Between Freedom and Constraint: ROM Hacking of Pokémon Games

Fanny Barnabé

Between Freedom and Constraint: ROM Hacking of Pokémon Games

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Résumé

This paper aims to study a creative practice widespread in video game cultures: “ROM hacking”. By examining with the tools of rhetoric a defined corpus of ROM hacks derived from 『Pokémon』 games, the presentation will show that the formal construction of these derivative works demonstrates less a free or subversive transformation than a fairly strict respect for the original games’ conventions. By reproducing the structure of official 『Pokémon 』games, these fan productions become mirrors revealing their internal grammar. In this way, hacks can be game analysis tools.

langue originale	Anglais
Etat de la publication	Publié - 2 mars 2018
Evénement	DiGRA JAPAN 8th Annual Conference: 「ゲーム、その自由な世界」 - Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japon Durée: 2 mars 2018 → 3 mars 2018 http://digrajapan.org/conf8th/

Colloque

Colloque	DiGRA JAPAN 8th Annual Conference: 「ゲーム、その自由な世界」
Pays/Territoire	Japon
La ville	Fukuoka
période	2/03/18 → 3/03/18
Adresse Internet	http://digrajapan.org/conf8th/

mots-clés

videogames
game studies
modding
hacking
Pokémon
rhetoric
détournement

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