Dynasty Warriors bypass “Load Original”

[Gardner95x]

Looked into it and all that the "Import" or "Load Original" modes do is recognize the game ID (SLUS, etc.) of the original game, then allow you to play what was already on the expansion disc. So, in reality, the expansion games contain both the content from the original AND expansion games, but they'll only allow you to play it all if you do a disc recognition procedure first.

If you do, the game will prompt you to open the disc tray, then put in the disc of the original (or non-expansion) game, then finally ask you to put back the disc of the expansion game. Then you'll be able to play the original game with the expansion features.

Now as I play on the PS2 HDD I don’t use the disc tray but currently if I want to load the original games data I have to play by disc so was just wondering if there’s a way to bypass this disc checking feature?

[bungholio]

I wouldn't know on a PS2, but it's been done on the PS3 versions. I might even have a chance of making that happen on the PS3 versions if I cared enough to ever play a Dynasty Warriors/Samurai Warriors game ever again. The starting point is to find the memory address of your cursor on the screen, and to set a break on read and see what triggers when you press the X button. If it makes more menu choices appear, another alternative is a break on read while going up/down through the menu and seeing if there's something near the cursor address that looks like a limit, like maybe 9 menu options that can be increased, and to set a break on write and somehow trigger it to see how it creates that number to see if you can bypass.

I have at least 1 of those bypasses in the PS3 codes databases that I found at some point on the bbs.duowan.whatever forums.

[Gardner95x]

Aw okay dude no worries

[GameMasterZer0]

Dynasty Warriors is the best game!! Like EVER!!!