Not sure if I'm putting this in the right place, I need your help

[Sixxon]

Hello. I am Sixxon. As the title says, I really really need your help. I was a lurker for about a week now, and the problem has become so annoying I decided to make a account.

The basic gist of it is: I can't play ROMHacks.

I'll tell you everything so you can find out.

So first, I downloaded Lunar IPS like all you do. I downloaded the Super Metroid Phazon Hack, and patched Super Metroid with it. I put it through the SNES9XGX Emulator on my Wii.

Result: Weird-as-hell title screen with a bunch of seemingly random pixels. Blank Screen. (Bear in mind this Emulator works, VERY well.)

I exit out and just think it's my Wii, and I download the computer version. I try loading up the patched ROM in that.

Result: The exact same weird-as-hell title with the same seemingly random pixels. Blank Screen, just like the Wii.

I try downloading a different hack. "Super Metroid Fear". I patch it. I run it in SNES9x.

Result: Regular normal "Nintendo" logo. But after that, black screen forever.

I try all in a entirely different emulator, ZSNES.

Result: Each hacked ROM crashes the program upon load.

So, now, I download SMILE to see if at least THAT can run it.

Result: "This ROM is pal and will not work right with SMILE.".

...Now I'm stuck.

First, can't find NTSC-U version of Super Metroid.

Second, the regular ROM works just fine in the emulators.

Third, this is exactly the reason I needed your help.

What exactly am I doing wrong?

[squishy_ichigo]

The root of your problem is that you can only play these hacks with the NTSC-U version.
You can't play them using a PAL rom, since they were made using a NTSC rom.
So, unless you can get your hands on one, you are out of luck bro.

ProjectXVIII recommends trying Google.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Also, ima move this to offtopic~

[Lunaria]

>SNES9XGX
>"this Emulator works, VERY well"

I lol'ed. Come back when you have tried bsnes. :P


But yes, as Squishy said your problem is in the ROM: You need an (JU) version of the ROM not the (E). Other possibly listing name for this type of ROM are: (U) and (UJ)
Since if all patches fails this points to:
A. wrong ROM type
B. wrong header setting

You could try and see if your ROM is headered or not, most hacks only works with either or, not both.

[Sixxon]

Thank you, you two.

Unfortunately Google is not being my friend.

[Sixxon]

Okay, yay, the romhacks work now! =D

...But SMILE doesn't. D=

Apparently, the rom I got is a .sfc, and while the romhacks work with it, SMILE apparently only reads .smc...which is only the filename of the pal rom I have...-_-

[Zhs2]

Rename it. Won't hurt anything.

Also, .sfc is the proper extension these days, as pushed by byuu.

[Sixxon]

You people are officially awesome.

Everything works now.

Feel free to lock this now.