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Emulation on the Dreamcast Tests
by , 13th-June-2013 at 18:52 (74144 Views)
Ok it's been some years since I looked at what was available now going back to it I am pleased to see there has been much done here since I was last on top of the scene
Please note I have not tested many games only a few choice games to get a feel for the emulation
Here is what I have looked at so far
5th Gen Machines
Nintendo 64
There is only one worthy of Note but it has no sound DaedalusDC
Sony Playstation 80% Top rated but only supports 3 games
Several Homebrew ones around but none work great but that can still change
Bleem!cast Beta
Graphics 50 [OK for the most part asides from compat issues, FMV is not supported]
Sound 60 [Fine with alot of games, missing with some]
Speed 70 [Some games just work great but not all]
Overall 60 [This lacks things like saving and FMV play back, it is good for games that do not require saving though]
Bleem!cast
Graphics 110 [Not a typo these do improve the graphics]
Sound 100 [No faults that I remember]
Speed 100 [Ran these at full speed]
Overall 80 [I can't this 100& it only had 3 flavors Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo 2 and Tekken 3]
4th Gen Machines
Sega - Megadrive/Genesis 90% Top rating most games are perfect a few have minor issues
Officially by Sega hacked (Same as what the Smash pack used)
Graphics 80 [some layer issues and program issues with some roms]
Sound 70 [this was not emulated very well at all]
Speed 85 [Most will play at 100% speed]
Overall 75 [Not bad most games are playable]
Genesis Plus DC 2006 V 07/26/2006
Graphics 80 [a few new issues but not bad]
Sound 70 [Sound emulation is much better more accurate but what brings it down is the clicking in the background]
Speed 90 [A play with the settings may be required to get the magic 100% speed]
Overall 75 [Again good, most games do run full speed with sound]
*Gens4All 2012 V???? [The best to date]
Graphics 85 [Not had time to test too much but this seems to work with most games, with less glitches than above]
Sound 85 [Sound is almost there, this one still has clicks but they are not as bad as Genesis Plus DC]
Speed 90 [A play with the settings may be required to get the magic 100% speed]
Overall 90 [Almost there and it's not a dead project, though Chui is working on other projects for now]
Gens4All is to me the only one that is needed, though a compat list should be made at some point in time
Nintendo - Super Nintendo 75% top rating slow on some games others play to perfection
DreamSNES 2002 0.9.8 Will dig that out later (I already have this)
Graphics 85 [Looks great plus a couple of filter options]
Sound 75 [Some sounds seem to be missing in some games otherwise sound plays just great]
Speed 60 [The slowest overall however there are no pauses and a few games still run at full speed]
Overall 75 [Some games still run great there were close to perfection but alas this is long dead now]
SNES4ALL Beta 2
Graphics 65 [Some work to do here glitches and missing graphics]
Sound 65 [Some work to do some missing and bad sound]
Speed 65 [Some work to do but lots run full speed but with pauses]
Overall 65 [Early development yet but it's one to watch in the future still good WIP progress some games do work fine]
*Super Famicast 2004 V 2.000 [The best to date]
Graphics 85 [Looks great plus the option to filter]
Sound 75 [Sounds seem to be all there, but don't always sound as they should]
Speed 60 [lots of games are running smooth but there are a few that lag small amounts to badly as well]
Overall 75 [Almost got there but this is dead as far as development goes]
DreamSNES and Super Famicast are both worth using at this point
A compat list could be done for these, a realistic one that is then a compilation CD could be made with only games that can be played without slowdown instead of having games that couldn't be played included
Some games in both will work 100% while other games struggle or are unplayabe, this goes for both.
NEXT UP
NEC PC-Engine/Turbo GFX 16
I may share these as pre-built Mil-CD's but for now I am waiting to get some info from Chui about his Gens4All release
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