mamefan2018

I think with the latest build + the mario kart fixes ... you got 99% of the stuff u need to get everything working... only other patches i can think of are the f-zero( rev c) motor skip patch and the boot bypass for vs4 2006 (japan) ...

yep .. the aspect ratio for the triforce games is not a proper 4:3 .. it's more of an 8:7 like old school Nintendo consoles (nes and snes) ... and there is a lot of gamecube games that have this aspect ratio .. super smash melee is a great example .. that is why there is a crop option to try and get a proper 4:3 ....but of course it won't work perfectly on all games . ..like in the case of the triforce VS games ..the credit/start part will be cropped .... but there are a few ways to fix that : - if you just want to quickly play the games in proper 4:3 and u don't have a retro setup and don't care about having everything set to automatically start with all the settings u want .. simply choose (stretch to window) and change the screen settings to 4:3 ...with most modern displays u just have a 4:3 option...and revert back to widescreen when u r done. - next method is how I'm handling this issue ..I'm using rocket launcher with bezels to run gamecube games on my setup and it's super easy to get proper 4:3 ..I use (stretch to window) for aspect ratio and that is all .. RL does all the work and it works perfectly fine ...but it's obviously not for everyone . - final method that I think is the best way to handle this for most ppl and should work with any emulator ... use reshade or something like ArcCabView (based on reshade ) ...and u will have full control to stretch the image to 4:3 (or whatever aspect ratio you want) ..add bezels and many more great options .

I'm not sure why you got so many patches enabled ... I'll try my best to make things as simple as possible ... this is all you need to do to make the 3 games run perfectly fine : - grab the latest dolphin triforce build (dolphin_tri_x64_10_02_2023) - the only patches you need to make the games work are the loop patches (they come with the latest build) + the slowdown gecko patches to make the games work at full speed on the newest build . - the link check skip patches are optional .. just use them if you want to get into the game fast ... they are bonus patches i found while trying to find a fix to the slowdown issue . - if you get stuck on the camera check .. just enter test mode which works and saves and disable the camera . and that is it .. all 3 games should work fine with no other patches needed .. note: use a separate portable dolphin build for the jpn version .. that will make your life easier since both games use the same ini and test menu ...so you don't have to keep switching settings /patches and cards .

np and glad that everything works fine for u ... and yea hopefully we will get the few remaining issues sorted out in future builds .. we r really close to perfect triforce emulation ..and I hope credair is checking out this thread ,maybe the patches could help narrow down the cause of this issue . the attract sound plays after the first loop in both games .... u just have to wait for it to loop for the first time and get the namco logo and it will start playing ... i assume this is how it's intended to work because there is no attract mode option in the test menu just audio samples to test sound .. and here are some bonus patches for F-zero i forgot to post ( it's for REV E ..all the patches i made r for REV E except the motor setup skip for REV C ) Infinite Time 0437C964 EA000000 Infinite Energy 04C43a04 42C80000 LAP MODIFIER Mute City - Sonic Oval 802170E8 000000XX Aeropolis - Screw Drive 802170EE 000000XX Outer Space - Meteor Stream 802170F4 000000XX Port Town - Cylinder Wave 802170FA 000000XX Lightning - Thunder Road 80217100 000000XX Green Plant - Spiral 80217106 000000XX they are all gecko codes ... the XX is the number of laps for the track so don't add it with the XX ...replace it with the number of laps you want in HEX easiest way to find the number in Hex is google a decimal to hex calculator ... the laps in HEX will go from 01 up to 09 next is 0A (which is 10 laps ) and goes up to 0F (which is 15 laps) then comes 10 (which is 16 laps not 10) and so on .. hopefully this quick explanation makes sense 🥴

I have been working in the past couple of days to fix the slowdown issue introduced in the new trifoce builds for the mario kart games ... and i finally got it done .. -now there is no need to use any patches except these new ones + the ones that already come with the newest build . - unlike the test mode/seat patches this one boots the games properly ... and test menu is accessible and saves . - if you get stuck on camera check simply go to test menu and disable it .. it should save and work properly . - no more attract mode problems introduced by the test mode patch in gp2 ... if anyone uses them they will notice the freezing/black screen at the beginning + no attract sound after the first loop ... now everything is working as it should . - i added an extra patch for every game to skip the link check 60 sec screen for ppl that hate that .. it's a clean way to make the game boot properly and just skip the countdown . -they are all gecko codes so they can be added easily here are the codes for the games Mario Kart GP : Slowdown Fix 041b2238 60000000 Link Check Skip 04032410 60000000 Mario Kart GP2 : Slowdown Fix (US) 04086150 60000000 Link Check Skip (US) 0402eb6c 60000000 Mario Kart GP2 (JPN) : Slowdown Fix (JPN) 04086768 60000000 Link Check Skip (JPN) 0402ebcc 60000000 it is advisable to have separate portable build for the jpn version ... both games share the same ini .... although from my tests having the patches for both games enabled doesn't cause problems ...in the end they have different memory addresses ... and if test mode is saved using one version it will reset if the other version is used + the cards r not interchangeable so they have to be switched to work depending on the version ... so it's easier to simply have separate builds for the games . so test them on the latest build and hopefully the patches work fine with no problems

np dude .. glad that everything is working fine.

I did some tests yesterday before going to bed and did more tests today with this game trying to track down whats wrong with this version of the game. the version u sent me is the same version as the 2 chds i converted ..so i guess i converted them properly ...and still the same errors with this version .. after bypass boot game freezes at attract mode or when the game starts after team slection ... and it's the only game that fails the update in test menu ...I cleaned up the triforce folder and moved everything in a temp folder and started this game only .. tried the update and it started updating the boot program like the other versions and it reached 100% but it just crashed the emulator unlike other versions we get task completed successfully and power off the machine ..and next time I got in the test menu i got the network boot update and it failed with a red screen (repeated many times with the same problem) ... the closest one to it is the VS 2006 japan version ..because it has a network option .. but this one updates with no problems at all . so I'm not sure if we r dealing with bad dumps or something went wrong with the conversion .. or it just operates in a different way than all the other games ..so maybe it just needs a lot of patching to completely disable any code that is causing it to crash ... and i actually found a reply from the dude who uploaded all the triforce VS4 roms to archive regarding VS4 ver c and d japan ..someone was asking why they r not included ..and this is his reply "In regards to Virtua Striker 4 (Japan, Rev C and E), the dump quality/decryption methods of the BIN files are in question, so I thought it best to not distribute possibly bad dumps. " is there anything different in this ver of the game other than Japanese text ? .. if that is the case i might have a good solution for you to play the game (it's a theory i tested and worked perfectly fine ) ..i mean it's pretty obvious that u really love those 2 games and know everything about them oh and quick update on the VS games on the latest triforce build : now the asia versions save the test menu and the dash button works the vs2006 japan version saves the test menu ... but this bypass boot gecko is needed 040568D8 60000000 and that's all .. every single VS game works except the VS4 japan versions .

here you go mario kart gp2 jap gecko code to handle everything other than the loop fix that comes with the new build GP2 JAP skip boot /others 0402E3A0 60000000 0402E3AC 60000000 040855dc 4800000C 04085550 60000000 00598A85 00000000 00598A81 00000001 00598A82 00000000 00598A87 00000000 you only need the first 4 to skip boot and seat loop fix the remaining 4 disable stuff in test menu (steering/cam/enables coins) .. of course you can save the test menu so they r not needed ..i thought i just get them done in-case anyone needs them.

the version i got is from here https://archive.org/download/nintendo-triforce-arcade-iso-collection it's better to have two separate portable dolphin setups for this game ..check my patches post about ... since both of them use the same ini/game id for settings but the patches r different because the patched addresses r different . and the cards r not compatible with each other .. so a card created by the US version won't work on the jap version and vice versa .. it will be easier to have a separate portable dolphin for the jap version. and i don't see that line added in the new build.. there is only the loop fix to skip the checks at startup .. and yea the jap version will have slowdowns in the latest builds because i only made the patches to make it boot for the old build ... i didn't make test mode/seat patches for it .. i felt that no one was really interested in the jap version and patches.. so i was like I guess booting it on the old build is good enough + hopefully the slowdowns will get fixed in future builds.

np dude and yea it's the left trigger ... checking inputs in any game is the easiest way to find inputs and check that all controls are working fine ... and i'm glad that my patches helped ppl boot games and fix various issues ... and i guess that day that every game runs without any patches needed is a good day because that means we have perfect triforce emulation. i posted a fix to this issue , u should really check the thread in the past few days you will find a lot of info to help u run most games... the fix is really simple .. just set the file tribackup_SBGG.bin in user/triforce to read only .... and if u need to set any game options u will find some patches i made for f-zero rev E.

yep no patch needed anymore ...it took me a long time to get this game running and make the patch but i'm glad that it's running with no patches at all .. the less patches needed to run games the more accurate the emulator is. and it was a fun experience with Assembly code and tracking memory addresses and yep all buttons work fine for me .. best way to find the buttons is go to test mode and do an input test.

i tested GP2 US and jap versions and still getting slowdowns ... so yea the test mode/seat loops patches are still needed on newer builds ... they worked fine on the first build from 2 weeks ago with no slowdowns ...but i guess it's not a big deal since we can play them with no problems on older build or using patches for now .

I was just going to post the latest build .. i was testing it in the past 40 mins and yea it seems like the baseball game now loads with no need for the patch ...and glad that fixed the unknown game id issue you had .. most likely we just had different roms ... and it seems like the mario kart games r still suffering from slowdowns ..the test mode patches i posted r needed to make them work properly on new builds. and looks like Crediar added the the mario kart 2 patch for the JP version .... maybe he is following this topic, if so great job dude! 👍 and welcome back to the scene .

yep i didn't find the game in any clean known as working triforce roms ... only place i found it was the chd versions from mame ... and as i explained in my post above after converting and patching them they freeze before the match begins .. so we need dumps that r known to be working (on wii or wiiu using Nintendont for example ) .. so at least we know they work ..and not spend too much time on a bad dump . yep the sprint/dash button is not working for the asia version ... it needs a fix in the dolphin build .. seems like it uses a different control setup than the rest of the VS games ... but it's fine .. the asia versions r identical to the export versions .. just different id .. as for gekito .. yep i only downloaded (ver C) ... and worked on it to patch it ... so if ver b is not identical with the code it will not work ... for example there is 3 patches for the motor setup for f-zero ..because the versions are not identical. maybe in the future i could look into ( ver b )and port the patch ... but it's just the same game .. i went for the most recent ver .

so i found the chds for japan rev e and c ... converted them to iso they are the only VS games that give a red error screen when trying to update ..and they have "update network firm "unlike the rest with update boot program. and i patched the game to bypass boot ...and it started but froze before attract mode with a black screen ...and froze when i tried to quickly select teams and play a game ..and i even tried it on the brodostar ver ..it still freezes . first i thought they might be bad dumps .. which is a probability ..after all they are the only ones i got from chd and I didn't find them in any known proper working triforce collections (that is why i didn't have them and didn't even know there was a japan version for vs4) ... but it could be a firmware compatibility issue or maybe dumps from a network setup not standalone .. are there any known working versions of these games even using Nintendont .

ohh .. yea after a search i found that there is a japan version but not in the archive folders i have bookmarked .. i found one but it turned out to be a bad dump .. i guess i have to dig up the chd from a mame set and convert it ... is it gdt-0013e.chd? and yea i just tested the asia version and yep apparently dash doesn't work .. the controls r not like the rest of the VS games ..it needs an input fix in the main dolphin build ...but i guess it's not a big deal since the asia versions r identical to the export versions.

excellent and u can use the gecko code I just posted as an alternative method to run vs4 asia rev b oh there is a vs4 japan version..i didn't find it in the triforce dumps i have bookmarked ... i need to look for the rom to try and patch it and get it to boot..

excellent ! glad that it's working for u .. so is there any missing VS versions ..or we got them all running? oh and here is a gecko code for vs4 asia ...using the file that i posted earlier works fine ..but i guess a gecko code could be easier to deal with in the future bypass boot (VS4 Asia Rev B ) 04052d1c 2C030001

you sure you are using the correct version ... because patches only apply for specific versions ... that is why f-zero has different patches to bypass the motor setup the one i downloaded and patched is from here https://archive.org/download/triforce-roms/Extracted Disc Images (Decrypted)/ Virtua Striker 4 Ver.2006 (Japan, Rev D).BIN i renamed to iso and worked on it add the gecko code and make sure it's enabled . as for vs2002 japan .. i really don't know whats going on with it ... maybe i just have the wrong dump ... and i don't have the export version added to dolphin it was only the japan version ... so it's definitely loading the japan iso file . other games with jap language work fine ... and i see no options to change language in test menu ...

glad that u solved the textures issue the vs2002 japan seems like the vs4 asia version .. same exact game but different regions ... and i had only this one added in dolphin when i was testing so there is no other isos to load ... maybe i don't have the right dump ... because we got other games working with jap language ... check the mario kart db 2 japan patches i made ... and check the gecko code i just posted for vs2006 japan rev d ... both games work and the language is Japanese .. mario kart even has a jap announcer . .

I got the last version of the game running vs4 2006 japan (rev d) just add this gecko code : bypass boot/network 040568D8 60000000 004B4828 00000000 i think this is the only version that is a bit different than the export ...it's in jap language . I guess at this point we can check all the VS games with all different versions as playable.

I just tested vs 2002 japan and it works fine on the latest build ... the 3 versions of vs3 2002 all work fine .. and they r basically the same game ... just different regions and same goes for vs4 ... they all work (the asia version needs the files i posted earlier) but they work and they r the same game just different regions and revs

in game properties check "enable FPRF" or add [Core] FPRF = True to editor --->user config

i downloaded virtua striker 4 asia rev b and yea i can see the update problem but i managed to find a fix for it ... just copy this file to ur user/triforce folder https://gofile.io/d/Gy7CVw test it and hopefully the asian ver of vs4 works for u ... I really don't see any difference at all from the export versions ..it's basically the same game . test vs4 asia rev b with this file https://gofile.io/d/Gy7CVw (copy this file to ur user/triforce folder )

i don't have them .. so i never tested them .. i assumed they worked fine like all the other virtua striker games.. what is the problem with them?