Why Pokemon Radical Red is the best Pokemon game ever. A competitive Pokemon ROM hack review

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

ok so I'll answer the brain dead stupid criticisms I got from people who didn't pay attention to the video, this is game is really not that hard, if you can't beat it, it's a YOU problem. I literally stated in the video that EV training got buffed to the point where it's so easy to do where even a monkey can do it, it takes minutes to fully max out one pokemon's EV values, it even says so in the changelog, if you're not willing to spend a few minutes training then that's your fault, especially as farming xp is so ridiculously easy.

[@countrybuck7134]

There's something I don't get how you tell the pokes ivs

[@slashersoul2380]

Is there a physical special split? I dont think u mentionend that. I am only asking since this rom has sooo much new Generation stuff i wouldnt be surprised if they did the split as well

[@rejeanhill4754]

@@slashersoul2380 it does

[@slashersoul2380]

@@rejeanhill4754 noice

[@vla1ne]

My only "gripe" that i got from this was the level cap. Aside from that, just about everything looked really good to me.

[@dertheorieticker3914]

Fans putting more Love into Pokemon than the Developers

[@keko9719]

"Ha ha, i don't really know"

[@tylerriggs95]

Sad but true

[@pascalsimioli6777]

That's a low bar to surpass.

[@PrimexMaxusTitan]

I just love it when pokemon fans just assume the intentions of the developers

[@pastyIe]

Cosem Pokémon fans can make assumptions but it’s always right, they don’t care about the series, because they know that the Nintendo and Pokémon fanbase is full of stupid consumers who will eat up anything without a second thought, Gen 8 is on a damn home console, yet they cut mons for “high quality animations and graphics” which still really suck as of Crown Tundra’s latest release.

[@anthonypalumbo1057]

Imagine if Game Freak cared half as much as some of these people.

[@dark_colour5204]

Omg dialogue wouldnt be I like shorts anymore

[@ithamarlowe6158]

@@dark_colour5204 🤣

[@someguywithabirdface2583]

Blame the fans

[@jebskie7661]

They care little with the game, they care so much with money

[@kernabrahambarrios8840]

Sidenote : SABRINA IS SO FRIGGIN HARD

[@haveagoodday7021]

The fact that they could make GBA Pokemon look so good is amazing. This is a great hack that doesn't rely on cheap and frustrating changes, and gives you just as many advantages as disadvantages in battle

[@babassoonist557]

“Nuzlocking this game is impossibly hard” Pokemonchallenges: “let me just end this man’s whole career”

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Nuzlockes are stupid anyway

[@weebalo_]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 we got someone who likes playing kids games at the easiest difficulty.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@weebalo_ I do other challenges

[@crashicle]

PChal said that it is nuzlockable, but he would not recommend to nuzlocke it because of the tedious grinding and planning.

[@らいどう-c5m]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Maybe to you they are But a lot of people like them.

[@DarianTrinity]

"IV values" Otherwise known as individual value values

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

Sort of like “ATM Machines” or “PIN numbers”

[@AramisPie]

What? A time machine and pog in nutshell?

[@redscyther7725]

That's called RAS Syndrome. Repetitive Acronym Syndrome Syndrome

[@viniciusmartins2426]

RIP in peace, bro.

[@penn6173]

@@redscyther7725 Is that actually what's it's called? RAS Syndrome? That's so funny. It's like that one phobia of long words but the name itself is long

[@seanfenrir]

Misty absolutely stomped me. The fact that she's on the easier side makes me afraid of what's next. When I play pokemon games, I usually stick to one team, but this will probably be the first time I use multiple pokemon for different strategies.

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

the game is made so it's easy to be flexible

[@didiberserius7304]

I captured like 3 eletric pokemons to win vs misty lmao

[@juancarrasco9480]

When you play games of pokemon, different from the originals one, them you have to know that with just one team can't beat all the battles and need a lot of options just in case.

[@janzariess6441]

You gonna need a pokemon with trick room. Might be two pokemon on your team. Trust me! Elite four and choice scarf users are hard to beat. You changing your team time and time again.

[@ThisChannelIsACircus]

For me the grass gym was the harder one, thats funny cause on the original fire red it was the easier gym haha

[@anonymousgreninja6994]

As for Nuzlocking this game: *don't*

[@luizbezerra4373]

Definitely

[@alithegreat9096]

No joke I came to this game blind and tried to do a nuzlocke , I lost my first attempt to brock then I lost my other 2 attempts to misty. I think losing is just part of the game as you’ll need to lose to work out a strategy to defeat the trainers.

[@justinkassel4281]

Try soul linking it that would be hell

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

people have tried, fools

[@kos_]

@@mrdingdonggames8291 I take this as a challenge. When I'm off sunday im going to give it my all. Until I get bored.

[@szephyr]

"this game is like a puzzle" I think this kind of epitomizes what pokemon SHOULD be, in my eyes. Every battle should feel like a chess game, albeit a simplistic one, where you constantly have to outsmart your opponent with whatever strategy you have.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

You'd have to rework Pokemon completely, remove leveling, and most of the move set stuff... otherwise it isn't a puzzle, just unfair as you need to level and get good EVs and IVs on a new team. Over. And Over. And Over. And Over. intuitive

[@jacker1880]

Are you guys forgetting that pokemon is aimed at kids?

[@paleoleft]

@@JM-tj5qm good for you, its still a kids game and kids are stupid as fuck

[@shadylol413]

@@paleoleft lmao, i think tho they should make it harder,

[@paleoleft]

@@shadylol413 they should be harder than swsh but gen 4 was probably around the hardest it should be

[@EBAfanReborn]

Great video ding dong, appreciate the love from everyone! If you guys have questions about the game make sure to look at the hefty documentation which has Wild Pokemon & item locations, Pokemon changes, and more. And as he stated in the video more updates are always coming so be on the lookout :)

[@alejandroballato9200]

I really love your game , the effort put on it is greatly appreciated.

[@mahadevprasanth1697]

I don't know if you have already played this one, but you should definitely take a look at this Rom Hack called "Rocket Edition". It is a FireRed hack that retells the story of Red,Blue and Kanto from the POV of a Team Rocket grunt. You start off as a Team Rocket grunt with only a Rattatta and have to rise up the ranks. You can also steal pokemon in this game .It explores everypart of the Kanto story and has explanations for many of the questions that fans have after playing the game like, why was the card of silph co with a lowly grunt and even how a 12 year old like red can be so powerful. This is the best RomHack I have played in terms of Story. Its plot blows even clover out of the water. I would love to see you do a playthrough of it.

[@parzival4960]

I'd put Rocket Edition in my top 2 surely. It's pretty cool to see the same story from a different view. There's some refferences to the manga, and even space for some theories.

[@agustinberto6138]

Is it finished? Because the last time I played it wasn't :(

[@mahadevprasanth1697]

@@agustinberto6138 Yes.The game is completed. There isn't much post game though.

[@TylerDurden-hh1sb]

Is there a link where I can download it?

[@mahadevprasanth1697]

@@TylerDurden-hh1sb www.gbahacks.com/2016/08/firered-rocket-edition.html?m=1 Here you go buddy. I hope I am allowed to link it.

[@AdachiSimp]

Man I wish there was a hack game like this, with a lot of pokemon, but for casuals. No super hard stuff, just people who want to have all Pokemon

[@janzariess6441]

Pokemon last fire red. It diffinitely identical to radical red minus the compititive stuff. Just note the level scaling. And its easy.

[@dairyicecream959]

www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/7mkge7/the_big_list_of_improvement_enhancement_andor/ There are a number of "enhancement" rom hacks which just take the vanilla pokemon experience for a game and add the minimum of quality changes, such as making every pokemon obtainable.

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

This game is now my life, need to play it again, next video will be about my sun team but might make another vid where I try to beat the game with only below PU mons which will be insane

[@stonalisa3729]

Always have been a fan of the PU tier

[@dudeguy8686]

When I heard this was based around Smogon, taking PU or Littlecup in to dominate became my first objective. Good luck in your next run, and thanks for the new hack to try out

[@plasto2705]

PU mons would be a great way to see how insanely buffed some of them were

[@msthebeast5179]

PU MOMS*

[@TriggeredSceptileSSJ]

Let's gooooooo

[@Semystic]

This is easily the most fun rom hack I've ever played. So much freedom and still an insane challenge! Actually considering a 2nd playthrough!

[@tardifry9804]

Game freak : it's not possible to put national dex or mega evolution in a nintendo switch game. Fans : *proceeds to put ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING PLUS EXTRAS in a gameboy game.*

[@frankchen4229]

if hacks like inclement emerald and radical red start to skyrocket in popularity because of nat dex gen 9+ in a gba ROM, gamefreak will start seething and suing out of oblivion

[@johanitoxx]

Why do I feel like he’s yelling at me for not being a Pokémon god

[@ShadowMythril]

I have been playing this rom hack as well and it's a ton of fun, it is difficult and will kick your ass from time to time but that just gives you the motivation to keep on trying.

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

it does

[@luizbezerra4373]

I downloaded this rom yesterday and I'm truly enjoying it! Caught a Mawile in a raid at Mt. Moon and am super happy about it (I love Mawile) haha

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

raids are pog

[@B0K0691]

@@mrdingdonggames8291 are raids online? How do they work?

[@aaronmarcus754]

where do i download it

[@coldore6734]

@@aaronmarcus754 google it

[@coldore6734]

@@B0K0691 basically normal raids but with 2v1

[@KoZSeC]

First, I want to mention that Drayano's hacks have never been about changes. They're improved self-contained vanilla games, so comparing their hacks with hacks like Clover or Radical Red in this case is very unfair. Besides that, I might give this hack a run: it seems challenging enough.

[@evangibbs7467]

I know this video was made a year ago, but minimal grinding mode is the greatest thing about this rom hack. No headaches with all the smogon goodness

[@tacg1773]

The game sounds fun but to challenge for me Not the type of person who likes Eve training nore breeding. But Renegade platinum was the perfect mix of challenging and fun in my opinion

[@inheritedwheel2900]

you're probably around the same level as me, i was able to beat r-platinum without too much problem and i got stuck in radical after the 4th gym on the rival fight, level cap 56. the game was really fun and manageable up until that point though. honestly, my mons were just completely outclassed and I felt like there was no point in playing unless I wanted to grind up a new team. i didn't have any problems with any boss fights up until this one so it felt like a brutal difficulty spike. i wish they would have an option to push the level cap by 5 or 10 for an "wimp mode" on certain fights so I could keep my og team. that way I could personalize the difficulty, but I understand them keeping it as is to encourage building new teams for hard fights.

[@tacg1773]

The most I do is go two evels over some fight sor if it's really mandatory hire And if EV training is mandatory id just do a small bit of cheating to get them where the game expects them to be I'm the person to cheat just to get me to where I should be but not overpowered Like getting rare candys to get some mons up to speed to were they need to be but not all the way

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

ev training but buffed so it's pretty effortless, even easier than it was in renegade

[@tacg1773]

It's more the fact that you said it's like smogon and I am what you call a dumpster fire at competitive I mainly through decent pokemon on my team wuth the right nature and thats it If I played this game I don't know how many times I would save scum

[@gabrielmarchioli4669]

I beat it without EV and IV training, it is REALLY hard and I think borderline impossible without a wheater combo, so you get kinda stuck on the team building

[@user-hq2nm7zr5i]

So happy to see this game get some spotlight.

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

about time

[@scorpioncox8978]

I wouldn't say this rom hack is better than Radical Red but I think Altered Emerald should be considered the most underrated emerald rom hack so far and I'm not joking. You have to go search up the amount of changes and additions the rom itself made cause I can't do it justice.

[@Tabby51260]

Emerald Genesis is really good too.

[@janzariess6441]

Blazing emerald too.

[@Richard-ec8xy]

altered emerald is probably my favourite, using some busted ass electivire and clefable follow me strats in battle frontier to get over 100 win streak is one of my fav pokemon exerpiences played through it so many fuckin times

[@Richard-ec8xy]

and also the fucking sketch move tutor, having a mf BOOMBURST PORYGON-Z just fuck yessssssssssss

[@scorpioncox8978]

@@Richard-ec8xy Care to share such strats regarding cleanable and electivire?

[@Veecy]

You had me at "over 800 Pokemon"

[@epicbrucey]

Destiny Knot + Maxed IV ditto seems like the most effective team building strategy. At least as far as the elite 4 is concerned

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

for sure, flame body got buffed for breeding

[@ArtisChronicles]

It's funny because I do that in shield already. Just to play doubles. Sometimes I'll look for a wild mon with 0 speed to pass that down when I have trick room in mind.

[@zuhm1337]

yo where do i get the destiny knot ? :>

[@epicbrucey]

@@zuhm1337 when you beat May/Brenden right before the elite 4 they give you one

[@stellarnebula4933]

13:44 this character dialogue coupled with the nickname troubles me : Your DING DONG

[@ironpage]

I've always been a casual Pokemon player but this game makes me actually think in a Pokemon game and I love it. I'm actually EV training, switching out, sacrificing when necessary, considering the Pokemons nature's and actually working on maximizing each Pokemon to create various teams for each situation. I'm having a blast with this game.

[@original_shmirko_account]

Everyone: ''This game is hard'' My Blissey, Toxapex, Tangrowth, Melmetal, Clefable and Dusclops: ''Hold our Toxic''

[@jacker1880]

Why not dusknoir?

[@Jet-kn6eb]

Eviolite

[@azelfdaboi5265]

*laughs in taunt and magic bounce*

[@original_shmirko_account]

@@azelfdaboi5265 Laughs in Mental Herb + Toxic Stalling and picking counters vs the Magic Bounce uses when they arise. l2p

[@azelfdaboi5265]

@@original_shmirko_account *laughs in Melmetal an Bronzong*

[@tempest123ify]

Ok. There's something that irked me the wrong way when watching the video, I just need to get this off my chest. And before anyone judges, I just want to say that this was a decent video, that covers the basis of all the games in a neat package. Now for my problems: 1. Pokemon was never ALL about the battles. It was about your own enjoyment your own way. I disdain Game freak's, 'press A' to win mentality. I want to make a composition of team my own way, all I ask is a bit of a challenge when making those teams. I want to make a fav. team, while giving me a hard battle to overcome. 2. What I like about Pokemon is that is a Single-player experience, or more accurately, the single-player mentality. What I would like is maybe to have a middle-ground of the single-player and Multi-player mentality. It goes back to the first problem. The thing about Smogon, is that it prioritizes a lot of powerful mons than the rest. Let's say I want to use Butterfree, Magnezone, Dugtrio, Breloom, Lapras, and Alakazam on Blaine's gym. Three of my Pokemon are weak to that team, and only two are neutral, with one resist. Why would I pick any other team composition, than the ones in OU? - Ex. Char. Y, Rhyhorn (Hazard sweeper), Breloom (Spore Scarf), etc. Smogon prioritizes powerful mons, a tweak to the rules might be needed, to grab more attention. 3. If this was, THE SMOGON Pokemon game, then does that only appeal to the people who play competitive? I'm not gonna say "Pokemon Demographics is for kids, so it should stay kid friendly" because that is an utter garbage reason, kids can find their own way to break through challenges, don't underestimate them. No. What I'm trying to say is that most people don't have time to get to grips with the intricate things of Competitive Pokemon. I myself, am a very competitive pokemon player, looking at ranks, top picks, good team comp. etc., but I'm just a very few, in the sea of many pokemon fans. Not every pokemon player finds competitive, entertaining or appealing, and that's fine, Pokemon can be enjoyed Alone or with friends. It was always designed that way. 4. And finally. I find your wording and tone on some parts of the video and pinned comment, very arrogant. Like the "Go play Gen 2, where you can overlevel" stance you take is just disrespectful to people who had fond memories of that game. Yes, We get it, our childhood was not that hard than we thought, but you don't have to foul mouth us over it. Just because you had different experiences and finished the game yourself, In a way you find doable, doesn't mean it applies to everyone else. Some people just want a quick game or go down memory lane with a challenge, not everybody is like me or you, that wants High tier A.I. N.P.C. trainers to fight with. "It's not hard," maybe to you, who had a glimpse of the competitive scene, but don't apply that knowledge or experience to everybody else. So In conclusion, I like the video - but I am just asking as a viewer, to please not be so arrogant in the way you present yourself. Modesty, is what people would like about you, would like from you, especially the viewers. I respect your brutal honesty, but I advise that you tone it down a bit. It's only pokemon and we shouldn't drown arrogance into this. Thank you.

[@slevin.]

I see what you're saying but his channel is kind of built on the pretense of playing altered pokemon games with challenges which is why i kind of find it acceptable that he is acting "arrogant." But yes, I will agree that he should maybe be more friendly to a new audience.

[@mney14-melancolicotodoslos32]

You read my mind

[@blackrigga7401]

Wow dude, you seem like a person who has to find a problem in everything. Bet you lost to Falkner in gen 2.

[@tempest123ify]

@@blackrigga7401 I will not judge you for seeing me that way, but this by no means de-legitimizes my criticisms.

[@blackrigga7401]

@@tempest123ify but the guy is objectively relaying his points. Are there no mechanics that relate to battles that force you to choose a pokemon with a certain type to have an advantage? Are there no under leveled opponent with brain dead ai? Do past game(and newer games)not lack quality of life changes and mechanics? Were no pokemon games to this date lackluster?

[@accadueoaccadueo945]

I've played something like 50 different hack roms, but nothing reaches the level of Pokemon prism. The others (glazed, brown, grape, light platinum ecc..) aren't as good as that. There's just something in that game that makes it so special

[@Concerned.Citizen]

Gen 2 is my favorite (/HGSS) I love that they added gen 4 pokemon into the gen 2 graphics, and had so many legendary events, maps, multiple character sprites to choose from and color customization, running shoes, everything about it is amazing Also tyranitar is my favorite pokemon

[@mainlyjm]

Thank you! Because of this video I found out about this game. It's been a very satisfying thing beating difficult bosses and building my team. Currently at 8th gym with a pretty successful rain team. The quality of life changes actually make it worth it spending time in this game. Oh and I found 3 shiny audino in a span of 2 minutes, sped up though.

[@mainlyjm]

Defeated the elite 4 just now. The elite 4 was bonkers. My final team was: Pelipper @ Damp Rock Ability: Drizzle EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Bold Nature - Scald - U-turn - Defog - Roost Swampert-Mega @ Swampertite Ability: Swift Swim EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Earthquake - Waterfall - Rock Slide - Superpower Poliwrath @ Sitrus Berry Ability: Swift Swim EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Belly Drum - Surging Strikes - Drain Punch - Earthquake Ferrothorn @ Leftovers Ability: Iron Barbs EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD Sassy Nature - Leech Seed - Power Whip - Iron Head - Stealth Rock Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Regenerator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Hurricane - Nasty Plot - Focus Blast - U-turn Kingdra @ Choice Specs Ability: Swift Swim EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Modest Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Snipe Shot - Draco Meteor - Hydro Pump - Ice Beam

[@michaelballack3051]

I will definetely have this game in my library and play it whenever I feel like I need to be challenged. Thanks for suggesting and promoting this gem.

[@necrofear9896]

So what your saying is...that I shouldn't nuzlocke this game? Haven't been able to clear a single rom hack game in nuzlocke mode. 😂

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

please god don't even try to nuzlcoke this

[@cacaonuts9082]

creator did say it was possible but I don't know why anyone would try it

[@bennyni9361]

@@mrdingdonggames8291 so what you’re saying is that you are going to nuzlocke this game for us?

[@idrinkpeople6440]

I did pkm reborn nuzlocke up until a certain part then I stopped that game was hell I played both it rejuv and empyrean over the summer and like 2others empyrean was the hardest because everything in the game was on steroids I have charizard y and got bodied

[@ShinLeeGodofPhysics]

When there is a new version comeout I will trade the pokemon from previous version but it's newly breed and I trained up it to lvl 5 then give it ev vitamins so when the new version come out and trade it there I can have good pokemon at start with also a good moveset since I completed the previous game version and taught a newborn good moves and also good TMs does it count as cheating?

[@rocko0214]

Man, gotta say is great to know you were actually enjoying the game instead of beating yourself senseless with another nuzlocke.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

If you think Emerald Kaizo is hard, try playing Stadium Kaizo.

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

noooooooo

[@ArtisChronicles]

There's a stadium kaizo!? Now I want that!

[@jokerz7843]

How about dark rising?

[@Michael-mg5kq]

@@jokerz7843 dark rising is honestly trash

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

@@jokerz7843 Dark Rising is the unfair difficulty of Emerald Kaizo cranked up to eleven. honesty not good at all unless you are a masochist

[@rentonreva2047]

Thanks for sharing this! I have only played vanilla games and was getting real sick. Thanks for this!!

[@masterturbo2218]

I downloaded the rom, It's hard, but oh boi how satisfying it is to win! I got stuck on sabrina. Then i went with spiritomb, eviolite dusclops, and Snorlax The game is very enjoyable

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

it sure is

[@lairofmedi3421]

this may sound dumb but I'm new to the rom hack community. How do you go about downloading this? Any help would be appreciated

[@zeldristhebossx2446]

@@lairofmedi3421 download John gba if you don't have money but if you have money download jarussic on play store then go to Google search up the game and then click the link and press download then go to files and extract then you'll be good to go

[@worldsboss]

Technically the person who made this can't be given full credit for everything here. They used a rom base called "Complete Fire Red Upgrade" by Skeli789, which is likely to become the standard for most serious FR hacks going forwards. Don't be too surprised if you see these same features elsewhere, but implemented even better than before!

[@TheRealHelvetica]

Let me guess, Elite Four: PokeaimMD Shofu WeedleTwinNeedle The Garbodors Champion: WolfyVGC

[@li-ion6228]

lmao that would be awesome

[@kusumshetty5233]

Pokemon rom hackers make insanely better games than gamefreak

[@davidmedford1166]

I just played Pokemon Ultra Violet for the first time. I loved it. I always wanted a Pokemon game where you could catch and evolve all Pokemon without trading.

[@riggerzlike10nowlol71]

“ThIs gAmE iS uNnUzLoCkAbLe” then PokemonChallenges hardcore nuzlockes the game on second attempt

[@arjansingh1777]

I mean, he also looked at all of the opponents Pokemon before fighting them, which took away a lot of the challenge.

[@pleasedont7439]

@UCOBJQOVpqbvDPueTgcS5kBQ WHAT? DESTROYS THE FUCKING PURPOSE??? The purpose of a Nuzlocke is to plan for a battle using the Pokemons you have, PLANNING includes learning how the enemy works. dumbass.

[@Mick-hp4yg]

I watched this video about a week ago. Just came back to say thank you for making me aware of this hack. This game is simply amazing. I may never be able to play regular pokemon games again to be honest...

[@Super-qr7wm]

Im playing the game rn and im astounded at what im starting to use on my team. I typically only use pokemon i thought looked cool and are pretty good, however im coming to the conclusion i need to change teams every 5 minutes because theres always a bigger fish. The games level changes drastically which only pains me when im having to make new strats. Currently im using a raichu, luxio, pancham, simisage, wartortle and butterfree. Ive gotten attached now i gotta throw the lot away cause the new stronger teams are coming in and i need to be prepared. The overall chaos yet order of the hack is beautiful, the difficulty is decently hard for me(i have only played 2 pokemon games and i know what evs are just not good at doing ev training which isnt even that much of an issue since im reaching the metropolis city soon. I was thinking "oh i should play regular firered to get prepared" i got bored so quick and loaded this thing up and was amazed its like every reigon merged together and i love it! I love how dynamax is limited because thats actually really fair... for you. The game wont allow the "oh ill just play for 30 minutes maybe beat a few gyms". For example when i first started out on radical red and got up to the falkner battle i was not expecting for my team to get owned because im just used to breezing through the game my entire team was so weak to his. It took(im not kidding) 2 hours for me to figure out how to actually progress with the pokemon i usually breeze pass and sweep with my starter and i even attempted ev training and even now im pretty sure it was dumb luck. However now i believe i can beat him with my eyes closed the progress is awesome and im really excited for more of the game. If i were to have on complaint tho its that the difficulty makes it hard for you to build teams you consider fun and makes it so you bond less with your pokemon so the teams dont really feel like yours and the start is abit bumpy; then again you can keep the best players and chain evs, ivs(pretty sure) and natures so they can stick around. Tho it has kicked into gear because this master piece is taking me places. Another thing i love is that the game doesnt go to professional about it, may seem weird but the jokes are actually funny and dont feel like something that is just there to fill up boxes. Leveling is pretty fun actually because the wild pokemon arent mindless anymore they will apply some form of strategy no matter how big or small its just amazing. Theres just too much to talk about AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

[@らいどう-c5m]

This is absolutely insane... These guys put game freak to shame 100x over!!! The only thing though is that I really wish this was running on the 4th or 5th gen engines. A game this huge on the ds would be near perfection.

[@robertoguzman9784]

I'm so happy for recommending it to you even though you probably didn't see mine im still happy that found this

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

I might have seen this

[@BiggusWeeabus]

I wouldn't say is *THE* best hack ever, there's a lot of FireRed rom hacks with updated mechanics, nothing new. But from a technical viewpoint, is definitely one of the most impressive, if not the most impressive, being the first hack to properly implement the CFRU AND also overhauling a lot of bad Pokémon.

[@5k1nny]

Imagine that pokemon made a side game that was based off of this or even hired the developer(s) to help, that would be SOO amazing

[@5k1nny]

They would even be appraised for stealing this idea

[@cheryl9809]

I LOVE this game, I've always been interested in competitive pokemon but never had the guts to try it so this was a perfect 'alternative'. The IV and EV QoL is amazing for someone like me who abhors grinding. I'm only at around koga and already had so many fond memories of overcoming hard gym battles / giovanni sweeping my team about 10 times with his mega kanga. Definitely ganna try another playthrough once I'm done with my current one and not cheese bosses with toxic shedinja next time

[@natnaelzerihun1937]

Im trash at battles. (Im on my 6th attempt of a Gold nuzlocke, that should tell you enough about my skill level) I hope that by playing this rom alot I can get better lol. I am also still at the 5th gym for emerald kaizo, while that game can be insanity at times I like the way it keeps me on edge always. I hope I dont end up just spamming through routes on this game. Any way btw love your content, keep up the awesome stuff(Sorry this is so long😅😅)

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

oh yeah for this game you NEED to know what you're doing

[@ConFlow247]

@@mrdingdonggames8291 not really Im just a begginer with barely any knowledge in competitive pokemon so I just find a pokemon that counter one or more pokemon from the boss's team

[@Dio_Joestarr]

@@ConFlow247 That rly ain’t enough bro. Telling you from my own experience

[@mafiachief3969]

When I started Radical Red, and I saw how hard Brock was with his type coverage, I lost about 15 times. But it felt so rewarding when I finally beat him.

[@adamandom]

Im currently playing through RR. Im at Sabrina. The second Giovanni was a fucking nightmare. Honestly, I don't rate this higher than Renegade Platinum. RP offers a lot more freedom to play as you choose, RR only offers a forced insanely hard mode, from forced set mode, forced level caps and excruciating enemy team comps. RP gives you the option to play with your own rules and set your own challenge. Its a real shame, too. RR's systems are phenomenal. The Dex Nav is amazing, the 5 guys in saffron are so useful, too. I wish there was a way to make it more accessible to casuals like me who enjoy min-maxing EVs and IVs, but dislike how easy the games become as a result. This is clearly an individual thing, but I play hacks as a replacement to the main series. Drayanos Renegade Platinum is a phenomenal example of one. It takes platinum, gives you even more variety by adding all pokemon, buffing pokemon that needed buffed and adding content and QoL changes from future generations into the mix to make a definitive experience. They also make the games more challenging - not Kaizo levels, but challenging enough that your pokemon choices and movesets matter. My main problem with RR is really just its lack of restraint in terms of difficulty and the lack of accessibility options to allow less experienced players to be able to complete the game. There are so many fantastic additions that really make this hack feel like a definitive edition of FRLG, but I think Omega still holds that slot. This game is definitely more of a Kaizo hack than an enhancement hack.

[@flashkick540]

I ve played 20+ romhacks in the past few years and this one is a good reason for me to get into it again. Thanks for making this video on it!

[@kermanbizzlebop8895]

>Pokemon smogon edition And that's where I clocked out Don't get me wrong I have NOTHING against competitive pokemon players, and I like watching it at times, but for me I really just like a fair mix of challenging and casual. Evs and Ivs and breeding and finding the right moves and all that shit is just so time consuming and unfun to me. I can get into those things slightly in a playthrough, but really most of the fun to me is literally just catching my faveroite mons and going on a nice adventure. Still haven't found a romhack that has every single mon that isn't a competivefest. Good video though, good shit man.

[@marcorossi2854]

Primeape with gorilla tactics awesome I think that mega lapras machamp and kingler are an alternative to the fact that all 3 have gigamax

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

they are

[@marcorossi2854]

@@mrdingdonggames8291 kingler gigamax has a sick design

[@marshiboi2991]

I might consider playing this game but I have a long list of rom hacks nd fan games I want to play including: Prism Omega Fire Red Eternal Light Deneb Emerald Kaizo (So I will be pretty busy with those games)

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

long list

[@soobaroo8253]

I remember having to fight Surge and Misty so many times just because RNG wasn't on my side, but oh boy in the end it was all worth it.

[@IchiHishi]

That Final Fantasy Tactics BGM, though.

[@dynamicpupil9201]

Just download this game and I’m scared 😱 and excited at the same time 😈 thank you for the review 👏

[@amparolopez6236]

Also if you can get a 3ds rom to work play Ultra Plat. A Drayno like game with boosts to the Pokemon currently getting an even more ambitious game with Gen 5 mons called Barren Black.

[@lotustree1125]

Thank you for sharing this, I needed a Pokémon game with all Pokémon in it. This will be so much fun

[@rcmastergamer1800]

This game seems fun, but for casual players like me (don't care about EV, IV, breeding, etc) I feel left out because I don't have the want or time to grind til the end of time. Is there some type of easier mode in this at all?

[@mustardeetee]

Hi, I just checked the vid as well, never played the game so I don't know if there is an easy mode, which I highly doubt to be honest, but a good alternative I'm playing right now is called Pokemon Reborn. It may be very well known but I'm not too deep into fan made pokemon games so I wouldn't know. It's very hard compared to the laughable difficulty of the nintendo versions but nowhere near what I'm seeing in Radical Red here. It has a brand new map, all pokemon, mature dialogues and good music and I'm pretty sure there are online battles and trades going on. There is also an increased shiny chance, I reset the game not too many times to start things off great with a shiny Charmander! Oh and by the way, it's a game designed for pc so you don't even need an emulator to play it, you just download the .exe file.

[@rcmastergamer1800]

@@mustardeetee Thanks for the suggestion! I think I might check Reborn out, sounds like a blast. The Shiny chances also interest me, as I think that'd inspire a lot more average Pokemon fans to start shiny hunting.

[@mustardeetee]

@@rcmastergamer1800I totally get that, the chance is just right for me, not too high to make it uninteresting to encounter a shiny, but noticeably increased. I'm currently grinding a bit for the 3rd gym battle and I've encountered 5 in the wild so far.

[@pedro-e-o-lobo]

This game is absolutely not for casual players. I don't see any way to go far without EV training nor looking for mons with good IVs, because the bosses are just way too strong. The good thing is, if you use the lucky egg, macho brace and dexnav properly, you can build your competitive team absurdly fast

[@pedro-e-o-lobo]

But one romhack I absolutely love and is "casual-friendly" is Pokemon Gaia. Sigma gold is pretty good too

[@FBI-ju5no]

Holy crap!!!! This literally has everything I've ever asked for in a Pokemon game, AND MORE! I may not agree with every implementation of certain bits, but all that I have seen of said bits are very small prices to pay for such expansive content!

[@virtualemerald3401]

I can never finish watching your videos; they usually start off strong but end up essentially telling the viewer that they're bad at the game if they don't play the way you want them to, or if they want to do a more casual playthrough. Sometimes you just wanna play an easy game with pokemon you like, y'know?

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

I never specifically said you were bad at this game, but the point is that this game got a lot of hate for being based off competitive play and requiring a lot more strategy, if you don’t like that then fine but it’s not that the games too unfair or anything

[@genv.b521]

Wow, this seems to be a must-play ROM hack! I'm definitely gonna try this!

[@ODSTD56]

Honestly I would love to play this game but I'm pretty sure I'd get my butt kicked 24/7 and not get anywhere.

[@bloodaxe1010]

I feel you.

[@raymondhugosnyman4646]

There's a level cap so that enables you to mix up your team quite a lot if you're stuck. The wild mons have really helpful items like weakness policy etc, mostly you end up cheesing your way to the V but it's honestly a proper and engaging challenge

[@marcocloutier4387]

13:00 i know u meant ''if you're going to do a blind playthrought of this'' but the way you said it made me laugh so hard

[@RawShogun]

I have not played after emerald, this should be challenging

[@blubbfisch98]

still playing? xD

[@nugget3687]

Game freak needs to do a sonic mania! Pull together the people behind this, unbound, and Gaia, and just let them do what ever they want in an official back to formula pixel art pokemon game

[@Wooperplus]

I skipped out on Sword and Shield. I'm happy that I can experience the new Pokemon in this game. I think the Gen8 monsters are up there in design and creativity. I'm also playing it on a Retroid Pocket 2 to give that faux authentic feeling of playing on an original GBA.

[@fpixel7190]

I have more hours in this rom hack than I do in my $50 Sword game lol. Its superior imo.

[@ogsavagepotato]

I really want to see a full playthrough for this game from you. I absolutely love this

[@nibot0157]

Rip last time on ding dong games

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

it'll be back

[@catsofthestreet9547]

Mega abomasnow seems sick. Changed its ability to slush rush. Wicked combo after snow warning gets activated by standard abomasnow!

[@Marinefordtcg]

Loving these videos mate :) looking forward to your clover analysis, Is that still in the works? Keep it up 👍

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

not right now but will be soon

[@crimsonspirit3036]

I want to play this, but the overwhelming difficulty pulls me away. Drayano hacks already felt like they were pushing it sometimes, and at least there you could overlevel or use the same amount of items as enemies in an emergency. Yet no such options or some kind of "I'm not a masochist" mode are present? I don't play games to get my ass kicked, I don't find the idea of Dark Souls: Pokémon Edition to be remotely enticing. I'm sure this is a wonderful romhack, but I find it almost pointless to have made all this balancing when enemy teams are so optimized that you'll have to start running the objectively best mons to win after a while. Mandatory EV training also leaves a bad taste; if not doing it leaves you at such a disadvantage and you're expected to run more than one team, why not let you max the 2 EVs you want when you catch a Pokémon? Once again, probably a good game, but I'll wait to find a version that's toned down.

[@frankfort332]

It is a good game. It gets harder after about the 4th badge

[@stonalisa3729]

I can’t wait to play this game. For whatever reason when I play this it won’t register that I have a Pokémon but I checked out Last Fire Red. It isn’t as good as this game but it is interesting to check out. I’m nuzlocking it blind right now.

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

ive heard of LFR

[@astroworld4624]

LFR is so good

[@frostnova2144]

Playing this game made me truly understand why gamefreak makes their games easy AF. They want you to feel good, this game doesn't give a fuck about your feelings, be prepared to be stuck on gym leaders for hours at a time because of how good they are. Constantly reshuffling and reworking your team and strategies in order to stay afloat. It truly is the full package, this pokemon game is down right amazing.

[@ColJack100]

I tried to nutzlock that game but I failed so many Times... 😧😧😧

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

it be like that

[@jenajelema]

dont nuzlocke unless you have thousands of hours of expierience

[@avvvqvvv99]

i think you should also talk a little about pokémon CFRU, how it has so many features and documentation that it makes hacks like these possible. it might inspire a lot more people to make these type of hacks. great video.

[@LughSamildanach]

I love absolutely everything about this hack and have put many hours into it.....BUT my single issue is that they used the Kanto games instead of Hoenn. Feels like such a brain dead choice. The Hoenn region is just objectively better designed and has much more variation than Kanto. I just don't get it.

[@hotlinekrapfen]

man Johto games have kanto in it, so it would've been better surely

[@NewbInLife]

its cause the firered version has the 7 islands

[@NewbInLife]

need a big ass map for all 800+ mons

[@pacothemajestic]

Inclement Emerald is better than Radical Red for this alone and it follows a lot of the same design choices but with more emphasis on quality of life

[@NotTheDragon837]

From what I learned the game always predicts your next move. I've tried to find different exploits for the game (I'm not a competitive battler) and found that even loading save states in battle and changing your move, or switching out your pokemon, the AI almost always had what you did predicted and would either use a specific attack, or switch pokemon themselves accordingly. There were a few lucky moments to where they did something wrong.. But 9 times out of 10 they always did a specific thing based on what I did.

[@hosayjosay]

i think you may be talking about a different game, because what you’re talking about is what games like Emerald Kaizo did. and that was the eventual downfall of the game, the opponent in Radical Red do not choose a move AFTER you like what the Kaizo creator did, thats what made people stray from those games because it was just unfair at times. i believe the opponent makes moves based on what pokemon you currently have out. it starts with set up moves, then either goes for super effective moves against your pokemon or swap out so that it can. from experience i CAN say that they can sometimes predict, but i dont believe they make a move after the player does

[@yee6870]

@@hosayjosay he was literally talking about how he experimented with radical red and you are accusing him of talking about a different game?

[@hosayjosay]

@@yee6870 i also experimented with the game, idk what you are on about

[@hotlinekrapfen]

man struggling against Sabrina? Oranguru + Eviolite Mirror Coat Corsola from Galar and cheese it

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

that is pretty clever

[@jenajelema]

i am struggling against sabrina my best in defeating 2 of her mons its not even a psychic team anyways its a trickroom team

[@ginosogoretic2276]

Just finished it now, without using mega evolutions. My IV's were also horrible, EV's mostly too, this made it a true challenge. Went with the same team from the start until the end. God, some boss fights were insanely hard. But finishing it was so satisfying, I feel like I just finished a triathlon, so released and happy, lol My team: Tornadus - Wise glasses Thundurus - Focus sash (which I often changed and gave whoever needed it most for a boss fight) Snorlax -Leftovers Tyranitar -Softsand Grimmsnarl -Rocky helmet Celebi -Leftovers -Celebi was the MVP with agent power boosts, it saved me several times. And after 1 or 2 lucky boosts, it already outsped most boss pokemon and was just not killable with giga drain, recover and leftovers. It could even pp stall pokemon well, which I did a few times. I used it also f.e. against Close combat users. They get debuffed and I just recover. -Snorlax was tanky, has so much hp and hit like a truck with Giga Impact (one shot most boss pokemon, even mega ev.) Also HiHorsepower and Wood hammer makes it perfect against ice and fire types, combined with it's ability "Thick Fat" , it is SO FRIKKING USEFUL in this rom hack, you can't imagine. Combined with its already great spec. def, you tank some of the most powerful fire and ice pokemon with ease. That's why I gave up on amnesia for more type coverage. And you got leftovers for recovery. It even has a mega stone! Makes it one of the best pokemons. Got it as a munchlax at the beginning. After many fights and some grooming it evolved. Tyranitars sandstorm was a nice counter against focus sash users and other weather effects Also it is tanky and hits hard with Stone Edge and Earthquake Grimmsnarl: Was decent, learns also useful fairy moves, even though it was slow and often got one shot, it helped me out a lot against some gyms. Tornadus was fast, outsped most pokemons, so it kept Air Slash, to flinch too dangerous pokemon which would one shot any of mine. Also dark pulse for type coverage and flinching. Hurricane is a great move, it often confuses. Combined that. Confuse and flinch shenanigans work well in this rom. Thundurus was also fast, could set it up with nasty plot and just like Tornadus, it had a move with which it could attack both pokemon in double battles.

[@icarovdl]

I think this game is just so difficult that i wont even have fun playing it

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

JUST DO ITTTTT

[@B0K0691]

@@mrdingdonggames8291 Is it manageable without breeding or ev/iv training?

[@stan8477]

@@B0K0691 it is doable I'd say, but ev training is truly helpful. Also ev training takes such a short amount of time per pkmn that it doesnt really bother me at least!

[@B0K0691]

@@stan8477 I've never done it before :)

[@leonardohernandez4752]

"nuzlocking this game is futile" pokemon challenges in the backround walks in like a boss

[@snobjorn1232]

I found out about this game from dingdong

[@fpixel7190]

Anyone else enjoying this rom hack more than Sword and Shield?

[@CrouchingscarabflyingJ]

Just discovered retro handhelds gonna play all the fan games as they actually take a big dukie on failtendo

[@perturbo4253]

Have you ever considered making a video on clover and how 4chan absolutely knocked it out of the park with this game? I mean, the video probably wouldn't be monetized but...

[@MrchlRuffo]

holy shit! This hack is so astonishing!!! I was happy playing my pokemon emerald multiplayer thinking this was the best hack i ever played, and then this video slap in my face and say a simple "NO".

[@lifechallenger7777]

Hahahaha...why??? 🤣🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@awwsheeeiiitt]

If you do a nuzlocke, you should allow yourselves a certain number of revives

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

nuzlocking this game is just not feasable AT ALLL, unless you have a supercompter brain

[@awwsheeeiiitt]

DID I STUTTER?

[@clagen86]

Pokemon is in dire need of a hard mode included with every main entry. I got so excited when I found out that Pokemon black/white had a hard mode then so disappointed when I realized I didn't have the right version...

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

Can’t say no to the opportunity to use my bois Falinks in a Kanto game. I would be playing this right now if my computer hadn’t broken down a few days ago :( Oh well, I know what my first priority will be when I get a new one. Also, I noticed that a lot of the added Mega Evolutions were given to Pokémon with Gigantamax forms in Sw/Sh. Perhaps to make up for a lack of Dynamax outside of Raid Battles?

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

the megas were all mons that had Gmaxs

[@Megabaron]

I always felt that pokemon games left the player sort of lost when it came to competitive as your ability nature and iv training didn't really matter in the regular game. It just felt so separate and hard to get into. But with this, it seems almost like you have to play through the game like its competitive which is finally a breath of fresh in terms of a challenge for a pokemon game without just making things ridiculously high level

[@Anhar257]

Emerald Kaizo is steal better in my opinion

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

wtf

[@aayushaparnaginimuge4172]

It is superior to kaizo

[@Rkanegaming-e]

Oh boy, I'm sold, thanks for announcing it dude.

[@doctordoom8875]

I’m gunna by Locke this with only bad Pokémon who got duffed

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

if you nuzlocke then prepare to lose

[@doctordoom8875]

Thanks, I’m gunna need it

[@studiousboy644]

@@doctordoom8875 lol ok

[@daddyp1877]

The lowkey best part about this rom hack... its 100% playable perfectly on a psp gba emulator. Best rom hack award hands down

[@maverick5169]

Your video is mostly convincing except for one thing. It's quite unfair comparing the dex in this game with Renegade and Clover Hacking new Pokémon is much harder on a ds rom, and the Pokémon in clover were fakemons. Brand new Pokémon with custom sprites, typing, ability and moves.

[@marcorossi2854]

Hacking on ds games is very hard

[@mrdingdonggames8291]

fair enough but it still has way more mons at the end of the day, that's not to put down renegade at all, it just goes to show how much stuff is in radical

[@marcorossi2854]

@@mrdingdonggames8291 I still prefer hacks that feature completely new regions such as blazed glazed or gaia. Drayano's hacks are good because give a complete new and fresh experience of the original games without glitches or bugs, ds games hacking is difficult but he's the best at it.

[@TelsonDraws]

I still think Pokemon adventure Red Chapter is bestest Pokemon rom hack ever created! This may become second.