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PocketNES :: RE: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS

tepples — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:17:28 GMT

Author: tepples
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:17 am (GMT -5)

Louigi Verona wrote:

GBA ExpLoader... nope! What's that?

(checks location bar... not gbadev.org... continues)
GBA ExpLoader copies GBA programs from a SLOT-1 NAND card (such as a microSD adapter) to a SLOT-2 NOR or RAM card.
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PocketNES :: RE: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS

Louigi Verona — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:04:34 GMT

Author: Louigi Verona
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:04 am (GMT -5)

dantheman wrote:

We need some more description than just "it doesn't work" to help troubleshoot the problem. Where exactly does it get stuck? And have you tried loading it with GBA ExpLoader?

It gets stuck on the screen which says DIDL Compatible

GBA ExpLoader... nope! What's that?

PocketNES :: NesPak

chantililace — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:47:18 GMT

Author: chantililace
Subject: NesPak
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:47 am (GMT -5)

Hi,

Why does NesPak add _L to all my compressed roms? Is there any way to stop that?

PocketNES :: RE: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS

tepples — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:35:39 GMT

Author: tepples
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:35 am (GMT -5)

And does this PocketNES build work in VisualBoyAdvance or NO$GBA?
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PocketNES :: RE: MenuMaker Question

tepples — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:29:30 GMT

Author: tepples
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:29 am (GMT -5)

Dwedit wrote:

[p1]'s should be DELETED.

Most of the time. But a few [p1]s are actually [hM##]s to get an FDS rom working on PocketNES, most notably the pirate version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (J).
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PocketNES :: RE: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS

dantheman — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:23:31 GMT

Author: dantheman
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:23 am (GMT -5)

We need some more description than just "it doesn't work" to help troubleshoot the problem. Where exactly does it get stuck? And have you tried loading it with GBA ExpLoader?

PocketNES :: RE: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS

Louigi Verona — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:04:34 GMT

Author: Louigi Verona
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:04 am (GMT -5)

Yep, it's there. I can play any GBA games.

PocketNES :: RE: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS

Vague Rant — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:32:07 GMT

Author: Vague Rant
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:32 am (GMT -5)

So, you have the GBA Expansion for the M3 Real?
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SNEmulDS :: RE: SNEmulDS on iTouch DS

Vague Rant — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:26:20 GMT

Author: Vague Rant
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:26 am (GMT -5)

jackman wrote:

Also iTouch DS is a Slot-1 Device, the WIP2 Build shouldn't work.

This is entirely untrue. According to the blog post associated with the release of WIP2, it's an update for SLOT-2 users due to problems with the alpha, however:

archeide wrote:

Other people can check this release too, it reduces the battery consumption and includes a button to hide the GUI.

I've been using WIP2 on my EZ-V (a SLOT-1 device) quite happily.
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PocketNES :: RE: Another BETA (7-31-2008)

Bibin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:36:45 GMT

Author: Bibin
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:36 am (GMT -5)

Also quick note about the audio: while all three square wave variants with different duty cycles sound kinda bad through the GBC sound channels, the only one that is very noticable is the 25% / 75% wave - the non-50% one sounds near flawless for reasons I don't understand.

PocketNES :: RE: Another BETA (7-31-2008)

Bibin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:19:09 GMT

Author: Bibin
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:19 am (GMT -5)

Bug found:

This one's quite reliable - load up a copy of "Kiwi Kraze", and wait a few seconds. I got it to crash into GBC mode by scrolling up and down with L and R and mashing start. This was done on a regular ol' GBA.

Update:
Forget that, it seems that all you need to do is hold R until it scrolls to the bottom. This works for almost every game I tried, including but not limited to Super Mario Bros 2 USA, Kiwi Kraze, MegaMan 5, Megaman 6. I am too tired at 5:30 to remember more of them.

Video to come a bit later.

PocketNES :: RE: MenuMaker Question

Titney — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:03:58 GMT

Author: Titney
Subject: Re: MenuMaker Question
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:03 am (GMT -5)

chantililace wrote:

any setting I can change to keep the original renaming?

Yes, go in
Options
and unceck
[ ] Clean Rom Names
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SNEmulDS :: RE: SNEmulDS on iTouch DS

jackman — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:57:52 GMT

Author: jackman
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:57 am (GMT -5)

Which v0.6 did you use?
The Alpha or the WIP2 Build?

Also iTouch DS is a Slot-1 Device, the WIP2 Build shouldn't work.
A DLDI Driver isn't needed, because iTouch DS uses Auto-patching.

In which Folder on your MicroSD Card did you place your SNES roms? By default, they have to be in the /SNES/ Folder.

PocketNES :: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS

Louigi Verona — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:06:50 GMT

Author: Louigi Verona
Subject: Pocket NES and Nintendo DS
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:06 am (GMT -5)

Hello!
I am using PocketNES v9.98
Added roms to it with Thingy.

On my Nintendo DS I am using M3 Real card.
Tried starting up the emulator both from GBA folder and just PocketNES folder but it doesn't work.

What am I doing wrong?

PocketNES :: RE: Another BETA (7-31-2008)

Palom — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:18:40 GMT

Author: Palom
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:18 pm (GMT -5)

Oh, I can help you with that one. Don't compress the NES ROM.

PocketNES :: RE: MenuMaker Question

Dwedit — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:15:12 GMT

Author: Dwedit
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:15 pm (GMT -5)

[p1]'s should be DELETED.
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PocketNES :: Recommendation for PocketNES Menu

chantililace — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:09:01 GMT

Author: chantililace
Subject: Recommendation for PocketNES Menu
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:09 pm (GMT -5)

1) When you are at the beginning of the menu, you should be able to press the left button and go right to the end.

2) When you exit a Rom, it should put you at that ROM in the menu list, not a the beginning.

PocketNES :: MenuMaker Question

chantililace — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:05:58 GMT

Author: chantililace
Subject: MenuMaker Question
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:05 pm (GMT -5)

Hey,

I compiled my ROMS with menu maker, however it got rid of the (U) and (!) and (p1), etc on the rom list and named them, for example Metroid. Now, I have 3 metroids on my menu and I don't know what the difference is...... any setting I can change to keep the original renaming?

PocketNES :: RE: Another BETA (7-31-2008)

chantililace — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:04:10 GMT

Author: chantililace
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:04 pm (GMT -5)

Dwedit,

Tried playing NWC's last night and it ended and went to the point screen as soon as mario jumped... Somethings not right.

jEnesisDS :: I need some help

bender709 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:11 GMT

Author: bender709
Subject: I need some help
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:44 pm (GMT -5)

I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I patched the file with the right DLDI but when i run it on my supercard sd it just loads forever, never booting up. Not sure what I'm doin wrong. Any suggestions?

Handheld Discussion :: RE: Is the GP2x worth getting?

Bibin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:58:25 GMT

Author: Bibin
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:58 am (GMT -5)

I dunno, sometimes I imagine Steam and th[Updating...]

But yeah, I just gave my PSP to my cousin - I may get a GP2X as it's 320x240 screen resolution seems perfect for oldschool gaming, no filtering required.

SNEmulDS :: SNEmulDS on iTouch DS

benjaminmkt121 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:51:45 GMT

Author: benjaminmkt121
Subject: SNEmulDS on iTouch DS
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:51 am (GMT -5)

iTouch v0.9
SNEmulDS I've tried v0.6, v0.2, v.03 (http://www.pocketheaven.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=4762)

The program itself loads fine, but I can't select a ROM to play. The list is just...blank.

in v0.6, the touch screen hangs.

Can anyone help?

NES DS :: The NES emulator in Contra 4 is remarkably robust.

Vague Rant — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:33:35 GMT

Author: Vague Rant
Subject: The NES emulator in Contra 4 is remarkably robust.
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:33 am (GMT -5)

So I've been thinking about fooling with Contra 4 for a while now; when I first played it I was disappointed to find that it included Contra and Super C as bonus features but not Probotector or Probotector II (the PAL versions of those games). Today I finally got around to doing it, and was able to replace the games with a minimum of difficulty. After unpacking the DS ROM, the two NES ROMs are neatly located in the data folder as "contra.nes" and "superc.nes". I found the use of the ".nes" extension interesting, almost as if they were trying to let us reverse engineer the thing. Anyway, after I'd done that, I decided I might as well go nuts. What else will it run?

So, mainly because it doesn't work in nesDS, I put Startropics II into it. I tried to get it working in no$gba, but I couldn't even get it to recognise my save, even after cropping it down to the required 512 bytes. I figured I'd be better served by trying it on hardware anyway, so I did:

Eventually I also got it running in DeSmuME:

Now, the hand/V thing is a little off in the emu screenshot, but as you can see in the hardware screenshot, it looks fine there. I was able to enter my name, get in-game and played for about five minutes without any problems. Here's a couple more screenshots in-game. The emulator doesn't appear to be limited to UNROM and MMC3, as I threw Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (MMC1) on there and it worked fine.

Now, obviously there's no saving, as Contra and Super C have none, but the fact that it got it running at all is pretty cool. What else is there that doesn't run in nesDS that we can throw at it? Preferably stuff without saving, for the above reason, but hey. Also, if you want to try this yourself, be aware that the classic Contras have to be unlocked by playing Challenge mode, but there should be saves around that you can download. If not, here's mine. Don't mind the file name.

EDIT: This is extremely old news, isn't it? My bad.
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PocketNES :: RE: Mega Man 9 on PocketNES?

marcelo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:01:16 GMT

Author: marcelo
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:01 am (GMT -5)

I have no clues of how I could do that ... but then it would be possible?

PocketNES :: RE: Another BETA (7-31-2008)

chungy — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:29:35 GMT

Author: chungy
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:29 am (GMT -5)

Nintendo limited themselves to very basic games... I'm not all that surprised they still had some CPU power left to do a softsynth.