The correct way of creating a neo-geo cd image..

[catallin]

@Experiment how exactly are you doing that image to put it on HDD and play it? I'm trying verry hard and i didn't make it. If you have the time, please put a short tutorial from the iso+traks of neo geo cd game and the files from the emu to actually play from hdd. Many many thanks

Originally Posted by nashismo

I found that almost every game on the net come whith an ISO plus a bunch of mp3 files. The explanation to this is that the structure of the neo-geo cd is like mixed discs, with the first track with data, and rest with audio tracks.
So... how to make an image with all this from the iso and mp3?

First you will need...
The game files (ISO + mp3).
Notepad.
Nero (I used 5.5).

Then we'll have to create a "cue" file (this is the trick).
Open the notepad an paste this..

FILE "gamename.iso" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2048
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 02.mp3" MP3
TRACK 02 AUDIO
PREGAP 00:03:00
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 03.mp3" MP3
TRACK 03 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 04.mp3" MP3
TRACK 04 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 05.mp3" MP3
TRACK 05 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 06.mp3" MP3
TRACK 06 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 07.mp3" MP3
TRACK 07 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 08.mp3" MP3
TRACK 08 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 09.mp3" MP3
TRACK 09 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 10.mp3" MP3
TRACK 10 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 11.mp3" MP3
TRACK 11 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 12.mp3" MP3
TRACK 12 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 13.mp3" MP3
TRACK 13 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 14.mp3" MP3
TRACK 14 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track 15.mp3" MP3
TRACK 15 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00

replace "gamename.iso" with the filename of your iso file, and the track names with the mp3 filenames keeping an eye on the placement order.

then save the file as "anything.cue", and put it in the same folder as the iso and mp3 files.

then open Nero, go to "recorder", then "choose recorder", then "image recorder" and press "OK".

Then go to "file" -> "Burn Image", search the cue file that you created and click "open". then write the image, and nero will ask you where.

Finally burn it with the software you like.

(you could write directly to a cdr instead of an image, but nero has to convert the mp3 to cda so i recomend you to build the image first).

That's it..

The other way, (i haven't tried it yet)... is to extract the iso content and build a mixed cd with nero, drag the extracted files to the data field, and the mp3s to the audio field. Then burn. Let me know if it works.
Anyway, I think the first method is the best one.

Hope it helps.
bye bye.

Hello everyone I am new to this thing. I had used CDpgen to run the emulator on NeoCDps2 but I can make the game run. I had read every post but it get me kind of confuse. would anyone kindly can help me out with this? I will thankz in advances.

[lurklurk]

i have tried a couple of things mentioned on this site and it hasn't been working. should i use cdgenps2? im using swap magic 3.6.

[Experiment1106]

ok i make it short ......
place the neocd Emu files in CDgen with the bios and the sytem.cnf

Then unpack the iso from the game and put these files in CDgen too.

Forget the MP3 stuff this work for me not too.

thats all in cdgen make an iso and burn -- you have lost the background music but the FX are in the game is working.

Hope this helps for you to play neogeoCD

Greets Experiment1106

Hmmm Can it Load Games from HDD?

[boule]

hello,
Only way to play from HDD is with Experiment1106's method right above your message (by installing/launching this image with hdloader, but there will be no sound :/