Super Tetris 3 copy and region protection removal
version 1.0
credits to TCRF https://tcrf.net/Super_Tetris_3
Super Tetris 3 has copy protection. There are *40* separate checks that take place in the game that look at two aspects of SRAM:
* is there NO SRAM?
* is there more than the expected amount of SRAM?
if either of these checks fail, the game will softlock on an anti-piracy screen
In addition, the game has region protection. If the region is not NTSC, the game will softlock on a different screen.
This hack removes these protections. The game should now work properly if there is no SRAM or if there is more SRAM than the original game had. In addition, the game should run on PAL consoles (no guarantee that it will run properly).
if you have any problems, contact bank [at] bankbank [dot] net
bankbank
for anyone interesting in hacking, the game state at WRAM $60 is where the action is. LDA #$28 means SRAM failed, LDA #$27 means NTSC failed.
CRC-32: 329024c7
SHA-1: 2f808a4f0db77a54895f5d2b68517331cd8e8855
Most of the files you're about to download need to be applied to your game. Here is a list of utilities that allow you to do this:
- Online Patcher: Marc Roblero's online patcher. Works with many different file types.
- Floating IPS: NWell-known patcher for applying IPS and BPS files.
- Delta Patcher: Used to apply xDelta files.
- More Patchers
On most files, you can also press “Patch It”, to apply the patch without downloading the file.
