RPG Maker Breaks PS1 Games By Using Memory Cards

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Published on June 24, 2025 8:59:06 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orGipn1M8PU

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RPG Maker (1997)

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Glitch hunters in the Japanese gaming and speedrunning community found out how to break a bunch of games using RPG Maker. Let's talk about how they did it

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Sources:
2/10/2019 - todotodomeuta post about RPG Maker data, possible corruption use -
https://x.com/todotodomeuta/status/1094572599143673856

Xenogears Save Glitch route/notes - https://github.com/pingval/Speedrun/blob/master/Xenogears/xenogears-saveglitch-chart.txt

Other notes from Pingval - https://github.com/pingval/Speedrun/blob/master/Xenogears/rta-saveglitch-20200129-00h19m49s.md

FF8 Notes: https://github.com/pingval/Speedrun/blob/master/FF8/rta-saveglitch-20190708-00h27m46s.md

RTA Play detailing notes on tampering save data with RPG Maker PS1 - https://rta-play.info/tool/save-glitch/

Palantir Xenogears/Animetica index - https://www.palantir-k.net/palawiki/index.php?ゼノギアス/アニメティカ#rd2819e5

News article detailing glitch - https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/gamenewsplus/200422c

Todo's nicovideo page: https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/4026463

Recreation of YS II Opening - https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21099609
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