Fist of the North Start a hack of Hokuto no Ken

What originally started as a simple translation evolved into a major overhaul. 

Key Changes and Improvements are:

• Rearranged dungeon layouts which implement item pickups, functional doors, and wall holes to enhance exploration.
• Title logo + subtext change according to hardware region version
• Bosses are no longer green, reinstated gore, rebalanced difficulty, and redesigned HUD, which now includes a high score that is saved to SRAM.
• Title screen background added.

This is just a glimpse of the numerous changes made; the full list is in the included read-me file. 

The .zip contains 3 patches:

• Purist: Straight Japanese to English translation + some bug fixes.
• Anime: Anime-inspired dialogues + some improvements
• 2.1.2: Full-blown hack with all improvements.

Your feedback and support are always welcome. Happy gaming!

To play this hack, you’ll need the patch provided and the original ROM, which you'll have to source yourself.

ROM Info:

• ROM:  Hokuto no Ken - Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu (Japan)
• File/ROM SHA-1: 7D489E1087A0816E2091261F6550F42A61474915
• File/ROM CRC32: 1B6585E7

You can apply the patch using this online tool: https://www.romhacking.net/patch/

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