sa1 support [work in progress]

[Deano]

Hey all , I Have the UK Cartridge of the SD2 SNES , I have downloaded the Beta firmware for the SA1 enhanced music games but when I got into 'Unplayable Chip Games' Directory it opens with nothing apart from ../ , Any help would be Awesome thanks

[Relikk]

when I got into 'Unplayable Chip Games' Directory it opens with nothing apart from ../

What is the file extension of the files in that folder?

[Deano]

Basically I scroll down to 'Unplayable Chip Games' , Press button and go inside the folder but it just appears with ../

[Relikk]

Well that can mean a couple of things. Either there's nothing in the folder, or the SD2SNES isn't recognising the files because of their file extensions.

Put the SD card into your computer and check if there's actually something in the folder, and if there is they have to be either .smc or .sfc files for the SD2SNES to be able to read them. If they're ZIP archives then they have to be unzipped.

[Deano]

Yeah The folder its self is empty , This is how I received the sd card , Can i download the necessary files at all and put them in the folder ?

[Jdurg]

Yes.  You need to download the game ROM files and load them on the SD card yourself.  The SD2SNES does not come packaged with ROM files.  Doing so would bring the back-hand of Nintendo's legal team on their ass so fast they'd taste the soap they used to wash their hands.

[Deano]

I have all the roms but i need to tell the sd2 snes that i want to change to the SA1 chipset so that i can play them but i cant as the option is not in the folder .

[Relikk]

Special chip cores are loaded on-demand. If you load a SuperFX game, the SuperFX core is loaded automatically. Same with SA-1. If you load an SA-1 game, the SA-1 core is loaded automatically. You don't need to specify it anywhere in menus.

[Deano]

Nice one mate , Thanks so much for letting me know , I saw a vid on youtube where the fella had to select an SA1 option but its was the USA version .

[OneBagTravel]

Well I'm glad THAT'S all sorted... 

[Gumball]

does anyone know if work is being done on fixing kirby super stars graphical glitches? They arent that bad and the game is totally playable I was just wondering.

[rocketblast]

Is S-DD1 going to be in the official build, no pre-releases?  Been waiting for an update on that although it is just for two games.

[Missingno255]

Is S-DD1 going to be in the official build, no pre-releases?  Been waiting for an update on that although it is just for two games.

Don't count on it.

does anyone know if work is being done on fixing kirby super stars graphical glitches? They arent that bad and the game is totally playable I was just wondering.

It happens on a real Kirby Super Star cart too, although less bad and less often, so it's not the game. IIRC, it has to do with SD2SNES and PPU timings or something of that nature and the revision of the console(?). Super Mario World, Star Ocean, and Chrono Trigger, exhibit similar problems. Ikari_01 and Redguy did mention a fix for it, but I don't remember what the progress of that was. In the mean time, if it's that bad, just reset the console and may go away. Multiple resets work best, from what I've heard.

[rocketblast]

Is S-DD1 going to be in the official build, no pre-releases?  Been waiting for an update on that although it is just for two games.

Don't count on it.

does anyone know if work is being done on fixing kirby super stars graphical glitches? They arent that bad and the game is totally playable I was just wondering.

It happens on a real Kirby Super Star cart too, although less bad and less often, so it's not the game. IIRC, it has to do with SD2SNES and PPU timings or something of that nature and the revision of the console(?). Super Mario World, Star Ocean, and Chrono Trigger, exhibit similar problems. Ikari_01 and Redguy did mention a fix for it, but I don't remember what the progress of that was. In the mean time, if it's that bad, just reset the console and may go away. Multiple resets work best, from what I've heard.

S-DD1 games can be patched to no longer need the chip, so it's kind of moot.

When did Street Fighter Alpha 2 suddenly get patched?

[galvatron1983]

I know SF Alpha 2 can run in emulators that dont properly support the SDD1 by using a version of the game thats been patched so all the graphics data is de-compressed, bypassing the need for the SDD1. I dont think that patched version works on a real SNES via a flashcart though? So I dont think its moot.