These Are The Best ROM HACKS I Have Ever Played!
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the host shares their top 10 favorite Pokémon ROM hacks, offering a mix of enhanced gameplay, unique storylines, and quality-of-life improvements. They discuss features like new Pokémon forms, increased difficulty modes, and custom regions, highlighting standout hacks like 'Fused Dimensions,' 'XG Next Gen,' and 'Unbound.' The list also includes 'Team Rocket Edition,' which flips the script by allowing players to join the villainous team, adding a fresh perspective to the Pokémon experience.
Takeaways
- 🎮 The video discusses the top 10 favorite Pokémon ROM hacks, which are the speaker's personal favorites and may change with updates or new releases.
- 🌟 The list excludes fan games, which the speaker believes deserve their own list in the future.
- 💌 The speaker invites viewers to share their favorite ROM hacks in the comments and mentions a giveaway on Twitter for a chance to win 'Scarlet and Violet'.
- 🔟 At number 10 is 'Pokémon Fused Dimensions', praised for its fusion Pokémon design and quality of life features, with an update adding 150 new fused Pokémon.
- 🌀 Number 9 is 'Pokémon XG Next Gen', a GameCube game enhancing 'Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness' with over a hundred new Shadow Pokémon and Alolan forms.
- 🏰 The number 8 spot is 'Pokémon Source', a custom region game with a unique story involving the protagonist's parents' creation of an evil team and special 'Eclipse Pokémon'.
- 📚 'Pokémon GS Chronicles' at number 7 is a remake of 'Gold and Silver' with an updated story, new scenes, and Mega Evolutions, including Dynamax and Gigantomax.
- 🔥 'Radical Red' is number 5, noted for its difficulty and extensive availability of Pokémon from Gen 1 to 8, with new movesets and abilities.
- 🔄 'Fusion 3' comes in at number 4, a Pokémon Fusion game with high-quality designs and lore for each fusion Pokémon.
- ⛈ 'Pokémon Storm Silver' at number 3 offers a good difficulty level and scripted events for capturing legendaries, with an upcoming improved version.
- 🌪️ 'Pokémon Blaze Black 2 Redux' is number 2, featuring quality of life changes, new game modes, and a captivating post-game involving different universes.
- 🏆 The top favorite ROM hack is 'Team Rocket Edition', allowing players to join the evil team, rise through the ranks, and experience an engaging story with many twists.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video script?
-The main topic of the video script is the presenter's top 10 favorite Pokémon ROM hacks.
Why did the presenter choose not to include fan games in the list?
-The presenter chose not to include fan games because they believe that fan games deserve a list of their own in the future.
What is the presenter's opinion on the ROM hack 'Pokemon Fused Dimensions'?
-The presenter loves 'Pokemon Fused Dimensions' for its peak design of fusion Pokémon and quality of life features, despite the main story remaining unchanged from Pokémon Fire Red.
What feature of 'Pokemon Fused Dimensions' does the presenter particularly appreciate?
-The presenter particularly appreciates the shiny encounter raid feature in 'Pokemon Fused Dimensions', which has been significantly increased.
What is the presenter's view on 'Pokemon XG Next Gen'?
-The presenter enjoyed 'Pokemon XG Next Gen' for its replayability due to over a hundred new Shadow Pokémon and the inclusion of Alolan forms in a Generation 3 GameCube game.
What unique feature does 'Pokemon Source' have that the presenter finds appealing?
-'Pokemon Source' has a custom region called the Hupest region with its own story, which the presenter finds appealing.
What is the main reason for the popularity of 'Radical Red' according to the script?
-The main reason for 'Radical Red's popularity is its perfect difficulty level, which is challenging but not frustrating, and the ease of building a team with Pokémon from Generation 1 to 8.
What does the presenter think about the story of 'Pokemon Unbound'?
-The presenter believes that 'Pokemon Unbound' has one of the best stories in ROM hack history with a rich history, a great war, and a new evil team called the Shadows.
What makes 'Team Rocket Edition' the presenter's favorite ROM hack?
-'Team Rocket Edition' is the presenter's favorite because it allows the player to work for the evil team, steal other people's Pokémon, and follow a story that makes the player question many things about the Pokémon world.
How does the presenter describe the replayability of the ROM hacks mentioned in the script?
-The presenter describes the replayability of the ROM hacks as high, with games like 'Radical Red' and 'Unbound' offering a lot of features and post-game content that can keep players engaged for over a hundred hours.
Outlines
🔥 Top 10 Favorite Pokémon ROM Hacks Introduction
The speaker introduces their top 10 favorite Pokémon ROM hacks, acknowledging the difficulty in choosing due to the vast number available. They clarify that fan games are excluded and emphasize that the list is subjective, inviting audience opinions. A giveaway for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is mentioned, followed by the introduction of the first ROM hack, 'Pokémon Fused Dimensions,' noted for its fusion Pokémon design and quality of life features.
🎮 Pokémon XG Next Gen and Custom Region Exploration
The speaker discusses 'Pokémon XG Next Gen,' a GameCube game enhancing 'Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness' with new Shadow Pokémon and moves. 'Pokémon Source,' a ROM hack with a custom region and story, is highlighted for its unique features like the 'soaring' mechanic and quest tracking. The speaker appreciates the design and creativity in these hacks, setting the stage for further exploration of their list.
🌟 Enhanced Experiences in Pokémon GS Chronicles and Radical Red
The speaker reviews 'Pokémon GS Chronicles,' a remake of 'Gold and Silver' with updated storytelling, expanded areas, and new features like Mega Evolution. 'Radical Red' is praised for its difficulty balance, extensive Pokémon availability, and innovative features like the deck snap and trainer for EV grinding. The speaker's appreciation for the depth and replayability of these ROM hacks is evident.
🔥 High Praise for Fusion 3 and Storm Silver
The speaker highly recommends 'Fusion 3' for its impressive Pokémon fusion designs and features like overworld encounters and Pokedex lore. 'Storm Silver,' a catch-em-all game with updated difficulty and scripted events, is commended for its comprehensive updates and the creator's ongoing work on an improved version.
🌩️ Excitement for Blaze Black 2 Redux and Unbound
The speaker expresses excitement for 'Blaze Black 2 Redux,' noting its quality of life changes and unique post-game content involving different universes. 'Pokémon Unbound' receives high praise for its original region, engaging storyline, and extensive features that push the Pokémon Fire Red engine to its limits.
🏆 Team Rocket Edition as the Ultimate ROM Hack Experience
The speaker concludes with their favorite ROM hack, 'Team Rocket Edition,' which offers a unique perspective by allowing players to join the villainous Team Rocket. The game's deep lore, morality system, and side quests create a memorable and immersive experience that stands out among ROM hacks.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡ROM hacks
💡Fusion Pokémon
💡Quality of life features
💡Shiny encounter raid
💡Shadow Pokémon
💡Custom region
💡Eclipse Pokémon
💡Mega Evolution
💡Radical Red
💡Deck snap
💡Unbound
Highlights
Introduction to the top 10 favorite Pokémon ROM hacks and the criteria for selection.
Exclusion of fan games from the list due to their deserving a separate list in the future.
Announcement of a giveaway on Twitter for a chance to win Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Highlight of Pokémon Fused Dimensions for its fusion Pokémon design and quality of life features.
Discussion on Pokémon XG next gen, enhancing the original Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness with new Shadow Pokémon and moves.
Introduction of Pokémon Source, a custom region with its unique story involving team Eclipse and their Eclipse Pokémon.
Pokémon GS Chronicles, a remake of Pokémon Gold and Silver with updated story elements and Mega Evolution.
Radical Red's popularity due to its perfect difficulty balance and extensive availability of Pokémon from various generations.
Fusion 3, praised for its high-quality Pokémon fusion designs and lore in the Pokedex.
Storm Silver, noted for its good difficulty, scripted events, and updates to the original HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Pokémon Blaze Black 2 Redux, setting a standard for Gen 5 ROM hacks with its quality of life changes and post-game content.
Pokémon Unbound, recognized for its rich story, unique region, and extensive list of quality of life features.
Team Rocket Edition, the top pick for allowing players to experience the story from the evil team's perspective.
Mention of the creator's Patreon and membership supporters, thanking them for their support.
Encouragement for viewers to like, subscribe, and share the video for more content.
Transcripts
almost everybody I know loves Pokemon
ROM hacks me of course included since
I've played about a billion of them at
this point and because there are so many
out there it's hard to choose which ones
to play well I'm going to help you guys
with that today because we'll be going
over my top 10 favorite ROM hacks I'm
not gonna lie this list was very hard
for me to put together and could change
at any moment if a rom hack gets an
update or a new one gets released this
list will also not include any fan games
even though I would love to put Pokemon
in searches and stuff on here I'm not
going to be doing that because they
deserve a list of their own in the
future also keep in mind that this is
strictly my opinion so if you don't
agree with me that's totally fine I
would love to hear which rum hacks you
love in the comments down below I just
want to say one more thing and that's
that I'm running a giveaway on my
Twitter right now so you have a chance
to win scarlet and violet on the day of
release all you have to do is follow the
instructions on the Tweet itself and
maybe you'll be the lucky he wanted to
get either Scarlet or Violet for free
good luck without any further Ado let's
jump right into my number 10 pick
and this one is going to be Pokemon
fused Dimensions created by Dante z35
this game is based on Pokemon fire red
and while the main story remains
unchanged this game's beauty lies in its
absolutely Peak design of fusion Pokemon
yes the game has total Abominations what
the hell is this but it also has the
beauty
that are serpidos and vinegar and so
many quality of life features like the
physical special split generation 5
repel system which makes any game 10
times better and just so much more but
the main feature I love about this game
is the shiny encounter raid which has
been upped by a ton
I myself have played this game for
countless hours even capturing the
entire shiny decks and it recently got
an update which added 150 new fused
Pokemon so once I play that version this
might go even higher on the list but for
now it remains at a nice number 10. I
would love it if this game had like a
backstory or an origin story to all the
fusion Pokemon and it wouldn't just be
the regular fire red base game but still
if you love Fusion Pokemon this game is
a hundred percent for you
for the number nine spot I'll be going
for my first and only GameCube game on
this list Pokemon XG next gen I recently
played this game for a hundred hours and
boy was it worth it Pokemon XD Gale of
darkness is already my favorite Pokemon
game of all time and this just made it
so much better while they once again
didn't change the main story at all they
added in so many things like over a
hundred new Shadow Pokemon which makes
the game's replayability so much better
and besides that they also gave the
Shadow Pokemon new moves like Shadow
freeze which can freeze an enemy the
only move in any Pokemon game that's a
guaranteed freeze they gave Pokemon new
abilities that suit them better made the
game a lot more challenging which I also
liked but not to the point where it
feels unfair because you have so many
Pokemon available to yourself that have
great movesets and abilities they also
managed to include alolan forms which I
found really cool to see in a Generation
3 GameCube game and there's also a
little bit of post game content added
like capturing the legendary Hoenn Trio
and legendary beasts so if you decide to
play this one you'll definitely be good
for the next couple of weeks the creator
of this game is Stars and he did an
absolute wonderful job but it's time to
get into our number 8 spot
and over here we have our first custom
region which is the hupest region of
Pokemon source and that's also the main
reason why I love this game it has its
very own custom story which is pretty
damn interesting because you play as a
boy named Asher and his mother and
father actually created the evil team of
this region called team Eclipse they are
trying to create powerhouses of Pokemon
called Eclipse Pokemon which have
different forms and are mainly just a
lot stronger than regular Pokemon and of
course as the main protagonist you can't
let the evil team win so you're going to
have to try and take them down I won't
spoil too much about the game so I'll
just go over the features now it does
have his very own custom soundtrack
which is mostly just remixes of other
game music but it helps a ton with
setting the tone of the game
it also has its very own art design
which I find really appealing to look at
every Pokemon up until Generation 7 is
available and there is 48 new Eclipse
Pokemon so you have a ton of catching to
do too there is now also a soaring
feature which lets you soar around the
map like in Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha
Sapphire on a latias's back which in my
opinion is a really cool and Innovative
way to get around a GBA rom hack and
there is also a bunch of side quests in
the game with an actual Quest lock so
they can keep track of which quests
you've already completed and which ones
you still have to do oh and did I
mention the design of the Rival in this
game it is top tier I love Frio he is
just amazing props the vitron on his
team for making such a great rom hack
[Music]
Pokemon GS Chronicles is going to be our
number seven pick it's been created by
Overlord Cactus and rookie Studios and
it remakes Pokemon Gold and Silver in
the best GBA fashion possible starting
off with a title screen which already
looks great the game offers an updated
story of the regular Johto games the
main plot does remain the same but there
is a lot of added scenes and some areas
that have never been used before like
the Goldenrod sewers the game also
expands a little bit more on the team
rocket admins story adding in some
dialogue and events that aren't in the
regular gold and silver every Pokemon
from Generation 1 to 4 is available Mega
Evolution is also included which is a
big bonus and yes you can also Dynamax
and gigantomax if you want to just like
in the regular gold and silver there
will be a day and night cycle and
depending on whether it is day or night
different Pokemon will appear besides
that they gave the starter Pokemon new
Mega Evolutions which also look so
astonishing and the entire tile set and
graphic style is just so aesthetically
pleasing I just love looking at it also
no more need for HMS as they also
introduced poke rides so if you wanna
experience Pokemon Gold and Silver on
the Game Boy this is the game you should
go with
popular ROM hacks that's ever been
created radical red and there is a very
good reason for its popularity while
mainly the story of fire red Remains the
Same they did add in some new events to
spice things up they added in Mewtwo
Giovanni event the Team Rocket admins
which are now super cool and also
menacing the fight but the main reason
why people play this game is because of
its difficulty which is perfect it's not
too difficult to where you are getting
frustrated but it's also not easy and
for people that want a greater challenge
those guys can pick up hardcore mode
which is something that makes the main
game which is already hard even harder
by removing EVs and giving the opponents
even better teams for the people that
want to play on easy mode that's also
possible but besides its difficulty this
game is notorious for how easy it is to
build a team starting out with Pokemon
almost every single one is available
from Generation 1 to 8 even the hisuian
forms are in there right now besides
that you have the deck snap which will
allow you to search for specific Pokemon
and if you keep your chain high enough
your Pokemon will get better they will
have better moves they will have better
abilities it's just so much fun to find
that three star Pokemon with the right
stats and moves to the feature next
opponent besides that Pokemon have also
gotten new movesets and abilities to
make certain Pokemon that are normally
not viable now way better and if you
don't like a Pokemon's EV spread you can
always change that by going to the Evita
leader talking about EVS it's also
really easy to grind them up as there is
a trainer available that will allow you
to train any stat with a ton of money
you can also give your Pokemon perfect
stats you can buy Shiny Pokemon from the
game corner and on top of that you can
even randomize it in the game itself
which is something not a lot of ROM
hacks can do I could keep rambling on
about radical red features but the main
point is that this game is just so well
optimized it's been created by Supercell
and his team and this is the definite
way to play through the Kanto region
now at the number 5 spot we have another
Pokemon Fusion game but this one in my
opinion is the best one out there it's
called Fusion 3 and I have already done
multiple videos on it because the
Pokemon in this rum hack look so
flipping good Grillo and Lou Gray which
are the creators of this rom hack first
made this game in Spanish
and I'm so glad this game was translated
to English because otherwise I probably
never even would have discovered it they
have also made Pokemon Fusion 1 and 2
which I have yet to play but I have
heard that this is by far the best one
and even though the main game does
remain the same which is a little bit
disappointing the amount and quality
that they put in the designs of their
new forms is just astonishing for me to
look at they even gave their Fusion
Pokemon over world's price which is
something I've never seen before and I
didn't even know that was possible and
all the fusions do also have their own
lore and descriptions in the Pokedex so
you can read about him if you want to I
mean look at Ray Tina and tell me this
game isn't awesome
let's get right into number four now
which is going to be storm silver
created by drayano despite being quite
an old rom hack already it is a catch em
all one you can get every Pokemon up
until Generation 4 in this game but that
is not why I love it a couple of months
ago I did a 100 hour video on this game
and completed everything the main things
I took away from this game is that the
difficulty is pretty damn good it's once
again not too hard to the point where
they get frustrated but it's also not
too easy you still have to like kind of
build a team or really over level your
Pokemon if you want to get through it
since most trainers teams have been
updated and that's just always a plus
point but where this game really thrives
for me personally is the scripted events
that they added in for example you can
now capture Giratina to yoga Palkia and
every other legendary and mythical that
you may want with most of them having
their very own event that's just been
really well thought true for example if
you want to capture our see is you have
to get every single plate in the game
and also capture all other Pokemon
before you can encounter it and the
place where you encounter it is the
xinjia ruins which is something that
isn't used in the main hard golden Soul
Silver and he's now also working on a
new version of the game which will
apparently be even better so I can't
wait until that one comes out too if you
want to play the best version of
HeartGold and soul silver on the DS this
will be your go-to game
let's move on to number three which is
also made by Dre Yano that has been
updated recently with the help of Apex
cubed and it's called Pokemon Blaze
Black 2 Redux I personally have never
played the regular Blaze Black 2 so I
can't judge that game but this really
set the standard for Generation 5 ROM
hacks in my opinion just like Pokemon
storm silver the game has so many
quality of life changes the game also
has new game modes easy Challenge and
black City every Pokemon is once again
available and once again just like in
storm silver has their very own event
which is really cool to see and the
triple and rotation battles that have
been added in Pokemon Black and White
are also used more frequently in this
game so there's a lot more fun in
battling too shiny odds have also been
increased quite a bit but the real thing
that made me pick this game in front of
Pokemon storm silver is its post game
since I'm still in the process of making
my Blaze Black to Redux video I'm not
going to spoil too much about it but
there is different universes involved
and you just gotta play it for yourself
to realize how good this game really is
it is by far the best generation 5 game
I have personally played and I feel like
everybody needs a piece of this
at number two we have Pokemon Unbound in
the last couple of years this game has
taken the ROM hacking World by storm it
has its very own fleshed out region
called the Boris region with a rich
history and it even has a great War
involved with the secret weapon of
generation 6. and while that war is over
now there is a new evil team called the
Shadows who is trying to relocate this
secret weapon to do experiments with it
and that's not something that the
protagonist can just ignore it is one of
the best stories in romhack history and
Skelly and his team did an amazing job
creating this wonderful piece of art
there is so many twists and turns in
this story so many unique and cool
locations with an art style that's top
of the mill and they have done so well
to create the perfect package for a new
Pokemon game like game free could take
this and probably just release sit as a
real game and people would love it they
push the engine of Pokemon Fire Red to
its limit by adding in so many quality
of life features an amazing new
soundtrack that could rival the ones of
Game Freak themselves I sometimes even
listen to it in my free time because
it's just that catchy
[Music]
[Music]
let's talk a bit about the quality of
life changes it has basically all of the
things that radical red has a deck snap
raidens Dynamax Mega Evolution an auto
run button unlimited backspace new hm
system difficulty modes unique mission
system with over 80 missions you could
play this game for over a hundred hours
and not even be half done with it which
is what I did you can also customize
your own character which makes the game
feel even more unique just like in Redux
and storm silver almost every legendary
has its very own unique way of capturing
it and every Pokemon is available they
even added in custom puzzles which was
really cool to see and the post game can
get you hooked in for hours and hours
upon end the game is also not fully
finished it and we're still waiting on
updates for it so even more content is
on the way and many others are also
waiting to see what they bring next so
if you want a new and fresh look at
Pokemon I highly recommend checking out
Unbound
now we have come to my favorite rom hack
of all time Team Rocket Edition as a kid
I've always dreamed of being able to
work for the evil team and steal other
people's Pokemon I know it sounds really
evil but it's just something that has
always intrigued to me and Team Rocket
Edition just does it perfectly you are
put into the organization as a measly
grunt basically having nothing to back
you up as most of your Pokemon are
totally useless but you can work your
way up in the Team Rocket chain becoming
an admin an executive and eventually
even the Boss by stealing Pokemon across
the region and crafting a perfect team
and you also follow the story of red who
is trying to take down the entirety of
Team Rocket and since normally he always
wins you're now going to have the
opportunity to make the good guy lose or
maybe red isn't even a good guy maybe he
isn't even a real person the game makes
you question so many things because
there is so much lore and backstory
about Oak Red Team Rocket Giovanni Gym
Leaders I have never had a story pull me
in so much as in Team Rocket Edition
even though it's been two years since I
played the game I still think about it
from time to time thinking damn this
game was so good and it might not offer
the replayability and features that
Unbound and radical red give you but the
story is just so good that it just
sticks with you and I'm really hoping
that they will bring out a Team Rocket
Edition for Johto as well but nothing
has been confirmed yet a cool example of
this game is that Missingno at the end
of the game is trying to destroy
everything but you the quote-unquote bad
guy manages to capture it and save the
entire world this game also happens to
reference the great Pokemon war that
Lieutenant Serge used to fight him and
is a big backbone to the entire
storytelling of this game the game also
reveals so many things that normally
when you play as red you can't see and
besides that there is also a morality
system and side quests that you can
complete because a ton of NPCs will
request your help for independent
criminal missions which can then Grant
you bonus perks or items and sometimes
you'll even be able to double cross some
of these NPCs which might lead to bad
consequences in the future I could talk
hours and hours about how much I love
this game but I don't want to spoil too
much so if you want to know more about
Team Rocket Edition I highly recommend
checking it out for yourself or maybe
watching my entire video explaining
everything that happens on it colonel
Saul did an amazing job creating my
favorite rom hack of all time and I
highly doubt anything would be able to
top it unless he's going to make that
long-awaited Sequel and make it even
better so these were my top 10 favorite
ROM hacks of all time let me know what
you thought of the list and what you
would change about it yourself and do
give keep in mind that I've obviously
not played every rom hack Under the Sun
so there might be some better ones out
there so definitely let me know in the
comments down below which ones I should
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[Music]
thank you foreign
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