Homebrew PicoDrive TWL - SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive emulator for Nintendo DS(i)

[Jorgeluisjl2020]

Osea que por ahora funciona sin sonido cierto porque el juego corre muy bien pero pensé que algo había hecho yo mal porque no salía sonido

 

[RocketRobz]

Osea que por ahora funciona sin sonido cierto porque el juego corre muy bien pero pensé que algo había hecho yo mal porque no salía sonido

No habla espanol

Translation: We don't speak spanish (here).

 

[Jorgeluisjl2020]

No tiene sonido por ahora cierto ?

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So for now it works without sound because the game runs very well but I thought I had done something wrong because there was no sound

 

[RocketRobz]

So for now it works without sound because the game runs very well but I thought I had done something wrong because there was no sound

Yes, that's normal, as the sound emulation makes it run slow.
A workaround will be implemented, but it'll only be for DSi consoles.

 

[CrashMidnick]

Thanks for this, awesome job !

Silly question : can it be adapted to the DSTWO to use the extra power ?

 

[RocketRobz]

Thanks for this, awesome job !

Silly question : can it be adapted to the DSTWO to use the extra power ?

It would have to be recompiled as a DSTWO plugin.

 

[YMMO]

So I'm gonna be the noob here and ask for a bit of instructions. I've put the picodrive on the root of the sd card but I don't know how to install/run it.
The twilight menu doesn't show the file (already set the options to show every file/folder).

 

[kenseiden]

So I'm gonna be the noob here and ask for a bit of instructions. I've put the picodrive on the root of the sd card but I don't know how to install/run it.
The twilight menu doesn't show the file (already set the options to show every file/folder).

If you're using the latest version of Twilight Menu, PicodriveTWL is already integrated into it. All you have to do is make sure your Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games are on your SD card and have the .gen extension (example: Sonic.gen). Select your game in the Twilight Menu browser and it should boot into PicodriveTWL with the selected game.

 

[xonn]

Hello!
Is there a way to guess the needed version of devkitarm, libnds, libfat, etc... to compile the project, or it's necessary to disturb the author
Thanks!

 

[RocketRobz]

Hello!
Is there a way to guess the needed version of devkitarm, libnds, libfat, etc... to compile the project, or it's necessary to disturb the author
Thanks!

The latest will work.

 

[xonn]

I have compiled and adapted the last version to use in a GBMacro, but it doesn't start on a DS Lite (R4 clone card), only using a DSi. Is there a way?
Thanks!

 

[Zense]

I have compiled and adapted the last version to use in a GBMacro, but it doesn't start on a DS Lite (R4 clone card), only using a DSi. Is there a way?
Thanks!

You could try running it through ndsbootstrap via twilightmenu++. Just put twilightmenu++ for flashcard on there and navigate to the GBARunner2 .nds file.

 

[RacsoSakuraba]

Don't ask me why but I always use Pier Solar as a test game for Sega Mega Drive / Genesis emulators, with this one it does not finish starting, it stays on the first screen

 

[xonn]

You could try running it through ndsbootstrap via twilightmenu++. Just put twilightmenu++ for flashcard on there and navigate to the GBARunner2 .nds file.

I talked about picodrive, but I suppose that instructions are the same...

 

[Jergum]

In regards to the sound and music, when do you think the newest update for PictoDrive TWL will be ready? because it works fine, I can play Cave Story well, but there is no sound or music whatsoever.

 

[RocketRobz]

In regards to the sound and music, when do you think the newest update for PictoDrive TWL will be ready? because it works fine, I can play Cave Story well, but there is no sound or music whatsoever.

Proper sound/music emulation will likely never be implemented, as it's out of my scope.

 

[Jergum]

Proper sound/music emulation will likely never be implemented, as it's out of my scope.

Well, thank you for replying anyway. Also, kind of awkward to ask, but if you have time on your hands, do you think you can help me with one small thing? only asking because I'm using the latest version of Twilightmenu++. I have a copy of Cave Story (DSIware version) for the DSI, and it plays fine, but it won't save at all. Like the file gets corrupted if I save and then die and it suddenly displays this:

Profile data in slot 1
has been corrupted and
must be deleted.

Press any button to continue.

also, whenever I try to go back and play, my save is automatically deleted and i'm only left with "new game" for the save slots

Mind you, I got this copy of Cave Story from a youtube video which had a guy playing it, and it appeared to work fine with the saves and all. The download the video provided was only a .nds file.

 

[RocketRobz]

Well, thank you for replying anyway. Also, kind of awkward to ask, but if you have time on your hands, do you think you can help me with one small thing? only asking because I'm using the latest version of Twilightmenu++. I have a copy of Cave Story (DSIware version) for the DSI, and it plays fine, but it won't save at all. Like the file gets corrupted if I save and then die and it suddenly displays this:

Profile data in slot 1
has been corrupted and
must be deleted.

Press any button to continue.

also, whenever I try to go back and play, my save is automatically deleted and i'm only left with "new game" for the save slots

Mind you, I got this copy of Cave Story from a youtube video which had a guy playing it, and it appeared to work fine with the saves and all. The download the video provided was only a .nds file.

That's known to happen in some DSiWare games. The only known workaround is to (maybe) use hiyaCFW.

 

[Jergum]

That's known to happen in some DSiWare games. The only known workaround is to (maybe) use hiyaCFW.

So i installed hiyaCFW, nothing changed

 

[RocketRobz]

So i installed hiyaCFW, nothing changed

Use TMFH to install Cave Story on Hiya.