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  • The Big List of Video Game Respinners

    New Seed on Reset

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

    A respinner, also called a respin hack, is a romhack that lets you easily respin game elements for a different gameplay experience.

    The term “respinner” in this context was coined by clymax in 2026 to better differentiate such mods from randomizers, the vast majority of which are external, web-based or app-based randomizers rather than integrated, internal, or self-randomizers.

    In addition, the term “repatcher” was also coined by clymax to refer to external randomizers.

    Resetting the romhack and trying a new seed is analogized to respinning a roulette wheel to get a new result.

    All known respinners are grouped by platform below. Not all are public mods; some are private mods.

    Note that some of the detail in the tables are still being finalized and so are subject to change.

    Know of any that should be added to this page? Comment below, or come hang out with us on Discord.

    Note that roguelikes are not covered on this page but can be covered on a separate page.

    For the Big List of Randomizers including both respinners and repatchers, click here.

    A. Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom

    ReleasedGameRespinnerModderVideo
    2022Kid IcarusRandomizerRumbleminze
    2024The Battle of OlympusPandora’s BoxclymaxLink
    2024Final FantasyHeadwindclymax
    2024Final Fantasy IIUpwindclymax
    2024Final Fantasy IIICrosswindsclymaxLink
    2025WillowItem Randomizerclymax
    2025Ys: Ancient Ys VanishedLostclymax
    2025Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final ChapterForgottenclymax
    2025Ys III: Wanderers from YsWanderlustclymaxLink
    2025Dragon WarriorAblazeclymax
    2025Dragon Warrior IVEmbersclymax
    2025Bionic CommandoItem Randomizerclymax
    2025Blaster MasterItem Randomizerclymax
    2025Demon’s CrestItem Randomizerclymax
    2025RomanciaAwakeningclymax
    2025Legacy of the WizardItem Randomizerclymax
    2025Lufia & the Fortress of DoomFortifiedclymax
    2025Lufia II: Rise of the SinistralsAriseclymax
    2025Mega ManRevamped: Vaporizedclymax
    2025Mega Man IIRevamped: Vaporizedclymax
    2025Mega Man IIIRevamped: Vaporizedclymax

    B. Super Nintendo / Super Famicom

    ReleasedGameRespinnerModderVideo
    2022Kid IcarusRandomizerRumbleminzeLink
    2024Final Fantasy IVDownwindclymax
    2024Final Fantasy VWhirlwindclymaxLink
    2024Final Fantasy VITailwindclymax
    2024Final Fantasy
    Mystic Quest    		Mystifiedclymax
    2025Ys III: Wanderers from YsWanderlustclymaxLink
    2025Ys IV: Mask of the SunUnmaskedclymaxLink
    2025Ys V: Lost Kefin,
    Kingdom of Sand    		Sands of Timeclymax
    2025Dragon QuestAblazeclymaxLink
    2025Dragon Quest IIBlazemoreclymax
    2025Dragon Quest IIIBlazemostclymax
    2025Dragon Quest VMoltenclymax
    2025Dragon Quest VIAflameclymaxLink
    2025Super MetroidLiberationclymax
    2025Mega Man XVaporizedclymax
    2025Mega Man X2Vaporizedclymax
    2025Mega Man X3Vaporizedclymax
    2025Mega Man 7Vaporizedclymax
    2025Mega Man & BassVaporizedclymax
    2025Chrono TriggerTimelessclymax
    2025Secret of ManaTremorsclymax
    2025Tales of PhantasiaEternityclymax
    2025The 7th SagaRunicclymax
    2025Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy WarCrusadeclymax

    C. Game Boy Advance

    ReleasedGameRespinnerModderVideo
    2018Fire Emblem:
    The Sacred Stones    		Randomizercircleseverywhere
    2024Fire Emblem:
    The Sacred Stones    		Andaron Saga: RandomizerMangs & TeamLink
    2024Fire Emblem:
    The Binding Blade    		Self-RandomizerVeslyLink
    2024Fire Emblem:
    The Blazing Sword    		Self-RandomizerVesly
    2024Fire Emblem:
    The Sacred Stones    		Self-RandomizerVesly
    2024Fire Emblem:
    The Sacred Stones    		PokemblemVesly
    2024Advance Wars 2Self-RandomizerVesly
    TBDPokemon EmeraldParty RandomizerGoogleBen
    2025Pokemon EmeraldInexperiencedlykae

    D. PlayStation and Nintendo 64

    ReleasedGameRespinnerModderVideo
    2019Super Mario 64RandomizerArthurtillyLink
    2025Castlevania:
    Symphony of the Night    		Integrated RandomizerMott

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  • Spotlight: Tsushiy’s Projects

    JRPG Romhacks

    You can follow Tsushiy-san’s work via his project forums or YouTube.

    1. Final Fantasy VI: T-Edition (SFC)

    English fan translation courtesy of Mato and maintained by Kain Stryder here.

    For the resources translated from Japanese, click here.

    Our localized nickname for this mod is Omega Mk. II.

    2. Final Fantasy IV: T-Edition (SFC)

    English menu translation here courtesy of Kain Stryder, Lazarus_DS, and Serity.

    3. Dragon Quest IV: T-Edition (SFC) (DQVI Hack)

    English translation not yet available. Would you like to help translate this mod? Come by our Discord to discuss.

    FF6 x FF2 Project Under Consideration?

    See the project thread for the latest updates in Japanese.

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    Roundup: T-Edition Projects by clymax
    Comprehensive Final Fantasy Mods of Quality
    English Translations of Japanese Romhacks and More

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  • Spotlight: CD-Quality Audio Mods for JRPG Series

    Using Media Streaming Unit revision 1 (MSU-1)

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

    For more JRPGs not featured on this page, see the Zeldix page here.

    A. Final Fantasy Mainline

    Final Fantasy IV (SFC) MSU-1 release by Kurrono and Conn (2019)

    Final Fantasy V (SFC) MSU-1 release by Conn (2020)

    Final Fantasy VI (SFC) MSU-1 beta by Insidious611 (2017)

    B. Dragon Quest Mainline

    Dragon Quest I & II (SFC) MSU-1 release by Cubear (2022)

    Dragon Quest III (SFC) MSU-1 release by Cubear (2022)

    Dragon Quest V (SFC) – MSU-1 beta by Cubear (2022)

    Dragon Quest VI (SFC) – TBD

    C. Romancing SaGa Series

    Romancing SaGa (SFC) – MSU-1 closed alpha by clymax (2026)

    Romancing SaGa 2 (SFC) – TBD

    Romancing SaGa 3 (SFC) – TBD

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  • Randomizers Compared

    Dragon Quest Series

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

    This post compares randomizers that coders have made for the Dragon Quest 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.

    Comparison Chart

    Randomizers that are not respinners are repatchers.

    Note that “⏯” represents a feature that can be toggled in game.

    DQNameRepatcherRespinnerAuthor(s)
    IDragon Warrior Randomizer✓mcgrew
    IAblaze✓clymax
    I SFCAblaze✓clymax
    IIDragon Warrior II Randomizer✓gameboy9
    II SFCBlazemore✓clymax
    IIIDragon Warrior III Randomizer✓gameboy9
    III SFCBlazemost✓clymax
    IVDragon Warrior IV Rando Hacker✓gameboy9
    IVEmbers✓clymax
    VMolten✓clymax
    VIAflame✓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.

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