2 Questions.......if I'm allowed to...

[Cybeat]

Hey, I did it! I just need the newest version of SNES_DS. Thanks for all your time and help. By the way, does your Kirby's Dream Course say copying game is illegal and the game wouldn't start? Someone told me playing Kirby's Dream Course is not a good idea.

[DanTheManMS]

You'll get that screen if you don't use the SuperDAT settings, I believe. Alternatively, you could run it through uCON64 in order to remove the copyright protection.

And I have just discovered that the latest version can indeed have SuperDAT settings applied. I was always told that the 11-27 version was the best one to use because the ones after that didn't have support for the SuperDAT, but apparently I've been wrong this whole time. =/ How strange...

Glad you got it working at least. Be sure to grab the updated snesadvance.dat file from the PocketHeaven boards before you continue compiling games, just to make sure you have the latest one.

[Cybeat]

You'll get that screen if you don't use the SuperDAT settings, I believe. Alternatively, you could run it through uCON64 in order to remove the copyright protection.

And I have just discovered that the latest version can indeed have SuperDAT settings applied. I was always told that the 11-27 version was the best one to use because the ones after that didn't have support for the SuperDAT, but apparently I've been wrong this whole time. =/ How strange...

Glad you got it working at least. Be sure to grab the updated snesadvance.dat file from the PocketHeaven boards before you continue compiling games, just to make sure you have the latest one.

Alright. But, before you leave, can you tell me how to use or where to get uCON64?

[DanTheManMS]

Googling for uCON64 will get you the download location.

For using it, open up a command shell and navigate to the directory that has both your Kirby game and the uCON64.exe file. Type
ucon64.exe -k "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"
and hit Enter and it should patch the game.

If -k doesn't work, try -f or -l (lowercase L, not a number 1)

[Cybeat]

Googling for uCON64 will get you the download location.

For using it, open up a command shell and navigate to the directory that has both your Kirby game and the uCON64.exe file. Type
ucon64.exe -k "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"
and hit Enter and it should patch the game.

If -k doesn't work, try -f or -l (lowercase L, not a number 1)

I'm sorry, but you're making this sound real complicated. I'm still new with whole thing. I don't know what a command shell is.

[DanTheManMS]

Alright, then I'll try to make it simple. Put uCON64.exe and a copy of "Kirby's Dream Course.smc" on your desktop (be sure to use a copy so you still have an original version somewhere in case it fails). Go to Start - Run - type "CMD" and hit Enter. Type "cd desktop" and hit Enter to change directory to the desktop.

Then type
ucon64.exe -k "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"
and hit Enter. Note that you can probably just type "kir" and then hit Tab to have it automatically complete the filename for you, to speed things up.

Then try the game again. If it doesn't work, then make another copy of the clean game onto your desktop and type
ucon64.exe -f "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"
and if that doesn't work use
ucon64.exe -l "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"

Heck, if you want to be really safe, you can try the following command, though I'm not sure if it will work correctly:
ucon64.exe -k -f -l "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"

Also note that it would probably be best to use the US version instead of the PAL one.

Hope you get it working.

[Cybeat]

Alright, then I'll try to make it simple. Put uCON64.exe and a copy of "Kirby's Dream Course.smc" on your desktop (be sure to use a copy so you still have an original version somewhere in case it fails). Go to Start - Run - type "CMD" and hit Enter. Type "cd desktop" and hit Enter to change directory to the desktop.

Then type
ucon64.exe -k "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"
and hit Enter. Note that you can probably just type "kir" and then hit Tab to have it automatically complete the filename for you, to speed things up.

Then try the game again. If it doesn't work, then make another copy of the clean game onto your desktop and type
ucon64.exe -f "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"
and if that doesn't work use
ucon64.exe -l "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"

Heck, if you want to be really safe, you can try the following command, though I'm not sure if it will work correctly:
ucon64.exe -k -f -l "Kirby's Dream Course.smc"

Also note that it would probably be best to use the US version instead of the PAL one.

Hope you get it working.

Almost. When I get Kirby's Dream Course.bak, how do I convert it to .nds? SnesDS.exe can't do it.

[DanTheManMS]

The *.bak file is just a backup copy that remains unchanged. The *.smc file itself is the one that gets patched.

[Cybeat]

The *.bak file is just a backup copy that remains unchanged. The *.smc file itself is the one that gets patched.

I did it. Man, it's not worth it. Kirby's Dream Course had all sorts of glitches. I just saw clouds!

[DanTheManMS]

Then the SuperDAT settings were not applied correctly. With the proper SuperDAT settings, the actual gameplay (the most crucial part of the game) is correct.

Again, make sure you've placed http://mog123123.googlepages.com/snesadvance.dat in your SNES DS directory and try doing the game again. Actually wait, since you patched the game, it's not going to have the same CRC...

Alright, here's how you can fix that. Open up the patched game in ZSNES and quickly find the value where it says CRC32. This will disappear in a few seconds, so you may need to open it several times. Write it down somewhere. Open up the snesadvance.dat file from above in Notepad. Scroll down to the Kirby's Dream Course (U) entry. Highlight the first field (should currently be "DF8153D9") and replace it with the CRC of your patched game. Try running make_nds.bat again, making sure that there is an asterisk (*) next to the name of the game, as this indicates that it found an entry in the SuperDAT for the game.

I'm not sure why SNES DS isn't working with your clean game though, as it works fine for me with my (U) version. Perhaps you have the PAL version or something, which is causing it to screw up.