On top of that, I was on a Mac and the instructions I followed involved using Virtual Box to pretend I was on a PC and that ended up being extremely slow, eventually leading to syncing problems and me having to restore my Mini back to its factory settings and searching the internet for another solution. If you applied it correctly, the game should run fine.I originally started my ‘mini hacking / retro video game’ hobby with Project Lunar back in March 2020, and that hack was mostly successful in regards to adding any Genesis / Mega Drive game I wanted, but there were limitations to how many games could be added and in setting up different consoles ( like NES and SNES) as there was no file sorting system in Project Lunar at the time.

Go under 'File', then 'Open', and look for the ROM. Find your emulator, and double click it.ĩ. 1 hack, then find the Super Mario Bros 1 ROM, and double click it.Ĩ. If you have an IPS of a Super Mario Bros. Select the ROM that the hack is based off of. Afterwards, it will ask you to select a ROM. Select the IPS file that you downloaded.ħ. Double click on Lunar IPS.exe, click 'Apply Patch'.Ħ. Unzip it into a folder where you won't lose it.ĥ. You can find emulators for other consoles on that list as well. If the hack is of Super Mario Bros 1, Download an NES emulator here. Unzip it into a folder where you won't lose it.Ĥ. For example, search for 'Super Mario Bros ROM'.

Zophar does not provide roms, use Google to find them. If the hack is of Super Mario Bros 1, find a Super Mario Bros 1 ROM. That means, a ROM in it's normal form, and hasn't been tampered with so far. Unzip it into a folder where you won't lose it.ģ. Download the IPS file of the hack you want to play, and unzip it.Ģ.

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