Game Information:
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Title: Musashi no Ken: Tadaima Shugyou Chuu
Region: Japan
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Developer: Taito
Publisher: Taito
Genre: Platformer/Fighting
Players: 1/2
Release Date: 08/08/1986

Game Description:
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Musashi no Ken - Tadaima Shugyō Chū is a 1986 video game developed and published by Taito exclusively in Japan. It is based on a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo, simply titled Musashi no Ken. The gameplay and design in the one-on-one fighting parts resemble Taito's other fighting game, Great Swordsman, especially its kendo mode.

The game's plot is about the son of two Kendo champions named Musashi. He strives to become as great at Kendo as his parents. The entire story centers around the world of Kendo and its up-and-coming competitors. The anime is broken up into two parts. The first part follows Musashi's early years in grade school while the second part follows his high school years. In the first episode, Musashi befriends an Akita puppy who is by his side throughout the series.

There are two different modes: single player and two player VS. mode. On single player mode, the player depicts Musashi in the middle of his training. He must run through several obstacle courses collecting swords and other items along the way. At the same time, his pet Akita will be running the course behind him. Musashi must not fall too far behind his dog. After completing three courses, Musashi will be entered into a 2D weapon-based versus fighting-style Kendo tournament. He must defeat five competitors to win the tournament. The swords that Musashi collects during the obstacle courses provide him with access to special strike moves if he has collected enough. If the player succeeds in winning, the game will continue from the beginning at a higher level of difficulty. After winning the championship a second time, the game is over.

On two player vs. mode, each player selects from a roster of competitors, and selects them secretly by pressing different inputs on the control pad. The selections are revealed once five selections have been made. Each player then squares off in a Kendo match with each of their selections. Whoever gets three or more victories wins the game.

Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musashi_no_Ken_%E2%80%93_Tadaima_Shugy%C5%8D_Ch%C5%AB)

Notes:
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This patch is just an addendum patch, which changes the title screen logo to be in English, instead of using only the subtitle for the game's translated title in the English translation of the game that was made by GAFF Translations.

Used Tools:
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YY-CHR: Most graphics editing
Djinn Tile Mapper: Title logo editing, some graphics editing

ROM Information:
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Name: Musashi no Ken - Tadaima Shugyou Chuu (J) [!].nes (GoodNES) / Musashi no Ken - Tadaima Shugyou Chuu (Japan) (No-Intro)

Clean Japanese ROM hashes:
File CRC32: D21FF7D9
ROM CRC32: 9D34EDC5
File MD5: 9ED0FA8F99D709D9EA24F45B783EB705
ROM MD5: 903C066017D2B36FB2F005A6A693AC41
File SHA1: 35D0863370E7953B2929BAAF1A0878611291CDB3
ROM SHA1: 2DCC26DFCA2CF215AFCAB0C61D4252030E842CB1
Size: 64 KB (65.552 bytes)

English translated ROM hashes (after applying the translation by GAFF Translations):
File CRC32: F1F07C0E
ROM CRC32: BEDB6612
File MD5: 5043515E63A08E06ECC10A33185A103F
ROM MD5: A519B4B0375ACEE344A1718669FDF525
File SHA1: 74D201690167D02427BD81CFADF146F86488972C
ROM SHA1: 1F9BD6F8C6DE48FC5B32CFD516FA48679E5CAF71
Size: 64 KB (65.552 bytes)

Installation Instructions:
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The patch is in .ips format, use a program that's compatible with .ips patches such as (https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lips/) or Floating IPS (https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=4883) to apply the patch to the ROM.