Pokemon Blue Version: Restored Slot Graphics and SS Anne Theme

Pokémon Blue Version: Restored Slot Graphics and SS Anne Theme is a fan-modified Game Boy ROM that enhances Shane Mohammed's English localization of the original Japanese Pokémon games. This restoration addresses two specific issues: it corrects graphics for slot machines in Celadon Game Corner and restores the original background music for the SS Anne. The patches ensure an improved gaming experience for fans.

This is an addendum to https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1457/ which recreates the Japanese Pokémon Red, Green and Blue in an English format. Although Shane's patches boast an incredible eye for detail, two minor quirks were missed. These addendum patches aim to address them:

* In the Red Version patch, the slot machine graphics in Celadon Game Corner mistakenly feature sprites exclusive to Green Version. This has been corrected in the "Red Version (Restored Slot Graphics)" patch.
* In the Blue Version patch, the background music for the SS Anne has been replaced by an unused music track discovered by dataminers. This was most likely a deliberate change, intended as an Easter egg, yet the "Blue Version (Restored SS Anne Theme)" patch reverts the change, for the sake of providing the option.

PATCHING INSTRUCTIONS

First, patch an UNMODIFIED Pokémon - Blue Version (UE) [S][!].gb file with Shane Mohammed's patches, preferably via Floating IPS. Afterwards, apply the "Red Version (Restored Slot Graphics).bps" patch onto the ROM prepatched with Shane's "Pokémon - Red Version" patch, and/or the "Blue Version (Restored SS Anne Theme).bps" patch onto a ROM prepatched with Shane's "Pokémon - Blue Version" patch.

This is an addendum to Shane Mohammed's hack of Pokémon Blue which recreates the Japanese Pokémon Red, Green and Blue in an English format. Although Shane's patches boast an incredible eye for detail, two minor quirks were missed. These addendum patches aim to address them:

* In the Red Version patch, the slot machine graphics in Celadon Game Corner mistakenly feature sprites exclusive to Green Version. This has been corrected in the "Red Version (Restored Slot Graphics)" patch.
* In the Blue Version patch, the background music for the SS Anne has been replaced by an unused music track discovered by dataminers. This was most likely a deliberate change, intended as an easter egg, yet the "Blue Version (Restored SS Anne Theme)" patch reverts the change, for the sake of providing the option.

PATCHING INSTRUCTIONS
First, patch an UNMODIFIED Pokémon - Blue Version (UE) [S][!].gb file with Shane Mohammed's patches, preferably via Floating IPS. Afterwards, apply the "Red Version (Restored Slot Graphics)" patch onto the ROM prepatched with Shane's "Pokémon - Red Version" patch, and/or the "Blue Version (Restored SS Anne Theme)" patch onto a ROM prepatched with Shane's "Pokémon - Blue Version" patch.

Prepatched Pokémon - Red Version.gb
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: EA9BB9A206063431BC6A25D3418A0299C645E361
File/ROM CRC32: 6F8D14C4

Prepatched Pokémon - Blue Version.gb
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: 60B933AA3630349339E667BA9C471F9869E74541
File/ROM CRC32: E96CE937

GB Cores

Time to Beat

Main Story 25h 53m

Main + Extras 40h 0m

Speedrun Avg 4h 30m

Release Date

Oct 3, 2022

2 years ago

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