=========================TM Network======================= =====================Live in Power Bowl=================== ===========================V 1.01========================= Genre: Adventure Source language: Japanese Platform: Famicom Patch language: English Author: Pennywise E-mail: antoniusblocko@protonmail.com http://yojimbo.eludevisibility.org/ ====================================================== About ====================================================== Project History: This project was started last year through filler's work in translating the game. It must be said that this game probably never would've been translated otherwise because it's so obscure and technically challenging. Without giving anything away, the game is basically J-Pop meets scifi with your traditional point and click adventure gameplay. Be warned that there are plenty of ways to get game over in the game, but I've included a spoiler-free walkthrough with the patch courtesy of SnowyAria, who also happened to help finish up the translation. Anyhow, the game is one giant block of scripting code mixed with text. So before I could even start hacking it, I had to break it all down, reverse-engineer it and then put it all back together to get the game in English. In the course of my work, I also expanded the main character name length to 8 characters. Anyhow, I do think the game turned out to be pretty neat all things considered. You get sent back in time and the J-Pop band, TM Network helps you save the future of humanity. An interesting concept with some still prescient politcal undertones as well. ====================================================== Version History ====================================================== 1.0 - initial release 1.01 - minor text formatting, bug fix ====================================================== Patching Instructions ====================================================== Due to limitations in the IPS format and the changes I made to the ROM, I'm only supporting the BPS and xdelta. You can patch the ROM here: https://www.romhacking.net/patch/ Apply the patch to the Japanese ROM: TM Network - Live in Power Bowl (Japan).nes We would be highly grateful, if you find some time to contact us with proposals or corrections. Information on found bugs or corrections would be highly appreciated. P.S. Support the game industry by buying used games! Even if the money doesn't go to the developers directly, as the games become rare and harder to find, the price goes up, and people become more inclined to buy new releases "while they can!" ====================================================== Credits go to: Pennywise - hacking filler - main translation SnowyAria - finished translation, text editing, testing Ryusui - misc spot translations Graphicus - misc graphic design cccmar - testing All those who contributed into this process. ====================================================== Compiled by Pennywise. June 2022