Final Fantasy VI received a number of changes from its Japanese incarnation when it arrived overseas, which extended to graphics. Several of the somewhat adult themes were altered to be family friendly.
There are various mods that revert the censorship, but no one unified patch, plus the existing projects left a few changes untouched. Thus, Total Graphics Uncensorship was created to completely restore the original graphics of FFVI.
In short:
- The original title screen is restored, removing the black and white splash screen
- Barb-e, Dahling, L.80 Magic, and Madam smoke
- Critic, Chadarnook (Woman), Goddess, and the Final Boss Tiers show more skin (Mine cart battle BG bug is fixed)
- Siren and Starlet show more skin
- Cafés are now pubs
- Mute's graphic is fully reverted
- Optionally, the Japanese version's MP growth curve can be restored (See readme for details)
You have permission to use this patch in your projects so long as credit is given to all contributors.
Final Fantasy VI
Total Graphics Uncensorship
v2.00 (Sep 17 2020)
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Disclaimer
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- Final Fantasy VI (c) Square Enix. All rights reserved.
- No ownership is claimed by FlamePurge over Final Fantasy VI or the franchise from which it
originates. Commercial use of this patch, including but not limited to reproduction, sale, etc.
is strictly prohibited.
- This unofficial, fan-made patch is provided "as-is" on a voluntary (i.e. non-profit) basis.
FlamePurge is not liable for damage incurred to the end-user, their OS, or their hardware while
using this patch.
- Apply this patch only to a headered "Final Fantasy III (U) [!].smc" with the following
specifications:
Hashes: CRC32 - 3090BDD5
MD5 - E01A15A3C257831C7D7382E0F772FEA9
SHA1 - 2CDE203D4FC76B18645692308732A0E8F0F36D1A
- Players are encouraged to keep a backup of their original game file in case an error occurs.
- Two patches are included.
TotalGraphicsUncensorship_v200.ips (Primary Patch):
Reverts all graphical changes made to Final Fantasy III (US) for SNES.
OriginalMPGrowth_v100.ips (Secondary Patch):
Restores the MP growth curve from the Japanese version. FFIII US, for some reason, saw its MP
growth changed so that characters gain slightly less MP overall, making it a little more
difficult to maximize MP.
Both patches CAN be implied in tandem.
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There have been various attempts at removing the graphical censorship made to Final Fantasy VI over
the years. While the efforts have been appreciated, there hadn't been a unified "one and done" patch
that reverts everything all at once. Total Graphics Uncensorship aims to achieve that.
Note: This patch appears to conflict with madsiur's Zozo Petty Sign Fix. However, I saw them work in
conjunction by applying Total Graphics Uncensorship first, then Petty Sign Fix.
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Overview
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- The black and white splash screen before the title logo has been removed, and the original title
logo has been restored. (Credit to Yazoo)
- The sprites for Espers Siren and Starlet are reverted. (Credit to Terii Senshi)
- The sprites for enemies Barb-e, Dahling, L.80 Magic, Madam, and Critic are reverted. (Credit to
Terii Senshi)
- The sprites for bosses Chadarnook (Woman) and Goddess are reverted. (Credit to Terii Senshi)
- The graphics for bosses Hit, Magic, Girl, and the red-clothed female figure next to Magic are
reverted. (Credit to Dr. Meat; additional fixing by silentenigma)
- The graphic for the spell Mute has been properly reverted. (Credit to silentenigma)
- The graphics for the pub signs have been reverted.
- An additional patch is provided to restore the original MP growth curve.
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Changelog
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v2.00
- Reverted superfluously changed data. (Credit to kamesennin and silentenigma)
- Incorporated silentenigma's FF6 Silence Graphic, which properly and fully reverts the Mute symbol.
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v1.00
- Corrected mine cart sequence battle background. (Credit to silentenigma)
- Separated the MP growth curve restoration from the main project; now provided as an optional
patch. Apply Original MP Growth on top of the new Total Graphics Uncensorship.
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v0.1
- Applied Yazoo's Final Fantasy VI Titlescreen Mod. Unfortunately, as a side effect, Ted Woolsey's
name was removed from the opening credits.
- Applied Terii Senshi's Original Graphics patch.
- Found and replaced the English Mute graphic with the Japanese Silence graphic. The spell and
status effect are both still known as "Mute." Due to the way the graphic was redrawn in the
NTSC-U release, the restored symbol has very minor changes to its Japanese counterpart.
- Reverted the 4 pub signs, as well as a weapon shop sign that received a minor graphical touch-up.
When you enter a pub, however, the location label will still say "CAFE".
- Applied Dr. Meat's Final Battle Uncensored patch.
- Restored the original MP growth curve from the Japanese version; in the English release, for some
reason, how much MP you receive upon level up was lessened slightly.
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Credits
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- Yazoo: Final Fantasy VI Titlescreen Mod.
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/600/
- Terii Senshi: Original Graphics patch.
http://www.rpglegion.com/ff6/hack/patches.htm
- Dr. Meat: Final Battle Uncensored patch. Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/ff6relocalized/
- Rodimus Primal: Supplied Final Battle Uncensored patch. Mod list:
http://www.romhacking.net/community/2564/
- silentenigma: Provided fix to Final Battle Uncensored patch.
https://www.ff6hacking.com/forums/thread-2680-post-38009.html#pid38009
Also, FF6 Silence Graphic.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5403/
- Lord J and all contributors to FF3usME.
http://www.angelfire.com/pq/jumparound/
...and all you Final Fantasy fans out there!
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File: Final Fantasy III (U) (V1.0) [!].SMC
Header: YES
CRC32: D184D919
MD5: 4CDFC79B44CD6D532DC6631A5C762094
SHA1: 258BCBC5B7BCC25098BF598C4FF2AA6AC00FDE16
