Final Fantasy III is a role playing game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

[Overview]

Inspired by Final Fantasy Restored, it is clear that the original spirit of a game is not fully realized due to bugs, hasty deadlines, and other circumstances, and that game experience can be considerably improved by more closely adhering to the original intent of the authors.

This patch of Final Fantasy III aims to alter the game to better realize the intent, as is inferred from the game's code and design decisions.

Major modifications and re-balancing to jobs, attributes, abilities, core mechanics, spell damage, item effects, etc. Each job should feel more unique, a viable choice, and knowing your character's strengths and weaknesses is important.

Changelog:

* 1.0 - 2023-10-24 :: Most changes as described.
* 1.1 - 2023-10-26 :: Modifed the "Wall" spell to have 3 charges.
* 1.2 - 2023-11-03 :: Modified steal/drop tables of enemies throughout the game.
* 1.3 - 2023-11-04 :: Rewrote steal mechanic letting skill access rarer loot.
* 1.4 - 2023-11-12 :: Changed encounter probabilities, allowing rare monsters such as Red Dragon to be seen in a play through.

[Usage]

This patch is NOT a translation patch, but it is fully compatible with any translation patch that exists.

-Obtain a ROM of 'Final Fantasy III (Japan).nes' or another patched file.
-Apply any translation patches desired.
-Finally apply this patch. Using FCEUX, add ".ips" to the filename. E.g. to patch "abcd.nes", rename the IPS file in this patch to "abcd.nes.ips".

Database match: Final Fantasy III (Japan)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: ADD099A77BA80FAC32E8464997EE85B588D2479B
File CRC32: 99F5DB31
ROM SHA-1: 8690012D6F4D6D11D16FD9AF7B200D9B6EA2504E
ROM CRC32: 57E220D0