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ROM hacking

process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file of a video game
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ROM hacking

Summary

ROM hacking is a hobby[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of hobby entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ROM hacking's instance of is recorded as hobby[3].
  • ROM hacking's manufacturer is recorded as modder[4].
  • ROM hacking is a type of modding[5].
  • ROM hacking is a type of editing[6].
  • ROM hacking's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ROM hacking[7].
  • ROM hacking's product or material produced is recorded as ROM hack[8].

Why It Matters

ROM hacking ranks in the top 2% of hobby entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

modding

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . romhacking.net. Retrieved . romhacking.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Infovarius · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → —
    Quora topic id → ROM-Hacking
    Product or material produced → ROM hack
    Sitelink count → 16
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P31]] to [[Property:P279]]"
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