Pokemon Rom Hacks FAQ This FAQ covers: • • • • • How to play GBA Pokemon Rom Hacks Note: GBA refers to Game Boy Advance 1. Getting a Rom First you must obtain a GBA Pokemon Rom Hack. You probably already have one, but if you don't, find one. A GBA Rom Hack will have a.gba extension. If you have a.rar,.zip,.7z, etc. File, extract it to get the.gba one. (Note: Some emulators can play.zip files directly.) If you have a patch file (.ips or.ups), there's a tutorial on how to patch below.

Note: This tutorial is mainly for.gba files. If you have a DS game (.nds), you will need a DS emulator. If you have a GBC game (.gbc), you may need a different emulator. Emulators Next, in order to play the Rom, you will need a GBA emulator. An emulator allows you to play GBA games as you would on the console, but on your device. Here are some recommendations- Windows - (VBA) Android - iOS - If you have an emulator you use that isn't here, please mention it in the comments section to help everyone out.

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Note: The recommended emulator for most hacks is Visual Boy Advance 1.8.0 Beta 3. Start the rom Next, open the.gba (or possibly.zip) file using your emulator. (On VBA, File->Open or drag-and-drop the ROM.) The game should load up now. A Pokemon Rom should show a similar screen. In case you are getting a white screen, skip to step 5. Fishing diary hack full.

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Buttons If you are on a touch screen device, your buttons should show up on the screen (A, B, Start, Select, L, R and the direction pad). If you are using VBA, the controls are usually Z=A, X=B, Enter=Start, Backspace=Select, A=L, S=R and the arrows for direction.

View/Change this by going to Options->Joypad->Configure->1 5. Troubleshooting At this point, if you get any of these errors- White screen The 1m sub-circuit board is not installed Internal Battery has run dry Or some other error that I might have forgotten, apply these settings for VBA (try to find similar settings to steps 4 and 5 if you're using a different emulator)- • Close VBA. • Delete the.sgm,.sa1 or.sav files for this game in your folder (if they exist). • Go to Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Flash 128k • Options -> Emulator -> Real Time Clock • Options -> Gameboy -> Automatic • Close VBA again.

• Open VBA and load the rom once more (and preferably start a new game) Note: If using MyBoy, check Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Cartridge Save Type -> Flash 128k Note: Even if you do not see any error, it would be beneficial to apply these settings if possible. Play That's it. You can now play the game as you would have on a Game Boy Advance console. You can either use the in-game save mechanic to save your game (Start->Save while in the game) or use save states (some emulators like My Boy!

Free do not support this). In VBA, save states are used by clicking Shift+F1 to save and F1 to load. (Replace F1 by F2, F3., F10 for more save states) How to patch a Rom Hack To patch a rom, you will need 3 things- a patch file, a base rom and a patching software. PATCH FILE Since you're here, this is probably what you have. A patch file, when patched onto the base rom, converts it into the hacked rom.

The most common types are.ips and.ups. There are also less common types such as.aps and.xdelta. One of the more popular sites to obtain patch files is pokecommunity.com. BASE ROM A base rom is the game which has been modified by the hacker to make the rom hack. It is usually an official Pokemon game like FireRed, Emerald, etc. It should have a.gba extension (extract if.zip or.rar).

You can find out what the correct base rom is by referring the page you downloaded the patch file from. Base roms come in different versions, that is Fire Red v1.0 is different from Fire Red v1.1; Emerald (U) is different from Emerald (UE). In order for the final game to work properly, it is important you use the same rom which the creator hacked- again, it's usually mentioned wherever you got the patch file from. If you are not sure which version to use, it may require some trial and error.

The most popular base roms are as follows- FireRed- Squirrels (also called 1636 and BPRE), Independent (1695) Emerald- Trashman (1986), UE Ruby- v1.0 (0907), v1.0 Mugs (0907), Independent (2006) You can usually obtain base roms through a quick google search. PATCHING SOFTWARE This tool patches the patch file onto the base rom. Based on the type of patch file, you may require different software. Some recommendations (for Windows)- ips - Lunar IPS (LIPS) ups - NUPS, Tsukuyomi aps - A-Ptch xdelta - Xdelta If you're using Android, there's an app called Unipatcher which works on both ips and ups.