Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum: Might and Magic Restoration is a fan-made patch for the Nintendo Entertainment System game that aims to enhance the original experience by integrating content from the Japanese version while preserving features from the US release. This patch restores various elements, including graphics, storylines, and gameplay mechanics, while addressing bugs and incorporating improved text formatting.
This patch will restore much of the content from the Japanese version while retaining additions
from the US version.
The goal for this project was to restore the features from the Japan version without removing the embelishments from the English version.
This project started when I saw how many changes to the US version was made.
I took some liberties with lines that to change them to their PC counterparts or combined the Japanese version i.e Ye Olde Docks: No Entry
Some other lines have been left alone.
How the game was programming is mixed to me; on one hand, everything was coded in an efficienty. On the other hand, text pointers have to be coded in manually.
There were also times where subroutines could have been used to save space.
Map names had to be shortened because they are in the map header and cannot be changed without reprogramming everything.
Patches are available in IPS and Xdelta.
This has been tested on FCEUX and Bizhawk.
Changes:
The intro is translated
The title screen is now like the Japanese version
The Go Ahead Babies is restored
The portraits in Sorpigal are restored
Character names are decapitialized
Resting now fades in the screen in and out
The animation for killing an enemy with
Maps (Which were only palette changes) are restored
Enemies stats(Icons were only affected) back to their original state
The Skeleton and the Sprite sprites are restored
The bats and snakes are restored to one creature
Various story elements are restored
Map names now reflect the original
The Locust Plague bug is fixed
Input screens now have lower case letters
Input screens now have variable input sizes. Passwords are case sensitive, so make sure they are all caps.
Several instances of censorship have been restored
The battle turns bug that I intended to fix is still in, unfortunately.
There's also another bug involving shops items having their name cut off.
There may also be some unfinished bits that I ment to do, but the game can be completed.
Quickstart:
Press either New Game or Continue to start the game. Enter your character's name. Turn to behind you and enter the inn.
Gather the other members. Leave the inn. Equip your characters move north 3, east. You should get in to a battle. If you
win, head back into the inn. Repeat until level 2.
Unpatched Rom
File SHA1 8DE4F9DD211A02DF5B328FB7305BD651F07E8859
ROM SHA1 B3C1140173115651E50CCDF906CF078BCABBE3C7
File MD5 F3C41E20BEA4E60816B8452AEAFF9385
ROM MD5 DB90D490FAC141A6940AFB6F2F7B0F72
File CRC32 F56C955E
ROM CRC32 532A27E6
Patched Rom
Translated by TheMajinZenki
Minor script help from Tom
Database match: Might & Magic - Secret of the Inner Sanctum (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20180803-121122)
File SHA-1: 8DE4F9DD211A02DF5B328FB7305BD651F07E8859
File CRC32: F56C955E
ROM SHA-1: B3C1140173115651E50CCDF906CF078BCABBE3C7
ROM CRC32: 532A27E6
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