Hello, everyone! I am new to Pokecommunity and thought that I would start off by sharing a rom-hack that I've created...
This rom-hack is intended for emulator players, like me, who simply want to play through the original Pokemon Yellow, complete their pokedex 100%, and have access to the surfing beach-house. The problems with playing on emulators these days is that there are no promotional pokemon events to go to, there is no connectivity to Pokemon Stadium, and trading across games, while possible, is not only tricky to do, but also feels totally unnatural. Many players have solved the problem by using cheat-codes to temporarily activate the abilty to capture the "missing pokemon", but to many players it still feels unnatural and, well, like cheating.
The solutions I have implemented here are supposed to feel as natural as possible, where players should not feel as if they've cheated or that they are even playing a hack - think of this project as more of a patch. Players will have the ability to encounter all missing Pokemon in the most natural ways possible, where each encounter, trade, and shop edit has been carefully planned, with strong consideration of:
1) Where and how Pokemon have appeared in all Red, Blue, and Green games
2) Where and how specific Pokemon have appeared in the anime series (which Pokemon Yellow strives for)
3) Game story
4) Game balancing
5) Playability
The only other major liberty I have taken with this patch is to replace any real-world references (locations and animals) with appropriate Pokemon world counterparts. In doing so, I've once again carefully considered main-line Pokemon game stories and have ret-conned the relevant new information into those replacements: The chef on the S.S. Anne has replaced the salmon on his menu, and Lt.Surge is no longer known as the Lightning American - but rest assured, Pokemon fans will be more than happy with the replacements. - I have not re-written any other lines that did not need them! the only other line that has changed, is that the game programmer's computer which tells you not to mess with the code, now reveals the patch version number. Also, I have altered one tile in the Cinnabar Lab so that players cannot become soft-locked as in the original release, and have slightly edited a few tiles in Fucshia City for easier movement through town - nothing drastic.
Please enjoy the ultimate vanilla Pokemon Yellow experience, I promise you will find more enjoyment in trying to complete the game without reading the Spoiler Section in the included Pokemon Yellow 151 Guide!
Download Pokemon 151 - Yellow Version: http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5746/
UPDATE: 7/28/2021 - Patch has been updated to v3.0
Pikachu now learns surf through the use of the HM, as opposed to previous versions where it knew surf from the start of the game. I'm very happy to introduce this change.
~ Razormime
This rom-hack is intended for emulator players, like me, who simply want to play through the original Pokemon Yellow, complete their pokedex 100%, and have access to the surfing beach-house. The problems with playing on emulators these days is that there are no promotional pokemon events to go to, there is no connectivity to Pokemon Stadium, and trading across games, while possible, is not only tricky to do, but also feels totally unnatural. Many players have solved the problem by using cheat-codes to temporarily activate the abilty to capture the "missing pokemon", but to many players it still feels unnatural and, well, like cheating.
The solutions I have implemented here are supposed to feel as natural as possible, where players should not feel as if they've cheated or that they are even playing a hack - think of this project as more of a patch. Players will have the ability to encounter all missing Pokemon in the most natural ways possible, where each encounter, trade, and shop edit has been carefully planned, with strong consideration of:
1) Where and how Pokemon have appeared in all Red, Blue, and Green games
2) Where and how specific Pokemon have appeared in the anime series (which Pokemon Yellow strives for)
3) Game story
4) Game balancing
5) Playability
The only other major liberty I have taken with this patch is to replace any real-world references (locations and animals) with appropriate Pokemon world counterparts. In doing so, I've once again carefully considered main-line Pokemon game stories and have ret-conned the relevant new information into those replacements: The chef on the S.S. Anne has replaced the salmon on his menu, and Lt.Surge is no longer known as the Lightning American - but rest assured, Pokemon fans will be more than happy with the replacements. - I have not re-written any other lines that did not need them! the only other line that has changed, is that the game programmer's computer which tells you not to mess with the code, now reveals the patch version number. Also, I have altered one tile in the Cinnabar Lab so that players cannot become soft-locked as in the original release, and have slightly edited a few tiles in Fucshia City for easier movement through town - nothing drastic.
Please enjoy the ultimate vanilla Pokemon Yellow experience, I promise you will find more enjoyment in trying to complete the game without reading the Spoiler Section in the included Pokemon Yellow 151 Guide!
Download Pokemon 151 - Yellow Version: http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5746/
UPDATE: 7/28/2021 - Patch has been updated to v3.0
Pikachu now learns surf through the use of the HM, as opposed to previous versions where it knew surf from the start of the game. I'm very happy to introduce this change.
~ Razormime
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