So you wanna play Pokemon ROM Hacks and RMXP-made Games? (Information and Links)

Hey, I actually used to love playing Pokemon games, but the vanilla Pokemon games seemed to be lacking something. Well, low and behold, many Pokemon fans and enthusiasts have resorted to creating ROM Hacks or RMXP-made games that improve upon the traditional Pokemon games we all know and love.

The main difference between ROM Hacks and RMXP-made games is that ROM Hacks use the base gameplay engine of regular Pokemon games to create their new Pokemon experience (Popular examples include Pokemon Fire Red Omega, Pokemon Liquid Crystal, Pokemon Light Platinum, etc.) while RMXP games use the RPG Maker XP Software to craft their own Pokemon experience from the ground up (Popular examples include Pokemon Zeta & Omicron, Pokemon Insurgence, Pokemon Reborn, etc.)

Here are the games you need to play (these lists are in no particular order):

ROM Hacks

• Pokemon Glazed
• Pokemon Fire Red Omega
• Pokemon Liquid Crystal
• Pokemon Light Platinum

RMXP-Made Games

• Pokemon Zeta & Omicron
• Pokemon Insurgence
• Pokemon Reborn

If you have no idea where you want to start, go with Pokemon Zeta & Omicron, literally it's a full-fledged game, 8-badge main story that has a good level curve and is actually challenging. Two post games with another 8 badge-section and a 4-badge section. Yes, you read that right, 20 badges, as well as hours and hours of game time in such a well developed game. Kudos to thesuzerain for developing such an outstanding game.

Links to get you started

1. Pokecommunity ROM Hacking Forum
2. Pokecommunity RMXP Forum
3. Subreddit for Pokemon ROM Hacks
4. Subreddit for Pokemon RMXP Games
5. Vizzed - this website will let you play ROM Hacks online with cloud saving so you don't have to download emulators and ROMS
6. Subreddit for Pokemon Zeta & Omicron
7. Subreddit for Pokemon Insurgence
8. Pokemon Reborn's Website

Feel free to ask for help, advice, tips, etc. if you have any questions