This is my attempt at making a Super Nintendo rpg, strategy, adventure game compilation for the DC.
Unless marked otherwise, the setting I tested this on are as follows:
tv-mode = no
fullscreen = smooth
refresh = 60hz
sound = mono
transparencies = yes
cpu customizations = yes
mode7 interpolation = no
Also turn "in-game" sound to "mono", if possible to take advantage of option above.
Katakana Sound Settings:
Monaural: モノラル
Stereo: ステレオ
Because of the nature of the DreamSNES emu, you can have games running at fullspeed with moderate to high frameskip, or running slow without much frameskip at all. And then there are problems with specific games, etc...
So, I decided on using a rating system of general playability on a scale of 1 to 5.
1.0 to 2.9 = Horrible, for the most part...
3.0 to 3.4 = My bare minimum to OK for even loading up a game.
If you're not sure you'll agree and/or don't need to play on a tv, play these on a pc.
3.5 to 3.9 = Okay to Good; Maybe same as above, depending on your tastes.
4.0 to 4.4 = Good
4.5 to 5.0 = Great
DreamSNES Games List:
7th Saga = 2.5 ; 3.5 w/transparency off.
Actraiser 2 (E) = 1 - freezes
Actraiser (U) = 3 - great speed, screwed up bgm
Actraiser (E) = 1 - freezes
*Actraiser (J) = 4
AD&D - Eye of the Beholder (U) = 4.5
Aerobiz Supersonic (U) = 3
*Alcahest (J) = 4
Arcana (U) = 4.2
*Assault Suits Valken (J) = 3.5
*Bahumat Lagoon (J) = 2.5 - major slowdown in intro, etc/ 3.5 - in battle
*Ball Bullet Gun (J) = 3.9
*Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Another Story (J) = 4.5
Blackhawk (E) = 4 - occasional missing muzzle flash
Blackthorne (U) = 4 - same as above
Brainlord (U) = 2.5
Brandish (U) = 3.5
Breath of Fire (U) = 3.2
Breath of Fire II (U) = 2.5
Breath of Fire II (E) = 2.6
*BS Zelda no Densetsu (J) = 3.3 - map 1 and 2 roms
*BS Radical Dreamers (J) = 4 - delete sram at prompt to play
*Chou Mahou Tairiku WOZZ (J) = 3.2 - w/transparency off
Chrono Trigger (U) = 3.4 - make sure to turn up battle speed and message.
*Clock Tower (J) = 3.9
*Cyber Knight (J) = 4
*Cyber Knight II (J) = 4
*Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen (J) = 3.8
*Dark Law - Meaning of Death (J) = 4.5
*Der Langrisser (J) = 3 - Port of Langrisser 2 from Sega Genesis, play that.
*Dragon Quest 1&2 (J) = 3.6 - DQI, 3.8 - DQII
*Dragon Quest V - Tenkuu no Hanayome (J) = 2.9
*Dragon Quest VI - Maboroshi no Daichi (J) = 2.8, 3.2 w/transparency off
*Dragon Squadron - Danzarb (J) = 3.9
Dragon View (U) = 4
Drakken (U) = 3.5
*Duel Orb II (J) = 3
Dungeon Master (U) = 1, dsp-2 chip not supported
Earthbound (U) = 3.8
*Emerald Dragon (J) = 3.5
E.V.O. Search for Eden (U) = 3.5
*Famicom Tantei Club Part II (J) = 3.8
Final Fantasy II (U) = 3 - Great speed w/transparency off, but bgm messed up
Final Fantasy III (U) = 3
*Final Fantasy V (J) = 3.9
Final Fantasy - Mystic Quest (U) = 3.9
*Fire Emblem - Monshou no Nazo (J) = 1 - Battle gfx are corrupt: crash, to play turn off battle animations.
*Fire Emblem - Thraki (J) = 3.9
Flashback (E) = 4
*Front Mission (J) = 3.5
*Fushigi no Dungeon 2 - Fuurai no Shiren (J) = 3.5
*Ganpuru - Gunman's Proof (J) = 3.2
Harvest Moon (E) = 3
Ignition Factor (U) = 4
Illusion of Gaia (U) = 3.8
Illusion of Time (E) = 3.9
Inindo - Way of the Ninja (U) = 2.6
JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings - Vol. 1 (U) = 3.8
King Arthur & The Knights of Justice (U) = 3.8
*Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust - Kieta Shoujo (J) = 4.5
*Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (J) = 3.4
Lagoon (E) [!] = 3.9
Legend of The Mystical Ninja, The (E) = 2.6
Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past (E) = 3.2
*Legend of Zelda - Parallel Worlds (U) [Hack] = 3.4
*Little Master - Nijiiro no Maseki (J) = 3.6
*Live A Live (J) = 4
Lost Vikings, The (E) = 3.2
Lufia II (E) = 4
Lufia I (U) = 4
*Magical Pop'n (J) = 3.5
*Magic Knight Rayearth (J) = 4
*Magna Braban (J) = 3.2 w/transparency off
Might and Magic II (E) = 3.6
Might and Magic III - Isles of Terra (U) = 3.8
*Mobile Suit Gundam - Cross Dimension 0079 (J) = 3.5
*Monstania (J) = 3.5
*Neugier (J) = 3.5 w/transparency off
Ogre Battle (U) = 3.4 - if you turn message and time settings to "3".
Paladin's Quest (U) = 4
Robotrek (U) = 4.2
*Romancing SaGa 3 (J) = 4.4
* = denotes that a unofficial translation (full or partial) is available.
For the patches try here: http://www.romhacking.net/trans/
And here: http://agtp.romhack.net/projects.php
This will be post 1 of 2 for DreamSNES compatibility. For the ones that don't work in DreamSNES, I will then try to load them in SuperFamicast.
Games like Dungeon Master, Star Ocean, etc...
Another thing I noticed is for the roms I marked 3 to 3.4, is that they look better in non full screen mode.
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Re: SNES RPG/Strategy/Adventure games playable on Dreamcast
The reason I went with a numerical playability score is based on a couple of reasons. The speedometer only tells you how fast the game is running, and not how "choppy" it can be.
I wasn't basing it on emulation accuracy, and admittedley some of these games can get away with running a little slow. Well there it is, and I do realize this is an old emu, and maybe nobody needs this list.
DreamSNES part 2:
Albert Odyssey (J) = 3.5
Albert Odyssey 2 (J) = 3.6
Another World (E) = 3.5
Arcus Spirits (J) = 3.2
Aretha (J) = 3.9
Aretha II (J) = 3.6
Atlas, The - Renaissance Voyager (J) = 4.0
Bounty Sword (J) = 3.4
Brandish 2 (J) = 3.5
Cannon Fodder (E) = 3.6
Civilization (U) = 4.5
Demon's Crest (E) = 3.2
*Yume Meikyuu (J) = 4.0
Equinox (E) = 3.0
Farland Story (J) = 3.4
Farland Story 2 (J) = 3.5
*Feda - The Emblem of Justice (J) = 3.8
*Fire Emblem - Seisen no Keifu (J) = 3.8
*Fire Emblem - Thraki 776 (J) = 3.8
Lady Stalker - Kako Kara no Chousen (J) = 4.4
Last Bible III (J) = 4.2
Lemmings (E) = 4
Lemmings 2 (E) = 4
*Lennus II (J) = 3.8
Liberty or Death (U) = 3.0
Little Magic (J) = 3.4
Lost Vikings II, The (E) = 4.0
Lost Vikings II, The (U) = 3.8
Lost Vikings, The (E) = 3.5
Lost Vikings, The (U) = 3.4
Mega lo Mania (E) = 4.0
Metal Marines (E) = 4.5
Metal Max 2 (J) = 3.8
Mystic Ark (J) = 3.0 w/transparency off
Out of this World (U) = 3.5
Pac-Man 2 - The New Adventures (U) = 2.5 - poor sound quality
Popful Mail (J) = 4.2
Populous (E) = 3.2
Populous II (E) = 3.8
Power Monger (E) = 3.2
Prince of Persia (E) = 4.5
Prince of Persia 2 (E) = 4.5
*Ranma Nibunnoichi - Akanekodan (J) = 3.6
*Rapurasa no Ma (Laplace Demon) (J) = 3.9
*Record of Lodoss War (J) = 3.8
Rejoice - Aretha Oukoku no Kanata (J) = 4.5
Romancing SaGa (J) = 4.5
Romancing SaGa 2 (J) = 4.5
Ruin Arm (J) = 3.0
*SD Gundam X (J) = 3.0
Secret of Evermore (E) = 2.5 - slow with sound errors
Secret of Evermore (U) = 2.4 - slow with sound errors
Secret of Mana (E) = 3.5
Secret of Mana (U) = 3.4
*Seiken Densetsu 3 (J) = 3.2 w/transparency off
Shadowrun (E) = 3.8
*Shin Megami Tensei (J) = 4.0
*Shin Megami Tensei II (J) = 4.2
Sim Ant (U) = 4.5
Sim City 2000 (E) = 3.0
Sim Earth (U) = 3.0
Slayers (J) = 3.0
Solid Runner (J) = 3.0 w/transparency off
Soul Blazer (U) = 3.0
Spell Craft (U) = 3.8
*Star Ocean (J) = 1, no s-dd1 chip support
Super Battleship (E) = 4.0
Super Mario RPG (U) = 2.5, sa-1 chip only partially emulated
Super Metroid (JU) = 3.4 w/trans off, but transparency is needed in external cells.
Some of the total conversion hacks work slightly faster; Like "Cliffhanger", and maybe "Redesign".
Super Ninja Boy (U) = 4.2
Syndicate (E) = 4.5
Tactics Ogre (J) = 3.5
*Tales of Phantasia (J) = 3.5
*Torneko no Daibouken (J) = 3.0
Tecmo Secret of the Stars (U) = 3.8
*Tenchi Muyou! Game Hen (J) = 3.6
Terranigma (E) = 3.9
Traverse - Starlight & Prairie (J) = 4.5
Treasure Hunter G (J) = 2.8
Treasure of the Rudras (J) = 3.8, flash occurs when text box opens.
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, The (U) = 3.0
Ultima - Runes of Virtue II (U) = 3.8
Ultima VI - The False Prophet (U) = 3.8
Ultima VII - The Black Gate (U) = 3.2
Uncharted Waters - New Horizons (U) = 3.4, set "movement" to slow.
Utopia (E) = 4.0
Vegas Stakes (E) = 3.8
War 3010 - The Revolution (U) = 4.0
*Wizardry I-II-III - Story of Llylgamyn (J) = 4.4
Wizardry V (U) = 2 - Graphics are corrupted
*Wonder Project J (J) = 3.4, 3.6 w/transparency off
Xak - The Art of Visual Stage (J) = 4.5
Young Merlin (U) = 3.5
Ys III - Wanderers from Ys (U) =
*Ys IV - Mask of the Sun (J) = 3.5 w/transparency off
Even with the rom list text, DreamSNES will eventually stop reading the list if there are over 150+ roms, and will start scanning every rom header. Beware this can sound bad, and could shorten the drive's lifespan.
So pick up a copy of Selfboot Inducer and the DreamSNES, Superfamicast, GenesisPlusDC, and NesterDC sbi files. You'll have a nice full disc of RPGs. So you can browse to your SNES folder in superfamicast and actually see what games you're loading, I recommend you use the romlst.exe utility instead of provlist.
If I post the SuperFamicast list... I'll only be posting the games that don't play in DreamSNES, and the ones that play better.
I wasn't basing it on emulation accuracy, and admittedley some of these games can get away with running a little slow. Well there it is, and I do realize this is an old emu, and maybe nobody needs this list.
DreamSNES part 2:
Albert Odyssey (J) = 3.5
Albert Odyssey 2 (J) = 3.6
Another World (E) = 3.5
Arcus Spirits (J) = 3.2
Aretha (J) = 3.9
Aretha II (J) = 3.6
Atlas, The - Renaissance Voyager (J) = 4.0
Bounty Sword (J) = 3.4
Brandish 2 (J) = 3.5
Cannon Fodder (E) = 3.6
Civilization (U) = 4.5
Demon's Crest (E) = 3.2
*Yume Meikyuu (J) = 4.0
Equinox (E) = 3.0
Farland Story (J) = 3.4
Farland Story 2 (J) = 3.5
*Feda - The Emblem of Justice (J) = 3.8
*Fire Emblem - Seisen no Keifu (J) = 3.8
*Fire Emblem - Thraki 776 (J) = 3.8
Lady Stalker - Kako Kara no Chousen (J) = 4.4
Last Bible III (J) = 4.2
Lemmings (E) = 4
Lemmings 2 (E) = 4
*Lennus II (J) = 3.8
Liberty or Death (U) = 3.0
Little Magic (J) = 3.4
Lost Vikings II, The (E) = 4.0
Lost Vikings II, The (U) = 3.8
Lost Vikings, The (E) = 3.5
Lost Vikings, The (U) = 3.4
Mega lo Mania (E) = 4.0
Metal Marines (E) = 4.5
Metal Max 2 (J) = 3.8
Mystic Ark (J) = 3.0 w/transparency off
Out of this World (U) = 3.5
Pac-Man 2 - The New Adventures (U) = 2.5 - poor sound quality
Popful Mail (J) = 4.2
Populous (E) = 3.2
Populous II (E) = 3.8
Power Monger (E) = 3.2
Prince of Persia (E) = 4.5
Prince of Persia 2 (E) = 4.5
*Ranma Nibunnoichi - Akanekodan (J) = 3.6
*Rapurasa no Ma (Laplace Demon) (J) = 3.9
*Record of Lodoss War (J) = 3.8
Rejoice - Aretha Oukoku no Kanata (J) = 4.5
Romancing SaGa (J) = 4.5
Romancing SaGa 2 (J) = 4.5
Ruin Arm (J) = 3.0
*SD Gundam X (J) = 3.0
Secret of Evermore (E) = 2.5 - slow with sound errors
Secret of Evermore (U) = 2.4 - slow with sound errors
Secret of Mana (E) = 3.5
Secret of Mana (U) = 3.4
*Seiken Densetsu 3 (J) = 3.2 w/transparency off
Shadowrun (E) = 3.8
*Shin Megami Tensei (J) = 4.0
*Shin Megami Tensei II (J) = 4.2
Sim Ant (U) = 4.5
Sim City 2000 (E) = 3.0
Sim Earth (U) = 3.0
Slayers (J) = 3.0
Solid Runner (J) = 3.0 w/transparency off
Soul Blazer (U) = 3.0
Spell Craft (U) = 3.8
*Star Ocean (J) = 1, no s-dd1 chip support
Super Battleship (E) = 4.0
Super Mario RPG (U) = 2.5, sa-1 chip only partially emulated
Super Metroid (JU) = 3.4 w/trans off, but transparency is needed in external cells.
Some of the total conversion hacks work slightly faster; Like "Cliffhanger", and maybe "Redesign".
Super Ninja Boy (U) = 4.2
Syndicate (E) = 4.5
Tactics Ogre (J) = 3.5
*Tales of Phantasia (J) = 3.5
*Torneko no Daibouken (J) = 3.0
Tecmo Secret of the Stars (U) = 3.8
*Tenchi Muyou! Game Hen (J) = 3.6
Terranigma (E) = 3.9
Traverse - Starlight & Prairie (J) = 4.5
Treasure Hunter G (J) = 2.8
Treasure of the Rudras (J) = 3.8, flash occurs when text box opens.
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, The (U) = 3.0
Ultima - Runes of Virtue II (U) = 3.8
Ultima VI - The False Prophet (U) = 3.8
Ultima VII - The Black Gate (U) = 3.2
Uncharted Waters - New Horizons (U) = 3.4, set "movement" to slow.
Utopia (E) = 4.0
Vegas Stakes (E) = 3.8
War 3010 - The Revolution (U) = 4.0
*Wizardry I-II-III - Story of Llylgamyn (J) = 4.4
Wizardry V (U) = 2 - Graphics are corrupted
*Wonder Project J (J) = 3.4, 3.6 w/transparency off
Xak - The Art of Visual Stage (J) = 4.5
Young Merlin (U) = 3.5
Ys III - Wanderers from Ys (U) =
*Ys IV - Mask of the Sun (J) = 3.5 w/transparency off
Even with the rom list text, DreamSNES will eventually stop reading the list if there are over 150+ roms, and will start scanning every rom header. Beware this can sound bad, and could shorten the drive's lifespan.
So pick up a copy of Selfboot Inducer and the DreamSNES, Superfamicast, GenesisPlusDC, and NesterDC sbi files. You'll have a nice full disc of RPGs. So you can browse to your SNES folder in superfamicast and actually see what games you're loading, I recommend you use the romlst.exe utility instead of provlist.
If I post the SuperFamicast list... I'll only be posting the games that don't play in DreamSNES, and the ones that play better.
Re: SNES RPG/Strategy/Adventure games playable on Dreamcast
Thanks for the list 
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I still use my DreamSnes CD's every now and then, however I have the refresh rate set to 50Hz because I have a Pal DC and games seem to run a bit smoother for me.
.I still use my DreamSnes CD's every now and then, however I have the refresh rate set to 50Hz because I have a Pal DC and games seem to run a bit smoother for me.
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Re: SNES RPG/Strategy/Adventure games playable on Dreamcast
I figure I'll wrap this up...
Pushing the "Control Stick Left" with "Y" brings up an ingame menu, where you can save your game, and turn off different graphic tile layers (bg0 <--> bg3).
Unlike DreamSNES or SNES4all which selectively turn off certain transparencies, Superfamicast turns off "all" transparencies when you deactivate "bg2".
FYI: "Bg3" can be deactivated on most games, but some use the layer in the menu screen.
In the main menu you can set the "Frameskip" and the "Sound" quality. I've marked the settings after the game score.
Super Famicast Games:
*Alcahest (J) = 4.2, (Frameskip - 1/Sound - 2) or (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Actraiser 2 (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2) sound quality a little low.
Addam's Family Values (E) = 3.5, (FS - 1/Snd -2)
Albert Odyssey (J) = 3.8, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
*Bahumat Lagoon (J) = 3.4, (FS - 2/Snd -2)
Breath of Fire (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Breath of Fire II (U) = 3.0, (FS - 2/Snd -2)
Drakken (U) = 4.0, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Dungeon Master (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Earthbound (U) = 4.0, (FS - 1/Snd -3)
*Fire Emblem - Monshou no Nazo (J) = 3.8, (FS - 2/Snd -3)
Lufia II (U) = 3.6, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Paladin's Quest (U) = 3.7, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Ruin Arm (J) = 3.3, (FS - 2/Snd - 1)
Secret of Mana (U), and *Seiken Densetsu 2 (J) have font issues - Unplayable.
Shadowrun (E) = 4.0, (FS - 1/Snd - 3)
Slayers (J) = 3.4, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
*Star Ocean (J) = 3.6, (FS - 2/Snd - 2) or (FS - 3/Snd - 3) / Voice lag present.
Super Conflict (E) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
Super Metroid (JU) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2) /Turn off "bg2" for boost, if you can play without the ammo counter.
Tactics Ogre (J) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
War 2410 (E) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
*Ys IV - Mask of the Sun (J) = 4.0, (FS - 1/Snd - 3)
Pushing the "Control Stick Left" with "Y" brings up an ingame menu, where you can save your game, and turn off different graphic tile layers (bg0 <--> bg3).
Unlike DreamSNES or SNES4all which selectively turn off certain transparencies, Superfamicast turns off "all" transparencies when you deactivate "bg2".
FYI: "Bg3" can be deactivated on most games, but some use the layer in the menu screen.
In the main menu you can set the "Frameskip" and the "Sound" quality. I've marked the settings after the game score.
Super Famicast Games:
*Alcahest (J) = 4.2, (Frameskip - 1/Sound - 2) or (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Actraiser 2 (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2) sound quality a little low.
Addam's Family Values (E) = 3.5, (FS - 1/Snd -2)
Albert Odyssey (J) = 3.8, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
*Bahumat Lagoon (J) = 3.4, (FS - 2/Snd -2)
Breath of Fire (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Breath of Fire II (U) = 3.0, (FS - 2/Snd -2)
Drakken (U) = 4.0, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Dungeon Master (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Earthbound (U) = 4.0, (FS - 1/Snd -3)
*Fire Emblem - Monshou no Nazo (J) = 3.8, (FS - 2/Snd -3)
Lufia II (U) = 3.6, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Paladin's Quest (U) = 3.7, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
Ruin Arm (J) = 3.3, (FS - 2/Snd - 1)
Secret of Mana (U), and *Seiken Densetsu 2 (J) have font issues - Unplayable.
Shadowrun (E) = 4.0, (FS - 1/Snd - 3)
Slayers (J) = 3.4, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
*Star Ocean (J) = 3.6, (FS - 2/Snd - 2) or (FS - 3/Snd - 3) / Voice lag present.
Super Conflict (E) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
Super Metroid (JU) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2) /Turn off "bg2" for boost, if you can play without the ammo counter.
Tactics Ogre (J) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang (U) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 3)
War 2410 (E) = 3.5, (FS - 2/Snd - 2)
*Ys IV - Mask of the Sun (J) = 4.0, (FS - 1/Snd - 3)