How can I patch Ikaruga to 60Hz?
 

Any idea how I might be able to patch Ikaruga to play at 60Hz on a PAL DC?

The standard patch doesn't work :(

Thanks :)

Is it out already ???
Who did the release ?

Yeah, I downloaded it this morning (believe it or not it's only a 20Mb dl). The nfo says it was released by W00T (never heard of them) but it definitely works. Only problem is, as I said, that it runs at 50Hz on a PAL machine, and the standard patch doesn't work (I also tried the Pal Patcher util with all the other patches and none of them work either).

Am I allowed to post here which newsgroup I got it off??

I've just burnt it, it's coooool. :)

It works fine on my PAL DC. You can't remove borders, since they are on original game...

Trust me, it's running in 50Hz (my tv's display tells me). The borders are there top and bottom on a horizontal tv, or at the sides on a rotated tv (like i'm using).

I suppose we'll just have to wait and see if any groups can release a specific patch for it. I'll just try and pick up a 2nd-hand US/JAP Dreamcast somewhere.

Thanks anyway, have fun with it.

If you don't care about wasting 1 CD, try this :
_ open Ikaruga image with an hex editor
_ look for "0B 42 09 00 03 88 04 8B"
_ replace it by "0B 42 09 00 03 88 09 00"
_ burn it and test it
_ tell me if it works :)

hy everybody

you really have ikaruga ???

oh i can't believe it, i'll do everything for that game.

please if anyone wants to trade this game with me, please

email me i have many things to trade (the prequel of ikaruga for example ???)

please trade with me, this game is my everything

p.s. if my english is bad, sorry for that i am german


thanx and bye

:rolleyes:

Megalexxx: I tried it, but I can't find that particular hex pattern in the .cdi. Do you have any others I can try? I don't mind wasting CD-Rs... :)

Thanks a lot

That's strange : I found it in 1st_read.bin. You should find it in the image...
I'll try tonight and let you know.

Sorry, you have to look for "0B 42 09 00 03 88 04 8F"

I just tried it, but it's still 50Hz :(

Any ideas, or should I give up? ;)

Thanks for your help Megalexxx.

Hmmm...
If I find some news somewhere, I'll let you know.
Maybe someone will release a patch.

Ok, thanks Megalexxx.
I'll post here if I DO find anything that works.

60hz fixes
 

Hi Megalexxx, just wondered if you had any other 60 hz fixes for PAL DC games? I have a few old ones I'd like running at 60hz.
Also what Hex editor do you use to apply these fixes?

Thanks for any info...........

SlipperChin

Slipperchin: for most games which run at 50Hz on a PAL DC, you can use a hex editor to search for:
01 E4 03 A0 02 E4 01 A0 03
and replace it with
00 E4 03 A0 00 E4 01 A0 00

Doesn't work for these though:
Surf Rocket Racers
Maximum Pool
Sno Cross Championship Racing
Hidden + Dangerous
Quake 1
Midway Greatest Arcade Hits
Wild Metal
Bust a Move 4
Virtua fighter 3tb
Rainbow 6
Urban Chaos
Sonic Shuffle
Railroad Tycoon 2
NBA 2K1
Armada
UnderCover A.D.2025 Kei
Ikaruga
And probably some others as well.....

I use a hex editor called Hedit.

This is one of the hexa string my PAL patcher looks for.
Ikaruga doesn't contain it.

Cheers Yod@

I'll try that out.

I think I used Hedit before, so I'll have a look for it.

Again Thanks... :)

Yep, that's why I put Ikaruga in the list of games it doesn't work with ;)

Another question: how do I make Ikaruga a non-boot disc to try with other boot discs (e.g. Utopia)? Do I have to copy all the files, unscramble the 1ST_READ.BIN and make an IP.BIN file? How do I get an IP.BIN file off the original self-boot image?

You can take any ip.bin, but be sure "1st file read" is set to 1st_read.bin. I don't think you need to unscramble it. Just binhack it with LBA = 0.

OK, I had a go but it doesn't work - the Utopia disc reads it, then it changes to the screen with the spinning disc but it just hangs. I just noticed that the self-boot Ikaruga has 2 audio tracks before the data track - do I need to keep audio track 2 on the non-boot version?

Thanks Megalexxx.

No you don't need to keep it. I don't think so.
But you need to have an ip.bin !
And binhack 1st_read.bin 0.
That's all, I think.