I have the full .iso, but I can't start the game because I don't know how to kick it in without the "default.xbe" file in the root directory. It looks like the rest of the files are there, but I can't figure out how to start the game. All of the other backups I've made have the "default.xbe" file in the root, but there's no such file in the whole .iso. Any ideas? Thanks!

is there any .xbe file? is there is something like world.xbe or baseball.xbe or whatever just try and rename it to default.xbe

Thanks for responding. Nope, there doesn't seem to be anything with a .xbe extension. Perhaps a bad rip?

Probably a bad rip, mine had the default.xbe...

Without the default xbe file you are totally stuffed,it is like downloading a pc game and then finding out that the exe file to play this game is missing,Default.xbe is the main file that strat any app or game and without one bullshit no working game