Okay, once you’ve typed that in, hit ENTER, and you should see a new “Phantom-dpad.nds” file appear. You will want to change the name of “Phantom.nds” to whatever you’ve named your file to, and swap out the “us” with “eu” if you’re using the EU ROM version. Okay, so now you want to type this code: xdelta.exe -d -s Phantom.nds zelda_phantom_hourglass_dpad_us.xdelta Phantom-dpad.nds Note that this process will not affect your original. Okay, now that Command Prompt is looking in the right folder, we now want to tell it to take the old. In Command Prompt, type the following code (and replace your path with mine): cd "C:\Users\Russ\Desktop\Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass Dpad Patch" It will reveal the path to wherever your Phantom Hourglass patch folder is located. To do so, go to the address bar at the top of your Windows Explorer window, and click on it. First, you want to point the Command prompt to the folder where you have the ROM and patch. You can do this by pressing the Windows Start button and typing “cmd”, which will pull it right up. nds file to something small, like “Phantom.nds”, to make the next steps easier. Nextr, add your ROM (.nds) file to the folder. You can either drag their folder from your unzip client, or you could just make a new folder on your desktop. zelda_phantom_hourglass_dpad_eu.xdelta (US game patch).zelda_phantom_hourglass_dpad_eu.xdelta (EU game patch).xdelta.exe (the program that patches the game).Unzip the patch file, and you’ll find four files: Let’s start with the Phantom Hourglass patch as an example. Manual patch: I like this method because it gives me control over the process, but it has a few extra steps compared to the online patcher method. xdelta (patch) file, the site will do the rest. Online patcher: Simply go to this website and add your. The video above demonstrated the manual patch method, and I have also written instructions below. You can use an online patcher, or manually patch them yourself. There are two methods to patch the ROMs with d-pad controls. I have the US versions of the games, but I assume you can distinguish the EU versions by whether they ask you to pick a language when you start the game up. You will need to make note of which version of the game you have, because there are different patch files for the EU and US versions. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks d-pad patch ( source).The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass d-pad patch ( source).The patch files, which you can download here (be sure to right-click and select “Save as…”):.The original ROM (.nds) files for each game.You’ll need two different files to enable this d-pad patch on your Zelda games: Table of Contents:īonus: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Definitive Edition) Changelog This method requires a bit of Windows wizardry, but I’ll walk you through the process.Īs a bonus, I’ve also included instructions on how to patch d-pad controls for another game: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. I’ve tested both games, and they feel like what you’d expect from a gamepad-based Zelda game (in other words, they’re awesome). Luckily, someone also had this same problem, and they’ve figured out a way to mod the original ROM files so that they respond to d-pad controls. Thing is, they are built for stylus controls, and so at face value, these games are virtually uplayable on handheld emulation devices. When I first fired up my Retroid Pocket 2, I was excited to try these games on my new device. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009) is a mix of action and puzzle gameplay, and has a Metacritic score of 87. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007) is a follow up to Wind Waker (NGC, 2003), and has a Metacritc score of 90 today. The two Legend of Zelda games that were released on the Nintendo DS were classics of their time. Last updated: 24SEP2020 (see Changelog for details)
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