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F-Zero AX in GX - Something for Arseen and Me.
UncleBob:
With the "recent" (recent as in November 2012, but more recently publicized) discovery of the hidden Arcade mode of F-Zero being found on the GameCube disc of F-Zero GX, I went out and grabbed a copy (two, actually - found a store that had two copies for a mere $3.99 each) and thought I'd check it out.
Of course, it worked - but, I noticed something of interest - the screen still seems to display data related to connecting machines together for LAN play.
The actual Arcade units allowed up to four cabinets to be plugged into one another for multi-player. I tried simply booting two GCNs up in AX mode, but it didn't work.
Would be neat if there was a way to make it work though. :D
Arseen:
Yeah we can hope for LAN-mode, maybe they will find code that enables it.
But then I need 4 Action Replays.
UncleBob:
No, you'd only need one, just boot each GCN up one at a time.
I've been researching:
http://www.segaarcade.com/sites/default/files/f-zero_ax_dlx_manual.pdf
Page 74 - you have to go into the "test" menu to enable LAN mode on the physical arcade machine.
*IF* the Test Menu exists on the GAX disc, then we just need some way to access it... maybe?
Arseen:
--- Quote from: UncleBob on March 10, 2013, 04:56:59 PM ---No, you'd only need one, just boot each GCN up one at a time.
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Oh, right.
Stooopid me. ;D
--- Quote from: UncleBob on March 10, 2013, 04:56:59 PM ---I've been researching:
http://www.segaarcade.com/sites/default/files/f-zero_ax_dlx_manual.pdf
Page 74 - you have to go into the "test" menu to enable LAN mode on the physical arcade machine.
*IF* the Test Menu exists on the GAX disc, then we just need some way to access it... maybe?
--- End quote ---
So there is hope.
Or if it's not there, we can always hope that some hacker creates a rom that has the ability.
Should not be hard if the code is on the disc, but can't be accessed without the menu.
Or better yet go all the way and release rom that requires no Action Replay.
Doom:
Releasing an ISO patch that makes the game not require an AR is easy. However, then you have the problem of booting the game. GameCubes don't normally read burned discs.
It's also possible to run Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 on a hacked Wii. The hacker who made that possible is mad that his program leaked before it was ready for primetime so he abandoned it. He's not making MKAGP1 or F-Zero AX playable anytime soon.
Triforce games run on the Wii emulator for PC called Dolphin. But only one game runs and it runs poorly, IIRC. (Some tennis game.)