GBA Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Secret Starters Vanilla)

[RageBurner]

A hack that could be seen as an alternate plot to the original game (though it introduces no actual changes to the story) by allowing the player to have access to otherwise secret characters from the start, all fully sprited, functional and with appropriate classes.

The current version supersedes the previous one (that happened to be split into two hacks).
Check the included documentation for more details.

Author(s): SpeedySnail
Version: 3.0
Date: 20th of June, 2026
Status: Fully Playable
Source: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/9062/

ROM/ISO Information:

CRC-32: 5645e56c

Download Links​

• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Secret Starters)
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[Mr.Haze]

I happened to download it

I appreciate it.

 

[RageBurner]

Does this version have all the gameplay changes like the removal of laws and judges? I would really love to play with the characters with their jobs/classes unlocked for New Game+ but keeping everything else intact.

From the documentation (I always include it):

Spoiler

❖ JP system reworked, allowing players to purchase abilities
via JP instead of learning them via equipment.
❖ Hidden starter clans, featuring 30+ secret characters.
❖ New Rumors offering clues to secret unlocks.
❖ Over 150 ability tweaks.
❖ Some hidden hybrid jobs.
❖ Rival clan levels scale to your highest level party member.
❖ New recruit levels scale to your highest level party member.
❖ All starting characters begin at level 1.
❖ Marche & Montblanc change races/jobs depending on which team
you play.
❖ Items have a 3-tile range instead of 1.
❖ Moogle (and other minor) growth improvements.
❖ Various QoL improvements.
◦ Steal shoes via "Steal: Accessory"
◦ Rename Marche or non-special characters in-game (Press
START with the character selected).
◦ Morphers actually transform (in vanilla, they just waved
their arms).
◦ Opening tutorials are skipped.

 

[felixsrg]

Does this version have all the gameplay changes like the removal of laws and judges? I would really love to play with the characters with their jobs/classes unlocked for New Game+ but keeping everything else intact.

 

[EleanorDr]

I still like the boxart from before. Where can I find it? I want it for myself.

I happened to download it

 

[Roto]

Now thats what I call art <3

 

[Mr.Haze]

I can replace the art here with the default boxart, but this is the title screen, so... tough break eh?

Edit: Superseded and replaced by v3.0, the title screen now uses in game assets, so nuclear doomsday averted, whew!

I still like the boxart from before. Where can I find it? I want it for myself.

 

[RageBurner]

I can replace the art here with the default boxart, but this is the title screen, so... tough break eh?

Edit: Superseded and replaced by v3.0, the title screen now uses in game assets, so nuclear doomsday averted, whew!

 

[Fireair]

This feels like one of the most unnecessary self shoots in the foot i've ever seen;
Ok you don't have an artist nor can you draw, that's fine, leave the menu as is, it's not important to the rest of the hack anyways.
Why actively replace it with an AI generated one...you are just asking for the flames at that point
It's so inconsequential, but a soulless generated image will still leave a lot of people (myself included) with a sour taste in their mouth so... why bother

The nutty part is that this hack is what the mod creator called the "obsolete" version, since they made a new one that adds a lot of changes...and doesn't use the AI slop art. actually that was before they took down the hack. Now there is only the hack without the slop.

 

[JetPackAndButlers]

This feels like one of the most unnecessary self shoots in the foot i've ever seen;
Ok you don't have an artist nor can you draw, that's fine, leave the menu as is, it's not important to the rest of the hack anyways.
Why actively replace it with an AI generated one...you are just asking for the flames at that point
It's so inconsequential, but a soulless generated image will still leave a lot of people (myself included) with a sour taste in their mouth so... why bother

 

[Boooworth]

Glad I'm not the only one to notice the AI "art"

 

[MistressRena]

I do, actually

Sadge.

 

[PriceTheCreator]

So do the characters who are narratively against you like Ritz just.. leave for story moments? If I remember you fight her clan at least once.

 

[Majormachina]

It's a single picture on a free romhack. Who cares?

I do, actually

 

[Roto]

It's a single picture on a free romhack. Who cares?

I do!

 

[DrakFrog]

Waiting for hack that can speed up the game. Like seriously please let me skip what the enemy is thinking.

I'm waiting for a hack that allows you to kill Marche in a Jagd and allow the story to continue afterwards

 

[bubbyrude]

It's a single picture on a free romhack. Who cares?

me. them kids got nothing to smile about.

 

[MistressRena]

Is it just me or the game's title screen was changed into an AI-made picture...?

It's a single picture on a free romhack. Who cares?

 

[Zeb89]

Is it just me or the game's title screen was changed into an AI-made picture...?

 

[PSVitaForever]

Nice mod! I remember I spent hours to 100% this game, very beautiful: a good hack for people who wants to immediately use the secret characters and don't care about spoiler.

 

[NecroBanana]

FFTA is an Isekai.

Post automatically merged: Jun 19, 2026

Waiting for hack that can speed up the game. Like seriously please let me skip what the enemy is thinking.

If you use emulators you can just speed it up yourself.

 

[RageBurner]

Waiting for hack that can speed up the game. Like seriously please let me skip what the enemy is thinking.

Would be nice, but it's probably way beyond what's possible with the engine.

 

[EncoreLover10]

Waiting for hack that can speed up the game. Like seriously please let me skip what the enemy is thinking.