EXP Patch - What Is It?

[darthmunky]

I notice that a lot of people who upload Pokemon games say that they are EXP patched... What does that even mean? Why does the exp need to be patched?

[irixith]

Nintendo DS games (especially Nintendo first party titles) have anti-piracy protection to prevent them from running on flashcarts.

In the case of the recently released Pokemon Black & White, there are a number of protections in place -- one of them is that you can't gain any experience in battle. Therefore the games are patched to disable that particular protection.

[darthmunky]

Thanks for the info, how sneaky of Nintendo btw.

[Hobie-wan]

Thanks for the info, how sneaky of Nintendo btw.

Or you could, you know, BUY them.

[Niode]

Unlocked thread as the discussion of this type of thing isn't against forum rules, just the distribution of said content.

[toadhall]

Thanks for the info, how sneaky of Nintendo btw.

That's not sneaky. The infamous Earthbound copy-protection is sneaky.

Also, I love it when game developers do stuff like this. My favourite anti-piracy "feature" so far is the vuvuzelas when you're trying to play the DS Michael Jackson game.