Ronaldinho Soccer 98
Melim's reworked version of the long-circulating Mega Drive Ronaldinho Soccer 98 hack, fixing most of its known problems with rosters, kits, graphics and in-game text.
What it is
Ronaldinho Soccer 98 began as a family of unofficial Super Nintendo hacks built on Konami's International Superstar Soccer Deluxe, and a Mega Drive version by another, unknown author has circulated for years. Melim took that Mega Drive version and revised it heavily, saying roughly 80% of the known issues are now fixed.
What's changed
- Squads, line-ups, formations, player names, numbers and attributes reviewed
- Player, hair and kit colours adjusted, with goalkeepers now easier to tell apart
- Better stadium names and backgrounds
- Cleaner in-game messages for throw-ins, corners, goal kicks and cards
- A new opening that uses the original Ronaldinho Soccer artwork, with music taken from the SNES version
- Flickering flags and cut-off team names on the half-time screen fixed
Melim thanks ApiohMan for the editing tools that made the work possible.
Playing it
The patch is applied to your own copy of the game following the instructions on the hack's database page linked below. The screenshots here show the original International Superstar Soccer Deluxe.