auto-boot a ROM
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auto-boot a ROM
Instead of loading an emulator which gives a list of ROMS would it be possible to make an emulator that automatically boots a user defined ROM and immediatly play that?
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Wouldnt this waste a helllllllllllll of a lot of CD's tho???
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but it definately has a use.. if you only like *one* game for that system, why burn a cd with tons of games?
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Yeah, like I said, it is kind of a waste, but what I did was put a bunch of Tecmo Sports games on one disc and had it autoboot to Tecmo Super Bowl 2k2 (TSB hacked for the 2k2 season). Even though it auto boots that one particular rom you can always exit back to the menu to play a different one.
Or you could put all your roms on one disc and have it auto boot the one that you like the best.
And even though it may be a waste to have only one game per disc, it still makes it seem more like a real NES, which is, after all, the main point of emulation.
Or you could put all your roms on one disc and have it auto boot the one that you like the best.
And even though it may be a waste to have only one game per disc, it still makes it seem more like a real NES, which is, after all, the main point of emulation.
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I get your point more now, does still seem like a waste but i wouldnt mind doing it with a few games
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Zelda
Hey, got a disc w/ only the Zelda 1 ROM on it. Got a case for it and everything. I am... a sick man.
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LOL, thats what i've done. Only with Mario. Its lookin good
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bucky ROM
As NesterDC does this i could use it to boot Bucky O'Hare, but i have never used NesterDC and have only used the ROM with NESticle
unfortunately the ROM crashes in quite a few places does anyone know if this is the ROM or the emulator?
I would d/l another emu and try it, but i'm lazy
Thanx
Arctic Feather
unfortunately the ROM crashes in quite a few places does anyone know if this is the ROM or the emulator?
I would d/l another emu and try it, but i'm lazy
Thanx
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sounds good
yeah guys i like the idea!
a request to all emu auth. (snes,nes,dcgen,smeg,....all)
how about save a game to vmu for auto load in any game we like.
so when completed half way we don't need to seek for zelda, sonic, castlevania etc.. in the next power on.
thanks ..
a request to all emu auth. (snes,nes,dcgen,smeg,....all)
how about save a game to vmu for auto load in any game we like.
so when completed half way we don't need to seek for zelda, sonic, castlevania etc.. in the next power on.
thanks ..
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Re: auto-boot a ROM
Massive bump. Anyone know if any DC SNES emulators allow for autoloading of a particular rom as of 2013?
I want to make a custom cd for Blackthorne, a personal favorite
I want to make a custom cd for Blackthorne, a personal favorite
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Re: auto-boot a ROM
No kidding; 11.5 years
The first thing you should be aware of is that Super Famicast, DreamSNES, and SNES4All (the three reasonably mature SNES emulators for Dreamcast) only run at about 70% speed, which means you'll either have to play with sound off, suffer significant slowdown, or have a choppy frame rate. If you want your game to play full-speed (or close to it), you're going to have to disable the sound.
If you're looking for the best way to play the game on you TV, the Dreamcast ain't it. Both the Xbox and the Wii (along with countless other devices, up to and including smartphones, computers, and various Android-based gadgets) have better, faster, more feature-rich emulators for SNES. Active emulator development on the Dreamcast more or less ground to a halt several years ago, simply because of the DC's extreme lack of horsepower compared to other, similarly inexpensive platforms.
If the point is to play it on your Dreamcast, either program will give you a playable experience, but I don't think either title supports auto-loading of a ROM. Nothing you could use to put together an automatic, "professional-feeling" game disc... but then again, the emulation speed would disabuse you of any feeling of polish pretty quickly anyway. The Dreamcast just isn't powerful enough to push a full-speed SNES emulator with all the bells and whistles.
However, an SD card adapter was recently developed for the Dreamcast. Since you can't put together the autoboot discs you want for SNES, you could dodge the need to make discs in the first place and load all the emulators/ROMs you want onto that. I know it's not the answer you wanted, but it is something to consider.
Unfortunately, the ability to make automated single-ROM discs was never a particularly high-demand feature. The only DC-based emulators I'm aware of with such a feature are NesterDC and some of the arcade emulators.
The first thing you should be aware of is that Super Famicast, DreamSNES, and SNES4All (the three reasonably mature SNES emulators for Dreamcast) only run at about 70% speed, which means you'll either have to play with sound off, suffer significant slowdown, or have a choppy frame rate. If you want your game to play full-speed (or close to it), you're going to have to disable the sound.
If you're looking for the best way to play the game on you TV, the Dreamcast ain't it. Both the Xbox and the Wii (along with countless other devices, up to and including smartphones, computers, and various Android-based gadgets) have better, faster, more feature-rich emulators for SNES. Active emulator development on the Dreamcast more or less ground to a halt several years ago, simply because of the DC's extreme lack of horsepower compared to other, similarly inexpensive platforms.
If the point is to play it on your Dreamcast, either program will give you a playable experience, but I don't think either title supports auto-loading of a ROM. Nothing you could use to put together an automatic, "professional-feeling" game disc... but then again, the emulation speed would disabuse you of any feeling of polish pretty quickly anyway. The Dreamcast just isn't powerful enough to push a full-speed SNES emulator with all the bells and whistles.
However, an SD card adapter was recently developed for the Dreamcast. Since you can't put together the autoboot discs you want for SNES, you could dodge the need to make discs in the first place and load all the emulators/ROMs you want onto that. I know it's not the answer you wanted, but it is something to consider.
Unfortunately, the ability to make automated single-ROM discs was never a particularly high-demand feature. The only DC-based emulators I'm aware of with such a feature are NesterDC and some of the arcade emulators.
Re: auto-boot a ROM
Thanks for the info. I was thinking maybe I could get a PAL version rom and it would run faster... I think I saw something about that and getting a speed boost in dreamsnes on these very forums years ago. You did answer my question though - which is, no, I won't be able to autoboot it