Translation Information:

               Game: Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)
            Console: Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis
           Language: English (United States)
            Version: 1.1
     Translation By: Scrambled Beans (https://github.com/Scrambled-Beans)
        Coordinator: RadioTails (radiotailspuyo@outlook.com)

     To ensure you have the correct and latest version, please make sure you
have downloaded the "Puyo Puyo (Mega Drive) - English - V1,1.7z" translation
file from one of the following websites: 

        - https://github.com/Scrambled-Beans/puyo1-md-translation/releases
        - https://romhackplaza.org/
	- https://romhack.ing/
        - https://archive.suzuranlibrary.com/

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Original ROM Information:

    -  Name: Puyo Puyo (Japan).md
    -   MD5: C723D1079157AB78E160B26AC5091D74
    - SHA-1: 02656B5707CF9452D4CF48378FFD3A95DC84E9C5
    - CRC32: 7F26614E
    -  Size: 512 KB

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Translation Details:

     This is a complete English translation for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis version
of Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ). Please note that the American spelling and grammar have been used
for this translation. 

     The spoken dialog from the STORY MODE has been translated by human beings (no sloppy AI
was used) to maintain the original humorous tone when possible. Where Japanese jokes/slang
are used, these have been localized to make more sense in English.

     The three Japanese voice clips have not been changed in order to preserve the original
voice clips from the original game.

     While there is an "official" English release of the original Arcade version of Puyo Puyo,
the translation in that version is not very accurate. For this reason, the story script from
that version was not used, but instead translated from scratch.

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Patching Instructions (Windows):

     1: Obtain a copy of the "Puyo Puyo (Japan)" ROM (.md or .bin) by using one of
        the following methods: 
	   Method 1 - Download the ROM from the Internet. 
	   Method 2 - Backup the ROM from the original cartridge.

     2: Rename the ROM to: Puyo Puyo (English).bin

     3: Use MD5-SHA-Checksum-Utility (https://github.com/oop7/MD5-SHA-Checksum-Utility/releases)
        to check the "MD5" and "SHA-1" match the following:
           -   MD5: c723d1079157ab78e160b26ac5091d74
           - SHA-1: 02656b5707cf9452d4cf48378ffd3a95dc84e9c5

     4: Use Lunar IPS (https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/240/) to apply the IPS Patch
        "Puyo Puyo (English).ips" to the ROM.

     5: Use MD5-SHA-Checksum-Utility to check the "MD5" and SHA-1" match the following:

           -   MD5: ca6fd1485fe116ddbbcb9943b3ecedaf
           - SHA-1: 4d3200164701ec0dbbfc841ad10a326a299fe6fe

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Bug Fixes:

     The following bugs have been fixed:
        - In STORY MODE, the AI won't lose their ability to manually drop Puyo if the
          other player is holding left or right on their controller.
	- In STORY MODE, the "WARNING OF PUYO PUYO" track will play on the FINAL STAGE 
          when there are too many Puyo on 1P's board.

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Improvements:

     The following improvements have been made:
        - When entering your initials for a HIGH SCORE, the . letter can always be selected.
        - The CREDITS scroll faster (the same speed as in "Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine").
        - BGM 13 can be selected in SOUND TEST (this is the victory tune when you win a
          match in STORY MODE).
	- During the final battle in STORY MODE, the board now displays FINAL STAGE instead
          of STAGE 13.

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