Improvement patches / mods / hacks / translations

Either mods that remove annoyances from good games without altering the gameplay (so most of these could be recommended if you're playing for the first time, you don't have to worry about it changing the intended experience), or that try to salvage a bad game by making some gameplay improvements (pretty much only in the case of Mega Man X3, X5, and X6). Also including open source decompilations and PC ports. Not meant for anything that introduces original content.
If there's anything I missed here the best places to check for yourself are Romhacking.net and the PCGamingWiki.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Quality hack
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3606/
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Ted Woolsey Uncensored Edition
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1386/

Final Fantasy VI Relocalization Project
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2247/

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Better Wind Waker
https://github.com/WideBoner/betterww
Mega Man X
Mega Man X
Mega Man X SA1
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5145/
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure DC-HD (Mod for Dreamcast version)
https://gitlab.com/PiKeyAr/sa1-dc-hd
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3 Classic REbirth
https://classicrebirth.com/index.php/downloads/resident-evil-3-classic-rebirth/
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix english translation patch for the PS2 version, includes optional patch for additional features like a repeatable sephiroth fight
https://crazycatz00.x10host.com/KH/kh2_patches.html
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4 Undub
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6127/
Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition
Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition
https://enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/about.htm
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Sonic Adventure DX Dreamcast Conversion (Mod for PC version)
https://sadxmodinstaller.unreliable.network/
Metroid Prime: Trilogy
Metroid Prime: Trilogy
PrimeHack
https://github.com/shiiion/dolphin
Sonic 3: Angel Island Revisited
Sonic 3: Angel Island Revisited
https://sonic3air.org/
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil: True Director's Cut
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5837/
Super Mario 64 PC Port
Super Mario 64 PC Port
https://github.com/n64decomp/sm64
Ship of Harkinian
Ship of Harkinian
https://www.shipofharkinian.com/
THUG Pro
THUG Pro
Super Mario Land 2 DX
Super Mario Land 2 DX
The Idolmaster: Starlit Season
The Idolmaster: Starlit Season
https://imas-sls-fantranslation.github.io/
Super Mario World Widescreen
Super Mario World Widescreen
https://github.com/VitorVilela7/wide-snes
The Idolmaster: SP - Missing Moon
The Idolmaster: SP - Missing Moon
https://sites.google.com/view/imas-sp-en-tl/home
OpenTTD
OpenTTD
Mega Man X3: Zero Project
Mega Man X3: Zero Project
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4086/
Sonic 3D Blast: Director's Cut
Sonic 3D Blast: Director's Cut
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3810/
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow No Required Touch Screen
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow No Required Touch Screen
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3408/

Definitive Edition and Definitive Edition+
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4373/
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5610/
These do more rebalancing which probably wouldn't be recommended if you're playing for the first time
OpenGoal: Jak II
OpenGoal: Jak II
https://opengoal.dev/
OpenRCT2
OpenRCT2
Super Mario 64 Render96
Super Mario 64 Render96
OpenTyrian
OpenTyrian
OpenGoal: Jak and Daxter - The Precursor Legacy
OpenGoal: Jak and Daxter - The Precursor Legacy
https://opengoal.dev/
Super Mario 64 Plus
Super Mario 64 Plus
Daggerfall Unity
Daggerfall Unity
https://www.dfworkshop.net/
Project Restoration
Project Restoration
https://restoration.zora.re/
Sonic 2: Community's Cut
Sonic 2: Community's Cut
https://heyjoeway.github.io/s2cx/
Mega Man X5 Improvement Project
Mega Man X5 Improvement Project
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6131/
Ocarina of Time: Master Quest Redux
Ocarina of Time: Master Quest Redux
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5138/
Ocarina of Time Redux
Ocarina of Time Redux
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5138/
OpenXcom
OpenXcom
The Idolmaster: SP - Wandering Star
The Idolmaster: SP - Wandering Star
https://sites.google.com/view/imas-sp-en-tl/home
OpenRA
OpenRA
SM
SM
Final Fantasy VI: Ted Woolsey Uncensored Edition
Final Fantasy VI: Ted Woolsey Uncensored Edition
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1386/
The Idolmaster: SP - Perfect Sun
The Idolmaster: SP - Perfect Sun
https://sites.google.com/view/imas-sp-en-tl/home
Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Complete
Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Complete
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1056/
The Legend of Zelda Redux
The Legend of Zelda Redux
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5752/
The Faces of Evil Remastered
The Faces of Evil Remastered
https://archive.org/details/FOER-and-WOGR
The Wand of Gamelon Remastered
The Wand of Gamelon Remastered
https://archive.org/details/FOER-and-WOGR
Super Mario 64 EX
https://github.com/sm64pc/sm64ex
SMW
SMW

4 Comments


2 years ago

And here I was, thinking about creating something like this for convenience purposes but was just too god damn lazy to actually do it. Thank you.

2 years ago

Oh, and here's a suggestion for og wind waker:
https://github.com/WideBoner/betterww

2 years ago

Thanks, I added it

1 year ago

Final Fantasy VI T-Edition


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