ILLUSION OF GAIA: Decompressed (Quick Load)

This is a BPS patch for Illusion of Gaia which decompresses all the assets in the game, while providing an expanded ROM with available space. As a result, loading times are extremely fast! A handful of ASM patches are used to modify the loading process to support faster screen transitions by completely bypassing the decompression steps.

This is a proof-of-concept ROM that *should* be fully playable. The decompressed ROM takes about 3MB of space, with 1MB of free space in banks $30 - $3F. You could potentially use this ROM to insert new graphics etc in a raw format, bypassing the need for a compressor, while also enjoying a more seamless gameplay experience.

To use this patch, download FLIPS or Beat


Tested on original hardware. Please report any bugs on Github.

Database match: Illusion of Gaia (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: 38DE0C84DD2BC3BDFC0A3D7AB0220C79B70887C3
File/ROM CRC32: 1C3848C0