Category: JRPG

  • Series Showcase: No Random Encounters

    Whirlwind Family of Mods of Final Fantasy

    For the Whirlwind family of mods, click here.
    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube.

    Final Fantasy VI: Tailwind (SNES)

    Hold A for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind (SFC)

    Hold A for random encounters.

    Requires game clear, portal activation, and Encounters OFF in Config.

    Final Fantasy IV: Downwind (SFC)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy III: Crosswinds (FC)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy II: Upwind (FC)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy: Headwind (NES)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    So, what do you think? What’s your take on random encounters in JRPGs today? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Timeline of FFV Modding

    Original Romhacks of Final Fantasy V

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

    A plus sign (+) denotes a repatcher rather than a romhack. A repatcher refers to an external randomizer.

    December 1992

    Final Fantasy V

    Game released.

    June 1998

    RPGe

    Translation released.

    July 2010

    Inu’s Sandbox

    Later published by clymax as Boco’s FFV.

    December 2010

    Ancient Cave

    Roguelike.

    June 2012

    Autumn Challenge

    Also known as FFV Remix or FF5r.

    September 2016

    Grand Cross+

    Repatcher.

    October 2018

    Advance Ancient Cave

    Roguelike for the GBA port.

    November 2020

    Serity

    Translation addendum for Autumn Challenge.

    February 2021

    Career Day+

    Repatcher.

    November 2021

    Void Divergence

    Bravely Default mechanics.

    September 2022

    Sky Render

    Fan translation of Ancient Cave.

    May 2024

    Whirlwind

    Respinner.

    June 2024

    DressCode

    Reaches open beta.

    October 2024

    Heroine Trilogy

    JP release.

    February 2025

    Kimblee’s

    Open beta.

    July 2025

    Team DiscChangers

    Translation addendum for Heroine Trilogy.

    August 2026

    Odyssey

    Respinner.

    August 2026

    Advance Action Growth

    FFII growth mechanics for the GBA port.

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  • Crosswinds Speedrun by NeoKakarot

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta, Division IV-A

    For more info on the Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, see here.
    For more on the Crosswinds mod for Final Fantasy III, see here.

    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.

    Writes Neo shortly after his playthrough of Final Fantasy III on the Nintendo DS (playlist available here):

    Today we are playing Final Fantasy III for the NES on this stream, but it’s not a normal version of the game.

    For you see it has been modded by ‪@cIymax‬ and is called Final Fantasy III Crosswind!

    And I will be “speed running” it if you catch my drift.

    It should be a fun time!

    So, mark your calendars for Wednesday at 8pm Eastern, boys!

    Update

    The Speedrun.com submission is posted here, or see the video embed below.

    For the event leaderboard, click here.

    You can check the current event standings here.

    Crosswinds Any% in 5:07:13

    Titles Awarded: Bonus Conqueror I, Crosswinds Record Holder

    Date: August 20, 2025

    Team: FFV Central

    Congrats to Neo on the titles!

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  • Randomizers Compared

    Final Fantasy Series

    For the Whirlwind family of mods, click here. For clymax’s projects, click here.

    This post compares randomizers that coders have made for the Final Fantasy series over the years.

    Both respinners and repatchers are included in this comparison.

    Respinners refer to internal randomizers, also called integrated or self-randomizers.

    Repatchers refer to external randomizers such as web- and app-based randos.

    Note that roguelikes are not included in this post. They may be the subject of a future post. For now, you can find the Ancient Cave hacks for FFV and FFVA here and here.

    Randomizers for the Advance version are not otherwise included but can be included in a future post. For now, you can find one here; the other is not currently available via the surface web.

    Comparison Chart

    Randomizers that are not respinners are repatchers.

    Note that “⏯” represents that the respinner can be toggled in-game mid-run, where toggling it off gives you a vanilla experience. Such a feature is not feasible with repatchers.

    FFNameRepatcherRespinnerAuthor(s)
    IFinal Fantasy Randomizer✓Entroper
    IHeadwind✓clymax
    IIUpwind✓clymax
    IIIFinal Fantasy III Randomizer✓nachoyacopu
    IIICrosswinds✓clymax
    IVFree Enterprise✓b0ardface
    IVDownwind⏯clymax
    VCareer Day✓caerulius, cleartonic
    VGrand Cross✓abyssonym
    VWhirlwind⏯clymax
    VIWorlds Collide✓AtmaTek
    VIBeyond Chaos✓abyssonym
    VIFinal Fantasy VI Randomizer✓Dessyreqt, Lenophis
    VITailwind⏯clymax

    So, what do you think? Do you know of a randomizer that should be added to or removed from the list? Which listed randomizer is your favorite? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

    Related Posts:

    FFV Randomizers Compared
    The Big List of Video Game Respinners

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