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Arcana - Fastrom

Original game : Arcana

Platform : SNES

Author : rainponcho

Release date : 27 June 2020

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1b

Modifications : P

Downloads : 1465

ROM Information

Arcana (USA).smc
MD5: FEE369A46A0212E32FB43501E2C0CCEC

Hack description

Converts game to use FastROM optimizations:

- Much faster dungeon movement
- Smoother game experience with less lag
- Somewhat faster loading time performance
- 1.1b: (torha/Sarah Shinespark) Minor speedup drawing dungeon tiles.

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Reviews

Yes, it NOW works on real hardware.Apocalypse6122019-11-11Version 0.6

I haven't tested this personally yet, but I am about to start playing it, and I wanted to reply to the other reviewer. It now DOES work on real hardware, so DO NOT let his review deter you. This seems like the absolute best way to play Arcana.

Cheers

Not for real hardwarezoinknoise2017-11-26Version 0.2

I think this is a great idea, and I'm sure it's no trivial hack to do a low-level conversion like this, but it sadly does NOT work on real hardware. I tossed it onto an SHVC-1A3B cartridge board (same as the original game and compatible with slowrom AND fastrom) and while the intros and title screen work fine, it freezes at the first playable scene.

Interestingly, the game did NOT crash; the music kept right on going but the game itself was totally locked up, glitching a few graphics in the border as well. Shame. Works great in an emulator though!