Star Fox 2 - ROM to SNES
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I've got this undying itch to put Star Fox 2 (as well as the translating/debugging patch) on a real SNES cartridge, but I have no experience in this kind of hacking. I assume a mod chip would be necessary, but I'm hoping there's other ways. (Also, the cartridged hacked has to be Yoshi's Island because it has both the Super FX 2 chip and a save battery)
Anyone got any advice?
Anyone got any advice?
there are no modchips for the SNES, as it uses cartridges, and not CDs. That means if you copy something, you copy it on a flashcart specificially made for the SNES (because it's not a default medium), or a floppy-backup device for the SNES. Which means that you will not need to mod your SNES (unless the flashcart doesn't have a lockout chip, but then you really just need to wire a little)
Google "Super Wild Card" or "Super Pro Fighter Q", those are common copying devices. I'm not sure if they support the FX chip tho.
Google "Super Wild Card" or "Super Pro Fighter Q", those are common copying devices. I'm not sure if they support the FX chip tho.
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Mods, please lock this, I already found a solution: http://snesdev.romhack.de/sf2.htm
At least, I hope it's a solution; the tutorial is apparently for PAL cartridges.
At least, I hope it's a solution; the tutorial is apparently for PAL cartridges.
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I think I'll just keep this thread open, it could become a good database for info on this topic, and you can use it to ask some questions later on as well.
Though I've seen this tutorial before, everyone who's asked this question just passed that option up and went for a flash cart. Tototek is a great resource for them, not to mention it's much easier to shove a ROM on that than modding a whole cartridge. And that way, you can put multiple games on the same cart as well, making things really convenient. It's your call, though. Good luck!
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Though I've seen this tutorial before, everyone who's asked this question just passed that option up and went for a flash cart. Tototek is a great resource for them, not to mention it's much easier to shove a ROM on that than modding a whole cartridge. And that way, you can put multiple games on the same cart as well, making things really convenient. It's your call, though. Good luck!
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Actually, as long as we're still on the subject of hacking over media ports *cough*...CronoTriggerfan wrote:you can use it to ask some questions later on as well.
Anyone have a side-by-side comparison pic of the differences between PAL and [American] NTSC cartridge motherboards? Might come in handy when I get to soldering the eprom.
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