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PSA: Pokémon Prism on cartridge

Are you thinking of purchasing Pokémon Prism on a cartridge? Please read this advice while considering!

RainbowDevs does not and will never sell Prism on a Game Boy cartridge/Game Pak, and companies that do are doing so without our consent or endorsement. Prism is available for free to download online, and money from cart sales will go to these companies and not to us.

We can’t guarantee that the carts will be bug-free or up-to-date, and they may exhibit problems that have since been fixed or behaviour that is not present at all in-game. This is up to and including softlocks and save data loss. We will not be issuing updates to fix bugs on cartridges that have been produced without our consent.

If you’d like to play Prism on real hardware, you absolutely can! You can look at flash carts like the Everdrive or others. These are Game Paks with an SD-card slot that allow you to load and update ROMs from your computer. There are also other, third-party consoles that allow you to insert an SD-card directly into the device to play Prism that way.

Pokémon Prism releases are open source, meaning that anyone can do anything they want with the code. We have no recourse to stop the game being produced or purchased on a physical Game Pak, cartridge or preloaded onto gaming hardware. We are not asking for anyone to report these products to us or anyone else. We are also not specifically advising against purchase. This post is to just inform prospective buyers of the risks involved when purchasing these products so they are able to make an informed choice.

As always, thank you for playing!

Dev Blog Pokémon Prism

Happy 7th birthday Prism

A screenshot from Pokémon Prism showing an unreleased area. It is a small, grassy gully on the coast surrounded by steep cliffs. The player is standing in the centre and facing upwards towards a cave entrance.
Pokémon Prism Teaser

Where am I?

Seems we took a wrong turn somewhere…

Dev Blog Pokémon Prism

PSA: Pokémon Prism on Analogue Pocket

Hi everyone.

We’ve been getting an increasing number of bug reports regarding this issue and thought it a good idea to put this message out.

Players of Pokémon Prism on Analogue Pocket have been reporting save corruption issues. We have investigated and found the problem is with the Pocket itself, as software emulators and official hardware are unaffected. This issue can cause irreversible data loss and damage up to and including the loss of all Pokémon in your PC Box. This corruption remains even if you use the game pak on another console or boot it up in an emulator.

We would therefore advise players on Analogue Pocket to back up their save files immediately or, if playing on carts that cannot be backed up, stop using the console until Analogue issues an update to fix this bug. Official, non-Japanese Pokémon games do not appear to be affected, however, this may affect other Pokémon game mods like Prism.

Analogue should be able to fix this issue with an update to the console. We’ll let you guys know when or if that happens and when it is safe to play Prism on the console again. Hopefully soon.

Update (6 Dec): So far, we have only seen the issue affect cartridges. Methods like Everdrive, EZ-FLASH Junior and openFGPA so far do not be affected. However, we do still recommend backing up your save files frequently while using the console, as other issues may occur. An update to the Pocket is due soon – we will be testing this thoroughly and will report back. Please continue to report issues to us using our bug report form.
Dev Blog Old Version Pokémon Prism

RainbowDevs Archive Launched!

Hello archival enthusiasts! If you’ve ever wanted to download an older version of our games, now you can in one convenient place. We’ve just launched the first phase of the RainbowDevs archive!

Old Release Archive

For now we have listed every RainbowDevs version of Pokémon Prism, but in the future we hope to expand to the pre-RD versions, as well as archival releases of our other games. We’re also making an effort to archive our data to the Wayback Machine, so should anything happen, you will always have access to a permanent, comprehensive arcive of all our games straight from the source.

Please note: these are old releases for troubleshooting and archival purposes only. They are not stable and have known issues, some serious, that may break or corrupt your sava data. We will not be providing support for these older releases, so, please use at your own risk.

Have fun!
Community Pokémon Prism

Video: (Almost) full Nuzlocke run of Prism to the E4!

Congrats to YouTuber ProfessorHoenn for beating the Elite 4 with a (nearly) full Nuzlocke run in Pokémon Prism 0.95.

It was really awesome to watch you play through the whole story and the feedback was great! Thanks for playing our game! ❤️

Check out the full run below:

We always love watching you guys! If you have a video of you playing Prism you’d like to share, please let us know on our Twitter, Mastodon, Subreddit or Discord server!

Changelog Pokémon Prism

Changelog: Version 0.95.0254 (Hotfix 5)

Version 0.95, build 0254 (24 August 2023):

  • Sage in Route 54 now has the right party
  • Fixed NPC blocking a door in Saxifrage Prison
  • Updated the Clathrite Tunnel ice/boulder puzzle to prevent a softlock
  • Night Slash is now boosted by Sharpness
  • Counter now works correctly when the opponent didn’t deal damage during the previous turn and is no longer affected by type matchups other than immunity
  • Renamed some items (Item Finder, ParalyzeHeal, Upgrade, X Defense) to match modern practice
  • Tri type now has proper defensive type matchups (only observable through the use of Conversion)
  • Pokemon portraits in the overworld now show with their correct shininess for all events
  • Battle Arcade battles are now scored correctly (broken last build)
  • Fixed shiny and PC/Pokedex coloring for Blastoise and Caterpie
  • Updated level-up moves for Goldeen and Seaking
  • Minor text and map fixes
Changelog Pokémon Prism

Changelog: Version 0.95.0253 (Hotfix 4)

  • Apricorn trees can now actually have a shiny one
  • Apricorn trees containing the same Apricorn now spawn independently
  • Improved visual issues in the Oxalis City, Route 64 and Route 74 maps
  • Prevented the NPC in the Torenia City train station from blocking the player
  • Fixed the color of the TM17 item ball
  • Rings now sell for prices that scale up with the level required to craft them
  • Leppa Berry now works correctly in and out of battle
  • Stats screen now plays cries for all Pokemon
  • Fixed the color of Spearow’s shiny palette
  • Minor text fixes
Changelog Pokémon Prism

Changelog: Version 0.95.0251 (Hotfix 3)

  • Mined fossils are now discarded when the player doesn’t have a Fossil Case
  • Removed “You need a Mining Pick to mine” message until the player clears the
    tutorial battle
  • Experience for player skills (mining, crafting, etc.) now displays correctly
  • Added a new message indicating that the way back is closed off after the
    landslide in the initial sequence
  • Pachisi no longer breaks when the player moves backwards
  • Redesigned both Route 69 maps, removing stray corner tiles and preventing the
    player from reaching the edge of the map
  • Players can no longer Surf to the edge of the beach map in Laurel Forest
  • Hidden item in Route 56, blocked in build 0248, is now accessible again
  • Counter no longer deals damage when the player’s last move was using an item
  • Flare Blitz is now affected by Reckless
  • Fixed the fossil revival process so that the player doesn’t spawn inside
    furniture afterwards
  • Pokerus duration is now properly limited to four days maximum
  • Nurses in Pokemon Centers will now explain Pokerus only once
  • Items that cannot be used now show the corresponding error message only once
  • Updated the message shown to players when their savefile needs patching to
    show better help text, an updated URL, and the detected build number for
    their savefile
  • Jeweling recipe book now shows the correct requirements for the first 3 rings
  • Savefile patch now correctly restores the Route 81 item ball
  • Minor text fixes and changes
Changelog Pokémon Prism

Changelog: Version 0.95.0250 (Hotfix 2)

  • Fixed crashes and softlocks related to the use of Cage Keys
  • Route sign in Route 78 no longer crashes the game
  • Train tracks in Route 82 are no longer walkable
  • Fixed incorrect note in the Lighthouse theme
  • Fixed wrong tile in Laurel Lab that made a scientist stand on a table
  • Silph Warehouse now contains a door to the back room instead of blank space
  • Minor text changes

 

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