Category: ARPG

  • What if Samus Aran from Super Metroid Explored Dracula’s Castle in Symphony of the Night on the PlayStation?

    AI-Assisted Romhacking Project Seeks to Provide Answers

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Says project creator monkilabs:

    What if Samus Aran explored Dracula’s castle?

    Metroidvania: Symphony of the Night is a fan mod for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) that replaces the hero with Samus from Super Metroid, Speed Booster, Shinespark, Morph Ball, Grapple Beam, Screw Attack, beam combos, Super Metroid–style equipment screen and map, all inside the original castle (and the inverted one).

    Coming soon on PS1.

    The project creator continues:

    AI Disclaimer

    I don’t want to mislead anyone about how this project is made. I use AI to speed up the coding, which lets me move fast as a solo developer. I review, test and ship all the generated code myself. I teach Python and C and do research at a university for a living, so while I’m not an expert in this kind of project, I’m learning a lot by working within the limits of the PS1 hardware.

    Apart from the code, NO generative AI tools are used for the game’s music, sound, sprites or art. Most of it is tweaked from the original source material, and the completely new parts were drawn or recorded by me (I’m not a 16-bit artist, so I’m doing the best I can).

    This project wouldn’t be possible without the amazing work of the sotn-decomp team (github.com/Xeeynamo/sotn-decomp). Thank you so much for sharing it.

    This is a non-commercial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Konami or Nintendo. Castlevania is a trademark of Konami; Metroid is a trademark of Nintendo. The mod will be released only as a patch, you will need your own legally obtained copy of the game.

    So, what do you think? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Terranigma – Rebirth Trailer

    The Quintet Action RPG that Never Saw a Stateside Release on the SNES

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Coming to modern platforms in early 2027. Wishlist on Steam here.

    Players who wish to play in English on the SNES at 60 fps have the option of using the Japanese version with the NTSC patch here.

    https://youtu.be/e5rWXIzACtM

    Interestingly, all copies of the trailer were subsequently taken down. A few days later, a presumably changed trailer was finally posted:

    Update on September 19:

    Opinion of Davidvinc RPGs:

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  • 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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