==== Patching the ROM file ====
Please use Xdelta UI 1.1 to patch your own copy of the ROM:
https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/598/

==== Magic Master (aka Wizard's Companion) ====
See PDF in this zip file.

==== Desmume settings ====
I use Drastic on Android and Desmume on Windows, but since this is such a beast of a game you have to tweak the settings a bit.

=== Config Menu ===
= Frame Skip =
Limit Framerate checked
Auto minimize skipping checked
Number 4 checked

= Emulation Settings =
Enable Advanced Bus-level Timing checked
Nothing else checked

= 3D Settings =
SoftRasterizer
Unrealistically High Color Interpolation checked
Enable Fog checked
Enable Edge Marking checked
Enable textures checked
Depth comparison threshold 0
Enable Line Hack checked
nothing else checked

= Sound Settings =
Synchronous selected
Synch method P
Direct Sound Interface
Buffer Size 5880
Linear interpolation

= Display Method =
Direct Draw HW


==== Cheats for faster progress ====
For cheat codes to help you get through your playtest faster, the only ones I would recommend are the ones that max out the stats on the 3 members of your party. I'd wait to run it until you actually have 3 party members, though, which is after you get the Imagen from your heart, Mite. These are Action Replay cheats, which you'll need to indicate in Desmume's Tools->Cheats menu. This will put HP and MP at 999, character level at 99, and speed / attack / defense / etc stats all maxxed at 999 as well. You won't be able to 1-hit-kill *every* boss in the game, but you will be able to do it for most battles until near the end of the game. If you don't want max, note that anything ending in 63 means set the value to 99 (hex 63 == dec 99), and 3E7 means 999 in decimal, so you can adjust your stats downward from max if you just want a leg up but not a gigantic advantage. Even putting your level at 20 and stats at 200 or so should be good for the first few hours of the game without it being a total cakewalk.

Max party member #1:
2214AE33 00000063
1214AE18 000003E7
1214AE26 000003E7
1214AE1A 000003E7
1214AE28 000003E7
0214AE1C 03E703E7
0214AE20 03E703E7
1214AE24 000003E7


Max party member #2:
2214AF23 00000063
1214AF08 000003E7
1214AF16 000003E7
1214AF0A 000003E7
1214AF18 000003E7
0214AF0C 03E703E7
0214AF10 03E703E7
1214AF14 000003E7


Max party member #3:
2214AF73 00000063
1214AF58 000003E7
1214AF66 000003E7
1214AF5A 000003E7
1214AF68 000003E7
0214AF5C 03E703E7
0214AF60 03E703E7
1214AF64 000003E7