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Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on September 30, 2010, 10:13:37 PM
For those who haven't been following NusuttoSan's YouTube channel... well, this is a real treat. A newly discovered Vast Fame platformer for GBA. And it's good. Much better than that Crash Bandicoot platformer animation-wise, and no, it's not that other Digimon platformer for GBA either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNG4k0h8qTg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNG4k0h8qTg)

Alas, the audio is significantly out of sync, but still. It's video footage of a Vast Fame game that nobody had ever heard of, on a system where they barely even had any known existence.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on September 30, 2010, 10:33:21 PM
Wow. this looks 100 kinds of awesome!
i love that new Vast Fame GBA games are still showing up, too - i'd like to think one day we'll discover a ton of their DS games or something :D
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on October 01, 2010, 12:46:52 AM
And I thought the RPG I had was considered Digimon Sapphire.

This looks like it's probably better than that other one that was ported to SNES. Definitely better quality than Lord of the Rings heh.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on October 01, 2010, 02:42:25 PM
Sapphire? I'm guessing knowing the difference between Pokémon and Digimon wasn't a requirement at V.Fame. (although seeing as this came out before Ruby & Sapphire, I guess you can blame Game Freak for that one :P ) Also, is there any reason why they made the music sound like it was being played off a Game Boy instead of a GBA?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on October 01, 2010, 03:53:15 PM
Cheetahmen
Oct 1 2010, 02:42:25 PM
Sapphire? I'm guessing knowing the difference between Pokémon and Digimon wasn't a requirement at V.Fame. (although seeing as this came out before Ruby & Sapphire, I guess you can blame Game Freak for that one :P ) Also, is there any reason why they made the music sound like it was being played off a Game Boy instead of a GBA?[/quote]That seems to be the case with all of Vast Fame's GBA stuff that I've come across-- they only use the sound channels from the original GB hardware, or make very minimal use of the PCM channels at best.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on October 01, 2010, 04:20:04 PM
codeman38
Oct 1 2010, 03:53:15 PM
Cheetahmen
Oct 1 2010, 02:42:25 PM
Sapphire? I'm guessing knowing the difference between Pokémon and Digimon wasn't a requirement at V.Fame. (although seeing as this came out before Ruby & Sapphire, I guess you can blame Game Freak for that one :P ) Also, is there any reason why they made the music sound like it was being played off a Game Boy instead of a GBA?[/quote]That seems to be the case with all of Vast Fame's GBA stuff that I've come across-- they only use the sound channels from the original GB hardware, or make very minimal use of the PCM channels at best.[/quote]At a guess I'd probably say that they originally composed the music for their GBC titles and then they couldn't be arsed to upgrade them to GBA format. (either that or their composer left before they started making the GBA games) Given that laziness is something pirates tend to be known for, I wouldn't be surprised.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on October 01, 2010, 06:53:29 PM
Cheetahmen
Oct 1 2010, 04:20:04 PM
At a guess I'd probably say that they originally composed the music for their GBC titles and then they couldn't be arsed to upgrade them to GBA format. (either that or their composer left before they started making the GBA games) Given that laziness is something pirates tend to be known for, I wouldn't be surprised.[/quote]Or their sound programmer couldn't be bothered to reverse-engineer a whole new sound driver when they already had Capcom's GB one. :)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on October 01, 2010, 07:28:43 PM
codeman38
Oct 1 2010, 06:53:29 PM
Cheetahmen
Oct 1 2010, 04:20:04 PM
At a guess I'd probably say that they originally composed the music for their GBC titles and then they couldn't be arsed to upgrade them to GBA format. (either that or their composer left before they started making the GBA games) Given that laziness is something pirates tend to be known for, I wouldn't be surprised.[/quote]Or their sound programmer couldn't be bothered to reverse-engineer a whole new sound driver when they already had Capcom's GB one. :)[/quote]Or that. :P Typical pirates. :somari:
BTW, I think the intro stills were taken from the anime. Thing is though, could they be taken from one of the Digimon games on the Playstation or something?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on October 02, 2010, 09:02:24 AM
found a couple of completed ebay listings, one possibly for this game:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535022675#ht_500wt_1156 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535022675#ht_500wt_1156)
and... "Digimon Rury" http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535021629#ht_500wt_1156 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535021629#ht_500wt_1156)
which another seller described as a "Great RPG".. maybe the English version of this one (http://s4.zetaboards.com/PGC_Forums?topic=8016654/1/)?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on October 02, 2010, 09:09:01 AM
Those boxes definitely look like they were done by the same people so I think we can assume that Digimon "Rury" is by V.Fame as well, or at least published by the same people.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on October 03, 2010, 12:37:42 PM
taizou
Oct 2 2010, 09:02:24 AM
found a couple of completed ebay listings, one possibly for this game:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535022675#ht_500wt_1156 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535022675#ht_500wt_1156)
and... "Digimon Rury" http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535021629#ht_500wt_1156 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180535021629#ht_500wt_1156)
which another seller described as a "Great RPG".. maybe the English version of this one (http://s4.zetaboards.com/PGC_Forums?topic=8016654/1/)?[/quote]Oooh, good catch! The first three characters in the subtitle on Barver's cartridge appear to be 紅寶石, which means... ruby. Or "rury", as it were. The first character's a little blurry, but I don't think it's 藍 (the first character of "sapphire"). And it's in red anyway (i.e., ruby), not blue (i.e., sapphire).
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on October 25, 2010, 08:19:42 AM
Something else random that I noticed yesterday: the character select screen in Sapphire is a blatant knockoff of that from Digimon Battle Spirit for GBA. It's not identical-- the portrait and the sprite are in the opposite positions-- but Battle Spirit was clearly VFame's inspiration. The character portraits are even identical... and I'm pretty sure the sprites are stolen from there as well.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on July 25, 2011, 07:22:39 AM
I asked and got the for-some-reason-recently-popular-despite-them-mostly-selling-shitty-famicom-multicarts volumerates.com to put Digimon Sapphire in their stock.

http://www.volumerates.com/product/gba-card-adapter-with-digimon-sapphire-99136 (http://www.volumerates.com/product/gba-card-adapter-with-digimon-sapphire-99136)

Looks like it might just be a flash card or something and not an original copy(I've seen the game for sale on several wholesale sites actually that list it as though they've got the ROM ready to burn and make copies for you). For anyone wanting to dump it though this might be a good chance t pick it up.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 25, 2011, 07:53:01 AM
I might be wrong, but wouldn't it be easier to dump a flash cart than a GBA ROM?

BTW, I think Volumerates gained popularity because Taizou (if I remember correctly) put a link to them on Famicom World showing how cheap those multicarts were and then one of the support staff from the site started talking to members on there. :)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on July 25, 2011, 08:18:34 AM
Too bad people keep reporting their carts being messed up =p The multis anyway.

Yeah, since they've apparently got a ROM source or something I imagine it'd be easier to dump now.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 25, 2011, 08:23:14 AM
Well I ordered one myself, I suspect they're designed to work on Famiclones or something. :\ (Apologies for going off-topic, BTW)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on July 25, 2011, 08:50:54 AM
Any of those YH and KT carts seem all faulty though, feels like luck if they work heh. I'm mostly biased for thinking they're garbage though :P
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on July 25, 2011, 08:58:48 AM
ooh, so this is still in production? i might request some other Vast Fame games and see what happens.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on July 25, 2011, 09:08:08 AM
They'll be able to get Digimon Ruby, I'm sure of that since other wholesalers like dhgate have had it for awhile, though they require a minimum purchase of like 100 or something =p I showed them pics of other games like Sonic 3 Fighter Sonic, Lord of the Rings 4, Rayman 4, Harry IV... now they've got a Harry game, LOTR game and  Sonic Advance 3 and Rayman 3 :p Guess they couldn't find the games, or misunderstood that those aren't the games I was looking for.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 25, 2011, 09:09:19 AM
Probably the former, because I'm surprised they could find carts that quickly in the first place.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on July 25, 2011, 12:21:34 PM
Barver
Jul 25 2011, 09:08:08 AM
They'll be able to get Digimon Ruby, I'm sure of that since other wholesalers like dhgate have had it for awhile, though they require a minimum purchase of like 100 or something =p I showed them pics of other games like Sonic 3 Fighter Sonic, Lord of the Rings 4, Rayman 4, Harry IV... now they've got a Harry game, LOTR game and  Sonic Advance 3 and Rayman 3 :p Guess they couldn't find the games, or misunderstood that those aren't the games I was looking for.[/quote]oh yeah, i just saw your post on famicom world after i requested pretty much the same games on their forums, lol. I did ask for Digimon Ruby, Crash Bandicoot IV and Rockman & Crystal aside from the ones on your list though.
Cheetahmen
Jul 25 2011, 09:09:19 AM
Probably the former, because I'm surprised they could find carts that quickly in the first place.[/quote]Well they probably just have a supplier with a catalogue of games, and if someone requests a game and it's in the catalogue they'll add it. If it's not, they'll probably never get it. I doubt they actually go hunting for these things.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 05, 2011, 10:11:46 PM
oh i completely forgot there was a separate thread for this lol. well yes! i've posted this in like three places now. sorry. but this seems like the most appropriate place for it:
http://fuji.drillspirits.net/?post=98 (http://fuji.drillspirits.net/?post=98) rom dump!

(also i'll move this to the GB forum)
just noticed the Eurasia intro from their original dump of Kaze no Klonoa 2 is buried in the ROM.. bit of code stealing going on here?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on August 05, 2011, 11:16:19 PM
Maybe they based the engine off of Klonoa? :x

I noticed the 3rd desert level uses the same background that's in the first level of the SNES Digimon, also can be seen in the 2nd/last level level of the GBA version. The level after it uses the same style too, I swear I've seen them somewhere before. Kind of reminds me of the backgrounds in Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventure or whatever it's called on SFC.

Thanks for the dump :D
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Azathoth on August 06, 2011, 01:52:48 AM
Taizou, just in case you haven't tested it yet I can confirm it does work on real hardware. And like mentioned elsewhere, its... good?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on August 06, 2011, 05:21:12 AM
Only real complaint I have is it's a little repetitive in level design, they all feel like the same thing really.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: KingPepe on August 06, 2011, 08:35:10 AM
Well, the game seems to run fine in VBA but in NO$GBA, it crashes during the intro (transition is where I think it crashes unless you force it) and when you're about to play the level.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 06, 2011, 09:00:39 AM
strangely i've been playing the real cart and it crashes when you complete a level. but it still saves ok so you can get to the next level by turning the gameboy off and on and continuing. So I guess that's a pretty definite sign that this is a copy, it doesn't happen in this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNG4k0h8qTg).
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 06, 2011, 09:48:37 AM
Well SpaceNinja just beat the game and according to him, there's no ending. Are you sure the ROM dump's working properly?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 06, 2011, 12:47:41 PM
No idea, the ROM dump is working better than the actual cartridge at this point. You'd have to ask Qiezei/NusuttoSan if his copy has an ending, his seems to be the original.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 06, 2011, 12:54:22 PM
I might do that. :)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 06, 2011, 03:36:59 PM
Digimon Sapphire doesn't really have an "ending", but it does have credits after the last boss.  It just quickly scrolls by for all of five or ten seconds and then you're thrown back to the opening demo.  I'll get a video of that up sometime tonight or tomorrow.

And yep, finally got an account here.  :P
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 06, 2011, 03:40:31 PM
Well it's good to see that the ROM dump works properly then. Also good to see you on the board as well. ;)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: KingPepe on August 06, 2011, 03:56:16 PM
Qiezei
Aug 6 2011, 03:36:59 PM
Digimon Sapphire doesn't really have an "ending", but it does have credits after the last boss.  It just quickly scrolls by for all of five or ten seconds and then you're thrown back to the opening demo.  I'll get a video of that up sometime tonight or tomorrow.

And yep, finally got an account here.  :P [/quote]Welcome aboard, Qiezei! I was wondering when you would come on. :P
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on August 06, 2011, 05:35:01 PM
Haven't beaten it yet, but the credits (as in the ROM graphics) are the exact same names (well, pseudonyms) as in the manual for Rockman Crystal. Yep, definitely Vast Fame...

Edit: Hm, I wonder if Janet = Janet Lin, a.k.a. Lin Cuie, credited in a bunch of Gamtec games?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 06, 2011, 05:39:33 PM
Could be, she was credited in one of their GBC fighting game manuals IIRC.

(oh and welcome to the board Qiezei :D)
Well I've played through on the cart and the credits don't show up there either, it just goes straight back to the intro. so I'm gonna mark this rom as a [p1] on my site, it seems to have been modified from the original..
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 06, 2011, 11:33:23 PM
Aw, thanks for the welcome guys!  Have a video of Digimon Sapphire's Ending (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYBYMtOE5o) as a gift!

BTW, would it be worth trying to dump this, even if the only difference is that it has credits at the end?  I'd be willing to offer up my copy for dumping if it is.  I also have a boxed copy I can play through and see if it's the same as the copy I got the ending from (I own two copies of this game FYI).
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 06, 2011, 11:43:12 PM
yay an ending!

Yeah, might be worth dumping yours, just to have the original (although I guess if it's from the original run it might be protected like my copy of Rury is). You could even do it yourself if you have access to a DS and a DS flash cart, that's how I dumped mine.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 06, 2011, 11:49:03 PM
I don't own either, I'm afraid...The newest thing I own is a PSP and Gamecube/PS2.  Does it require much technical knowledge to dump stuff with it, or is it pretty straightforward?  If it's simple, I may check into those two things and see if I can dump my vast collection of games.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 06, 2011, 11:55:25 PM
It's really easy - there's a homebrew app called GBA Backup Tool, you put that on your card, put the game in the DS's GBA slot and then its just a matter of selecting "backup rom" from the menu and waiting a few minutes, then you have your rom. (If the game isn't protected anyway)

Only works with GBA stuff though, the DS can't read GB/GBC carts.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 06, 2011, 11:58:40 PM
Oh...Well, I'll still check it out, even if it's for one game.  :P   Likely won't be soon, but next time a large deal of money comes by.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 07, 2011, 12:07:16 AM
Maybe you could buy one on eBay and then sell it on when you're done. :D Or use it to play DS games because they're awesome.

If you have a computer with a parallel port the GB Transferer II might be a better bet though. the manufacturer (http://www.hkems.com/) still sells it direct for $20.99, it can dump GB, GBC and GBA. Nearly all of my unlicensed GBC games are copy protected so I dunno how much success you'd have, but you have way more than me so i'm sure a few of them would work. :P
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 07, 2011, 12:17:57 AM
My laptop doesn't have a parallel port, but I'll likely nab one just to have it handy (or if I come by a computer with a parallel port).  I'll probably try that one first, as it's much cheaper for me.  :D
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: SpaceNinja on August 07, 2011, 02:05:32 AM
My two cents.
I got no staff list. It just throws me back on the bossfight ground.
Qiezei
Aug 6 2011, 11:33:23 PM
Aw, thanks for the welcome guys!  Have a video of Digimon Sapphire's Ending (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYBYMtOE5o) as a gift!

BTW, would it be worth trying to dump this, even if the only difference is that it has credits at the end?  I'd be willing to offer up my copy for dumping if it is.  I also have a boxed copy I can play through and see if it's the same as the copy I got the ending from (I own two copies of this game FYI).[/quote]I got nothing like that. :(
Also Veemon rules, and my answer is YES :P
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 07, 2011, 04:32:55 AM
taizou
Aug 6 2011, 11:55:25 PM
It's really easy - there's a homebrew app called GBA Backup Tool, you put that on your card, put the game in the DS's GBA slot and then its just a matter of selecting "backup rom" from the menu and waiting a few minutes, then you have your rom. (If the game isn't protected anyway)

Only works with GBA stuff though, the DS can't read GB/GBC carts. [/quote]By flash cart, do you mean the R4? If so, then it's a pity I don't have any GBA pirates.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 07, 2011, 07:10:49 AM
Yeah, R4 or anything else like that - Acekard, Supercard, whatever. As long as it goes in Slot 1 and can run DS homebrew you can use it to dump GBA games.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 07, 2011, 07:17:04 AM
Yeah, now if I could find out how to get Game Boy games to work on a DS then I could probably dump those multicarts I have. :P
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on August 07, 2011, 12:21:10 PM
Qiezei
Aug 7 2011, 12:17:57 AM
My laptop doesn't have a parallel port, but I'll likely nab one just to have it handy (or if I come by a computer with a parallel port).  I'll probably try that one first, as it's much cheaper for me.  :D [/quote]Might also be possible to get a USB-parallel converter for under $10. It has to be the right kind, though; it needs a DB25 on the non-USB end, not a Centronics connector. (It's easy to tell which-- the DB25 has pin holes, while the Centronics looks more like a ribbon.)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 07, 2011, 12:25:11 PM
Even better!  I have tons of GB games, so hopefully when I get everything necessary I can get some dumps out of them.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on August 07, 2011, 12:30:10 PM
Ack, I spoke too soon. Apparently even the DB25 USB adapters don't support bidirectional communication, which is (obviously) required for dumpers to work. From what I'm seeing out there, some do support bidirectional communication and non-printer devices, but there's absolutely no guarantee of it.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 07, 2011, 12:36:41 PM
Hmm.  Well, I'll look around and see what I can find.  The Transferer is the big thing at the moment; I can always get a converter later on.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 07, 2011, 12:42:25 PM
the problem with the Transferer is its software only lets you select from three hard-coded port addresses, and from what I've read USB->parallel adapters (and PCI parallel cards) usually don't use them. and EMS will never update their software ever again. if only they would open source the damn thing all these problems could be solved >:o
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on August 07, 2011, 01:04:10 PM
taizou
Aug 7 2011, 12:42:25 PM
the problem with the Transferer is its software only lets you select from three hard-coded port addresses, and from what I've read USB->parallel adapters (and PCI parallel cards) usually don't use them. and EMS will never update their software ever again. if only they would open source the damn thing all these problems could be solved >:o[/quote]Oh, wow, that's... argh.

Reminds me of the USB photo frame I had that didn't work with Windows 7 x64 or OSX Snow Leopard because it used some weird non-standard protocol for storing photos. And of course, the driver was closed-source.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 07, 2011, 01:12:58 PM
In other words, it's easier to get a DS? :P (Yeah, I didn't understand any of that)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 07, 2011, 01:14:22 PM
Played around with the boxed copy and the game makes you reset in order to load the next level, just like Taizou's copy.  I haven't beaten it yet, but it looks like it's the same as his.  I'll trek on and see if this has an ending.

As far as the dumping, I still want to get the GB Transferer, as it supports GB/GBC stuff (which I have a ton of) and I've been meaning to upgrade to a better computer.  Might consider the DS option, but it won't do as much good for me.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 07, 2011, 01:26:53 PM
Well I'd get a GB Transferer myself to dump a few multicarts, but only if I can figure out how to use it. (Which seems a bit unlikely, quite frankly) It'd be easier to find a port for the DS that allows for Game Boy games to be played on it, but I seriously doubt such a thing exists.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 07, 2011, 02:12:18 PM
Well the Transferer is easy to use as long as you have a computer with an on-board parallel port. Basically it either works or it doesn't - if it does, it's easy, if it doesn't you're probably screwed (i'm not sure about OS support though - the computer I was using before it broke had Windows XP, I dunno if the software runs on any newer version. on Win7 64-bit it generates error messages but still seems to run, I can't actually test if it'll dump because theres no parallel port on here) Multicarts usually won't dump easily with anything though, either it'll only dump the first game or it'll only dump the menu or something.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on August 07, 2011, 02:23:43 PM
Just beat it; it throws you back to the intro with the boss music still playing after you beat it.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on August 07, 2011, 02:31:44 PM
Yeah, same as mine.
Makes me wonder if the later print of Rury has any differences from the original.. (I'm assuming mine is the original since its protected, but i'll have to buy a new copy at some point to compare and hopefully dump)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 07, 2011, 02:56:35 PM
taizou
Aug 7 2011, 02:12:18 PM
Well the Transferer is easy to use as long as you have a computer with an on-board parallel port. Basically it either works or it doesn't - if it does, it's easy, if it doesn't you're probably screwed (i'm not sure about OS support though - the computer I was using before it broke had Windows XP, I dunno if the software runs on any newer version. on Win7 64-bit it generates error messages but still seems to run, I can't actually test if it'll dump because theres no parallel port on here) Multicarts usually won't dump easily with anything though, either it'll only dump the first game or it'll only dump the menu or something.[/quote]Well I'm using 64-bit Windows 7 so if it works, then I should be fine. If I remember correctly, my computer has one of those parallel ports but I'll have to check.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Sink Penol on August 15, 2011, 10:44:12 PM
The intersting thing is, All of enemy projectiles can be stomped!
So, you can a lot of stuffs when you meet Kiwimon, Unimon, Digitamamon, Pumpmon, and Projectile-firing bosses.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Azathoth on March 02, 2012, 02:55:35 PM
(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8408/img2253y.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/837/img2253y.jpg/)

lol wut
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: taizou on March 02, 2012, 03:21:50 PM
:D
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Yoni Arousement on March 02, 2012, 04:28:47 PM
I found a few addresses:

03001DF8: Digivices
03001E24: Boss HP (If less than zero, boss dies)
03001EA0: X Coordinate?
03001EA4: Y Coordinate?

6/25/12 Update:

0E000020: Level Index?
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on March 03, 2012, 12:44:05 AM
Vast Fame's Engrish never fails to disappoint. But this time they may have truly outdone themselves.

A "red nasal discharge monster" who "belong to the sex virus type" and "excel the whip to brandish in hand long long of tentacle?"

...BWAHAHAHA. :lol:
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Awesome Panda on March 03, 2012, 06:02:22 AM
It's been ages since I watched the Digimon show, but I don't remember there being STD monsters in it. :huh:

Also, I think it was a mistake for them to try making games in English. :P
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Robyn on March 03, 2012, 08:33:12 AM
Azathoth
Mar 2 2012, 02:55:35 PM
(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8408/img2253y.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/837/img2253y.jpg/)

lol wut
[/quote]On the other page, it has 'belongs to the free type of sex' lol  :lol:
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on March 03, 2012, 09:17:59 AM
I didn't know Leafmon was so naughty. :P  I totally forgot about the Rury/Sapphire manuals.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Yoni Arousement on April 17, 2012, 02:59:48 PM

Just for fun! Apparently, the Address 30029F8 indicates the boss' vulnerability.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: recorderdude on April 22, 2012, 12:41:10 AM
Please scan the rest of that manual if/when you get the free time, azaroth...I can only imagine the insane mistranslations within XD

But seriously, thanks for preserving all this stuff for the enjoyment of the community :)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Robyn on April 22, 2012, 04:24:58 PM
recorderdude
Apr 22 2012, 12:41:10 AM
Please scan the rest of that manual if/when you get the free time, azaroth...I can only imagine the insane mistranslations within XD

But seriously, thanks for preserving all this stuff for the enjoyment of the community :)[/quote]I have the manual, so I'll upload the rest ;)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: recorderdude on April 27, 2012, 03:16:08 AM
RobGBA
Apr 22 2012, 04:24:58 PM
recorderdude
Apr 22 2012, 12:41:10 AM
Please scan the rest of that manual if/when you get the free time, azaroth...I can only imagine the insane mistranslations within XD

But seriously, thanks for preserving all this stuff for the enjoyment of the community :)[/quote]I have the manual, so I'll upload the rest ;)[/quote] 8D

oh wow! thanks, man! much appreciated.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Robyn on May 04, 2012, 03:02:42 PM
Ok, sorry it took so long! :lol: I took these with a crappy Microsoft webcam, so I'll write what it says too:

(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1064/picture012cwo.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/picture012cwo.jpg/)
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1663/picture018do.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/picture018do.jpg/)
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7203/picture013mf.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/picture013mf.jpg/)
Role-Bankudafu
digimon- V monster

The character is very naughty,
have a little the dragon type
digimon of the piece, good
temperament strong and alive
with the character of the
sense of righteousness, and
Bankudafu very resemble,
intensely hot relationship total
can make their their together
incorporation together

role- Sotansizn
digimon Killer

Sotanizn's digimon is Killer.
Is the role-Sotacizn at
unintentionally to got a blue
card, draw the Sotacizn to
the Killer entity in date book
to come out, the Killer always
appear  the astonishing power
at the most dangerous time
exhibition

role-Basintaiyi
digimon- Yaku monster

Taiyi/s digimon is Yaku monster,
character also and too a same
alike ofvast bump to bump, however
opposite courage also is other
people of 100 timeses. Most like
of is too an and dining
My eyes are bleeding right now :|

(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6262/picture014ui.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/picture014ui.jpg/)
(http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8930/picture015ng.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/403/picture015ng.jpg/)
(http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/6189/picture016ar.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/857/picture016ar.jpg/)

Don't ask for a Rury manual, it's the same but they've changed blue to red and it looks terrible D:
Basically as you can see, either Vast Fame are sex addicts of some sort and copied the stuff off the back off a porn movie :pandahappy: , or they just didn't take it seriously!
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Yoni Arousement on June 25, 2012, 09:37:06 PM


Here (http://imageshack.us/g/215/boss121.png/) are all the dialogue spoken by the bosses in this game!

Spoiler: click to toggle


Individual Image Links
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Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: brightentayle on July 09, 2012, 02:48:18 PM
You know, Engrish, tons of sex references... Reminds me of this hit Speccy homebrew's intro.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Picrodus on July 20, 2012, 08:51:12 PM
Just found the digimon sapphire platformer on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIGIMON-SAPPHIRE-Import-GBA-Gameboy-Advance-platformer-English-version-weird-/110920108907?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19d35a8b6b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIGIMON-SAPPHIRE-Import-GBA-Gameboy-Advance-platformer-English-version-weird-/110920108907?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19d35a8b6b) complete with box and manual. Only 12 USD to buy it now. Pretty decent price I should think.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Pepper-98 on July 20, 2012, 09:39:14 PM
rbrady700
Jul 20 2012, 08:51:12 PM
Just found the digimon sapphire platformer on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIGIMON-SAPPHIRE-Import-GBA-Gameboy-Advance-platformer-English-version-weird-/110920108907?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19d35a8b6b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIGIMON-SAPPHIRE-Import-GBA-Gameboy-Advance-platformer-English-version-weird-/110920108907?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19d35a8b6b) complete with box and manual. Only 12 USD to buy it now. Pretty decent price I should think.[/quote]That and Digimon Rury have been on there for a while now.  It's nice to nab a quality Vast Fame title for a cheap price, I can't deny that.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: fergzilla on August 01, 2012, 09:38:34 PM
This is what happens when a bored person like me decides to mess around with this game and try to point-leech in Stage 1-1 to go over 999,999 points:



This is a really great game, even by pirated game standards. I might do a full playthrough without the point-leeching some time.
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: Barver on August 03, 2012, 08:06:46 PM
Dunno if it's old news, but I recently found this SNES game which is looks like Digimon Sapphire stole its graphics from. Interesting to see the source I guess.

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/6501/160101.html (http://www.rvgfanatic.com/6501/160101.html)
Title: Digimon Sapphire (GBA)
Post by: codeman38 on August 04, 2012, 12:33:09 AM
Good catch on the stolen graphics! If it's old news, it was new to me, anyway.