Zero One 5170 And as we fall the spirit carries on, That a hero'll come and save us all, As we call the ones we left below, We all dream of the day we rise above Level: 129 Posts: 4884/5173 EXP: 24571623 For next: 478031 Since: 05-24-10 From: Delta Quadrant Since last post: 1.6 years Last activity: 130 days

Posted on 03-15-15 02:55:42 PM Link | Quote

I'm ALSO looking for internships at a games studio, and it's a pain. IMO, putting up the tools would be a good idea, but probably not the patches. My portfolio has a Metroid game I made, and no studio has mentioned that as being a bad idea. ____________________ This is a Heisenberg post. I know I posted this really fast, but I don't know where... My YouTube Channel and Triggernometry Class! Crossover - The Comic! My Hitbox. Check it! 3DS Code: 2879-0110-5138

Peardian    Magikoopa 16/3/1: KvSG #479 is up! Level: 157 Posts: 7131/7597 EXP: 48602752 For next: 976481 Since: 08-02-07 From: Isle Delfino Since last post: 10 days Last activity: 12 hours	Posted on 03-15-15 05:27:12 PM Link | Quote
	I'd say putting tools that you have made and game code modifications is a good way to show some ingenuity. It shows you can comprehend and successfully modify someone else's code, even when the logic is not spelled out for you in plain text. ____________________ -Peardian- "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." -Mark Twain

Tamkis Member Level: 27 Posts: 125/148 EXP: 109573 For next: 6586 Since: 03-12-12 Since last post: 3.2 years Last activity: 3.1 years

Posted on 08-10-15 03:34:47 AM Link | Quote

(Wow, I almost forgot about this thread during the flurry of the the Spring 2015 semester and then a crazy summer, and surprised to see a few responses today. I miss this corner of the internet known as Jul) Thanks for the advice! I eventually decided to put back up the rom hacking utilities on the website (and LinkedIn IIRC), but not the actual wrong hacks (because they were... notoriously bad). Two utilities I used to have in the SM64 hacking section of Jul, so I will update the links/pics for those threads now that I overcame the dilemna. A few weeks after this thread, the Uni's ACM chapter (Association of Computing Machinery, computer programming club) and I took a field trip to a local game dev studio, Schell Games, and asked one of the employees (in a non-illegal sounding manner) about how they (and others in the industry) might view Rom hacking, as well as about their internship opportunities (for which I applied for earlier in winter). The employee asked why I would do this (going along with one of the topics of the day of motives for making certain video games) and I replied "to breath new life in old video games with new levels and content", to which he replied "many people like playing and tinkering around with retro video game consoles, and that sounds technically impressive" (paraphrase). Also he replied that the internship positions were full, and they look more for seniors . So it sounds like it is okay, if you go about it smartly. (Blog post about the trip.)