
You can learn what the right base rom is by referring to the page from which you downloaded the patch file.īasic Roma are available in different versions, which means that Fire Red v1.0 is different than Fire Red v1.1. The extension should be.gba (extract if.zip or.rrar). It is normally a Pokemon official game such as FireRed, Emerald, etc. is one of the most popular sites for patch files.Ī base rome is the game that the hacker modified to hack the rome. Also less common types like.aps and.xdelta are available. A repair file turns it into a modified rome once installed on the base rom. This is probably what you have since you’re here. You will need 3 things – a patch file, a basic rome and a patching software to patch a rome. (Substitute F1 for F2, F3,…, F10 for save states) How to patch a Rom Hack? In VBA, click on Shift+F1 to save and load F1 to save states.

You can either use an input Save Mechanic (Start->Save while in the game) to save your match or use save status (some emulators like My Child! Free don’t help that).

Now you can play the game as you would on a console of Game Boy Advance. Also, Even if you do not see any error, if possible, it would be helpful to use these settings. Note: If using MyBoy, check Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Cartridge Save Type -> Flash 128k.

Or some other mistake I may have forgotten to use these VBA settings (try to find similar settings for steps 4 and 5 if you have another emulator). The 1m sub-circuit board is not installed TroubleshootingĪt this point, if you get any of these errors-White screen View / Change by heading to Options->Joypad->Settings->1. Usually Z= A, X= B, Enter= Start, Backspace= Select, A= L, S= R are the controls if you are using VBA. If you have a touch panel, your buttons (A, B, Start, Select, L, R and the direction pad) should appear on your screen. If you have a white screen, go to step 5.
