I forgot about Italian. That's supported, too LOL. Also, as for why I chose to just compare the first character in the function instead of a more obvious fix, it was the lazier solution lol: 1 small hex number change vs. adding a bunch of new instructions
Could you check the THIRD letter instead of the first? Looks like it's V for Ruby and P for Sapphire. or if(!gamecode[1].equals("A") || !gamecode[2].equals("X")) { return 2 } else if(gamecode[3].equals("V")) { return 0 // Ruby } else if(gamecode[3].equals("P")) { return 1 // Sapphire } else { return 2 } I don't like the way the first line looks, but I don't know what limitations exist in this programming language (namely, if you can do something like gamecode[1,2].equals to check the first two characters.
@@Rot8erConeX what's your first if for? can't we just remove that and do: if(gamecode[3].equals("V") { return 0; } else if (gamecode[3].equals("P") { return 1; } else { return 2;}
your skill and talent as a programmer and pokemon lover blows me away! you bring so much to the pokemon community, always making new things in old games, and posting all sorts of engaging content that you just can't get from other poketubers. i'm always excited to see what you post next!
Absol, you are a fucking saint for doing this. Box really didnt seem to have many people doing anything for it, but to have a well-known, mainstream PokeTuber actively fixing this game's problems is truly amazing. I happen to own a PAL copy of Box, so I cant wait to try these out.
Dude honestly I got the widest grin around 3:03 when you showed off all of your international Pokémon games. You have such a fun type of presentation with your videos, I love them so much
As a programmer myself, it's uplifting to see others putting work and dedication into preserving or fixing old software (or in this case restoring functionality where there was a deficit). Nice video as always Matt!
Insanely cool Matt! This might actually get me to use Box more often, it's basically the final resting place for my living dex at the moment. Thanks for all the work you put in for this and Rumble!
As someone whose prized piece in their gamecube collection IS American Pokémon Box, I was THRILLED to see this upload! I ran into all the same hurdles in my time spent with the game, even doing the trade work around for my japanese copy of Leaf Green! I make it a mission to get those necessary 100 dex entries before mass dumping the living dex I have to insta complete the dex in my gen 3 files. I'm always on the lookout for new things being unearthed from this title, and I'm overjoyed to see it come from my favorite Pokétuber! You really went above and beyond with this one. From the raw work in fixing the strange connectivity requirements, to the beautifully organized editing and visual aids, to the transitions! Fantastic video! I'd love to see more content like this from you! Thanks so much for spending this much needed time with my favorite gamecube title!
I need to say it man, I love when I see this sort of work you've done for the series happen time and time again. Infact, your Rumble weekend mod was one of the things that has sparked my ongoing project, which is both a preservation mod, and then a true mod of the 3ds version of Pokemon Shuffle. Fantastic work as always, and thank you for the work you've done, it really is inspiring!
This is really cool! I hope someone someday does a fan translation into English for the Platinum update of My Pokemon Ranch. As a kid, I had a very odd obsession with it and never quite got over the disappointment of them never bringing the update outside of Japan.
oh my god I'd kill for this. when I wanted to replay gen 4 I had to reset PLATINUM instead of diamond like I originally wanted to because diamond was the one connected to ranch and I waited for years and the platinum patch never came so platinum was the one that I had to reset when I didn't want to.
It's because I myself am too attached to my Pokemon! I remember spending a whole day as a kid trading everything off my Ruby version so I could restart the file
thank you finding methods to preserve this! i know tools like pkhex and such make it easier but i love doing the pure way of using games like stadium 2, my pokemon ranch, they all have unique features that deserve to be remembered and salvaged! as a kid it was always cool to see hardware interact in neat ways so having more ways to store pokemon is always welcome. can't wait for the platinum update for ranch! it will come someday!
This is genuinely so cool, it's pretty insane that you were able to do all of this. I actually just picked up a Japanese copy of box around a month ago for my region modded GameCube. I also picked up some Japanese gen 3 games (with the excuse of using them for box when in reality I just wanted more for shiny hunting) either ways this is a really cool video and I never thought I'd ever see something like this, thank you for your contributions to the community over all these years man
I was just finishing watching the Scarlet movie after I put it on hold for a month (as I hadn't beat Scarlet yet and finally have done so today), and this appears!
What a fantastic video! I had no idea Pokémon Box even existed until now, but I'm immensely impressed by how you managed to improve it! Your work in researching and patching these games is endlessly commendable, and I'm very sure it's very useful for anyone using this service. Terrific work as always, Matt!
Honestly thank you so much for making the different language games compatible. As someone who has all 5 games in all 6 languages, it's a big relief to not have to do all that trading lol
That's fascinating. I sadly never got to own Pokemon Box because... sweet mercy it was expensive. No one I knew owned it and I am convinced it never reached my neck of the woods. Glad to see more things covered about this game. Didn't even know about those restrictions, at least now most of the heavy lifting has been done for those who have modified their consoles to be able to work around some language barriers and these ridiculous requirements.
in NA it was only ever sold in NYC to my knowledge, so if you didn't go to the Pokemon Center in NYC in the early 00s you've got no option (we love when companies force you to resort to piracy because they literally don't offer the goods or services you want to pay for)
Thank you! I'm using the universal version in my gen 3 completion run.. you saved me a lot of time and for that I'm grateful! And no worries I make regular backups so I won't come here crying if something goes wrong.. all the best!
Pro grammer Matt to the rescue! Good to know my Italian Leaf Green version is in good hands in the off chance I need to connect it to a Pokemon Box that I don't own (yet 👀)
I use my modded GameCube and use box ALOT, this is AMAZING!!! There’s so many new ways to start a new playthrough and this has so many uses, thank you so much absol! 😎
You have a talent for sure, but more importantly than that, passion for decided to work on a project lik this when most others wouldn't even look in the direction of Pokemon Box.
Its people like you who give me hope that i will be able to play my older pokemon games in a way that i enjoy long into the future. Thanks to people using their own time and skill for passion projects like this. With the e-shop closure just around the corner this makes me optimistic 💕👏
You are amazing, can't thank you enough for this, I'm eternally grateful for the work of modders that make old stuff usable in the current day, now I can store some Pokemon without having to beat the entire game first!!
This is AWESOME. This level of dedication to something that 99% of platyers would overlook is what sets you apart from other content creators. I love this channel, unfortunately I am not able to find original versions of any GBA or DS game here in spain but I still love watching your content.
I’ve always wanted something like this! Now I can use my Japanese Pokémon Box instead of spending thousands of dollars for an American copy. Would love to see an update video too if you figure out the issues at the end of the video.
I have a physical US Pokemon box, and I have been putting off going for the Special Eggs because of the cumbersome requirements. This changes everything, thanks!
Dude that's awesome, I have a soft spot for Pokémon Box for how much time I spent organizing my Pokémon as a kid across cartridges. Had no idea you were into programming, but will definitely use this patch at some point in the future, I have a lot of Japanese Gen 3 cartridges lying around but my copy of Box is PAL.
talk about timing, I JUST snagged a copy of pokemon box myself (JPN), and was just going to trade my US Emerald pokemon to a copy of JP Emerald to transfer them. You’re a godsend for this patch dude
In the recent time, I don't think I've ever clicked so fast on your video. Amazing work Matt, I’m very impressed and proud and thankful of your dedication and commitment to the project and the community, thank you for what you do! ❤🎉👌
Of course this patch comes out AFTER i finish all of my work with my gen 3 living dex. That 100 dex minimum was so annoying. Plus all of the other limitations. So glad to find this video and this patch. Thank you
Thank you so very much for everything that you have done for this community. Not only in the past, but even with just this single patch. Much respect to you! Also, any thoughts of making this open source by chance? I would love to actually give this a deeper look in my free time to perhaps learn from. Thank you again regardless for making this!
Great work man! I did something similar with the JP colosseum bonus disk to make it work internationally. I also wanted to make a patch for the JP exclusive platinum Pokémon ranch but I can’t find a dump of the game anywhere online
The first issue is a holdover from the Stadium games. You can’t withdraw Pokémon (at least in Stadium 2) into a different save file until you meet a Pokémon caught requirement
Just F'n Amazing!!!! Thanks so much for all your uploads, man! Brings a little joy to my life every time you post a new video! Keep up the great work, man!
THIS IS AMAZING! The last couple of months I started some mod projects including my GameCube (picoboot install with swiss) and my GBA (IPS mod). I mostly wanted to check out the GameCube Pokemon games I never got to experience, that are also priced insanely high second hand. After getting it all setup, I played though Colosseum first and then XD. This got me on the kick of wanting to complete the 3rd Gen Pokedex. Turns out this is way harder than it needs to be. I then started a new save through my old English Fire Red to start cracking down on the OG 151...but I needed Leaf Green to get the rest. Checked eBay for the English version and noped out because of the prices, so I bought a $20 Japanese version. I thought this would be an interesting change up anyway, considering I've played Gen 1 countless times. Soo I speed run through my Japanese Leaf Green and then can't even get the National Dex because I have ~30 Pokemon and you need 60. I thought, oh well, this is a good time to try Pokemon Box. It Doesn't work. Then I research....duh I need to finish the Sevi Islands and I'll just have to finish getting the 60 on my own in game. Did that, and it still didn't work. Well....I'll try the Japanese version of Pokemon box....even though this won't help me in the long run. This leads to me to discover that Japanese GameCube memory cards are different and I also need a block 59 card. But, I have swiss so I'll just emulate the card. Then I run into the issue that swiss's MC emulation for whatever reason does not want to work with Japanese Pokemon Box. UGH So I start researching Pokemon Box and stumble on your video uploaded 1 day ago! THANK YOU! This is a good solution For anyone thinking I could just use a link cable to trade from my GC player to my GBA, yes this could work, because the GBA games are not region locked, but like you mentioned in the video this is very slow, and my old Crusty GBA link cable from my child hood refuses to work even after my attempts to repair it. Originally I didn't worry about it because I could trade with the GC/GBA cable with Colosseum and XD, but this won't work for my Japanese version. I do have a link cable on the way now though. Eventually I would like them to all be in Pokemon Box so I can transfer everything to my US Ruby/Emerald versions. Also, yes, PKHex is an option, but I try not to use hacking tools to get the best streamlined experience. The whole point of modding the GameCube, buying a GBA to GC adapter, Gameboy player, and all the other random accessories was to get a mostly legit experience. Emulators are great also but there is a fun factor that is lost. You could argue all this region locking and gatekeeping were part of the original experience, but fuck that lol. 3rd Gen is crazy
I've been using this since it was released, i have a bunch of different language gen 3 games, so its is so damn useful having just one storage for all of my pokemon. I'm finishing my living dex there too. Thank you, really, i was one of the people trading foreign pokemon to my english emerald in order to have them in the american version of Pokemon Box On a kinda separate note, i was thinking the other day that it would be cool to have the updated version of My Pokemon Ranch for non-japanese games, but i imagine that is so much more work than this that probably its never gonna be done. (specially with the translation and all of that stuff)
I'm working on my gen 3 living dex.... I'm new to modding gamecubes, how do I mod the gamecube? Lol. Is there a specific way to mod it? If you have a video that would be awesome.
How fascinating, especially the bit about Box being able to play RS on a tv without the Gameboy player and the fact it uses an emulator and rom to do so.
This is absolutely incredible and a total game changer!! I will be using this SO much thank you so so so so so soooo much from the bottom of my heart for your hard work. I didn't even think this could be possible!
This is awesome. I love the dedication to fixing this and rumble. The community is lucky to have you out here working on these projects. Also, those seem to be some curious Pokémon you're showing off at the end there. They seem like shinies one might find during the course of an upcoming video or something 🤔
Ranch is on my list of projects in the future. I want it to be compatible with all Gen IV games, localized with the Platinum update, and also with no silly restrictions like that. Honestly the biggest hurdle is that Ranch's files are archived in a way that no one has been able to figure out in 16 years...
I never would have put two and two together that Box's Adventure Mode was just emulated ROMs using your cartridge's save file. Completely explains why we can't use Emerald or FRLG in Adventure Mode!
The reason for PAL/NTSC versions having differing compatibility on games, is because the connected GBA with the cart is used to check the actual ROM version to load in for the Game Boy emulator portion. All the European ROMs are present on the disc of the PAL version with each revision of it on there, to take the differing versions into account.
So... the pokemon box games that cost full price to transfer pokemon data outside of the games directly... wouldn't let you connect with the other versions just because why not and it works fully as intended? (PS: I really like you taking a dive into these games it's really interesting good vid!) Weird. Also nice shades they give a sick programmer look
I forgot about Italian. That's supported, too LOL.
Also, as for why I chose to just compare the first character in the function instead of a more obvious fix, it was the lazier solution lol:
1 small hex number change vs. adding a bunch of new instructions
U are a genius
Could you check the THIRD letter instead of the first? Looks like it's V for Ruby and P for Sapphire.
or
if(!gamecode[1].equals("A") || !gamecode[2].equals("X"))
{
return 2
}
else if(gamecode[3].equals("V"))
{
return 0 // Ruby
}
else if(gamecode[3].equals("P"))
{
return 1 // Sapphire
}
else
{
return 2
}
I don't like the way the first line looks, but I don't know what limitations exist in this programming language (namely, if you can do something like gamecode[1,2].equals to check the first two characters.
@@Rot8erConeX what's your first if for? can't we just remove that and do: if(gamecode[3].equals("V") { return 0; } else if (gamecode[3].equals("P") { return 1; } else { return 2;}
Of course your forgot about the bootshaped Spaghetti monster
@@Chipstopher It's to catch non-Pokémon games or games that aren't Ruby or Sapphire but do have V or P as their third letter.
your skill and talent as a programmer and pokemon lover blows me away! you bring so much to the pokemon community, always making new things in old games, and posting all sorts of engaging content that you just can't get from other poketubers. i'm always excited to see what you post next!
Completely agree he’s become one of my fav creators so fast!
"talent as a programmer" 🤔
@@coruscentia I mean, he literally coded gen 3 into pokemon Rumble if I'm not mistaken. much more than most people could do, so yeah.
@@duskysomething5411 Ngl, don't wanna be that guy, but did I actually ask?
@@coruscentia bro you posted your comment as a reply to mine, if you didn't want me to say anything then don't post?
Absol, you are a fucking saint for doing this. Box really didnt seem to have many people doing anything for it, but to have a well-known, mainstream PokeTuber actively fixing this game's problems is truly amazing. I happen to own a PAL copy of Box, so I cant wait to try these out.
You weren't kidding about the flags being simple lol.
Dude honestly I got the widest grin around 3:03 when you showed off all of your international Pokémon games. You have such a fun type of presentation with your videos, I love them so much
As a programmer myself, it's uplifting to see others putting work and dedication into preserving or fixing old software (or in this case restoring functionality where there was a deficit). Nice video as always Matt!
Insanely cool Matt! This might actually get me to use Box more often, it's basically the final resting place for my living dex at the moment. Thanks for all the work you put in for this and Rumble!
Matt(Absol) truly is a pro grammar
To be completely honest, I didn't even know what Pokemon Box really was until this video!
Amazing video as always, looking forward to the next ones!
As someone whose prized piece in their gamecube collection IS American Pokémon Box, I was THRILLED to see this upload! I ran into all the same hurdles in my time spent with the game, even doing the trade work around for my japanese copy of Leaf Green! I make it a mission to get those necessary 100 dex entries before mass dumping the living dex I have to insta complete the dex in my gen 3 files.
I'm always on the lookout for new things being unearthed from this title, and I'm overjoyed to see it come from my favorite Pokétuber! You really went above and beyond with this one. From the raw work in fixing the strange connectivity requirements, to the beautifully organized editing and visual aids, to the transitions! Fantastic video! I'd love to see more content like this from you! Thanks so much for spending this much needed time with my favorite gamecube title!
I need to say it man, I love when I see this sort of work you've done for the series happen time and time again. Infact, your Rumble weekend mod was one of the things that has sparked my ongoing project, which is both a preservation mod, and then a true mod of the 3ds version of Pokemon Shuffle. Fantastic work as always, and thank you for the work you've done, it really is inspiring!
As someone who’s learning programming right now, this is super cool! You’re really impressive!
I'm a programmer myself and I'm impressed
can't wait for what i presume is a maractus-only emerald run!
This is really cool! I hope someone someday does a fan translation into English for the Platinum update of My Pokemon Ranch. As a kid, I had a very odd obsession with it and never quite got over the disappointment of them never bringing the update outside of Japan.
This plus a HG/SS compatibility patch would be 👌
oh my god I'd kill for this. when I wanted to replay gen 4 I had to reset PLATINUM instead of diamond like I originally wanted to because diamond was the one connected to ranch and I waited for years and the platinum patch never came so platinum was the one that I had to reset when I didn't want to.
its thanks to people like you that i feel like those of us who enjoy replaying dont feel afraid of getting attached to our pokemon
It's because I myself am too attached to my Pokemon! I remember spending a whole day as a kid trading everything off my Ruby version so I could restart the file
thank you finding methods to preserve this! i know tools like pkhex and such make it easier but i love doing the pure way of using games like stadium 2, my pokemon ranch, they all have unique features that deserve to be remembered and salvaged! as a kid it was always cool to see hardware interact in neat ways so having more ways to store pokemon is always welcome. can't wait for the platinum update for ranch! it will come someday!
I wonder how AbsolBlogsPokemon "fixed" Pokemon Box: Ruby & Sapphire.
Boy do I have a video for you
Does anybody have a already pre-patched rom I don't have a PC
Great stuff. Huge upgrade! With a few more tweaks this could become the straight up definitive version of box.
Thank you!! Even further down the road, I want to look into making Emerald/FRLG compatible with adventure mode to make it even better to use
@@AbsolBlogsPokemon ooh
This is genuinely so cool, it's pretty insane that you were able to do all of this. I actually just picked up a Japanese copy of box around a month ago for my region modded GameCube. I also picked up some Japanese gen 3 games (with the excuse of using them for box when in reality I just wanted more for shiny hunting) either ways this is a really cool video and I never thought I'd ever see something like this, thank you for your contributions to the community over all these years man
I was just finishing watching the Scarlet movie after I put it on hold for a month (as I hadn't beat Scarlet yet and finally have done so today), and this appears!
What a fantastic video! I had no idea Pokémon Box even existed until now, but I'm immensely impressed by how you managed to improve it! Your work in researching and patching these games is endlessly commendable, and I'm very sure it's very useful for anyone using this service. Terrific work as always, Matt!
Honestly thank you so much for making the different language games compatible. As someone who has all 5 games in all 6 languages, it's a big relief to not have to do all that trading lol
Bro this guy may be the coolest RUclipsr to exist, I seriously love this guy
Thank you Absol, not only have you made Rumble better you saved so many people thousands of dollars and hours. You are truly a legend 🙏
I love how dedicated people like you are to helping fellow pokemon fans. Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
That's fascinating. I sadly never got to own Pokemon Box because... sweet mercy it was expensive. No one I knew owned it and I am convinced it never reached my neck of the woods. Glad to see more things covered about this game. Didn't even know about those restrictions, at least now most of the heavy lifting has been done for those who have modified their consoles to be able to work around some language barriers and these ridiculous requirements.
in NA it was only ever sold in NYC to my knowledge, so if you didn't go to the Pokemon Center in NYC in the early 00s you've got no option (we love when companies force you to resort to piracy because they literally don't offer the goods or services you want to pay for)
Excellent job making the ultimate Pokémon Box. While there are shortcomings this is still amazing.
Thank you! I'm using the universal version in my gen 3 completion run.. you saved me a lot of time and for that I'm grateful! And no worries I make regular backups so I won't come here crying if something goes wrong.. all the best!
(nodding my head throughout the entire code part as if i understood it) great video as always
This is amazing! You've made Box so much better with these modifications
Pro grammer Matt to the rescue! Good to know my Italian Leaf Green version is in good hands in the off chance I need to connect it to a Pokemon Box that I don't own (yet 👀)
I see Absol video I click Absol video
No but srsly I'm so hyped for this
I use my modded GameCube and use box ALOT, this is AMAZING!!! There’s so many new ways to start a new playthrough and this has so many uses, thank you so much absol! 😎
Happy to have someone like you in the Pokémon community, would love to nickname my eventual extreemspeed zigzagoon after you
Great stuff! Thanks for that work, will come in handy for the surfing Pichu hunt eventually!
absolutely love this under-the-hood stuff. reminds me of the Rumble weekend edition video. technology has come a long way
You have a talent for sure, but more importantly than that, passion for decided to work on a project lik this when most others wouldn't even look in the direction of Pokemon Box.
Its people like you who give me hope that i will be able to play my older pokemon games in a way that i enjoy long into the future. Thanks to people using their own time and skill for passion projects like this. With the e-shop closure just around the corner this makes me optimistic 💕👏
You are amazing, can't thank you enough for this, I'm eternally grateful for the work of modders that make old stuff usable in the current day, now I can store some Pokemon without having to beat the entire game first!!
This is AWESOME. This level of dedication to something that 99% of platyers would overlook is what sets you apart from other content creators. I love this channel, unfortunately I am not able to find original versions of any GBA or DS game here in spain but I still love watching your content.
LOVE these types of videos!
I’ve always wanted something like this! Now I can use my Japanese Pokémon Box instead of spending thousands of dollars for an American copy. Would love to see an update video too if you figure out the issues at the end of the video.
I have a physical US Pokemon box, and I have been putting off going for the Special Eggs because of the cumbersome requirements. This changes everything, thanks!
New Absol lore just dropped. Apparently he is hacker man on the weekends!
Dude that's awesome, I have a soft spot for Pokémon Box for how much time I spent organizing my Pokémon as a kid across cartridges. Had no idea you were into programming, but will definitely use this patch at some point in the future, I have a lot of Japanese Gen 3 cartridges lying around but my copy of Box is PAL.
Thanks! I'm not too much of a hobbyist programmer, but it is what I do for a living lol
talk about timing, I JUST snagged a copy of pokemon box myself (JPN), and was just going to trade my US Emerald pokemon to a copy of JP Emerald to transfer them. You’re a godsend for this patch dude
Always cool to see new workarounds and software being made for these older games, i'm definitely gonna look into patching my copy of Box.
Epic. The fact that you cared to fix this is very commendable, I am impressed. I can’t think of a better way to spend a weekend lol. Good work Matt!
"Pro grammer" my humor is so broken, I was laughing for a while with this one
That was the quickest sub ever. You're awesome for this!
He cooked and he served. Well done Absol this is a key piece of software that will assist me in my journey of 100%ing gen 3 :).
Bro that is pretty sick. I would love to see more stuff like this from you.
This is amazing! I literally replaced the batteries in my gen 3 games yesterday and was going to put box on my gc useing swiss.
You are the magician friend I wish I had, dude. LOL "just fixed this big thing for all of you. was only a little weekend project." I love you omg
Bro Matt, no joke I just started a huge play though of all gen 3 games including the GC games. This box patch is about to change everything.
In the recent time, I don't think I've ever clicked so fast on your video. Amazing work Matt, I’m very impressed and proud and thankful of your dedication and commitment to the project and the community, thank you for what you do! ❤🎉👌
Of course this patch comes out AFTER i finish all of my work with my gen 3 living dex. That 100 dex minimum was so annoying. Plus all of the other limitations. So glad to find this video and this patch. Thank you
Another banger absol video I hope it never ends
You're the best dude. You always go the extra mile for the community
Thank you so very much for everything that you have done for this community. Not only in the past, but even with just this single patch. Much respect to you! Also, any thoughts of making this open source by chance? I would love to actually give this a deeper look in my free time to perhaps learn from. Thank you again regardless for making this!
always nice to see a pro grammer use their dark powers for good
Your programming skills impress me! Love how passionate and dedicated you are=)
I had no idea Pokemon Box had all these issues, but I'm glad you where able to fix them!
Incredible work Absol, can’t wait for part 2 to see what other changes are in store!
Great work man! I did something similar with the JP colosseum bonus disk to make it work internationally. I also wanted to make a patch for the JP exclusive platinum Pokémon ranch but I can’t find a dump of the game anywhere online
Literally the exact video I was looking for! Thank you!
I love how you can make a video about some Pokémon thing I have no idea about and make me extremely invested in it
This is amazing, it’s a shame I already completed my gen 3 living dex without is :( I’d love to see this done with Pokémon ranch
The first issue is a holdover from the Stadium games. You can’t withdraw Pokémon (at least in Stadium 2) into a different save file until you meet a Pokémon caught requirement
Just F'n Amazing!!!! Thanks so much for all your uploads, man! Brings a little joy to my life every time you post a new video! Keep up the great work, man!
THIS IS AMAZING!
The last couple of months I started some mod projects including my GameCube (picoboot install with swiss) and my GBA (IPS mod). I mostly wanted to check out the GameCube Pokemon games I never got to experience, that are also priced insanely high second hand. After getting it all setup, I played though Colosseum first and then XD. This got me on the kick of wanting to complete the 3rd Gen Pokedex. Turns out this is way harder than it needs to be.
I then started a new save through my old English Fire Red to start cracking down on the OG 151...but I needed Leaf Green to get the rest. Checked eBay for the English version and noped out because of the prices, so I bought a $20 Japanese version. I thought this would be an interesting change up anyway, considering I've played Gen 1 countless times. Soo I speed run through my Japanese Leaf Green and then can't even get the National Dex because I have ~30 Pokemon and you need 60. I thought, oh well, this is a good time to try Pokemon Box. It Doesn't work. Then I research....duh I need to finish the Sevi Islands and I'll just have to finish getting the 60 on my own in game. Did that, and it still didn't work.
Well....I'll try the Japanese version of Pokemon box....even though this won't help me in the long run. This leads to me to discover that Japanese GameCube memory cards are different and I also need a block 59 card. But, I have swiss so I'll just emulate the card. Then I run into the issue that swiss's MC emulation for whatever reason does not want to work with Japanese Pokemon Box. UGH
So I start researching Pokemon Box and stumble on your video uploaded 1 day ago! THANK YOU! This is a good solution
For anyone thinking I could just use a link cable to trade from my GC player to my GBA, yes this could work, because the GBA games are not region locked, but like you mentioned in the video this is very slow, and my old Crusty GBA link cable from my child hood refuses to work even after my attempts to repair it. Originally I didn't worry about it because I could trade with the GC/GBA cable with Colosseum and XD, but this won't work for my Japanese version. I do have a link cable on the way now though. Eventually I would like them to all be in Pokemon Box so I can transfer everything to my US Ruby/Emerald versions.
Also, yes, PKHex is an option, but I try not to use hacking tools to get the best streamlined experience. The whole point of modding the GameCube, buying a GBA to GC adapter, Gameboy player, and all the other random accessories was to get a mostly legit experience. Emulators are great also but there is a fun factor that is lost. You could argue all this region locking and gatekeeping were part of the original experience, but fuck that lol. 3rd Gen is crazy
I love the Pokémon Rumble head turn at 3:53
This is seriously so impressive. You've done a service to this game, thanks absol!!
I've been using this since it was released, i have a bunch of different language gen 3 games, so its is so damn useful having just one storage for all of my pokemon. I'm finishing my living dex there too. Thank you, really, i was one of the people trading foreign pokemon to my english emerald in order to have them in the american version of Pokemon Box
On a kinda separate note, i was thinking the other day that it would be cool to have the updated version of My Pokemon Ranch for non-japanese games, but i imagine that is so much more work than this that probably its never gonna be done. (specially with the translation and all of that stuff)
I'm working on my gen 3 living dex.... I'm new to modding gamecubes, how do I mod the gamecube? Lol. Is there a specific way to mod it? If you have a video that would be awesome.
You are now a certified Pokemon Boxer. Hitmonchan and Crabrawler would be proud
How fascinating, especially the bit about Box being able to play RS on a tv without the Gameboy player and the fact it uses an emulator and rom to do so.
love these videos! its so cool seeing people fixing these older pokemon games is just so great and pretty cool for game preservation
This is absolutely incredible and a total game changer!! I will be using this SO much thank you so so so so so soooo much from the bottom of my heart for your hard work. I didn't even think this could be possible!
So when’s the Pokémon boxing match??
Any video like this please
These are so much fun to watch
matt you are not only a PRO GAMER but also a PRO GRAMMER
This is awesome. I love the dedication to fixing this and rumble. The community is lucky to have you out here working on these projects.
Also, those seem to be some curious Pokémon you're showing off at the end there. They seem like shinies one might find during the course of an upcoming video or something 🤔
I have 0 interest in Pokemon Box, but I just love seeing what Matt's up to. He always has something fun to share!
This is so cool! I've never done any moding to a console before, but once I obtain a copy of pokemon box I just might have to try it.
This is really cool in general! You just made R&S Box up to date!
Love your vids always great when you upload
as someone fairly new at coding, this was a very informative and still super interesting. absol does it again!
now if only someone fixed ranch's problem where you can only deposit and withdraw from the same save
great vid BTW
Ranch is on my list of projects in the future. I want it to be compatible with all Gen IV games, localized with the Platinum update, and also with no silly restrictions like that.
Honestly the biggest hurdle is that Ranch's files are archived in a way that no one has been able to figure out in 16 years...
Saint Absol we thank you
Can’t wait to play frlg with gen 2 and 3 mon! Thanks absol
Mad respect. This is super cool and would probably look dope on your resume
I never would have put two and two together that Box's Adventure Mode was just emulated ROMs using your cartridge's save file. Completely explains why we can't use Emerald or FRLG in Adventure Mode!
The reason for PAL/NTSC versions having differing compatibility on games, is because the connected GBA with the cart is used to check the actual ROM version to load in for the Game Boy emulator portion. All the European ROMs are present on the disc of the PAL version with each revision of it on there, to take the differing versions into account.
This is awesome. I look forward to using it.
I love you so much, I just bought a setup for shinyhunting and this will help me a lot
I see you with that platinum update Ranch
So... the pokemon box games that cost full price to transfer pokemon data outside of the games directly... wouldn't let you connect with the other versions just because why not and it works fully as intended? (PS: I really like you taking a dive into these games it's really interesting good vid!)
Weird. Also nice shades they give a sick programmer look
I love your banpresto mother figures. Just finished my set around Christmas!
I think i just found my new favorite channel
I had no idea pokemon box existed until now
your videos always make my day :D
awesome video as always matt