Pokemon Zeta and Omicron

Fangames. To be honest, I never really thought much about them. I also wasn't even aware of many of them, until I learned about a pair of Pokémon fangames thanks to Linkara. He does a series of Let's Play videos about a fangame called Pokémon Omicron. Much like many "real" main series Pokémon games, Omicron had a "twin": Zeta.

Pokémon Zeta is, well, to put it simply...it's fun. It's a fun little Pokémon fangame, created using a program called RPG Maker. Basically, this game is not a ROM hack, it does NOT require an emulator to play this game.

Zeta is seemingly like a standard Pokémon game in formula: You travel around the world, fighting Trainers, collecting and training Pokémon, and earning badges. And of course, you face a villainous Team or two. However, Zeta pays homage to Ruby and Sapphire by changing the identity of the villainous team. In Omicron, the villains are called Team Olympus, with members' names paying homage to Greco-Roman myth. In Zeta, they are Team Asgard, with the members' names paying homage to Norse mythology.

The storyline is also a bit darker than standard Pokémon games, involving a terrorist attack that completely destroys the player's hometown. I'll leave you to play the game and learn the rest of the story.

This game is a lot of fun to play, and it's graphics have that Gen III feel to them. The maker of this game also made another fan game: Pokémon Insurgence. That one is really good, too.