How to Patch and Play Rom Hacks on ANY Device

A step-by-step guide on what ROMs, Patches and ROM hacks are and how to patch them on any device, whether it's on PC, Mac, Android, or iOS. You will also learn how to look for certain versions of games and which emulators you need to use for your device of choice!
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[@Genoci]

As mentioned in the video, here are safe, official downloads for your desired emulators. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LmPe7yLuxbqoSZOUGK6wLv_JzEG6BYvAgKYeKHgjoWw/edit?usp=sharing

[@kinokuma]

Love the layout and editing of this, very aesthetically pleasing yet simple, and it's also a great tutorial!

[@fleshreaper5933]

Great work man. When I started doing this on my phone, the entire process was a headache. I recently got a new phone so I don't use these as much anymore, but mobile specific, the apps I use are 7zipper and unipatcher.

[@SwifferSweeper23]

Thank you so much for the concise process! With the Apple Store officially releasing the first emulator I wanted to get into hacked pokemon roms asap lol

[@christianhollans4940]

Wait what? What is it called sir

[@SwifferSweeper23]

@@christianhollans4940 Delta! It should be a purple triangle icon

[@addozzo]

@@christianhollans4940It’s called Delta on the app store

[@SifuMunk]

@@christianhollans4940delta

[@Its_Beau04]

@@christianhollans4940 it’s called Delta

[@MegaKurtus]

Extremely helpful. Instructions are really easy to follow.

[@Eric-ff7mu]

Yo this is exactly what I’m looking for, now I got Pokémon unbound on the delta emulator for iPhone thank you so much

[@Genoci]

Enjoy!

[@robertosalazar9846]

I tried patching blaze black 2 but it didn’t work can u help me?

[@Comet737]

What if I download a rom hack (like say for example a sonic rom hack) would I need a rom of the actual game and the rom hack or just the hack and an emulator?

[@bubus_lah]

Thankyou very much bro I hope your life get better than now,your family all healthy and living in a wealthy life,having a nice and cozy bed,having the best life bro ngl,thank you so much

[@nazirt_komozort]

Amazing video amazing explanation overall amazing video 👏👏👏

[@The_Somewhere_Monarch]

I watched this video several times trying to get FireRed Rocket Edition to work, even went into their discord to ask specific questions. Despite getting four other emulators installed in minutes on my phone, this one doesn’t seem to work so I’ll try it out on my PC.

[@stephenwhite4136]

I’m lost man. I can download the roms and the hacks but when I try and patch them on unipatcher I get an unknown file error. I’ve tried renaming the files that doesn’t work I tried moving the location and that doesn’t work please help. I have a Samsung A9+ and just want to play hacks of emerald

[@kieranthompson1425]

You want RAR it says in the video I think for android

[@Oops-All-Berries]

I am eternally grateful

[@deanrohr7262]

Did u do this on iOS?

[@Oops-All-Berries]

@@deanrohr7262 yeah

[@usuario15965]

I LOVE YOU MAN,GOD BLESS YOU

[@williamhagerman8]

when im about to patch my pokemon black verion 2 it says X not implemented: secondary decompressor. What should i do?

[@jthpersonal8106]

Hey I got the pokemon emerald National dex rom hack and followed the steps, it doesn't seem to appear in retroarch, am I doing something wrong?

[@Plupert]

Maybe I’m just an idiot but I’m on iOS and on the patching website when I hit apply patch nothing happens and no download starts.

[@Vanceman23]

Same

[@tommybonney4442]

Same

[@jasonz6849]

anytime i try to patch the game the apply button is greyed out, im struggling

[@johanneswhey632]

Same

[@Axel-hj6xs]

I’m lost on the emulator and the websites name for the patch and game

[@ArcanePixelz]

I don’t get it I’m trying to download a game called pokemon hidden place pls make a separate video explaining that pllsssssssss

[@Genoci]

That's a fan game. It has nothing to do with ROM hacks or this video. If you're on a computer, it's simply downloading your files and opening the .exe file.

[@mitchellreames5716]

It keeps being saved as a .txt file instead of a .gba file. Any fixes?

[@patrickSTAR05]

I just deleted the ".txt" part of the file so that ".nds" was left and that seemed to work

[@jacobm6110]

@@patrickSTAR05how do you do that on mobile?

[@patrickSTAR05]

@@jacobm6110 I just go to the file Click the 3-dots Click "rename" Delete the ".txt" so it reads "[NDS game].nds" Click confirm to "rename file extension" Run on emulator

[@Forsakenlawl]

What about steamdeck/linux users? i'm on Steam deck and having the issue when opening NUPS of it asking me to either execute or cancel, and upon selecting execute it asks me to "Select the program you want to use to open the file Nintenlord UPS patcher.exe"

[@lexbeltran1354]

Will this work on a Switch console? I have retroarch on it.

[@Genoci]

It'll most likely work

[@lexbeltran1354]

@@Genoci It's very easy to do, patched a Zelda game on my first try and played it.

[@serenity9479]

ty

[@captainofthesevenbees]

Whenever I try and load the emulator it sends me to my browser with the file in the search bar, and I can’t do anything else, it also asks “How do you want to open this file?” Then gives me options on web browsers and that it, do you know how to fix this or even know what to do?

[@Genoci]

Very weird. It opens your browser when starting up the emulator?

[@captainofthesevenbees]

@Genoci Nevermind, it took me a bit, but we are all good :D fantastic video btw

[@Rin-zb4jg]

I have a problem. The new patch is a separate game on it's own and it means i have to start all over again. How do I patch an already existing game

[@Genoci]

@@Rin-zb4jg Normally you can use your save file on the new patched file. Just make sure they're in the same folder

[@richardgaming7313]

So if I download a Japanese version can I change the the language to English

[@colby99143]

Im still lost im on android and keep getting ups files and it wont extract the gba

[@Wizard826]

i get a checksum error when trying to run Mother 2 Deluxe :(

[@blulunarity]

I’m confused on the whole IPS process. I have a specific rom hack/patch in mind that has a .ips extension on it but for some reason I can’t get it to download properly. It’s for the GBA and Zero Mission. Can you please help me out with this?

[@Genoci]

Does your browser cancel the download? It's possible that a smartphone blocks "suspicious" downloads

[@blulunarity]

@@Genoci maybe..?

[@blulunarity]

@@Genoci Doesn’t look like it blocks anything… also I realized you directly download it… not go to the link itself lol.

[@mouradmoussa8302]

Love u so much you helped save soooooooooooo much time

[@unforgettableblackguy9697]

Why is my screen just white on my emluator ?

[@ForgottenChannel10731]

why does when i put the file into my emulator the screen goes white and i hear weird like static sounds left to right,im not sure what i did wrong

[@Doopboi6]

You use the wrong rom

[@The_Withered.]

​@@Doopboi6What do you mean wrong rom? I opened literally the donwloaded rom and ita with the same problem

[@mahmoudhaitham4230]

how to connect a controller to the game and how can unlock the fps for the game ?

[@Chomik835]

omg thanks you so much

[@mega.warzone]

So I’ve tried patching fire red with ultra violet and it shows the correct loading screen showing ultra violet then I get stuck at a white screen can’t seem to fix

[@chillywilly4504]

I’m having the same issue, did you figure it out?

[@drytoasterbath]

For some reason, when selecting the zipped file for the game rom, the patcher says it is unzipping, but takes forever. I have yet for it to work :(

[@drytoasterbath]

Nvm! Apparently I was trying for the patcher to unzip two files together. Woops

[@craftergamer9058]

@@drytoasterbathit just keeps reloading the page and saying the page was reloaded because an error occurred for me any idea how to fix that?

[@gryph0n4]

is it possible to play this on an anbernic device or something similar?

[@takclaw10]

What do you do if it says the rom file is too big? Is there a fix for that?

[@YourAUTISTIC]

Extract it might trim it

[@Yourlocal_Seanny]

Huh for me I can't download a rom file

[@8BitFrogGaming]

Am I able to play WWF Legends Challenge 64 Rom Hack on Delta Emulator for iPhone? I am trying to use your tutorial as a resource, and honestly, my brain hurts. LOL

[@seriphplay8663]

How do i download a clean pokemon emerald sorry im new to anything to do with romhacking i am just wanting to play pokemon voyager

[@Genoci]

Pokemon Emerald ROM in Google. The first few results should be safe to download from

[@ruqzack6313]

My patched rom hack wont open because it says it is not comaptibal

[@blulunarity]

If it’s not compatible, then you need a specific version that could be regionally different. Use a different version of the same game and try again.

[@kaziux7821]

hey great video ! but i think its expired now. Can you possibly make an update video

[@Genoci]

@@kaziux7821 Why do you think it's expired?

[@kaziux7821]

@@Genoci the link isn’t working, has a 404 can’t find

[@Genoci]

@@kaziux7821 Which one? Everything works fine for me.

[@Genoci]

@@kaziux7821 Which one? Everything works fine for me.

[@jacksoncorcoran1440]

Wait what is the website you used to patch them

[@Genoci]

It's in the description under resources

[@tramgaming4678]

what is the name of the website thats patch

[@Genoci]

www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/

[@elvis4055]

Mine says to big

[@galvanizedgnome]

That's what your wife said

[@craftergamer9058]

How do you remove the .TXT extension?

[@Genoci]

@@craftergamer9058 that's a problem exclusive to smartphones. I think you just need to change the extension to .gba.

[@craftergamer9058]

@@Genoci do I do it before or after patching the rom?

[@Genoci]

You shouldn't have a .txt file before patching, so it's only necessary if the patcher gives you a file with that extension.

[@Relaxish]

Does that site work for xdelta

[@Genoci]

It says "Supported formats: IPS, BPS, UPS, APS, RUP, PPF and xdelta". So it should work.

[@Relaxish]

@@Genoci ight bet

[@KrisDelaLuna]

Doesn’t work. Next.

[@Genoci]

What didn't work for you?

[@KrisDelaLuna]

@ the patch generator made a gba patch file, but it just makes sounds like missing No. pokemon

[@fourthleaf-clover]

Charizard and alakazam

[@PhoenixDavis-m4g]

im having a lot of issues on Chromebook, but Chromebook is a piece of shit anyway so i guess the only roms im going to play are ones in my browser >:(

[@LaManada69]

Im so lost, I just wanna play Pokémon unbound man

[@YourAUTISTIC]

Facts😂

[@kevinj2525]

Hope you figured it out! Unbound is 🤤

[@LaManada69]

@@kevinj2525 I did bro, it was great indeed

[@DemoniteBL]

I get an error on the site saying "not implemented: secondary compressor"

[@devinloveridge6805]

Same bro

[@craftergamer9058]

I’m trying to apply the emerald rouge patch but it just keeps reloading the page.