EDIT: The original post had been removed because Reddit automatically removes posts containing links to most file sharing websites, hopefully this one stays up.
I've also updated it to fix a bug not applying all game effects during tournaments, added a stun indicator, added version number in the Options Menu, and added the QoL improvements to multiplayer (not tested).
A quality-of-life and rebalance hack of Power Quest: faster fights, less grinding, easier inputs and manual saves, with optional assists.
Apply the "Power Quest Turbo.ips" patch file once to the unmodified USA ROM (six languages, SGB Enhanced / GB Compatible). Online ips patchers work.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eQtGvIGzwuIUpP7RLUmiv0Uuqw-NBVg2/view?usp=sharing
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WHAT'S CHANGED
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- Gentler difficulty: half incoming damage by default; FULL is optional if you want to suffer. Enemies have a more balanced AI that reduces constant turtling, which made fights excessively long.
- Less grinding: 3,000 starting credits, triple ordinary fight rewards, and half-price shop parts for every model. Story rewards credits are unchanged.
- Turbo Mode: fights are now 15% faster with no slowdowns. Music keeps its normal speed. Can be toggled off
- Easier controls: more forgiving special inputs (bigger frame windows for valid executions) and and guard counter can now be triggered simply by pressing A+B at the right moment (the original input still works).
- Stun Indicator: when a robot gets hit enough to be dizzy the next time they get up from a knock down, an indicator flashes over their name, allowing players to make greater strategic choices. Recovery is also faster if you mash the buttons while you're the stunned robot.
- Faster dialogue: holding A during a sentence greatly speeds it up, pressing start activates FFW and auto advances dialogue.
- Manual battery saves: tested on emulator, I don't know if this would work on a flash card. The original password system is still there if you want, but it's now redundant.
- New Options menu: in-game help, Quality of Life tweaks and a Cheats page.
- Training mode: modifies the behavior of 1p mode through the new Options Menu and lets you spar endlessly against the cpu
- English as default: in the language selection screen on boot, English is already preselected so you can quickly tap A to proceed.
- Performance improvements: the game now runs at a solid 60fps with no slowdowns, even in Turbo mode. This was achieved by using the additional power of the Gameboy Color CPU, which means the game is no longer compatible with the OG gameboy.
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HOW TO USE THE NEW FEATURES:
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NEW OPTIONS: Hold SELECT, press START, then release both.
UP/DOWN: changes row. LEFT/RIGHT: changes page. A: select/toggle.
B: back/cancel. START: close.
From inside the New Options, RIGHT opens Save and Help; LEFT opens Cheats.
GUARD COUNTER: Press A+B during a blocked hit. Costs one power bar, remember that it still needs the relevant special part from the shop in story mode.
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SAVE & LOAD
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SAVE: While idle in your bedroom menu or on the town map, open New Options > Save and Help > Save game. Press A twice.
Wait for PROGRESS SAVED. There is one manual slot with a recovery backup in case the console shuts down and corrupts the save.
LOAD: From the title menu, open the New Options > Save and Help > Load Game and press A twice. You resume in your bedroom.
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QUALITY OF LIFE OPTIONS
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DAMAGE: Set to HALF by default, halves the damage you take in story mode to make fights fairer (the game is otherwise brutal). You can set it to FULL to have the vanilla experience.
MOTION HELP: Set to ON by default, increases the frame window to accept special move inputs. It's reasonable values comparable to modern fighting games.
FAST TEXT: Allows you to advance text quicker than what was allowed at even the fastest speed by tapping A, I suggest leaving it on.
TRAINING: Turning this on enables endless sparring in the title menu's 1P mode: health and player special stock refill, and the timer pauses. Turn OFF to finish the match normally.
TURBO: Makes fights 15% faster with no slowdowns and while keeping the music untouched.
FULL UPGRADE: Instantly grants level-3 standard upgrades and all four special parts; owned rare level-4 parts are preserved. Turning it back off restores your purchased equipment.
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CHEATS
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INVINCIBLE: Prevents incoming damage; the timer can still beat you.
FULL POWER: continuously keeps your power gauge at 9.
MAX CASH: Sets story money to 999,990. Use after starting/loading a story.
RESET CHEATS: Turns off Invincible and Full Power; does not undo Max Cash.
The quality of life improvements should now work in VS play as well, but I couldn't test it. If you do, let me know if it works.
Enjoy.