Ufouria: The Saga is a platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System originally released as Hebereke in Japan. The game features minor graphic and programming differences across regions. The PAL version runs slower in NTSC systems, causing audio discrepancies with the DPCM sound. A modified version of the game adjusts the pitch to restore proper audio playback while maintaining compatibility with MMC3 mapper cartridges.
"Hebereke" and "Ufouria the saga" are exactly the same games, but there are only some graphic changes and regional programming differences.
But while "Hebereke" is harder to get and harder to make a reproduction cart using a rare FME-7 mapper, "Ufouria The Saga" is very easy to make a reproduction cart using an MMC3 mapper. (The MMC3 is very easy to find on eBay's 5$ cartridge.)
One problem is that the game runs at PAL speed, so it works fine in the NTSC system, but there is a problem with DPCM going down one semitone, so ntsc players can't listen to the music properly.
This hack raises the pitch of the DPCM samples by one note so that you can hear the correct sound. (The pop noise becomes much more serious because the DPCM was changed manually in the HEX editor.)
Sorry about poor english
Database match: Ufouria - The Saga (Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: AD6F93B83BCC0454F0DCDD68B364AE3001E76C15
File CRC32: 6453F65E
ROM SHA-1: B12B3C850A11A05334C04AC19C2CDAF9A8427843
ROM CRC32: 4EC0FECC
Ufouria – The Saga: MMC3 Ufouria The Saga PAL DPCM to NTSC DPCM Game Wiki
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