GBA game on PSP freezes mid-game

I've got a hacked PSP; CFW 5.50 M33.I'm using gpSP Kai 3.3 to emulate the GBA games.From what I've played, all have worked but one: Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge. I load the game, hit New Game, it goes through the text, and when it goes to continue to a cutscene, Banjo and Kazooie walk out of the house and it acts up. It does one of three things:1. Freezes on image; no sound
2. Freezes on image; glitchy sound (as if you ripped out a real gamepak from a GBA)
3. It resets to the 'Gameboy' logo (when you turn on an actual GBA), and reloads the game. Case #2 usually follows after this one.Any help? Please and thanks =D

Try a different build. Many exist. Search qj.net or pspslimhacks

I upgraded from 3.3 to 3.4, and got the same thing. It must be a compatibility issue.Thanks for the help TirithRR.

Try gPSP-J, the newest version. It's in Japanese, but it works. You can check to see if you have a bad rom.

Make sure you have a good gba bios too.

mikeac · #4Try gPSP-J, the newest version. It's in Japanese, but it works. You can check to see if you have a bad rom.

thanks, I'll try it.
I got the rom from here. Plus, I can play past the part on VisualBoy.

Replying to #5

Is there a way to check this? I just googled one and dled it.

You can find a good copy of a GBA Bios here:
http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=6326.0You may have to rename it to be the correct name that your GBA PSP emulator is looking for.

m64m · #1I've got a hacked PSP; CFW 5.50 M33.I'm using gpSP Kai 3.3 to emulate the GBA games.From what I've played, all have worked but one: Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge. I load the game, hit New Game, it goes through the text, and when it goes to continue to a cutscene, Banjo and Kazooie walk out of the house and it acts up. It does one of three things:1. Freezes on image; no sound
2. Freezes on image; glitchy sound (as if you ripped out a real gamepak from a GBA)
3. It resets to the 'Gameboy' logo (when you turn on an actual GBA), and reloads the game. Case #2 usually follows after this one.Any help? Please and thanks =D

Everryone else has got the answer...but I'm curious.There is no 5.50 m33 series, it's 5.00 m33, is that what the psp says?

TirithRR · #7You can find a good copy of a GBA Bios here:
http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=6326.0You may have to rename it to be the correct name that your GBA PSP emulator is looking for.

Thanks, TirithRR.

Replying to #8

My bad. Tried to name the firmware off the top of my head. It's actually 5.50 GEN-D3.

*update*I downloaded gpSP J 100211, and when I go to load the emulator, it says some things in Japanese, and then resets back to the PSP main loader. Help? Please and thanks =D

Replying to #10

Yep.It doesn't work.It's not going to work no matter how many versions of gpSP you try. :\I have tried a few and they all do the same.
The gpSP-J version doesn't even run as many games as gpSP Kai - http://pspslimhacks.com/psp-emulators/game-boy-advance/
That one still doesn't work with Banjo-Kazooie, but it has more compatibility than the gpSP-J.

okay. thanks, ace1o1. btw, what's the difference between gpSP Kai and gpSP Mod?

Replying to #12

Don't know.Different releases prolly.