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I can't tell you a lot since I haven't used this in almost 10 years but when it asks for a IP for editing your host files, you should probably do

127.0.0.1

which points to the local computer. So then, hopefully, Gaiden will look for the server the program hosts when you seat that up.

yeah the website is long gone. You gotta kinda figure some stuff out through experimention sadly. 

http://kayin.moe/files/IWFWTG_240.zip
This lets you do LOCAL changes so no risk of anyone doing anything

The tool I mentioned is no longer publicly available, but I have a copy of it still. It lacks documentation (since the website is down) but I'm willing to zip it up and link it if you're interested. The "hard" part is just modifying your host files to point to your local computer rather than the gamejolt servers, which the tool kinda helps with.

If you don't mind faffing with stuff like this, I'd have no issue sending you the files. The only alternative is turning on curse mode for everyone and hopefully not forgetting to turn it off.

If I recall, holding down E V and O on the title screen activates EVO mode and all the remixed stuff from it. That SHOULD give you Mr. Sandman? If it doesn't, I have to manually set curse mode. There is a tool someone made I think that gives access to curse mode without me setting it.

This will probably handle it

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

They (Team Cherry Treehouse) did the remaster, not me. With full permission and some of my feedback. They maintain things, on their own itch account, issuing their own bugfixes without having to go through me etcetcetc.

They have my full support, but we're separate entities and the original version is still important to keep around for historic reasons.

https://cherry-treehouse.itch.io/iwbtgr
added this to the page description to to help people out

There is in the menu somewhere. The real answer is to go download the remaster that team cherry treehouse did

look, 2007 indies was a weird time

Beyond the scope of this old game. If you wanna play with something like that, I Wanna Maker is free on steam and really feature rich. I didn't make it, but that means it's actually good.

If you have the wrong rom but name it right it'll SEEM like it loads but it's broken. I had to download a new rom to get it to work.

<3

Bionic Commando. Its super dope!

The game is and will for the forseeable future remain unupdated Unfortunately the game does not function correctly in modern versions of MMF2 so even minor updates would require a huge overhaul. This might happen one day, but no time soon.

That said, this is an old problem that some people have experienced. You can try checking this thread. http://kayin.moe/iwbtg/forums/index.php?topic=366.0 also making sure you try setting things like windows compatibility mode or whatever.

If you donated to download the game and none of this works, please don't hesistate to ask itch for a refund as I can't promise any future support for the game. That said I hope it works and I hope you have fun with it! I'm sorry I can't behelpful.

And it's easy to put stuff on itch and it's not on peoples radars as much. Steam is asking for trouble, while with itch, if they decide to take it down it's not that big of a deal. SO YEAH NO STEAM PEOPLE