Final Fantasy III: Magitek Madness is a fan-created patch for the Super Nintendo game Final Fantasy III, also known as Final Fantasy VI in Japan. The patch addresses a graphical bug in which characters wearing Magitek Armor lose their legs when affected by the Doom spell. It includes compatibility options for various ROM versions, enhancing gameplay experience while fixing issues with the Side Saddle patch.
The Doom spell summons the Grim Reaper to take the target's soul away, causing Instant Death. However, if that target is wearing Magitek Armor, the Reaper will somehow neglect to include the legs. With this patch, the Reaper will always take your entire sprite away, with legs.
NOTE: This patch has compatibility issues with the "Side Saddle" patch. See the readme file for details.
Final Fantasy 3 (US/SNES), Final Fantasy 6 (JP/SFC)
Magitek Madness fix patch
CONTENTS:
FF3-MagitekMadness-H0.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to fix the Magitek Madness Bug.
FF3-MagitekMadness-HR0.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-MagitekMadness-HS0.ips: The compatibility patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply after the H0 patch only if "Side Saddle" has already been applied.
FF3-MagitekMadness-N0.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to fix the Magitek Madness Bug.
FF3-MagitekMadness-NR0.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-MagitekMadness-NS0.ips: The compatibility patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply after the N0 patch only if "Side Saddle" has already been applied.
FF3-MagitekMadness-H1.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to fix the Magitek Madness Bug.
FF3-MagitekMadness-HR1.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-MagitekMadness-HS1.ips: The compatibility patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply after the H1 patch only if "Side Saddle" has already been applied.
FF3-MagitekMadness-N1.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to fix the Magitek Madness Bug.
FF3-MagitekMadness-NR1.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-MagitekMadness-NS1.ips: The compatibility patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply after the N1 patch only if "Side Saddle" has already been applied.
FF6-MagitekMadness-H.ips: The fix patch for a headered SFC ROM file. Apply to fix the Magitek Madness Bug.
FF6-MagitekMadness-HR.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SFC ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-MagitekMadness-HS.ips: The compatibility patch for a headered SFC ROM file. Apply after the H patch only if "Side Saddle" has already been applied.
FF6-MagitekMadness-N.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file. Apply to fix the Magitek Madness Bug.
FF6-MagitekMadness-NR.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-MagitekMadness-NS.ips: The compatibility patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file. Apply after the N patch only if "Side Saddle" has already been applied.
readme.txt: This file.
Magitek Madness.asm: An assembly format index of code changes.
Magitek Madness-Fixed.rtf: A text format index of the new code.
Magitek Madness-Original.rtf: A text index of the old code.
URGENCY:
Low to medium. The fact that it fixes Side Saddle as well makes it more important, but both glitches are still graphical.
PURPOSE:
When a character is subject to the Doom spell, the Grim Reaper appears and drags a translucent image of their sprite away off the top of the screen; obviously, this represents their soul leaving their body. However, if that character is wearing Magitek Armor, then the soul will be missing its legs. The reason for this is that the soul sprite and the actual sprite share the same location in VRAM. This patch creates a copy of the sprite with legs, and that sprite will float away.
This sprite also fixes another bug that is also fixed by my Side Saddle patch, rendering that patch obsolete. However, if Side Saddle has been applied, then this patch will not fix the aforementioned bug, and will thus be rendered useless. To circumvent this, either remove Side Saddle or apply the included compatibility patch (do NOT do both). Those two steps, along with applying the fix patch, can be done in any desired order. The compatibility patch should be applied ONLY if Side Saddle has been applied.
VERSION HISTORY:
v1.2 (March 18, 2017): Added a JSR where one was needed. Also added a function call to correct VRAM in the case where Doom misses.
v1.1 (April 29, 2016): Fixed an erroneous byte that was making things go very wrong.
v1.0 (April 8, 2016): Initial release.
Final Fantasy III (USA)
CRC32: E969BD77
MD5: A684517EBD29308C2E3B55D371E15245
SHA-1: 23422176191B371F01AE3A7CFE7455A2022F8EE8
SHA-256: 6F6911ED4A0E9844770035A3C39157F8C3929C321D5AFACBAFDA39C835B44374
Includes patches for headered and non-headered ROMs
Includes patches for v1.0, v1.1 and SFC ROMs
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