Pokemon Prism - ROM Hacked
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- So let's imagine for a moment, a new, updated Gameboy Color Pokemon game; perhaps with things like a customizable character, Fairy typing, a run feature, and MUCH more.
In the world of ROM hacks, this idea isn't so impossible. And as a matter of fact, even more than that was crammed into Pokemon Prism, a ROM hack sort-of sequel to Pokemon Brown, another fan-made Pokemon game.
Brown was a trend setter back in the day for Pokemon rom hacks; setting a gold standard that many Gameboy Pokemon rom hacks would need to match to some degree to be taken seriously.
Prism, which expands on Brown ten-fold, is the product of incredible labour and highly determined fans. Adam V, or, “Koolboyman” was basically working on Prism for 9 years before it became a Rainbow Devs project.
Rainbow devs blasted through to the mainstream with the trailers of Pokemon Prism; it was getting hyped before it was even released.
Too much hype though, to the point Nintendo and the Pokemon Company, the benevolent and beautiful corporations they are, decided to issue out Cease and Desist orders to the team, hoping to kill the joy of fans hoping to play a game that these conglomerates couldn't make a buck off of.
Even free advertising isn't worth it to these companies... somehow.
Despite all that, Prism still found itself a release, and full release at that; with a giant wide open collection of regions to explore, and a storyline that actually has interesting turns, but still feels like a classic Pokemon game.
Even going to prison, which is a thing you do in this game by the way, feels... Pokemon, if that makes any sense.
The thing about Prism, is that it doesn't seemingly stop. It's got so much content that you can really tell this is a rom hack aimed at the truest of die-hard Pokemon fans.
People who want a new kind of Pokemon experience, with new legendary Pokemon and new enemy teams, new types and battle dynamics; all while cultivating that Gameboy Colour era legacy.
Which, if you played Gold, Silver, or Crystal growing up, likely has a special nostalgic place in your heart.
This is a really good overview of prism! With how many rom hacks are out there i appreciate videos like these that give a good overview of what to expect before you dive in
Very true. A very high quality video. Well done
@MrDobbysock @@brendanburgess8741 Thank you both
I super agree best videos are ones like these
@@anotherblowncartridge I remember beating this game, holy fuck is it good!
haha the magikarp puzzle drove me crazy. pokemon prism is great
I still have nightmares about that puzzle. Great game, brutal puzzles lol
@@anotherblowncartridgeremember naljo ruins? Haha that shit gives me ptsd...i needed 3 hours to figure out that you are supposed to fall down in a certain order to collect that damned red jewel in order to get the prism juwel.
Version 0.95 came out today. Let's go!
I'll definitely check it out, and maybe make a sequel video for future updates!
"The benevolent and beautiful organizations that they are."
I can almost taste the sarcasm.
Great review!
In hindsight, I completely agree with the puzzles. I think there's good ideas behind them but the execution could've been a lot better, and I wish I had the opportunity to fix those problems.
Same with the HMs. If I were to do that now, I'd make it so multiple moves could cut down trees. Such as Slash or Razor Wind, or even just let fire moves burn it down.
I could go on and on about problems in Prism, including several that aren't mentioned in this video, but it is what it is and I know better now. And if most people can look past them and still enjoy the hack then I guess they're not as awful as I think they are. I'm my own harshest critic.
Rainbow Devs are doing a good job continuing to keep it alive and well after my involvement with it ended.
It's a real honour for me, for you to watch my video. Your hack is fantastic and I think it's one of the best, if not the best, GBC Pokemon rom hack out there. A brilliant region, with brilliant interconnectivity. The sheer amount of content is staggering. And trust me, I completely relate to being my own worst critic. You have nothing to be ashamed of, though. This is a Pokemon game that stands toe-to-toe with official software, and even out-does official releases. Seriously impressive work. Be proud of the incredibly fun, highly refined experience you (and the others who helped) made.
@@anotherblowncartridge Thanks, and absolutely no problem, you made a great video!
I gave Prism my all, despite being mostly self taught in game programming in design. The experience I gained through developing Prism's helped me through my life, through all my successes and failures with the project.
Summarize what I've done after Prism, I joined the game industry as a programmer for about 5 years, spent a little time at EA as well. After that I moved to Chicago to help my friend with his startup, and I have two side projects I'm working on right now: A new game and a cartoon pilot I'm producing. I'm keeping busy and I hope what you and everyone else enjoys what I have in store once they finally come out.
Keep making videos!
@@Koolboyman Thank you! I'm excited to see your future projects!
Well, now there's a new version out! I don't know if they fixed puzzles, but there are patch notes
Playing this game now. I instantly feel nostalgic with a fresh sense of adventure. It's something I haven't felt since the early 2000s.
I just a cool idea for a Pokemon ROM hack. I would LOVE to see a story arc on professor oak. His youth , how he met his wife, his research, and of course Gary.
@@mrnm6482 YES! Id love a Prof Oak game! That would be awesome. Id hope it references the Pokemon movie that young Oak showed up in, as well as his relationship with a young Agatha
Under 1000 subs? This channel is gonna blow up some day!
Thank you, we'll see!
A goated Romhack. Makes me want even more gen 2 romhacks to come to life.
There are a few other great gen 2 rom hacks out there. Dark Energy and Grape are both pretty solid.
@Another Blown Cartridge Heard of grape but not the other one. Orange and brown are other gen 2 hacks I'm looking into. Maybe Coral as well.
@@SackoYT Also check out Black and White 3 Genesis
Coral and BW3 Genesis are the best ones besides Prism. Coral for all the new stuff and BW3 because the story is crazy for a romhack. Grape is gorgeous in the visuals but the story doesn't take itself seriously and the game's got some TERRIBLE puzzles, way way worse than the ones in Prism. Brown is also good but, well, nothing incredible. It's better than the gen 1 games tho.
Check out Gold/Silver 97 Reforged!
Easily my favorite ROM hack of all time
It's the 97 space world demo turned into a full Pokemon release
I really loved Pokemon Polished Crystal and got it on cartridge. Was interested in picking up another one - this looks pretty incredible.
It's really worth the playthrough.
@@anotherblowncartridge I've been playing Prism for a few days now. May very well be the best handheld Pokemon experience I've ever had. Got a nice Gyarados and Rampardos going with Tyranitar, hoping to grab the legendaries later on and maybe a shiny Metagross. Thanks for reviewing it!
@@Houlgravely I agree. Prism is better than G/S/C.
I remember playing this game a while ago. I got pretty far into it (At least the 7th gym), but I never finished it. I think part of it was because the Legendaries bugged out for me and they wouldn't roam properly, leading me to be unable to fight them.
I'd like to go back to this game at some point though, cause I remember it being really good (That being said, I have hoarded so many ROM hacks at this point that its genuinely hard to pick and choose what to mess with. Lmao).
I hear you! So many rom hacks to choose from!
If you haven’t checked it out & enjoy Gen 2’s art style, I suggest playing the demo of Pokémon Coral.
Found a Pokémon prism cart in Facebook marketplace. Watched the first 3 minutes of this video and its help me decide to buy it! Won’t watch anymore as it’ll be like the old days playing with crystal being in for an adventure!
If your enjoying Rom hacks that are like their own official Pokemon games I highly recommend Prism.
Gold/Silver 97 Reforged
And Unbound are all worth your time 🍻
Uh you dont need to pay money for rom hacks...if you do you get scammed + i am pretty sure it would be illegal
@@notthisyourlight yeah I know, but I was buying the roms that had been put into GBC cartridges at a quality level so I didn’t mind. Plus technically aren’t all roms illegal anyway?
remenber me when i played pokemon brown it was just woow!
10:36 Running up to the bar, sippin' up Orphan tears
“Little children near and far, don’t know where your parents are..”
Thanks for covering it up!
Thanks! It was my pleasure!
One of the best rom hack i have ever played! Truly a sick game!
It is one of the very best!
steel eater is a poison type move that can hit steel pokemon since they're usually immune. its probably akin to a heavily corrosive liquid that can rot away at metal. way i saw it
That makes a lot of sense, to me. I just don't know if I agree with the choice, personally, but I enjoy what it does for the gameplay mechanics
Is there a link you can provide to the new patch? my Pokédex only allows me to see 141 and I can’t seem to find the new patch? Unless I do have the right version!
I remember that game. My brother played it.
The only thing this game is missing is Dragonite. It doesn't feel like Lance if he doesn't have one. The Magikarp puzzle was a bit much too.
Agreed. The puzzle really dragged on well past its welcome.
Thank you I was looking for a prism review
Glad I could provide!
The game looks great !
A few things bugs me out a bit tho, like the new types. Sound ? Gas ? Really... ? If I understood well, this romhack is a bit old now, and I remember a few years ago some Pokémon fans were weirdly pushing new types that didn't make sense, Light-type, Sound-type... So actually adding the Sound-type, which I always thought was a stupid concept, annoys me a bit xD
Same for HMs, I know it's an old hack, but it surprises me a LOT that tons of fangames reused this mechanic over and over, and nobody realized that... It always was a shitty mechanic ? xD I don't know.
But yeah, the game looks very good, the character "creation" looks sick as hell !
@@luidi9026 The game is great!
I agree the new types don't exactly fit right (at least in my opinion) but it still adds new layers of strategy to consider. With fairy type, light type seems redundant... But then so does gas type with poison type like I said in the video...
But yeah, this game is DEFINITELY worth trying out. A lot of fun.
@@anotherblowncartridge I'll try to play it, it does look really great despite my complaints ! (I'm french, I HAVE to complain about something xD)
Sold me at larvitar being your starter !!!!
@@safwan5324 Who doesn't love Larvitar?!
All of the amazing things aside, my only concern with this game is how unfinished and scattery the 2nd region feels. The cities and town doesn't have any memorable landscapes or features and that somehow feel rough and empty.
That's pretty fair. I can see that.
Is that a Power Ranger in the thumbnail 😳
Gotta play the game to find out!
This is just what I was looking for. Thank you!
As anoying puzzles are i find them amusing and just not too hard to be anoying as long as you are ok spending 3/4 of your money on repels.
Huge puzzle rooms and dungeons in a game with random encounters, this gets a no go for me. I do like how polished it is though.
Honestly with some repels and guide, it's not too bad. Easily ignorable if you're willing to work through it a bit.
There still regions not finished can't even access
Interesting, what other regions are there?
Man this was my first rom hack i played i remember beating lance with ttar this game is amazing
I've always thought if i was going to revisit an old generation it would be fun to do it with a hacked rom! Is this able to be played on a modded 3ds?
I do believe that I have seen modded 3DS's being able to play it. If the 3DS can run GBC roms, it could run Prism. I even remember there being mods so that it could run like 3DS GBC Virtual Console software too.
@@anotherblowncartridge awesome, I'll add it to my list Thanks!
It is playable on 3DS. The only problem is that the newer Pokemon cries don't sound right due to a bug in Virtual Console's GBC emulator. Everything else works fine.
Bruh wholly moly just found out this and coral rn imma get this rn
@@JohnSmith-se7pp I cannot WAIT til Coral is fully complete. Prism is excellent through and through, those puzzles are just a bit much, but everything else is fantastic
If Coral every gets finished it will likely be my favorite ROM hack of all time.
Check out my current favorite!
Gold/Silver 97 Reforged!
Absolutely brilliant for a fan made game.
And Unbound always deserves a recommendation
@@anotherblowncartridgeI'm dying to get Coral when it's finished.
Y'all gotta check out Gold/Silver 97 Reforged if you haven't already
Easily my favorite currently
Where to download pls?
You can't even extract pokemon prism to gameboy color emulator....
I can
I'm sorry I can't hear your voice over the loud Game music
Captions seem to work fine! I'll adjust audio levels from here on out!
How are you even playing this game??! When I do it the whole app just restarts itself and I've tried everything....
You should try to play it on original hardware, if you can!
@@anotherblowncartridge how would I do that? I'm almost the point on just waiting for the game to be completed at this point so buggy can't even work. Unless getting it straight from the discord works.
@@josheagle8393 Not exactly sure how to help you. I'm sure if you run the .gbc file in most emulators, it should run just fine. I'm sure the source of the file shouldn't be the issue.
@@anotherblowncartridge huh I'll try it on a different phone.. if that don't work Imma just wait until they actually finish the game. The only option I have left lol
@@josheagle8393 Prism has been finished for a while. Are you maybe talking about a different ROM hack?
Listen, you sound young so I'm sure you don't quite get it, however HM's are important, yes they stink and are a pain but Pokemon didn't use to be easy. You couldn't get a magical team of Noctowl on standby to fly you wherever you wanted or buy a gold bottle cap to max all the IV's of your Pokemon and finding a shiny was something to be proud of. So all Im saying, especially for a game trying to replicate the older Pokemon games, the HMs need to be there. Overall good review of the prism hack though minus the HM thing lol.
Sure, maybe. I am not against shiny Pokemon. I just prefer fan made games and rom hacks to improve QOL, but I never said Prism is bad because it still has HMs. I just would prefer them out, but I totally see your point.
No actually I definitely found HMs to be limiting and frustrating as a kid in the 90s and wanted them gone. Saying the HMs need to be there is like saying it needs to be purposefully unplayable on emulators because we didn't have bright screens on Game Boys back then
I miss field HMs! I liked it when going somewhere meant having to use the pokemon that I caught to get there. It made it feel like the Pokémon were doing more than just battling.
@@HesGotaGun505 Really? I've always hated the moves you couldn't delete like Cut and Rock Smash ruining a core team member's moveset. But to each their own, I guess
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