Action Replay Codes can appear in multiple formats and various Regions and Game IDs. To convert the codes through all the different forms, GCNcrypt is used. I use GCNcrypt v1.41, but there are other available versions.
Click
HERE to download GCNcrypt v1.41 This source requires that you create a username on their page.
This download was provided by an unnamed user at:
If you don't want to deal with that site, you can try Version 1.5. Click
HERE to download.
This is the original source:
If the download link ever fails, just leave a comment to let me know. If I am still maintaining this blog, then I'll look for another download and update the page. I will probably always use GCNcrypt v1.41, but I doubt there are very many differences between the versions. Version 1.5 should operate the same way for the basic purpose of the program.
Individual lines of Action Replay codes always appear like this:
XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX
Codes can also be posted in raw format. From what I've learned, raw format is independent of all Regions and Game IDs. A single line of raw format looks like this:
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
GCNcrypt can be used to convert Action Replay format to raw format and raw format to Action Replay format.
The above image shows a code in raw format that will be converted to Action Replay format. The code was typed into the Input box. The Game ID for the American version of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is 374, so I typed 374 into the Game ID box. The region for my game is USA, so I selected USA under the list of regions. When I click Encrypt, the raw format code will be converted into Action Replay format and shown in the Output box.
The code in the Output box is the code that will be used with the Action Replay hardware.
This image shows a code in Action Replay format that will be converted to raw format. The code was typed into the Input box. Because the code is being decrypted into raw format the program does not require me to type in a Game ID or Region. Both fields can be left alone. However, the Auto Identifier box should be checked. If the box is checked, then GCNcrypt will identify the Game ID and Region of the code. When I click Decrypt, the Action Replay format code will be converted into raw format and shown in the Output box.
The code in the Output box is the code that is in the universal raw format. You may also notice that the Game ID has changed to 401 and the Region changed to PAL. This means that the Game ID for the Input Action Replay code was 401. It also means that the Region for the Input Action Replay code was PAL. Whenever you find a code online, GCNcrypt can be used to determine whether the code is compatible with the game you are using.
I use GCNcrypt primarily to convert raw format codes into Action Replay codes. One of the most reliable sites I have found is
ARCentral. That site uses raw format almost exclusively. To utilize their codes, GCNcrypt must be used to convert the codes.
To summarize, the Game ID for a copy of the American version of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is 374 and the Region is USA. GCNcrypt can convert codes into either raw format or Action Replay format.
I'm just making this blog for fun. I thought that if anyone else wanted to use codes that were not initially provided by Datel, then they would probably want to know how to do so. In future entries I will include videos of some of my favorite codes in action. For now, my plan is to use only Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance codes, but I may eventually use other games.
