Argh, I thought I fixed that text thing early on. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
I know "why" the mercenary with 0 HP happens (Peg Knight has too much STR, and knocks him down to 0 HP in a cutscene, but doesn't kill him) But not sure how to fix it. It seemed mostly harmless though.
New title screen is a good idea. If I ever come up with a hack name, I'll try and do it.
Yeah, the text is really silly. It tries to have a coherent plot, though! It's just completely ridiculous. It does get a "little" more serious in "Eliwood" mode, but the characters are still silly. Figured it'd be better than barely changing the original text, though. (It took forever though)
In general, the characters are a bit stronger than original (maybe too much) the enemies are buffed a bit too, eventually. (In particular the bosses). I've attached a list of growths at the bottom, if you are curious. It's a little messy but it has the info you would need.
Actually, if you're looking for a challenge, download a save with hector hard mode unlocked. It is changed. I playtested it - It is completable, though I'd recommend playing through the first 10 stages first.
The default difficulty is along the lines of the original game, a little tougher bosses, and a little harder lategame.
Anyway, thanks or posting, I'll actually probably show up in chat at some point for a while, I've been meaning to anyway, if anyone has any questions (or whatever)