[BLJM60006] Sonic The Hedgehog - Doesn't create save data making it impossible to get past title screen

[FlexBy420]

Quick summary

After pressing start in title screen, game asks you to create save data, both yes and no results in going back to title screen.

Base.Profile.2023.07.23.-.02.21.12.02.mp4

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Attach a log file

RPCS3.log.gz

Attach capture files for visual issues

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System configuration

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[Asinin3]

Have you tried making a folder for the savedata without actually putting anything in it? I have seen some games fail at making the folder, but can create the data once one exists.

[FlexBy420]

With empty folder it's now just black screen. I will try save data made by PS3.

[FlexBy420]

It does get past with PS3 made save. Leaving the save here for other users.
BLJM60006-0000.zip

[TailsGuy]

I'll load it up on RPCS3 as well

[TailsGuy]

Curiously, I loaded up the game, and I got to the title screen,
I pressed start, it asked me to make a new save.
It looks like nothing's really wrong but then it just loops the title screen again.

I'll try it with the save momentarily.

[TailsGuy]

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG [BLJM60006].log.gz

2023-07-23.23-38-41.mp4

[TailsGuy]

I used the save, and it got past the title screen, and like the other versions of 06, it's broken.
Though, I made a version of the "Graphics Fix" patch for the Japanese ver, it doesn't solve anything.

PPU-c1be5dc25994c9b4006295882516c829f8c63707:
  "Graphics Fix":
    Games:
      "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG":
        BLJM60006: [ 01.01 ]
    Author: "elad335"
    Notes: "Fixes missing graphics ingame."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
    - [ calloc, 0x00f07714, 0x4 ]
    - [ be32, 0x00000000, 0x38800003 ] # li r4, 3
    - [ jumpf, 0x00000000, "RPCS3_HLE_LIBRARY:WaitForSPUsToEmptySNRs" ] # Args: (SPU ID, 3)
    - [ be32, 0x00000000, 0x38800000 ] # li r4, 0
    - [ be32, 0x00000000, 0x44000002 ] # sc

Damn shame. Now, all I really did was just change the PPU, and also change the region so IDK if there was any more I should've done, I'm not the author of the patch.

Looking further into it, it's more complicated than that. All versions of the patch are actually specialized,
they're different for every region. So, there's probably need for a specific Japanese version.

I'd like to test the game however way I can to make this playable, American, European, Japanese, anything.

[I've also swapped around the code with the European versions, and that just makes it crash beyond the initial loading screen after the title screen, so that's a bust too.]

[FlexBy420]

Graphics fix patch in every region is broken anyway. I ported them myself to other regions but have 0 idea why they don't work. Maybe @elad335 will figure it out sooner or later

[TailsGuy]

Graphics fix patch in every region is broken anyway. I ported them myself to other regions but have 0 idea why they don't work. Maybe @elad335 will figure it out sooner or later

If he's got access to Japanese 06 anyway. It's very hard to find on amazon, ebay, dubious means, hell it's not even digital.
The code looks pretty simple at a glance but I wouldn't know. The effort required to merge a proper fix for these graphical problems is also something I've no clue about.

I had the mindset of "why not just slap the canary patch into the emu" but that's not necessarily the most accurate thing to do.

[elad335]

Is the save bug a regression?

[FlexBy420]

Game still doesn't create save data so issue should be re-open.
And the EU/JP canary patch still doesn't work.

[TailsGuy]

I'll try it out.

[TailsGuy]

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG [BLJM60006].log.gz
Nope, no change.

2023-07-24.14-50-44.mp4

[FlexBy420]

Fixed by #14443

RPCS3.log.gz