ROM Hack RELEASE Crash Bandicoot Trilogy 720p Handheld Patch

[masagrator]

This patch changes resolution in handheld mode from 854x480 to 1280x720.
Just put "exefs_patches" to main folder of your CFW & restart console.

Comparison:
http://www.framecompare.com/image-compare/screenshotcomparison/2BFCNNNU

This game is more demanding in case of graphics, so it's not recommended to use it without OC.
Only to use with 1.0.0 version of game (which is for now the only one).

Instructions for changing resolution manually:

Spoiler: Instructions

Main informationsConvertingSwapping

1. In attachments we have now new file which allows for correct editing. Don't use the first patch!
   
   Patch is using two instructions for changing resolution
   

   MOVZ    X8, #0x2D0, LSL #32
   MOVK    X8, #0x500

   First one is height, second one is width.
   

   Hex -> Decimal
   2D0 -> 720
   500 -> 1280

2. I'm using f.e. this site
   https://www.binaryhexconverter.com/decimal-to-hex-converter
   to convert decimal value to hex value.
   
   We swap our converted hex value with correct one from instructions
   f.e. for 960x540 we get
   

   Decimal -> Hex
   540 -> 21C
   960 -> 3C0

   So instructions will look like
   

   MOVZ    X8, #0x21C, LSL #32
   MOVK    X8, #0x3C0

   Now we are going to this site
   http://armconverter.com/
   
   We paste modified instructions to first empty window at the top of site.
   Click "Convert [Enter]"
   We should get two lines of 8-bytes code in each line in "ARM64 HEX" window.
   Click "Copy" next to it.
   This is what we get for 960x540
   

   88 43 C0 D2 08 78 80 F2

3. Now our copied value needs to replace this code twice
   

   08 5A C0 D2 08 A0 80 F2

   Use hex editor (f.e. HxD) to do this.
   
   Save & replace file in your sdcard.

 

[halin3a]

Hi. How about other games patches ? do U got anything for botw for example.. ?
cheers from Poland

 

[Spider_Man]

LOL Graphically Demanding Game.

No, nintendo simply fail at providing good hardware.

but i do question this as handheld mode screen is identical to docked screen and i dont recall my crash looking as dull and blurry so im sure some doctoring to the images here.

 

[huma_dawii]

This patch changes resolution in handheld mode from 854x480 to 1280x720.
Just put "exefs_patches" to main folder of your CFW & restart console.

Comparison:
http://www.framecompare.com/image-compare/screenshotcomparison/2BFCNNNU

This game is more demanding in case of graphics, so it's not recommended to use it without OC.
Only to use with 1.0.0 version of game (which is for now the only one).

the version of the game now is 1.0.3
EDIT: Nevermind i thought it was the racing game :v

 

[masagrator]

@Retroboy so it's demanding. I'm not talking about how good game looks, but how heavy it is on SoC.
Make screenshots by yourself and compare them before accusing someone of fabrication.
Dullness may be result of timing - there is moving light source, so colors change in time.

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Hi. How about other games patches ? do U got anything for botw for example.. ?
cheers from Poland

Dunno. Making this patch was possible only because function for setting game resolution is named identically as in Crash Team Racing. Without it I would never guessed that 1280x720 was 0x2D00000500 (in CTR it was just two floats - width, height)
So it depends on each game how easy is to find resolution settings.

 

[Spider_Man]

@Retroboy so it's demanding. I'm not talking about how good game looks, but how heavy it is on SoC.
Make screenshots by yourself and compare them before accusing someone of fabrication.
Dullness may be result of timing - there is moving light source, so colors change in time.

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Dunno. Making this patch was possible only because function for setting game resolution is named identically as in Crash Team Racing. Without it I would never guessed that 1280x720 was 0x2D00000500 (in CTR it was just two floats - width, height)
So it depends on each game how easy is to find resolution settings.

this is far from a graphically demanding game, if this is what you consider graphically demanding then fuck me sideways.

as for the fabrication, i point out how likely it is you can take a screenshot in handheld mode and then another while docked and it be an identical image.

you do know the map is animated, crash also, thus suggests its the same image fabricated to make the normal handheld mode look shit and dull and blurry.

i booted mine up just now and does it fuck look as bad as this.

 

[Issac]

this is far from a graphically demanding game, if this is what you consider graphically demanding then fuck me sideways.

as for the fabrication, i point out how likely it is you can take a screenshot in handheld mode and then another while docked and it be an identical image.

you do know the map is animated, crash also, thus suggests its the same image fabricated to make the normal handheld mode look shit and dull and blurry.

i booted mine up just now and does it fuck look as bad as this.

So he managed to catch Crash in the same frame in his animation... let's just forget that every wave, and the clouds are different...

 

[masagrator]

@Retroboy "how likely"? "Suggests"? So I'm known from making fabrications? What the fuck are you talking about?
It's demanding if in CTR I got 24-30 FPS for 720p without OC, where here I got ~20FPS.

Make screenshots and compare on PC. If you still won't see difference, I will treat you as troll and ignore.

 

[proffk]

I don't understand why Nintendo switch has a 720p resolution in handheld mode when most of the games are downscaled & look ugly. If the main selling point & rumoured NSW mini is its portability then game developers needs to set 720p in handheld mode as standard. It can't be that hard. The other limitation of most game cartridges being 16GB & requiring users to download the rest of the game data. Theres a 32gb cartridge but thats another topic. Nice share do.

 

[Phenj]

this is awesome

 

[Spider_Man]

@Retroboy "how likely"? "Suggests"? So I'm known from making fabrications? What the fuck are you talking about?
It's demanding if in CTR I got 24-30 FPS for 720p without OC, where here I got ~20FPS.

Make screenshots and compare on PC. If you still won't see difference, I will treat you as troll and ignore.

CTR is a completely different game, im simply looking at the pics, how yours look doctored and blurred, even color is different to what i see on my switch.

again the game isnt demanding, its the switch has shit hardware and its a shit port.

 

[masagrator]

They are not absolutely different games. I am done with arguing if you don't want to change your mind and you still didn't bring any evidence of my "doctoring" (how I would like to be that good with Photoshop so GUI is ideally not touched by color degrading and blur - but this is hardly to proof with jpeg).
Now third person is going to my ignore list.

 

[crow132]

great stuff man

CTR is a completely different game, im simply looking at the pics, how yours look doctored and blurred, even color is different to what i see on my switch.

again the game isnt demanding, its the switch has shit hardware and its a shit port.

can you just shut the fuck up? ur clueless about what ur talking

 

[masagrator]

From tests of person requesting this patch You need 460-537MHz in 2nd & 3rd depending on stage, when 1st needs 614-768MHz depending on stage.

I will write instructions how to edit resolution in patch tomorrow - it will be little more complicated than in case of CTR - so you can test for yourself what is the best you can get without plugged charger.

Edit: Instructions added. New patch was uploaded to have possibility of editing resolution. First one doesn't allow for correct editing!

 

[Raul8]

This is really interesting! The same method can be applied to other games other than Crash trilogy or CTR? Like Donkey Kong TF or Yooka - Laylee? Thanks in advance!

 

[Bedel]

They are not absolutely different games. I am done with arguing if you don't want to change your mind and you still didn't bring any evidence of my "doctoring" (how I would like to be that good with Photoshop so GUI is ideally not touched by color degrading and blur - but this is hardly to proof with jpeg).
Now third person is going to my ignore list.

He is the only person I have in my ignore list, indeed. I was at first very confused about some posts until I saw yours and understood what's happening. Ignoring him is the best you can do.

On topic: nice patch! This are the best things the scene can bring us!

 

[masagrator]

This is really interesting! The same method can be applied to other games other than Crash trilogy or CTR? Like Donkey Kong TF or Yooka - Laylee? Thanks in advance!

This method works only with games on the same engine. And both games use "vicarious visions alchemy" engine... I think.

 

[hippy dave]

This is really interesting! The same method can be applied to other games other than Crash trilogy or CTR? Like Donkey Kong TF or Yooka - Laylee? Thanks in advance!

Any other games not based around the same code would need to be analyzed and have patches figured out from scratch, if it's even possible for their code. It's nice to see this kind of patch appearing (great job op!), hopefully it might inspire other people to work on similar things for other games.

 

[Raul8]

Awesome! So it's possible if the code is analyzed per game. Thank you for your hard work, masagrator!

 

[orangpelupa]

Any other games not based around the same code would need to be analyzed and have patches figured out from scratch, if it's even possible for their code. It's nice to see this kind of patch appearing (great job op!), hopefully it might inspire other people to work on similar things for other games.

For UE games, the resolution are defined in human readable Ini file