Space Manbow Fixes
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(c) 2011 by FRS


This patch fixes several bugs of the memorable Space Manbow game, by Konami:


1) TurboFix: Fixed the timing and splitscreen routines, allowing the game to be
run with the turbo enabled on machines that support this. Running with turbo
will allow the game to run at a much better framerate and will also eliminate
the constant slowdowns. Many animations also get much smoother, like i.e. the
animation of the bosses of the stages 3, 6, 8 and 9. This patch will also
enable the turbo on boot for the MSX Turbo-R machines.

2) Fixed the bug of the random number generator of the stage-7 boss (the big
green head with horns). This bug caused a too long delay between the launch of
each bubble, resulting in one of the lamest bosses of the MSX history. After
this fix, the boss started to behave as a real stage boss.

How to apply the patch
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First, make sure you have you'll apply it over the original ROM, which has
the following checksum:
SHA1(SPMANBOW.ROM)= f6199f48ff994fc9a8e33a8581bb3bb16dd301ab

You can use the folliwing tools to verify the SHA1 checksum:
- Windows:
  -MD5 & SHA-1 Checksum Utility 1.1
  - HashTab
- Mac OS-X:
  - DropHash
  - HashTab
  - (or use the Linux solution below)
- Linux:
  - Just type "openssl dgst -sha1 SPMANBOW.ROM" on a shell (without the quotes,
    off course).

Secondly, there are two versions of the patch: The IPS version and the XPC
version. The XPC includes an optional invulnerability patch.

- For the IPS version, select an IPS patcher like IPSWin, LunarIPS or UIPS and
  use it following to the tool's instructions.

- For the XPC version, on-load patch: just place the XPC patch under the same
  directory of your ROM and make sure both have the same name (i.e: SPMANBOW.ROM
  and SPMANBOW.XPC). The bugfix will be applied automatically and you will be
  asked if you want to apply the invulnerability patch.

- To apply the XPC version definitely, get xpctools
  (at http://www.sf.net/projects/execrom ) and type the command line below:

xpcapply SPMANBOW.ROM -o MANBOWT.ROM -ask 


I hope you enjoy this fixes.

