Post subject: Having trouble with a game..
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Well. I downloaded the Gameboy Advance version of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy(Mode 7) a few moments ago, and for some reason, the game doesn't want to play at all. All I get on the Emulator is a blank white screen. Any help with this problem will be appreciated.
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You'll need to use a BIOS file for this game. Find a BIOS image file (it's usually called "GBA.BIOS") and choose it from "Options->Emulator->Select BIOS file" in VBA, then make sure "Options->Emulator->Use BIOS file" is checked, now open the ROM again and it should work.
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Well if it's a hacked ROM then you should also try using a non-hacked one, but I know that VBA has this problem with the non-hacked ROM of this game as well, if not using a BIOS file.
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I don't even know what a BIOS file is anyway, hehe..Anyway, off to check EDOnkey. ;3 EDIT: Didn't realize that mentioning Websites was the same as advertising, so I editted the post. ;3
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Kitsune, you have been told several times already to - stop asking for ROMs and - stop linking to ROM sites. It can't be that hard.
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I don't see anywhere in my last post where I have asked, I merely stated I would check EDonkey. Maybe you should get your eyes checked. -.-
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Kitsune: You will need a BIOS for this game. Just getting another ROM probably won't help. And don't ask where to get a BIOS; that's just as bad as asking for ROMs. (A BIOS is like a ROM for the system instead of for an individual game. It makes games emulate more accurately, but it doesn't come with the emulator because that would be illegal.)
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I don't see anywhere in my last post where I have asked, I merely stated I would check EDonkey. Maybe you should get your eyes checked. -.-
You said that you had just downloaded the ROM, and then said the names of some sites and services where you would look to download another version of it. And you've done similar things in a few other threads (such as the FFIV Advance thread). If you're going to download ROMs illegally, don't announce it or details about it here.
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Well. I didn't exactly link to the sites. But, I will use more discresion in the future. Thanks for clearing it up Nitsuja.
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So should that BIOS be used for every game? What do you think is preferred?
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Not using the BIOS is more convenient for people watching the movie, Using the BIOS is more likely to allow for accurate emulation, but really I haven't seen the BIOS make any significant difference except for certain games that completely crash without it. If it's required for the game to work right then obviously the BIOS must be used, otherwise the author can choose whatever they want (and will probably want to choose not to use it, for the convenience of others).
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Aww, I didn't want to have to weigh convenience against accuracy...
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