The spooky ROM hack that birthed Undertale's weirdest DNA.
"Radiation's Halloween Hack" is one of the most famous earthbound ROM hacks of all time. better known as the earthbound halloween hack, it's somewhat infamous "bad fur day edition" was made by the to-be creator of undertale. Toby Fox released the project in 2008 for starmen.net's 'halloween funfest' - and nearly 15 years on, it's creative influence carried over into his later works.
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meikkon unpacks obscure internet history with genuine affection.
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Archival Starmen.net footage feels like uncovered treasure.
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meikkon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Toby Fox was 15 when he made this; the hack's final boss music 'Megalo Strike Back' became a meme years later and influenced his compositional voice.
Starmen.net's Halloween Funfest was a pivotal annual event for EarthBound's surviving fandom during Nintendo's years of ignoring the franchise.
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