tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post4466215077356011876..comments2024-03-17T03:51:46.681-04:00Comments on Hardcore Gaming 101 - Blog: When emulation is shoddy + PC88 PSP guideDiscoalucardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-22806980893990389682016-09-21T21:24:45.191-04:002016-09-21T21:24:45.191-04:00Is there anyway I can get some help running the pc...Is there anyway I can get some help running the pc 88 emulator on the PSP? <br />I have tried what was put in the blog post but when loading a game the screen fills with the number 9.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-63326943737563553772009-10-11T15:26:57.986-04:002009-10-11T15:26:57.986-04:00You're complaining about having to pay for a P...You're complaining about having to pay for a PC-Engine emulator so you can play CD-ROM games on it, CD-ROM games that you could actually own. Then you go on to complain about it not making it easier to play the CD-ROM games you don't own, even though this is obviously done to discourage piracy. And complain about it not being nice about you having a broken CD-ROM drive, something which is ostensibly your problem. And call Magic Engine's author the hypocrite. Right.<br /><br />Your argument is basically equivalent to this one:<br /><br />"I wanted to use this mp3 playing software but hacked it since they were charging money for it. It's outrageous that they would dare charge money for software that is only useful for playing my pirated mp3s. Then I found out that it'll only convert and play mp3s ripped from original CDs. I don't have a CD-ROM drive and despite it being required for any number of things I am further outraged by this and am going to insult this software repeatedly."<br /><br />Okay, so the description of the mp3 player is a little ridiculous, but it's certainly not illegal or immoral.<br /><br />That aside, most of your criticism is directed to ports, not the original works. Understand the difference and the implications it has. The people you are calling lazy are those who were not investing a lot of time into this to begin with, just wanted to get something available up and running in their spare time. Your attitude of "do it to my complete liking or don't do it at all" is very rude. You're just being immature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-48582328754593202142009-09-24T01:19:34.736-04:002009-09-24T01:19:34.736-04:00My qualm is that emulator authors have every right...My qualm is that emulator authors have every right to be frightened of legal implications. They're putting their time into something; just because some are willing to give it away doesn't mean they want it to be as illegal to distribute as waraz pornography.<br /><br />Additionally, emulating commercial games isn't necessarily illegal. <br /><br />PSX emulators can use ISOs created by anyone with a PC and the original discs. <br /><br />Console Classix maintains a subscription service where users "rent" ROMs that are temporarily downloaded to their machines. They have no explicit permission from rights holders but operate publicly under the basis that they've dumped the games legally and are complying with copyright law.<br /><br />Emulation authors might also naturally dissociate emulating commercial games with illegality since many are hardware wizards who create their own means of dumping ROMs from games they own.<br /><br />My point is, the widespread "damned if you do, damned if you don't" attitude towards emulation encourages unscrupulous behavior and damages the reputation of the technology and those associated with it. Emulation doesn't have to be illegal, and though many of the laws surrounding it are stupid I feel it's advocates should at least try to claim the moral high ground.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582410690674165262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-80059056242105826082009-09-23T13:07:02.730-04:002009-09-23T13:07:02.730-04:00I fail to understand your final point - so please ...I fail to understand your final point - so please elaborate. Why is it in the gutter, exactly?<br /><br />What else is the point of emulation, if not to play commercial games? This is a serious question.<br /><br />Is it to run homebrew games? I can think of very few NES and SNES homebrew games. Most are awful. My list of freeware NES games contains Elite, Sack of FLour and... Nothing else. They're almost all awful. ROM hacks are cool, but these are as illegal as the ROMs themselves.<br /><br />Is it to develop a working understanding of the hardware architecture so that it isn't lost after production stops? Well, this IS a good idea, and if it helps to develop and keep alive the knowledge of how to code for these systems, then great. Because from what I've read, few people know how to develop for the NES anymore. <br /><br />From an archival point of view, emulation might be great to preserve such knowledge. But then don't even bother releasing it to the public. Keep locked in a University library where up-and-coming programmers can have access to it. <br /><br />My gripe is this: if emulators of old hardware are to be released to the public, it can only ever be for one single reason: to play commercial games. To say otherwise is to lie to yourself.<br /><br />I just want the community to be honest with themselves. Every time a forum moderator announces a new emulator and then says: "Now we can enjoy all those PD games!" I want to laugh. Stop kidding yourselves. We all know why we use emulators.Sketczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333200178515493705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-48808843675979957722009-09-22T17:42:36.854-04:002009-09-22T17:42:36.854-04:00Dcemulation is one of a small handful of sites out...Dcemulation is one of a small handful of sites out there which offer decent technical information on how to program for the Dreamcast *legitimately*.<br /><br />KallistiOS - used since then for all significant homebrew releases- only ever got off the ground because it and related communities diligently avoided developing frameworks and tools using code used without permission from Sega.<br /><br />That means anyone with the ability can create a game for the Dreamcast using KallistiOS, sell it openly, and Sega can't lay a finger on them.<br /><br />Although I guess if you just HAD to play NES games using a Dreamcast pad back in 2001 the idea these nerds were so intent on not investing their time into efforts that would eventually be illegal to distribute would piss you off.<br /><br />Also:<br />"Because they’re frightened of the legal implications? Hellooo. You’re using them to run illegally distributed ROMs. "<br /><br />This attitude is what keeps video game emulation in general relegated to the gutter. Unfortunately people like you, despite your apparent fondness of the medium, are more than happy to see it stay there so long as you get yours.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582410690674165262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-26506432328656792042009-09-22T03:54:07.529-04:002009-09-22T03:54:07.529-04:00If you have an interest in emulating on consoles, ...If you have an interest in emulating on consoles, the Wii scene has been kicking up. For those with chipped or otherwise modded Wiis, we've gained high quality emulators ranging from the basic NES, SNES, Genesis, Gameboy and Master System to some of the more tricky to implement like MSX and Commodore 64.<br /><br />I feel your pain with the rather low quality of some emulators and their authors unwillingness to at least attempt to perfect them. Our old Gameboy Advance emulator was a rather shoddy work of programming originally and the author had the "good enough" syndrome. Luckily another author picked it up and finished it.<br /><br />If you want to look for yourself at what Wii emulation has to offer these days, check out http://wiibrew.org/wiki/List_of_homebrew_emulatorsGarrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00405792416658924572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-73525084338618634342009-09-21T18:40:03.485-04:002009-09-21T18:40:03.485-04:00Yeah the DC stuff was frustrating as hell.
A mini...Yeah the DC stuff was frustrating as hell.<br /><br />A mini review round-up of PC-88 games would be great btw.Duouk2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/09901376337155881726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-11441844854136398962009-09-20T18:35:38.688-04:002009-09-20T18:35:38.688-04:00i'd be very interested in some pc-88 reviews.i'd be very interested in some pc-88 reviews.Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838220453077339756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-84853354891430517352009-09-19T21:18:24.531-04:002009-09-19T21:18:24.531-04:00I had to Google it, but the same guy is STILL sell...I had to Google it, but the same guy is STILL selling iNES ten years later! <br /><br />http://fms.komkon.org/iNES/Discoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-54073037766339607852009-09-19T18:06:12.880-04:002009-09-19T18:06:12.880-04:00I'm fairly certain that Ootake can emulate the...I'm fairly certain that Ootake can emulate the Turbo Duo. I may be wrong about that.Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105776381079093616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-39480582624752291252009-09-19T15:54:56.247-04:002009-09-19T15:54:56.247-04:00All valid points. I had no idea early NES emulator...All valid points. I had no idea early NES emulators were charged for! I wonder if anyone paid, and how they feel today? Charging for such things leaves a bad taste in my mouth, it reminds of wanting to charge for fan-translation patches, without the physical item (Beggar Prince is a physically produced cart for commercial purposes, so warrants the charge you could argue).<br /><br />The Xbox thing, I can kinda accept, but with megaupload et al, they should be taking advantage of such things.<br /><br />The DC Segagen thing though is crazy I feel - even if you don't host it, at least allow sensible discussion of it if you're the main forum for such things. Wasn't the Smash Pack actually coded by a homebrew guy hired by Sega, who enabled an exploit in the code which allowed people to put their own ROMs on it? That should stuff should be legendary, not a dirty secret hidden away.<br /><br />As for Turbo Duo emulation, I didn't realise the GP32X, but that's another good example. Is there anything inherent in Windows computers that forces the authors to make the emulators so restricted? The whole TOC thing I find really frustrating and strange. Is actually essential to getting the code running?Sketczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333200178515493705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-4188991371671027562009-09-19T12:51:47.456-04:002009-09-19T12:51:47.456-04:00You are right about talking among DC forums about ...You are right about talking among DC forums about SegaGen. Everyone knew what it was, and how great it worked; but no one wanted to help people find it or attempt to assemble their own. Eventually I just got lucky and found it through a torrent.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295270874390217697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-42935180269396947812009-09-19T10:28:12.860-04:002009-09-19T10:28:12.860-04:00As someone who has had a hand in programming stuff...As someone who has had a hand in programming stuff, I can understand why the authors might want to be paid, because a lot of work goes into them...but at the same time, it does go against the precedent, and usually some other author comes out and does something better, for free. I remember back in the early days of NES emulation, there were only two - Pasofami, which required a special format which only supported about a dozen games, played back music in MIDI (UGH), and an extremely wrong color palette, and iNES, which had far greater compatibility but ran like crap, and also had awful video and sound emulation. They charged $40 for iNES, though, which was immediately made obsolete when NESticle came out, which did everything way better, and was free to boot.<br /><br />The inability to turn off filters is annoying - last time I tried a Jaguar emulator, I couldn't, which is aggravating when you're taking screenshots. The DS emulator I used for a long time also didn't take screens, which is the only reason I use a DS emulator in the first place, so I had to use a third party one.Discoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-49840680376349885472009-09-19T09:51:43.491-04:002009-09-19T09:51:43.491-04:00Tempest for the GP2X supports "normal" i...Tempest for the GP2X supports "normal" iso/mp3s. Maybe that'll get ported back to something like Mednafen which works great otherwise.meunierdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354028609259126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-5059072455303695032009-09-19T08:01:01.426-04:002009-09-19T08:01:01.426-04:00As far as PC Engine emulation goes, you have: medn...As far as PC Engine emulation goes, you have: <a href="http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">mednafen</a> (multi-platform, commandline) or <a href="http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/index_files/turbo.htm" rel="nofollow">aamirm's turboengine</a><br /><br />I've played Rondo & Snatcher through perfectly with these.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316239074512272803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-46345099455103084122009-09-19T06:09:50.408-04:002009-09-19T06:09:50.408-04:00Okay. I agree with you on some points, definitely....Okay. I agree with you on some points, definitely. The NesterDC cockup, especially.<br /><br />But my main problem is you being frustrated about the XDK problem in the Xbox scene. And dude, I'm frustrated about it too, but too many sites got sued into oblivion before they stumbled onto a more creative solution.<br /><br />Here, read this: http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php It's not too tricky, I even figured it out. Also, use ChatZilla and FileZilla instead of mIRC and FlashFXP. Freeware > payware.<br /><br />And Magic Engine, despite being awesome in theory, blows all of its chances for win away when you get to the $40 for more than 5 minutes of play thing.kerobaroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883152342883877095noreply@blogger.com