DKC2 - Glitched Rom after doing Castle Crush Glitch

[gblargg]

I'm guessing that this glitch merely corrupts the battery RAM data in a way that crashes the game when it first examines it when powered on. This would explain the problem on the SNES and in an emulator. This theory predicts that a "damaged" cartridge could be fixed by clearing the battery RAM in a copier or other device that allows direct access to it. There's no way I can imagine that it actually damages the cartridge ROMs.

[UndertakerU2ber]

Yeah I'm gonna go outa my way to say this but I think this is fake...BECAUSE I do not believe that the game could screw itself up internally with just a glitch. I know C++ and with all of the knowledge I know I will stand with my accusation.

[ColorPrinter42]

@UndertakerU2ber You apparently have no idea how an actual computer handles and runs actual code at a level deeper than C++. It's no fake.

[UndertakerU2ber]

@ColorPrinter42 Than name a possibility on how the computer interprets the code cause I'm in college dude.

[AlessioDel1992]

they could do "copy and paste" of the rom file before doing this, no? :D (means not true for original cartridge)

[crazybuizel]

This is probably caused by the fact that when you have that mysterious barrel, the effect is called on something in environment, which... well, makes the game crash. Depending on what's grabbed it can make the game do all sorts of things, ranging from silly graphical errors to rewriting parts of the SRAM. Nasty!

[yonoid88]

Yeah, if it can do that to the rom... wow, I see why you don't need to do it on the real thing. :\

[kargaroc386]

I wonder if you patched the original version into the Virtual Console, and then did this glitch, would it brick your Wii?

[nomedeusuarionaodisp]

Does the ROM star working again if you delete your save file?

This case is pretty curious, but since some say that it may even damage your computer, I'd rather not try it... well, I didn't think that Mew was under the truck, but I'd rather not mess something up on it.

[MasterVash]

I'm impressed at just how brutal a glitch this is. I'm also relieved I didn't find it when I was a kid or I would've explored the hell out of it and probably not have the working DKC2 cartridge I do now.

Also, this currently has 7,777 views. All lucky sevens!

/FFVII

[SirVG]

I want to know if you played it on a real cart or via an emulator. If you did the later, did it actually change the ROM file? It's a bit of a curiosity from a long time gamer.

[pakitovo]

It was on emulator, it didn't change anything on the rom at least not size or name, but definetly the file was messed up.

[SirVG]

@pakitovo Well, a file name wouldn't change, that's expected. I'm curious that if you ran a SHA-1 or MD5 check on the file, if the results would state that the file was changed. It would be easy to check on a computer, but also possible on a real cart if there was access to a SNES cart dumper. I'm mainly curious to know if the ROM (the game) or the SRAM (save file) is what gets changed. It would be quite strange if it was the ROM itself, given what ROM is...

[pakitovo]

I lost all the files and videos themselfs when my computer broke, try it yourself if you are so curious! :)

[rekcaHrepyH]

@pakitovo couldn't have messed up the actual ROM or emulator. Has to be something in the save file. Would be interesting to examine it and see what the heck happens to cause this.

[totoofze47]

Even the ROM will fuck up ?! Holy shit, that's what I call a DEADLY glitch !

[Icalasari]

Looks like a certain ape had some laced bananas...

[ThePivotAdventures]

How do you do this glitch and why does it total your game?

[AwesomeMcKillington]

I'm betting this glitch would be nowhere near as catastrophic on an original, physical game pak.

The ROM is physical on a cartridge, it cannot be edited. Since the glitch appears to, at its worst, corrupt all that is corruptible, the SRAM (Battery-backed save memory) would be affected but not the game data itself.

Of course, this is all just a supposition.

[Icalasari]

@AwesomeMcKillington And if the save file is so glitched up that it causes the menu at the start of the game to glitch, leading to it being impossible to delete the file...?

[carpathia808]

ive never seen a glitch this bad!

[GalladeGuy]

This is the kind of thing I dream about when I have a cold.

[Delvarian]

Ooff.. This was scary. Imagine if it were to corrupt the emulator or the folder. *gulp* Never trying this glitch without heavy protection.

[EggmanDrCuckooMan]

This is somewhat disgusting to look at. It looks like the game just threw up all over itself, and it makes me feel just a little like I have to do the same. Graphics glitches have always kinda given me a very slight nauseated feeling looking at them, and this is no exception. So when you tried to load your game, did it just go back to the last moment before the fatal error itself or was that you loading state?

[pakitovo]

This was years ago, but I think I couldn't even load the previous savestate, the emulator freezed.

[romanemul]

@EggmanDrCuckooMan "Graphics glitches have always kinda given me a very slight nauseated feeling looking at them". Im having same strange feelings when im seeing some glitches i allways tought its just me.

[Outside998]

This bug does NOT work on the Wii Virtual Console. It's been fixed (Thank Heavens)

[Shadowtheninja101]

but i wanted to try it...

[Azure30]

Hm? Maybe you just can't perform it, but the glitch works perfectly fine in the VC version. However, the end result is not a glitched game at least.

[Azure30]

Of course... I don't know this for sure... I've been toying with the glitch TRYING to get it to corrupt the data. The best I've done is had Diddy alone do the glitch early on in the level, causing the 'invisible' barrel to become the rambi barrel. Right before the rambi barrel explodes after getting into it, the game freezes, the background becomes heavily pixellated.. then it gets worse.. then it goes black... then the Wii completely locks up and the sound 'flatlines'.

[SecretAgentJonathon]

if the glitch was left on the wii virtual console, there would be a definite chance that the wii would be bricked

its a good thing they fixed it

[Outside998]

Yeah, just imagine: One little downloaded game breaks the entire hard drive of your Wii... Damn, I would be pissed.

[EagerSleeper]

@Outside998 I think thats amazing that even though the SNES programming technology is probably in a dusty closet somewhere at Nintendo HQ yet they still pulled it out, either still had someone on staff from the SNES days or hired somebody and began fixing it. Then porting it.

[Dogolife]

btw one the only games that you can corrupt w/o HAX xD

[Dogolife]

pause at 0:41 diddy is skinny and... naked? xD

[PrincessZeldaBanned7]

dont do drugs children.. give hugs

._. poor game XD

[MiSha400]

OMG! Imagine this happening to your DKC2 cartridge. oO

[kissapoikanen]

*Mario's voice*

Mamma mia! That sucks

[AvrilRox547]

Thanx!

[AvrilRox547]

oh sorry nevermind i know what happends when u clicl on ur file i didn't watch the whole vid cuz i thought when u clicked on the file i jst stayed all dark then it ended! so plz delete that!

[pakitovo]

Don't worry man, understandable mistake! :D

[AvrilRox547]

oh man! if ur files are still saved what happens when u clicl on it? does it just go to castle crush and do what it did in the beginning?

[Maplekitty]

*looks blank* That really is a messed up game...I was thinking of trying the glitch on ma Wii's DKC2...now I'm glad I haven't, nor will I now!

[pakitovo]

Who knows what would happen on Wii lol :)

[Chinelin]

Lol, I get much lower results while re-writting all the GBC's ROM map with closed eyes O_o

[pakitovo]

Pure mess lol :)

[sonicfeet]

Castle Crush seems to have the most fucked up coding in DKC2.

I think you unlocked the secret Missingno Mode.

[pakitovo]

lol :)

[ShadowOcean]

Yay! Inverted colors!

[pakitovo]

Yup and broken game lol

[TweeterMan287]

And I thought Missingno messed up the old Pokemon games badly...

[pakitovo]

I was watching some Missingno videos, and nothing to do with this lol

[glitchhunter09]

Actually It is 'M misingno's look alike who messes up games. All missingno does is cause graphical glitches if his stats are looked at and corrupt the hall of fame. 'M can do this and more.

[pakitovo]

Missingno can corrupt a few things, this can corrup the whole game :P

[glitchhunter09]

Yeah. If a glitch pokemon by the name of .4 uses a certain glitch attack it can corrupt the whole game in weird ways. without this move .4 is harmless and is quite the powerful deamon.

[pakitovo]

You sound like an expert, I'll have to agree with you :)

[Volcott]

wow, this glitch sure breaks the theory about that glitched can't corrupt games forever

[pakitovo]

It can happen also in pokemon games with the glitch islands, isn't it?

[Aub99]

Wow, a glitch that totally breaks your rom that's quite something.

[bleurgh]

Even tho I posted this on another video, this totally messed up my whole SNES. After doing it I remember it freezing my DK2 and every other game I put in it (DK1, Super Mario World, Super-Mario All-Stars) all had these weird pixel problems etc.

[pakitovo]

lol! Bad luck to you I guess!

But as I said to everyone that wants to try this, they must know there are risks.

[bleurgh]

I did the glitch like 2 years ago. A guy found this out around 10 years ago and posted it on his site, which is still up today.

[pakitovo]

10 years ago? Should be on the date of the video, post here the link!

[HiMyNameIsRoxi]

Does that mean you have to find a new game? I'm so sorry that happened :[

[pakitovo]

I figured out how to solve the problem :)

[Blaziken257]

This glitch is more lethal that Missingno.!

[Blaziken257]

Sorry, I meant "than," not "that"!

[pakitovo]

Sure it is, and you don't have to go to glitch island!

[BohepansTheThird]

Oh man, don't go hatin' on MissingNo...xD At least he's awesome enough for fanfiction! Let's see someone try to make a fanfic outta this! O_O!

No seriously. xD OH DAAAA-YUM. I'd never heard of a ROM being corrupted and/or ocmpletely destroyed beyond playability by a glitch! An actual cart, sure, but never a ROM. Geez nips. Learn somethin' knew every day, I guess. Wow. You win teh internets for makin this video!

[Sora444]

The Games ARMS ARE BROKEN!!!

[pakitovo]

Like my eyes after glitching it!

[Dixiegurl56]

This glitch is so cool! ;D

[pakitovo]

Yeah, I saw your video a week ago (check comments!), you must be very brave to try it in real cartridge!

[LeKordes]

Awesome xD

[Blueslipstream]

I thinks it crushed more than the castle, doc.

[pakitovo]

Sure it is!

[pakitovo]

Gracias :D

He subido varios más hoy, a ver qué te parecen ;)

[talaivaneizer]

OMG! This is scary!

And 4 honors with just 2 views and none rating or favoriting? Wow! XD

My part: 5 stars and fave! :D