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  • Dragon Quest VI: Aflame Released

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

    The Dragon Quest VI: Aflame mod on SFC has been released courtesy of clymax. The mod is for use with Noprgress’s English fan translation v0.9 Beta 2.

    The mod is unofficial and unaffiliated with Square Enix.

    Like all of clymax’s rando mods, it’s a self-randomizer, so just simply reset the game to play a new randomization.

    A release build for Romhack Plaza is being considered, or you can get early access to the dev build on Game Jolt.

    Development Build: Features

    Provides a fix for the softlock when canceling out of the Info-All screen in the menu.

    Items randomized. Duplicates can be rolled. Seeding not yet supported.

    Save RAM has been expanded to enable this feature.

    No random encounters in the overworld. Hold B to get random encounters.

    Return and Outside spells are given to start.

    All destinations of the Return spell are given to start.

    Gained experience and gold each boosted to 64x.

    So, what do you think? How do you think DQ6 on SFC holds up today? Which DQ remains your favorite today? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Top Mods of Final Fantasy’s Second Trilogy

    With “Let’s Play” Series Playlists

    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 Twitter/X.

    Speaking with FFV Central directly, Casual Tom ranks the top five mods in each of entry of the Final Fantasy trilogy of the sixteen-bit era (i.e., the fourth generation) of gaming consoles.

    Each entry links to a playlist for the corresponding LP series by Casual Tom. Without further ado, let’s begin!

    A. Final Fantasy IV (SNES)

    1. Ultima

    2. The Darkness Within

    3. Unprecedented Crisis

    4. CII

    5. Job System

    B. Final Fantasy V (SFC)

    1. Remix (FF5R)

    2. Remix IC (FF5r-IC)

    3. Whirlwind

    4. Void Divergence

    5. Re:Jobbed

    C. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

    1. A Soldier’s Contingency

    2. Return of the Dark Sorceror

    3. Tsushiy Edition (T-Edition)

    4. Reimagined

    5. Divergent Paths

    So, what you you think? Any mod that should or shouldn’t have made the list? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Whirlwind Fiesta

    Bonus Divisions Explored

    For the Whirlwind Fiesta event, click here. For clymax’s projects, click here.

    This post explores the newly split bonus divisions in the Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta (FJF) event.

    A. Main Divisions I, II, or III

    Mod: FFV: Whirlwind (SFC)

    Complete your run in one of the three main divisions to qualify for the first bonus division.

    • Division I: Fiesta Competition
    • Division II: Fiesta Challenge
    • Division III: Custom Challenge

    For more on the main divisions, see here.

    B. Bonus Division IV-A

    Mods (pick only one per season):

    Final Fantasy

    • FF: Headwind (NES)
    • FFII: Upwind (FC)
    • FFIII: Crosswinds (FC)
    • FFIV: Downwind (SFC)
    • FFVI: Tailwind (SNES)

    Complete your run to qualify for the second bonus division.

    C. Bonus Division IV-B

    Mods (pick only one per season):

    JRPG

    • The 7th Saga: Runic (SNES)
    • Chrono Trigger: Timeless (SNES)
    • Dragon Quest: Ablaze (NES)
    • Dragoh Quest V: Molten (SFC)
    • FF Mystic Quest: Mystified (SNES)
    • Lufia: Fortified (NES)
    • Lufia II: Arise (NES)

    Note that flagship hack Dragon Quest VI: Aflame (SFC) is not currently eligible for redemption in the event.

    Complete your run to qualify for the third bonus division.

    D. Bonus Division IV-C

    Mods (pick only one per season):

    ARPG

    • Secret of Mana: Tremors (SNES)
    • Ys: Lost (FC)
    • Ys II: Forgotten (FC)
    • Ys IV: Unmasked (SFC)
    • Ys V: Sands of Time (SFC)

    Adventure

    • Blaster Master: Item Randomizer (NES)
    • Bionic Commando: Item Randomizer (NES)
    • Demon’s Crest: Item Randomizer (SNES)
    • Legacy of the Wizard: Item Randomizer (NES)
    • Romancia: Awakening (FC)
    • Super Adventure Island II: Item Randomizer (SNES)

    Note that flagship hacks Ys III: Wanderlust (SNES, FC) and Tales of Phantasia: Eternity (SFC) under ARPG and The Battle of Olympus: Item Randomizer (NES) and Willow (NES) under Adventure are not currently eligible for redemption in the event.

    The next bonus division is under planning and is not currently open. If and when that bonus division is open, complete your run in the current bonus division to qualify for the fourth bonus division.

    E. Bonus Division IV-D

    Mods (pick only one per season once division opens):

    ARCADE

    Fighting

    • Super Street Fighter II: Pulverized (SNES)
    • Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3: Pulverized (SNES)

    Shmup

    • Gradius III: Vaporized (SNES) (SA-1)

    Action

    • Contra: Vaporized (NES) (MMC-3)

    This division is not yet open, so mod redemptions are not yet available in this division.

    However, players who have obtained early access via GameJolt are allowed to play in this division, assuming all other requirements are met.

    If you complete your run, congrats! You’ve completed the main division and all bonus divisions in the event.

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  • Series Showcase: Early Airship

    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 SELECT and press X to warp between worlds.

    When pressing A, you can summon your airship to your current location.

    Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind (SFC)

    Press SELECT to warp between worlds. Requires world set to OPEN in Config.

    Emergency airship also available to summon to your current location. Hold START and press A for the emergency airship.

    Final Fantasy IV: Downwind (SFC)

    Final Fantasy III: Crosswinds (FC)

    Press SELECT to summon the Nautilus from anywhere.

    Hold B and press SELECT to summon the Invincible from anywhere.

    Final Fantasy II: Upwind (FC)

    Press A to summon the airship from anywhere.

    Final Fantasy: Headwind (NES)

    Press A to summon the airship from anywhere.

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

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