Mega Man Legends 2

Yoten · August 5th, 2002, 21:27

I've tried numerous video plugins, settings, and bioses, but I can't get this game to run. Whenever I load it up I just get a black screen. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this game to work? Some basic computer specs, if they're needed:

AMD Athlon XP 1800+
512 Mb RAM
GeForce4 XP-440

I'd appreciate any help you guys could give me.

astroduck · August 6th, 2002, 01:34

which version do you have of the game?? NTSC or PAL?

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Yoten · August 6th, 2002, 02:08

It's NTSC. I ripped the image directly from my friend's CD.

astroduck · August 6th, 2002, 04:07

try to set a virtual CD-ROM using daemon tool and run the iso from there. Epsxe 1.52 has problems running iso properly. Megaman Legend 2 is one of the few games that will not run in epsxe(only for iso). But if you use CD instead of iso, it will work fine.

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--------------~My specs~---------------
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ @1.86Ghz with 275MHz FSB
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra Motherboard with 333MHz FSB
768Mb PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Dual Harddrive : Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30 Gb and 120 Gb 7200 rpm
SoundBlaster Audigy with latest driver
Asus Geforce FX 5600 with 128 DDR RAM
Lite-On 4X DVD-Burner
Lite-On 52X24X52 CD-Writer
Creative Inspire 5200 Speakers with sub-woofer
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP1
Viewsonic G90fb 19 inches monitor (1280X1024 resolution)
Direct X 9.0c

(Specs will be updated soon)

Yoten · August 6th, 2002, 05:32

Actually, I tried burning the iso to a CD (so I could play it when I get another modded playstation) and ePSXe won't run from that either. It gives me the same problem as the iso itself does. What I think I'm going to do is try to get ahold of a friend that has a modded playstation and test my disc to see if it even works. I don't see why it wouldn't, but you never know...

Recca · August 6th, 2002, 22:41

The game doesn't work for me if i make a ISo of it like MMl2.ISO
For some reason it wont work so try making a bin with www.isobuster.com or CDRwin and see if it works

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Yoten · August 6th, 2002, 22:56

I've tried that too, and still no luck. I should be heading to that friend's house soon, so I'll check to make sure my copy isn't busted or something.

Caseb · September 5th, 2002, 20:40

I am getting the same problems. Mine is a "New" game, so it's never been played before, and the disc surface looks to be in good condition. I tried running it directly off the CD, but that didn't work. I made an .IMG file with CloneCD, but that didn't work either. I'll try making .BIN and .ISO files with ISOBuster, but I'm doubting that will work either. Luckily, I'll be at a friend's house tomorrow, and can try the original on his PSX.

Caseb · September 5th, 2002, 22:47

Well, problem solved. I'm not sure exactly what the problem was, but my game is now working. Here is what I did:

I copied the CD onto my hard drive with Isobuster. It found bad sectors near the end of the data track, and I told it to omit all bad sectors it found. It found quite a number of them... :-) I told Isobuster to save the file, and then loaded it up with ePSXe. Worked just fine. The intro loaded up, right after the Capcom logo, and I proceeded to watch it. After I finally had control at the main menu, I told ePSXe to Switch Discs, and pointed it at the original copy of the CD I had made, and everything has been working ever since.

Just make sure you keep a saved state so that you can reload the game before it freezes up. I'm not sure what Isobuster deleted from the copy, but I'd prefer to know I have everything compared to nothing.

Hope this helps you.

Caseb · September 6th, 2002, 03:33

ARGH! I hit a dead-end again. It's at the large crystal in the snowstorm. You examine a plaque below the crystal, and something like an earthquake starts, but the screen just continues to shake, no matter what I do. I'm going to try some other sound and video plugins, but I doubt that will fix it as easily as I would hope for.

Yoten · September 6th, 2002, 06:09

Well, please keep me posted. The start of college kept me from ever going to that friend's house, so I never got a chance to test my disc. Good luck!

Caseb · September 6th, 2002, 22:19

Okay, I found a detour around the dead-end... Again... ;-)

The game was supposed to play a couple sound clips as I approached the location I talked about, but it wasn't playing them with the CD or original ISO. I switched it back to the .BIN I made with Isobuster, and actually reset the game, loading up the saved state. Works just fine again. I switched back to the .ISO, and got the same problem on the third island you visit after you enter the sub-gate. I did the same thing as before, and used the .BIN version, and it worked fine.

Morale of the story: Use Isobuster, make a .BIN file, tell it to Omit all the bad sectors, and use that for your game. Some CD drives just can't handle certain types of subchannel data (which I think might be the problem).

Caseb · September 6th, 2002, 22:20

Hmm... what's your CD Drive you are using to play the game, and how is it connected to your MB (SCSI or IDE)?

astroduck · September 7th, 2002, 16:53

add this command line under epsxe "-cdtiming" then the black screen problem should be sloved.

__________________
--------------~My specs~---------------
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ @1.86Ghz with 275MHz FSB
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra Motherboard with 333MHz FSB
768Mb PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Dual Harddrive : Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30 Gb and 120 Gb 7200 rpm
SoundBlaster Audigy with latest driver
Asus Geforce FX 5600 with 128 DDR RAM
Lite-On 4X DVD-Burner
Lite-On 52X24X52 CD-Writer
Creative Inspire 5200 Speakers with sub-woofer
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP1
Viewsonic G90fb 19 inches monitor (1280X1024 resolution)
Direct X 9.0c

(Specs will be updated soon)

_E_ · September 7th, 2002, 16:56

i am runnig this game with epsxe 1.5.2 , petes open gl , Geforce II and win xp, no problem,.............just ensure you dont have the special game fixes activated , or otherwise,... the game wont work proparlly

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Yoten · September 7th, 2002, 22:42

Quote:

Originally posted by Caseb
Hmm... what's your CD Drive you are using to play the game, and how is it connected to your MB (SCSI or IDE)?

I'm using an IDE Pioneer DVD-ROM DVD-116. The firmware's fully upgraded, in case you ask.

Caseb · September 7th, 2002, 23:39

Ah... Interesting... I also have a Pioneer DVD-ROM Drive that I use. But mine is connected via SCSI and it's DVD-105. Unsure on the speed of the DVD (oh wait... yours is prob 16x, and mine is 5x).

A call to other people that have this game, try it out using a Pioneer DVD-ROM Drive. It may be the drive that can't read some special copy protection or encoding method for this game.

worm-tongue · August 3rd, 2003, 22:19

The only two games I had problems with were "Mega Man Legends 2" and "Hot Wheels Turbo Racing". I used DRx to repair the surface of the Mega Man CD and it works fine, now. Apparently a small imperfection caused the lock-ups. (Unfortunately, I even purchased another copy of "Hot Wheels" and it still doesn't work)

Vamperio · July 9th, 2009, 07:12

for me everything is fine but when i get to the underwater and lava scenes it goes really slow for some reason can someone help me with this

**jonc2006** · July 9th, 2009, 07:51

please do not revive threads that are not relevant to the question you are asking, this thread had to do with actually getting the game to run and you are looking to troubleshoot a performance issue.

make a new thread and include your system specs and plugin setup along with screen shots of how you have them configured, without this information it is extremely difficult to assist with any kind of problem.

closed.

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August 5th, 2002, 21:27	#1
Yoten Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 6	Mega Man Legends 2 I've tried numerous video plugins, settings, and bioses, but I can't get this game to run. Whenever I load it up I just get a black screen. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this game to work? Some basic computer specs, if they're needed: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 512 Mb RAM GeForce4 XP-440 I'd appreciate any help you guys could give me.

August 3rd, 2003, 22:19	#18
worm-tongue Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3	Re: Mega Man Legends 2 The only two games I had problems with were "Mega Man Legends 2" and "Hot Wheels Turbo Racing". I used DRx to repair the surface of the Mega Man CD and it works fine, now. Apparently a small imperfection caused the lock-ups. (Unfortunately, I even purchased another copy of "Hot Wheels" and it still doesn't work)

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August 6th, 2002, 01:34	#2
astroduck 發水麵包 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 1,435	which version do you have of the game?? NTSC or PAL? __________________ --------------~My specs~--------------- AMD Athlon XP 2200+ @1.86Ghz with 275MHz FSB Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra Motherboard with 333MHz FSB 768Mb PC2700 DDR SDRAM Dual Harddrive : Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30 Gb and 120 Gb 7200 rpm SoundBlaster Audigy with latest driver Asus Geforce FX 5600 with 128 DDR RAM Lite-On 4X DVD-Burner Lite-On 52X24X52 CD-Writer Creative Inspire 5200 Speakers with sub-woofer Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP1 Viewsonic G90fb 19 inches monitor (1280X1024 resolution) Direct X 9.0c (Specs will be updated soon)

August 6th, 2002, 02:08	#3
Yoten Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 6	It's NTSC. I ripped the image directly from my friend's CD.

August 6th, 2002, 04:07	#4
astroduck 發水麵包 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 1,435	try to set a virtual CD-ROM using daemon tool and run the iso from there. Epsxe 1.52 has problems running iso properly. Megaman Legend 2 is one of the few games that will not run in epsxe(only for iso). But if you use CD instead of iso, it will work fine. __________________ --------------~My specs~--------------- AMD Athlon XP 2200+ @1.86Ghz with 275MHz FSB Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra Motherboard with 333MHz FSB 768Mb PC2700 DDR SDRAM Dual Harddrive : Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30 Gb and 120 Gb 7200 rpm SoundBlaster Audigy with latest driver Asus Geforce FX 5600 with 128 DDR RAM Lite-On 4X DVD-Burner Lite-On 52X24X52 CD-Writer Creative Inspire 5200 Speakers with sub-woofer Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP1 Viewsonic G90fb 19 inches monitor (1280X1024 resolution) Direct X 9.0c (Specs will be updated soon)

August 6th, 2002, 05:32	#5
Yoten Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 6	Actually, I tried burning the iso to a CD (so I could play it when I get another modded playstation) and ePSXe won't run from that either. It gives me the same problem as the iso itself does. What I think I'm going to do is try to get ahold of a friend that has a modded playstation and test my disc to see if it even works. I don't see why it wouldn't, but you never know...

August 6th, 2002, 22:41	#6
Recca Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Where ever fate shall lead me. Posts: 3,941	The game doesn't work for me if i make a ISo of it like MMl2.ISO For some reason it wont work so try making a bin with www.isobuster.com or CDRwin and see if it works __________________ この世に悪があるとすれば、それは人の心だ。エドワ-ド・D・モリスン

August 6th, 2002, 22:56	#7
Yoten Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 6	I've tried that too, and still no luck. I should be heading to that friend's house soon, so I'll check to make sure my copy isn't busted or something.

September 5th, 2002, 20:40	#8
Caseb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36	I am getting the same problems. Mine is a "New" game, so it's never been played before, and the disc surface looks to be in good condition. I tried running it directly off the CD, but that didn't work. I made an .IMG file with CloneCD, but that didn't work either. I'll try making .BIN and .ISO files with ISOBuster, but I'm doubting that will work either. Luckily, I'll be at a friend's house tomorrow, and can try the original on his PSX.

September 5th, 2002, 22:47	#9
Caseb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36	Well, problem solved. I'm not sure exactly what the problem was, but my game is now working. Here is what I did: I copied the CD onto my hard drive with Isobuster. It found bad sectors near the end of the data track, and I told it to omit all bad sectors it found. It found quite a number of them... :-) I told Isobuster to save the file, and then loaded it up with ePSXe. Worked just fine. The intro loaded up, right after the Capcom logo, and I proceeded to watch it. After I finally had control at the main menu, I told ePSXe to Switch Discs, and pointed it at the original copy of the CD I had made, and everything has been working ever since. Just make sure you keep a saved state so that you can reload the game before it freezes up. I'm not sure what Isobuster deleted from the copy, but I'd prefer to know I have everything compared to nothing. Hope this helps you.

September 6th, 2002, 03:33	#10
Caseb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36	ARGH! I hit a dead-end again. It's at the large crystal in the snowstorm. You examine a plaque below the crystal, and something like an earthquake starts, but the screen just continues to shake, no matter what I do. I'm going to try some other sound and video plugins, but I doubt that will fix it as easily as I would hope for.

September 6th, 2002, 06:09	#11
Yoten Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 6	Well, please keep me posted. The start of college kept me from ever going to that friend's house, so I never got a chance to test my disc. Good luck!

September 6th, 2002, 22:19	#12
Caseb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36	Okay, I found a detour around the dead-end... Again... ;-) The game was supposed to play a couple sound clips as I approached the location I talked about, but it wasn't playing them with the CD or original ISO. I switched it back to the .BIN I made with Isobuster, and actually reset the game, loading up the saved state. Works just fine again. I switched back to the .ISO, and got the same problem on the third island you visit after you enter the sub-gate. I did the same thing as before, and used the .BIN version, and it worked fine. Morale of the story: Use Isobuster, make a .BIN file, tell it to Omit all the bad sectors, and use that for your game. Some CD drives just can't handle certain types of subchannel data (which I think might be the problem).

September 6th, 2002, 22:20	#13
Caseb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36	Hmm... what's your CD Drive you are using to play the game, and how is it connected to your MB (SCSI or IDE)?

September 7th, 2002, 16:53	#14
astroduck 發水麵包 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 1,435	add this command line under epsxe "-cdtiming" then the black screen problem should be sloved. __________________ --------------~My specs~--------------- AMD Athlon XP 2200+ @1.86Ghz with 275MHz FSB Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra Motherboard with 333MHz FSB 768Mb PC2700 DDR SDRAM Dual Harddrive : Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30 Gb and 120 Gb 7200 rpm SoundBlaster Audigy with latest driver Asus Geforce FX 5600 with 128 DDR RAM Lite-On 4X DVD-Burner Lite-On 52X24X52 CD-Writer Creative Inspire 5200 Speakers with sub-woofer Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP1 Viewsonic G90fb 19 inches monitor (1280X1024 resolution) Direct X 9.0c (Specs will be updated soon)

September 7th, 2002, 16:56	#15
_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 9,354	i am runnig this game with epsxe 1.5.2 , petes open gl , Geforce II and win xp, no problem,.............just ensure you dont have the special game fixes activated , or otherwise,... the game wont work proparlly __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

September 7th, 2002, 23:39	#17
Caseb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36	Ah... Interesting... I also have a Pioneer DVD-ROM Drive that I use. But mine is connected via SCSI and it's DVD-105. Unsure on the speed of the DVD (oh wait... yours is prob 16x, and mine is 5x). A call to other people that have this game, try it out using a Pioneer DVD-ROM Drive. It may be the drive that can't read some special copy protection or encoding method for this game.

July 9th, 2009, 07:12	#19
Vamperio Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oklahoma wellston Posts: 1	for me everything is fine but when i get to the underwater and lava scenes it goes really slow for some reason can someone help me with this

July 9th, 2009, 07:51	#20
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	please do not revive threads that are not relevant to the question you are asking, this thread had to do with actually getting the game to run and you are looking to troubleshoot a performance issue. make a new thread and include your system specs and plugin setup along with screen shots of how you have them configured, without this information it is extremely difficult to assist with any kind of problem. closed. __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection