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This build is meant to test the performance of problematic games. As I do not have time available to perform such tests, I'm providing it for those interested.


I've tested Sonic 2 (Genesis), Sonic (Master System) and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Genesis). All appeared to run at full speed.

Latest Builds
https://bitbucket.org/shin_nil/genesis-plus-gx-gcw0/downloads

Source code
https://bitbucket.org/shin_nil/genesis-plus-gx-gcw0/


New opk build (22-feb-2015) [Special thanks to David Knight]:
What's new
* Merged A-stick and Lock-on code
* Fixed alignment issues in Remap menu
* Added frameskip option (useful for fmv sequences in MegaCD games)
* Filenames now used in savestates
* Changed from Tremor to Vorbis library
* Quicksave with SELECT+L, quickload with SELECT+R
* Changed menu access to START+SELECT, Default SELECT = mode
* Changed to free icon (thanks to Gab1975)



For lock-ons
Rename each binary file as follows:
Game Genie: "/usr/local/home/.genplus/lock-on/ggenie.bin"
Action Replay:  "/usr/local/home/.genplus/lock-on/areplay.bin"
Sonic & Knuckles:  "/usr/local/home/.genplus/lock-on/sk.bin" and /usr/local/home/.genplus/lock-on/sk2chip.bin additional info

*After changing the lock-on option, you must reload the game rom.

For Sega CD you need to put bios files and rename them:
"/usr/local/home/.genplus/bios/bios_CD_U.bin"
"/usr/local/home/.genplus/bios/bios_CD_E.bin"
"/usr/local/home/.genplus/bios/bios_CD_J.bin"

History

New opk build (22-feb-2015) [Special thanks to David Knight]:
* Added menu transparent background to improve text readability
* Turned off repeat button presses in the menu
* Added Misc option to toggle auto resume when save/loading
* Fixed snapshot not visible when scaling turned off bug
* Lock-on support added through misc menu (Game Genie, Action Replay, Sonic & Knuckles)

(15-feb-2015) [Special thanks to David Knight]:
What's new
* Graphics options
  - Scaling (IPU)
  - Keep aspect ratio
  - Enable scanlines (Game Gear only)
* Remap buttons
* All configurations is now saved

(12-feb-2015) [all coding credits to David Knight]:
What's new
* Nice gui menu added (select to open)
    - background changes according to the current system
    - remap buttons doesn't work yet
* IPU Scaling for all systems
    - enable/disable through "Graphics options" item menu
    - while enabled, you can change aspect ratio pressing Power + A

(09-feb-2015):
What's new
* Triple buffering (some real speed gain here, thanks Awakened for the tip)
* New buttons combinations (see below)

[...]
* it's not packaged in opk, it's a dge file, so you should know how to use this type of file.
[...]

Linux binaries don't use extensions. "dge" is just an arbitrary extension used in legacy Dingux.

Is there 32X and Mega CD support in the build, as well as SVP support ?

If so can you test :
- Silpheed (MCD)
- Sonic CD (MCD)
- Virtua Racing (MD)
- Virtua Racing (32X)
- Knucles Chaotix (32X)

Thanks

There's Sega CD & SVP support, but no 32X. I have not tested any Sega CD game though...

Quote from: Shin-NiL on September 13, 2013, 02:27:05 am

[...]
* it's not packaged in opk, it's a dge file, so you should know how to use this type of file.
[...]

Linux binaries don't use extensions. "dge" is just an arbitrary extension used in legacy Dingux.

I just wanted to make clear that it was not packaged in opk, so I just followed the convention of Dingux binaries.

Works good.
Even FM sound on Mastersystem games!
I have tried Virtua Racing (MD) it runs ok but is very slow/choppy.

Thank you, I'll try Virtua Racing tonight.

According to documentation it supports CUE+BIN, ISO+OGG & ISO+WAV CD image files. I can't access the source code now, but you can try put the bios in the same directory the emulator is. I haven't tested any Sega CD game yet.

I've checked the source code.

Your bios files must be in the same directory as the emulator is and must be named this way, according its region:
"bios_CD_U.bin"
"bios_CD_E.bin"
"bios_CD_J.bin"


Let me know the results, please.

I can't wait for the "official" release of Genesis Plus GX on the Zero!

Crazy song! Great demo!

I'm happy to report that Gain Ground works fantastically.  However you got full screen with the correct aspect ratio working, it looks stellar.

Kid Chameleon's sound is better on Genesis Plus GX than on PicoDrive.  PicoDrive is tinny and has some "bleeps and bloops" in it.

Edit: this is awesome. It plays the Super Fighter Team games!  PicoDrive cannot play these.

Mind adding save/load state support and releasing an opk of this?
I know Picodrive is available, but due to its lack of accepting command line, com64 and I can't support it in our ES port. We feel this would be better.

Here's our project thread: http://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-development/emulation-station/new/#new

State functions are preferred because we plan to add in a menu that comes from ES and has the option.

Surely it would be easier to add command line file loading to Picodrive then to start from scratch with another emulator.

I've not looked at the code but it's trivial to accept a file path argument at runtime, it's then just a question of autoloading the rom instead of going to the menu screen.

Pcercuei did get back to me. He said we would need to fix Picodrive's metadata. I'd have to see how exactly.