Holiday Hex Hack
Console icon SNES/Super Famicom

Game icon

Developer

Mr. Tenda

Publisher

Hack - EarthBound

Released

January 2, 2013

Achievements

Author: Brandovsky (15)

There are 15 achievements worth 72 (72) points.

This set has 4 missable achievements.

Sort: Normal ^ - Won By - Points - Title - Type 
  • Locate the Cave Hideout.

    399 (398) of 419 – 95.23%

    94.99% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    95.23% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat the Lowly Grunt.

    393 (392) of 419 – 93.79%

    93.56% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    93.79% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Obtain the Designer Scarf.

    383 (382) of 419 – 91.41%

    91.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    91.41% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Bad Bunny

    (5) (5)

    Defeat the Vorpal Rabbit.

    382 (381) of 419 – 91.17%

    90.93% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    91.17% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Serious Bunny

    (10) (10)

    Defeat the Vorpal Rabbit without offensive items or skills. Must start fight at or below level 20.

    369 (369) of 419 – 88.07%

    88.07% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    88.07% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat the Omega Hare.

    381 (380) of 419 – 90.93%

    90.69% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    90.93% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hectic Hare

    (10) (10)

    Defeat the Omega Hare without offensive items or skills. Must start fight at or below level 25.

    370 (370) of 419 – 88.31%

    88.31% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    88.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Lights

    (3) (3)

    Return the Lights to the Tree.

    406 (405) of 419 – 96.90%

    96.66% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    96.90% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ornaments

    (3) (3)

    Return the Ornaments to the Tree.

    401 (400) of 419 – 95.70%

    95.47% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    95.70% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Star

    (3) (3)

    Return the Star to the Tree.

    381 (380) of 419 – 90.93%

    90.69% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    90.93% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Return all of the missing items and experience the joy of Christmas.

    381 (380) of 419 – 90.93%

    90.69% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    90.93% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect all items in the game from presents and garbage cans.

    377 (377) of 419 – 89.98%

    89.98% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    89.98% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat an Abominable Snowbear at Level 10 without either character dying.

    380 (380) of 419 – 90.69%

    90.69% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    90.69% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Make use of a fruitcake in battle.

    396 (394) of 419 – 94.51%

    94.03% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    94.51% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Eggnog

    (1) (1)

    Isn't this stuff just for grown-ups?!

    393 (391) of 419 – 93.79%

    93.32% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    93.79% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

Recent Players

Seraph Seraph

04 Feb 2025, 2:38am

Saving Christmas! [🎄 0/3 👧 Lv 13 👦 Lv 12]

IcePhoenix IcePhoenix

03 Feb 2025, 9:02pm

Playing ~Hack~ Holiday Hex

DagonTheGreatest DagonTheGreatest

03 Feb 2025, 3:36pm

Saving Christmas! [🎄 0/3 👧 Lv 10 👦 Lv 10]

Baalbanio Baalbanio

03 Feb 2025, 12:15pm

Playing ~Hack~ Holiday Hex

thekaio1234 thekaio1234

01 Feb 2025, 9:42pm

Christmas is saved! [🎄 3/3 👧 Lv 23 👦 Lv 23]

Spedyy Spedyy

01 Feb 2025, 1:54am

Playing ~Hack~ Holiday Hex

Realzameer Realzameer

31 Jan 2025, 7:13pm

Playing ~Hack~ Holiday Hex

Desper8 Desper8

31 Jan 2025, 5:52pm

Saving Christmas! [🎄 0/3 👧 Lv 10 👦 Lv 10]

ImortalLeaf ImortalLeaf

31 Jan 2025, 3:39pm

Saving Christmas! [🎄 0/3 👧 Lv 10 👦 Lv 10]

Brolcio13 Brolcio13

31 Jan 2025, 12:25pm

Saving Christmas! [🎄 2/3 👧 Lv 21 👦 Lv 20]

Recent comments

(See all 41)

roldoboldo 25 Dec 2024 02:46
Master #8! Playing this game in Christmas Eve while listening to Low's Christmas was such a joy <3
YOZORA713 28 Dec 2024 04:35
so do we use "mesen-s"? seeing as snes9x is not working
hin0t0ra 28 Dec 2024 21:15
An alright Hack I guess. Disliked the grinding for the Boss Achievements but thankfully Fast Forwarding is a thing.
It‘s been a while since I‘ve fully played the original Earthbound but I don‘t remember poison being that annoying in the original
JakConstantine 29 Dec 2024 07:58
Got this to work on IPAD took me a while but I did it.

First the patch here (https://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=19136&c=254478) . The main reason because this is a bsp file and the original one from the main site is a ebp file (Earthbound patcher) which requires you to download and use Earthbound patcher which you can’t do on IPAD.

Second go here (https://hack64.net/tools/patcher.php). Main problem is that the marcrobledo JS patcher doesn’t work on IOS (Being like that for a while, people have reported it and also Marcro has said he doesn’t really use IPhone IPAD etc.) He’s working on it and trying his best to solve the problem, so for now use the link above if you are using IOS.

Lastly just load the content if you are using RetroArch, and find the file you patched, don’t scan cause it won’t find it. (Best changing the name of the patched to make it easier to find and use).
Dogmeatman 29 Dec 2024 21:02
Thanks for the set, Brandovsky.

@YOZORA713, I used Mesen-S in RALibRetro. No issues to report.
HikanowaGuild 30 Dec 2024 02:54
Mastery #34, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu9FZI51sTM
~2 1/2 hours to master

Completed for Merry Achievemas 2024

A small Christmas themed Earthbound hack. The conversations and comedy between NPCs are amusing and fitting for Earthbound, so it's worth speaking with everyone. The set overall isn't difficult to complete, so it's a set where you can simply enjoy the game while complete the challenges. Just mind your levels for the enemy challenges.
YOZORA713 1 Jan 2025 00:38
Mastery #6: fun hack, was down to the wire at the end boss
crazy550 1 Jan 2025 03:38
Very cozy
crrool 4 Jan 2025 20:40
Mastery #206! Took me about 1.5 hour to master. Fun little hack. The final boss was rough but the rest felt pretty doable. Level 25 felt very reasonable, I ended up beating the final boss at lvl 20 though I had almost no health or SP left at the end. Would've probably made it just fine if I had grinded a bit more.
tele 5 Jan 2025 19:31
Looks like I'm not the only one who describes the game as cozy.

Neat little hack. The dialogue and humor are spot on with the original game.
Nuzzgok 5 Jan 2025 21:41
Mastery #7, decent little rom hack. The encounter rate and poisons can be bonkers at times though!
alvayuso 6 Jan 2025 01:02
Mastery #8: Holiday Hex

Man, this game hit me right in the feels. I’m not usually into RPGs with a ton of reading, but Holiday Hex has so much love and effort packed into it that it’s hard not to enjoy.

The pacing’s pretty fair—nothing too crazy—but yeah, there’s some grinding here and there. The last grind session was kinda rough, not gonna lie, but overall, it didn’t kill the vibe. The story’s super chill, and it’s the kind of game you can play while sipping on coffee or just enjoying a cozy couch Sunday with my wife, half-watching something on the TV. Plus, the visuals? Chef’s kiss.

Loved the game, loved the achievement set. Big thanks to everyone who made this little gem happen! 🎅🎄🎮✨
SuperCirno 10 Jan 2025 18:07
Well that was fun! A lighthearted and cute Christmas special combined with the fun gameplay of earthbound
I hope we get more sets for EB hacks
JordanOnTinder 12 Jan 2025 02:15
Mastered! This was pretty fun! And thank you to the dude who helped me understand the mechanics a bit more! I had never played Earthbound before, admittedly.
FIXTRIC 12 Jan 2025 04:05
3# mastered and well, among all the ones I have tried from the Christmas event, this is the most decent even lasting so little, it only took me 1 hour and 48 minutes to master it, It bothers me a bit that just because I didn't play it often, the page counted as if it had taken me 13 hours to master the game, likewise, it was relatively easy and entertaining with the classic humor of Earthbound, the final boss I literally beat without using offensive abilities or items just at level 21 moments before defeating the rabbit, So far it has been the most worthwhile game of this event
Rotty 22 Jan 2025 18:11
cozy
HungryWalnut 23 Jan 2025 01:33
Mastered #42.
Christmas Event.

I haven't played Earthbound itself yet, so I kinda fumbled through this. Luckily, it was pretty easy. I feel like I definitely missed something regarding money, but oh well.
Can't say much about the quality of the hack in contrast to the actual game of course, but it is a small Christmas story, nothing wrong here.

Set seems fine. Not a huge fan of the limitations on the fights, but they still weren't hard or anything. I was worried I'd hit 20 before reaching Vorpal, but then Omega was basically done right after, so it was 20 for both, I think.
Cerulean7 23 Jan 2025 06:12
Mastery #44, third SNES mastery. Decent little hack.
I'm the 321st person to master this
Rengekii 27 Jan 2025 16:59
Navidad salvada
Velocifaptor 29 Jan 2025 04:41
Mastered!

This was a cute little hack. I played it for the Christmas event and it was an absolute delight! Still need to actually finish Earthbound though. Have never made it out of Onett. That might be a goal of mine for 2025. Happy hunting everyone :3