VBA 1.7.2 to 1.7.6 .sgm conversion

WretchedHarmony · June 18th, 2012, 02:27

Hello, and pardon me if this has been asked before,

I was using VBA version 1.7.2 and Mac OS Snow Leopard and have upgraded to Mac OS Lion, which does not support VBA 1.7.2 (as it is a PowerPC application). I've installed VBA 1.7.6 (for Intel Mac) in order to emulate under Lion. I tried loading my old .sgm save state that I had been using with 1.7.2 on 1.7.6. This produced the error message:

"Unsupported VisualBoyAdvance save game version 134217728".

Is there any way I can run my 1.7.2 save states on 1.7.6? Perhaps there is a way to convert the 1.7.2 .sgm to a 1.7.6 version?

Thanks,

The Wretched Harmony

Smilley · June 18th, 2012, 08:07

Can't you use a .sav? Savestates have a tendency to not be upwards-compatible, but normal saves mostly work.

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WretchedHarmony · June 18th, 2012, 22:42

Supposedly I can export .sgm as .sav in VBA via File > Export > Battery File. However, in VBA 1.7.6 the only options I see under File are open rom, close rom, pause emulation, reset emulation. Is there another way to export .sgm as .sav?

Fadingz · June 18th, 2012, 22:47

.sgm = state save, .sav = battery save.
They actually save different types of data.
.sgm basically stores all the variables in the game specified by the emulator coder, and .sav saves the critical information specified by the game coder.
I doubt there is a converter from .sgm to .sav as the data stored in .sgm and .sav different from game to game.

To make a .sav file, just use the in-game save, however the game developer what you on the actual GBA, on 1.7.2.
Then you just start the game again in 1.7.6 and continue.
You don't even need to export/inport/do anything on/outside of VBA.

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WretchedHarmony · June 19th, 2012, 04:19

Ah. Thanks, that made it really clear. Got it working now.

June 18th, 2012, 02:27	#1
WretchedHarmony Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 3	VBA 1.7.2 to 1.7.6 .sgm conversion Hello, and pardon me if this has been asked before, I was using VBA version 1.7.2 and Mac OS Snow Leopard and have upgraded to Mac OS Lion, which does not support VBA 1.7.2 (as it is a PowerPC application). I've installed VBA 1.7.6 (for Intel Mac) in order to emulate under Lion. I tried loading my old .sgm save state that I had been using with 1.7.2 on 1.7.6. This produced the error message: "Unsupported VisualBoyAdvance save game version 134217728". Is there any way I can run my 1.7.2 save states on 1.7.6? Perhaps there is a way to convert the 1.7.2 .sgm to a 1.7.6 version? Thanks, The Wretched Harmony

June 18th, 2012, 08:07	#2
Smilley Hopeless Optimist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 3,011	Can't you use a .sav? Savestates have a tendency to not be upwards-compatible, but normal saves mostly work. __________________ No$GBA Quick FAQ: Spoiler: Q1: Savegame doesn't load. A: Set correct save type. Look here, divide by 8! Q2: "Cannot Read Data" error A: See above! Q3: Snapshots? A: Only work for GBA games. Q4: NDS linking, NDS with GBA slot, Picto-Chat, trading, ... A: Not yet available. Q5: When do we get a new version? A: We don't know. Martin won't tell. Q6: Donation down? A: Yes, and we can't do anything about it either. Q7: Game stops without appearent cause. A: Turn the Sound option on. Q8: No$Zoomer problems. A: See here! Q9: What do I need for Pokémon HG/SS? A: This.

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June 18th, 2012, 22:42	#3
WretchedHarmony Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 3	Supposedly I can export .sgm as .sav in VBA via File > Export > Battery File. However, in VBA 1.7.6 the only options I see under File are open rom, close rom, pause emulation, reset emulation. Is there another way to export .sgm as .sav?

June 18th, 2012, 22:47	#4
Fadingz 代言人 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 應許之地 Posts: 7,056	.sgm = state save, .sav = battery save. They actually save different types of data. .sgm basically stores all the variables in the game specified by the emulator coder, and .sav saves the critical information specified by the game coder. I doubt there is a converter from .sgm to .sav as the data stored in .sgm and .sav different from game to game. To make a .sav file, just use the in-game save, however the game developer what you on the actual GBA, on 1.7.2. Then you just start the game again in 1.7.6 and continue. You don't even need to export/inport/do anything on/outside of VBA. __________________

June 19th, 2012, 04:19	#5
WretchedHarmony Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 3	Ah. Thanks, that made it really clear. Got it working now.