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Seta GX / Sega Saturn Emulator Wii (Test & Compatible List) beta v0.3.1 - Evoca / fadedled

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Hello ^^,

@fadedled how are you ? ^^.

I tried a homebrew game named Coup (it's a board game), but it doesn't work for me, in attachement I show you which message error appears.

Have a good day ^^,
 

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The Saturn did 3D in a way no one else save a few Arcade machines and t a specific PC Video card did, hence why even today we have emulation problems.

 
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There's still a lot of work to be done to improve video performance. You can see the FPS and the sound driver can be enabled and disabled. There's still room for improvement, and the choppy audio is a bug that can be fixed; it's not a performance issue. Dynarec isn't complete; all credit goes to the original creator. I only recompiled it with the general and Dynarec fixes.
 
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cheloruiz79 said:


There's still a lot of work to be done to improve video performance. You can see the FPS and the sound driver can be enabled and disabled. There's still room for improvement, and the choppy audio is a bug that can be fixed; it's not a performance issue. Dynarec isn't complete; all credit goes to the original creator. I only recompiled it with the general and Dynarec fixes.
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If you recompiled it, could you post what you made here? I would say to make a PR, but I don't think we've seen a new version of this emulator for quite some time.
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He could make a fork and post the new binary, or alternatively post a zip with the binary and new source code. Either way it would be interesting to test the changes, I guess Saturn Bomberman on the Wii at playable speeds is not that far away.
 
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Congrats on your work, this looks super cool. I guess we'll have to wait for a binary to test.
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Hey friend, here's a trial version. Many games don't work yet and others freeze, but quite a few do.
 

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Hey friend, here's a trial version. Many games don't work yet and others freeze, but quite a few do.
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Wow, this is so great. The opening BIOS video is almost seamless. Most all of the games I tried are at full 60 FPS on a over clocked Wii U, mind you. The only regressions I found, for one Clockwork Knight doesn't load at all. The FMV is black but then it doesn't load, where the last version had that working almost flawlessly. Road Rash totally crashes the Wii U to where I have to reboot it. And Mr. Bones goes through the boot BIOS video and oddly loops back to it, caught in an endless loop. But Daytona USA and Nights into Dreams have had a huge boost in FPS. Nights runs at full speed but it looks like garbage. But you can kinda see the game behind there. It is playable, it just needs more work on it. I think this is a vast improvement though. I just think that the controllers and the aspect ratio need improving upon. But this is amazing. Good work my dude, and thank you for it
 
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This has some improvements and fixes the bug where characters appear behind the background screen. For those with CRT TVs, it has a built-in 240p option. To enable it, simply create an empty text file called 240p.txt and place it in the same folder as the .dol file. This activates 240p for CRT TVs. I don't have a CRT TV to test it on, but it's been confirmed that it works by my friend Oarsoluto2, who is helping me with the testing. Remember, my language is Spanish; I always use a translator, so please excuse any mistakes.
 

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This has some improvements and fixes the bug where characters appear behind the background screen. For those with CRT TVs, it has a built-in 240p option. To enable it, simply create an empty text file called 240p.txt and place it in the same folder as the .dol file. This activates 240p for CRT TVs. I don't have a CRT TV to test it on, but it's been confirmed that it works by my friend Oarsoluto2, who is helping me with the testing. Remember, my language is Spanish; I always use a translator, so please excuse any mistakes.
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Tryrush Deppy is working awesomely! Some minor graphical errors but full speed!! Taito's Layer Section also runs full speed but is missing obvious layers. Still playable though full speed if you don't mind incorrect graphics. Princess Crown seems to be completely fully playable with accurate graphics!
 
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cheloruiz79 said:
This has some improvements and fixes the bug where characters appear behind the background screen. For those with CRT TVs, it has a built-in 240p option. To enable it, simply create an empty text file called 240p.txt and place it in the same folder as the .dol file. This activates 240p for CRT TVs. I don't have a CRT TV to test it on, but it's been confirmed that it works by my friend Oarsoluto2, who is helping me with the testing. Remember, my language is Spanish; I always use a translator, so please excuse any mistakes.
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I'm starting to play with the emulator (using Wii only, I don't own a Wii U), got excited for a second, as support for the Wii U Pro Controller is almost there! It has the same bug as normal SetaGX, which makes D-Pad down act like it is always pressed inside the games (it doesn't even respond on the emulator menu). I'm guessing the same is true for the Wii Classic Controller.

Elevator Action Returns stopped working (can be played on old 0.3.2), it now hangs at the VING splash screen. It crashes the emulator if you try to exit.

I'm updating the boot.dol now and setting some covers to check how they look, and test the rest of the games on the SD card.
 
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I'm starting to play with the emulator (using Wii only, I don't own a Wii U), got excited for a second, as support for the Wii U Pro Controller is almost there! It has the same bug as normal SetaGX, which makes D-Pad down act like it is always pressed inside the games (it doesn't even respond on the emulator menu). I'm guessing the same is true for the Wii Classic Controller.

Elevator Action Returns stopped working (can be played on old 0.3.2), it now hangs at the VING splash screen. It crashes the emulator if you try to exit.

I'm updating the boot.dol now and setting some covers to check how they look, and test the rest of the games on the SD card.
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Between old versions and new versions, I would say there's now like 6 fully playable saturn games. Very nice progress for a console nobody ever thought would actually run any Saturn games ever.
 
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I'm starting to play with the emulator (using Wii only, I don't own a Wii U), got excited for a second, as support for the Wii U Pro Controller is almost there! It has the same bug as normal SetaGX, which makes D-Pad down act like it is always pressed inside the games (it doesn't even respond on the emulator menu). I'm guessing the same is true for the Wii Classic Controller.

Elevator Action Returns stopped working (can be played on old 0.3.2), it now hangs at the VING splash screen. It crashes the emulator if you try to exit.

I'm updating the boot.dol now and setting some covers to check how they look, and test the rest of the games on the SD card.
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Isnt that bug due to the use of Wii Motion Plus? try using a non WMP wiimote.
 
My current list of tested games:
  • Akumajou Dracula X - Gekka no Yasoukyoku (Japan). Full speed. FMVs can't be seen. Some transparency problems.
  • Astal (USA). Not working. Same as old 0.3.2. Boots, but hangs on a black screen.
  • Batman Forever (USA). Not working. (can be played on old 0.3.2). Doesn't boot.
  • Burning Rangers (USA). Not working. (can be partially played on old 0.3.2). Hangs after the first splash screen. Crashes the emulator on exit.
  • Bust-A-Move 2 - Arcade Edition (USA). Full speed.
  • Bust-A-Move 3 (USA). Full speed.
  • Clockwork Knight - Pepperouchaus Adventure (USA). Not working. (can be played on old 0.3.2). Doesn't boot.
  • Clockwork Knight 2 (USA). Not working. (can be played on old 0.3.2). Doesn't boot.
  • Earthworm Jim 2 (USA). Full speed. Character sprite is a bit glitchy.
  • Elevator Action Returns (Japan). Not working. (can be played on old 0.3.2). Crashes the emulator on exit.
  • Layer Section (Japan). Full speed.
  • Guardian Heroes (USA). 50-60fps.
  • Magical Night Dreams - Cotton 2 (Japan). Not working. (can be played on old 0.3.2). Boots, but hangs on a black screen.
  • Magical Night Dreams - Cotton Boomerang (Japan). Not working. Same as old 0.3.2. Boots, but hangs on a black screen.
  • Mega Man 8 (USA). 57-60fps. FMVs can't be seen. Problems with transparencies, the character can't be seen (intro level, underwater section)
  • Mortal Kombat II (USA). Not working. Same as old 0.3.2. Boots, but hangs on a black screen after the Midway splash screen. Crashes the emulator on exit.
  • Panzer Dragoon (USA). 53-59fps. FMVs can't be seen. Backgrounds can't be seen during gameplay.
  • Pu Li Ru La - Arcade Gears (Japan). Full speed.
  • Radiant Silvergun (Japan). Not working. Crashes the emulator if you skip the splash screen.
  • Saturn Bomberman (USA). Not working. (can be played on old 0.3.2).
  • Saturn Bomberman Fight (Japan). 52-60fps.
  • Sega AGES - Outrun (Japan). Not working. Same as old 0.3.2. Boots, but hangs on a black screen. Glitches the emulator on exit.
  • Shinobi X (Europe). Full speed.
  • Street Fighter Zero 3 (Japan). Not working. Same as old 0.3.2. Boots, but hangs on a black screen.
  • Three Dirty Dwarves (USA). Full speed. Missing graphics.
  • Tryrush Deppy (Japan). Full speed. Character sprite is a bit glitchy.
Whenever Elevator Action Returns and Saturn Bomberman are finally playable, I'll probably be lost for a weekend. :yaywii:

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Between old versions and new versions, I would say there's now like 6 fully playable saturn games. Very nice progress for a console nobody ever thought would actually run any Saturn games ever.
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Six games only?! Hold on to your socks, buddy. You will be surprised.

I'm very impressed. Seeing Panzer Dragoon running very close to full speed, even with the current graphic glitches, was definitely not on my bingo card for achievable emulation on the Wii. :grog:

Congrats again @cheloruiz79!

QoL suggestions for Seta GX:

- Left/Right on the game list scrolls by page.
- Scroll continuously on the game list after 1 second if you hold the Up or Down arrow.
- Having one folder for the emulator where its files can be contained:
  • root:/SetaGX/art
  • root:/SetaGX/bios
  • root:/SetaGX/games
  • root:/SetaGX/saves
 
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