Final Fantasy VI T-Edition & T-Edition EX English translation

What it is

FF6 T-Edition is a long-running Japanese ROM hack by Tsushiy that keeps Final Fantasy VI's story but surrounds it with a great deal of new material: side quests, extra places and dungeons, superbosses, unlockable costumes that change stats, a music player and music borrowed from across the series. Battles, spells, items and difficulty were reworked too. T-Edition EX is a separate, much harder follow-up meant to be played after finishing the main hack, with bosses drawn from other Final Fantasy games.

The translation

Tomato (Clyde Mandelin) released English versions of both hacks in November 2021 and then shared his files and tools so others could keep up with Tsushiy's updates. Kain Stryder and a team of fans have maintained the patches since. Version 3.0.7 of T-Edition, from April 2026, focuses on fixing a long list of serious bugs and includes some small additions by Tsushiy; EX is at version 2.0.6.

Playing it

The patches go on your own copy of the Japanese Super Famicom game (the original 1.0 release); save files from the standard game won't work. The included documentation is long but worth reading before starting. Some music may sound off on accuracy-focused emulators, and Tomato's page explains which settings help.