Hacking ROMs sharing SAVs?

[archagon]

Is there any way to make 2 ROMs share a single SAV file, aside from renaming the SAV file every time I want to play?

 

[ShinRyouma]

2 different ROMs? I don't think it's possible, you will lose the gamesave for the 1st game if you renaming the SAV file to the 2nd game. Just let them have a SAV file for each game.

 

[Rayder]

About the only thing I can think of is to have 2 of the same ROM on the cart and just name them differently.

Example:
Final Fantasy 4
Final Fantasy IV

It will end up taking up twice the space, but it will work.

 

[archagon]

Yeah, but the SAVs will have to be different.

 

[ShinRyouma]

SAV file is only 512kb (it's a very small size), why do you want to share 1 SAV file for 2 ROMs?

 

[Rayder]

If you use the same ROM twice, but named differently, it will create a separate save file for each ROM.

 

[Kingfield]

If you use the same ROM twice, but named differently, it will create a separate save file for each ROM.

No, he wants to know whether you can make the savefiels together (like one combined one).

And no, renaming is probably the best way to do it.

 

[archagon]

I want to play Rhythm Tengoku Gold undubbed, but the hack messes up some of the songs. However, since the saves between the J and US versions are compatible, I could share one save between the two ROMs and use the US version whenever I want to read text.

 

[FAST6191]

No chance of sticking one rom in a directory but using the same name as one rom in another directory (no R4 here but I assume it has a save file directory)?

Also thanks for the suggestion on the undub, I am always on the lookout for an undub that fails in some way from a basic replacement. If I get really bored I might try out my cheat idea (attach sound to end of file and use cheats to alter pointers at will)

 

[archagon]

Sadly, the R4 has all its saves in the ROM folder.

 

[InuYasha]

So uh put the game and sav in the same folder(away from the other games) it should work.....considering I run lameboy from it's own folder......