Snes roms hacks How can i get it working?[Solved]

shavecat

Hey ,
so im trying to play some hack's snes .
but i only find like files as -
*.bps *.ips
dont find how to convert it right to smc ?
any help plz

Sano

Those are patch files.
You need to put them in the same folder as the original (unpatched) ROM file.
See here : https://docs.libretro.com/guides/softpatching/

shavecat

"Those are patch files"
what do u mean ?
if i download the hack , thats what i get...

shavecat

@Sano
omg
i think i got what u mean.
theres no place to find them like *.smc ? or so ?

Sano

It's a patch, not the game itself.
A file that should be applied on the game ROM to modify it.

As stated above, lots of emulators support softpatching, but you may have to (or prefer) to modify the original rom by directly applying the patch file to it (by using a dedicated utility like flips).

How to find ROMs is a forbidden topic here.

Edit : crap, I edited my previous post instead of replying

Clyde

@shavecat I was going to advise you to read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(computing) to learn what a patch is. ;)

Right, patches come in one of several patch formats that normally have to be applied to a specific original rom with the right checksum. That's why sites like romhacking.net list one or more checksums for a particular hack.

Some hacks can be found already integrated in the rom files, but you'll have to look for them by yourself, since the rules of this forum forbid linking to or even discussing illegal rom sites (and I doubt there's a legal way to provide hacked original roms).

edit: @sano's post appeared right when I was about to send mine. :D

shavecat

Still dont get them to work -
MarioKart R
Conkers_High_Rule_Tail
Toad's World Final
Wario's Adventure
....
the rest i got it :) thanks

Clyde

We need more information. Which hacks are you trying to apply? What did you do to apply them? Do the hacks have information about what checksums the roms should have? If so, which checksums do your roms have?

edit: some typos

shavecat

https://www.romhacking.net/reviews/3704/#review
example

Clyde

Sorry, but I don't understand. Your link points to a review of a certain hack. So, it answers my first question at best. If you want us to help you, please answer all questions in your own words. No offense, just puzzled. (?)

edit: Correction: The link answers my first and third question, but still not the others.

shavecat

@Clyde
I got it thanks ;)

Clyde

Good to hear. Care to share your solution for others and add a [Solved] to the thread's title by editing your first post?

shavecat

@Clyde
Sure u need to convert the file to smc with the game file too -

:)