DCSpeccyalK v0.1 released

tyrell · Post by **tyrell** » Sun May 23, 2004 12:58 pm

It's new, it's hot, it's available NOW

Get it at http://www.speccyal.be Look in the download section.

Have fun !

_tyrell_

WRAGGSTER · Post by **WRAGGSTER** » Sun May 23, 2004 2:21 pm

Thanks tyrell ive posted it at http://www.dcemu.co.uk

do you have a title screenshot of it?

100X100 pixels will do and any screenshots as well would be great

tyrell · Post by **tyrell** » Sun May 23, 2004 2:27 pm

I'm going to take some screenshots of speccyal running. Will post some on my website.

_tyrell_

Ian Micheal · Post by **Ian Micheal** » Sun May 23, 2004 2:47 pm

Hey super cool.. Do some testing today. Looking great so far!.

tyrell · Post by **tyrell** » Sun May 23, 2004 2:51 pm

Here are some screenshots :

http://www.speccyal.be/Default.aspx?pag ... ccyal.aspx

_tyrell_

bugaboo · Post by **bugaboo** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:45 pm

this is great news. i can't wait to try it. is anyone going to make an SBI of this ?
btw do you have to type load "" ect each time to load a snapshot or is there a quicker way, and also does it support disc swapping ?

do you think you will be able to get the 128k bit full speed without frame skipping ? is it like this on gp32 or does it run full speed without having to frameskip, if not will an option to disable the 128 specific sounds be able to be implimented ?
oh one more thing, it says it saves key configs for each game to vmu, can you define the keys to work on the joypad, like some games use q,a,o,p and m, and bugaboo uses 1 and 0 as left and right etc can these be defined to work with the joypad ? and how much does this take up on the vmu as i'm gonna have a lot of games on there

sorry about all the questions. this sound excellent so far though.

can't wait for the next version, keep it up, i really appreciate this, as my 128 is a bit ****** up as only the disk is working and i cant games onto it cos the tape input is broken.

btw get 3D deathchase on this as its ace.

now if only someone would sort out the BBC emulator for the dreamcast, even the playstation 2 has that one, that would be just too good.

sorry about all the rambling and questions.

The Kron · Post by **The Kron** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:53 pm

Thanks tyrell!, I haven't played any Speccy games in a long while so this will respark my interest.

speud · Post by **speud** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:49 pm

i know lot of people were waiting for this release, you even released it before you expected.
great job

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Sun May 23, 2004 6:34 pm

Is it legal to include the downloads for the "roms" for this? I noticed that there is a download for "roms" on tyrell's site (they appear to be the bios for this emu). I just want to find out whether this is legal, before I release an SBI.

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Sun May 23, 2004 8:10 pm

Well - I'm assuming that, since no one else has said anything about it, then it must be legal. I have released an SBI of this, and it can be downloaded from the DCStuff SBI Page. The SBI includes the roms that were on tyrell's site.
If it turns out that it is not legal to include those, please let me know, and I will update the SBI.

tyrell · Post by **tyrell** » Mon May 24, 2004 1:34 am

The roms can be distributed legally. Amstrad gives us the permission to distribute the roms under slightly restrictive conditions.

See http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&l ... uk.psi.net

And http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsg ... nworld.com

Hope this is usefull.

_tyrell_

tyrell · Post by **tyrell** » Mon May 24, 2004 1:49 am

this is great news. i can't wait to try it. is anyone going to make an SBI of this ?
btw do you have to type load "" ect each time to load a snapshot or is there a quicker way, and also does it support disc swapping ?

do you think you will be able to get the 128k bit full speed without frame skipping ? is it like this on gp32 or does it run full speed without having to frameskip, if not will an option to disable the 128 specific sounds be able to be implimented ?
oh one more thing, it says it saves key configs for each game to vmu, can you define the keys to work on the joypad, like some games use q,a,o,p and m, and bugaboo uses 1 and 0 as left and right etc can these be defined to work with the joypad ? and how much does this take up on the vmu as i'm gonna have a lot of games on there
sorry about all the questions. this sound excellent so far though.

can't wait for the next version, keep it up, i really appreciate this, as my 128 is a bit ****** up as only the disk is working and i cant games onto it cos the tape input is broken.

btw get 3D deathchase on this as its ace.

now if only someone would sort out the BBC emulator for the dreamcast, even the playstation 2 has that one, that would be just too good.

sorry about all the rambling and questions.

Hmmm ... let's try answering some questions.

First, about the VMU memory : each save (be it options or keys) will take 2 blocks on the memory card.

The 128k fullspeed emulation + AY sound can be achieved by selecting the fullscreen option (this does not emulate the border which - I have to reckon - has to be enhanced).

Yes, you can redefine each joystick button. There's even an extra button (fire2). Each direction and each fire button can be assigne *any* speccy keyboard key. Even caps shift or symbol shift if you want. Custom keys are saved on the VMU only if you selected the "used defined" option.

Options and/or custom keys are saved when you press "start" on the options screen.

Hope this helps.

Have fun !

_tyrell_

Antiriad · Post by **Antiriad** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:12 am

Hmm...this is how its supposed to look. Can anyone tell me whats gone wrong for the colours to be mucked up?

Ian Micheal · Post by **Ian Micheal** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:42 am

The one in the emu looks more correct colour wize.

bender · Post by **bender** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:51 am

cool
thnks tyrell

TargetRenegade · Post by **TargetRenegade** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:53 am

Cant wait to get home and try this emu, its looks awesome by the way!!
Does this emu support the dreamcast keyboard, cos that would be quality??

Well done with the emu tho!! Target Renegade here i come!!!!

Mikey242 · Post by **Mikey242** » Mon May 24, 2004 10:18 am

Nice one tyrell, looks nice.

Hawq · Post by **Hawq** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:47 pm

Note for games for this one go to World of Spectrum they have permission to distrubute quite a lot of games

zyloj · Post by **zyloj** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:49 pm

Excellent news for spectrum fans

Thanks Tyrrell!
After exams i'll give a try

tyrell · Post by **tyrell** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:49 pm

Cant wait to get home and try this emu, its looks awesome by the way!!
Does this emu support the dreamcast keyboard, cos that would be quality??

I have a Dreamcast keyboard so I suppose I'll be able to test it and see whether or not I can easily add support for it.

_tyrell_