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  • Dragon Warrior IV: Embers Released

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

    The Embers mod of Dragon Warrior IV has been released courtesy of clymax. This completes the DQ hexalogy of rando mods.

    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.

    Development Build: Features

    The dev build is on the rotation of mods that can be obtained through our Whirlwind Fiesta annual summer event. For players who do not wish to join the event, do not wish to use Discord, or wish to support the hack author, early access is also available via Game Jolt.

    No more random encounters. Hold B to get random encounters.

    Drawer items randomized.

    You now start with the Final Key and four more items that act as keys.

    Barrier tiles no longer bring your health below one.

    Chest items randomized. Duplicates can be rolled. Seeding not yet supported.

    Earned experience and gold each boosted to 64x.

    Must use provided save file to run properly.

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

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  • Dragon Quest II: Blazemore Released for Super Famicom

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

    For the Dragon Quest I mod, click here.

    The Blazemore mod of Dragon Quest II on SFC has been released courtesy of clymax. The full title is Dragon Quest I&II. The mod is for use with RPGONE’s English fan translation v2.0 (DW ver).

    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.

    Development Build: Features

    The dev build is on the rotation of mods that can be obtained through our Whirlwind Fiesta annual summer event. For players who do not wish to join the event, do not wish to use Discord, or wish to support the hack author, early access is also available via Game Jolt.

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

    No more random encounters. Hold A to get random encounters.

    You now start with all four keys along with three more items that act as keys.

    Earned experience and gold each boosted to 64x.

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

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  • Tales of Phantasia: Eternity Released

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

    The Eternity mod of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom is now in closed beta courtesy of clymax.

    This mod is unofficial and is unaffiliated with Bandai Namco.

    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

    No more random encounters. Hold A to get random encounters.

    Chest items now randomized.

    Duplicates can be rolled. Seeding not yet supported.

    Earned experience boosted to 32x.

    Earned gold boosted to 32x.

    You can now save anywhere.

    So, what do you think? What is your favorite version of Tales of Phantasia? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Sora’s Ranking of SNES Mods

    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. Unprecedented Crisis

    3. CII

    4. The Darkness Within

    5. Job System

    B. Final Fantasy V (SFC)

    1. Heroine Trilogy (FF5r-IC)

    2. Autumn Challenge (FF5 Remix)

    3. Whirlwind

    4. Nostalgia

    5. Void Divergence

    C. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

    1. A Soldier’s Contingency

    2. Return of the Dark Sorceror

    3. Tsushiy Edition (T-Edition) [Omega Mk. II]

    4. Reimagined

    5. Hope Eternal and Love Everlasting

    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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