Best Genesis/Mega Drive emulator for DC?

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Post by alb3530 »

Juan wrote:
alb3530 wrote: I've noticed a bug that happens sometimes.You try to load a ROM, and after the ROM is loaded, what you get is a static image of a game that was already loaded.See this example: http://www.yourfreespace.net/users/alb3 ... lusBug.3gp
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here i had already played Revenge of Shinobi.Then i tried to load another ROM (Sonic 3) and what came next is a frozen image of Revenge of Shinobi.It was happening only in SW mode with sound disabled.
C68K breaks when sound is disabled.
I'd tried changing to FAME too, but it didn't work.Only when i enabled the sound that things began to work normally
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No, software mode breaks with sound disabled. Both CPU emulators work fine.
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Post by XxFilthEOnexX »

It took me a little while to figure out why I couldn't get my roms to work on gpwt but now that problem is no longer so. And to think that the answer was right in front of me, go figure lol. I am now able to play all of the roms that would play on the preview 3 version on the latest build and am highly impressed with both BA's and WT's contributions to this emu and can't wait to see the finished product. 8-)
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Yeah when can we see the finished product? Gimme gimme gimme. :wink:
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JohnnyB wrote:Yeah when can we see the finished product? Gimme gimme gimme. :wink:
lol. Heh. All I have to complain about is the weird sound popping issue and the fact that shining force doesn't work. Seriously though, guys, you should feel pround knowing that this emulator is faster and more accurate than the PSP Sega emulators, or even Sega's own Smash Pack.
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jessman wrote:
JohnnyB wrote:Yeah when can we see the finished product? Gimme gimme gimme. :wink:
lol. Heh. All I have to complain about is the weird sound popping issue and the fact that shining force doesn't work. Seriously though, guys, you should feel pround knowing that this emulator is faster and more accurate than the PSP Sega emulators, or even Sega's own Smash Pack.
I'll second that. It's far above Sega's emulator. 8-)
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Post by Christuserloeser »

Juan wrote:Monster World IV (at least the english translation) hangs when entering the ice pyramid :(
...in FAME & C68K ?

I noticed a problem in a later level with Sonic & Knuckles too, but I can't remember which CPU emu I used. Have to try it again.
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Christuserloeser wrote:
Juan wrote:Monster World IV (at least the english translation) hangs when entering the ice pyramid :(
...in FAME & C68K ?
HW & SW - doesn't work in FAME (no input response).
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From BA's list of things to do left since current release

- Sound working, no skipping- Complete
- Full speed (maybe with a tiny bit of frameskipping if required) on virtually all games Complete
- Working save support (battery saves only, save states will never be supported) Complete
- The emulator has been properly tested, and major bugs fixed In Progress
- Menu system In Progress
- A decent theme for the menu In Progress
- Every part of the emulator is well tested, and works according to BA's own standards In Progress
- All of the fixable graphics glitches fixed - In Progress
- Working support for GameGenie codes (the code is there, but needs to be hooked up to the menu) N/A
- Working ROM database, including settings N/A
- ROM database has been populated with correct information, and has been verified N/A
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DcSteve wrote:From BA's list of things to do left since current release

- Sound working, no skipping- Complete
- Full speed (maybe with a tiny bit of frameskipping if required) on virtually all games Complete
- Working save support (battery saves only, save states will never be supported) Complete
- The emulator has been properly tested, and major bugs fixed In Progress
- Menu system In Progress
- A decent theme for the menu In Progress
- Every part of the emulator is well tested, and works according to BA's own standards In Progress
- All of the fixable graphics glitches fixed - In Progress
- Working support for GameGenie codes (the code is there, but needs to be hooked up to the menu) N/A
- Working ROM database, including settings N/A
- ROM database has been populated with correct information, and has been verified N/A
Sound actually still skips a little on some games, although it's not really noticable, probably. I can probably hear it because I have really sensitive hearing. I think I observed it in Comix Zone.
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Smurph wrote:Sound actually still skips a little on some games, although it's not really noticable, probably. I can probably hear it because I have really sensitive hearing. I think I observed it in Comix Zone.
All I could notice it in is Comix Zone, parts of Toejam & Earl, and Ristar.
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The analog thumb pad could be used as Mode button, and as Soft Reset too(maybe in combination with some other button).

Some other things would be nice to have are the possibility to go to menu and then return to the game, and disc swap support.

Another good thing is if the emulator could allow to toggle between video modes(maybe CPUs too) without having to reload the ROM and reseting the game.Don't know if it's possible to implement, though
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Erm... is the Mode button actually readable? I thought it was only used by the controller itself...

edit: okay, it's readable... anyone know of any games that actually use it?
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International Superstar Soccer Deluxe needs the Mode button
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I want to give B.A. a hug. I beaten quite a few sega games that I couldn't find the cart for. its a great day thanks you B.A and Warmtoe :kiss)
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alb3530 wrote:International Superstar Soccer Deluxe needs the Mode button
The game seems to work, I mean, you can see the demo playing rather well, it's just that it hangs when you press start in the title screen :x
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Post by Segata Sanshiro »

I was waiting for a bit to test it, and finally did it.
It's really great, there is really a serious hope for a perfect genesis emulator on DC now.
Almost all of the roms i tested (943) work, and work great!!

One thing though... MUSHA doesnt work :( please fix it for the next release.

Great work so far!
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Segata Sanshiro wrote:Almost all of the roms i tested (943) work, and work great!!
Did you create the ROM list for 943 games?
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alb3530 wrote:
Segata Sanshiro wrote:Almost all of the roms i tested (943) work, and work great!!
Did you create the ROM list for 943 games?
Yeah! That's an incredible amount to type up! lol.
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Except he prolly used one of many methods to do it automatically.
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