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Title: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: CloudGamerX on January 15, 2020, 12:30:29 pm
I'm not sure if anyone else here knows this, but Modzilla released the MMC3 patch of Metal Force, some time ago.

Link: https://thegaminguniverse.org/ninjagaiden4/mottzilla/mapper.html
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: jpx72 on January 21, 2020, 05:15:37 am
Thanks for the update, appreciated!
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: gorgyrip on January 21, 2020, 01:50:01 pm
Nice! I just downloaded it.
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: famiac on January 26, 2020, 07:19:32 pm
Nice. The version distributed on NES carts uses a modified TSROM board to create a TKSROM cart with 256kib CHR rom support. Looks like he talks about that in the readme.

Do you know when this was released?
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: xIceMan on January 27, 2020, 12:57:30 am
Very long ago but he never made it public until recently since I reminded him about it. :P

And no, it does NOT use mapper 118 (TKSROM) at all. It IS mapper 4 (TSROM) but with single screen mirroring.
CIRAM A10 (MMC3 pin 10 bend up) is simply connected to GND.
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: famiac on January 28, 2020, 09:36:34 pm
I must have misunderstood something here because CHR A17 seeems to be connected to CIRAM A10, consistent with TKSROM
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: xIceMan on January 29, 2020, 12:39:51 am
That's not how it should've been though unless that's a different version.
Can you dump it using mapper 118? Because the MMC3 patch by MottZilla is mapper 4 with one screen mirroring (CIRAM A10 to GND and MMC3 CHR A17 untouched).
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: duiz on April 04, 2021, 01:33:48 pm
Does anyone still have this patch? The download link on the website is down...
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: DJ Clae on April 04, 2021, 01:51:57 pm
Seconded. Does someone have the patch file? I think we should upload it to romhacking.net and credit Mottzilla for it.
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: gorgyrip on April 14, 2021, 03:46:17 am
Quote from: DJ Clae on April 04, 2021, 01:51:57 pmSeconded. Does someone have the patch file? I think we should upload it to romhacking.net and credit Mottzilla for it.

here you go:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i5yq2pbji9aou3r/mfmmc3.zip?dl=0
Title: Re: Metal Force MMC3 Patch Released by Motzilla
Post by: DJ Clae on April 19, 2021, 11:33:44 am
Incredible! Thanks, gorgyrip!!!