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.

Mega Man X
Mega Man X
Mega Man X SA1
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5145/
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4 Undub
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6127/
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Quality hack
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3606/
Super Mario World Widescreen
Super Mario World Widescreen
https://github.com/VitorVilela7/wide-snes
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
Mega Man X5 Improvement Project
Mega Man X5 Improvement Project
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6131/
Mega Man X3: Zero Project
Mega Man X3: Zero Project
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4086/
Sonic 3: Angel Island Revisited
Sonic 3: Angel Island Revisited
https://sonic3air.org/
Sonic 2: Community's Cut
Sonic 2: Community's Cut
https://heyjoeway.github.io/s2cx/
Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Complete
Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Complete
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1056/
Project Restoration
Project Restoration
https://restoration.zora.re/
Metroid Prime: Trilogy
Metroid Prime: Trilogy
PrimeHack
https://github.com/shiiion/dolphin
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Better Wind Waker
https://github.com/WideBoner/betterww
Ocarina of Time Redux
Ocarina of Time Redux
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5138/
The Legend of Zelda Redux
The Legend of Zelda Redux
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5752/
Ocarina of Time: Master Quest Redux
Ocarina of Time: Master Quest Redux
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5138/
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure DC-HD (Mod for Dreamcast version)
https://gitlab.com/PiKeyAr/sa1-dc-hd
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/
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
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil: True Director's Cut
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5837/
Sonic 3D Blast: Director's Cut
Sonic 3D Blast: Director's Cut
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3810/
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3 Classic REbirth
https://classicrebirth.com/index.php/downloads/resident-evil-3-classic-rebirth/
Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition
Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition
https://enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/about.htm
OpenGoal: Jak and Daxter - The Precursor Legacy
OpenGoal: Jak and Daxter - The Precursor Legacy
https://opengoal.dev/
Ship of Harkinian
Ship of Harkinian
https://www.shipofharkinian.com/
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 PC Port
Super Mario 64 PC Port
https://github.com/n64decomp/sm64
SMW
SMW
SM
SM
Daggerfall Unity
Daggerfall Unity
https://www.dfworkshop.net/
THUG Pro
THUG Pro
OpenRCT2
OpenRCT2
OpenTTD
OpenTTD
Super Mario 64 Render96
Super Mario 64 Render96
Super Mario 64 EX
https://github.com/sm64pc/sm64ex
Super Mario 64 Plus
Super Mario 64 Plus
Super Mario Land 2 DX
Super Mario Land 2 DX
OpenXcom
OpenXcom
OpenRA
OpenRA
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/

OpenTyrian
OpenTyrian
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
The Idolmaster: SP - Missing Moon
The Idolmaster: SP - Missing Moon
https://sites.google.com/view/imas-sp-en-tl/home
The Idolmaster: SP - Wandering Star
The Idolmaster: SP - Wandering Star
https://sites.google.com/view/imas-sp-en-tl/home
The Idolmaster: Starlit Season
The Idolmaster: Starlit Season
https://imas-sls-fantranslation.github.io/
OpenGoal: Jak II
OpenGoal: Jak II
https://opengoal.dev/

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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