Category: Square

  • FFVA: Action Growth Released

    Romhack of Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA)

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

    Says hack author Retch in an RHDN submission here:

    Features

    • Characters grow according to what they actually do in battle
    • Physical combat can improve Strength, Agility, and Attack
    • Magic use can improve Magic and Max MP
    • Taking, blocking, and avoiding attacks can improve Stamina, Defense, Evasion, Magic Defense, and Max HP
    • Stat growth is somewhat randomized, so qualifying actions create a chance for growth rather than guaranteeing an increase every time
    • Characters can develop in very different ways depending on how they are played
    • A mage can become physically capable through physical combat
    • A warrior can become more magically capable through repeated magic use

    Retch adds the following:

    Combat Rank

    Traditional character Levels are replaced by Combat Rank.

    Combat Rank ranges from 1 to 99 and is based on permanent development in:

    • Strength
    • Agility
    • Stamina
    • Magic
    • Attack
    • Defense
    • Evasion
    • Magic Defense

    Combat Rank supplies the Level-like value still needed by Final Fantasy V’s battle formulas. Monsters continue using their normal Levels.

    So, what do you think? Are you a fan of Final Fantasy II on the Famicom? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Odyssey Enters Open Beta [Update: Released]

    Romhack of Final Fantasy V (SFC)

    You can follow the work of HatZen08 via RHDN.

    Sora is a new streamer aiming to bring more awareness to the awesome romhacks out there like FFVI: T-Edition, Chrono Trigger+, FFIV: Ultima Plus, Secret of Mana+, etc. You can follow Sora via YouTube or Twitch.

    Mod sampler livestream brought to you by Sora. Full playthrough may be coming soon—check his streaming roadmap here.

    Update: the hack has been published on Romhack Plaza here courtesy of clymax.

    Says hack author HatZen08 on this respinner in a forum post on FF6Hacking here:

    It is a built-in randomizer. After the name setup, all characters will be randomized. Each different name should create a different setup. You can’t change their jobs or abilities.

    The ‘row’ and ‘def’ commands were changed to ‘fray’ and ‘heal’. ‘fray’ will attack a random enemy with a fight command and ‘heal’ will recover[] half of the caster hp. It is designed to be a basic attack/healing if nothing better is available.

    The first command will be a random menu-alike ability, like white, black, throw, sing, drink, etc. The other three comands will be abilities without menu, like dance, gaia, flirt, guard, etc.

    The weapons and gears that the characters can equip were randomized as well.

    The jobs were updated and have old, new or updated traits. Those traits can change the behaviour of the ‘fray’ and ‘heal’ commands and add unique quirks to the characters.

    Demo clip courtesy of clymax.

    Regarding a recent update, version 1.1, HatZen08 adds:

    I updated the project. In summary, the changes were new/updated abilities and new counter traits. Instead of counter only with the ‘fight’ command, others commands can be used as counters instead of only ‘fight’.

    For balance and to add the new counters i changed the traits by job.

    The hack incorporates the GBA Script Port addendum to the RPGe translation.

    Additional documentation is slated to be provided on the release of the hack.

    Update: the documentation and even assembly source are now included, available on FF6Hacking here.

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  • Whirlwind Fiesta Speedrun by Casual Tom

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta 2026, Division I

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

    Casual Tom, an avid Mega Man player, is a streamer and content creator who focuses on blind playthroughs of romhacks while occasionally throwing some speedrunning into the mix. As a staff member of Final Fantasy IV – Ultima, Casual Tom often features Final Fantasy mods on his streams. You can follow Casual Tom via YouTube, Twitch, or SRC.

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

    For the event leaderboard, click here.

    You can check the current event standings here.

    Fiesta Any% in 1:27:22

    Titles Awarded: Fiesta Conqueror 2026

    Date: July 12, 2026

    Event Seed

    Team: FF4 Ultima

    Congrats to Casual Tom on the title!

    Bonus Video: Shinryu

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  • FFV: Four-Job Fiesta Released

    Romhack of Final Fantasy V (SFC)

    clymax is a solo modder who has created numerous respinners for JRPGs and other genres primarily via binary editing. You can find clips of his work on his YouTube channel.

    solidification is a prolific creator of fan-made achievements across different game genres and especially in the world of Final Fantasy mods. You can follow solidification’s set-making journey here.

    xJ4cks is the producer of the Clean series of mods and is a core member of the translation team for FFV: Heroine Trilogy. You can follow the work of xJ4cks here or check out his bio here.

    The Four-Job Fiesta mod of Final Fantasy V on SFC has been released courtesy of clymax. The mod is only for use with the RPGe English fan translation.

    The mod is unofficial and unaffiliated with Square Enix and FourJobFiesta.com.

    A. Credits

    Team Fiesta Redux of FFV Central

    • Web form by solidification
    • Randomization logic by solidification
    • Graphical output by solidification
    • Web design by xJ4cks
    • Text output by clymax
    • Server integration by clymax
    • Emulator integration by clymax
    • Achievement integration by clymax
    • Romhack by clymax
    • Prior work: Mime Galuf sprite fix by clymax

    B. Promo

    Play with ease and confidence!

    Introducing the Four-Job Fiesta mod of Final Fantasy V.

    For the first time since the event’s inception over a decade ago, no more tedious scrolling through pages of confusing rules throughout your run.

    Are you up for this classic challenge now?

    Earn badges and compete on our leaderboards if you prevail.

    Other hacks are also supported, many of which are exclusive to our community.

    C. Release Build: Features

    You can find the release on Romhack Plaza here.

    To use the hack, as a registered user of our website, click on Roll My Jobs in the top navigation bar to access our Four-Job Fiesta web app.

    Note that both registered and unregistered users can roll jobs for personal use, such as in offline runs on a local emulator.

    Using the hack is not required to get job rolls.

    Click on the Randomize! button to get your job rolls.

    Hover over Play in the top navigation bar and then click SNES. Drag your Four-Job Fiesta hack into our web emulator to play.

    Your job rolls apply to your game automatically.

    Various Fiesta rules are enforced by the hack.

    Can you complete the challenge by beating the game?

    If so, you will be awarded a game badge.

    Victorious players during a Fiesta season are also eligible to be awarded an event badge for the season.

    Players can also compete on our leaderboards. Players have the option to link to a YouTube video of their full run.

    The Mime Galuf sprite fix has been incorporated.

    See below for a video clip of the features.

    Here are some examples of other badges you can earn on our website.

    D. Why Some Other Sites Just Don’t Cut It for Rolling Your Jobs

    Click on the thumbnail for a highlight clip.

    Clip credit: clymax

    Video credit: Davidvinc RPGs on YouTube

    E. Event Announcement

    Introducing Classic Four-Job Fiesta (FJF), based on the FJF mod of Final Fantasy V.

    Given the mod was not released until August, the first season of Classic FJF will run from August through October (instead of the normal June through August). Update: event now runs year-round (from January to December).

    To participate in this event, using our web emulator is required. Web registration is needed to use the web emulator.

    Discord membership is not required to use the web emulator or to join the event. However, Discord membership is required to make a support request and to receive support relating to the event.

    The web emulator allows fast forwarding but does not allow loading states.

    Players who prevail in the event are eligible to earn a one-time game badge for the mod (obtainable year-round). Players are also eligible to earn a season-specific event badge (design TBA). They are also eligible to earn a tiered Discord role for completing the event.

    For any questions concerning the event, post a new topic in the help channel of our Discord. The host of this event is clymax.

    F. Fiesta Comparison Chart

    Four Job Fiesta (FJF)Four Job Fiesta (FJF)Classic Four-Job Fiesta (CFJF)Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta (WFJF)
    HostRevenant KiokuSutarionclymaxclymax
    PlatformFourJobFiesta.comRetro AchievementsFFV CentralFFV Central
    Platform history13 years14 years2 years2 years
    Event edition16th4th1st2nd
    WhenSummerSummerYear-roundSummer
    Community moderation stylePro-censorshipPro-censorshipAnti-censorshipAnti-censorship
    Refrains from allegedly pushing own political narrative through choice of charityAdopts chosen charity
    Compatible with FourJobFiesta.com
    Four jobsTotalTotalTotalPer character
    Roll jobs without user registration
    Roll jobs outside of summer
    Roll jobs for personal runs (non-event)
    Event natureChallenge runChallenge runTimed challenge runSpeedrun competition (Division I); challenge run (Division II);
    custom challenge (Division III);
    bonus
    (Division IV)
    LeaderboardLinkSpeedrun.com
    Supported version(s)SFC, PSX, GBA, Pixel Remaster (various)GBAFour-Job Fiesta mod (SFC)Whirlwind dev build (SFC)
    EnrollmentOpen to website usersOpen to website usersOpen to website usersOpen to qualified Discord members; subject to enrollment limit
    RequirementsLegally obtained gameLegally obtained gameLegally obtained game and modLegally obtained game; qualified access to mod’s dev build
    SeedingRandomRandomRandomChoice of community seed, player seed, or auto-rando seed
    Job rollingWeb appEvent staff manuallyWeb appWhirlwind mod
    Job enforcementSelf-enforced by player manuallyAchievement logic counts jobs with ABP but cannot check job rolls or prevent player mistakesFour-Job Fiesta modWhirlwind mod
    SubmissionScreenshotScreenshotAutomatic via Web PlayLivestream, video, and/or input recording
    VerificationScreenshot verification done manuallyFour-Job Fiesta modVideo verification done manually
    Farming boosts2x-4x (Pixel Remaster)62x
    Average run length20 hours20 hours20 hours2 hours
    Event badge as reward
    Game badge earnable
    Superboss incentive
    Sample VODLinkLinkLink

    So, what do you think? What’s your favorite challenge in the Final Fantasy series? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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