Dragon Warrior IV: Dragon Warrior IV - Graphical Uncensoring

This patch for the NES US version of Dragon Warrior IV uncensors all the graphics that were censored by reverting them to their Japanese counterparts:

- Restores the cross on Cristo's hat
- Restores the priests NPC
- Restores the cross tiles related to the churches
- Restores the tombstones to their original crosses
- Restores dead party members to coffins rather than ghosts
- Restores the cross logo next to the name of dead characters
- Restores the overworld tile for shrines
- Restores the cross at the Royal Crypt
- Restores the bunny girls NPC
- Restores Vivian (bunny girl enemy)

It is a graphical hack only, text remains untouched.

Dragon Warrior IV

Graphical Uncensoring
Version 1.0, February 03 2024


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General Info:


This patch for the NES US version of Dragon Warrior IV uncensors all the
graphics that were censored by reverting them to their Japanese counterparts.
Full list of changes:

- Restores the cross on Cristo's hat
- Restores the priests NPC
- Restores the cross tiles related to the churches
- Restores the tombstones to their original crosses
- Restores dead party members to coffins rather than ghosts
- Restores the cross logo next to the name of dead characters
- Restores the overworld tile for shrines
- Restores the cross at the Royal Crypt
- Restores the bunny girls NPC
- Restores Vivian (bunny girl enemy)

See also the TCRF page for a full comparison:
https://tcrf.net/Dragon_Warrior_IV_(NES)/Regional_Differences

It is a graphical hack only and as such text remains untouched.
Therefore all text censoring related to religion or sex are still censored.
I do not speak Japanese so I am not the best person suited to take care of this,
but I would welcome someone else making either an update to this hack or an addendum.
There is a text editor for the game on RHDN if you can figure out how to work with it.


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Patching:

Using a patching tool such as Lunar IPS, patch the rom:
Dragon Warrior IV (U) [!].nes

This patch is compatible with the "Seamonsters bugfix" patch. Order of patching does not matter.

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Credits:

Hacking: Ness aka MetHy

Database match: Dragon Warrior IV (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: F4759104BD0241CE3C038209446AEDA79F170FDD
File CRC32: F6B24806
ROM SHA-1: 1B3DC265BA0D7E4B2CEF9B3F8B0BE0847DF67C3C
ROM CRC32: 506E259D