Philippines...

Author:	Mitsutoshi Kyo
Release:	"LOG iN" Spr. 1986 Issue
True title name:	"Tokuban Kayo Wide Special: Phillippine no Okuchi ni Maboroshi no Hiho ha Zitsuzaisuruka!?" "特番火曜ワイドスペシャル! フィリピン奥地に幻の秘宝は実在するか!?" "Tuesday TV Special: Does the legendary treasure surely exist in the deep Philippines!?" in English.

a~z and Return: Enter each character's name.,   Return: Yes.,   Space: No.,   Ctrl+Stop: Save the game.,
e: Enter the 3D dungeon.,   j: Join the villager to your party.,   i: (Inventory)Show your items.,   h: (Heal)Treat the member.,   t: Take the item.,
f: Fight against the enemy.,   g: Give an item.,   r: (Rest)Camp there.,   s: (Speak)Talk to a NPC.,   Up/down arrow then Space: Choose the item.

The game:

You are on a plane to the Philippines.
As you know, your mission is to verify the existence of the treasure within 365 days.

The 1st file:

It highly recommends to modify the code as below.
philippines-1st-file-lines

The lines #1 & #5: This subroutine is used to prevent a portion of the previous scene picture from remaining at the bottom and right edge of the newly drawn scene picture.
The scene picture routines are #60000 ~ #60800, but you don't have to modify the line #60300.
The line #85: The original file name was "FILPIN", but we believe that an extension is necessary.
The line #90: The opening message was only shown for a moment.
The line #100: (FATAL issue) It caused "Subscript out of range in 36060" error when the 7th character died.
The line #13080: (FATAL issue) The original number was "3", but it caused MF=3*(-1)+19+0=16 when I=0; the south dungeon. MF=16 means the ending!
The line #27230: (FATAL issue) When the gem was discarded without giving it to the God of Rain, the gem remained in effect.
The line #27240: (FATAL issue) If the variable IV(0) is not reduced when an item is discarded, multiple fatal bugs occur.
For example, if you had obtained only a key as the fourth item and discarded it, and then tried to discard the fifth item, which should not exist, it would be said that you had discarded a gem.
Moreover, the discarded gem could be obtained again there, so there was no need to search for it in the dungeon.
In any case, a bug also occurred in which reacquired items did not appear in the items column.
The lines #33010 & #33510: The original file name was "DATA.RPG", however, this extension is uncommon.
"PHILIP" string should be also included, not only "DATA". I'm assuming that you're managing a huge amount of MSX games' files.
The line #33590: After you load your data, the arrow is at the top of the screen at the first battle. This is because the value of the variable "AM" was 0, not 4.
The lines #35095 & #65120: Change the line number of the line #65110 to #65120. The "#65110" is used in the "Typo detection" program.
The lines #36070: After the last character died, the cursor remained there.
The lines #36230 & #55530: The original statement was "NEW".
However, it erases the program list, so there is a risk of accidentally saving this file with the same name afterwards.
The line #36550: Part of the ending message was only shown for a moment.
The line #60530: The original code sometimes failed to draw a picture of the jungle as shown below.
philippines-drawing-jungle

If you modify the code as described above, each checksum will change as follows (Using version 3.1 coded by the "MSX•FAN" team.)
But this time you can use the modified version called CHECK65K because this file uses 9000s~ lines.
philippines-1st-file-checksum

Sorry if there are any typos, however, I have tested my data, including the ending, and had no problems.

The 2nd file named "PHILIP.BIN":

The original file name was "FILPIN", but we believe that an extension is necessary.
"PHILIP" string should be also included. I'm assuming that you're managing a huge amount of MSX games' files.
Use the "memory monitoring" program that "MSX Magazine" team coded.
Don't forget to hold CTRL key while turning on your MSX.
Don't forget to compare each checksum with that in the magazine.(Type "DBE80".)
Save the file typing following:
BSAVE"PHILIP.BIN",&HBE80,&HE26F

To load the game:

Don't forget to hold CTRL key while turning on your MSX. Simply run the 1st file.

My suggestions for English version:

The 1st file:
Modify each line as below.
philippenes-en-suggestions

If you modify the code as described above, each checksum will change as follows.
philippines-1st-file-checksum-en-version

Fully tested!

Joystick Support:

The game supports joysticks for movement only, but actually requires multiple modifications as follows. (The 1st file)
philippines-1st-file-joystick

Tips:

• Be sure to camp once a day without staying up all night. Otherwise, you will lose a lot of HP the next morning.
• The villagers who join your group have different figure from other NPCs. Unlike the description in the magazine, they do not need to speak beforehand.
• MED kit becomes ineffective when you have the fourth item. It means even one of the 5 items (Gem and 4 types of keys) makes MED kit ineffective.
• Taking a gem will reduce the drain on HP, but it is also possible to give it to the statue of the god of rain to alter the probability of a torrential rain.
• There are two dungeons that only appear when the water is rising due to a torrential rain.
• Dungeons' maps (G: Gem K: Key)
philippines-dungeons-maps

• When moving to the next level, make sure there is no door in front of you and press "up".
It is because you will simply move to the next room if there is a door in front of you.

Cheat:

Modify the 1st file as below.

Now you can get 3 MED kits every you kill the enemy. (The original version did not increase the number of MED kits.)

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