Creating multi-game disks... Question about ripping

I know that when you rip a game it will take up the full mini-dvd capacity no matter how small the game is. I'd like to be able to create multi-game disks, but I do not know how to remove the unused data (dummy files).

There are many titles that obviously aren't even close to filling the entire disk (Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Kart)...
It seems wasteful to burn every game to thier own DVD when I could fit 2 or 3 in a DVD.

Thank You!!!

 

Well say you could fit 2 or the 3 games on a disk. How could you possibly play them? I've never heard of a multi-gamed disk other then snes roms and such.

 

It can be done on Xbox, but I haven't heard anything about it being done on GameCube.

I think you're asking for something that hasn't been done yet.

 

Venom5880 and xxsaijin:

I wasn't asking if it could be done, because I KNOW it can be done!

Qoob chips support it this feature (In fact, it's even stated AT WWW.QOOBCHIP.COM). I have the tool to combine ISO and GCM. I only modded my Cube this morning and I have already put multiple games on one DVD successfully.

I was asking if I could get help in removing the dummy files myself, instead of having to download copies of games I already have just for the smaller size.

 

Directly off the QOOB website:

"+ Supports multi-game discs (game compilations on one disc)"


When you boot the compilation disk, the Qoob Bios will let you select which game you want to load.

And it's even easier to put multiple game on one disk for Gamecube than it is for Xbox (which is more trouble than it's worth).

 

Anyway, i'd still like some help with removing the unused space in game iso/gcm.

Thanks in advance.

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hmm... I made this topic asking for knowledge, but instead I became the one doing the teaching. =P

and i'm sorry for making 3 posts in a row.


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I know that can be done, as many download sites remove the dummy space to speed up downloads. The only problem here is that the backups only work when they are streamed to the gamecube. If you want to be able to play them backed up in a physical media format, I think you need the dummy data

 

If it's anything like PS2, I think you can probably replace the dummy files by deleting them and replacing them with renamed empty text documents.

The site below has put Luigi's Mansion in the same DVD as Mario Party 6 (see picture).
I have Luigi's Mansion ripped to my computer and the ISO is the full 1.35GB. =(

http://webpages.charter.net/mbcrump/crumpsters_qoob_review/

 

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OOPS, double post.

 

Got help elsewhere. A later version of "Viper Multi Boot Iso Creator" that I got reduces ISO size automatically. It will also fill in the remaining unused space to reach the full 1.35GB that the Gamecube disks need.

Just thought I'd let you guys know so that you guys can burn Multigame DVDs too.

I found out you can use FSTFIX to make them work from a DVD.

 

Sweet. Nice info

 

Just an update.
The tool is working great. Luigi's Mansion went from 1.35GB to ~180MB, and Animal Crossing is only 32MB.

Now I don't have to waste more DVDs than I need to!

I think this is where I downloaded from. Lately maxconsole forum doesn't always work for some reason:
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=6368

and just in case anyone needs it,
FSTFIX 1.5F can be found here:
http://www.ngcdev.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=4

 

Hey uh ... what kind of DVDs are you using? I can't get any of mine to work

 

I personally like single game disks, seems more organized then fitting 2-3 games onto one disk. But thats just me. LOL.

 

One more thing. How do I change the background on my Qoob loading screen? The original seems so blah.

 

You have Qoob pro right? Just flash the background to another slot in the flasher. In the bios menu, you can select which background will come up if you have multiple backgrounds. This will only work with more recent versions of the bios though.

 

Oh.. OK! Where can I find some background styles?

 

http://www.tehskeen.net/gallery/index.php?c=5

I can get you some more later, but I g2g right now >_>;;

 

Say if I wanted to make a background...what program do I use to create one? Can anyone help me make a MGS one.

 

I use TDK 8x DVD-R from Circuit City for my Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube games. They're only $9.99 for a spindle of 25. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/TDK-...sem/rpsm/oid/114998/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

I've had better results with these out of everything I tried. I've burned at least 30 DVDs with the TDK and they all worked. With Ritek media, I had 2 games not work from the 10 DVDs I made. It depends on your burner.

I used to only burn at 1x, but i've found that 4x works for me just as well. My burner is a Pioneer A09XL.