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Shock Troopers Boot Issue

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:10 pm
by DaveGeorge
I’ve been trying to get Shock Troopers to boot, but when I try to load it the screen is distorted (even the Unibios boot screen), and then I get a memory-error. Original bios won’t work either.

I’m using the darksoft romset, is this a know issue with that romset? I’ve tried other romsets, but they don’t seem to be decrypted so they won’t work for obvious reasons.

Re: Shock Troopers boot issue

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:28 pm
by Chris23235
Does other Neo Geo Roms work? What kind of SDRam module do you use?

Re: Shock Troopers boot issue

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:42 pm
by DaveGeorge
Yes, all other neo geo roms seem to work, even the bad Apple-demo. I bought my mister from ultimatemister.com in november so i’m using the 128mb sdram module that Riccardo’s using in his misters.

Re: Shock Troopers boot issue

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:44 pm
by Chris23235
Strange, then it isn't a SDRam issue. Have you tried a different SD Card? Maybe the file on the card is faulty. I also have the Darksoft set and can confirm that Yhock Trooper worky.

Re: Shock Troopers boot issue

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:38 pm
by DaveGeorge
Ok, thanks for confirming. I’ll keep on looking for a working rom then.

Re: Shock Troopers boot issue

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:12 pm
by DaniGMX
I can confirm the same issue when loading the main Shock Troopers rom. An alternate ROM in the same romset, shcktroa.zip (I think that's Rev. A) seems to work fine. I'm also on 128MB official module.


EDIT: Fixed by replacing shocktro.zip with the one from Smokemonster/Darksoft Pack (2020-05-12). It was probably a corrupted ROM from an older pack.

Re: Shock Troopers boot issue

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:16 pm
by Cohge
DaniGMX wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:12 pm I can confirm the same issue when loading the main Shock Troopers rom. An alternate ROM in the same romset, shcktroa.zip (I think that's Rev. A) seems to work fine. I'm also on 128MB official module.


EDIT: Fixed by replacing shocktro.zip with the one from Smokemonster/Darksoft Pack (2020-05-12). It was probably a corrupted ROM from an older pack.
Iam getting the same issue but is with Last Blade 2 and KOF95... tryed with 2 differents romsets already "smoke and darksoftpack", 128mb sdram from zerohimself... Can you try to play these games?

Re: Shock Troopers boot issue

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:33 am
by DaveGeorge
Finally got Shocker troopers running. Seems I also had the same corrupted rom files.

Both Last Blade 2 and KOF95 are working for me.