Board 8 > SNES Classic Launch and Hacking topic

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ninkendo posted...

looks like the next version of hakchi2 (don't know if it's out yet) will automatically let you know if a game is going to be a problem game

wow that's super cool
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ninkendo posted...

looks like the next version of hakchi2 (don't know if it's out yet) will automatically let you know if a game is going to be a problem game

nice

so something to consider

every time you make a save state it eats up 2MB

when I tried to add more games my save states I made today ate up all the extra room I had

So if you plan on having a lot of extra save states be wary of that

I'll probably only keep the ones for the games I'm playing then delete them when I'm done with the game.

also up to 164 games installed now
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ninkendo posted...

so something to consider

every time you make a save state it eats up 2MB

when I tried to add more games my save states I made today ate up all the extra room I had

So if you plan on having a lot of extra save states be wary of that

I'll probably only keep the ones for the games I'm playing then delete them when I'm done with the game.

also up to 164 games installed now

So help me out because I'm dumb:

How much free space is there? I'm only looking at a relative handful of games, some of which will require translations. If I don't overdo it then I can mess around with save states and everything.

Also, what's the Retroarch thing?

Finally, how extensive do they intend to make that spreadsheet? I want to play Brandish 2 (and maybe Expert), but I haven't seen anything yet.

so guys, I tried installing retroarch crap in my NES classic. Apparently the options are there, so its not new to the SNES classic stuff

I went to module on the top menu, went to install extra modules

and checked stuff like the SNES9 one, retroarch, the genesis, and I think maybe even the gameboy

it went through, I did the reset power thing, the green bar appeared, and so I thought it worked.

but when I plugged it into my TV, it gave me a C9 screen.

SHINE suggested I should reflash the original kernal, then reflash the custom kernal

I did

didn't work

so I reflashed the original kernal again and stopped right there. I just wanted to access the original 30 games.

I plugged it in to the TV, and my TV started flashing on and off between the "no signal" blue screen my TV has, and a black screen every 5 seconds. The black screen being my NES trying to display something, but failing, which is why it goes back to the blue screen

but it never stops.

so obviously something is still wrong. I tried uninstalling the modules but that didn't seem to do anything

what do I do?
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There is about 250MB available out of the gate. Really 300 but saves, the UI and such take up some of that

What is RetroArch?
RetroArch is an emulator frontend that allows for multiple emulators (cores) to be used for a variety of consoles. Previously, RetroArch was successfully added to the NES Classic, which allowed for expanded compatibility of non-working NES games as well as games from other consoles including Atari, Sega Genesis, Game Boy Advance, and N64, just to name a few. The SNES Classic can also implement RetroArch for the same purpose.

I don't know how extensive they plan to make it. You can always just put it in and see if it works or not. If it doesn't just plug the SNES back into hakchi and remove it
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ninkendo posted...

There is about 250MB available out of the gate. Really 300 but saves, the UI and such take up some of that

What is RetroArch?
RetroArch is an emulator frontend that allows for multiple emulators (cores) to be used for a variety of consoles. Previously, RetroArch was successfully added to the NES Classic, which allowed for expanded compatibility of non-working NES games as well as games from other consoles including Atari, Sega Genesis, Game Boy Advance, and N64, just to name a few. The SNES Classic can also implement RetroArch for the same purpose.

I don't know how extensive they plan to make it. You can always just put it in and see if it works or not. If it doesn't just plug the SNES back into hakchi and remove it

If you were to have one save state per game (as example), on average, how many games would you recommend could be fit onto the SNES classic on average (i am doing this tomorrow, so want to finalize things)

so here's my list of games. I don't know if I'm gonna change it any more than this plus I'm pretty much out of space at this point so I'd have to remove something. Maybe it'll give someone an idea to what they want to add to theirs. It's actually down to 161 now because after testing a few games I realized I didn't actually want them.

2020 Super Baseball
7th Saga, The
ActRaiser
ActRaiser 2
Adventures of Batman & Robin, The
Aladdin
Alien 3
Axelay
Batman Returns
Battloads & Double Dragon
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Another Story
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire II
Castlevania - Dracula X
Chrono Trigger
Clock Tower
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Death and Return of Superman, The
Demon's Crest
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2 - Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3 - Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Dragon Ball Z - Hyper Dimension
Dragon Ball Z - Super Saiya Densetsu
Dragon Quest 1+2
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VI
E.V.O. Search for Eden
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fight
Final Fight 2
Final Fight 3
Fire Emblem - Monshou no Nazo
Fire Emblem - Seisen no Keifu
Fire Emblem - Thracia 776
Flashback - The Quest for Identity
Front Mission
F-Zero
Gradius III
Harvest Moon
Illusion of Gaia
Joe & Mac
Joe & Mac 2 - Lost in the Tropics
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken
Jungle Strike
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park II - The Chaos Continues
Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run
Killer Instinct
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Avalanche
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Legend of the Mystical Ninja, The
Legend of Zelda, The: A Link to the Past
Lion King, The
Lufia & The Fortress of Doom
Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals
Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse, The
Mario is Missing!
Mario's Time Machine
Mega Man 7
Mega Man Soccer
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Metal Warriors
Mickey Mania
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam - Tournament Edition
NHL '94
Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
Ogre Battle - The March of the Black Queen
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Pac-man 2 - The New Adventures
Phalanx - The Enfornce Fighter A-144
Pilotwings
Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky 2
Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle
Rock n' Roll Racing
Rockman & Forte
R-Type III - The Third Lightning
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 3
Shadowrun
Shaq Fu
Shin Kidou Senki Gundam W - Endless Duel
Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
SimCity
Simpsons, The - Bart's Nightmare
Soul Blazer
Sparkster
Spider-Man - Venom - Maximum Carnage
Star Fox
Star Fox 2
Star Ocean
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Stunt Race FX
Sunset Riders
Super Adventure Island
Super Adventure Island II
Super Bomberman
Super Bomberman 2
Super Castlevania IV
Super Double Dragon
Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium
Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG - Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Off-Road
Super Punch-Out!!
Super R-Type
Super Smash T.V.
Super Star Wars
Super Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Super Star Wars - Return of the Jedi
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Super Tennis
Super Turrican
Super Turrican 2
Tactics Ogre - Let Us Cling Together
Tales of Phantasia
Tecmo Super Bowl III - Final Edition
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Tournament Fighters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time
Terranigma
Tetris & Dr. Mario
Tetris Attack
Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster Busts Loose!
Top Gear 2
U.N. Squadron
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Uniracers
Virtual Bart
Wario's Woods
Wild Guns
WWF Wrestlemania - The Arcade Game
X-Men - Mutant Apocalypse
Yoshi's Cookie
Yoshi's Island
Ys III - Wanderers from Ys
Ys IV - Mask of the Sun
Ys V - Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
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chstar posted...

ninkendo posted...

There is about 250MB available out of the gate. Really 300 but saves, the UI and such take up some of that

What is RetroArch?
RetroArch is an emulator frontend that allows for multiple emulators (cores) to be used for a variety of consoles. Previously, RetroArch was successfully added to the NES Classic, which allowed for expanded compatibility of non-working NES games as well as games from other consoles including Atari, Sega Genesis, Game Boy Advance, and N64, just to name a few. The SNES Classic can also implement RetroArch for the same purpose.

I don't know how extensive they plan to make it. You can always just put it in and see if it works or not. If it doesn't just plug the SNES back into hakchi and remove it

If you were to have one save state per game (as example), on average, how many games would you recommend could be fit onto the SNES classic on average (i am doing this tomorrow, so want to finalize things)

I mean that number will change dramatically depending on how many games you plan on putting in
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I assume the reason the save states are so big is because they still have rewind on them.
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yeah definitely
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ninkendo posted...

chstar posted...

ninkendo posted...

There is about 250MB available out of the gate. Really 300 but saves, the UI and such take up some of that

What is RetroArch?
RetroArch is an emulator frontend that allows for multiple emulators (cores) to be used for a variety of consoles. Previously, RetroArch was successfully added to the NES Classic, which allowed for expanded compatibility of non-working NES games as well as games from other consoles including Atari, Sega Genesis, Game Boy Advance, and N64, just to name a few. The SNES Classic can also implement RetroArch for the same purpose.

I don't know how extensive they plan to make it. You can always just put it in and see if it works or not. If it doesn't just plug the SNES back into hakchi and remove it

If you were to have one save state per game (as example), on average, how many games would you recommend could be fit onto the SNES classic on average (i am doing this tomorrow, so want to finalize things)

I mean that number will change dramatically depending on how many games you plan on putting in

fair enough. I just finished all the Roms I would want and got to 114. So I am thinking I should be ok.

anyone have any luck with hacked games? Say like link to the past redux or mario kart R (these are pretty well known hacks). Have they been working or failing?

I'm running Alttp randomizer no problem.
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I gotta ask....does Unholy Night work on this?

https://www.amazon.com/Retroism-Unholy-Night-Darkness-Compatible-nintendo/dp/B06Y3RB65T
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It was the space thing. The original "how-to" forgot to mention a space was needed before the "--retroarch". A later post in that same thread asked about it so I got it all fixed now. Awesome to have games like Seiken Densetsu 3 playable on that bad boy. :)
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Lolo_Guru posted...

I'm running Alttp randomizer no problem.

nice! native emulator or retroarch?

Punnyz posted...

so guys, I tried installing retroarch crap in my NES classic. Apparently the options are there, so its not new to the SNES classic stuff

I went to module on the top menu, went to install extra modules

and checked stuff like the SNES9 one, retroarch, the genesis, and I think maybe even the gameboy

it went through, I did the reset power thing, the green bar appeared, and so I thought it worked.

but when I plugged it into my TV, it gave me a C9 screen.

SHINE suggested I should reflash the original kernal, then reflash the custom kernal

I did

didn't work

so I reflashed the original kernal again and stopped right there. I just wanted to access the original 30 games.

I plugged it in to the TV, and my TV started flashing on and off between the "no signal" blue screen my TV has, and a black screen every 5 seconds. The black screen being my NES trying to display something, but failing, which is why it goes back to the blue screen

but it never stops.

so obviously something is still wrong. I tried uninstalling the modules but that didn't seem to do anything

what do I do?

Did you use the stuff that was just released or the old hakchi? Sounds like you bricked your NES Classic.

chstar posted...

Lolo_Guru posted...

I'm running Alttp randomizer no problem.

nice! native emulator or retroarch?

Wait is that a custom rom or a separate program?
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So if you wanted to get something while getting your Marshadow code.

https://twitter.com/glixel/status/917768978256277506
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chstar posted...

Lolo_Guru posted...

I'm running Alttp randomizer no problem.

nice! native emulator or retroarch?

Native

Custom ROM. Will have to replace with a different randomizer ROM when I'm done with it.
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So I got everything working but for some reason the English translated version of Front Mission Gun Hazard doesn't retain the internal save when I save in-game. I'll exit and my save is gone. Tested this with Chrono Trigger and Seiken Densetsu 3 and those retain saves fine so it seems so far to JUST be this rom. Thank goodness for save states, but figured I'd let people know.
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Should mention I'm using the native emulator (which according to the google spreadsheet should run it fine) so maybe I'll just switch to having retroarch run it and see if that helps.
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I loaded 3 alttp randomizers up at once.

Ill get more when I beat these 3
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every time i try to flash the custom kernel the light on the snes comes on as soon as i let go of the reset button RIP my dreams
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hm it still seemed to work (only tried adding Tetris Attack) despite the LED coming on
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Pretty sure the light is supposed to come on
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KommunistKoala posted...

hm it still seemed to work (only tried adding Tetris Attack) despite the LED coming on

Mine had the light come on, too. I think it just does on the SNES. As long as the program itself was recognizing it, it's fine
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ninkendo posted...

Pretty sure the light is supposed to come on

Hakchi tells you it shouldn't, but I think that's left over from the NES
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Punnyz posted...

Snrkiko posted...

ninkendo posted...

Just get gundam w endless duel

Best fighting game on SNES and works in the native emulator

im sorry that's not power rangers ninjazord OP fighting edition

actually.....isn't it?

it is. power rangers came first and then they used the engine for endless duel
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Before I go doing stuff, does my SNES Classic need to be plugged in/turned on? Do I need the games on my PC before I start? Is there a set of written instructions for Hakchi 2?

It plugs in to your pc via usb

You need all the roms ready to go

The minisnesmods subreddit has instructions
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Bumpo
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I bumped the wrong topic
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But did you
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I'm looking over the spreadsheet (found at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12HKfz4ZQBy6Ip5awvh8t2aV5cVswYlnsdKxn9xoIW2Y/htmlview#gid=2014317767 so you don't have to dig for it several pages back). Am I reading that right that Terranigma Japan works ok with RetroArch? Is that something where I could patch in a translation?

I have some version of that game on mine I don't know which version it is but it works and is in English
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Just grab the European version?

It did have an official English release, just now in the US for whatever reason.

EDIT: Nevermind, that is the version that isn't working.
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Played turtles in time at the office today

Good times
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I'm finally trying to go through with this, but the hakchi2 web installer doesn't want to work. What does he mean by a portable version?

Yeah don't use the web installer that thing is still a mess

By portable he just means the non web installer version just the zip file of the latest version
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So what I didn't know was you had to add " --retroarch" on the command line.

Though it was somewhat justified on my end. I modded my NES Classic and one just needed to install the modules. None of this stuff

My Friend's Super Nintendo is now Super Modded!

Thanks for mentioning it in this topic, SHINE! You're still saving me when you're not here!
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I walked into a Target this morning, and got one! Very surprised about how easy it turned out to get one, even the guy working there was a little shocked they weren't sold out yet. Guess now I need to learn how to mod this thing
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So is there like.... a comprehensive place to go to to learn how to add games?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/miniSNESmods/comments/73qve2/frequently_asked_questions/
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So when I try to load a game in hackchi, and it says that it is not supported and another emulator needs to be installed, is the program doing that automatically or do I have to find this other emulator?*
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you need to install the retroarch module and then the supporting snesx9 module

all this is on ClusterM's Github site
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That was really easy.
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Well.

Don't wanna get banned, but suffice to say I'm very new at this and I don't think my antivirus software likes me very much.

Gave it a shot. The newly added games just take me back to the game selection screen when I try to start them, but the original games (tested LttP) still work. I'll have to tinker more later.
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