Secret of Evermore uses the B Button to confirm, with the A Button used to dash. This flies in the face of nearly every other SNES title out there. SoE's control scheme was likely intended to mimic Secret of Mana's, but unlike that game, SoE is hardcoded to use the B Button to confirm in menus.
This patch remedies the issue by changing the button inputs, their associated graphics and text, and forcing the game to use Config 2 when a save is loaded.
Please note, upon starting a new game the control scheme will still default to Config 1
(B Button: Confirm, A Button: Dash). However, each time a save is loaded, the behavior of forcing Config 2
(A Button: Confirm, B Button: Dash) will work as intended. Players are advised to change the button scheme manually when first starting a new game.
This patch is compatible with all of
http://assassin17.brinkster.net/soe_patches.htm.
Secret of Evermore
A and B Button Swap
v1.00 (Jun 23 2019)
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- Secret of Evermore (c) Square Enix. All rights reserved.
- No ownership is claimed by mziab over Secret of Evermore 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. mziab
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 "Secret of Evermore (USA).smc" with the following
specifications:
Hashes: CRC32 - 8229628D
MD5 - 6BD8AC9CBF2408883D9E2E5793E8C5B4
SHA1 - 3C0A372C0734B8C77CB79C90AFAEF543C68B2262
- Players are encouraged to keep a backup of their original game file in case an error occurs.
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Preface
Secret of Evermore uses the B Button to confirm and the A Button to run, as opposed to the inverse
as most other SNES games. This may have been due to its inspiration, Secret of Mana, which uses the
same control scheme. However, unlike Secret of Mana, Evermore only allows the player to change the
buttons for exploration. This led to the development and release of this project.
This patch is compatible with assassin17's bug fixes. Please note that if you wish to use his
"Unsaved stat boosts fix" under any circumstances, you must start a new game.
http://assassin17.brinkster.net/soe_patches.htm
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Changelog
v1.00 (Jun 23, 2019)
- Swapped the function of the A and B Buttons for all menu controls.
- Forced game to default to control config 2 upon loading a save.
- Cleaned up A and B Button reference text to match new functions.
- Changed B Button graphics to A Button in save, alchemy setup, and action menus.
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Known Issues
- When starting a new game, controller config 1 is still turned on for exploration. Players are
recommended to change it manually just once. Each time a save game is loaded, the buttons will
default to config 2 as intended.
Name: Secret of Evermore (USA).smc
Header: YES
Size: 3 MB (3,146,240 bytes)
CRC32: 8229628D
MD5: 6BD8AC9CBF2408883D9E2E5793E8C5B4
SHA1: 3C0A372C0734B8C77CB79C90AFAEF543C68B2262
