New Super Mario Bros Hack De Música

When I first read about the possibility of hacking the sound and music to NSMB DS here, it really peaked my interest to where it was something I wanted to do. Since then, I’ve done a fair bit of research and here's what I've manage to come up with. This guide is for anyone interested in hacking the sound and music to NSMB DS. I do apologize ahead of time if there are any errors in the guide (aswell as the information being a bit extensive). This guide will be revised whenever possible. I do hope some of the information in here will be of some use to those of you who are new to this as well as to those of you with experience.

Before you continue reading; here’s a list of tools I recommend using:
NSMBe5.exe – NSMB Editor 5
Editor.exe – NDS Editor 0.1
Sseq2mid.exe, midi2sseq.exe,swave2wave.exe, wav2swav.exe, swav2swar, and strm2wave.exe – Conversion Tools
VGMTrans.exe – VGM Trans
Astudio.exe – Anvil Studio
FL.exe – FL Studio 9
Audacity.exe – Audacity 1.3 Beta
Hworks32.exe – Hex Workshop


Provided in this guide is a copy of a modified sound_data folder (for the NDS Editor in conjunction with hacking NSMB DS) and a file dump of the original sound_data.sdat file forlocating certain sounds and music. You can read more about it in the LAST MINUTE INFORMATION section located near the end of the guide.

Note: All of the following hacking techniques were done using a (U) rom. I haven’t tested these hacking techniques on any other type of rom yet. Using any other type of rom other than a (U) shouldn’t be a problem; however, there are no guarantees.

29August 2010: Guide has been revised to reflect a lot of the newer information that’s available now.

18 December 2009: Guide has been revised to reflect what the NSMB Editor 5 can do.

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INTRODUCTION TO SOUND & MUSIC HACKING (NSMB DS)-----------------------------------------------------------------------

I. MUSIC HACKING
A. Switching music data around in NSMB DS
B. Replacing/Swapping *.sseq/*.sbnk/*.swar files
C. Converting *.mid files and using them for NSMB DS
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II. SOUND HACKING
A. Replacing/Swapping *.swav files in a *.swar file
B.Converting *.wav files and using them for NSMB DS
C. Hacking *.sbnk files in connection with *.swav files
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III. LAST MINUTE INFORMATION

A. The modified sound_data folder and its use for the NDS Editor
B. Be prepared for a lot of trial and error when hacking sound & music
C. Some brief information on the symb.bin,info.bin, *.ssar, and *.strm file
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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INTRODUCTION TO SOUND & MUSIC HACKING (NSMB DS)
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All of the sound and music you hearin NSMB DS (not including what’s heard in the minigames section) comes from the sound_data.sdat file. The minigames section uses the mgvs_sound_data.sdat file. Where the sound_data.sdat file is located within the rom depends on which hacking tool is being used. Consisted in the *.sdat file are *.sseq files, *.ssar files, *.sbnk files, *.swar files, an info.bin file and a symb.bin file. Pleaserefer to the following link for more information on what an *.sdat file is and what they consist of. This guide will provide you with a quick run-down on some of the *.sdat file information before moving onto what can be hacked so that you have a general understanding. With that in mind, we move onto the first section.


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I. MUSIC HACKING...