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==Systems and games==
The majority of ROM hacking is done on [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] games (including [[Sega Genesis|Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)]] games to an extent), since such games are small and simple compared to games of more advanced consoles such as the [[Nintendo 64]] or [[Nintendo DS]]. Games for the [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] are also popular for hacking, as well as games for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] to a lesser extent. However, games intended for more recent consoles are not exempt from hacking, and as computers have become faster over time and more programs and utilities have been written, more PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS hacks have emerged.

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Of these, popular games to play are popular games to hack; many hacks have been released of games of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series, ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' series (including ''[[Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]''), ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series (including ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''), ''[[Pokémon (video game series)|Pokémon]]'' series, ''[[Chip's Challenge]]'', ''[[Castlevania]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Mega Man (franchise)|Mega Man]]'' series, ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series, ''[[EarthBound]]'', ''[[Super Metroid]]'', and many others.

A notable hacked arcade game was ''[[Street Fighter II: Rainbow Edition]]'', which featured increased game speed and new special moves. The success of this game prompted Capcom to release ''[[Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting]]'' as an official response.

''[[Your Sinclair]]'' magazine published a monthly column called "Program Pitstop". This focused mainly on [[Cheating in video games|cheat]] hacks for games, but also featured both a level map printer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue20/Pages/YourSinclair2000054.jpg|title=World of Spectrum - Forced Redirect|website=www.worldofspectrum.org}}</ref> for the original ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)|Gauntlet]]'', as well as a full level editor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue31/Pages/YourSinclair3100093.jpg|title=World of Spectrum - Forced Redirect|website=www.worldofspectrum.org}}</ref> for the same game.