Category: ARPG

  • Faxanadu Restoration (NES) – Mod Showcase Livestream

    Romhack of Faxanadu (NES)

    Xynosaur is a fan of retrogaming who is also a creator in demo/chip music. You can follow Xyno’s work via YouTube, Bandcamp, or Soundcloud.

    The romhack is courtesy of Ascended Mermaid, whose work you can follow on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, or Github.

    Writes Xyno:

    I know, I know…the game was made by Hudson Soft but it says Falcom on the title screen ! :O

    Forget about Ys or Trails tonight…we gonna go back in time, when the only Falcom games that was released here was Ys on the Sega Master System and Dragon Slayer IV (named Legacy of the Wizard in US) !!

    Playing on the Rest[o]ration romhack patch in which you get the original Japanese sprites, better translation, recovered the name system that was removed from the US version and NO MORE PASSWORDS !!! (Thank GOD !)

    The hack publication can be found on RHDN here, or check out the Faxanadu Randomizer and Romhacking Discord here.

    Part two of the Let’s Play follows.

    Respinner TBA

    Check back here for an announcement of clymax’s respinner based on the successor Retranslation hack of Faxanadu Restoration.

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  • There Is Something Really Sad About the Falcom Community

    Video Essay by NeoKakarot

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    For all of Neo’s video essays, click here.

    For all of his respinner videos, click here.

    In this video I go over a sad issue that has been plaguing the Falcom community since 2015 that has only continually gotten worse over the years while attempting to broaden other Falcom fans[‘] horizons.

    Discussion on the r/Falcom subreddit:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Falcom/s/oIsoD0rSgf

    So, what do you think? Agree with Neo’s assessment of Falcom fans? Comment below, or hit us up on Discord.

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  • Faxanadu 40th Anniversary Edition Released

    Romhack of Faxanadu (NES)

    You can follow songbirder’s projects via YouTube, Twitch, SRC, or Linktree.

    A premiere livestream will be held by HungryGoriya on Saturday, May 23, at 7:30pm US Eastern time.

    Says hack author songbirder:

    Faxanadu 40th Anniversary Edition is an update to this classic and unique Action RPG for the NES.

    This romhack keeps what makes Faxanadu an amazing game while filling in gaps in the game world, fixing bugs, adding quality-of-life improvements, and just a few touch ups to the story and world of the World Tree. It is based on the western release.

    2027 marks the 40th year since the game’s creation — we’re still in 2026, so there’s plenty of time for community feedback and adjustments. Eventually the source files from the tooling will be published so anyone wanting to fork the project into their own version can do so.

    You can check out the hack website here or the Discord here.

    The RHDN publication can be found here.

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  • Secret of Mana Climate Crisis v2 Released

    You can follow TOMM’s work on RHDN or Hackofmana.

    The Secret of Mana Climate Crisis mod has been updated to v2.0 from v1.0 courtesy of TOMM.

    For the hack publication, click here.

    Writes TOMM:

    As Mana weakens, natural catastrophes begin to tear the world apart…

    Rediscover Secret of Mana like never before, under new climatic conditions. Version 2.0 expands the ROM hack with a lot of new content, game play changes and many surprises for both new players and veterans.

    What’s new?

    Gameplay enhancements: further modified magic spells, updated bosses and new enemies, improved map graphics, and numerous quality of life features…

    For a Let’s Play of this mod, stay tuned.

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