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 л Г                TALES OF PHANTASIA (Version 1.2) FINAL                Г л
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 л Г Translated by : DeJap                     Release Date : 12/FEB/2001 Г л
 л Г Language : English                        Game Type : Action/RPG     Г л
 л Г Game Rating : 10/10                       Published by : Namco       Г л
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 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г What's New                                                           Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~~~~                                                           Г л
 л Г Many, many bug fixes, both for the script and graphical problems.    Г л
 л Г Several items and names of people and places have been renamed since Г л
 л Г they were previously translated incorrectly. The garbage item bug    Г л
 л Г caused by sorting has been fixed. However, if you have a garbage     Г л
 л Г item in your inventory already, this new patch wont get rid of it,   Г л
 л Г you'll just have to sell it. Also, it has been confirmed that the    Г л
 л Г display of corrupt graphics at certain points in the game, is due    Г л
 л Г to a corrupt rom and not the translation patch. As with the last     Г л
 л Г patch, don't expect all save states to work with the new version,    Г л
 л Г instead, save your game to a save game slot and reload it using the  Г л
 л Г new patch. Enjoy.                                                    Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Release Information                                                  Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                                  Г л
 л Г Is this really the final? Yes! Every bit of Japanese we have come    Г л
 л Г across in the game has been dealt with, with the sole exception of   Г л
 л Г the Japanese voices. There are no plans to do any sort of dubbing.   Г л
 л Г As far as the translation goes, this is the final patch. As far as   Г л
 л Г special features are concerned, we're not quite done with it yet.    Г л
 л Г This patch can be considered a final, and anything new after this    Г л
 л Г would be considered a bonus release. This patch is also a beta. We   Г л
 л Г expect many bugs to be reported after this release, which we will    Г л
 л Г fix before releasing a bonus patch. So, let us know of any problems. Г л
 л Г Not being able to patch the rom is not a bug!                        Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Much has been changed since the last release. We recommend you start Г л
 л Г over from the beginning, rather than continuing where the game dies  Г л
 л Г using the beta patch. You'll enjoy it a lot more if you do.          Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Files                                                                Г л
 л Г ~~~~~                                                                Г л
 л Г Topfinal.txt - This file                                             Г л
 л Г Top_gd7u.ips - Patch for interleaved rom (upper case 8x8 font)       Г л
 л Г Top_dx2u.ips - Patch for non-interleaved rom (upper case 8x8 font)   Г л
 л Г Top_gd7l.ips - Patch for interleaved rom (lower case 8x8 font)       Г л
 л Г Top_dx2l.ips - Patch for non-interleaved rom (lower case 8x8 font)   Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г How to Patch                                                         Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~~~~~~                                                         Г л
 л Г The patch requires an original Japanese rom with a 512 byte header,  Г л
 л Г making it 6,291,968 bytes in size. If the rom is only 6,291,456      Г л
 л Г bytes, it does not have a header. Included are patches for both the  Г л
 л Г interleaved and non-interleaved roms. Use the format conversion      Г л
 л Г programs to determine if your rom is interleaved or not.             Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г The patch has to be applied to the rom using a patching program (you Г л
 л Г can find one here http://rpgd.emulationworld.com/utils/snestl12.zip).Г л
 л Г If necessary, add a header to the rom first (with that same program).Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Next, use the program to apply 1 of the patches. Most of the time    Г л
 л Г you'll need to use the tope_gd7?.ips patch, but in some cases the    Г л
 л Г rom isn't interleaved so you'll need to use the tope_dx2?.ips patch  Г л
 л Г instead. Do not apply all patches!                                   Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г If the first patch doesn't work, try the second patch but use the    Г л
 л Г original rom (not the one you just patched).                         Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Known Bugs                                                           Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~~~~                                                           Г л
 л Г Savestates created with emulators and copiers using a previous       Г л
 л Г of the translation will not always work. This isn't really a bug,    Г л
 л Г it's just a side effect of the translation process.                  Г л
 л Г SRAM files (save games) will always work between different versions, Г л
 л Г however, we suggest you re-enter your characters' names.             Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Some areas display corrupt graphics or text. This is because you     Г л
 л Г have a corrupt rom, it has nothing to do with the translation patch! Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г If you find any other bugs, please let us know.                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г History                                                              Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~                                                              Г л
 л Г Interest for this project sparked after CyBeRGoth made some initial  Г л
 л Г findings. Soon afterwards, the script was dumped by Dark Force in    Г л
 л Г 1997. The main text was translated during Chess Piece Face and       Г л
 л Г Makokichi's spring break in 1999. The remaining text was translated  Г л
 л Г in the following few weeks, then revisions began. The final script   Г л
 л Г revisions, along with the new text compression scheme, were written  Г л
 л Г in late 2000.                                                        Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Words from the Authors                                               Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                               Г л
 л Г Chess Piece Face:                                                    Г л
 л Г I remember seeing a Tales of Phantasia cart a long time ago.         Г л
 л Г I figured nothing could ever possibly compete with the fun I         Г л
 л Г had playing Final Fantasy IV and VI.  Man, I was wrong.  I           Г л
 л Г love this game.  I was so excited when it began to work on           Г л
 л Г ZSNES, and like many others, drooled over the thought of it          Г л
 л Г being translated.  Through a bizzare set of events (meeting          Г л
 л Г makokichi at school and becoming friends, and getting set up         Г л
 л Г to chat with Dark Force over the possibility of Tales'               Г л
 л Г translation) is a time in my life I'll never forget.                 Г л
 л Г makokichi and I worked our butts off over that spring break          Г л
 л Г to translate the entire main text of the game together.  I           Г л
 л Г hope that everyone enjoys the game, and enjoys the                   Г л
 л Г translation - with a little luck, it won't be my last.               Г л
 л Г As hard as I've worked on this game, it's totally inappropriate      Г л
 л Г for me to take too much credit.  All I did was love the game,        Г л
 л Г respect the project, and pitch in when and where I could.            Г л
 л Г makokichi definitely deserves the most credit in the                 Г л
 л Г translation, and Dark Force deserves more credit than anyone         Г л
 л Г for the whole project.  It's his baby, and he worked his ass         Г л
 л Г off for it even when he was so frustrated with the project,          Г л
 л Г and I have nothing but the utmost respect for the guy. He's          Г л
 л Г damn nigh impossible to please sometimes, but that's only            Г л
 л Г because he expects the nothing but the best from himself and         Г л
 л Г his team.                                                            Г л
 л Г Lastly, a huge thank you is deserved for everyone else who           Г л
 л Г helped out, supported, e-mailed or whatever to the team.             Г л
 л Г It is appreciated, even if sometimes you don't get an e-mail         Г л
 л Г back.  The game being translated is thanks enough for me, but        Г л
 л Г the "good job"s and the "you guys rule"s are icing on the cake.      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Dark Force:                                                          Г л
 л Г A long time ago, I saw a reference to Tales of Phantasia in some     Г л
 л Г gaming magazine. The game was bigger than most Neo Geo carts of the  Г л
 л Г time and it had real voices. It seemed amazing for an SNES game and  Г л
 л Г as I expected it would never come out over here.                     Г л
 л Г I followed SNES emulation from the very start, once it got to the    Г л
 л Г point where many commercial games were emulated, I went hunting for  Г л
 л Г ToP. Needless to say it didn't work at the time. From my days in the Г л
 л Г console scene, I had come across a ToP patch by PopC0rn, which       Г л
 л Г removed the intro (which used extended mapping which wasn't emulated)Г л
 л Г from the game allowing it to run on a 32mb copier. This meant the    Г л
 л Г patched rom should also work on an emulator. Though only the sound   Г л
 л Г menu worked with the patched rom, it was still amazing to see it     Г л
 л Г being emulated.                                                      Г л
 л Г I then developed an interest for seeing it getting fully emulated. I Г л
 л Г knew it would work on a 64mb GameDoctor, so I sought out people who  Г л
 л Г had those copiers and got them to run various tests in an attempt to Г л
 л Г figure out what the GameDoctor was doing that emulators weren't.     Г л
 л Г UnaFarmer turned out to be the most helpful. With help from F.H, we  Г л
 л Г figured out the memory mapping scheme and passed it on to zsKnight.  Г л
 л Г By then, zsKnight had already figured out half the mapping on his    Г л
 л Г own. We gave him the missing piece and then ToP instantly became     Г л
 л Г emulated. The info was then shared with other emulators. The main    Г л
 л Г problem was that the only ToP roms around came from a GameDoctor,    Г л
 л Г and the way a GD interleaves a 48mb rom is completely fucked up. Had Г л
 л Г we started with a rom from a Super Wildcard (non-interleaved), ToP   Г л
 л Г probably would have been emulated a lot sooner. Around the same time,Г л
 л Г right before ToP was emulated, FanWen showed up and offered his      Г л
 л Г knowledge on ToP's mapping and a rom dumped from a Super Wildcard.   Г л
 л Г An interleaved rom is a pain in the ass to hack, so I had only been  Г л
 л Г working with the rom FanWen sent me. Yet all the roms on the net     Г л
 л Г were GD dumps, so I decided to release the uninterleaved rom.        Г л
 л Г That is why we have the problem of interleaved and non-interleaved   Г л
 л Г ToP roms and patches.                                                Г л
 л Г Now that ToP was emulated, I thought why not translate it as well.   Г л
 л Г I didn't start seriously looking at it until after CyBeRGoth started Г л
 л Г his hack on it. My original intention then was just to help him out. Г л
 л Г I was lucky to team up with Chess and Mako. They did the fastest     Г л
 л Г translations I'd ever seen. An rpg script in just 1 week! Chess was  Г л
 л Г a really great person to work with. We shared the same consideration Г л
 л Г towards translating and agreed on many things. We disagreed on some, Г л
 л Г but who doesn't? The quality of the storyline can be credited to     Г л
 л Г Chess. He revised the script 3 times over to make sure it delivered  Г л
 л Г the best overall story. I doubt Namco could have done as good a job. Г л
 л Г I felt a perfect hack was needed to suit a great script. The hacking Г л
 л Г wasn't easy, it was a learning experience for me in some ways.       Г л
 л Г Anyone who thinks this game isn't hard to hack, hasn't dug deep      Г л
 л Г enough. Sure, individual bits may seem simple, but coordinating all  Г л
 л Г the hacks to work together, combined with variable width font, a new Г л
 л Г compression scheme, reorganized memory management and a multilingual Г л
 л Г system, is no simple task.                                           Г л
 л Г The thing keeping the project alive was enjoyment of the work. Once  Г л
 л Г the work wasn't fun anymore, we released the old beta patch so that  Г л
 л Г people would send us encouragement in order to help us get back on   Г л
 л Г track.                                                               Г л
 л Г The multilingual translations, for example, are a result of the fan  Г л
 л Г support. Had there not been such strong support from people all over Г л
 л Г the world, we wouldn't be involved in any language other than        Г л
 л Г English. So thanks to everyone who supported us over the years.      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Credits                                                              Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~                                                              Г л
 л Г Programming:          Dark Force                                     Г л
 л Г English Translation:  Makokichi & Chess Piece Face                   Г л
 л Г Graphics Editing:     Chess Piece Face & Dark Force                  Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Special Thanks                                                       Г л
 л Г ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                                       Г л
 л Г CyBeRGoth - for all his findings and help                            Г л
 л Г F.H - for his snes9x mod used to debug ToP                           Г л
 л Г zsKnight - for lots of great help                                    Г л
 л Г LordTech - for the opening quote text image and his snes9x mods      Г л
 л Г Neill Corlett - for very useful information on many different things Г л
 л Г Forte - for his excellent beta testing                               Г л
 л Г Dantares - also for his excellent beta testing                       Г л
 л Г Impulse69 - for his beta testing                                     Г л
 л Г Gogeta75 - for his thorough bug reports and testing                  Г л
 л Г Disnesquick - for swapping info with us from his ToP project         Г л
 л Г FanWen - for his ToP rom and support                                 Г л
 л Г And everyone else who has supported us                               Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Greets go out to all other romhackers and translators out there.     Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г                                                                      Г л
 л Г Expect to see more ToP translation patches for other languages       Г л
 л Г available soon!                                                      Г л
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