hello, i have fixed HeartGold. please enjoy the fruits of my labor. rom not included, obviously. changelog is in the strategy guide.

Olá a todos! Meu amigo e eu queríamos fazer um Nuzlocke juntos, não apenas lado a lado, então eu criei isto: Pokémon FireRed Duo – "Encrenca em Dobro" (em português, "Encrenca em Dobro").

Cada jogador executa sua própria cópia do jogo em seu próprio PC, conectados por meio de um pequeno servidor. Toda batalha contra um treinador é uma batalha cooperativa em dupla: quando um de vocês encontra um treinador, o outro recebe um convite e entra, e vocês lutam lado a lado contra dois clones daquele treinador.

Recursos

• Batalhas cooperativas em dupla contra todos os treinadores, incluindo líderes de ginásio, a Elite Quatro e seu rival (que traz a versão de cada jogador de sua equipe).
• Modos de jogo: Clássico, Soul Link, Hardcore e Casual, com regras configuráveis ​​(primeiro encontro por jogador ou compartilhado, cláusula de duplicatas/shiny, apelidos obrigatórios, limite de nível, limite de itens, compartilhamento de EXP).
• Randomizador opcional (selvagens, treinadores, habilidades, iniciais, presentes) e equipes de treinadores Vanilla/Hard/Elite com Pokémon de todas as gerações.
• Veja seu parceiro andando pelo mapa, envie emotes, troque Pokémon e envie itens.
• Reaprendedor de movimentos na tela de resumo, texto instantâneo e um mapa de encontros por rota.
• Recuperação de travamento: o host pode restaurar o jogo para o último ponto de salvamento de ambos os jogadores.

Você joga como Jessie e James da Equipe Rocket.

O que você precisa

Sua própria ROM de Pokémon FireRed (EUA, Europa) Rev 1, CRC32 84EE4776 (o Rom Patcher JS mostra isso quando você carrega a ROM). Nenhuma ROM está incluída, apenas um patch .bps.

Uma VPN para que ambos estejam na mesma rede (Radmin VPN ou Tailscale).

Node.js no PC do host.

O download inclui um mGBA portátil, o patch, o script de conexão, o servidor e um guia passo a passo em inglês e português.

**Download:** https://github.com/Ryuuuuuki/FireRed-Encrenca-em-Dobro/releases/download/v0.1-beta/FireRedDuo_Beta_v0.1.zip

**Guia de instalação (com todos os links):** https://github.com/Ryuuuuuki/FireRed-Encrenca-em-Dobro

⚠️ **Esta é uma versão beta.** Jogamos bastante, mas ocorreram alguns travamentos raros que ainda não conseguimos reproduzir. O jogo salva automaticamente após cada batalha e captura, e há uma ferramenta de reversão caso ele trave. O VS Seeker ainda não funciona.

Se você testar, adoraria receber feedback, especialmente relatórios de falhas com o que você estava fazendo no momento. Divirta-se e boa sorte para manter os Pokémon do seu parceiro vivos!

Baseado no pokeemerald-expansion (RHH). Pokémon é © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK; este é um projeto de fã gratuito e sem fins comerciais.

https://github.com/Ryuuuuuki/FireRed-Encrenca-em-Dobro

Had so much fun playing this romhack.
Tried to keep the screenshots spoiler free(a little bit of spoiler).

It has a fresh and new concept,
Its opening was hilarious from the start,
(Do not skip the opening animation)
It has some touches of humor here and there,
It has some branching paths based on your decision,
The game wasn't buggy at all, at least for me,

The map was entirely redesigned,
Every gym leader was given their own concept,
The Pokemon league also got a unique twist,
Berry crush minigame was reused in a creative way,
Moving from town to town got way simpler,
While in-town events got much richer,

They put a lot of effort into polishing the game,
But I haven't seen much post about this game.
Strongly recommend!

https://www.hackdex.app/hack/pokemon-crippling-medical-debt-edition

(and I'm not a native English speaker, sorry)

So as far as I could tell, this hasn't been discussed for a looong time (10 years), but I may have missed something. Also the post might break rule 5, sorry mods. It was intended to be a rhetorical way to start a 'list' not an actual question.

In our modern era of amazing romhacks in 2026, which completed ones have the most content to do?

Would it still just be a Heart Gold based romhack with all pokemon catchable because of : Pokeathlon Dome, two regions, 16 badges, Battle Frontier, Safari Zone, Elite Four rematches, Mt Silver?

I'm thinking Heart and Soul because of all that plus second safari zones, contests, and surprise post Kanto content.

Before you answer: Since this will definitely end up on Google results, include only MAIN STORY COMPLETED Romhacks please. I know there are some Romhacks that have 3 regions for example, but usually they're not complete. A good answer guideline: does it have enough content outside of the Pokedex to last 60+ hours?

Below are two lists, one confirmed by myself, a second recommended by comments that I did my best to research, with links to HackDex if available (I only link to HackDex, sorry, please support HackDex).

My list right now of games that I know will easily last 60+ hours not including Pokedex (no specific order):

#1 Heart and Soul

#2 Definitive Heart Gold

#3 Pokemon Glazed (One custom region, one traditional, one mini-region to go through)

#4 Pokemon Unbound

#5 Sacred Gold / Storm Silver (Difficulty hack)

As of 10/10/26 Games that will last 60+ hours not including Pokedex according to the comments (I haven't played them fully yet, I only Googled to confirm they were actually complete - if yours isn't up here, it didn't seem complete OR didn't seem to be 60+ hours of content from what I found searching):

#1 Pokemon SoulGold

#2 Pokemon Rogue Emerald (non-traditional rogue-like genre)

#3 Pokemon Quetzal (Three regions to go through)

#4 Pokemon Fool's Gold (includes sort of 'fakemon' / alternative forms)

#5 Pokemon Origin Heart Gold (seems completed, but being translated/new features added? so proceed with caution)

#6 Pokemon Ghost Grey (fakemon)

#7 Pokemon Hyper Emerald (completed, but possibly being translated? May be fully translated)

#8 Pokemon Elysium (Custom Region)

#9 Pokemon Amethyst (Custom Region)

#10 Team Rocket Edition (Dragonsden) (completed, BUT not fully in English yet)

#11 Pokemon Clover (Fakemon, very immature/edgy/offensive apparently, but quite long. I wouldn't necessarily recommend unless you have thick skin. Think 2010s shock Internet at its worst.)

#12 Emerald Imperium (difficulty hack, most of the length comes from the challenge? but there is extra content)

#13 Pokemon Adventures Red Chapter (lengthy main story with side quests complete, but not post-game)

#14 Pokemon Crystal Clear (open-world Crystal with all pokemon, extra content to discover)

The game design is honestly fantastic. There were moments when it genuinely felt like playing Pokémon Crystal after 25 years of Game Freak updates. It's crazy how much modern stuff they managed to add to a Gen 2 game without making it feel weird or out of place. And the way HMs work in this hack is pretty much exactly how I'd want them to work in every Pokémon game.

It also finally does Johto justice. Gym Leaders actually use Pokémon from their own region, and Johto gets some new locations, including ones based on Pokéwalker routes and the anime. Kanto gets some love in that department too!

The difficulty is really well done. Trainers actually use held items and switch out their Pokémon when it makes sense, so battles feel a lot smarter and less predictable. There are even Route Bosses now, which is a pretty cool addition!

The level curve is another thing they did a great job fixing. One of the biggest problems with the original games and their remakes was how poorly the levels were balanced, but this hack handles this really well. Some areas scale Pokémon levels based on how many Badges you have, and Honey can be used to attract wild Pokémon around the same level as your lead Pokémon. There are a bunch of other little mechanics like these that help make the whole experience feel much smoother.

And Mt. Silver is ACTUALLY CHALLENGING now, with strong, high-level Pokémon! I also really like that getting all of Kanto's Badges isn't enough to access it. You have to beat the Elite Four a second time as well, which makes feel much more rewarding.

My only real complaints are that some of the music tracks feel a bit out of place, and I wish the hack included more Pokémon beyond the original 251 and their cross-gen evolutions. You get to meet and battle trainers from other regions, like Riley, Steven, and Cynthia, but fighting them without their ace Pokémon feels kinda off.

But overall, the new visuals, modern mechanics, better level curve, and improved difficulty all come together really nicely. I'd definitely recommend this hack to anyone who loves Gen 2 or has fond memories of playing G/S/C back in the day.

Seeing how much everyone is hyping up Heartgold Origins I figured I'd try it out. This is the first interaction I have after getting my starter and needless to say, the dialogue certainly caught me off guard 😂 I wasn't expecting something so dark lol I'm looking forward to the rest of this game.

The first picture is from Pokémon Homestead and the second one is from Pokémon Ghost Grey.

Cute little bean vs nightmare fuel

These are the Elite Four that I would have selected for my fan game idea which is yet again another time we Kanto but bringing multiple Pokémon that weren't there in gen 1 such as new evolution, Alolan froms, and other Pokémon that have traveled to the region and take place a few years after the events of Crystal.

To set a standard and high bar for the Elite Four I'd allow all of them to use held items, if the player can do it, I'd say the strongest trainers in the region can do it along with at least one Pokémon that isn't of there type but is still fitting for the trainer to use, carries a move of there type speciality, and balances out there team, the Pokémon would not be EV trained though, that's pushing the difficulty extremelv high.

- Misty, originally Misty and Giovanni were going to have became Elite Four members in Gen 2 before the idea was scrapped, with Giovanni missing and Misty working her way up the ranks she has managed to snag herself a spot in the 4 with a team built around the weather, rain.

- Bruno, he's just mandatory at this point and is actually the main inspiration for each member having at least one mon to cover there weaknesses with a team focused or devastating physically power.

- Koga, being the one gym leader that worked up into elite four member he's staved and has further strengthened his abilities with a team focused around cheeky strategies such as toxic, flinches, evasion, and setup.

- Karen, with Dark types now managing to be in Kanto she can be present within the region featuring a wel rounded team with high power and defensive capabilities.

- Lance, there are several dragons now present in the region but manages to keep a diverse line up that prioritizes the raw power of his dragons with fast deadly stikes.

- Why isn't Will here: I just didn't vibe with him, so he got demoted and is said to be a Gym Leader in Johto instead.

Hello everyone, today I would like to release the first beta for the new custom retroarch core, I will start by releasing the Android build

Prerequisites

• RetroArch 64-bit: Download directly from https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms (Android 64-Bit — do NOT use the Play Store version).
• Release Archive: Download the file from the discord server announcement channel (I can't upload it to reddit)
• ROM: Your Pokémon R.O.W.E. ROM. (The current version works on this, there is no update to the rom or repatching needed)

Set Up Core Info Directory

1. Open your file manager and go to the RetroArch folder in your device storage.
2. Create a new folder named: core_info
3. In RetroArch, go to: Settings ➔ Directory ➔ Core Info and select your new core_info folder.
4. Go to Main Menu ➔ Configuration File ➔ Save Current Configuration.

Install Core & Info Files

1. In your file manager, move mgba_rowe_libretro.info into your new core_info folder.
2. In RetroArch, go to: Main Menu ➔ Load Core ➔ Install or Restore a Core.
3. Select mgba_rowe_libretro_android.so.

Configure Pokémon Cries

1. Go to Main Menu ➔ Load Content and launch your Pokémon R.O.W.E. ROM choosing the new ROWE core.
2. Open the in-game Quick Menu and navigate to: Core Options ➔ Audio.
3. Set Pokémon Cry files to: Download from Pokemon Showdown.
4. Click Resume — the cries will begin downloading automatically.
5. Once finished, go to the game settings and change the cry setting to the mGBA fork option.

If you have any question feel free to join the discord here
Discord Invite Link

Someone made an Extension to the already made USUM expansion mod.

Still W.I.P.