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I tried playing yoshi's island on snes9x, but it just stays black. It is a zipped folder, but my other zipped folders worked. I am so confused.

I am using a windows vista home edition, and am still using version 1.5.2.0 because when I tried changing, the file that I was told to open will not open.

Works fine on my end, and I have version 1.53 and Windows 7, when the ROM boots up, do you see white, yellow or red text? Try unzipping it.

how do I unzip the file?

Double-Click the .zip file, drag the ROM into a different location, such as My Documents, Desktop, etc. Just drag it somewhere else, then move it to your desired location.

still doesn't work, It's very odd. I could go to the website that I got the rom from and check their forums, but I've posted it there and nobody seems to know what's happening and the text that displays at the beginning is white

Please refrain from naming ROM sites on here. It's against the rules and could get you banned.

Other than that, is there any sound coming from the game? If there is sound it could indicate something isn't working with the video output of the emulator.

not sure, still haven't fixed that sound problem yet....

(objective: first fix sound before replying again)

It's not Snes9x' fault, update drivers, use version 1.53, update DirectX. If using Windows 7, use XAudio2 or OpenAL in the Snes9x menu; DirectSound works like crap on Win7. Here's a video of Yoshi's Island running on Snes9x 1.53, using XAudio2 for sound output. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox7Jq87c1mg

well, here's the thing. My freind gave me a disc with snes9x version 1.5.2.0, so I would go to him for some help, but when I contacted him, I found out he was on vacation, so I don't really understand this stuff, I'm just using the things my friend gave me.

Ok, tell ya what, PM me and maybe just the two of us can look into this further. Mods, keep this thread unlocked for now, please.

Now I got that sound bug fixed. When I open yoshi's island it does not project sound, so I changed to the snes9x version in the link OV2 gave me in another thread in general discussions named "can I get snes9x to work on windows 98?". I don't have the file on my windows 98, so I don't know if it's the website or the pc version

Now I know for sure it was not the website. I tried to download the rom from a different website and it didn't work either.

That link that OV2 posted, for Snes9x, can and should only be used on Windows 98 computers. Please use Snes9x v1.53 on modern computers running XP, Vista, & 7.

Camo_Yoshi wrote:That link that OV2 posted, for Snes9x, can and should only be used on Windows 98 computers. Please use Snes9x v1.53 on modern computers running XP, Vista, & 7.

he can't, which is what one of his other threads is about. he needs the dx runtime update, which he can't install, since he doesn't have admin privileges (daddy's not around).

odditude wrote: he needs the dx runtime update, which he can't install, since he doesn't have admin privileges (daddy's not around).

That's what password key loggers are for.

odditude wrote:

Camo_Yoshi wrote:That link that OV2 posted, for Snes9x, can and should only be used on Windows 98 computers. Please use Snes9x v1.53 on modern computers running XP, Vista, & 7.

he can't, which is what one of his other threads is about. he needs the dx runtime update, which he can't install, since he doesn't have admin privileges (daddy's not around).

Ok, what dlls does snes9x rely on from those libraries?

actually camo yoshi gave me a different link and that link doesn't need administer privileges. still working on it through pms

okay, I've got snes9x version 1.53, and it still won't play yoshi's island. I've unzipped the file and everything.

Ok, when you open the ROM with Snes9x, is the color of the text that appears white, yellow, red, or a different color?

Also, does any sound come out of your speakers?
Does any video appear?
Have you tried a different game to see if it's a problem with the ROM?
Tried a different emulator to see if it's a problem with Snes9x?