Final Fantasy III: Throwback

Final Fantasy III: Throwback is a patch for the Super Nintendo version of Final Fantasy III that addresses a glitch involving the character Shadow. Specifically, when Shadow attempts to utilize his Throw ability on a target that has jumped away, he erroneously steps back instead of executing the action. This patch ensures that Shadow consistently performs the Throw action regardless of the target's status, preserving gameplay integrity.

Shadow can sometimes get cold feet, like when he's preparing to Throw at a target, but suddenly the target isn't there because they Jumped, and there are no other applicable targets to Throw at. This intimidates him to the point that instead of stepping forward to throw, he'll simply step back. Do this enough times and he'll eventually hide off the edge of the screen like Edward from Final Fantasy IV. This patch makes Shadow step up every time.

Final Fantasy 3 (US/SNES), Final Fantasy 6 (JP/SFC), Final Fantasy 6 Advance (US,JP,EU/GBA)
Throwback Glitch Fix patch

CONTENTS:
FF3-Throwback-H0.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-HR0.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-Throwback-HJ0.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-HJR0.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-Throwback-N0.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-NR0.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-Throwback-NJ0.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-NJR0.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-Throwback-H1.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-HR1.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-Throwback-HJ1.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-HJR1.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-Throwback-N1.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-NR1.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-Throwback-NJ1.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF3-Throwback-NJR1.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-Throwback-H.ips: The fix patch for a headered SFC ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF6-Throwback-HR.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SFC ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-Throwback-HJ.ips: The fix patch for a headered SFC ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF6-Throwback-HJR.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SFC ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-Throwback-N.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF6-Throwback-NR.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-Throwback-NJ.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF6-Throwback-NJR.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file with Assassin's "Jump Megafix" patch applied. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6A-Throwback-U.ips: The fix patch for a US GBA ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF6A-Throwback-UR.ips: The reverse patch for a US GBA ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6A-Throwback-J.ips: The fix patch for a Japanese GBA ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF6A-Throwback-JR.ips: The reverse patch for a Japanese GBA ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6A-Throwback-E.ips: The fix patch for a European GBA ROM file. Apply to fix the Throwback Glitch.
FF6A-Throwback-ER.ips: The reverse patch for a European GBA ROM file. Apply to revert all changes made by the previous patch.
readme.txt: This file.
Throwback.asm: An assembly format index of code changes.
Throwback.rtf: A text format index of code changes.

PATCH INFORMATION:
SFC patches work with RPGOne's translation version 1.2.

AFFECTED AREAS:
SNES v1.0: C1/B785, C1/B78F, C1/B7A1, C1/B9A1, C1/B9A8, C1/B9BA-C1/BA26
SNES v1.1: C1/B782, C1/B78C, C1/B79E, C1/B99E, C1/B9A5, C1/B9B7-C1/BA23
SFC: C1/B733, C1/B73D, C1/B74F, C1/B94F, C1/B956, C1/B968-C1/B9D4
GBA US: 0809B990, 0809C32E, 0809C364-0809C369, 0809C376-0809C4BB
GBA JP: 0809BA50, 0809C3EE, 0809C424-0809C429, 0809C436-0809C57B
GBA EU: 0809C42C, 0809CDD2, 0809CE08-0809CE0D, 0809CE1A-0809CF5F

URGENCY:
Medium.

PURPOSE:
Some enemies, such as the Reach Frog, have the ability to Jump. If Shadow targets one of these enemies for the Throw ability and it Jumps, and no enemies are left available, instead of Throwing, Shadow will take a step back. Permanently. The Thrown object is still removed from inventory, indicating that the Throw occurred, but it is not shown and Shadow still steps backwards anyway. If done multiple times, Shadow can step off the edge of the screen. This error does not occur with certain items, such as scrolls or Stars, because they follow different animation code that runs properly even without a target. This patch allows all Thrown items to follow a default animation if the normal one fails.

VERSION HISTORY:
v1.1 (February 25, 2018): Added GBA patches.

v1.0 (November 23, 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 SNES and SFC ROMs

SNES Cores

Release Date

Feb 25, 2018

7 years ago

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