ROM Hack Fan-made Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky remake announced as a Rescue Team DX ROM hack

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When it comes to Pokemon spin-offs, none are more beloved than the Mystery Dungeon games. Bringing monster collection and the charm of the larger series to the random environments and natural replayability of Mystery Dungeon titles, Spike Chunsoft hit it out of the gate with the debut games Red and Blue Rescue Team. Having recently revisited those titles in 2020 with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, fans of the series have been patiently waiting for the next game to get the same series. Four years later they're still waiting.

Explorers of Sky, the enhanced version of Explorers of Time and Darkness before it, is renowned as the peak of the series in terms of both content and storytelling. For those wanting to re-experience this stellar title in a new light there's some good news, though not from Spike Chunsoft or the Pokemon Company.

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers DreamNexus (shortened to DNX) is a fan-made ROM hacking project for Rescue Team DX that's attempting to bring an enhanced Explorers title to the Switch, using the DreamNexus editor by techtinks. The first trailer for the project released yesterday, with a demo containing Chapter 1 planned to launch later this year. In the trailer you can see parts of the game's opening including a new starter selection with fourth generation Pokemon, the Beach Cave dungeon, and a brief glimpse of Treasure Town and its inhabitants.

Those interested in following the project can do so by joining the Project Explorers Discord or following the SwitchEOS Twitter account.

Project Discord Server