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The best ROM hack website is shutting down after nearly 20 years
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Nightcrawler cited the challenge of sustaining ROMhacking.net as it grew “from an unknown fledgling site to an infinitely growing and globally known” one, and mounting copyright and takedown pressures. There are now many options for community discussions, open source projects, and file storage across the Internet.” Nightcrawler’s statement also accuses other unnamed persons, who they say volunteered to take over site operations, of doxxing and “deceitful plots [...] to cut me out.” Regardless of the reasons behind the site’s closure, it sounds like the ROM hacking and fan translation community has lost a massive resource, potentially forever.
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