Category: self-randomizers

  • Self-Randomizer Showcase

    Brought to you by FF Rando and FFV Central

    For the self-rando hall of modders, see here.

    Co-organized by FFR and FFVC and hosted by FFR on Twitch

    FFR on: Twitch | YouTube | Web | Discord

    FFVC on: Web (you are here) | Discord

    Pilot Season

    Note: plans and details are still subject to change.

    1. Headliner: Super Mario 64 Randomizer (N64) – April 5 | VOD
      Runner: RisingPhoenix64 | Twitch | YouTube | SRC
      Commentator: LudwigVonKoopa | Twitch | YouTube | SRC
    2. Final Fantasy: Headwind (NES) – April 19
      Runner: Robby’s Lobby Hobby Gaming | YouTube
    3. Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade: Self-Randomizer (GBA) – August 1 | VOD
      Runner: happytact | Twitch | YouTube
    4. Secret of Mana: Tremors (SNES)
    5. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest: Mystified (SNES)
    6. Lufia & the Fortress of Doom: Fortified (SNES)
    7. Final Fantasy II: Upwind (FC)

    Season 2

    1. Headliner: Kid Icarus Randomizer (SNES fan port) – May 24 | VOD
      Runner: Maniacal | Twitch | SRC
      Commentator: Rumbleminze | Twitch | YouTube | SRC
    2. Advance Wars 2: Self-Randomizer (GBA)
    3. Final Fantasy III: Crosswinds (FC)
    4. Fire Emblem: The Blazing Sword: Self-Randomizer (GBA)
    5. Pokémon Emerald Inexperienced (GBA)
    6. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals: Arise (SNES)
    7. Final Fantasy IV: Downwind (SFC)

    Season 3

    1. Headliner: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones: Self-Randomizer (GBA)
    2. Pokémon Emerald: Party Randomizer (GBA)
    3. Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind (SFC)
    4. The Battle of Olympus: Item Randomizer (NES)
      Runner: Karma1 | Twitch | YouTube | SRC
    5. Final Fantasy VI: Tailwind (SNES)
    1. Not yet locked in. ↩︎

    Season 4

    1. Headliner: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Integrated Randomizer (PSX)
      Runner: Crazy4Blades | YouTube | SRC
      Commentator: Mottzilla | YouTube | Twitch
    2. Bionic Commando: Item Randomizer (NES)
    3. Dragon Warrior: Ablaze (NES)
    4. Willow: Item Randomizer (NES)
    5. Ys III: Wanderlust (NES)

    A follow-up season can be considered to cover roguelikes.

    Runners and Commentators

    If you’re a runner or commentator of one of the above games in vanilla or rando and would like to showcase a run of the game’s self-randomizing mod in this pilot series, see below.

    1. The showcase series is currently being planned for a monthly schedule of one to two games per month. The start date is still being determined but will be announced when known. Update: series kicked off April 5.
    2. For example showcase runs, see FFR’s YouTube channel here.
    3. One or two show hosts may be present during your run, and there may be introductory and/or closing segments and/or some interaction during the run. This depends on host availability so is by no means guaranteed.
    4. Both speedruns and challenge runs are acceptable. For other types of runs, speak with clymax for an exception to be granted.
    5. Live audio commentary in English by you or by a guest is required. Update: an exception can be made to accept prerecorded audio commentary to improve commentary quality.
    6. Live play is optional; gameplay can be prerecorded.
    7. Face cam is optional.
    8. Full runs are requested.
    9. As a guideline, previous showcases have often had runs ranging from 1.5-2 hours. But other run lengths can be acceptable as long as audio commentary keeps pace with the run.
    10. Runners and commentators who are interested, please reach out to us via the FFR or FFVC Discords. Contact clymax if you have any questions.

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  • Self-Randomizing Mods

    For our Hall of Modders of these mods, see here.

    This page covers mods known as being able to randomize themselves. That is, no website or application is needed to get or play a new seed. Instead, resetting the game is enough.

    Comprehensive

    The first list requires all of vanilla content to remain accessible.

    1. The Battle of Olympus: Item Randomizer (NES)+ [link]
    2. Final Fantasy VI: Tailwind (SNES)+ [link]
    3. Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind (SFC)+ [link]
    4. Final Fantasy IV: Downwind (SFC)+ [link]
    5. Final Fantasy III: Crosswinds (FC) [link]
    6. Final Fantasy II: Upwind (FC)+ [link]
    7. Final Fantasy: Headwind (NES) [link]
    8. Super Mario 64: Randomizer (N64) [link]
    9. Pokémon Emerald: Party Randomizer (GBA) [link]
    10. Pokémon Emerald Inexperienced (GBA) [link]
    11. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones: Self-Randomizing ROM (GBA) [link]
    12. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones: Andaron Saga: Randomizer (GBA) [link]
    13. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones: Self-Randomizer (GBA)+ [link]
    14. Fire Emblem: The Blazing Sword: Self-Randomizer (GBA)+ [link]
    15. Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade: Self-Randomizer (GBA)+ [link]
    16. Advance Wars 2: Self-Randomizer (GBA) [link]
    17. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night [link]

    A plus (+) if a vanilla mode can be readily toggled on, effectively converting the mod into a QoL and/or rebalancing mod that is unrandomized.

    Roguelike

    A separate list is maintained for roguelike mods in the style of Lufia’s Ancient Cave.

    1. The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Dungeon (NES) [link]
    2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: Winter Festive 2020: Advent CalenDoor (SNES) [link]
    3. Final Fantasy V: Ancient Cave (SFC) [link]
    4. Final Fantasy V Advance: Ancient Cave (GBA) [link]

    The significance of a roguelike mod in the randomizer context is that a bulk of the content normally associated with a vanilla playthrough is rendered unplayable either completely or in the context of interoperability with the hack’s twist on the game.

    If you know of a hack that should be listed on the page, let us know by reaching out to us via Discord or leaving a comment below.

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  • Whirlwind Job per Level Speedrun by clymax

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

    This run was originally played for the job/level any% category.

    Because a warp to Exdeath was later added to the mod, allowing Rift bosses to be skipped, this run was later recategorized as job/level Rift bosses.

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

    Job/Level Rift Bosses in 4:06:53

    Date: November 19, 2024

    Seed: clymax

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  • FFV: Whirlwind Released

    Randomizer Romhack of Final Fantasy V

    For the Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, click here.
    For the Whirlwind family of mods, click here.
    For clymax’s projects, click here.

    The Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind mod has been released. The news publication is available here.

    The mod is unofficial and unaffiliated with Square Enix.

    For a sampling of features, check out the Whirlwind landing page. A comparison chart of the different builds is here.

    Whirlwind is designed as “Definitive FFV” mod. But how does it compare against similar mods? See here.

    What about Pixel Remaster? See here.

    How does it compare against other randomizers? See here.

    A wiki is also available.

    Optional Clean font and icon improvement patches are available courtesy of xJ4cks. These can be applied before or after Whirlwind. See our Discord for more details.

    Early access to the dev build is available via Game Jolt. You can also get a free dev build via our Whirlwind Fiesta event.

    Release Trailer

    A speedrun leaderboard is available here. Automated leaderboards are also available via the Retro Achievements publication. Player reviews can be seen there as well.

    You can pick up the release build on Romhack Plaza here.

    Player Review

    Check out this review of the mod and its Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, courtesy of NeoKakarot.

    World Warps

    In a latest update, you can now press the Select button to warp between worlds, so using the world warp locations is now optional.

    A warp overview is below. Note that a fifth warp to Neo ExDeath has been added to the twin counterpart of your warp arrival map in Cleft of Dimensions: Ruins.

    Showcase Run

    A mod showcase run without commentary is below.

    Special thanks to playtesters solidification and BladePotato.

    Update: presets are now available.

    Patching Info

    1. Final Fantasy V (Japan) [CRC32 C1BC267D]
    2. RPGe v1.1 [CRC32 17444605]
    3. Whirlwind

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