Restores the sound effect that is supposed to play when pressing Start at the title screen, which is present in the Japanese version but was removed from international versions, and the “Mega Man” logo now flashes when doing so, similarly to the Japanese “Rockman” logo.
1.1 Update: Added patch for the European ROM.
Hashes:
US Version:
Database match: Mega Man (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 2F88381557339A14C20428455F6991C1EB902C99
File CRC32: 5DED683E
ROM SHA-1: 6047E52929DFE8ED4708D325766CCB8D3D583C7D
ROM CRC32: 6EE4BB0A
European Version:
Database match: Mega Man (Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 0FE255649359ECE8CB64B6F24ACAF09F17AF746C
File CRC32: A74EB944
ROM SHA-1: FDB6818E0EFCBBD33CB9D17F1CCA251734E268A5
ROM CRC32: 94476A70
Database match: Mega Man (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 2F88381557339A14C20428455F6991C1EB902C99
File CRC32: 5DED683E
ROM SHA-1: 6047E52929DFE8ED4708D325766CCB8D3D583C7D
ROM CRC32: 6EE4BB0A
European Version:
Database match: Mega Man (Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 0FE255649359ECE8CB64B6F24ACAF09F17AF746C
File CRC32: A74EB944
ROM SHA-1: FDB6818E0EFCBBD33CB9D17F1CCA251734E268A5
ROM CRC32: 94476A70
Staff/Credits:
Simone D. Alemanno: hacking, hex editing
File download:
A great fix. Can someone help me with adding the slide and charge shot?
Adding those two features in the first Mega Man game is far beyond my current abilities. You might want to ask someone who’s more skilled than me.