Bound to the Dark World
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| Developer(s) | Chromadeline Isaiah_Mark CoolMikeHaha Nes_Cade felix.rodent Atlantixa |
| Publisher(s) | Self-released[1] |
| Director(s) | Toby Fox (original work) |
| Designer(s) | Toby Fox (original work) |
| Writer(s) | Toby Fox (original work) |
| Composer(s) | Toby Fox (composer of the original work) Chromadeline (SNES remixes) |
| Series | Undertale and Deltarune (fan-made) |
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| Platform(s) | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | November 6, 2025[2] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Bound to the Dark World is a 2025 ROM hack of the 1995 role-playing game EarthBound that recreates Deltarune: Chapter 1 by Toby Fox in its entirety. A project 2 years in development, it was developed by members of the EarthBound fandom Chromadeline, Isaiah Mark, and Atlantixa.[3][4][5]
Bound to the Dark World recreates all music, characters, and areas from the original Deltarune: Chapter 1 inside the EarthBound engine using ROM hacking tools.[3] Bound to the Dark World was well received by critics for its accuracy to recreate a modern game in EarthBound.[6]
Gameplay
As Bound to the Dark World is a rom hack of EarthBound, its gameplay is similar, but with a few changes.
- Since Deltarune lacks any sort of PSI features, it's been replaced by the 'ACT' button from Deltarune. Similarly, the 'PSI' meter has been replaced by 'TP'.
- The bullet hell battle system as seen in both Undertale and Deltarune has been replaced by the battle system of EarthBound.
- When a party member gets hit, it goes through a rolling HP meter as seen in EarthBound instead of taking damage immediately in Deltarune.
Development
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Robert F. "Toby" Fox is an American game developer and composer. His early work included his own ROM hack of EarthBound, the infamous EarthBound Halloween Hack, which is also where "Megalovania" originated.[8][9]
Bound to the Dark World's development began development as a idea in early 2023,[10] where Nescade mentioned that " it would be like cool to like do an Earthbound ROM hack where we recreate Deltarune Chapter 1".[11] The developers faced many difficulties during production, with some of the developers feeling like it may never be finished.[12] They had to work within EarthBound's technical constraints, such as the limit of 64 unique tiles for a battle background, which required optimization.[11]
Reception
Bound to the Dark World was well received by critics for its accuracy to recreate a modern game in EarthBound.[6] Miri Teixeira of GamesRadar said the ROM hack "really is impressive".[3] One journalist from GoNintendo said that "toby would be proud" of the hack, noting that EarthBound was a huge influence on Toby Fox.[13]
References
- ↑ "Bound to the Dark World by Chromadeline".
- ↑ "Bound to the Dark World".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Austin Wood (2025-10-30). "Deltarune fans spent 2 years recreating Chapter 1 "in its entirety" inside SNES RPG Earthbound, which feels like the ultimate tribute to Toby Fox's romhacking start". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "BOUND TO THE DARK WORLD - a ROM hack that recreates Deltarune Chapter 1 entirely in EarthBound - is out now". ResetEra. 2025-10-31. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "Bound to The Dark World". Kotaku. 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Miri Teixeira (2025-07-07). "17 years after it was released, I'm tracing Undertale and Deltarune's origins back to Toby Fox's spooky Earthbound mod". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Wilson, Mike (2023-07-07). "Hacking Horror: Horror-Themed ROM Hacks for Classic Video Games". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "Toby Fox's Undertale – DEV 2 DEV INTERVIEW #1". ambient-melodic. 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Chris Schilling (2018-05-05). "The making of Undertale". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Extension, Time (2025-11-04). "Earthbound Hackers Spent 2 Years Recreating Deltarune Chapter 1 In The Classic SNES RPG, & You Can Grab It Now For Free". Time Extension. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Nescade, Nescade (November 1, 2025). "Bound to the Dark World LIVE DEVELOPER COMMENTARY". YouTube: timestamp [15:09].
I just randomly on Twitter I was like man it would be like cool to like do an Earthbound ROM hack where we recreate Deltarune Chapter 1... [15:09]
- ↑ Chromadeline, Chromadeline (November 1, 2025). "Bound to the Dark World LIVE DEVELOPER COMMENTARY". YouTube. p. timestamp [03:42:53].
there was so many times I just thought it it was dead and there's a lot of times I think it didn't wouldn't come out...
- ↑ "DELTARUNE fans recreate Chapter 1 within EarthBound". GoNintendo. 30 October 2025. p. 1.
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