Super Mario Advance 4 - super maro bros 3

I'm using the Visual Boy Advance Emulator v 1.8.0, the final version that was released.
I downloaded the Super Mario Advance 4 - super maro bros 3 (U) ROM from Romulation and tried to play it.
The preloader didn't come on; the only thing that did was the "GAMEBOY PLAYER" thing and after that, I got a black screen with "YOUR SAVED DATA IS CORRUPTED." in yellow and white text.
How do I fix this?

Change the save type accordingly in VBA.

@deoxys388: Go to this thread & follow the instructions on it:https://www.romulation.org/forum/index.php/topic,6326.0.htmlAfter following the instruction carefully, make sure you delete the previous .sav file VisualBoyAdvance created when you first tried loading the game because VisualBoyAdvance automatically creates a .sav file to any game as required the first time you try to load a game, regardless if you actually saved in game or not, otherwise it will still mess up your game :)

Oh, OK, thanks.
I must have misunderstood that guide. *kicks self in face*

OK I just edited that thread of mine again so it won't mislead people into thinking it's meant for solving only Pokemon related issues & I added two new things I discovered along the way :)