Game:

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)

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Majora's Mask 3D has the peculiarity of forcing the audio output to always be "Surround" when in-game, no matter which audio output setting you've selected in the console settings.

This makes the audio sound worse in quality overall. What this mod does is change that, and let the game's audio output setting be whatever the user has selected on the console settings.

Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wBqTGRvYO5HUjydFYqtOWcj-aXv5Ihqs/view?usp=sharing

---------------- How to install ----------------
NOTE: Always make sure to backup things like the save data before trying out the mod! While this does not affect the save data at all, always make sure to backup anything relevant before trying out something new, just in case!

* Patch (make sure that you have Luma3DS v10.1 or newer):

1. Create the /luma/titles/TITLE_ID/ directory on your SD card (if it doesn't already exist). Replace TITLE_ID with:

For the European release: 0004000000125600
For the American release: 0004000000125500
For the Japanese release: 00040000000D6E00
For the Korean release: 0004000000185D00
For the Chinese release: 0004000000185C00
For the European Kiosk Demo release: 000400000015AE00
For the American Kiosk Demo release: 000400000015AD00

2. Copy code.bps to that directory (make sure to backup any pre-existing code.bps files in there)

3. Enable game patching in Luma's menu.

(BPS Installation Tutorial Source: Restoration Project Setup Page)

* Project Restoration: Ever since version 1.5.9, the Majora's Mask 3D Restoration Project implements this fix, alongside other quality of life improvements made to the game.

More info: https://github.com/leoetlino/project-restoration

* Code: You can also enable a cheat code that implements the fix. The code can be enabled in many ways, such as by using Luma's built-in cheat feature, or by using CTRPF. If you do so, make sure to pick the code for your region/version, and also to enable the cheat right at boot! (after the Nintendo 3DS logo fades out). If you enable it too late, it won't work.

---------------- Misc. ----------------
Sample Rate Comparison (to better understand the difference between Surround vs Stereo on the 3DS, with Surround being in a lower sample rate): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96jFvdteqWI

0:00 Surround vs Stereo on 3DS
1:55 Explaining the forced Surround sound peculiarity in Majora's Mask 3D
2:34 Stereo sound in Majora's Mask 3D. Comparison without and with mod
5:38 Technical explanation

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