Any way to play hacked games with NesterDC SE?

[Scribe99]

I have a large collection of Tecmo Super Bowl Roms and Baseball Stars roms that have been edited and updated with new and historical rosters.

I really like the emulator, so I'm hoping there's a way to include these unsupported roms into the image file.

[jjoepr]

you can play them and as a matter of fact. the only problem maybe that if the db file in the builder does not recognize the hacked roms you want and if it doesn't recognize your favorite rom hacks you are crap out of luck. but aside that fact It's beautifully presented. truly a work of art scherzo.

[MetaFox]

I have a large collection of Tecmo Super Bowl Roms and Baseball Stars roms that have been edited and updated with new and historical rosters.

I really like the emulator, so I'm hoping there's a way to include these unsupported roms into the image file.

You can rename the roms to NesterDC SE's rom numbers for the original games.

[Christuserloeser]

For proper support we, the users, are asked to contribute info, FAQs, manual scans (of the originals), (modified) package arts and the likes to the Master Database

[Scribe99]

You can rename the roms to NesterDC SE's rom numbers for the original games.

That sounds like a plan.

I'm not sure what you mean by rom numbers ... Do you mean that I should change the names of the edited roms back to the original name? Like rename Tecmo Super Bowl '88 back to plain Tecmo Super Bowl?

[Scribe99]

Looking at my list of roms, I don't think NesterDC SE compiles any roms that are incorrectly labeled. If that was a given, I guess I wasn't aware of that.

I have a lot of roms that don't have "_" where there's a space in the title -- they just have a space. And I don't think NesterDC SE compiled any of those roms in the image.

[MetaFox]

You can rename the roms to NesterDC SE's rom numbers for the original games.

That sounds like a plan.

I'm not sure what you mean by rom numbers ... Do you mean that I should change the names of the edited roms back to the original name? Like rename Tecmo Super Bowl '88 back to plain Tecmo Super Bowl?

No. I mean put the original roms in the folder to have the builder tool check them (renaming won't help since the tool does it by file size). Once that's done, find the rom (it will be numbered to match the NesterDC database. Replace that rom with the changed rom, and you're set.

[Scribe99]

Doesn't the builder tool also build an image file while its checking .. so I would need to stop the process JUST before it builds an image right?

[Sir Savant]

No,just repackage the directory the builder made.

[Scribe99]

Unzip the NesterDC SE zip archive if you haven't already
done so. In the resulting folder you will find a file named
"NesterDCSEBuilderWx.exe". Double-click this file to
start the CD builder interface and follow these
instructions:

1. Locate your ROMs folder. Your ROMs must not be in
subdirectories of the folder you choose. Only ROMs in
that folder itself will be scanned. Your ROMs may be
zipped or unzipped. The CD builder will automatically zip
your uncompressed ROMs for you.

2. Ignore the "Master Library URL" unless you have the URL
of a known master library mirror. Check the NesterDC SE
website periodically for official mirrors.

3. Uncheck the unwanted features. By default, all are
chosen. If you are worried about not being able to fit
all your ROMs and these features, don't worry. You can
easily fit all USA releases on one CD with room to spare.

4. Select the CD image format you want the builder to
finally produce, DiscJuggler (CDI) or Nero (NRG).

5. Click the "Start Build" button.

Asuming you are loading your CD to the limits with games,
be prepared for this process to take a fairly long time.
Keep in mind that each of your ROMs is being scanned,
identified, perhaps zipped if not already, and then all
the extra goodies are being downloaded from the internet.
Be patient. The length of time needed to build the CD is
mostly dependant on the speed of your internet connection.

If you must stop it in the middle of its work, just click
the same button you used to start the process, which
should now read "Stop Build". Wait for the program to
gracefully end its current task.

6. Once the process is complete, the builder will attempt
to open the resulting CD image in the associated burning
program. This might be Nero, DiscJuggler, or whatever
program handles the kind of image format you chose.

Sorry guys, but at what point in this process do I replace my edited rom with a rom that has already been checked?

When I start the database builder tool it automatically checks and compiles the roms -- then builds an image file.

I would have to replace the rom before it builds an image, so I'm guessing that I wait for the original rom to be checked by the builder program, then stop the process and replace the rom, and then allow it to continue and build an image?

[RolfWrenWalsh]

What about ROMs that have been patched? I patched a few RPGs so they'd be in English. Are those affected at all?

[Tyne]

So wait, if I downloaded an unreleased prototype rom.. I couldn't play it in NesterDC SE because it can't find it in some database?

*Has not burned NesterDC SE yet*

[RolfWrenWalsh]

I have a couple prototype ROMs, and they show up fine.

I burnt off a copy for myself today, and my patched ROMs don't show up at all My Gundam ROMs show up, as they aren't patched, but my JRPGs don't.

How can I make it so they show up, so I can play them? I'm quite confused...

[jjoepr]

very few patched roms will show if any

[DeAthWaGer]

do swap discs work? All my comedy roms and personal hacks I'd rather put on another disc, anyhow. I don't want my little cousins playing this collection and seeing games like Dick Dug or Super Hitler Brothers.