# Pokemon Ruby Rom time passing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 1, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406 "2003-05-01T16:11:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406/1 "2003-05-01T16:11:56Z")

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Erk! i am trying to make time pass on my Pokemon Ruby Rom. That is, I’m playng it on PC rather than the Gameboy. Anyone know how to make time pass with this? I can’t raise any trees or get more berries! I am stuck?

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**Author:** ![owlofcreamcheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@owlofcreamcheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlofcreamcheese)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406/2 "2003-05-01T17:30:26Z")

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leave it running all night.

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406/3 "2003-05-01T19:05:03Z")

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Hmmm… That could work.

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406/4 "2003-05-02T01:04:33Z")

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I used the No Cash Gameboy emulator and it had a speed-up option. You could let the thing run at 8x normal speed, or something like that. Whether you can do this depends on what emulator you’re using, I imagine.

(You _do_ own the game that you have a ROM for, right?)

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406/5 "2003-05-05T00:19:40Z")

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No comment.

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**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ruby-rom-time-passing/172406/6 "2003-05-05T00:36:57Z")

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> \*Originally posted by smiling bandit \*  
> \*\*No comment. \*\*

Sheesh. The only thing that annoys me more than people who steal software are people who _then_ go on and have the nerve to ask for help with their stolen software.

But Nintendo is making plenty of money off of Pokemon, so that makes it okay, right? Or you’ve bought enough of their other stuff that you “deserve” a free copy of this new game.

And I suppose any rebuttals can be directed to The Pit.