I'm so dumb, all that to forget I can't hook clip. I didn't even realize it worked on the US version.

Hello, I am trying to use the Any% JP savestate pack to practice with VBA 1.8.0 beta 3, but it is not accepting the sg1 files, and crashes when I try to change them to sgm files. Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong? There isn't a lot of info online about the sg1 files. Thank you.

Hello,

I started running about a month or so ago. I was having issues with the resistance glitch as well. There is not a whole lot of information out there since this isn't a popular game. I followed the tutorial properly, but it just wouldn't work. I then tried it on emulator, and it worked! I believe the issue is that my cartridge was the wrong version, possibly v1.0, whereas the ROM I used was v1.1. I have an FXPAK Pro, so I run it on a SNES console, and it works.

JustTen's tutorial at 6:50 explains the steps to set it up properly. Simply put 1) Have a save file with endgame Phoebe as your partner. 2) Load that file 3) Soft reset console 4) Start new game 5) Ensure not to save AT ANY POINT in the game. The game remembers the resistances of the partner of the last save file used, so if you save, the resistances will reset. If it does not work on your console, try it on an emulator to check if it's your cartridge version that's the problem.

Tree boss is Gidrah, the chimera, I am assuming. JustTen's video at 1:51:45 explains pretty well. Basically, both Ben and Kaeli spam Aero, then heal and cure when necessary. Try to get past first stage quickly as he doesn't hit as hard when one of the heads is gone.

Pazuzu's Tower is complicated and where he goes is pure RNG. All you can do for consistency is memorize the route and what to do based on which floor. For practice, just run the tower as if he is the worst and went to 2F. Again, you can use JustTen's vid to get a visual guide and just keep running the tower over and over. Once you memorize the tower, it becomes a matter of cycling the RNG each new run.

If you have more specific questions, feel free to ask and I will try to answer them. I definitely had my own problems with smaller things not covered by tutorials.