Using SNES Hacks with .ips and .bps files

freakE

So I sarted to get a big interest in Rom Hacks. But something is not working. Whatever I do, I only get a black screen. On youtube are so many having the same issue, but no real solution.
Yes, it has to be a clean rom. I am trying to hack Super Mario World. But I can´t get it to work. The progam says it successfully added the file but only black screen on the Pi, Pc with snes9x and znes. I am using Floating IPS (Flips) v1.31 but because it didnt´t work I tried Lunar, BUT same problem. When I use .bps it worked with SMW but with .ips it doesn´t.
I got all kinds of clean SMW Versions, but this f***!?'§%$ doesn´t want to work.

Can someone please help?....this is really frustrating...Need someone to tell me what I am doing wrong here

A Former User

This post is deleted!

edmaul69

@freakE just because its a smw rom doesnt mean it will work. You need the specific version/region rom it states with the .ips. I use lunar ips for all my .ips needs. It will say successful but if it isnt the correct specific rom it wont work.

freakE

@edmaul69 I am trying to use a SMW co op hack. This one: https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=viewthread&t=73559
But I can´t find infos to the correct SWM file

A Former User

Maybe try a different program like Lunar IPS.

freakE

@itsnitro that is what I tried. Also didn´t work. Wrote that in my first post
HElp?!?

A Former User

Sorry, didn't read that.

edmaul69

@freakE i took only the smw.ips used lunar ips and dragged the smw.ips onto the lunar ips.exe and then chose the smw.smc file and patched and it worked. I only have one US smw rom so no clue which version it is. You didnt try adding the other 2 ips files in the download did you?

freakE

@edmaul69 nope, I only used the smw.ips file. Not working. Only black screen.

This is before the rom is patched:

and after:

Game has bigger size. But I don´t get was is done wrong.

edmaul69

@freakE well i know it is a U.S. rom of super mario world.smc that works. So find a place that has more than one u.s version and try them all. Usually people use ones that are (U) [!] and possibly [prg 0]

freakE

@freakE Well, it seems that my roms were messed up.
I found the solution: use ROMclean to clean the rom.
After that I could patch the file with Lunar IPS and it worked. So if someone else maybe has the issue, use this tool. I am happy now.

@edmaul69 Thanks for your time and help

edmaul69

@freakE thats good. I will leave my last post i just posted as it is because it too can help people.