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    Hacked Roms not loading

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      Spamdan
      last edited by

      Hi Gamers

      So almost all my pure roms work fine on my Emulator - great. However non of the hacked roms (and a few normal ones) do not load. I see the image but when I select the game I get a black screen and then in bounces me back to the original menu.

      Any ideas?

      Dan

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        sleve_mcdichael @Spamdan
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        @Spamdan please tell us more about your setup by providing the information requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          Spamdan @sleve_mcdichael
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          Hi @sleve_mcdichael

          Apologies -first time here

          Pi Model or other hardware: I Have a Pi 4b
          Power Supply used: 5v
          RetroPie Version Used, 4.1
          Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
          USB Devices connected: just 2x SNES style USB controllers
          Controller used: 2x SNES style USB controllers
          Error messages received: Non - just returns to game screen when I try to load hacked roms.

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            Spamdan @Spamdan
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            Thank you for getting back to me too :)

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              mitu Global Moderator
              last edited by mitu

              You forgot to mention which hacks are you using and which emulator ?

              There's nothing in RetroPie that modifies the emulators' included to prevent hacks from working, but do note that certain emulators have checks in place that prevent loading hacks (i.e. FBNeo has a core option to allow loading 'hacked' roms. all arcade emulators will check the filename and their contents to be correct, etc.).

              Also, version 4.1 of RetroPie cannot possibly work with a Pi 4B - which RetroPie version are you actually using and how did you install it ?

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                Spamdan @mitu
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                @mitu

                Hi Mitu

                Thank you for getting back to me.

                I am using various SNES Mario Kart hacks such as:

                Super Mario Kart - Real World Tracks
                Reversed N Remixed
                MoreSuperMarioKart1_01

                I am not sure how to tell what versions I am iusing, I downloaded RetroPi about 2 months ago. Could it be version 4.8 or would that not work either?

                Apologies for the noobish questions
                Dan

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                  mitu Global Moderator @Spamdan
                  last edited by mitu

                  @Spamdan said in Hacked Roms not loading:

                  I am using various SNES Mario Kart hacks such as:

                  How did you apply the hacks ? Do they work in another emulator - and which one ? Which emulator are you using the start the game ?

                  I am not sure how to tell what versions I am iusing, I downloaded RetroPi about 2 months ago. Could it be version 4.8 or would that not work either?

                  It's printed at the top of RetroPie-Setup, when you start it from EmulationStation.

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                    mitu Global Moderator
                    last edited by mitu

                    I just tried the 1st ROM hack you mentioned Super Mario Kart - Real World Tracks and it seems to work fine on RetroPie, with lr-snes9x.

                    NOTE: to play a 'hacked' rom, you need both the original ROM file and the hack and they need to be combined together in order for the hack to work. If you have downloaded the patch/hack file from romhacking.net and you're trying to run it directly it will not work - see https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Apply_ROM_hacks_and_translations and an online site where you can patch your ROM here.

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                      Spamdan @mitu
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                      @mitu

                      Thank you all for this information, it is most appriciated.

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