Sonic Advance 3 Problem

[alternateshadow]

Sorry, I didn't know where else to post this thread.

I'm trying to play Sonic Advance 3 on VBA. It works fine, works like a charm, but when I begin the actual story, the game is modified. Like, I start at Route 99 without going through the intro "Dr. Eggman takes over the world, evil schemes, Sonic and is buddies must stop him blah blah blah", I have all Chao found in every stage, 9 Special Keys in each stage, all Chaos Emeralds, all maps, and all characters.

I grew up playing this game, so it's very, very important to me. Yes, I did clear the data, but when I reset the ROM, all it did was go back to being hacked. This spoils the game for me. Is this anti-piracy? Can I patch the ROM so that I can play the game from scratch? If so, how?

This might not make sense if you've never played Sonic Advance 3. Anyone who is able to help, thanks.

[Nemkoon]

Where did you get the rom?

[alternateshadow]

I got the ROM from Doperoms.

[Nemkoon]

http://www.emuparadise.org/Nintendo_...)(Venom)/44728
Use this rom.
The one your using was most likely hacked by whoever made the ROM

[alternateshadow]

It's still doing it...

[Nemkoon]

Did you check to make sure cheats were off?

[alternateshadow]

Cheats are off, nor are there any cheats located in the cheat list.

[Nemkoon]

Trying getting the version of VBA from the main site.

[alternateshadow]

I don't want to trouble you, but it's still not working properly.

[Nemkoon]

I don't know what to do...

[alternateshadow]

I figured it out! Before I started playing the Sonic Advance 3 ROM, I was playing Pokémon Ruby Version. BUT, in order to play Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire Red/Leaf Green on VBA, you MUST set the save type to Flash 128k, for if on Flash 64k, it will not run. If you exit the Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire Red/Leaf Green ROM, and head straight to Sonic Advance 3 while the save type is set to Flash 128k, I think this activates a trainer (I don't know any other way to describe it). I've tested this out and my words are 100% correct.

If anyone else has the same problem as I did, make sure the save type is set to Flash 64k, not Flash 128k. You can check by going to Options>Emulator>Save Type>Flash 64k.