How to fix Boktai, PKMN, DBZ, SMB3...

[Gamesoul Master]

Awesome. On the occasions I play my GBA ROMs, it's nice to not have to constantly change the settings when switching between these problem games and normal games. The override configuration file works great for me, no problems at all.

[farjadaman]

i m new to this site, well i downloaded da attachment and extracted the file to my VBA folder .my VBA version is 1.3.i deleted the .sgm and.sav file of pokemon firered and started the game but it still gave the message that the 1m circuit board is not installed.can you guide me with da steps to fix dis prblm.first when i started playing pokemonfr i saved da game by da save option in da file menu of vba but when i defeated the E4 the game ended so i now do both ways of saving but cant save it by the menu as it says save error change the backup memory.another problem is that when i save any other pokemon version game by da menu and restart da save file is corrupted but it does load it

you can send an e-mail to my yahoo account that is farjadumrani@yahoo.co.uk

can u tell me what is the purpose of ips files.

i also downloaded gbata but can u guide me how to use it

anybody hu knows da solution to my problems please do guide me

[jonc2006]

Originally Posted by farjadaman

i m new to this site, well i downloaded da attachment and extracted the file to my VBA folder .my VBA version is 1.3.i deleted the .sgm and.sav file of pokemon firered and started the game but it still gave the message that the 1m circuit board is not installed.can you guide me with da steps to fix dis prblm.first when i started playing pokemonfr i saved da game by da save option in da file menu of vba but when i defeated the E4 the game ended so i now do both ways of saving but cant save it by the menu as it says save error change the backup memory.another problem is that when i save any other pokemon version game by da menu and restart da save file is corrupted but it does load it

you can send an e-mail to my yahoo account that is farjadumrani@yahoo.co.uk

can u tell me what is the purpose of ips files.

i also downloaded gbata but can u guide me how to use it

anybody hu knows da solution to my problems please do guide me

first off, you are saying that your VBA version is 1.3? that could be what is giving you trouble. im using version 1.7.2. it may or may not do anything but try it anyway because the first thing you want to do is make sure you have the latest version. 1.7.2 isnt the latest but its more recent than 1.3. get whatever is considered the latest version and try to see if it works.

if nothing happens when you change your version, then try going to options>emulator>save types> and check only "automatic" and "flash 64K". that should fix the backup memory problem. im almost positive the memory error message has something to do with the flash 64K or flash 128K options. i think you use 128K if you have a certain patch, i believe its the ips file. but i dont know for sure. as for the corrupted save file, i get that too. i get it on my emulator as well. it gives you a message that the file is corrupted so the last save will be loaded. i dont know what causes it but ive never seen it cause any actual problems in-game so i wouldnt worry about it.

[Splatter]

It's well known that the first Boktai game crashes when the real-time clock option is enabled. Wouldn't it therefore make more sense for vba-over to set the RTC to disabled (or omit it entirely, since the RTC is disabled by default)? Boktai of course was intended to use a RTC, but if the purpose of vba-over is to improve compatibility then it makes sense not to enable the RTC, since that will insure the game never runs correctly.

[TheCloudOfSmoke]

It runs perfectly for me. I'll look into it some more and see what I should do about that.

[amochang]

Problem:"Solar Sensor is Broken" by Boktai-The Sun is in Your Hands

Retraced Steps:
-Downloaded vba-over.zip
-Placed vba-over.zip to Dgemu folder(where VisualBoy Advance is also placed)
-Used VisualBoy Advance for playing the rom:Boktai-The Sun is in Your Hands
-After many seconds, it said:"Solar Sensor is Broken"

-Pls. tell me what are the possible solutions...

[TheCloudOfSmoke]

vba-over doesn't fix the solar sensor problem. Only the real time clock problem. You need a patch to fix the solar sensor.

[Hiei-YYH]

this was already discussed before... if your rom image is crashing with "solar sensor is broken" even after patched. DISABLE RTC and will work. boktai2 and 3 doesn't have this problem.


just open vba-over.ini and look for the boktai, then change rtcenable=1 to rtcenable=0

[amochang]

Where can I get the patch?

[HearMeRoar]

Thanks for this lads, you're all life savers.

DO NOT, however use the 1.8 beta version of VBA to play pokemon fire red (or any of the others for that matter. I would'nt know, i only play that and emerald) because it still wont work for that.

Incidentally, does anyboy know of a way to convert 1.8 game states in to a format readable by the previous version of VBA? (As far as I can tell that particular problem hasn't come up yet.) I've been using 1.8 and as a result all my saves are effectively buggered. I know i can still game state but there isn't much point when the game ends after the elite four because it can't make a native save.

In any case, cheers for the fix.

[Szebi]

Where can i find Boktai Solar sensor Patch??plizzz help

[conquerall691]

READ THE WHOLE POST:
http://forums.ngemu.com/visualboy-ad...tml#post869312

[Squall-Leonhart]

Originally Posted by TheCloudOfSmoke

That's not true. The VBA looks for the game code and settings.
For example: [BPEE] for Pokemon Emerald (U).
The name before that is just a label for the settings and is not read by the VBA. As long as you got the same rom thats in the ini (no matter what name it is) it should work.

i have come across a strange issue though

if the main setting is 128K, the over-ini won't override this for games that need 64K i've tested that on GoldenSun 1 and 2 which requires 64K saves

[Skyline GT-R]

Does anyone know how to fix the Pokemon games on the real GBA? (actually, my DS is doing it)

I'm getting the 1m sub-circuit board message sometimes when i play it in my DS.

EDIT: Also by the way, the Super Mario Advance 4 is fixed by changing the save to 128k.

[TheCloudOfSmoke]

Are you using a flash cart or a real cartridge?

[luda911]

Hi all. im pretty noob to this. but when i open pokemon emerald version its says "the internal battery has run dry. the game can be played" and then i can do nothing. how can i fix it ?

what does it mean ? please help me.

[Squall-Leonhart]

you need a newer version of VBA-Over

[master_magnus]

I updated the vba-over.ini once again with 3 games that weren't in the last version made by the TheCloudOfSmoke. They are:

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It)
Rocky (USA)(En,Fr,De,Es,It)
Yu-Gi-Oh! - Ultimate Masters - World Championship Tournament 2006 (Europe)(En,Jp,Fr,De,Es,It)
even if these games seems identical the the other release on the list,
they do not have the same game code.

I also readded from an old version of vba-over.ini by King Hanco :

e-Reader (USA)
Card e-Reader+ (Japan)
As they were correct and may be emulated someday.

I also made some changes such as the names of the games by loosely using
the new No-Intro naming convention for languages

And lastly, i wrote a Read-me with many infos from this very thread that
may be useful to people who wish to know how it work and what to do to correct some recurrent problems with corrupted saves and the likes.

Please check this vba-over.ini to see if anything is missing and feel free to correct me if i made any mistake or if my read-me is not clear enough (or not good enough )

Edit: I removed this version because i found some mistake, use the 20080202 version instead.

[TheCloudOfSmoke]

Hmm. If someone can verify that everything is the way it should be. I could use this as the new updated version.

[Squall-Leonhart]

i rebuilt the list a bit back with the following

http://ngemu.com/
January 2007

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(U) USA
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Golden Sun - The Lost Age (U)
[AGFE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=0x10000

Golden Sun (U)
[AGSE]
rtcEnabled=1

Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II (U)
[ALFE]
saveType=1

Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku (U)
[AXPE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Ruby Version (U)
[AXVE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros 3 - Super Mario Advance 4 v1.1 (U)
[AX4E]
flashSize=131072

Top Gun - Combat Zones (U)
[A2YE]
saveType=2

Dragon Ball Z - Taiketsu (U)
[BDBE]
saveType=1

Dragon Ball Z - Buu's Fury (U)
[BG3E]
saveType=1

2 Games in 1 - Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku I & II (U)
[BLFE]
saveType=1

Pokemon - Emerald Version (UE)
[BPEE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Leaf Green Version (U)
[BPGE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=0x20000

Pokemon - Fire Red Version (UE)
[BPRE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=0x20000

Dragon Ball GT - Transformation (U)
[BT4E]
saveType=1

2 Games in 1 - Dragon Ball Z - Buu's Fury + Dragon Ball GT - Transformation (U)
[BUFE]
saveType=1

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Duel Academy (U)
[BYGE]
saveType=2
useBios=1

Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters 2006 (U)
[BY6E]
saveType=2

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team (UA)
[B24E]
flashSize=131072

Classic NES Series - Castlevania (UE)
[FADE]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Bomberman (UE)
[FBME]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Donkey Kong (UE)
[FDKE]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Dr. Mario (UE)
[FDME]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Excitebike (UE)
[FEBE]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Ice Climber (UE)
[FICE]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Zelda II - The Adventure of Link (UE)
[FLBE]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Metroid (UE)
[FMRE]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Pac-Man (UE)
[FP7E]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Super Mario Bros. (UE)
[FSME]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Xevious (UE)
[FXVE]
saveType=1

Classic NES Series - Legend of Zelda (UE)
[FZLE]
saveType=1

Yoshi - Topsy-Turvy (U)
[KYGE]
saveType=1

Boktai - The Sun Is in Your Hand (U)
[U3IE]
rtcEnabled=1

Boktai 2 - Solar Boy Django (U)
[U32E]
rtcEnabled=1

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(J) Japan
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Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II International (J)
[ALFJ]
saveType=1

Pocket Monsters - Sapphire (J)
[AXPJ]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pocket Monsters - Ruby (J)
[AXVJ]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Super Mario Advance 4 (J)
[AX4J]
flashSize=131072

F-Zero - Climax (J)
[BFTJ]
flashSize=131072

Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 (J)
[BGWJ]
flashSize=131072

Sennen Kazoku (J)
[BKAJ]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pocket Monsters - Emerald (J)
[BPEJ]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pocket Monsters - Leaf Green (J)
[BPGJ]
flashSize=131072

Pocket Monsters - Fire Red (J)
[BPRJ]
flashSize=131072

Digi Communication 2 - Datou! Black Gemagema Dan (J)
[BDKJ]
saveType=1

Rockman EXE 4.5 - Real Operation (J)
[BR4J]
rtcEnabled=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 01 - Super Mario Bros. (J)
[FMBJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 12 - Clu Clu Land (J)
[FCLJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 13 - Balloon Fight (J)
[FBFJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 14 - Wrecking Crew (J)
[FWCJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 15 - Dr. Mario (J)
[FDMJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 16 - Dig Dug (J)
[FDDJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 17 - Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima (J)
[FTBJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 18 - Makaimura (J)
[FMKJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 19 - Twin Bee (J)
[FTWJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 20 - Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu (J)
[FGGJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 21 - Super Mario Bros. 2 (J)
[FM2J]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 22 - Nazo no Murasame Jou (J)
[FNMJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 23 - Metroid (J)
[FMRJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 24 - Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami (J)
[FPTJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 25 - The Legend of Zelda 2 - Link no Bouken (J)
[FLBJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 26 - Famicom Mukashi Banashi - Shin Onigashima - Zen Kou Hen (J)
[FFMJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 27 - Famicom Tantei Club - Kieta Koukeisha - Zen Kou Hen (J)
[FTKJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 28 - Famicom Tantei Club Part II - Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo - Zen Kou Hen (J)
[FTUJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 29 - Akumajou Dracula (J)
[FADJ]
saveType=1

Famicom Mini Vol. 30 - SD Gundam World - Gachapon Senshi Scramble Wars (J)
[FSDJ]
saveType=1

Koro Koro Puzzle - Happy Panechu! (J)
[KHPJ]
saveType=4

Yoshi no Banyuuinryoku (J)
[KYGJ]
saveType=1

Bokura no Taiyou - Taiyou Action RPG (J)
[U3IJ]
rtcEnabled=1

Zoku Bokura no Taiyou - Taiyou Shounen Django (J)
[U32J]
rtcEnabled=1

Shin Bokura no Taiyou - Gyakushuu no Sabata (J)
[U33J]
rtcEnabled=1


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(E) Europe
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Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II (E)
[ALFP]
saveType=1

Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku (E)
[ALGP]
saveType=1

Rocky (E)
[AROP]
saveType=1

Pokemon Sapphire (E)
[AXPE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon Ruby (E)
[AXVE]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon Leaf Green (E)
[BPGE]
flashSize=131072

Pokemon Fire Red (E)
[BPRE]
flashSize=131072

Boktai - The Sun Is in Your Hand (E)
[U3IP]
rtcEnabled=1

Boktai 2 - Solar Boy Django (E)
[U32P]
rtcEnabled=1

Dragon Ball Z - Taiketsu (E)
[BDBP]
saveType=1

Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (E)
[AX4P]
flashSize=131072

Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (E)
[KYGP]
saveType=1

--------------------
(F) France
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Pokemon - Version Saphir (F)
[AXPF]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Version Rubis (F)
[AXVF]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Version Emeraude (F)
[BPEF]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Version Vert Feuille (F)
[BPGF]
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Version Rouge Feu (F)
[BPRF]
flashSize=131072

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(I) Italy
--------------------

Pokemon - Versione Zaffiro (I)
[AXPI]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Versione Rubino (I)
[AXVI]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Versione Smeraldo (I)
[BPEI]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Versione Verde Foglia (I)
[BPGI]
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Versione Rosso Fuoco (I)
[BPRI]
flashSize=131072

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(G) Germany
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Pokemon - Saphir-Edition (G)
[AXPD]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Rubin-Edition (G)
[AXVD]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Smaragd-Edition (G)
[BPED]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Blattgruene Edition (G)
[BPGD]
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Feuerrote Edition (G)
[BPRD]
flashSize=131072

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(S) Spain
--------------------

Pokemon - Edicion Zafiro (S)
[AXPS]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Edicion Rubi (S)
[AXVS]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Edicion Esmeralda (S)
[BPES]
rtcEnabled=1
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Edicion Verde Hoja (S)
[BPGS]
flashSize=131072

Pokemon - Edicion Rojo Fuego (S)
[BPRS]
flashSize=131072
[ALGE]
saveType=1