Official Super FamiCast WishList

Lavalord · Post by **Lavalord** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:40 pm

Hey. I made this list becuase Scherzo said that he might incorperate some of the features we'd want.

I'd like to see a single game bootable feature like Nester has.

Thanks Scherzo for taking on a great project. The pre pre pre alpha was cool.

cube323 · Post by **cube323** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:49 pm

I second the single game bootable feature, that's a great idea.

I'd also like it to be theme-able. Plus it would be cool if you could have music on the start-up screen, like DSNES does. (I'd like to see all the emu's have that feature.)

Firthy2002 · Post by **Firthy2002** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:52 pm

Needs to be PAL/NTSC switchable a la DSNES.

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:09 pm

Here are some wishes I have for this project (a lot of them have already been mentioned in passing by myself and others):

Theme-able (A theme based on the same concept as Dream Inducer themes would be a dream come true for me).
Screenshots (a screenshot of the game would appear when you highlight it from the menu).
Custom music in the menu screen (This is one of the nicest features available in DreamSNES, but I have heard that leaving the mp3's off of the disc will cause the emulator to crash. It would be nice if the menu music was optional).
Zip File support (This is a huge downfall of DreamSNES, and I know Scherzo has already discussed trying to include this).
Custom music within the games (I don't even know if this is remotely possible, but it would be a really cool feature, and I think someone has mentioned this in the other post).
Compressed save files (I am not quite sure exactly how this works, but someone else mentioned it, and, being that I only have three VMU's, and two of them are full of actual DC games, my VMU space is at a premium).

That's all I can think of at the moment. I know there were a few other things that were mentioned in the main topic, but I can't remember what they are right now.

The Mik · Post by **The Mik** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:20 pm

The save anytime option would be nice to, I believe Nester had that, rather than DSNES
save system. Also frameskip and adj z80 clock until it hits 100% speed.

The Kron · Post by **The Kron** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:30 pm

+Low resolution mode

+Screen shift

multiverse · Post by **multiverse** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:48 pm

curt_grymala wrote: Zip File support (This is a huge downfall of DreamSNES, and I know Scherzo has already discussed trying to include this).

i think you can count on that...zince even the current release supports it.

i think a single game boot is the best, aside from that speed is the only important thing to me

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:54 pm

The ability to select Mono or Stereo sound and to select it's frequency would be very welcome, as would being able to disable specific parts of the emulation, like Transparencies, Mode 7, etc.

Orange_Ribbon · Post by **Orange_Ribbon** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:05 pm

Keeping in touch is at the top of mine

Just out of curiosity, what is single game bootable mean?

Also being able to disable save features for games where you don't care (such as it only there to save high scores.) Would there be a way to set this up game per game? (that would save VMU space Curt )

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:07 pm

Single game bootable means that it just loads a pre-defined ROM from the disc, no selection meny or anything.

law · Post by **law** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:11 pm

single game bootable would be great, 4 player support, savestates

thats all i need for secret of mana =)

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:17 pm

It's already single game bootable

.

Skater_dusto · Post by **Skater_dusto** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:34 pm

Not trying to be a troll, but what's with zip support? Dreamsnes can support a max of 1024 games. So let's say that each rom you have is about 5mb, that would mean that you could slap over 130 games using a 700mb disc. There's no point in rom hoarding because even the loneliest of nerdy fellas wouldn't have enough time to go through them all.

But hey, supposedly the pre alpha already incorperates zip file support. I won't use it because most roms usually have a .txt file in it or some other useless junk... good luck on the project though! I'd love to see proper screen support!
Dreamsnes is bloody awesome and all, and I know that I shouldn't really complain, but the startup screens get pretty annoying after a while. Especially when your Dreamcast is a laggy bugger. *hint hint*

kyslug · Post by **kyslug** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:05 pm

not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but game genie support would be quite awesome.

Lavalord · Post by **Lavalord** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:08 pm

You can always delete the .txt.... and most zips will be under 3 megs

Ze_ro · Post by **Ze_ro** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:26 pm

Full speed. Everything else is just fluff in my opinion (well, except maybe a menu screen). I guess this isn't really much of a feature request, since full speed emulation is already something he's working towards.

--Zero

Storminator16 · Post by **Storminator16** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:45 pm

-analog control
-state saving

saber07 · Post by **saber07** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:09 pm

WillSams wrote:-analog control
-state saving

why analog control? I think the analog stick should be used for more of the functions like on dreamsnes

toastman · Post by **toastman** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:35 pm

WillSams wrote:-analog control

I concur. If done right, analog control can be just as reliable as digital. Plus that's where my thumb naturally strays to on the controller.
Or if it were selectable. You could use the analog for the games and the DPad for extra options, or vice versa depending on user preference.

Lavalord · Post by **Lavalord** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:46 pm

Whoa, thats a great Idea. I like it.

Official Super FamiCast WishList

Official Super FamiCast WishList

wishlist