I have the GBA emulator 'My Boy!' (full version) for Android, and I am playing Pokemon Leaf Green. I downloaded some save files from gamefaqs.com and would like to know how to use them with the emulator.
Want to share? This is the right place!
Introduction
Hi!
I have an idea. We can exchange and share our save files. It can be useful, I think.
Pokemon Fire Red Save Editor
Sharing?
To prevent chaos in the thread, we should use forms like this one:
The form:
It's good to put the text like: 'I'm sharing a save file with you all.' or so to let people know.
All fields are optional except those where is written (Required).
Player's name: *Put the name written on Trainer's card here*
Playing time :*Put the time from Trainer's card*
Number of Badges: 0-8
Location (this means location in game ;)): City, Route or important place (e.g. Weather Institute), Region
Team (Required):
Pokémon, level
Pokémon, level
And so up to six...
Pokémon in box: Yes/No (No need to write how many and which)
Additional information: Example: I have Pokédex acquired, first battle with May completed and so...
Now you need only to attach save file.
First save to share:
Quoted to make post cleaner.
Game: Pokémon Emerald
Player's name: TAYLOR (I just randomly chose my name - I remember it as a choice from Gold)
Playing time : 0:46
Number of Badges: 0
Location: Route 104, right before Petalburg Woods - heading to Rustboro, Hoenn
Team: Mudkip, LV 10, water Gun learnt - useful in Rustboro Gym
Pokémon in box: No
Additional information: I have Pokédex acquired, first battle with May completed, Wally already catched Ralts. I'm heading to Rustboro City for challenging Roxanne.
- Emerald.sav 128.0 KB, 1073 viewsToggle Dropdown
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Required files
- A save state that was made using the Flash 64K save type
- An unpatched version of the rom of the game used to create the save state above (note that you may need to re-dump if you patched your existing rom)
- A copy of VisualBoyAdvance
- Create a new folder somewhere on your hard drive
- Copy the save state, the rom, and the emulator into the new folder you created in step 1. NO OTHER FILES SHOULD BE IN THAT FOLDER
- Open the emulator, but do not load the rom. DO NOT CHANGE ANY SAVE SETTINGS
- If you are playing Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, you should turn on the Real Time Clock by going to Options -> Emulator -> Real Time Clock
- Load the rom. You may get a white screen - that is normal behavior, so proceed to the next step
- Load the save state by going to File -> Load... and selecting the save state (it should show up on the screen without requiring you to change directories)
- Your saved game should be loaded. Then change the save type by going to Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Flash 128K
- Use the in-game save (i.e. press Enter to open the in-game menu and choose Save)
- After going through the entire saving process, close the emulator. If you look in the new folder you created in step 1, you should see a 128KB save file corresponding to your rom.
- Create another new folder within the folder you made in step 1
- Copy the emulator and the rom into the folder you created in step 9. DO NOT COPY ANY OF THE OTHER FILES
- Open the copy of the emulator you copied in the last step (i.e. in the newest folder). Do not load the rom
- Change the save type to Flash 128K by going to Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Flash 128K
- If you are playing Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, you should turn on the Real Time Clock by going to Options -> Emulator -> Real Time Clock
- Load the copy of the rom found in the newest folder you made - it should be the one that shows up automatically on the screen
- There should be NO white screen. Now go to File -> Import -> Battery File... Click on the icon with the folder and an upward-pointing arrow (i.e. go to the folder you created in step 1). Load the 128KB save that was created in step 8. At the confirmation screen, click 'Yes'
- After the initial intro screen, you should get an error message like 'The save file is corrupted. The previous save file will be load.' That is correct behavior, so proceed to the next step
- Choose to continue with the existing save file
- Now use the in-game save again (i.e. press Enter to open the in-game menu and choose Save)
- Reset the emulator (File -> Reset)
- When the rom loads again, there should be no error message pertaining to the save. If you close the emulator, you will find a 128KB save file corresponding to the rom in the newest folder you made (in step 9). Delete all the files in the folder you made in step 1 so that you don't confuse them with the good saves (don't delete the folder you made in step 9 of course).
- Continue playing using the in-game save that was generated in steps 19-22. You may want to make a save state immediately just in case
Note, i ripped this guide from another site, and i don't care if the punk cuts a **** about it, i edited out all his lamer illegal bs and made it ngemu friendly.
NEW MEMORY HACK METHOD
Emuforums user DoctorDrew32 kindly pointed out that there is another method. It appears someone calling themselves 1337BERhAXORSeBe has found a way to memory hack the rom allowing one to save in both games which means that now all saves can be recovered. That is with the exception of anyone that has only been using save-states and who doesn't have one from before the last save chance before the you enter to battle the E4, your game progress is still wasted I'm afraid. But for the rest of you there's this:
Want to share? This is the right place!
Introduction
![Pokemon Fire Red Save File .sav Pokemon Fire Red Save File .sav](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S1jPwYag8UE/maxresdefault.jpg)
Hi!
I have an idea. We can exchange and share our save files. It can be useful, I think.
Sharing?
To prevent chaos in the thread, we should use forms like this one:
The form:
It's good to put the text like: 'I'm sharing a save file with you all.' or so to let people know.
All fields are optional except those where is written (Required).
Player's name: *Put the name written on Trainer's card here*
Playing time :*Put the time from Trainer's card*
Number of Badges: 0-8
Location (this means location in game ;)): City, Route or important place (e.g. Weather Institute), Region
Team (Required):
Pokémon, level
Pokémon, level
And so up to six...
Pokémon in box: Yes/No (No need to write how many and which)
Additional information: Example: I have Pokédex acquired, first battle with May completed and so...
Now you need only to attach save file.
First save to share:
Quoted to make post cleaner.
Game: Pokémon Emerald
Player's name: TAYLOR (I just randomly chose my name - I remember it as a choice from Gold)
Playing time : 0:46
Number of Badges: 0
Location: Route 104, right before Petalburg Woods - heading to Rustboro, Hoenn
Team: Mudkip, LV 10, water Gun learnt - useful in Rustboro Gym
Pokémon in box: No
Additional information: I have Pokédex acquired, first battle with May completed, Wally already catched Ralts. I'm heading to Rustboro City for challenging Roxanne.
- Emerald.sav 128.0 KB, 1073 viewsToggle Dropdown
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, in case that makes a difference.
How do I use .sps file in the emulator? I can't load it.
![Pokemon fire red save file .sav Pokemon fire red save file .sav](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wCI5p0AsUPo/hqdefault.jpg)
5 Answers
To use a downloaded save file, you must rename the sav to have the same name as the ROM. I.E: poke.gba will load poke.sav. You must also set the cartridge save type in the emulator options to be the same as the sav file.
In 'My Boy!,' .sav files are actually hidden in the same folders as the roms themselves. The only way that I found to show these files was to use the Android app 'ASTRO File Manager.' This app can go to the rom folders and see the hidden .sav files.
I would just use ASTRO to copy the .sav files into another folder, which removes whatever property makes them hidden. Then you can do whatever you want to the files and put them back into the folders they came from. Afterwards, the .sav files will always be visible and 'My Boy!' will use them.
![Pokemon Fire Red Save File .sav Pokemon Fire Red Save File .sav](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZYA-NRQTO1A/hqdefault.jpg)
Load the game in Visual Boy Advance, then Import->gameshark and load the game, then export it like export->battery file. Just find the file (.sav and .sg1 file) in the folder where your ROM is. Then transfer and rename the .sav file in your folder. I hope this will help you. :)
Its actually quite hard and confusing but I figured it out.Follow my steps exactly:
- First you need to run the gba file and save in game.
- Download a save of the internet, it cannot be .SAV or any other type. It has to be .sav with no caps.
- Locate your saves folder for my boy through a file editor app (ASTRO)
internalstorage/simcard->myboy->saves
. - Delete your .sav file and replace it with the save you downloaded off the internet with the same name, filetype etc.
- Run your game and there should be an option to play your downloaded save!If this does not work, repeat. If it still does not work try downloading a different version of your gba file.
just open my boy (paid) click on your rom and select continue if you have already saved. If you haven't, run your rom click on the top right and select save. Exit out of the rom the select continue then there's your progress.