Pokemon Super Gold 97 ROM

Pokemon Super Gold 97 is a GBC Rom Hack by lv_3 based on Pokemon Gold in English. And it is now available to download. It was last updated on September 18, 2023.

Description

You are a new trainer who sets out on a journey to help Professor Oak with researching Pokemon, very much like the very first games. This story is built on the foundation that was pulled from the demo itself and have you traverse Nihon, based on the entirety of Japan, while you collect badges and catch Pokemon. You’ll also have to face off against Team Rocket, who are building a machine that would give them incredible power over Pokemon! Silver is portrayed in the manner that he was in the demo – not as an antagonist, but as an energetic rival, kind of similar to gen 4’s Barry. The story is admittedly kind of simple, but intentionally so. It was written to feel like the story that might have been in the demo had it been completed.

Features

• Graphics fully pulled from the Spaceworld demo, complete with Pokemon sprites, overworld tilesets, trainer sprites, etc, along with a handful of sprites I had to redesign myself to better match the art style of the demo
• Interface elements such as Pokedex, status screen, etc have been redesigned to appear similar to the demo
• Pikachu minigame! (press Left +B on title screen and wait for music to end)
• 251 Pokemon, the complete Pokedex as it appeared in the demo. The main way that this differs from what would have been in an “official” game is that all 251 Pokemon are obtainable in one save file
• New key items that match the story presented in the game
• Evolutionary stones that match the Demo (Heart Stone, Poison Stone) as well as an additional Covenant Orb that allows for the evolution of Pokemon that would normally require trading
• New in-game status booster held items, pulled from the demo
• 8 badges, Pokemon League, a full length game
• A new original postgame map not present in the Spaceworld demo
• Type chart inspired by the demo
• Full support for the original Game Boy
• Full support for the Super Game Boy
• Full support for the Game Boy Color (with two different color modes)
• Improved level curve compared to final Gold and levels are generally higher, leading to a slightly tougher game but still not overly difficult
• Additional rematches for Gym Leaders and Pokemon League
• Skateboard!
• Additional moves based on scrapped moves from the demo
• Several Beta music tracks
• Expanded bedroom decoration system

Changelog

v7.41

• FIXED TRADING AND BATTLING BETWEEN TWO COPIES OF SG97
• Fixed location of Paralyz Heal in Underground to match guidebook
• Fixed issue where trainer would walk through trees in National Park

v7.40

• Brought over tileset changes from spanish version to closer match the beta tileset in the ruins
• Move Tutor added to Boardwalk Game Corner
• Movesets updated for Pokemon to allow them to learn from tutor

v7.33

• Fixed issue where loading into the Party menu to teach a TM and then backing out would change the color of the TM menu icon
• Made the Party menu icons appear grayscale when teaching a TM, similar to other instances of this menu in SGB mode
• Fixed issue where setting print brightness to -2 would leave an extra arrow icon in the options menu
• Minor text changes to make forest signs more consistent