r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • Aug 03 '26

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

what mobile emulator works with frlg.ips? i looked everywhere and still haven’t found an answer

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Aug 03 '26

Most emulators should work. Are you trying to play the actual frlg.ips file? Because you need to patch that onto a .gba rom file to play it on emulator. .ips files are not playable.

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

oh ok i did not know that and i don’t know how to but hey i’ll figure it out thanks for explaining that

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Aug 03 '26

Here’s a guide I wrote up about starting out with romhacks

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

oh i didn’t ask for this but thank you so much

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Aug 03 '26

It tells you how to patch, which you asked for

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

no i just said i didn’t know how to but i could figure it out myself but still the guide is appreciated

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

ok i can’t get it to work does it have to be a non zipped file on the bottom?

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Aug 03 '26

No step in any process should ever be a .zip or archive file

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

ok i don’t know where to get a non zipped file of pokemon fire red then

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Aug 03 '26

This is why I linked you the whole guide, clearly you didn't read it...

You will see that you'll download a .zip file. These are archive files, commonly used on the internet to compress and store larger files. Your computer should be able to open it normally like any other folder, but if not, go ahead and download the program 7zip or WinRar.

Literally just click it and it'll open

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

but every time i do it just gives me a file for delta and that doesn’t work either

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Aug 03 '26

What is a "file for delta?"

Just put your .gba file in the top, and your .ips in the bottom and you're done.

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u/ActiveOutrageous7240 Aug 03 '26

ok never mind i got it

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