Alright so today I wanted to play Pokemon White 2 on my old phone. Heard it was awesome, right? Figured getting it running would be simple. Ha. Total pain.
First Try – Total Failure
Grabbed a version of the game file everyone said worked. Opened up my usual program to play DS stuff. Loaded the file. Boom. Just black screen. Stuck there forever. Nothing happened. Closed it. Tried again. Same dang thing. Frustrating.
Did a quick search. Saw other folks complaining about the same crash. Turns out this specific Pokemon White 2 version needs extra help. UGH. Needed something called a special file to prevent freezing.
Hunting Down the Fix
Looked around online. Found a place mentioning the fix file. Specific name and all. Downloaded it. Felt kinda sketchy, but desperate times. Now, I needed to actually apply this thing to the game file.
Here’s where it got messy:
- Found another small tool online meant to patch game files.
- Opened the tool. Super basic screen.
- Clicked “Apply Patch” or whatever.
- It asked for two things:
- The original, broken Pokemon White 2 file I first tried.
- The new fix file I just downloaded.
- Pressed the button. Took like two seconds. Said “Done” or something.
Okay, cool. Now I have a NEW game file. The patched one. Replaced the old crashy one with this fresh patched file. Kept my fingers crossed.
The Moment of Truth
Went back to my DS program. Deleted the old saved data it tried to make earlier. Started fresh. Loaded up the NEW patched file.
Screen went black… then the Nintendo DS logo popped up! YES! Game started! Saw the intro, got past Professor Juniper’s speech. Everything ran smooth. Could actually save my game too. Worked perfectly. Finally!
Quick Tips If You Try This
- Definitely need that fix file – Without patching the original, forget it. It just won’t work. Save yourself the headache.
- Clear old saves – If it crashed before, delete that auto-saved stuff before loading the fixed file. Prevents weird conflicts.
- Use specific settings – Not needed for me, but some people mentioned tweaking sound or video options if it runs slow. Mine was fine.
So yeah, bit of a hassle finding and applying that patch, but once you swap the files? Plays like a dream. Totally worth the twenty minutes of fiddling. On to training some Pokemon!