This is very easy 1. Download the IPS file of the hack you want to play, and unzip it. Download an IPS Patcher here. We'll use Lunar IPS for this example. Unzip it into a folder where you won't lose it. Download a CLEAN ROM. That means, a ROM in it's normal form, and hasn't been tampered with. I try to patch an IPS patch to a CLEAN UNEXTENDED USA sm64 rom (what any tutorial says) and it says 'this patch is not intended for this ROM' Maybe I missed something but I can't play these hack for now. Download and extract the patch (patch files are in.ips format) and correct ROM file. Romhacking.net has a huge database of patches (translations/bug fixes/rom hacks). Make sure you download the correct ROM file for the patch.
This guide will show you how to patch ROMs to apply translations, bug fixes, or modifications (also known as ROM hacks) to the game. Patching ROMs is very useful and can give you access to even more games for your SNES Classic Mini. You can patch games that were only available in Japan and add English translations to many great Japan exclusive SNES titles like Magical Pop'n, Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu, Seiken Densetsu 3, and more. You can apply patches to modify games and play popular ROM hacks like Super Mario World: Return to Dinosaur Land, Metroid Super Zero Mission, Link to the Past: Parallel Worlds, and many others.
1. Download and extract Lunar IPS and TUSH to your computer.
2. Download and extract the patch (patch files are in .ips format) and correct ROM file.
Romhacking.net has a huge database of patches (translations/bug fixes/rom hacks). Make sure you download the correct ROM file for the patch. Note: You are patching the ROM, therefore you will need to download the original ROM file. I usually just download a ROM with the same name as the one listed under 'ROM / ISO Information' (in this example I would look for a ROM titled 'Super Mario World (USA).sfc'.
3. Run TUSH.
4. Hit Browse and add ROM. If the file is headered, hit OK and exit TUSH.
If the file is unheadered. Hit OK and press Add Header.
5. Run Lunar IPS and press Apply IPS Patch.
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6. Select patch (must be an .IPS file).
7. Select ROM.
Patching is complete.
8. You can now add the game to your SNES Classic Mini with hakchi2 CE.
If you have any questions, let us know in the comments field below.
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- How to apply a .UPS Patch (NUPS Patcher) | Guide written by Lunos on September 16, 2017.
- How to apply a .IPS Patch (Lunar IPS) | Guide written by Lunos on January 31, 2018.
- How to apply a .UPS Patch (ROM Patcher JS) | Guide written by Lunos on January 23, 2020.
- -Useful Links-
- NUPS Patcher: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/606/
- Lunar IPS: https://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lips/download/lips102.zip
- ROM Patcher JS: https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/
- | - Applying a .IPS Patch - |
- Once you have Lunar IPS, a Clean version of whatever ROM Base the ROM Hack uses and said Hack's .IPS Patch, you'll have to do the following:
- 2) Click on 'Apply IPS Patch'
- 3) Choose your .IPS patch on the first window that pops up.
- 4) Choose your .GBA ROM File on the window that will pop up afterwards.
- After 10 seconds at worst, a message saying 'Patching has been done' will popup, meaning that the process was completed successfully and you can now go and play the game.
- | - Applying a .UPS Patch (NUPS Patcher) - |
- Once you have NUPS Patcher, a Clean version of whatever ROM Base the ROM Hack uses and said Hack's .UPS Patch, you'll have to do the following:
- 2) Click on 'Apply an UPS Patch to a file'
- 4) Choose your .UPS Patch where it says 'UPS Patch'
- 5) Choose 'Ignore' where it says 'If file is invalid'.
- After 1 minute at worst, a message saying 'Patching has been done' will popup, meaning that the process was completed successfully and you can now go and play the game.
- | - Applying a .UPS Patch (ROM Patcher JS) - |
- Once you have a Clean version of whatever ROM Base the ROM Hack uses and said Hack's .UPS Patch, you'll have to do the following:
- 1) Go to ROM Patcher JS's website (linked at the beginning of the document)
- 2) Click on the 'Browse' button in the ROM File entry.
- 4) Choose your .UPS Patch where it says 'Patch File'
- After 1 minute at worst, your web browser will prompt you to download the patched ROM which you can then boot up with your favourite GBA Emulator.
- Have fun!