No doubt some of you are asking “what the heck is Pokémon Emerald Randomizer”? Well, what we have here is a really cool way for people to experience Pokémon Emerald. In case you did not know, Emerald was the enhanced version of Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire which was originally released on the Nintendo Gameboy Advance all the way back in 2005.
Universal Pokemon Game Randomizer is an app that allows you to create your own Pokemon game. You just need another Pokemon game's ROM (from any Nintendo game console). The way you make your customized Pokemon game is easy: after loading the ROM into the program, start editing. The Wild Pokemon you encounter in grass, caves and other places. Pokemon Red/Blue Randomizer. After the rousing success that was the Pokemon Emerald Randomizer, I decided to take a crack at doing the same thing for a different gen. Gen 1 was always a good contender for me since I grew up with it, so the Red/Blue Randomizer was born!
Is This A Brand New Game?
Hmm, well no it is not. Look at the time I thought that Pokémon Emerald was a good game, but let’s be honest. When it comes to enhanced versions of Pokémon games, Emerald perhaps offered the least amount of extra content that any other enhanced Pokémon game had offered. What we have here with this Pokémon Emerald Randomizer is a way to make the events of Emerald more “random” I know it sounds weird, but it is kind of cool.
Where Is It?
Once you have installed the Pokémon Emerald Randomizer you will notice that things are different. This program will randomize the starter Pokémon and the items they have! It will also randomize all of the other Pokémon that you will encounter in the game so you never know what the heck will show up and where. This little bit of unpredictability really does make the game that extra bit exciting.
If you have played the heck out of Ruby, Sapphire and even the original version of Emerald then you will certainly like how this keeps you on your toes. The actual Pokémon themselves are changed to ranging from their move’s stats, pallets and so on.
More Randomness!
While the main aspect of this has to be the way it randomizes the Pokémon. It actually tinkers with many other aspects of the game too. Items are now randomized too, not just where they are found in the wild, but in shops as well in terms of their availability and also how many of them there are. The way characters talk can now be different to thanks to the way they are referred to changing. It is pretty crazy the number of things that this can change ranging from the more obvious such as the Pokémon themselves to the items and even things like your Pokedex!
I will admit that something like the Pokémon Emerald Randomizer is really only aimed at those of us who are diehard Pokémon fans. It is very well done and while it does take a bit of work to install, I do think that it is worth checking out if you are a fan of the series. I will be honest and say that if you are not someone who has played through Ruby, Sapphire and the main version of Emerald. I would suggest playing one of those (preferably Emerald) first before you play this.
Final Score: 7.5/10
Pros:
- The way it changes things is cool
- Tons of changes to the actual Pokémon
- The randomness of the starters is a bit of a game-changer
- It is free to use
- Makes Pokémon Emerald seem more different
Cons:
Pokemon X Extreme Randomizer
- Not the best way to first experience Emerald
- You do have to work to get the best of it