I've had issues trying to play Xenosaga Episode 1 through SMB, the second intro video freezes the console once it gets done playing (it's when the game directors name is on screen), apparently this is a known issue since I've seen people talk about it here. I skipped that video and kept playing...
If the anti cheat doesn't interfere then there's still the issue of a freeze I saw reported on another compatibility list but if it comes to that I'm sure I could use emulator to get past that point. Thanks for replying.
Looking at the compatibility list it mentions using Mode 3 and 6 to get around the anti-cheat, which apparently corrupts your save irreparably if it's tripped. This is something I wish to avoid of course, so if there's anyone else that has experience playing the game through SMB that would be great.