Merged Patches 0-L

After the previous discussion, I'm happy to announce that we now have a Patreon page!

https://www.patreon.com/zeldix

This is still a pretty new thing, so we're definitely open to feedback and suggestions for things like supporter perks.  This has been an amazingly supportive community, and I'm looking forward to keeping it going for years to come.

Merged MSU1 v1.6 + english v1.0 patch, for your leisure.
Patched rom is checksum fixed and region locks removed.

Use clean japanese headerless rom.

Code:

Name:   Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (Japan).sfc
Size:   3145728
CRC32:   177937ab

Merged patch:
https://mega.nz/file/uhkQyL5T#VeO__hUGZxLpOPs3YWCKfMtLxKpyXy5uqVZ1aRjsKzE

Merged kandowontu FastROM v1.01 hack + MSU-1
https://mega.nz/file/bgFyxQ4J#HUYmrjTiV_Jkp5zgqMne7MP09V_DrfNJ4MTmHOk4XHk
Use patch on clean USA rom:
Hook (USA).sfc
CRC32: 0C572EF0

EB+ is an enhancement patch for Earthbound. It contains minor fixes to the story along with game play fixes also.


Patch

https://mega.nz/file/Vc9GjJbD#iswoJdNgPqgjdt4nz5_YhYPLhGwRXIyyPPgaI6HRKE

(Thanks to VVV18 for back up of said patch.)

Merged kandowontu FastROM hack + MSU-1 v2
https://mega.nz/file/GhNnhToJ#-04zllPk2-9JLpz2BZCiJvMTl8vn5Ld6pMO34B4W9Tc
Please note, the graphics corruption on Capcom screen is a side effect of the FastROM hack.

Use clean USA rom:
Final Fight (USA).sfc
CRC32: 4CAB21DB

Merged kandowontu FastROM hack + MSU-1 v1.0
https://mega.nz/file/CtFBwSKJ#mWAtjhamYE85ha_J_wQfYnuFnN2xM5cw7WwD-iM8K1c

Use patch on US rom:
ActRaiser (USA).sfc
CRC32: EAC3358D

Merged kandowontu FastROM hack + MSU-1 v4
https://mega.nz/file/ap10hDhK#0Xha8LOCcg3q-cX3ND0ix4ad7gAyaacLkBos7P1bT7I

Use this rom:
Earth Defense Force (USA).sfc
CRC32: CA8FF946

Merged kandowontu FastROM hack + MSU-1 v1.1
https://mega.nz/file/Gx9SnDRA#tlaN1Ep5AtCsc32bXAChCgCoI7k_fil1ma8etkH5kCA

Intended for:
BioMetal (USA).sfc
CRC32: 53D8410E

Merged kandowontu FastROM hack + MSU-1 v1.0
https://mega.nz/file/qt8zTTSQ#r851IzT1keQudxB3VdC8MJVH9_AhQ6iJ3wd-Le5tbXg

Joe & Mac (USA).sfc
CRC32: 3A2B6167

Merged kandowontu FastROM hack + MSU-1 v1.3
https://mega.nz/file/bktDhYpJ#tLpxDna504nyQxPCDmvu9kZY0br3C3ovI_cBQUkSVKM

Intended for:
Darius Twin (USA).sfc
CRC32: C5341764

So Here we go. I've been very busy but went ahead and got V.99 of Illusion of Gaia Pixel Freemaster available for testing right now. It needs testing and feedback. I've tested some of the game and it seems to be working well but I currently lack time to fully test this. Anyone who tests the game will be credited in each post and the faq for the game when it comes out with v1.0. This is really the beginning and if this Instructions are included below including the download link.

This version includes:
IOG Sprint Button v1.0 by c-dude
Apocalypse Gaia (True Final Boss) v1.0 by...

Hello, here is a new hack from Final Fantasy IV:



https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4134/

Final Fantasy IV - Ultima is a ‘deluxe’ version of Final Fantasy II for the SNES. This hack adds a bunch of additions to the base game while keeping the majority of the main story intact and the feel of FF2US the same.

List of features,...

This may not be something anybody is super familiar with.  The original hack Final Fantasy C2 by Tomato is a loose retelling of Final Fantasy II.  Some may argue it's kind of a remix of Final Fantasy IV but with FFII characters.  I decided to post this, because, why not?  The two patches work together and it still has FFIV music anyway.  Although, if there was FFII music available, I'd give it a shot just to see how the music would be placed, and maybe it would mostly fit where it would need to go, or maybe not....

Back in 2018 there was a small conversation between Polargames and pepillopev about the MSU-1 patch being used in conjunction with the Arcade Edition hack by RealGaea and how a patch could be made to merge the two together.  But, alas, it never came to fruition... until now.

Here is the merged patch that took 4 years to get made   :

To get right to playing v4.85 visit https://archive.org/details/final-fantasy-v-pixel-freemaster-v2.0 (And patch to a ffv (japan)rom.) It's that easy.
To see a video of gameplsy footage of this hack: https://youtu.be/KBVWcVsCpwo

If you don't know what this project is, than it is my attempt at an ultimate version of FFV. I want this to be the definitive must play unofficial but better than the cash...

Final Fight 3, the sequel to Final Fight 2, garnered much love from the Final Fight fan base (much more than its predecessor) and was a welcomed addition to the series as a whole.  With the inclusion of special moves, a super meter, branching paths, and not three but four characters to choose from it was deemed by many to be the best out of the three games.  With such a high regard for the game it would only be a matter of time before those with the hacking prowess would enhance the game even further.  One of the first to jump on the hacking scene for this game was SCD with his

All Difficculties with any episode + MSU1 merged by Mike Prince Sharpe

Code:

https://mega.nz/file/TPhzyZ4a#PL2_EERzoIre7-sbEYBKZTBS1oauFPGI6kt6Hwx4h4g

Final Fight 2, the sequel to Final Fight, was never an arcade release but went straight to console and did remarkably well.  Despite the first Final Fight being kind of a rush job for the SNES, Final Fight 2 was refined and pretty much better in every way: 3-character select screen; 2-player selection; options menu - and those were the big ones.  Well, fans of the game decided to refine it just a little more with Minor Improvements by SCD which makes small but welcomed changes and

Final Fight with 2-player co-op play along with an options menu.  WHAT?!  With arcade and Japan version restorations and colors.  HUH?!  Upgraded to FastRom, eliminating slowdowns.  WOW!  Including MSU-1 support for that high quality CD-like sound.  WHOA!



It's a little buggy and there are missing and reduced elements:
- No opening story
- Bare-bones character select...

One of the best, if not the best, scripts for Final Fantasy IV combined with MSU-1.  Reviews for Namingway Edition by Rodimus Primal have it with such praises as "Amazing", "Best Script I've Seen", and "Fantastic version...faithful to the original".  Now with the addition of MSU-1 its gotten even better.  It still has the same great script and polish, but now with music that gives it that dynamic tone.

There are two patches, both of which are exactly the same, except for the title screens.  One uses the...

What is here are two patches that are slightly different but pretty much the same.  One has the original character Richter, but his death is uncensored, and the other has a cut character more likely from "Rondo of Blood".  (Although, fans speculate it was from a cancelled 32x Castlevania game known as "The Bloodletting", but there was really no set title for the cancelled game.)  The character is only known as "The Rival", but could also be Richter's friend Josef.  I decided to use the cut/cancelled character because he hasn't been featured anywhere else and I thought this would be a good opportunity...

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SRAM Hack available:

https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6534/

Merged MSU-1 v2 + FastROM v1.0 patch.
https://mega.nz/file/KkdDCQZZ#cZhBtzLQEVyTSbo4a4iQrFGiamh0nvX50f0tiM0eSUg
Apply to clean japanese rom.

Code:

Name: Final Fight Guy (Japan).sfc
Size: 1048576
CRC32: de144411

Source hacks used:
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6356/
https://www.zeldix.net/t1506-final-fight

Merged MSU-1 v1.4 and FastROM hack for those interested.
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6322/
Merged patch:
https://mega.nz/file/D1dXACaJ#8ACUHRoevj2DLK0QNTiaUG57prj1mrEGIXB0bipQIj4

Apply to clean Aladdin (USA) rom.

Code:

Name: Aladdin (USA).sfc
Size: 1310720
CRC32: 124d8e4d

Hello, here is a new hack from Yoshi's Island:



Golden Yoshi's Island is a Yoshi's Island hack which in turn is a modified version of SMW2 + 2 by Golden Yoshi.

This hack offers several optimizations to make it faster than the original version, based on community feedback.

The game contains the following features:
36 levels handpicked from the original Hack and reorganized into 4 worlds.
The default egg reticle...