Editing Video game modding (section)

===Randomizer===
Randomizers are a type of user mod, typically atop games of the 8-bit and 16-bit generations, that keep the fundamental gameplay but randomize elements of the game to make it more of a challenge. Randomizers came out of the [[speedrunning]] community which had exhausted the challenge of racing through the game with one of the earliest being for ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' around 2015. In the ''Zelda'' randomizer, the mod moved the location of the dungeons, the layout of these dungeons, and the location of enemies in a random but procedurally generated manner (similar to [[roguelikes]]) based on a numerical seed, so that speedrunners would have to overcome these new changes.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/what-happens-when-you-randomize-the-legend-of-zelda-1758777271 | title = What Happens When You Randomize The Legend Of Zelda | first = John | last = Harris | date = February 2, 2016 | access-date = December 7, 2019 | work = [[Kotaku]]}}</ref> Their popularity grew as randomizer playthroughs were popular with streaming media.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/12/how-randomizers-are-breathing-new-life-into-old-games/ | title = How "randomizers" are breathing new life into old games | first = Scott | last = White | date = December 3, 2019 | access-date = December 7, 2019 | work = [[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> Some games have offered official randomizer modes in the game itself, such as ''[[Cassette Beasts]]'' in 2023,<ref name="RPGFan review">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Des |date=2023-04-26 |title=''Cassette Beasts'' Review |url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/cassette-beasts/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=RPG Fan |language=en-US}}</ref> or in [[downloadable content]], including ''[[Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night]]'' in 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/bloodstained-zangetsu-randomizer-mode-release-news|title=Bloodstained Adds a New Character and Randomizer Mode, But Switch Players Have to Wait|last=Van Allen|first=Eric|date=4 May 2020|work=US Gamer|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925180150/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/bloodstained-zangetsu-randomizer-mode-release-news}}</ref> and ''[[Axiom Verge]]'' in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/axiom-verge-just-got-a-surprise-randomizer-mode/|last=Prescott|first=Shaun|date=14 January 2021|work=PC Gamer|title=Axiom Verge just got a surprise Randomizer mode}}</ref>