Homebrew blargSnes -- SNES emulator for the 3DS (WIP)

[VinsCool]

I guess you didn't see my post regarding the idea behind someone making a thread, that's stickied and consolidated all compatibility reports into that, but I digress I don't have a 3DS, so my suggestions are null and void

a wiki gbatemp compatibility list like nintendont could be the best idea XD

 

[daxtsu]

a wiki gbatemp compatibility list like nintendont could be the best idea XD

I second this notion. It won't take long to get it quickly set up either..

Edit: Done. Here it is: http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/BlargSNES_Compatibility_List Please feel free to begin filling it in.

 

[Elrinth]

Damnit, I just spent time to fill in on the google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yN3seegAWoySUV4AB0SWAUIvR8ON4_UDzKV4NkXBXr4/edit
I'll skip this for awhile and go to bed

 

[the_randomizer]

Damnit, I just spent time to fill in on the google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yN3seegAWoySUV4AB0SWAUIvR8ON4_UDzKV4NkXBXr4/edit
I'll skip this for awhile

We were throwing out suggestions, we didn't say others couldn't make one lol.

 

[daxtsu]

Exactly. If you're not a fan of wikis, nobody said you can't host a list elsewhere. It just makes sense to have a wiki list as well, since this homebrew is popular here on GBATemp, and I imagine more than a few blargSNES users are also users of apps like Nintendont or Devolution, so they're familiar with the wiki syntax.

 

[Elrinth]

I will never forgive you! j/k
I never questioned the sanity of having a wiki for it here on gbatemp. I was actually happy it turned up. I was however NOT happy that I had spent time adding games to the editable gdoc, when I could've added them to ye olde wiki directly instead

Could someone please add atleast 1 game so I can see how I'm supposed to add entries to this list for later times?
have to go to bed right now, but I'll try to add stuff to it whenever...

 

[daxtsu]

I will never forgive you! j/k
I never questioned the sanity of having a wiki for it here on gbatemp. I was actually happy it turned up. I was however NOT happy that I had spent time adding games to the editable gdoc, when I could've added them to ye olde wiki directly instead

Could someone please add atleast 1 game so I can see how I'm supposed to add entries to this list for later times?
have to go to bed right now, but I'll try to add stuff to it whenever...

I'll fill in a few for you so you can get an idea.

 

[the_randomizer]

I mean, maybe I should take a crack at it (?) and use the formatting template the Nintendont wiki entry uses for the heck of it

 

[daxtsu]

I mean, maybe I should take a crack at it (?) and use the formatting template the Nintendont wiki entry uses for the heck of it

It's already set up completely and uses almost exactly the same template. http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/BlargSNES_Compatibility_List

 

[the_randomizer]

It's already set up completely and uses almost exactly the same template. http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/BlargSNES_Compatibility_List

Damn, didn't realize that, ugh. Anyways, it does need to be updated however.

 

[Arisotura]

No problem. It IS a bit messy how it leaves screenshots and things in the root. I'm tempted to make a modified version which uses /blargsnes/screenshots for screenshots, and looking in /blargsnes for the border.

StapleButter: Are you open to a pull request for making blargSNES's files a little more organised?

There may be an issue with that. I don't know how the FS module handles it if you try to create a file in a directory that doesn't exist-- maybe you'd need to create the directory manually.

 

[daxtsu]

Damn, didn't realize that, ugh. Anyways, it does need to be updated however.

I copied A and B from the google doc. I'll leave it up to others to fill in the rest for now.

There may be an issue with that. I don't know how the FS module handles it if you try to create a file in a directory that doesn't exist-- maybe you'd need to create the directory manually.

I'll try and see what happens if the directory doesn't exist. If it doesn't like it, I'll have blargSNES create it. Not a big deal.

Edit: BlargSNES simply says "Error saving screenshot." I can probably just have it check for the existence of /blargsnes and /blargsnes/screenshots at startup, and then if they don't exist, just default to the root like it is now. That way nothing should break if people don't want to use a new folder layout. I'll look into this more this weekend though. Serious development can't continue until I get my GW.

 

[VinsCool]

Fudge! Was editing the wiki page but it didn't let me save because it conflicts.

Do not want to re add my change right now so I save it here:

==#==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==A==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==B==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = BS Chrono Trigger: Music Library | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Minor sound problem. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = BS Radical Dreamers | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Translation patch from Demiforce (english) and Terminus (french) works too. }}
|}
 
==C==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Chrono Trigger | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Issues | notes = Boot and works. May crash randomly when the game loads a scene. }}
|}
 
==D==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Donkey Kong Contry | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Issues | notes = Works great, but has graphical problems in some levels. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Donkey Kong Contry 2: Diddy Kong's Quest | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= v1.1 | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. Caused by SPC timing. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Donkey Kong Contry 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= v1.1 | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. Caused by SPC timing. }}
|}
 
==E==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Earthworm Jim | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Earthworm Jim 2 | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Major sound issues, but game is playable. May be a bit slow.}}
|}
 
==F==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = F-Zero | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Final Fantasy 2 | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Final Fantasy 5 | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Translation patches also works. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Final Fantasy 6 | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Issues | notes = Major slowdown in battle scenes. Music could desync. Translation patches also works. Playable  }}
|}
 
==G==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==H==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==I==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Illusion of Gaia | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. }}
|}
 
==J==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==K==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Kirby's Avalanche | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Kirby Dream Land 3 | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Unemulated special chip. }}
 
|}
 
==L==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Legend of Zelda, the | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= v1.2 | status = Issues | notes = Crash after selecting a save file. Affected by SPC timing? Works great with 1.2. }}
|}
 
==M==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Mario Paint [h6] (Joystick) | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = No mouse emulation, but this hack works flawlessly. }}
|}
 
==N==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Ninja Gaiden Trilogy | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
|}
 
==O==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==P==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==Q==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==R==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Rock and Roll Racing | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
|}
 
==S==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Secret of Evermore | region = EUR | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Secret of Mana | region = EUR | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Mode7 overworld flickers. Palette problem in text boxes. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Seiken Densetsu 3 | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Boots straight to music test menu and do nothing. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Super Mario World | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Super Metroid | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = May crash in rare occasions. }}
|}
 
==T==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Tales of Phantasia | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Terranigma | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Tetris Attack | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Palette issues in some scenes. }}
|}
 
==U==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==V==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==W==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Worms | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
|}

 

[daxtsu]

Fudge! Was editing the wiki page but it didn't let me save because it conflicts.

Do not want to re add my change right now so I save it here:

Added those for you.

 

[the_randomizer]

Fudge! Was editing the wiki page but it didn't let me save because it conflicts.

Do not want to re add my change right now so I save it here:

==#==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==A==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==B==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = BS Chrono Trigger: Music Library | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Minor sound problem. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = BS Radical Dreamers | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Translation patch from Demiforce (english) and Terminus (french) works too. }}
|}
 
==C==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Chrono Trigger | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Issues | notes = Boot and works. May crash randomly when the game loads a scene. }}
|}
 
==D==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Donkey Kong Contry | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Issues | notes = Works great, but has graphical problems in some levels. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Donkey Kong Contry 2: Diddy Kong's Quest | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= v1.1 | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. Caused by SPC timing. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Donkey Kong Contry 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= v1.1 | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. Caused by SPC timing. }}
|}
 
==E==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Earthworm Jim | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Earthworm Jim 2 | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Major sound issues, but game is playable. May be a bit slow.}}
|}
 
==F==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = F-Zero | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Final Fantasy 2 | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Final Fantasy 5 | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Translation patches also works. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Final Fantasy 6 | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Issues | notes = Major slowdown in battle scenes. Music could desync. Translation patches also works. Playable  }}
|}
 
==G==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==H==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==I==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Illusion of Gaia | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. }}
|}
 
==J==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==K==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Kirby's Avalanche | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Kirby Dream Land 3 | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Unemulated special chip. }}
 
|}
 
==L==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Legend of Zelda, the | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= v1.2 | status = Issues | notes = Crash after selecting a save file. Affected by SPC timing? Works great with 1.2. }}
|}
 
==M==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Mario Paint [h6] (Joystick) | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = No mouse emulation, but this hack works flawlessly. }}
|}
 
==N==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Ninja Gaiden Trilogy | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
|}
 
==O==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==P==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==Q==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==R==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Rock and Roll Racing | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
|}
 
==S==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Secret of Evermore | region = EUR | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Secret of Mana | region = EUR | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Mode7 overworld flickers. Palette problem in text boxes. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Seiken Densetsu 3 | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Boots straight to music test menu and do nothing. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Super Mario World | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Super Metroid | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = May crash in rare occasions. }}
|}
 
==T==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Tales of Phantasia | region = JAP | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Doesn't Work | notes = Black screen on boot. }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Terranigma | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Tetris Attack | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = Palette issues in some scenes. }}
|}
 
==U==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==V==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
 
|}
 
==W==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Table Header}}
{{ Blargsnes | name = Worms | region = USA | ver = v1.3 | lastVer= | status = Works | notes = }}
|}

Damn, sorry, that was me. .

 

[VinsCool]

Added those for you.

Thanks ^^

Damn, sorry, that was me. .

Bleh, that is my lesson to know that if I edit the entire page in one shot it could cause this problem XD

 

[davhuit]

Kinda, but not quite.

A prime example is blargSNES itself. It's a port of lolSNES which was made for the DS. While most of the code could be reused as-is modulo a few edits, the PPU renderer had to be rebuilt from scratch. The renderer in lolSNES relies on the DS's 2D GPU, and that hardware isn't available in 3DS mode. (and even if it was, moving away from it is a good thing, emulating the PPU with it was far from perfect)

Well, that's not what I wanted to say. I know you can directly reuse DS code but I wanted to say that emulation working on DS should also be possible on 3DS? (as 3DS is like a more powerful DS)
.

 

[VinsCool]

Well, that's not what I wanted to say. I know you can directly reuse DS code but I wanted to say that emulation working on DS should also be possible on 3DS? (as 3DS is like a more powerful DS)
.

let's assume that everything DS could handle, 3DS will do better

 

[davhuit]

About the list, I'll still keep using mine personally, I'm not a big fan of wiki, editing isn't the easiest but feel free to copy what I post (not to mention it seems to early to do a wiki compatibility list, the emulator is still in early state and you'll have to clear the page and redo one for each version, which isn't really good in my opinion).

 

[VinsCool]

About the list, I'll still keep using mine personally, I'm not a big fan of wiki, editing isn't the easiest but feel free to copy what I post (not to mention it seems to early to do a wiki compatibility list, the emulator is still in early state and you'll have to clear the page and redo one for each version, which isn't really good in my opinion).

I think a compatibility list is always good for everything, mostly for newcomers. We will update that list everytime a new version is done. right now compatibility seems to play around 1.3 and 1.2, due to SPC timing affecting behaviours in games. Many games are fully playable already.