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SNES Mini Classic Hacking | More games, more borders, more gooder.
- Thread starter Robin64
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Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
I hacked the SNES mini and went back and played with my original NES Mini, to update and change games with the same Hakchi version. Havent noticed any errors yet after hours of playing.
spacedmonkeys
Neo Member
So .. I know that the Hex edit / IPS patch for Terranigma etc makes them work on the snes mini where previously they wouldn't .. but my question is, does anyone know what the hex edit actually does? Why does changing this one byte enable the game to work...?
I tried looking on the reddit and the original French forum where the patch was originally mentioned but nobody says what it actually patches?
I tried looking on the reddit and the original French forum where the patch was originally mentioned but nobody says what it actually patches?
Robin64
Member
I wondered the same thing. I appreciate that it works, but I'd love to know what it's doing.
pitt_norton
Member
Here's some US artwork for Nightmare Busters. FYI, just apply the LoROM to NTSC patch and the game will run centered on screen.
SNES mini version, use if desired!
SNES mini version, use if desired!
I'd like you hear more of people hands on exp with the hori pad, it seems so mixed everywhere i turn...anyone here have a good hands on with it?
Pocky4Th3Win
Member
Anyone got a good guide for RetroArch? I got it installed and it will load with games that don't run well with the default emulator but I can't get the App itself to find roms for other consoles.
gingerbeardman
Member
You've got a couple of options. Both require an adapter to be bought. Mayflash is the brand I'm most familiar with.
MD to PC USB, plugged into Switch dock.
MD to Wii Classic Controller, plugged into Wii remote.
Check out youtube/ebay/amazon.
I'd be inclined to go with the wired approach so I could also use it on a PC.
Crew 511A
Member
I already have a Mayflash adapter for Saturn controllers. Looks like I'll be giving this a shot when I get home tonight.
ReyVGM
Member
Did you also install the emulators for the other consoles?
gingerbeardman
Member
How'd it go?
lucius
Member
I decided to uninstall everything and reflash because of a shader slowdown problem in retroarch not going away, so now everything works again except the extra space mod not giving me the extra space again, I use to get around 260 MB total with the mod, its giving me only 226 MB total. Anyone have an idea what I should try or what going on ?
ReyVGM
Member
Extra space doesn't really give you extra space. It just limits the save states to 50 megs.
If you are "losing" space, it's because of save states. Open the save state manager in hakchi and delete rogue save states. Also, boxes/frames occupy some of that space you lost. Use PNGauntlet to reduce the size of all the images. Just drag and drop the hakchi folder in PNGauntlet and the process will be done automatically. Depending on how many images you have, you could reduce the lost space from 2 to 10 megs.
If you are "losing" space, it's because of save states. Open the save state manager in hakchi and delete rogue save states. Also, boxes/frames occupy some of that space you lost. Use PNGauntlet to reduce the size of all the images. Just drag and drop the hakchi folder in PNGauntlet and the process will be done automatically. Depending on how many images you have, you could reduce the lost space from 2 to 10 megs.
Robin64
Member
Chrono Trigger and Secret of Evermore work fine in the stock emulator, so if they aren't working then you either have a problem with your ROM or have applied a patch that stops them working.
Will try again, thanks. What about Robotrek?
Robin64
Member
Thanks again, you rock Robin64. Took a few tries, but was able to get Robotrek to work. Had to remove the heading, install the patch. Install the game without 3rd party emulator and compressed.
Hi all!
Just thought I'd send a shout-out to anyone who would like some high-quality box-art of the PAL Super Nintendo games, which I edited in Photoshop and put up on my blog. If there are any others that I don't have that you'd like, let me know and I can probably whip one up.
http://retro2011.blogspot.com
Happy gaming! ^_^
Just thought I'd send a shout-out to anyone who would like some high-quality box-art of the PAL Super Nintendo games, which I edited in Photoshop and put up on my blog. If there are any others that I don't have that you'd like, let me know and I can probably whip one up.
http://retro2011.blogspot.com
Happy gaming! ^_^
These are excellent, thanks for sharing.
I couldnt get my patched Smash Tennis working well enough.
Koala Driving a Ferrari
Member
Stirling effort, kind sir! These are all really great. Thanks for sharing.
You're most welcome! I put Smash Tennis on, then removed it. I could mostly deal with the messed-up menus, but the game just runs way too fast and I found it almost unplayable. I wonder if that's the speed the Japanese original ran at?
ReyVGM
Member
Read the OP.
Very helpful, thanks. I figured it out on my own earlier. What the OP doesn't explain is that the ips file needs to be patched to the regular rom, which needs to be header-less (another step). This might be common knowledge among people who are familiar with roms, but it isn't for people who aren't.
Robin64
Member
Headered ROMs really are obnoxious.
pitt_norton
Member
Alternate boxart for Yoshi's Cookie! Use if desired
ReyVGM
Member
I do wonder where is it that people get all these headered ROMs from.
Even verified GoodSNES dumps haen't had headers for years now.
pitt_norton
Member
I made two alternative Sparkster box arts... Two versions because I love this game
gingerbeardman
Member
Maybe haxchi should show an alert if you add one?
gingerbeardman
Member
What's the USB HOST mode hack I'm hearing about? The ability to use USB storage?
Robin64
Member
Thats the notion, but its really unstable and super early right now.
OK, plopped some more games on there, two issues:
1) I've heard people saying Secret of Evermore does and does not work. The ROM I made just off my own cart works in as much as it gets to the flamey Squaresoft startup screen, but then it locks on a black screen after. Any help?
2) This isn't SNES Classic related exactly, but I want to apply the translation patch to BSSM Another Story and the tools for the patch are all bundled together and they all date back to the stone age. Couldn't get anything to take. Does anyone know of a 21st-century IPS file I can use to patch my ROM?
1) I've heard people saying Secret of Evermore does and does not work. The ROM I made just off my own cart works in as much as it gets to the flamey Squaresoft startup screen, but then it locks on a black screen after. Any help?
2) This isn't SNES Classic related exactly, but I want to apply the translation patch to BSSM Another Story and the tools for the patch are all bundled together and they all date back to the stone age. Couldn't get anything to take. Does anyone know of a 21st-century IPS file I can use to patch my ROM?
Robin64
Member
It definitely works, I've played a large portion of it via Canoe at this point. Is yours a US cart?
It is. I tried it twice though, just hung on a black screen once the flames subsided. Hakchi warned me it wouldn't run too, not that that means much.
I dumped both myself and they work fine otherwise so I'm not sure how that would be the problem.
ReyVGM
Member
You have bad rhomz.
JohnSpartanLee
Member
Symphony of the Night, nice. Is the SNES Classic fast enough for fullspeed PS1 emulation?
gingerbeardman
Member
Depends on the game. For some, it is. Others, not so much.
JohnSpartanLee
Member
Well, I only really care about 2D games like SotN and Alundra. Do you know if they run fullspeed?
gingerbeardman
Member
JohnSpartanLee
Member
Excellent, 100% stable 60.0 fps. PCSX ReARMed is perfection.