question about patching Star Fox 2

[thepenguin55]

I have the latest versions of Snes9x and Zsnes as well as the final version of Star Fox 2 (version 1.1 I believe) and the english language patch. So I wanted to know what am I doing wrong? I use LunarIPS and follow the instructions that I've found (which seem to be the same everywhere I look) but when I go to load the patched game I either get a blank screen or a game that's still in Japanese. I got the patch from that Aeon Genesis site and I got the rom from a reliable source. Can someone help me?

 

[Agozer]

Your original unaltered ROM probably has a header - which makes the game crash after you've applied the patch. Use either NSRT or SNESTool (former recommended) to remove/add a header to the ROM.

Plus, you should also scan your ROM with NSRT to determine if it's one of the few good dumps floating around (either marked "Beta TD" or "(J) [o1]"). NSRT can also fix certain versions of Star Fox 2, namely the ones with either CRC value of 1B3BC708 or 1FB1CF76.