1. Add the game to hakchi (newest version)
2. ???
3. Profit
Srs, it now works without tempering.
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SNES Mini Classic Hacking | More games, more borders, more gooder.
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1. Add the game to hakchi (newest version)
2. ???
3. Profit
Srs, it now works without tempering.
We should update the OP with this info!
If you happen to do some NES, GB, GBC, or Genesis games let us know! I want to convert all my games but I'm not that skilled with photoshop lol.
KZXcellent
Member
Will do!
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Here's a whole bunch I did for a variety of systems. -> https://imgur.com/a/9jubt
A lot of them were done quickly so they're not the best, but they do the job for me. You're welcome to use any of them if you care to. Mostly NES, Genesis, and Arcade stuff, but there's some Game Boy, GBA, N64 and others in there. I'm always making more as I try out new games.
Sample:
Crazy_maniac
Member
Here's a whole bunch I did for a variety of systems. -> https://imgur.com/a/9jubt
A lot of them were done quickly so they're not the best, but they do the job for me. You're welcome to use any of them if you care to. Mostly NES, Genesis, and Arcade stuff, but there's some Game Boy, GBA, N64 and others in there. I'm always making more as I try out new games.
Sample:
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Which Outrun are you playing and can you run it well? I'm running the MAME version but it's not very smooth with FBA or MAME.
pitt_norton
Member
So I was bored at work and was able to make this with some 3D software:
Do you think it would work on the box art you made? (you might have to clean it up though)
Nice. What 3D software did you use? I love tinkering with fonts!
So I dirtied up and distorted your logo even more to match the JPN original placement. I think it looks pretty cool to be honest, though my curiosity in trying other fonts is eating at me!
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Nah, I couldn't get arcade Outrun to run perfectly on either emulator. There's always the shoddy Genesis version, of course.
gingerbeardman
Member
Fuck, I was pushing the USB cable in and my hand slipped and now my SNES mini won't turn on.
...sob
...sob
gingerbeardman
Member
ZiggyPalffyLA
Member
Nice! Hopefully someone can come up with a way to do custom borders on the original 21 games as well (without making copies).
JohnOfMars
Banned
Rehosting my new FF6 frame:
If anyone who has the big collection of frames wants to add it to theirs, feel free. One off frames tend to get lost in the shuffle. No attribution necessary to me. Here's the original artist if anyone is curious.
I think you can. I'm not in home to try it but if you edit that desktop file to include the " --use decorative... " should work.
Edit: Robin64 down here posted exactly what to write:
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Robin64
Member
Given you can edit the .desktop files in the original location, which is how that guide works, you could just add the border argument on the end of the line in that file.
Today is a good day.
Laser123454321
Neo Member
Nice. What 3D software did you use? I love tinkering with fonts!
So I dirtied up and distorted your logo even more to match the JPN original placement. I think it looks pretty cool to be honest, though my curiosity in trying other fonts is eating at me!
Dude that looks so sweet!
I used SolidWorks for the base model and to get the perspective, and then I brought a two-tone render into gimp to match by color to easily apply the gradients.
If you got a font for me to use, I'd be happy to render something and send you the base to play with.
Not having true Photoshop is killing me not being able to easily add some of these post processing effects.
Today is a very good day! I will have to try this stuff some. I am wondering if the memory module is worth using now
laserlaser
Member
For those with JP minis, when you hack it, does it make the language English?
Black Republican
Member
i just realized theres 5 super bombermans on this console???
shit when i was a kid the only ones a ever played was Mega Bomberman and Super Bomberman 1 back in the UK lol
shit when i was a kid the only ones a ever played was Mega Bomberman and Super Bomberman 1 back in the UK lol
KojiKnight
Member
5 and a half. Gold Cartridge version of 5 contains extra multiplayer levels. I'm pretty sure most were Japanese only though. A shame as 4 and 5 are very fun and both worth playing since they have different mechanics.
JohnSpartanLee
Member
Super Bomberman 3 has a better coop campaign than 1. Both players start with a two fields firebeam right away and gameplay is generally less hectic.
It was JP and Europe only but there's an NTSC-patch for the PAL-version.
It was JP and Europe only but there's an NTSC-patch for the PAL-version.
XGoldenboyX
Member
Quite like this one, will stop now anyway. Original and mini sized.
So where do we find this Star Fox Boost Rom ?
There is also this video ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipJW5Efy7CU
Thanks !
KojiKnight
Member
#1: Probably not the best idea to ask where to find any rom
#2: This is probably in relation to emulator overclocking, not in an actual different rom.
(edit) And clearly setting things that high causes the game to run WAY above the speed it was designed. That's got to be at least 2-3x real speed while still hitting slowdown. That looks just as if not more jarring than the default way while also making the animations play way out of sync. Setting fx-boost to 3-4 would probably be more natural while offering smoother performance in general.
JohnSpartanLee
Member
It's probably the original rom started with these command-line arguments: -boost-fx 8 -no-lowlatency
as written in the YT description. Should work well for Star Fox 2 and Stunt Race FX, too.
Is this something we should do?
KojiKnight
Member
Depends on your personal tastes. You might be okay with the game essentially playing in fast forward to give the illusion of a higher frame rate, you might not. That's completely up to you. Set it per game though, as messing with FX timing will break Yoshi's Island every time.
Finally gotten round to hacking my SNES and adding my PAL box art. Came out nicely of I do say so myself.
However, I'm going to try this new .desktop method which means we can use the original files rather than the clones.
I have the same problem, even trying a different ftp client. Even if I ftp with a web browser Autoplay has a file icon despite opening up like a folder to reveal its contents.Maybe that has something to do with it. They definitely appear visually as files and are listed as "File" and 62b size.
Edit: added photo:
However, I'm going to try this new .desktop method which means we can use the original files rather than the clones.
XGoldenboyX
Member
Ah I get it. It's worth a try. But I do enjoy the originals as they where intended as well, it was mostly out of curiosity.
Still need help getting Secret of Mana to work (font patch).
On normal SNES mode the text is blurry. On Retroarch using the 2010 core it has sound skipping, and on 2015 core it wont boot up at all.
Does it need to run under a specific core? If thats the case, how do I have it run under that specific core whole other games (Rudras) need the 2010 core?
On normal SNES mode the text is blurry. On Retroarch using the 2010 core it has sound skipping, and on 2015 core it wont boot up at all.
Does it need to run under a specific core? If thats the case, how do I have it run under that specific core whole other games (Rudras) need the 2010 core?
SpideySenses
Member
Are there any spite thumbnail albums around? I'm trying to make my own but I'm really not happy with the results.
Edit: I'm blind and found one from Weltall Zero. Here it is in case others have missed it...
Edit: I'm blind and found one from Weltall Zero. Here it is in case others have missed it...
It is done.
I finished making sprite thumbnails for my entire collection. The result, if I do say so myself, is nothing short of glorious.
There's three more folders of games, you can see them here if you're so inclined.
More importantly, you, too, can bask in the gloriousness that are sprite thumbnails. I've uploaded them all, plus several alternates for many of the games, to an imgur gallery here. I've also uploaded them to Google Drive so that they don't lose their names and so that you can download them all as a zip file (just select all of them, right click and select Download), here. Enjoy, people!
If you are using these, and there's any other game not in there that you'd like to have as a sprite, ask me (PM or quote this) and I may create them for you.
Edit: Here's also my custom folder images, in case anyone wants them:
https://imgur.com/a/UIguo
CloudyTuba
Member
These borders are very nice and so are the ones in the drive! Good work.
ZiggyPalffyLA
Member
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ReyVGM
Member
Add the retroarch cores?
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Puttting Mega Drive titles on a Mini SNES seems blasphemous.
XGoldenboyX
Member
Agreed LOL !
dint try it, left this console as a Nintendo one. Might feel wierd playing with a SNES controler too.
CloudyTuba
Member
Jurassic Park was one of my favorites when I was younger and I badly want it on this thing. However it is a known issue that the transparency doesn't work right with Canoe.
I found this explanation for why emulators have trouble with this game elsewhere on the net:
Has anyone tested with retroarch on snesc to see if it's behaving properly? Or has hires mode been worked out yet in hakchi?
I found this explanation for why emulators have trouble with this game elsewhere on the net:
Has anyone tested with retroarch on snesc to see if it's behaving properly? Or has hires mode been worked out yet in hakchi?
ReyVGM
Member
As far as I know the SNES doesn't output anything at 640, and not even at 320. Base SNES games are 256 (x224 / x240) and the hi-res mode is 512 (x448). While that description might be right in what's happening, I doubt the resolution numbers are right though.
Feel_The_Pain
Member
I'm still on 2.20, so do I need to uninstall and revert back to original or can I just install the latest firmware over 2.20?
gingerbeardman
Member
Just latest.
I love the OP of this thread.
I love this reply. Haha
After some testing, it seems that the customization is reverted to the original state every time you synchronize games with Haxchi.
It's cool, but you have to do it only once you know that you're not going to tinker anymore with your games. Otherwise, you'll have to keep doing it every time you use Haxchi to add or remove games :/
Ah, that's a shame.
Well, since I never see myself ever needing to hit 60 games, space isn't too much of a premium for me.
Though now I have to work out why I can't get those Autoplay files to copy over with the built-in games.
Tried FileZilla and WinSCP and they both see the Autoplay folder as a file even though they throw an error because they then recognise it as a directory.
Thanks for the kind words. I plan on making more pretty soon, hopefully.
KojiKnight
Member
Hi-res can be 512x224, 256x448, or 512x448. The person he's quoting is definitely missing the technical details, but the underlining issue (Canoe doesn't display Hi-res modes correctly, BUT it is emulating them correctly) is true.
Hires mode should be working fine in Retroarch. The problem is there is something hardcoded in the Canoe emulator. As in it's only activating a higher resolution display value for games run from a specific point. It does however emulate the underlying hardware calls properly.
Secret of Mana on the SNESCE is running the game at a higher actual resolution. Any games added to the SnesCE (including copying and pasting SoM from the SNESCE to the space where all games are added) are all being rendered at the default resolution (256x224) then scaled up to 720p.
So what's happening is that Canoe is properly emulating Hi-res mode (In SoM and SD3's case, 512x224), then downscaling it to 256x224 before scaling it back to 720p, causing a loss of detail in the only play hi-res mode really effects most games... the graphic layer with text on it.