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Astal - Various Audio Improvements Patch

Original game : Astal

Platform : SAT

Author : Riggles

Release date : 21 April 2024

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 2.0

Modifications : S

Downloads : 214

ROM Information

Database match: Astal (USA) (3S)
File/ROM SHA-1: 7C287746FC175E9CCA51A4150084F877357443B7
File/ROM CRC32: BDBD50F7

Hack description

Changes:

- SEGA intro vocals restoration, Easter Egg Sega Calls are also restored. (explained below)

- Intro FMV vocals restoration, the FMV still has the English VA "Astal!" but the theme now has the cut
JP vocals instead of being just the backing track.

- No repetitive attack voices, the "HIEY!" attack and "HARIYA!" throwing samples have been muted.
Attacks still have their regular sfx, all of Astal's other grunts, yells and voices are untouched.
These two samples were edited out of all of the .SND packs.

Intro Logo "Sega Call" Voices:

If you idle on the Title Screen a Sega Logo animation and jingle eventually starts playing. In the Japanese version this jingle plays alongside a female vocal "Seeegaaaa". This patch restores the vocal version of that jingle for the US release.

This patch also restores the "Alternate Sega Calls" Easter Egg that also was cut. With the Secret Mode enabled you can make other characters from the game say "Sega" during the Sega logo animation by holding different button combinations.

The Easter Egg specifics are described in the readme.

These changes can undone individually, also described in the readme.

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Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
RigglesHacking

Reviews

Waiting for this since whilewabbajackw2024-03-17Version 1.0

I was waited since years for someone bring sega jingle japanese voice in us version of this game. And cherry on the cake for easter egg. Thank you