pokemon diamond checklist, and some related problem.

CREDIT goes first : some info taken from ngemu forums. read it first (160 post hahaha)

actually I want to summarize this there, but for whatever reason, when I wanna register there was "admin has blocked your email address". I changed into yahoomail but the admin still blocked me.
so alright. it's enough that i can read information there.

firstly to play pokemon diamond in PC you need

• a computer of course, for hint for minimum specifications, see here
• no$gba emulator, version 2.4.b (you can use 2.4.a but you need a lot of workaround here and there, read this)
• the pokemon diamond rom (hint: you can always use google)
  

now extract the no$gba zip and run the exe file. load whatever nds ROM or GBA rom then press F11 (change settings) so it be like this:
oh yes, and after changing it, save it. (Options > Save Options)

If you can't get past this part without being constantly crashed then you can ask me for INI file. send me your email in the comments. if you wanna avoid spambots (there shouldn't be any actually, but whatever) you can use the format myemail at mydomain dot what.

OK now start the ROM, and happy playing.

Now let's get to the related problems you will encounter.

• NEW !! : I can't load my saved state / snapshot. Me neither. So, don't save using snapshot feature, use the normal save method instead. I think the emulator still has problems with that feature at this version (at least for this game)
• When I defeat a pokemon, my game freezes. Turn on the sound. With settings as in the picture above you shouldn't get this problem.
• My computer crashed when I was playing, and now I can't load my most recent save, the past save got loaded instead. No$gba doesn't actually write save files when it's running, instead, it does when you closed the program. If your computer is unstable and constantly crashes, after saving the game you should close the program, then start again and load. This is the safest way.
  
• The sound / framerate get crappy, especially outside and in the legendary lakes. Close all other programs and antivirus, including those which resides besides your clock. To your surprise, this program is actually consuming some processing power.
• I can't deposit / withdraw pokemon to/from my boxes (the screen keep getting black / game freezes). Use move pokemon option instead.
• I still can't do it even with move pokemon option. You have too many pokemon in a box. Fortunately, you can still move pokemon between boxes. So the workaround is : organize your boxes so that one box doesn't contain more than 12 pokemon. After you do that, save (and close if needed) and try moving pokemon to your party again.
  

  (the number actually varies depending on computer specifications, I think. I have not tested an exact number between systems, but for system suggested above, 12 should be a safe number)

• I got white screen in route 210. Use defog, then open your pokedex then close it again. The same thing will happen on Mt. Coronet basement later. NEW!! Update your no$gba.exe to the version 2.6 - this problem and other transparancy-related problems has been fixed in this version.
  
• When I want to catch Dialga (or Palkia in the Pearl) after beating the two commanders, it just got stuck. Press A many times. There is actually some dialogue or something but no$gba can't emulate that yet.
  
• I can't store items in my PC. Yes you can't, since you won't need to.
  
• More problems ? see the link at the top of the post and post there. you can comment here too, but the forums there is where the experts are.
  

pokemon stuff

My Dialga Stats

Translation of Personality Comments

My Mesprit stats

My Azelf stats

My Uxie stats

DS Emulator comparison (pokemon diamond game)

I'm not gonna post this for you, I'm just making a comparison for myself. (Which I believe other site has been doing this too.)

This is original research, so you Wikipedians cannot cite this. Hahaha.

First edit : June 11, 2007

Game : Pokemon Diamond (US Version)

Aku ada 4 emulator, yaitu Desmume 0.7.0-win, IDeaS 1.0.1.6, NeonDS 0.0.4, dan no$gba-w_2.4b (dibaca no cash)

Percobaan pertama : IDeaS 1.0.1.6, game muncul, lancar, sampai pada setelah siaran TV habis. suara tiba2 menjadi kasar dan game menjadi lambat, setelah kuperhatikan lagi dan pergi ke luar rumah, suara semakin kasar dan kelihatan jelas garis2 polygon di mana-mana (environment di Pokemon Diamond adalah 3-dimensi).

Save state jalan, sayang save game biasa kayaknya error, waktu aku save biasa kemudian reset nggak ada pilihan ngeload game, langsung introduksi dari si profesor.

Untuk touchscreen, kayaknya gak ada masalah, touchscreen bisa langsung diklik dengan mouse

Untuk Desmume, setelah open ROM, hanya keluar putih, FPS counter di title bar jalan, tapi tak terdengar suara apapun, layar putih juga tidak berubah. Sayang juga, padahal emulator ini termasuk lengkap, hanya emu ini yg menyertakan window size option (seperti di Visual Boy Advance)Untuk NeonDS begitu ROM di-load kemudian klik Run, cuman item aja yg ada padahal di titlebar menunjukkan 400 fps. Hahaha. Anyway emu ini lebih keliatan seperti disassembler buat saya.

Untuk Nocash (saya lebih seneng nulis nocash daripada no$), pertama2 ROM selalu crash, saya harus mencari settingan yang tepat. Kalo dah dapet settingannya, game akan jalan dengan baik. Saya jalanin dengan speed 16.7 MHz Realtime, digital stereo 44100 Hz sound, dan semua baik-baik saja... yah kadang2 lambat di beberapa waktu tertentu, tapi kalo anda punya prosesor dual core yang cepat (> 2.4 GHz) seharusnya tak jadi masalah.

Polygonnya bagus, gak ada garis2, rendering yang lain juga flaw lebih dikit daripada IDeaS, suara juga nggak kasar asal speed nya disetel ke normal (16,7 MHz Realtime). Touchscreen juga berfungsi dengan baik. Save state tidak berfungsi tapi save game normal berfungsi (untuk game ini, set save type ke Flash 512 Kbyte (4 Mbit)).

mungkin ada yg bisa jalanin game ini dengan desmume/neon atau emulator lain, silakan comment disini..

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