ROM Hack NDS Games with Voices! (U) and (J)

[Kouta]

Anyway, has anyone had any success with Rune Factory? I might look at it, I know it involves moving a lot of files tho... In like, a mess that's a complete dir or something? Still, I do hate the english in the game. Some girls sound utterly retarded

Rune Factory doesn't like being repacked. At all. I even tried unpacking and repacking without editing any of the files and still it will not work... guess we'll all have to settle for the silly English voices.

 

[Ribonizer]

Yeah, I noticed that as well, it seem to indeed just fail to boot whenever anything in it has been moved... Really strange... Could it have a sort of checksum check?

 

[FAST6191]

@Kouta NDStool (what DSlazy uses) is not great with some roms and flash cart combos. Deufeufeu posted a simple fix at one point that worked for some people, unfortunately I do not have a copy to hand.

The the DS file system is well documented however so you could just stick it on the end and repoint:
http://nocash.emubase.de/gbatek.htm#dscart...roromfilesystem
Remember to alter the rom size in the header as well if you extend the file.

You might be able to trim the soundfile (do it properly rather than just hacking off the end and reinsert with NDSTS:
http://www.gbadat.altervista.org/tools.htm

If you need the DS sound file specs a lot of the threads about DS soundfiles I have posted in have a couple of links and guides that should help (expect an edit later but I have to go out in about 2 mins).

 

[calvin_0]

well i dont have the data file with me now, but try looking for the file which control the font....it should have a file like that

yup...to solve the font problem, just replace the font_jp.bin in the japanese version with the english version (under the same name)....if that doesnt solve, you may need to replace the font_pal.bin as well.

 

[OuterRem]

I'm about to ask an incredibly stupid question. Are you changing the actual game on the cartridge so that it plays on your DS with undubbed sounds. Or are you modifiying a ROM file so that it has english text and japanese sounds, to play on a DS emulator?

Before you crucify me, I just want to point out that once I know this, I can probably make the adjustments I need. But I honestly can't imagine how you read the DS cart from your computer. Do I have to make hardware modifications to the DS to do that?

 

[Kyranik]

It's a mixture of both.

Modify a ROM, then copy it over to a flash cart (R4, M3, G6, etc) and play it on a DS.

 

[OuterRem]

It's a mixture of both.

Modify a ROM, then copy it over to a flash cart (R4, M3, G6, etc) and play it on a DS.

So the fact that I actually own Luminous Arc (EN version) really has no bearing on if I modify the game, because I'll be loading a ROM I 'acquired' onto a 1+GB SD card that I load using that EvoDS device?

Or do I somehow RIP the ROM off of the actual game and place it into the SD card, so I can modify the SD card version and play it off of that from now on?

Regardless, anything to get rid of Vic's voice. He's a nice guy, I've met him, but no, he can't be the reason I give up on Norio or Aya's voices.

 

[calvin_0]

well i recently just undub Bleach DS...and i'm still trying to undub megaman ZX....

have anyone succeeded undubed MegamanZX?

 

[Hypershell]

I've had moderate success with MegaMan ZX. The problem is that there is no english replacement for the vocals, so pretty much the only way to do it is to "fool" the japanese game into displaying english text, rather than trying to work the other way around.

My GBATemp thread is here:
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=55928

The biggest issue is that non-story-relevant NPC text, as well as the disc database, will crash when file-swapped in that manner, so I had to leave the japanese files in for them. But the hack removes the japanese font, so you get a garbled mess. Still, sub-quests and story-relevent text is all readable in english with japanese voices. If I'm ever feeling adventurous enough to edit the garbled files by hand, it may be conceivable to fix them. But it would be difficult.

Also some japanese text in the form of images are still there, and the credits and sub-quest titles are garbled for unknown reasons. But the game is stable, at least. I would presume that whatever images are left to edit are in the overlay folder, but they're only named by number, so unless there's some app that can actually display their contents, there's not much I can do there.

 

[calvin_0]

ya. as i though the worst....totally remove via programming.....

btw i tried doing text injection too but without much success >.

 

[jtroye32]

Only!.. It doesn't make a bit of difference guys. The balls are inert.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!

Stop it. DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!

 

[Hypershell]

ya. as i though the worst....totally remove via programming.....

Yeah, I've unpacked and compared both roms, the voice files were physically removed in localization, with no replacement files. MegaMan ZX is about 20MB smaller than Rockman ZX.

 

[Noitora]

Bleach 1 DS

 

[calvin_0]

@Kouta NDStool (what DSlazy uses) is not great with some roms and flash cart combos. Deufeufeu posted a simple fix at one point that worked for some people, unfortunately I do not have a copy to hand.

The the DS file system is well documented however so you could just stick it on the end and repoint:
http://nocash.emubase.de/gbatek.htm#dscart...roromfilesystem
Remember to alter the rom size in the header as well if you extend the file.

can you please tell me where to find the address that hold the cart size? i dont really understand the link that you provided......thanks.

 

[FAST6191]

The 4 bytes after 80 hex once flipped (if you imagine them being ABCD read them DCBA).

http://nocash.emubase.de/gbatek.htm#dscartridgeheader

 

[TripDyke]

Luminous Arc was my first undub, I did it yesterday with no problems. All I did was look through the data folders, took an educated guess that the strm folders were the audio, and copied the Japanese strm folders over the US strm folders. It worked great and I can now play this game with the sound on!

 

[calvin_0]

The 4 bytes after 80 hex once flipped (if you imagine them being ABCD read them DCBA).

http://nocash.emubase.de/gbatek.htm#dscartridgeheader

wait 4 bytes after 80h?...so its on 84? which is "ROM Header Size (4000h)"

am i correct?

 

[Psyren]

You can build one yourself. Take the strm folders from the japanese version and place them into the US version and rebuild the .nds file.

have you undub Lunar Knight?

if you have, can PM me the link? thanks.

Read how to do it, don't be lazy.

My issue with all of this (not trying to be lazy, of course) is the fact that I work and only own a Mac. While I have heard of a few programs (mostly ones like the DS TrimDrop), I have yet to find programs coded for the Mac that will allow someone to do this themselves.

That's why I have a small issue with not being able to do this myself. By all means, if you all know of programs that can help me do this myself I would love to see them, otherwise, I have to resort to asking for these completed ROM programs, not because I'm lazy, but because I cannot do these myself with my current computer and operating system.

My current wants would be to get a completed Lunar Knights, both Rockman ZX games, Megaman 5 TL, etc. If anyone knows of a set of programs that might be able to help me out, I would be very appreciative!

 

[Sir VG]

Presently there's a thread on Mega Man ZX Advent if you want to participate.

 

[Thornberry]

Is it possible to replace the Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary japanese voice files with the english Puyo Pop fever voice files?

I know that some of the Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary characters weren't in Puyo Pop Fever, but for the characters that were in Fever, is it possible?