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  • Bionic Commando: Item Randomizer Released

    You can follow clymax’s projects via FFVC or YouTube.

    The Bionic Commando: Item Randomizer mod for the NES has been released courtesy of clymax.

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

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

    Release Build: Features

    Vehicle encounters have been disabled.

    Development Build: Features

    Bullet farm rate boosted to 10x.

    Hostile-area rewards randomized. Seeding not yet supported.

    Duplicate items are prevented from being randomly rolled.

    You now get unlimited continues.

    You now have power to access areas 8, 10, and 12 from the start.

    The barriers in Areas 6 and 7 have been despawned to start.

    So, what do you think? How would you view Bionic Commando as a sequel to Commando on arcade? The Japanese version, Hitler no Fukkatsu: Top Secret, has a lot of content that got censored and is worth checking out.

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  • Self-Randomizer Showcase: Game 1

    For the episode listing, click here.

    Super Mario 64 Randomizer

    Brought to you by Final Fantasy Randomizer and Final Fantasy V Central

    Date: April 5, 2025

    Designation: Season 1, Episode 1

    Category: 120 Star, Regular, Random Seed

    Modder: Arthurtilly

    Runner: RisingPhoenix64 (Rando 120-Star Current WR Holder)

    Commentary: LudwigVonKoopa (Rando 120-Star Speedrunner)

    Series info: https://ff5central.com/events/self-randomizer-showcase/

    Leaderboard: https://www.speedrun.com/sm64rando

    Follow the Runners:

    RisingPhoenix64 | YT | Twitch

    LudwingVonKoopa | YT | Twitch

    tags: sm64r, s1e1

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  • Super Adventure Island II: Item Randomizer Released

    You can follow clymax’s projects via FFVC or YouTube.

    The Super Adventure Island II: Item Randomizer mod for the NES has been released courtesy of clymax.

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

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

    Release Build: Features

    All the gates have been pre-opened.

    Development Build: Features

    Shove, Up Jab, and Down Jab are pre-learned.

    The King is pre-marked as having been talked to.

    Random encounters have been disabled.

    Non-boss items have been randomized. The randomized item is shown on pickup. Seeding not yet supported.

    You will now start with 100 gold even though you can’t talk to the King.

    Coin pickups boosted to 10x in value.

    The rock on Poka-Poka Island has been pre-broken. This is because stronger weapons don’t break the rock.

    So, what do you think? Are you a fan of the Adventure Island or Wonder Boy series? If you’ve played Super Adventure Island II, how does it compare to Wonder Boy in Monster World?

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  • Legacy of the Wizard: Item Randomizer Released

    You can follow clymax’s projects via FFVC or YouTube.

    The Legacy of the Wizard: Item Randomizer mod for the NES has been released courtesy of clymax.

    The base game is the Western localization of Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family.

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

    You can pick up the release build on Romhack Plaza here or get early access to the dev build on Game Jolt. Our sister Discord1 is available for support.

    1. Battle of Olympus Central Discord here. ↩︎

    Release Build: Features

    Regular attacks will no longer cost magic.

    Development Build: Features

    Items have been randomized. Seeding not yet supported.

    So, what do you think? Where does Legacy of the Wizard rank among adventure games on the NES? How does it hold up today?

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