Okay, so I figured that once I get this issue resolved, I might just stop adding hacks, because I keep getting myself into issues that I don't know how to fix

Anyway, here's what's wrong:
My SSS isn't loading stages properly. I didn't check all the stages, so I have no idea which ones are working and which ones aren't, but the two that I DID try were Port Town Aero Dive (currently replaced with Willamette Mall), and Castle Siege. The former stage gives me the infamous humming freeze sound, while the latter doesn't make any noise, but still doesn't get past the "now loading" section. I really have no idea what happened. The stages were working fine yesterday, but now they aren't. Like I said, I have no idea what I may have done to cause it, but if someone can help me out here, I'd really appreciate it ._.