ff9 usa problems

March 16th, 2002

iv'e been having problems playing ff9, from what i've seen on this forum, i think its b/c of copy protection, but i dont know how to get past it yet. when i start a new game, it plays the opening mdec where you see the ship go on the ocean and stuff, and when the main character (the guy with the tail) enters the door, it drops out to the console and says that its an unknown opcode, i'll post the exact message a little later, but i think its either a bad ISO dump or copy protection. i've seen other people on here who dont seem to have this problem so i think it could just be me being an idiot. if you need system specs. just ask i'll post them

**Kane** · March 16th, 2002

There is co copy protection like that on the US version. If there is copy protection, it simply prevents the game from booting.
The unknown opcode I get too. I have not yet isolated the problem.

March 16th, 2002

i've found a page that has a patch for virtual game station that suposedly makes it be able to play ff9 usa, so what i'll probably do is start a new game in there and convert the memcard, so that i can continue in a decent emulator like ePSXe. if i have any success i'll post the mem card so people can play from it.

**Bgnome** · March 16th, 2002

thats a very old issue that was resolved a long time ago. make sure you are using the latest version of epsxe and plugins, etc.

March 17th, 2002

i have the newest version of epsxe, and the newest plugins. i've tried it with 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 it does the same thing in each version. i'm using petes o. gl 1.58 and sound i'm using the newest petes dsound, dont remember the version number. i'm using the internal cdrom reader.

March 17th, 2002

when you said bad iso dump it sounds like you got it from irc or something =). those versions are usually patched and not very stable, you should try to go out and buy it if that's what it is. it's only 20 bucks now which isnt too bad at all. try using pete's newest cdrom plug in(1.10), use the newest peop soft plug in(1.5) to try to get past it, use eternal for sound plug in(1.2). change the setting back to what you want afterwards hehe. if that doesnt work then im outta ideas.

March 17th, 2002

i know its not a bad iso dump now (i made it from a friends copy anyway) i've got it working with VGS but epsxe still does that, i load it up and a few seconds later it stops working, i'll try that plugin combo and see if it works though.

March 16th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
simcop2387 Guest Posts: n/a	ff9 usa problems iv'e been having problems playing ff9, from what i've seen on this forum, i think its b/c of copy protection, but i dont know how to get past it yet. when i start a new game, it plays the opening mdec where you see the ship go on the ocean and stuff, and when the main character (the guy with the tail) enters the door, it drops out to the console and says that its an unknown opcode, i'll post the exact message a little later, but i think its either a bad ISO dump or copy protection. i've seen other people on here who dont seem to have this problem so i think it could just be me being an idiot. if you need system specs. just ask i'll post them

March 16th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	There is co copy protection like that on the US version. If there is copy protection, it simply prevents the game from booting. The unknown opcode I get too. I have not yet isolated the problem. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	thats a very old issue that was resolved a long time ago. make sure you are using the latest version of epsxe and plugins, etc. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

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March 16th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
simcop2387 Guest Posts: n/a	i've found a page that has a patch for virtual game station that suposedly makes it be able to play ff9 usa, so what i'll probably do is start a new game in there and convert the memcard, so that i can continue in a decent emulator like ePSXe. if i have any success i'll post the mem card so people can play from it.

March 17th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
simcop2387 Guest Posts: n/a	i have the newest version of epsxe, and the newest plugins. i've tried it with 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 it does the same thing in each version. i'm using petes o. gl 1.58 and sound i'm using the newest petes dsound, dont remember the version number. i'm using the internal cdrom reader.

March 17th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
dahuman Guest Posts: n/a	when you said bad iso dump it sounds like you got it from irc or something =). those versions are usually patched and not very stable, you should try to go out and buy it if that's what it is. it's only 20 bucks now which isnt too bad at all. try using pete's newest cdrom plug in(1.10), use the newest peop soft plug in(1.5) to try to get past it, use eternal for sound plug in(1.2). change the setting back to what you want afterwards hehe. if that doesnt work then im outta ideas.

March 17th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
simcop2387 Guest Posts: n/a	i know its not a bad iso dump now (i made it from a friends copy anyway) i've got it working with VGS but epsxe still does that, i load it up and a few seconds later it stops working, i'll try that plugin combo and see if it works though.