Forgive me if this isn't the right section, I've tried to work out the best place to post it and I don't want to get flamed at just because I'm a newbie.

Around this site, I see all of these tutorials for SNES, GBA, etc. Rom hacking but I have NEVER seen any tutorial which goes into PS2 Rom Hacking, I know some people will teach it themselves but what about the people who don't pick up things very well?

Knowing my luck and attention, I've probably missed any tutorials but I generally can never find any background information regarding hacking PS2 Roms.
I'd ask those guys at Phantasia Productions that are translating Tales of Destiny but they just bite everyones heads off at every question  :banghead:

Any help appreciated!

But if it's your first romhack period, you should probably start with the better-documented, simpler systems first.

Thanks for the input guys, I'll be sure to check out that site.


Well I am a newbie so I guess I didn't realise...
Whenever I download a PS2 game though it states it as a PS2 ROM.
If they are not called 'ROMs' do they have another special name, or is it just 'PS2 Game?'

The term would be "Disc Image", usually called ISO though for historical reasons. But whatever you call it is a pretty insignificant question IMO and shouldn't matter Some people just love to correct other people. VWF is also a "wrong" term, the proper one is proportional font, but no one cares. It only matters as long as someone else is using another term, if everyone uses your terms all is good /sarcasm

On topic: There aren't really any tutorials for PS2 game hacking. The topic is too complex to break it down into simple step-by-step instructions everyone can easily understand. Every game is vastly different. And the entry level to PS2 hacking is very very high. You can't just grab a tile editor and start changing Mario's appearance like you'd with a NES game. A part from comes from the disc based format but other factors matter as well. That's also why there propably never will be any easy PS2 tutorials for beginners. Get your experience on other platforms and then come back. The available tools are also greatly lacking afaik, so that's another problem already.