the "pre-order" up. I thought it was cool and wanted one, but not for that price. I'm content with the original. I think the only thing potentially driving the price up is that red hucard tray piece. Don't know if it's 3D printed or oem PCE dyed for the set. Hmm...

Same.  I was thinking about getting one just for the cool factor.  But not at that price.  I have the original as well, but mostly play the arcade machine downstairs.

Nice.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

Well, I talked to him.  They are a little more than I was thinking they would be.   

How much could a homemade bootleg HuCard cost?

Wanting $70 + shipping for the box set.

The usual $40 ish for his work on the case/manual and disc insert and some $$ to Electrohaze for his remastered soundtrack works.  Not too bad if you ask me. 

Ya'll need jesus..

[Arkhan Asylum]

Eh, I think 70$ is too high.

AFAIK, Electrohaze didn't see much money from the musical part he worked on despite that being more effort than making the physical part of said CD.

The package itself uses borrowed artwork, as opposed to original artwork.  Thus, not that much effort really has to go into the packaging thing...  effort sure, but not the kind of effort that would warrant that much of a cost.   

I'd say 50$ tops for the whole thing and even that's pushing it since you can almost get a damn Everdrive for it at that point.

Unless I am mistaken, the parts for their HuCards aren't that expensive since they got like, a fuckin ream of ROM chips that they've likely already profited off of due to all the other repro sales.   And speaking from the fact that... we make HuCards too, and have to buy chips/boards.

The real effort and cost-increaser lies in the ROM hack itself, and music rediddling efforts.    I don't think the person who did the ROM hack sees any kickback.

Electrohaze's Download 2 remaster was like 20$.   

We make fun of Tobias when he cobbles together other people's art for a package to sell a game he didn't make.

This is the same thing.   It's too expensive, and defeats the purpose.

The photoshoppery and such doesn't warrant the price increase.   It's only at that price because people pay for it without thinking.   They can get away with it, so they do.

"Shit 70$ for a new game package! ? COOL GIVE ME IT"

[the haze]

Well damn, since my name came up. I feel I should say something.

Anything I do that's released to the community is for the love of the games. Yes, it's true I got a small amount of compensation for the music I provided for the CD+G disc included with that Splatterhouse Chrome release. You know what I did with that $$$? I reinvested it right back into another project I am working on.

Yep, I do charge $20 (plus $5 shipping) for a remastered copy of Download 2. Thanks for the plug, lol.     I spent MANY HOURS on that project.  I don't do this sort of thing to make money, I have a job to make money. Money I actually made off the remaster seems to just find it's way back into future projects.

I think they best thing for anyone to do simply look at the price. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Surly people have thought the same thing about what I provide. Educate yourself, and be happy about the purchases you make knowing that your purchase pushes the community forward and not backward.

Also brush your teeth.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Not everything pushes the scene forward. 

Some things are cool, but, we need to think before we shrug and pay for everything just because its kinda neat. 

It is neat, but its too expensive, and may further encourage excess attempts to make money off stuff. 

[Nazi NecroPhile]

$70 seems awfully high to me, but all of those huey repros are too pricey for me.  I'll stick to my flashcart, thanks.

The CD+G sounds cool though.

[esteban]

The CD+G sounds cool though.

I want to know more about CD+G, too...I don't use Facebook.

[Magister]

Wouldn't mind seeing someone change the soundtrack to this.

[Sparky]

Yep.  That would be the one I saw.  Still, the box set is pretty cool looking. 

If you want the repro box, just bother the guy on facebook. I'm sure he'd make one special for you if you paid him enough. Its not like there's some special ingredient that's hard to find in order to produce more. He's operating under the title "Mega Box Reproductions" or something like that? I think?

Have you ordered any of his boxes? Seen the quality? Just curious as I have heard mixed reviews.

[HailingTheThings]

Yep.  That would be the one I saw.  Still, the box set is pretty cool looking. 

If you want the repro box, just bother the guy on facebook. I'm sure he'd make one special for you if you paid him enough. Its not like there's some special ingredient that's hard to find in order to produce more. He's operating under the title "Mega Box Reproductions" or something like that? I think?

Have you ordered any of his boxes? Seen the quality? Just curious as I have heard mixed reviews.

I haven't. The only repro boxes I have are from you. I remember him saying somewhere before that they are flimsier than the oem boxes, though. So... there's that... gonna wanna be extra careful with them box things.