Hacking Possible to convert jap .bin save to US .bin?

[godreborn]

like this:

 

[RedRose30]

Did you obtain those .bins by using the GX manager on the Wii channel?

 

[godreborn]

yes, doing this with a uncorrupted save will tell us how large the .dat files really are. even if the slots are empty, the data.bin is still the same size regardless of region.

 

[RedRose30]

yes, doing this with a uncorrupted save will tell us how large the .dat files really are. even if the slots are empty, the data.bin is still the same size regardless of region.

That's interesting to know. What would have to be done after finding out how big the .dat files are? Is that when you'd replace them with slot saves?

 

[godreborn]

yes

 

[RedRose30]

yes

For me to do this, I'm going to have to ask a bunch of questions because I've never done this before (that and I used GX recently and the saves on my wii channel on my wii u did not show up. I'm not sure why). I don't know what to look for specifically either and I can't tell how long or large data is.

Where do you think I should go from here?

 

[godreborn]

if you want, I'll do it. I have a pretty good idea what to do. I used save manager gx originally to get my saves off the wii on to the wii u.

 

[RedRose30]

Wow, thanks a lot! That's awesome of you to offer to do this for me. I appreciate this a lot

I always used the save game extractor and installer to take copy protected saves off my wii, but I didn't realize until very recently that it doesn't work on the wii u because there's no reset button, and I can't press "A" because there's no way to put in a GC controller (wiimotes don't work). Those are the only two ways to dump/install games using those apps, so it's a bummer to realize they don't work.

Out of curiosity do you have Chocobo Dungeon?

 

[RedRose30]

Wow, thanks a lot! That's awesome of you to offer to do this for me. I appreciate this a lot

I always used the save game extractor and installer to take copy protected saves off my wii, but I didn't realize until very recently that it doesn't work on the wii u because there's no reset button, and I can't press "A" because there's no way to put in a GC controller (wiimotes don't work). Those are the only two ways to dump/install games using those apps, so it's a bummer to realize they don't work.

Out of curiosity do you have Chocobo Dungeon?

 

[godreborn]

yes, I had it. that's how I know the save slots being empty equals the same size save.

 

[godreborn]

we have success! I just did the first slot. let me know what you think.

 

[godreborn]

I just looked at the other two .dat files. they're blank save files, so that should be good to go.

 

[godreborn]

alright, for this one, you have to use save manager gx. it has copy protection on it.

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that's the mario game you wanted btw.

 

[RedRose30]

we have success! I just did the first slot. let me know what you think.

I just looked at the other two .dat files. they're blank save files, so that should be good to go.

It works! Thank you so much!

I had a save file that was very close to completion some time ago, but my younger cousin accidentally deleted it. I really appreciate this!

And thank you for the Mario game too. Now I need to figure out GX lol.

Thank you again godreborn!

 

[godreborn]

you need to click "install" in save manager gx. you also need a saved game on the wii, so just load the game up to create a saved game.

chocobo's dungeon had some sort of protection (only in the American version), so I just literally deleted it.