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vizaru
Posted on 06-24-22 08:35 PM Link | #5371
Hi there, I'm new to melonDS.

I am currently trying to get cheats to work for Final Fantasy III, and have been unsuccessful despite my best attempts. I followed the guide posted on this website, to no avail. However, I know that I'm doing the steps correctly because I went ahead and got Pokemon Black just so I could test some cheats, and they worked flawlessly first time. So it seems that for some reason it's not working for FF3 specifically. I got both games from Vimms lair and both games' AR cheat codes from codejunkies. I cross referenced the codes with other sources to make sure they were correct. I know the cheats work because I used to use them on my DS acekard years ago.

I am at a loss for why the cheats in FF3 are not working. should I try to verify the roms integrity? any suggestions would be welcome. thanks

Vulpliks
Posted on 06-24-22 11:41 PM Link | #5375
Firstly, make sure you are using the game region that matches the cheat code.
I checked on Codejunkies, and the codes are relative to the AFFP version of the game. That means the European version.
To make sure what version you have, after you boot the ROM on MelonDS, go to System > ROM Info, and check the "Game Code" field.
If your version is the US one (AFFE), there are other codes.

For a quick test, let's say you want to have Infinite Gil.
Copy the AR code and paste into System > Setup Cheat Codes > New category > (New AR Code)
Make sure you have selected "Enable cheats" on System Menu.
Ok, when you get to move in the map, press the activation sequence (L+R pressed together)
Then check you gil value. It should be full of 9's.
I tested it just now and it worked.

vizaru
Posted on 06-25-22 08:41 PM Link | #5376
Vulpliks, thank you so much, it worked.

It didn't occur to me to check the region, which in hindsight seems so obvious. looking again, I now see that I was on the UK version of codejunkies, which had codes for AFFP. I went to the US site and got the codes for AFFE. Thank you bro.

vizaru
Posted on 06-25-22 09:52 PM Link | #5377
as an addendum, it turns out that the American (AFFE) and European (AFFP) versions of FF3 have different cheat codes. more specifically, AFFE is just straight up missing several cheats. I searched several websites and they all have the same incomplete list. so either I'm dumb and can't find them all, or AFFP is better for cheats.

just a weird obscurity I figured I would record for any future readers reference.


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