Homebrew Roms I download are all messed up

[EmThree]

I end up getting a rar or zip containing 20 files of different sizes, this has happened with all generally 'new' roms I've been downloading. How do I play these on my R4DS?

 

[Sonicandtails]

You unzip them all at once with WinRAR. Just right click one and go to Extract Here or whatever.

 

[EmThree]

Yeah, but don't I still end up with 30 or so files?

 

[Kizmatti]

no it will combine them

 

[moozxy]

Just unrar/zip the first one, it'll combine them.

 

[EmThree]

Hrm, really?

 

[moozxy]

Ye unzip the one with the extension .r00

 

[dexmix]

yes, really. i use 7zip, open archive on the only .rar and it automatically combines them, while i extract the .nds

 

[EmThree]

I don't see any NDS files whatsoever. Can someone write a step by step guide or something? First, I open the zip containing the rom. In there is a link to the site and then 16 rars all with the same name.

 

[laminaatplaat]

Hrm, really?

the reason of packing files like this is actualy usefull for usenet. sometimes if you download using usenet you get incomplete files, these can be fixed with special other files

but... sending files this way via ftp or torrents isnt that usefull because most of the time the .par2 files (the repair files) arent send with them. and incomplete files are a exception anyway when download the 'normal' way.


EDIT:

STEP BY STEP:

if you use winRAR http://www.binaries4all.com/winrar/ read from here: "after that is done"

if you use 7zip http://www.binaries4all.com/7zip/#

 

[EmThree]

I decided to unzip it and took out the contents of the first zip I saw, in there was the working rom. Thanks : P For second, I thought this was madness!

 

[dexmix]

you have to have all the rar files in the same folder - or you won't get a good file.

 

[EmThree]

I said I found the file xD The rom works fine.