Majora
04-02-2007, 07:26 PM
If you know your Zelda, the title will have made sense before reading this.
Anyway, someone made a patch that, when applied to the ROM, will put Zelda 1's "Eagle Dungeon" where the Deku Tree level used to be. If you want a link to the patch, I will provide it shortly (the link WILL NOT LEAD YOU TO A ROM). What I need to know is, how can I find the Debug ROM? When I say how, I don't mean "give me a direct link to it" I mean, "what should I google for?"
I've tried "Ocarina of Time Debug ROM" but it only turned up dead ends and sites that are ancient. Here is the txt file that came with the patch (all url's edited out):
LoZ Hack, Release 1:
Here it is, the first known complete level hack for The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.
It's a remake of the first dungeon from the NES game The Legend of Zelda.
Requirements:
.Nemu64, Currently the only Emulator that will run the patch properly.
.Copy of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Debug ROM
.Patching tools listed below.
Instructions:
Apply the patch, start a new game. Enter the Deku tree to play the "new" level.
Current release is stand alone, meaning after you get to the end, you can't play through
the rest of the game. Also, the patch is ONLY compatible with Nemu64. Both issues will
be address, and new features added in future revision.
How to patch:
Before you do anything, always keep a back up, of your orginal ROM.
NEVER patch your orginal copy!
Next, you'll need 2 things, first is a byte swapped copy of the
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Debug ROM. If it's in an
archive such as a .zip, or a .rar, extract it first.
Then to check if it's byte swapped, the easiest way to do that is
to run latest version of Zelda Edit, found here:
(URL TAKEN OUT)
and load your ROM.
If Zelda Edit indicates your ROM needs byte swapped, let it run
the byte swapper. Load the Rom in byte swapper, choose Big Endian,
and click Big Endian, choose YES when it prompts you
'Give the ROM a proper ending?'
Alternately, should you not be able to run Zelda Edit, you
can use a HEX editor such as XVI32, found here:
URL REMOVED
to open the ROM. If you can read the title of the ROM at the top
'THE LEGEND OF' it's already byte swapped. If you can't, you can
use this byte swapper:
URL REMOVED
to swap it over to Big Endian.
Second thing you'll need is a copy of PPF-O-MATIC 3.0, found here:
URL REMOVED
(Currently down, use www.google.com (http://www.google.com), and seach "ppf-o-matic")
Run PPF-O-MATIC, choose your ROM, and the patch. Apply the patch,
and thats it.
Changes:
Beta 1
. First Release
Beta 2
. Replaced Dark Link with Stalfos
Beta 3
. Fixed error that prevented slingshot, and one of keys from being
collectable in the same playthrough.
. Added compass that was mistakely replaced by key
Release 1 (LoZ_hack_r1.ppf)
. Added, sign at the end of the hack.
Credits:
NAMES REMOVED
And everyone else at ZSO:
URL REMOVED
Anyway, someone made a patch that, when applied to the ROM, will put Zelda 1's "Eagle Dungeon" where the Deku Tree level used to be. If you want a link to the patch, I will provide it shortly (the link WILL NOT LEAD YOU TO A ROM). What I need to know is, how can I find the Debug ROM? When I say how, I don't mean "give me a direct link to it" I mean, "what should I google for?"
I've tried "Ocarina of Time Debug ROM" but it only turned up dead ends and sites that are ancient. Here is the txt file that came with the patch (all url's edited out):
LoZ Hack, Release 1:
Here it is, the first known complete level hack for The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.
It's a remake of the first dungeon from the NES game The Legend of Zelda.
Requirements:
.Nemu64, Currently the only Emulator that will run the patch properly.
.Copy of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Debug ROM
.Patching tools listed below.
Instructions:
Apply the patch, start a new game. Enter the Deku tree to play the "new" level.
Current release is stand alone, meaning after you get to the end, you can't play through
the rest of the game. Also, the patch is ONLY compatible with Nemu64. Both issues will
be address, and new features added in future revision.
How to patch:
Before you do anything, always keep a back up, of your orginal ROM.
NEVER patch your orginal copy!
Next, you'll need 2 things, first is a byte swapped copy of the
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Debug ROM. If it's in an
archive such as a .zip, or a .rar, extract it first.
Then to check if it's byte swapped, the easiest way to do that is
to run latest version of Zelda Edit, found here:
(URL TAKEN OUT)
and load your ROM.
If Zelda Edit indicates your ROM needs byte swapped, let it run
the byte swapper. Load the Rom in byte swapper, choose Big Endian,
and click Big Endian, choose YES when it prompts you
'Give the ROM a proper ending?'
Alternately, should you not be able to run Zelda Edit, you
can use a HEX editor such as XVI32, found here:
URL REMOVED
to open the ROM. If you can read the title of the ROM at the top
'THE LEGEND OF' it's already byte swapped. If you can't, you can
use this byte swapper:
URL REMOVED
to swap it over to Big Endian.
Second thing you'll need is a copy of PPF-O-MATIC 3.0, found here:
URL REMOVED
(Currently down, use www.google.com (http://www.google.com), and seach "ppf-o-matic")
Run PPF-O-MATIC, choose your ROM, and the patch. Apply the patch,
and thats it.
Changes:
Beta 1
. First Release
Beta 2
. Replaced Dark Link with Stalfos
Beta 3
. Fixed error that prevented slingshot, and one of keys from being
collectable in the same playthrough.
. Added compass that was mistakely replaced by key
Release 1 (LoZ_hack_r1.ppf)
. Added, sign at the end of the hack.
Credits:
NAMES REMOVED
And everyone else at ZSO:
URL REMOVED