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The Hack Assistance Thread 2.0

some hacks May have compatibility issues with certain emulators How do I setup snes9x or other emulators to remedy the situation?
how do fix I hacks so they are compatible with snes9x they work fine until I get past the title screen then black screen?
I found out it's easier than I thought. You just have to apply this patch with Asar so it removes all AM4 hijacks and has less chances of crashing (shoutouts to SimFan96 for assistance in #music!). As always, be sure to keep a backup of your ROM so you don't lose progress.
Windowless ride, feeling alive
Are you alive or just breathing?
I got my hack from zandro's smwdb so what smw patch do I need to download and where or how do I make the asm any tutorial video would help?
Now I'm lost. What do you mean?

Which hack you downloaded? You don't need to make any ASM to my knowledge unless you want to overhaul it.

Is the hack actually yours or someone else's?
Windowless ride, feeling alive
Are you alive or just breathing?
Future Flash Recall by Hunter + Scorpion [2009-04-09] (SMW Hack) I'm trying to fix this one so it works so what do I do?
Originally posted by Katerpie
You just have to apply this patch with Asar so it removes all AM4 hijacks and has less chances of crashing

I'll echo this then since that hack crashes on the intro screen (with emulators other than ZSNES, no less)
Windowless ride, feeling alive
Are you alive or just breathing?
yeah that's why I want to fix old hacks like that to work on modern emulators like snes9x
Ah, alright.

Let me know if you need anything #tb{:j}
Windowless ride, feeling alive
Are you alive or just breathing?
Originally posted by blgmadresh0000
yeah that's why I want to fix old hacks like that to work on modern emulators like snes9x


Just so you know here's an option in Snes9x and bsnes that allows for older hacks to be playable in their current form. In Snes9x i's under "Hacks" and bsnes it's under "compatibility"
so what do I do snes9x when I'm in emulator hacks?
You can set it up like this, The separate echo buffer is what will make games not crash due to the music. Also i't not fully advised but setting the CPU overclock to low can fix glitches related to graphic flickering however it can throw off so timing based stuff.

i'm trying to fix or update old games that result a black screen past the title screen for modern emulators
Well one issue with black screen is music, another which I recently found out about and honestly have no clue how'd you fix this is some hacks for example A haunted Christmas crash on 64-bit emulators. Zsnes is a 32-bit emulator, snes9x has both 32 and 64 options however bsnes is only 64-bit. So well good luck.
Which are some recommended hacks featuring postgame content/secret worlds like Star/Special World in SMW?
Originally posted by PermaBan
Well one issue with black screen is music, another which I recently found out about and honestly have no clue how'd you fix this is some hacks for example A haunted Christmas crash on 64-bit emulators. Zsnes is a 32-bit emulator, snes9x has both 32 and 64 options however bsnes is only 64-bit. So well good luck.


A Haunted Christmas game quietly did get an updated version in April 2021 that no longer crashes on modern emulators as I recently played it in recent bsnes plus dev build & snes9x 1.61 and all music tracks play correctly

Originally posted by Thirteen 1355
Which are some recommended hacks featuring postgame content/secret worlds like Star/Special World in SMW?


try any of bandicoot's SMW hacks
Could someone tell me how to get to the Green Switch in 'JUMP' ? I'm in World 7 and I'm clearly supposed to have pressed it by now but I don't know where I've missed it.
                                                                                                                  
                              






Originally posted by MarioFanGamer


This is perfect. Thank you so much! Now I know where to look. I was a little suspicious about
House of the Holy
, and now I know that I was right to be!
                                                                                                                  
                              
So I've started playing the Vip and Wall mix series recently; I'm currently on Vip 1 and I can't seem to get the secret exit for Castle #2: Wendy's Mansion. I saw the keyhole at the midpoint and found the key in the next sublevel,and I tried every pipe, but none are enter able. Does anyone know how you're suppose to do it?