How to get BSFE to run

In order to use this guide you will need the following:

• The BSFE ROMs (find these yourself)
• The patches for the ROMs
• ZSNES 1.40
• Ability to read (sorry, can't help you here)

At the time of writing this version 1.40 was the latest version. Only this version (and the WIPs preceding it) will work due to  improvements in BS emulation. Sadly, Fire Emblem 5 still has problems with this version so use version 1.36 or Snes9x for that game. Anyway, we will be using a feature of ZSNES to get these BS Fire Emblem games in working order.

That function is auto patching. If you have a ROM patch that is the same name as the ROM when you load the ROM the patch will be automatically added. So, extract the patches from the ZIP archive (using WinZip or otherwise) then rename them to the corresponding ROM names. In this example I will be using the GoodSNES names. The ROMs I need to patch are:

• BS Fire Emblem Akaneia Senki 1 - Palace Kanraku (J).smc
• BS Fire Emblem Akaneia Senki 2 - Akai Ryuuki Shi (J).smc
• BS Fire Emblem Akaneia Senki 3 - Seigi no Tozokudan (J).smc
• BS Fire Emblem Akaneia Senki 4 - Hajimari no Toki (J).smc

What this means is I rename the patches to match the ROM names. So;

• BSFM1.ips becomes BS Fire Emblem Akaneia Senki 1 - Palace Kanraku (J).ips
• etc

One last thing, make sure the patches are in the directory where you saves and savestates are (which by default is the ROM directory)

Mini FAQ

Q: I'm a Mac user, what do I do?
A: You can't do anything as theres no Mac version of ZSNES and Snes9x doesn't have the BS support. Manually apply the IPS patches or get pre patched versions.

Q: Whenever I load ZSNES or its directory, my system hangs?
A: Play with your antivirus software as it makes the system hang as it scans the file on loading AND running.