It also ups the difficulty significantly (mostly by de-lobotomizing the AI, according to patch notes) - but hey, I'm mainly amazed at useful!Adam. So I'll give it a whirl.

...Once I can get it working, that is. Apparently you need to convert from SMD format to BIN format, which requires a Fetch Quest for a romhacking utility. -_- *facepalm* Otherwise, it throws a tantrum doesn't correctly patch the ROM.
(Romhacking utility found. There we go. :D;;)

Welp, it says the checksum was incorrect, but the newly-patched ROM seems to work. Now to have the newly-upgraded game wipe the floor with me! :D