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segabob · Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Posts: 79 Location: USA

Name the games you can't get to save on your MDpro.

1)crusader of Centry

nyyrojo · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Philippines

NBA JAM & Shinnin Force but Im not sure If this 2 games is the only games that won't save in MD Pro

segabob · Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Posts: 79 Location: USA

I have had both shining Force games saving before.
Shining Force 2 is a bitch to get working.
It seems It's where you put it in memory.
This is what I had them both saving on.
Format the card using the Diag program.
then
SF on CS1
Shiningg Force 2 on CS2

That's a 50 50 shot

acem77 · Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Posts: 180 Location: usa,ohio

phantasy star 3 will not save for me... Sad

as far as i understand i just have to enable saver then any 1 of the 4 32k banks? will running with game genie codes mess with the save?

its odd the md-pro will not save.
but my mgd2 genesis flashcart will work and save the game with no problems.

jmrydholm · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Michigan

Not sure, but I was able to get PSIV to save easily in the S0 slot. I have the original PSIII cart, so I never tried it, since it still works amazingly.

acem77 · Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Posts: 180 Location: usa,ohio

kapnkyle · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1

I had a hell of a time getting land stalker to work at all; when I finally got a version to run it wont save. Anyone else have this problem or just me?

sam · Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 10

monster world iv
sword of vermilion
shadowrun
shining force 2

kyuusaku · Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 941 Location: .ma.us

Monster World IV and NBA Jam (and a handful of other games) use EEPROM for saves and the MD-Pro doesn't have save EEPROM emulation so it simply cannot fully emulate those game boards. In order to save, those EEPROM games must be hacked to use the "standard" SRAM mapping. I don't think anyone has taken on that challenge.

The big issue with MD saves is that there wasn't an enforced standard unlike most other consoles. This is especially the case with later/larger games such as Phantasy Star IV; those games may need special treatment by MD-Pro because their save method is unique. If MD-Pro's utility does not detect your ROM as Phantasy Star IV, it may not use the proper method so just in case, be sure to use a good dump!

sam · Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 10

sizone · Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 6

both monster world 3 and 4 save fine for me regardless of game or save position. as does shining force 2 (and 1). the saver only seems to work for multiboots. but, i was having a really hard time getting rockman wily wars to work. i think the rom dump is deciding factor. i used the (u)[!] dumps of the shining force games and mw 3, the (j)[!] dump of mw 4 (both unpatched and patched to english) and the (j) [a1][!] of rockman. phantasy star 2 (u)[!] works too, both stock and patched with the retranslation.

Zebbe · Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

I can get Monster World IV to save too, which is pretty strange since it has an EEPROM battery and not SRAM. I can't save with King Colossus though.

Zebbe · Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

King Colossus works, but not Langrisser II. It resets right before the first conversation. Does it work for anyone?

fonzie · Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 95

If i'm not wrong, langrisser2 don't have a good patch (or at least, some years ago, the patch was making the game reseting on real hardware).

Zebbe · Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 9

Oh, that sucks ass. I'll try again with different ROMs.