Pokemon Platinum issues

Chris3356 · July 18th, 2010, 23:55

I've read a bunch of threads on here and have been searching for many hours on other sites for information that may help me, but I have been unable to find anything so far.

I downloaded version 2.6a of NO$GBA yesterday, along with a pokemon platinum rom. The game itself plays perfectly fine, yesterday I got to the 4th gym but had to restart my computer for some updates, I thought the save/load snapshot feature was how you saved games, so I saved a snapshot and shut down. I realized today that I was completely wrong and that only works for GBA games, so I reluctantly started a new game, and saved through the in-game menu as I would if I were playing it on my DS. My .NDS file is in the Battery folder of the NO$GBA folder, which is where the .sav's are saved to. My rom is named "Pokemon Platinum (U).nds", so I downloaded the default.sav (512kb) posted in another thread on this site and renamed it to "Pokemon Platinum (U).sav" and deposited it in the Battery folder. I also changed the "NDS-Cartridge Media Backup" to "Flash 512KBytes" and reset the cartridge. I played as normal, got a bit further than I had yesterday, saving infrequently, but enough that if my emulator crashed, I wouldn't lose too much progress. I went out with my friends to eat dinner, so I saved the game a final time, and then I quit NO$GBA by clicking on the File menu and selecting "quit" I got back to discover that my game will not load the .sav file, it forces me to restart the entire game. As an experiment, I deleted the .sav file I had downloaded earlier, leaving no .sav files in the Battery folder, and started a new game. I saved through the menu as soon as I was able to access it, and no .sav appeared after it was done saving.

Basically, I had the backup media set to 512 KB, before I started the game, I had a .sav file with the same name as the rom in the Battery folder before I started, I saved within the game correctly, and I closed the emulator correctly, but my game still will not save or load .sav's correctly. Can anyone help me find out what is going wrong?

Thanks for any help.

EDIT:

Nevermind, I got it to work =DDDDDDDDD

Instead of resetting the cartridge after fixing the controls and emulation settings (save setting), I re-opened it, and started a new game, saved as soon as I could, and then re-opened the game again and it updated the save file correctly AND let me load it. Now I can actually play it without having to leave it open forever.

Last edited by Chris3356; July 19th, 2010 at 00:25..

oldgamer1967 · July 19th, 2010, 05:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris3356

I've read a bunch of threads on here and have been searching for many hours on other sites for information that may help me, but I have been unable to find anything so far.

I downloaded version 2.6a of NO$GBA yesterday, along with a pokemon platinum rom. The game itself plays perfectly fine, yesterday I got to the 4th gym but had to restart my computer for some updates, I thought the save/load snapshot feature was how you saved games, so I saved a snapshot and shut down. I realized today that I was completely wrong and that only works for GBA games, so I reluctantly started a new game, and saved through the in-game menu as I would if I were playing it on my DS. My .NDS file is in the Battery folder of the NO$GBA folder, which is where the .sav's are saved to. My rom is named "Pokemon Platinum (U).nds", so I downloaded the default.sav (512kb) posted in another thread on this site and renamed it to "Pokemon Platinum (U).sav" and deposited it in the Battery folder. I also changed the "NDS-Cartridge Media Backup" to "Flash 512KBytes" and reset the cartridge. I played as normal, got a bit further than I had yesterday, saving infrequently, but enough that if my emulator crashed, I wouldn't lose too much progress. I went out with my friends to eat dinner, so I saved the game a final time, and then I quit NO$GBA by clicking on the File menu and selecting "quit" I got back to discover that my game will not load the .sav file, it forces me to restart the entire game. As an experiment, I deleted the .sav file I had downloaded earlier, leaving no .sav files in the Battery folder, and started a new game. I saved through the menu as soon as I was able to access it, and no .sav appeared after it was done saving.

Basically, I had the backup media set to 512 KB, before I started the game, I had a .sav file with the same name as the rom in the Battery folder before I started, I saved within the game correctly, and I closed the emulator correctly, but my game still will not save or load .sav's correctly. Can anyone help me find out what is going wrong?

Thanks for any help.

EDIT:

Nevermind, I got it to work =DDDDDDDDD

Instead of resetting the cartridge after fixing the controls and emulation settings (save setting), I re-opened it, and started a new game, saved as soon as I could, and then re-opened the game again and it updated the save file correctly AND let me load it. Now I can actually play it without having to leave it open forever.

You will get no help here because you broke the rules by download NO$GBA 2.6a and Pokemon rom illegally.

Chris3356 · July 19th, 2010, 18:50

Well, apparently you can't read correctly because I no longer need any help, but thanks anyway, jackass. If their site would let me buy it, I would have, I don't mind paying for software. It's not my fault that it's broken. As for the ROM, I don't even know how I would get one legally (Do you have to like rip it from a DS cartridge?) although, if you told me how, I would gladly do it.

Last edited by Chris3356; July 19th, 2010 at 18:57..

oldgamer1967 · July 20th, 2010, 04:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris3356

Well, apparently you can't read correctly because I no longer need any help, but thanks anyway, jackass. If their site would let me buy it, I would have, I don't mind paying for software. It's not my fault that it's broken. As for the ROM, I don't even know how I would get one legally (Do you have to like rip it from a DS cartridge?) although, if you told me how, I would gladly do it.

I don't why you are jumping me for you did not say that you tried download the emulator from the site.

Last edited by oldgamer1967; July 20th, 2010 at 04:44..

ozzgx4 · July 19th, 2010, 19:10

Yeah basically all you need is your DS and the game and a Flash cart. There are quite a few guides like this one. Hope that helped

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Chris3356 · July 19th, 2010, 19:13

Okay, thank you. I'm assuming that is also the only way to rip the .sav from your cartridge? If that is also do-able through the same method that would be very awesome as I have a lot of DS games with progress on that I would love to be able to play on my PC (DS touch screen is broken and I haven't bothered fixing it and probably won't for quite some time)

Which of the flash carts mentioned in that article are best? Or does it not really matter which one you buy?

ozzgx4 · July 19th, 2010, 19:51

AFIAK The CycloDS Evolution is easier to use and the firmware is easier to update and it works right out of the box, whereas the R4 requires you to download and install software. But I don't think overall there is a big difference, just the price I guess.

EDIT: You can check this thread out at GBATemp for more info.

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July 18th, 2010, 23:55	#1
Chris3356 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern Virginia, U.S.A. Posts: 3	Pokemon Platinum issues I've read a bunch of threads on here and have been searching for many hours on other sites for information that may help me, but I have been unable to find anything so far. I downloaded version 2.6a of NO$GBA yesterday, along with a pokemon platinum rom. The game itself plays perfectly fine, yesterday I got to the 4th gym but had to restart my computer for some updates, I thought the save/load snapshot feature was how you saved games, so I saved a snapshot and shut down. I realized today that I was completely wrong and that only works for GBA games, so I reluctantly started a new game, and saved through the in-game menu as I would if I were playing it on my DS. My .NDS file is in the Battery folder of the NO$GBA folder, which is where the .sav's are saved to. My rom is named "Pokemon Platinum (U).nds", so I downloaded the default.sav (512kb) posted in another thread on this site and renamed it to "Pokemon Platinum (U).sav" and deposited it in the Battery folder. I also changed the "NDS-Cartridge Media Backup" to "Flash 512KBytes" and reset the cartridge. I played as normal, got a bit further than I had yesterday, saving infrequently, but enough that if my emulator crashed, I wouldn't lose too much progress. I went out with my friends to eat dinner, so I saved the game a final time, and then I quit NO$GBA by clicking on the File menu and selecting "quit" I got back to discover that my game will not load the .sav file, it forces me to restart the entire game. As an experiment, I deleted the .sav file I had downloaded earlier, leaving no .sav files in the Battery folder, and started a new game. I saved through the menu as soon as I was able to access it, and no .sav appeared after it was done saving. Basically, I had the backup media set to 512 KB, before I started the game, I had a .sav file with the same name as the rom in the Battery folder before I started, I saved within the game correctly, and I closed the emulator correctly, but my game still will not save or load .sav's correctly. Can anyone help me find out what is going wrong? Thanks for any help. EDIT: Nevermind, I got it to work =DDDDDDDDD Instead of resetting the cartridge after fixing the controls and emulation settings (save setting), I re-opened it, and started a new game, saved as soon as I could, and then re-opened the game again and it updated the save file correctly AND let me load it. Now I can actually play it without having to leave it open forever. Last edited by Chris3356; July 19th, 2010 at 00:25..

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July 19th, 2010, 18:50	#3
Chris3356 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern Virginia, U.S.A. Posts: 3	Well, apparently you can't read correctly because I no longer need any help, but thanks anyway, jackass. If their site would let me buy it, I would have, I don't mind paying for software. It's not my fault that it's broken. As for the ROM, I don't even know how I would get one legally (Do you have to like rip it from a DS cartridge?) although, if you told me how, I would gladly do it. Last edited by Chris3356; July 19th, 2010 at 18:57..

July 19th, 2010, 19:10	#5
ozzgx4 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 6,866	Yeah basically all you need is your DS and the game and a Flash cart. There are quite a few guides like this one. Hope that helped __________________ http://ozzgx4.deviantart.com/ When you were born you were crying and everyone around you was smiling, make it through life so that when you die you will be smiling and everyone around you will be crying.

July 19th, 2010, 19:13	#6
Chris3356 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern Virginia, U.S.A. Posts: 3	Okay, thank you. I'm assuming that is also the only way to rip the .sav from your cartridge? If that is also do-able through the same method that would be very awesome as I have a lot of DS games with progress on that I would love to be able to play on my PC (DS touch screen is broken and I haven't bothered fixing it and probably won't for quite some time) Which of the flash carts mentioned in that article are best? Or does it not really matter which one you buy?

July 19th, 2010, 19:51	#7
ozzgx4 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 6,866	AFIAK The CycloDS Evolution is easier to use and the firmware is easier to update and it works right out of the box, whereas the R4 requires you to download and install software. But I don't think overall there is a big difference, just the price I guess. EDIT: You can check this thread out at GBATemp for more info. __________________ http://ozzgx4.deviantart.com/ When you were born you were crying and everyone around you was smiling, make it through life so that when you die you will be smiling and everyone around you will be crying.