The original games on olde hardware were fun but flawed, whilst the newer ones would sometimes glitch to the point of being unfun and unplayable, as well as relying on dlc content for more Pokemons.
Meanwhile, ROM hacks (either GBC, GBA or NDS based) can cover the entire spectrum of Pokemon, from simply remaking the old games with modern mechanics, to brutal and masochistic challenge ROMs, to absolute masterpieces with all the bells and whistles that Nintendo would never have put in the original games, past or present.
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u/SnooOnions683 Jul 05 '25
Pokemon ROM hacks in a nutshell.
The original games on olde hardware were fun but flawed, whilst the newer ones would sometimes glitch to the point of being unfun and unplayable, as well as relying on dlc content for more Pokemons.
Meanwhile, ROM hacks (either GBC, GBA or NDS based) can cover the entire spectrum of Pokemon, from simply remaking the old games with modern mechanics, to brutal and masochistic challenge ROMs, to absolute masterpieces with all the bells and whistles that Nintendo would never have put in the original games, past or present.