I loved this hack of Fire Red. The starters are the same as fire red, but you are immediately faced with pokemon from the first generations as well as d/p pokemon. I enjoy that the gym leaders are not required to be challenged in any specific order. I also liked that there was a more of a narrative than the old fire red game. You are the son/daughter of a previous champion (our hero from the Brown hack) working to follow in your father's footsteps (however this is reminiscent of pokemon emerald/ruby where your father is the 5th gym leader). I think my biggest critique of the game is that the variety of pokemon that are available in tall grass is not what I was expecting. Do not get me wrong, there is not a lot left to be desired from this game -- it is excellent, however, I would like to encounter more rare pokemon. Besides that this game was great, hands down. The maps and gyms are completely new; this is something I never truly appreciated until I started playing pokemon hacks regularly. I always thought that it was the gym leaders pokemon/elite four that created the challenge, but I found the lack of direction a little challenging at time. I needed to run back and forth and decide which city to go to, but receiving the FLY HM early in the game helps cut down on travel time. All in all this game was excellent. The gym leaders were actually challenging, even with my extreme training, and you can actually play this hack all the way to the elite four (something I really appreciate).