ROM Hack - Sword Master - Fixed Samples

Sword Master - Fixed Samples

Original game : Sword Master

Platform : NES

Author : TakuikaNinja

Release date : 09 December 2020

Category : Bug Fix

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : S

Downloads : 662

ROM Information

Database match: Sword Master (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20180803-121122)
File SHA-1: 8145E4C6520E84EE8BE1BE883CB07F9C4F25350C
File CRC32: 6CCD5C11
ROM SHA-1: 58F3298537D85230CF4228DE76C1B0723BD1F5C4
ROM CRC32: 465E5483

Hack description

Sword Master is an action platformer game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is set in a medieval fantasy setting and features sword fighting and parallax scrolling.

The samples in this game are notorious for their low quality. However, it was recently discovered that this is the result of bit-reversal, an error where the bits in each byte of the samples are in reverse order of how they should be. This hack corrects the bit order for all of the samples, restoring them to how they were intended to be.

You will need an IPS patch installer to patch the rom such as Lunar IPS.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
TakuikaNinja	Hacking	Fixed DPCM samples

Reviews

A Clear Improvement.	iridium_ionizer	2020-12-11	Version 1.0
I am not sure how extensively this fix was implemented. There are many quality sound effects that seem unchanged. However, the sound effect that you will hear the most of in this hack is the player swinging his sword, hence the game's name. In the original game the accompanying shout with each hack and thrust sounded like a dog's muffled cough. With the modified version it sounds like a clear but truncated shout of "Heeyah." There are also a few noticeable changes in other samples for the player and for mini-bosses throughout the levels. It is a clear improvement.

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