Pokemon Gold 97 Reforged ROM

Pokemon Gold 97 Reforged is a GBC ROM Hack by Rool based on Pokemon Crystal. Pokemon Gold 97: Reforged is a complete re-imagining of the 1997 demo of Pokemon Gold. Explore the Nihon region with an entirely new story and cast of beta Pokemon entirely done up in the style of Crystal’s GBC graphics.
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Additional Information
Pokemon Gold 97 Reforged is a GBC ROM Hack by Rool based on Pokemon Crystal. Pokemon Gold and Silver 97: Reforged is a complete re-imagining of the 1997 demo of Pokemon Gold and Silver. It was last updated on April 13, 2025.
Description
Explore the Nihon region with an entirely new story and cast of beta Pokemon entirely done up in the style of Crystal’s GBC graphics. Based on lvl3’s original Gold 97 hack, the game has been entirely re-balanced and remastered as well
Go on a grand adventure catching Pokemon and taking down Team Rocket nationwide in this alternate sequel to the original Red and Blue! Reforged comes in two versions, Gold and Silver, featuring differing sprites and encounter tables just like the real game. All Pokemon are still catchable in each version!
Features
- The overworld is now in color
- Gold and Silver versions with different sprites and differing encounter rates
- Lugia has been added back for Silver’s version
- Recreated title screen from Spaceworld ’97
- Pokemon movesets have been altered for the better
- Added more trainers to improve Gen 2’s level curve
- Edited Trainers’ Pokemon
- Added Female Player functionality back
- Edited Spaceworld maps to make more sense (Kanto especially)
Changelog
V6.1f
- Fixed a bug that caused corrupt Pokémon to generate after a swarm expires in some cases.
V6.1e
- Adjusted Shiny DVs to allow a better chance of female shinies being spawned
- Game Corner now lists a ‘Linking Cord’ instead of the redundant ‘Covenant Orb’ as a prize
V6.1a
- All Spaceworld sprites have been created from scratch or edited from either the final game or from Spaceworld ’97 itself (Or borrowed from ’99’s) to match the final GBC style
- The overworld is now in color.
- Gold and Silver versions with different sprites and differing encounter rates
- Lugia has been added back for Silver’s Version
- Recreated title screen from Spaceworld ’97
- Pokemon movesets have been altered for the better
- Added more trainers to improve Gen 2’s level curve
- Edited Trainer’s Pokemon
- Added Female Player functionality back
- Edited Spaceworld maps to make more sense (Kanto especially)