Brothers, I have to chat today. I'm not bragging. I've played all the way from red and white consoles to mobile phones at this age. What kind of things have I not seen in the world? But recently I found a treasure called "Monkey Compiler Artifact". It feels more exciting than when I first touched a computer in an Internet cafe.
I think back then, there were no smartphones. Playing an RPG was all about Japanese bird language and it was all about guessing. In order to understand the plot, I just bought a "Game Japanese Crash Manual" and memorized hiragana even while squatting on the toilet. Later, there was a Chinese translation team, and it was like a god coming down from the earth. But waiting for a Chinese patch was more painful than waiting for a reply from my first love. Well now, this monkey tool directly opens the APK for you to see. The smali code is spread out in front of you like pancakes. You can change whatever you want. It runs locally without the Internet. Even the old man next door can't peek at our data.
Speaking of changing the game, in order to change the initial sprite of "Pokemon" to Shiny, I spent a whole day and night using a hexadecimal editor to dig into the archive. The moment I finally succeeded, it was more satisfying than finishing first in the class. Now you can use PoMonkey to decompile with one click, and even the resources will be straightened out for you. After modification, you can sign with one click and install it directly to play. How could you get such treatment at that time? You have to rely on your own human debugging. If you correct a single byte, bang, it will crash with a white screen.
Also, at that time we were playing "Legend of Sword and Fairy". In order to see Lin Yueru survive, we used all kinds of imagination, including changing the memory, adding cheat codes, and some even turned the entire map upside down. Now, you use the monkey to dig out the save file, directly change the judgment conditions of the plot branch for him, and make Yue Rumeimei invisible in every minute. Damn this tragic ending.
This tool can not only modify games, but can also be used to localize foreign APKs that are not in Chinese. I think back then, in order to wait for a Chinese team to take over, we could wear cotton-padded jackets and then wear short-sleeved shirts. Now you do it yourself and compile it directly after translating. The sense of accomplishment is like baking a cake with your own hands.
The best part is, this thing is free. It costs 0 yuan, runs on both Android and Windows, and doesn't even have any ads. At my age, I have seen too many softwares that claim to be "conscience" and eventually run away. This monkey is as stable as an old dog.
Not to mention, I have to dig out the "Final Fantasy 2" from that year and change it into a full Chinese high-definition version to feel nostalgic. I think that little pixel man back then looks like a mosaic spirit now, but with this artifact, we can still fight for another five hundred years! 🚗💨