Homebrew [Release] Vice3DS (C64 Emulator)

Muxi · May 18, 2019

but it would also be nice if people could come to the full benefit of Vice3DS with an O3DS ...if that's even feasible

Elwyndas · May 19, 2019

Muxi said:
but it would also be nice if people could come to the full benefit of Vice3DS with an O3DS ...if that's even feasible

I don't think that it can be done, realistically so. You just have to live with the fact that "Frodo 3DS" (Bread Box) is your only option. And it's not a bad one either. I was happy with it until badda surprise everybody with the VICE port. You can get a used N3DS for cheap nowadays. It will also solve issues with GBA and Arcade emulation. A no brainer really.

Muxi · May 19, 2019

Elwyndas said:
I don't think that it can be done, realistically so. You just have to live with the fact that "Frodo 3DS" (Bread Box) is your only option. And it's not a bad one either. I was happy with it until badda surprise everybody with the VICE port. You can get a used N3DS for cheap nowadays. It will also solve issues with GBA and Arcade emulation. A no brainer really.

I'm not asking for myself as I have several N3DS consoles (and also an O3DS). This question was only in representation for O3DS owners (and @Badda also has it in his todo list)

Badda · May 22, 2019

New version v1.2 is out. Here are the changes:

Nice new banner / startup logo
fix for "crackling sound when using keyboard" (well - not completely fixed but at least majorly reduced)
fix for "not possible to change back to stock rom from another rom" (stock roms are selectable in the config directory)
fix for "menu entry 'Restore default settings' messes up screen"
added menu entry/icon 'Misc/Power off bottom screen backlight'
added two icons for sprite collision menu entries
added menu entry to restore all default settings (incl. hotkeys etc)
quicksave/-load now always saves to/loads from /3ds/vice3ds
added "RUN" to LOAD"*",8,1 menu entry
Added F2/F4/F6/F8 keys to keyboard for easy access
Added pause icon / ability to pause via soft button

Important (again): If you're updating from a previous version, make sure to delete the config directory on your SD-card /3ds/vice3ds/config before starting the emulator. Otherwise new config settings, hotkeys and key mappings will not be updated and will not work. I did some updates to sdl-vicerc, sdl-hotkey-C64.vkm and sdl_sym.vkm

https://github.com/badda71/vice3ds/releases

Have Fun! :yay3ds:

Elwyndas · May 22, 2019

There goes the afternoon! Many thanks!

P34ch · May 22, 2019

This is great, it’s looking better every new release.
A couple of bugs though (for me at least).

Colour palettes aren’t working in Video/VICII settings.
It’s also now unstable for me, with random lock ups.
Version 1.1 was perfect, so hopefully these are simple bugs to pin down (unless it’s just on mine lol).
All the best Badda, I love what you’ve done so far.

Elwyndas · May 23, 2019

P34ch said:
It’s also now unstable for me, with random lock ups.

Yeah here too. Random crashes after a few minutes. Including inactivity. Requires reboot of console via Rosalina.

arquillos · May 23, 2019

Thank you Badda for this new version. I´ll try it ASAP!

Badda · May 23, 2019

Elwyndas said:
Yeah here too. Random crashes after a few minutes. Including inactivity. Requires reboot of console via Rosalina.

Hm, this is bad. I will disable download of version 1.2 in Github. Random lock up are a pain because they are very hard to debug. Any clues as to when these lock ups are occurring?

Muxi · May 23, 2019

@Badda
For me, it occurred after I loaded a snapshot image (vsf). The game and vice3ds froze immediately after loading. This also happens randomly when loading more data in a game. Requires reboot of console via Rosalina.

P34ch · May 23, 2019

Iirc it crashed a couple of times during or after loading an image (.prg), same as Muxi.
Hopefully it’s a simple bug to fix Badda.

Elwyndas · May 23, 2019

On the other hand, I was able to play Racing Destruction Set for a very long time, with lots of disc swapping, warping, etc, and no crash. I will do some more systematic testing later when I have some time.

Chillimonster · May 27, 2019

Just discovered this bit of software (3ds has been in a drawer for a few months) and loving it so far.

Couple of Q's....

Can the top screen be made full screen (or even reduce the VIC borders) like in the other releases of VICE.. On my Pi i have VICIIBorderMode=3 and this gives full screen, but if i use this on the 3ds if gives a larger screen, but its offset to the left.

When I have a large directory of disk and tape images the program seems to hang (Presume its scanning the folder but not sure)

spinal_cord · May 27, 2019

Chillimonster said:
Can the top screen be made full screen (or even reduce the VIC borders) like in the other releases of VICE.. On my Pi i have VICIIBorderMode=3 and this gives full screen, but if i use this on the 3ds if gives a larger screen, but its offset to the left.

Why?!! Quite a few games actually used the borders, as well as quite a lot of demos!

Badda · May 27, 2019

Eureka! I found the bug

It is actually a libSDL bug (thanks @nop90) - it even says so excplicitly in SDL source code ...

Code:

Uint32 SDL_ThreadID(void)
{
    //Incompatible with SDL API, this function will NOT return
    //a valid thread ID when called from the main thread.

d'oh

Tomorrow new bugfix release, too tired today ...

arquillos · May 28, 2019

Way to go Badda!!!!

Thankx!!!

Badda · May 28, 2019

New version v1.2.1 is out. Here are the changes:

“further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”

fix random lock-ups (was actually a bug in libSDL)
fix for "not possible to select external palette files"
other minor bugfixes and optimizations

https://github.com/badda71/vice3ds/releases

Have Fun! :yay3ds:

Badda · May 28, 2019

Vague Rant said:
You'd know much better than I would, so I apologize if this comes across badly, but I thought filtering on the GPU was optional. 3dbrew has this page about GPU registers which seems to describe a filter toggle for textures between nearest (unfiltered) and linear (filtered). Again, sorry if that's not relevant here.

You're right - it's really easy. Just one small change in libSDL and it's pixel perfect: GPU_LINEAR -> GPU_NEAREST.
Will be part of v1.3

P34ch · May 28, 2019

This is really nice Badda, So far so good.
I love the 3D icon, very nostalgic heh.
One question though, how do I “Press Play on Tape” ? lol

Badda · May 28, 2019

P34ch said:
This is really nice Badda, So far so good.
I love the 3D icon, very nostalgic heh.
One question though, how do I “Press Play on Tape” ? lol

VICE menu -> Tape -> Play

and don't forget to load a tape first via "Attach tape image"

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