For those of you who dip a toe into the Pokémon ROM hack world, you’ll no doubt know about Pokémon Magma Ruby & Aqua Sapphire, or Pokémon Rubi Magma & Zafira Aqua if you speak Spanish like Mikelan98 who created both games. These are remasters of his remakes of Ruby and Saphire that were created back in 2013 and have been translated into English by music composer AdAstra_GL.
These advanced versions of Ruby and Sapphire have been enhanced for DS emulators and work on Delta for any iPhone emulation aficionados out there, a fact that is especially exciting now that multiplayer is up and running and wireless Pokémon Trading is possible. These ROM Hacks give a whole new spin to the Hoenn Region, making it a must-play game for fans of the original titles who know them inside out.
❗️ The English versions of Pokémon Magma Ruby and Aqua Sapphire tech-demos for Nintendo DS are finally out, translated by @AdAstra_GL
— Pokémon Light Platinum DS (@lightplatinumds) November 9, 2024
⚙️ These are remasters of my 2013 remakes of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
🎮 Play now! Download available in PokeHacking (https://t.co/CWCEDplQom) pic.twitter.com/fkvUyh4oBl
Notice the handle on the tweet above? These games come from the creator of Pokémon Light Platinum, one of our most loved Pokémon GBA ROM Hacks and a game we’ve put some serious time into over the years including making a comprehensive cheats list for!
Magma Ruby & Aqua Sapphire look to be of the same high standard and are available to patch onto a ROM file of Pokémon Platinum for the DS in English now. I’ll be giving it a more in-depth look over the coming weeks, so keep an eye out to see if it joins our prestige club of Pokémon ROM hacks once I’ve sunk some time into it. Sadly, it’s not yet finished, and Mikelan98 has stated that it will go no further than the Spanish versions of the hack as he’s working on Light Platinum DS, but if you want to give it a try then head to the link in the Tweet above and follow the instructions in the download file to patch!
