If you were a kid anywhere in the last 30 years, it was nearly impossible to avoid at least some exposure to the Pokemon franchise. Whether that’s through games like Red and Blue to Scarlet and Violet ...

It’s no secret that Pokémon games tend to follow the same trends, mimicking each other and retreading a lot of the same ground. This is what inspires so many ROM hacks, or fan-projects that try to ...

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...

Hamza Haq serves as a writer for the gaming guides and lists department at GameRant, while dabbling in news coverage on the side. Based in Pakistan, he has been writing professionally about games ...

ROM hacks for Pokémon tend to create new experiences through brand-new fan-made regions, fake Pokémon, or even new gameplay mechanics that differ from those established in the regular series. However, ...

Pokemon is an absolutely massive franchise, to the point of arguably being the biggest in gaming. Every year, Game Freak (and Nintendo) seem to drop an official entry, even if they might not always be ...

The fan community has always been active when it comes to making ROM hacks. That means making changes in the original game files to alter dialogues, graphics, levels, gameplay mechanics, or to ...

There are a lot of fan games out there for every taste, but Pokémon Heart & Soul may be the very best of the bunch.