A brand-new ROM hack, Pokémon Royal Sapphire, has officially launched, offering a heavily enhanced and reimagined version of Pokémon Sapphire. Inspired by hacks like Renegade Platinum for its difficulty and quality-of-life upgrades, and Pokémon Gaia for story expansion, this project aims to make Hoenn feel both familiar and brand new. Royal Sapphire keeps Generation 3 […]
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A new fan patch for the US release of Tales of Destiny aims to polish the original localization, fix technical bugs, and restore censored or altered content. While not a full retranslation, it keeps Michiyo Pattillo’s original English script intact, correcting translation errors, reverting arbitrary localization changes, and implementing modern Tales naming conventions. Key Features […]
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SMW Central has released the Super Mario Bros. 3 Level Design Contest 2023 compilation, a patch for Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World on the SNES. It features 30 contest entries and extra bonus stages. The first four tiers are unlocked from the start, while Tier 5 requires four keys hidden in earlier tiers. […]
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A new ROM hack for Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzou Ningen on NES (Famicom), titled Killer Androids [HP+], has been released by injoon84. This gameplay-focused update increases the HP of several major bosses, including Freeza, Cooler (transformed), and Androids 19, 18, 17, and 16, making battles more challenging. Thanks to YouTuber zack86735, both Vegeta […]
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A new version of the Chrono Trigger retranslation patch has been released, incorporating kWhazit’s updated script along with fixes for remaining issues from the older Kajar Laboratories patch. While the original retranslation aimed for literal accuracy, it often read awkwardly in English. Later addendum patches improved flow but blended multiple translations, losing some consistency. This […]
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A fan project has brought Mario Kart 64 to the Sega Dreamcast, using the official decompilation of the Nintendo 64 classic as its base. Built with the KallistiOS toolchain, this port runs natively on Dreamcast hardware and includes working VMU save support for both race records and time trial ghosts. The Dreamcast version retains the […]
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Developer hmsong has released version 1.1 of Mega Man V – Harder Bosses, a ROM hack aimed at making the Game Boy classic more challenging while keeping it fair. Unlike the first four Game Boy titles, which adapted stages from the NES games, Mega Man V was entirely original, introducing the Mega Arm weapon, new […]
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The 2008 Nintendo DS game Mushishi: Amefuru Sato (Mushishi: The Rainy Village) is now fully playable in English, thanks to a fan translation released by Phantom. Based on the Mushishi manga and anime series, the game follows a young apprentice living in a quiet rural village. Players spend their time fishing, gathering, helping villagers, and […]
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The SNES version of Mortal Kombat was infamous for what it didn’t have, the blood, gore, and raw violence that defined the arcade original. But what if that changed? A new hack aims to answer that with a vengeance. Mortal Kombat Nitro Championship Edition. Inspired by James MK Fink’s legendary Mortal Kombat Nitro and building […]
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SMW hacker Steven Atauchi has released a new trailer for the upcoming Beta 2.0 of Super Mario World Mix, his ongoing ROM hack for the SNES classic. While the exact release date isn’t confirmed yet, he’s aiming for August, to coincide with the next SMW Central C3 event. The new trailer gives fans a preview […]
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