For those too lazy to click on the link, below is a guide to getting the xbox program Surreal64 to recognize ROMs.
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For a while I had the same problem as everyone else in this forum. My ROMs wouldn't show up in the game list when using the Surreal64_V1.0 Emulator. But after an hour of fiddling around, I found the answer to why the ROMs weren't being listed. So here is a guide for you guys to follow, hopefully it will get at least a couple of your ROMs to work.
First...
I am assuming that you have already downloaded Surreal64_V1.0 and installed it in the proper directory. So if you don't have Surreal running on your Xbox, look somewhere else for that tutorial. I'm going to walk through this in 2 main steps, the first is editing the config file. If you have already done that, skip to the second step.
So, open up the Surreal configuration file...
Set the Rom path to whatever you want it to be. I'll use mine as an example: Rom Path=F:\Apps\Emulators\Surreal64_V1.0\roms Make sure that the media path corresponds also
example: Media Path=F:\Apps\Emulators\Surreal64_V1.0\Media Then open up the ultra config file, scroll down to where they have the rompath command and fill in the same location so...
example: rompath=F:\Apps\Emulators\Surreal64_V1.0\romsand that's it for editing the config files.
Next I'm going to cover the big problem.
When you download/create a rom for a N64 game you need to name the file so that Surreal64 can recognize it. If the name is not exactly what Surreal is looking for it will not recognize the file. This is the big problem that needs to be fixed. And here's how you can fix it.
Figure out what games/rom you have, for example lets use the game Wipeout 64. You know that you have the ROM for this game, but it's not showing up in Surreal. So open up the 1964 config file with notepad and go to the Edit tab, then select Find.... Type in Wipeout then click on find. You will find two paragraphs using the word Wipeout. The second paragraph should look something like this...
[132D2732-C70E9118-C:45]
Game Name=Wipeout 64
Comments=Playable!
Alternate Title=Wipeout 64 (U) [!]
EEPROM Size=1
This bit of info is very important. If your ROM file is named "Wipeout 64" and it isn't running, try renaming it to "Wipeout 64 (U) [!]". Sometimes it will recognize the normal game name, and other times it will accept the alternative title. It's all a matter of trying out different titles for the ROMs. You can also try using the Surreal64 config file. The search results for Wipeout 64 using the Surreal64 config file should look like this...
[132D2732-C70E9118-C:45]
Game Name=Wipeout 64
Alternate Title=Wipeout 64 (U) [!]
Comments=
After you have renamed some of your files, transfer the roms to the rom folder listed earlier in the tutorial. Then load up Surreal64 on your Xbox.
Make Sure that you click on the REFRESH ICON on the lower right hand side of the screen, this will relist your files. It took me a while to figure that one out. If the file doesn't work try sticking it in a .zip folder. Placing games in a .zip will save you lots of space anyhows.
Below is an image of my games, to help you see what some of the titles are and what format they need to be (.n64 or .zip).
Okay, that's it for this tutorial, so I hope I have helped you out. If you get your ROMs working let me know. If not, good luck to ya.
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