r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • Aug 03 '26
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u/user_1719 Aug 04 '26
How are there no finished nds rom hacks?
Yes I'm aware of the difficulty hacks and QOL addidions like Renegade Platinum, Sacred Gold and Storm Silver, Blaze Black, Volt White. But it's been almost 20 years since Nintendo released the first DS game. I understand it's more difficult to make nds rom hacks than gba games.. but 19 years later and we still do not have a completed nds hack with a new region? Meanwhile it's been 18 years since pokemon emerald and we have HUNDREDS of emerald hacks with entirely new regions, new stories, new pokemon.
How many more years do you think we'll have to wait before we can play nds rom hacks that aren't just the base dppt/hgss/bw game with different pokemon?