Color Restoration Patch

Original game : Final Fantasy VI Advance

Platform : GBA

Author : Novalia Spirit

Release date : 19 September 2012

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.01

Modifications : G

Downloads : 30080

ROM Information

No-Intro name: 2568 - Final Fantasy VI Advance (Japan)
CRC-32: D67478FE
MD-5: 09DAF6531DED19B7921367084E439B2F
SHA-1: 1850FEDDE7305C4BAF42E0594AAABE17C549D7E2

No-Intro name: 2657 - Final Fantasy VI Advance (USA)
CRC-32: D708F5AB
MD-5: D1C3D1798A3F347FBAB41F151C99DECE
SHA-1: E9A2A58BC56ACE26CB56D0CF5CDAD1A10AA5DEDF

No-Intro name: 2721 - Final Fantasy VI Advance (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It)
CRC-32: D15DEBA5
MD-5: 7F6BF3B4D84F113AA454136E5B53FD77
SHA-1: C5B27ED0870EA64E6A001C5BC367F76571ACE973

Hack description

To accommodate for the undersized, relatively dark monitor of the Game Boy Advance, a variety of colors in Final Fantasy VI Advance exhibit a higher degree of saturation than that of the earlier versions. Consequently, the graphics generally appear brighter, and certain colors diverge significantly from their original specifications. As such, the purpose of this patch, which supports all three versions, is to restore the colors to their former state.

A more detailed description is contained within the document bundled with the release. In addition, a collection of images designed to provide a basis for comparison can be found at the author's site.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Novalia Spirit	Hacking

Reviews

Almost perfect, except...	ghost_butler	2022-01-20	Version 1.01
I was very excited to try out this hack, but it leaves one small but very visible area unchanged: The battle UI. The box that displays below the battle scene to show character HP, ATB gauge and command menus is still lightened, and because everything else is dark in comparison, it really stands out to me. This is a great patch and I'm grateful for it, but I'd be very grateful if someone attempted to fix this. It would make FFVI Advanced the ultimate version of FFVI in my opinion.

Look at the colors on that one	Spooniest	2012-06-04	-
This well-done patch is a wonderful companion to Bregalad's Sound Restoration patch. It does exactly what it says it does; the palette of the SNES version is restored, making Final Fantasy VI Advance appear (spectrally, at any rate) to be the same as the SNES version. I do understand that the original port's palette was necessary for the game to be visible on dark GBA screens, but when stuck in an emulator, it just makes the whole thing look gaudy and loud. The subtlety, the character of the SNES version is back in place with this hack, so by all means, go ahead and look at the pretty colors.

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