When the 1.0 patch for Venus Wars was released I actually went ahead and tried it out. I saw the main playing field and I said “oh great, another strategy RPG” and didn’t give it much of a chance. Cause, you know, I don’t like strategy RPGs. So back to my story, I played it for not much longer and then deleted it. I didn’t even fight in a single battle. Well surprise surprise, that turned out to be a mistake, since the battles are the thing that make this game great. You’re not just watching yourself die; you’re on your bike, fighting these helicopters and whatever else! It’s a whole lot of fun, and not really much strategy involved. Which is good! Venus Wars is now my new favorite game, and one which I have every intent on finishing, eventually…

An addendum patch for the NES game “Venus Senki - Back the City”, based on the translation patch by J2E Translations, is up for download. This should make the game translated from beginning to end.

The patch comes in four flavors…

• Venus Wars - Back the City (addendum).ips
  • This patch requires a pre-patched ROM that already have J2E’s patch applied (IPS format)
• Venus Wars - Back the City (addendum).bps
  • This patch requires a pre-patched ROM that already have J2E’s patch applied (BPS format)
• Venus Wars - Back the City (full patch).ips
  • This patch requires a clean and unaltered Venus Senki ROM (IPS format)
• Venus Wars - Back the City (full patch).ips
  • This patch requires a clean and unaltered Venus Senki ROM (BPS format)

What’s been changed?

• A new font has been used for this game patch
• Any errors and formatting issues with the game’s text have been fixed
• Password has been hacked so that English letters can be displayed and inputted so that English passwords can be used (A document with passwords for all missions is included with this patch
• The ending text has been translated, thanks to Bunkai
• In the “Operating Room”, the stats on the “Member” page has been changed…
  • “Move” has been renamed “Mobility”
  • “Missile” has been renamed “Missiles”
  • “Quick” has been renamed “Agility”
  • “Point” has been renamed “Points”

Many thanks to AnusP, necrosaro, and Luke Drelick for their efforts with their patch. This addendum wouldn’t have been possible without their efforts.

Many thanks, also, to Bunkai for translating the ending text and to Googie for beta testing the addendum patch.

• Database match: Venus Senki - Back the City (Japan)
• Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
• File SHA-1: A63592ECF9CF6BE7270DD7B315B718F6FD3A2721
• File CRC32: 7038D60A
• ROM SHA-1: 3954B966C85FEE05E15DB443F00B7816D565BF21
• ROM CRC32: 1D8BF724