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[shadowmanwkp]

Okay, now before someone deducts points from me, I must say, I have absolutely no clue about the stuff that was in the directions, I never knew how to properly use a zipped folder/item, I'd always give up and delete it because I don't understand it at all. I also was never able to download anything from "megaupload" because I never see a download button for the right thing...So, if anyone here is kind enough, can they please give me detailed (as in click by click) directions to a complete computer noob? I would be forever grateful. Here is where I am, I already finished step 1, and I don't need the things for Yoshi's Island DS (Because I don't have or want that game currently), but here is where I am lost, the highly reccommended stuff, "- Information and download on Ngemu: here (need registration to dowload)", I recently finished this step, though I'm not sure if its in the same folder as that other thing as mentioned on the "Important", and I don't know how to move files...and I do not have the "Download mirror" thing for I don't know how to download from megaupload, I already downloaded the Roms, and in step 4, it says to "run" the roms...I right clicked on the roms and the only thing it brings up are open and others, but no run...And again I don't know how to unzip files and such...I know this will probably get me to lose points, but I just ask, please can someone help me with this? If I'm able to do this correctly with someones help, I'll be thankful even if I were to lose points... So can someone please help?

First of all don't be afraid of point deduction, you've got a normal question about no$gba and that's what this topic is about. Ok so you don't know what unzipping means? I'll first explain a .zip file to you, a .zip file is a compressed folder that is used to put some files on the internet so that they are smaller. But if you don't have the propper programmes you can't even use the file. So the first thing you'll have to know is do I have xp or vista, or do I have an older version? If you've got xp or higher then you can just go to the folder with the file and right-click on it. Then you select extract file (could be something else my pc isn't English) and then you just follow the steps on the window that comes up. If you don't have xp or vista then you can use 7zip or peazip. Just search it with google and download the file. Then run the setup of the program (just double-click the file) and follow the instructions on the screen. Now depending on your program you can mostly right-click the file and select extract. If you can't do this then open the program and extract it with the program. If you want to play a nds rom then you must double-click no$gba first (It has an A like icon) you'll get a window called insert cartridge... and you see the folders on your pc. Go to the folder you extracted before (it's a good thing to name the folder the same as the .zip file) and double-click the game (this is meant with "running", just playing the game with the emulator). Now you can play the game! Have fun.

I put it in the save type EEPROM 64KB, that's what it says on the websites..

Did you restart the rom after you changed the save-type? Because only then you'll notice the change in the save-type. But I never played the game so I didn't encounter the issue before, maybe I'll download it and check what's wrong...

Edited by shadowmanwkp, 17 April 2008 - 08:47 AM.

[shadowmanwkp]

Well, this does make alot more sense to me...but when I right-clicked on the no$gba, it doesn't say "extract" anywhere...though it does have that on the games I downloaded for it...(note:I have the n$gba and the games in my favorites folder is this makes a difference...) and I have the Windows vista. So, what exactly is it that I need to extract? (Sorry for being so much trouble with this...)

You'll have to right-click the file you downloaded and not no$gba, right-click the zipped folder (it's icon is a folder with a zip) and choose an option that is simmilair like extract or unpack or decompress or something (I hate eplaining menu commands that I have to translate from another language) you'll get a new window. Do the same as I said in the previous post and you can begin playing nds roms.

[shadowmanwkp]

When I choose "extract all" on one of the game things, does so (I guess) but then it just takes me to yet another window showing a folder with just The game, and this site in it...what am I supposed to do here? I don't see anything left to do...

Ok you're done with extracting the files, that new window that popped up was the contents of the .zip file that were now unzipped (just means it's decompressed). Just close it and run no$gba (just double-click no$gba) then a new window pops up called "insert cartridge" go to the folder to where you extracted the .zip file (it's next to the .zip file if you didn't change the folder where the extracted zip file goes to). And now you can play the game.

[shadowmanwkp]

ive been playing bomerman on the no$gba and ive noticed that the colour graphics are not as good as the IdeaS emulator. ideaS emu still has alot of bugs in it thou. My question is how do i get the colour on no$gba to match the graphics on ideaS? can it be done???

I don't know what the colours at ideas are, but if you want to change the colours of the emulator, then go to options --> emulation setup and look at GBA mode, change the setting and press ok, then you'll notice that the colour will change. Now you can set it to any colour scheme for the rom you like.

Edited by shadowmanwkp, 20 April 2008 - 01:44 PM.