Psx4gp2x Public Beta 2 Released.

[Knoxximus]

On the real....I still play The Typing of the Dead....and couldn't nobody touch me on Outrigger. B)

The DC is a fantastic system STILL.

Ya, DCGM laughed at me when I told him about when I bought the keyboard and game. Such an amazing game.

I know, right? The DC taught me how to type!

 

[Mudi]

I need to find myself a dev toolchain for the dreamcast, I want to try compiling a few things but can't find a link to a working one *grumble grumble*

Oh, and a Dreamcast can be a PC as well (the only major problem is storage, and if you get one of them fancy ethernet hookups that isn't much of a problem...), you can get BSD or Linux going on it, and I've got the keyboard... funtimes. I hope the PSX4DC project goes at least as well as the GP2X one...

 

[TKF15H]

and a Dreamcast can be a PC as well (the only major problem is storage, and if you get one of them fancy ethernet hookups that isn't much of a problem...)

Then there's that other major problem... 16MB of RAM.

 

[Hanz™]

I tried a rare copy of Little Big Adventure that I have for the psx and it crashed at the first ingame screen.
Damn.

 

[zodttd]

Hi everyone,

Guess yesterday was bad timing for an unexpected day off. ;P
It was a "fall asleep in the computer chair" work-day.

I got a lot of work done on the dynarec. It's compatibility has been "touchy" as of late, due to the Serial IO (SIO) timings. It seems some games are more sensitive to it than others, as has been noted in past versions. Well with the dynarec, I have been able to get memory cards working with a certain timing, and controls working with a different timing. Or in one case I'm able to get both working great for half the games, and it makes the other half crash. So I'm trying to get the timings right.

Why get the timings right and not just release a dynarec version with only half the games working? Well the dynarec isn't currently giving any sort of amazing speeds when getting in-game. It's not the methods fault, but most likely the implementation. I need to work at getting the timings right, and get the very unoptimized dynarec code working smoother.

For now I've run FF7 and Einhander successfully. Both run faster than before. I can't do a 1:1 FPS speedtest as I'm using a different GPU revision than Beta 2 with a more precise FPS reader. Einhander is faster by about 7 frames per second, sometimes 10+. It ranges between 23 FPS to 30-35 FPS in-game. This test was done with a 266MHz OC. FF7 seems faster, or should I say smoother feeling. It seems like it's drawing in a lot more frames due to timing differences, but still retains a bit faster speed of beta 2. So with correct timings alone, FF7 should see a speed increase with the dynarec.

So the dynarec is still in need of some work until I have it running at speeds I find acceptable. But the potential is there, and easily in reach. Once I figure out the timings needed, it will make working with the dynarec a lot better, as games I normally test with won't work with the current timings.

Btw, the DC is a great console, especially for shoot-em-ups / shmups.

So a bit more waiting and you'll see a nice revision of psx4gp2x with a speedy dynarec. Patience.

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

Ya at DCGM laughed at me when I told him about when I bought the keyboard and game. Such an amazing game.

that never happened....

I just got a pair of SAMBA DE AMIGO MARACCAS!!!!!!

the bootlegs i imagine, since the officials are like a billion dollars lol. Im still trying to find a good deal on ebay for them

the question was valid, I was refering to the way he asked it.

It wasnt obnoxious at all

 

[X-Code]

Great work zodttd B) , I've posted this news ( more or less ) on the spanish site ... My gaming gloves are ready, and my beer is ready too :lol:

 

[Mudi]

and a Dreamcast can be a PC as well (the only major problem is storage, and if you get one of them fancy ethernet hookups that isn't much of a problem...)

Then there's that other major problem... 16MB of RAM.

Pfft, back in the day that was all you needed ever. Thanks for the update Zodttd, it sounds like it's going to be great.

 

[Shikaku]

Back in the day 640KB was all you needed =p

GJ Zodttd! WEEEEEEE

 

[X-Code]

Donated a little miserable cash to both zodttd and unai ( and the new games contest :lol: ) , now I'll have to see if Tinnus has a paypal account B)


At least it's enough for a few cold beers .

 

[Knoxximus]

See Zodttd? You turning into Rip Van Winkle turned this thread into a DC fanboy site! :lol:

Good work as always, Zodttd and crew....now let's get this thread back on *off* topic!

The DC was the 1st system I ever played emulators on....I thought that was the dog's bollocks! Does anyone know if a component cable was ever released for it? Or just S-Video and/or VGA? I wanna run it to my HDTV but is has no VGA port!

 

[zodttd]

You know, there was this really cool Dreamcast emulator called Chankast that had a really talented programmer working on it's GPU?

Thanks for the donation X-Code! I have been slow on sending out thank you's for donations received in the last few weeks. If anyone didn't get a personal thank you from me after donating, my apologies.

I'm off to go get work done on psx4all now. Another update to come later today. Unai is going to take a look at the dynarec and work his magic.

 

[X-Code]

It was my pleasure , keep up the good work and don't forget to sleep every now and then... I posted this in order to encourage others to donate too B)

 

[PSyMastR]

Ya, DCGM laughed at me when I told him about when I bought the keyboard and game. Such an amazing game.

that never happened....

Yes it did, I was on the bus, and told you, you called me an idiot and laughed at me for getting a pathetic game.

 

[xinfernoofdantex]

See Zodttd? You turning into Rip Van Winkle turned this thread into a DC fanboy site! :lol:

Good work as always, Zodttd and crew....now let's get this thread back on *off* topic!

The DC was the 1st system I ever played emulators on....I thought that was the dog's bollocks! Does anyone know if a component cable was ever released for it? Or just S-Video and/or VGA? I wanna run it to my HDTV but is has no VGA port!

I'm pretty sure there was a VGA box released, look into it

 

[moz]

ive got a RGB scart cable

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

Ya, DCGM laughed at me when I told him about when I bought the keyboard and game. Such an amazing game.

that never happened....

Yes it did, I was on the bus, and told you, you called me an idiot and laughed at me for getting a pathetic game.

It really never happened


edit: Even if it did, I maintain; It is an awful game.

 

[Mudi]

Yeah, you can get VGA, but he wants component cables, which I don't think were made for DC. Sorry.

 

[Knoxximus]

See Zodttd? You turning into Rip Van Winkle turned this thread into a DC fanboy site! :lol:

Good work as always, Zodttd and crew....now let's get this thread back on *off* topic!

The DC was the 1st system I ever played emulators on....I thought that was the dog's bollocks! Does anyone know if a component cable was ever released for it? Or just S-Video and/or VGA? I wanna run it to my HDTV but is has no VGA port!

I'm pretty sure there was a VGA box released, look into it

Yeah, I got the VGA box....but I need a component out if possible. My TV has no VGA out.....do they make VGA to component out cables?

 

[Jarska333]

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