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[Gin ‘N’ Sonic]

Anyone had any joy running Kirby’s Avalanche natively?

Saw others reporting errors, but won’t get a chance to try myself until tomorrow.

Kirby's Avalanche loaded fine for me yesterday.

 

[inner-G]

Is there a version of Final Fantasy V that works with hackchi? I tried the fan translation and no luck.

The GBA translation worked for me (needs to be applied unheadered JPN rom)

The OG FFV RPGe translation worked for me too

 

[brightsons]

will try this when i get home





you need to have the neo geo game and bios and have the retroarch command use the fba emulator

where does the bios go?

 

[Bankoiia]

Trying to dump the kernel but the process doesn't seem to move past the "Waiting for your S/NES Mini.." pop-up window. I think the driver installed and the console is properly in reset/debug mode with the power on and the led off. Progress bar in the second window simply says "Waiting for device" forever.

Tried turning it off and repeating the process, but still get the same result. And yes, I'm using the bundled usb cable and tried two different usb-ports on my pc. Is there something else I can try? :/

 

[OmegaDL50]

patching?

Most translations Roms are done via an IPS patch.

IPS patching utilities exist online such as Lunar IPS for example.

In my personal experience I found it far more useful / worthwhile to patch an existing good rom of a Japanese rom (better still dump your own) and then apply the patch to that working rom, rather than hunt online for an already pre-patched version.

There is several problems you can run into if you do the latter rather than the former. For one thing you don't know the if the pre-patched rom was applied to a good dump of the game, nevermind not assurance that the actual patch applied was the latest version of the translation patch.

I think it's a good habit to apply patches manually to verifiably good dumps of a rom to make sure you get the most recent non-outdated translation patch on good working version of the rom you are applying the patch to.

 

[ThatsMytrunks]

I'm seein' requests for ones I've already done in this zip file.

Anyone can make those in 280X160 please?

Could you try making a quick US box for Sanrio world smash ball?

Download it here. https://www.mediafire.com/file/iqqbikz78i7glbl/Snes Mini Box Arts.zip

 

[beanman25]

I'm seein' requests for ones I've already done in this zip file.




Download it here. https://www.mediafire.com/file/iqqbikz78i7glbl/Snes Mini Box Arts.zip

You are the best man!!

Thank you!!

 

[ParityBit]

NHL 94 vs 96? I played a ton of 94 but never played 96 much.

 

[Seik]

I'm seein' requests for ones I've already done in this zip file.




Download it here. https://www.mediafire.com/file/iqqbikz78i7glbl/Snes Mini Box Arts.zip

Dude I'm blind.

I had you're zip already but just...didn't see those... :lol

Sorry, I need some sleep I guess!

 

[Choppasmith]

For anyone looking to add some legit ROMs to their collection, I wrote up a quick little step by step guide on how to rip your own games from the Wii (not Wii U) VC in the ripping thread.

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=251451494

Let me know what you think

 

[CrashPrime]

What makes this emulator less susceptible to artifacting compared to the NES as described by the DF Retro review?

Is this a setting somewhere?

 

[CrashPrime]

NHL 94 vs 96? I played a ton of 94 but never played 96 much.

Sega CD '94 via picodrive or bust.

 

[mamoniadas]

-snip-

is it possible to get my earthbound save from the Wii U virtual console?

 

[Red Devil]

Newbie question, when I get to the part of "Flash Custom Kernel" the light on the Mini turns on is that what's supposed to happen?

 

[Robin64]

Newbie question, when I get to the part of "Flash Custom Kernel" the light on the Mini turns on is that what's supposed to happen?

Yep.

 

[Dimentios]

Donkey Kong Country 2 frame. Will probably do more for that game. <3

 

[Robin64]

Donkey Kong Country 2 frame. Will probably do more for that game. <3

Very nice!

 

[the_milkybar_kid]

Guys, I've tried to add the snes custom background via FTP as per Robin's instruction, it's showing as the main screen background but it doesn't show any of the original backgrounds under setting, and doesn't show the new one I've put on.

Is it possible to keep the old backgrounds as well as adding new ones?

 

[beanman25]

C7 error on DBZ Hyper Dimension compressed and uncompressed.

 

[Choppasmith]

is it possible to get my earthbound save from the Wii U virtual console?

No, sorry . If it were Wii VC, absolutely, the extraction script rips the ROM and the srm file.

 

[Robin64]

Guys, I've tried to add the snes custom background via FTP as per Robin's instruction, it's showing as the main screen background but it doesn't show any of the original backgrounds under setting, and doesn't show the new one I've put on.

Is it possible to keep the old backgrounds as well as adding new ones?

You need to upload the old backgrounds into the new backgrounds folder too.

 

[Bankoiia]

Hmm, I've tried dumping the kernel a dozen times now, but I guess I'm out of luck.

Does this indicate that the driver was installed properly?

 

[Robin64]

Hmm, I've tried dumping the kernel a dozen times now, but I guess I'm out of luck.

Does this indicate that the driver was installed properly?

Yea that should be fine. Why can't you dump?

 

[the_milkybar_kid]

You need to upload the old backgrounds into the new backgrounds folder too.

Ah right. It's only showing that custom Snes one in the usr/share/backgrounds. Should it have the old ones in there?

 

[Megasoum]

So two questions:

1-Can we set a custom background for each games?

2-Is there a site to download some custom backgrounds right now?

 

[moltonasty]

If you just want scanlines without the blur filter, add the following in the global command line box:

-filter 2 -magfilter 0

Works great.

Just want to chime in and say I did this, and it looks fantastic

 

[the_milkybar_kid]

You need to upload the old backgrounds into the new backgrounds folder too.

Apologies mate, I misunderstood. Where are the old / existing backgrounds located?

 

[WordAssassin]

Anyone can make those in 280X160 please?

I'll be testing my rip of Goof Troop after that, I noticed that it's one of the few games I actually didn't rip yet. I saw many people saying it doesn't run, so with this fresh rip straight from the cartridge, we'll know what's up. I made sure the checksum was OK and that the ROM runs on all emulators.

EDIT: Hmmm...that box art of Pocky & Rocky looks fake, the yellow dots are off, let me find another one. EDIT2: There, done.

I think Robin took a look at Goof Troop a while back and figured out how to fix it, something about the SNES Classic trying to run it in a different mode than it's supposed to use and changing a 15 to a 14 somewhere?

Also hell yeah Pocky & Rocky, those and Joe & Mac are going onto my SNES so fast once I hack it. I fuckin loved playing those with my dad.

 

[Bankoiia]

Yea that should be fine. Why can't you dump?

Yeah, I'm just as confused. The process just seems to idle on the instruction screen and never starts. I'll just try rebooting my system and see if it makes a difference.

Edit: Nope, didn't make a difference.

 

[Robin64]

Tetris and Dr Mario overscan has been solved. It should work on other gamer that are going over the borders too.

Like with Goof Troop, set the ROM to not be compressed, then go into its folder in hakchi and open the .sfrom in a hex editor.

Find the following: 8D 33 21
Change the 8D to 9C

Save, sync game.

And unlike our pals over at Reddit, I will give credit to the person who found this.

 

[Red Devil]

Yep.

Alright, however I seem to be stuck on the synchronizing part, whenever I click on it I get this:

And I had installed the driver before, in fact my machine sees it as "NES Classic Mini" already, it just stays there.

 

[Robin64]

Alright, however I seem to be stuck on the synchronizing part, whenever I click on it I get this:

And I had installed the driver before, in fact my machine sees it as "NES Classic Mini" already, it just stays there.

You're not holding reset this time are you? The SNES can just be on normally.

 

[Red Devil]

You're not holding reset this time are you? The SNES can just be on normally.

If I do that I get the same thing and when if I try to install the driver again I get a "NES Mini not found" message, otherwise it's just stuck on that.

-If I turn it on holding reset it allows to install the driver but it's still the same as that screenshot I posted.
-If I turn it on normally it cann't install the driver but it's also stuck in that part.

 

[Lasthope106]

Tetris and Dr Mario overscan has been solved. It should work on other gamer that are going over the borders too.

Like with Goof Troop, set the ROM to not be compressed, then go into its folder in hakchi and open the .sfrom in a hex editor.

Find the following: 8D 33 21
Change the 8D to 9C

Save, sync game.



And unlike our pals over at Reddit, I will give credit to the person who found this.

I haven't hacked my SNES, but will something like this be incorporated to future version of the tool, or this something that will have to be done manually on a per game basis?

 

[Seik]

When I want to update to the latest version of Hakchi, do I just take the .exe and replace the one that was in my original folder or do I have to replace all the files possible to replace?

 

[protonion]

Hmm, I've tried dumping the kernel a dozen times now, but I guess I'm out of luck.

Does this indicate that the driver was installed properly?

It should be added in the op.
The driver is not installed if you did not get a windows warning along with these lines.
Google driver verification disable or something like that and do it.


Here

http://www.drivethelife.com/windows-drivers/how-to-disable-driver-signature-enforcement-on-windows-10-8-7-xp-vista.html

 

[FallingEdge]

where does the bios go?

navigate to the folder on retroarch where the rom is and drop it on there

then you resync

 

[Shifty1897]

I haven't hacked my SNES, but will something like this be incorporated to future version of the tool, or this something that will have to be done manually on a per game basis?

Per game hex edits? ...Probably not. Sorry :-(

 

[jombag]

If I do that I get the same thing and when if I try to install the driver again I get a "NES Mini not found" message, otherwise it's just stuck on that.

-If I turn it on holding reset it allows to install the driver but it's still the same as that screenshot I posted.
-If I turn it on normally it cann't install the driver but it's also stuck in that part.

Turn on without reset, just wait a couple seconds until the computer recognizes the snes mini. Mine takes time until it synchronizes.

 

[brightsons]

navigate to the folder on retroarch where the rom is and drop it on there

then you resync

The folder in hakchi or do I need to ftp into the snes classic and put the bios file where the rom is there?

 

[Unison]

Is Retroarch better than the default mini emulator?

What are the strengths and weaknesses?

It seems like Retroarch has better audio and less jaggy looking pixels to me, but I haven't done too many detailed side by side comparisons yet.

 

[FallingEdge]

The folder in hakchi or do I need to ftp into the snes classic and put the bios file where the rom is there?

in hakchi

 

[Shifty1897]

Is Retroarch better than the default mini emulator?

What are the strengths and weaknesses?

It seems like Retroarch has better audio and less jaggy looking pixels to me, but I haven't done too many detailed side by side comparisons yet.

In terms of performance, Canoe is better. In terms of compatibility, Retroarch is better.

I always try to run in Canoe first, then defer to Retroarch if there are problems.

 

[MrGreencastle]

Any way to replicate the stock CRT filter in games loaded with Retroarch?

 

[Robin64]

It should be added in the op.
The driver is not installed if you did not get a windows warning along with these lines.
Google driver verification disable or something like that and do it.


Here

http://www.drivethelife.com/windows-drivers/how-to-disable-driver-signature-enforcement-on-windows-10-8-7-xp-vista.html

I didn't have to verify a Windows warning, but I'll add this link to the OP.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

hey guys, how do you replace/resize the little box art sprites/images on the bottom of pages? Where the little arrow is. I see some have different setups there.

 

[Maxim726X]

So, theoretically, I should be able to add this interface/romset to the NES Classic, correct? It's the same hardware?

That would be pretty awesome. Has anyone figured out a way to do that yet?

 

[alucas92]

Any way to replicate the stock CRT filter in games loaded with Retroarch?

Was wondering the same thing

 

[brightsons]

in hakchi

Thanks, I'll give this shot later tonight.

 

[gingerbeardman]

The game has an internal frame limiter, sure, but the cutscene timing and game balance are based on the original Super FX clock speed, so you are absolutely speeding up the game compared to what the designers intended.

But anyway, if you want the game to run perfectly, use the flags -no-lowlatency and -fx-boost 8. It won't slow down at all.

So, to use -boost-fx or not? You seem to say no then yes?