Lordmonkus
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@SagaXIV I would love to use Virtual Clone Drive over the crap that is Daemon Tools but when I tried using your bat file I get the message that VCD cannot mount the cue file. I copied your script and set my emu path to my SSF.exe and the daemon path to VCDmount.exe but still no luck.
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Awesome, that worked with a small tweak. Had to change the Daemon Tools since I was using the free Lite version. @echo off set game=%1% set daemon="C:\Program Files (x86)\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe" set emu="Path to SSF.exe" %daemon% -mount 0, %game% start /wait "" %emu% %daemon% -unmount 0
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@KyaeroSaber Interesting way of doing it. I don't bother with keeping my games compressed since I have way more hard drive space than needed. I didn't come up with the way I load my Saturn games, I found it here on the forums a few months ago when I was setting my stuff up then and I am not good at writing BAT files. What would be the bat file needed to just straight load the cue like your way but without all the uncompressing which I do not need ? All my games are in their own separate folders.
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I haven't spent any time with the Model 2 emulator but I recently had a poke with the Model 3 and it was super easy to set up in Launchbox. It set up like any other emulator with the addition of a "Default Command Line Parameter" value to set your resolution. -res=1600,1200 -fullscreen Is what I used for my 2560x1440 resolution monitor. The annoying part is setting up a controller since it has to be done manually in the config file.
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I agree they should be separated but the PC Engine and TurboGrafx 16 are the same systems. Just like the SNES / Super Famicom and Genesis / Mega Drive are the same and have exclusives to each region.
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Hmm, I've never really noticed much if any input lag using SSF. Maybe it depends on the game, I really only have a handful of games and Darius Gaiden is the most played and comparing it to Mame it feels about the same which is very responsive. I'm not using a CRT but I am using a high end low input lag Asus G-Sync gaming monitor and compared to my old run of the mill non-gaming monitor it is noticeably better. The Mednafen cores are indeed amazing and if / when the Saturn core gets done and implemented into Retroarch with Hard GPU Sync and shaders it will be awesome.
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The only real options is with the use of shaders and this is really just "tricking" your eyes. This is why I use a good CRT shader.
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The way I launch my Saturn games is similar to @Zombeaver but with a slight difference. First I setup Daemon Tools Lite as an emulator in Launchbox with the Default Command Line Parameters as -mount dt, 0, I then imported all my cue sheets and selected Daemon Tools as the "emulator" for Saturn games. I then created a BAT file in the same folder as ssf.exe just to keep it clean. In the bat file I have the following @echo off start /wait "" "SSF.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe" -unmount 0 Then for each game go to the additional apps tab add an application and point it to the BAT file and check "Automatically Run After Main Application". No idea if this is better or worse than Zombeavers way but it works for me and it unmounts the disk after it is done. Hopefully the Mednafen Saturn emulator comes along nice and quickly and with great compatibility. SSF is a pain in the ass and Yabause is still way behind.
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Yeah I have seen that but I still would rather 2 :) There are graphic mods out there for SS2 that does boost its looks significantly but a full blown remake would be my dream. I am hoping that Cyberpunk 2077 from CD ProjektRed fills the void of cyberpunk futuristic rpgs.
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I have not had any issues with mine at all.
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Hells yeah. This is a game the so desperately needs an HD remaster.
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The Qanba (link) looked pretty interesting and from what I could find about it is supposed to be decent build quality for the price. I have an X-Arcade Tank stick and love it, not sure why it gets the hate that it does in some circles (maybe the older ones were bad). If I didn't have the tank stick I think I would get the Qanba. For d-pad controllers though I cannot recommend the Hori FC enough. I absolutely love it for anything that does not require an analog stick. The d-pad itself feels right and the buttons are very short throw, fairly big around and flat. I use it for emulation and on my PS3 to playing Street Fighter, Mega Man, Raiden and PacMan DX.
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I think the 2 options you listed are probably the best choice for actual SNES look and feel controllers. I have no experience with the Buffalo controllers but I have a buddy who has the 8bitdo and it is very good. Another option, though they are not the SNES look and feel is the Hori Fight Commander controllers. I have one of these (link) and it is fantastic. The build quality and feel of it is great and works perfectly for SNES and Genesis games. The shape looks odd but is actually really good. There is this (https://www.amazon.com/PS4-PS3-compatible-Fighting-commander-14210671/dp/B017QORK8W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465403530&sr=8-2&keywords=hori+fight+commander) one with a more traditional shape though if you prefer. The d-pad and buttons on the Hori pads are as good as you are going to get, near perfection.
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Are your roms in zip file or extracted into their bin files ?
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Is it some games or all games ?
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If someone can get MESS in Retroarch figured out that would be amazing just for the shaders alone.
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Just out of curiosity, what is different about this fork ? For a standalone NES emulator I like PuNes http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6928 It has palette support and even supports some Restroarch (not all) shaders and supposed to be a very accurate emulator.
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Yeah you plugged the Atari joystick into the end of the cable and then it all plugged into the system giving you a 2 button controller. Omega race was the only game I know of that used this. Unfortunately the Retroarch Atari 2600 core doesn't support the extra button but using Stella you can emulate it.
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Cool, glad you got it working. Lol, yeah Decathlon is a controller destroyer. I can't imaging playing it with a d-pad though, I played it way back in the day on the 2600 with the joystick and surprisingly my joysticks survived it. Omega race actually destroyed controllers for me, it came with a slip over grip addon which put more leverage on the stick and broke the connectors inside. http://www.videogameauctions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Omega-Race-and-Booster-Grip.jpg
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It is super easy to setup when compared to Hyperspin and Rocketlauncher. When I started in on all this front end stuff about a year or so ago I started out with other frontends and eventually go to Hperspin because a buddy of mine was using it. With his help and tons of reading I finally managed to get stuff "working" but I was never happy with it and hated how much of a pain it was to add or remove games on the fly. Then I found Launchbox and haven't looked back, it blows everything else away in every way possible. It looks better, easier to setup, and is easier to maintain and change things as needed. I made the switch before Brad started posting all the tutorials and it was still very easy to get setup. Some emulators need some extra work like SSF for the Saturn but that needs work in any frontend.
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It's been a couple of months since I set it up so I will try and remember exactly what I did. First when you launch Kat5200 you should have an ugly but functional UI. Go to "Machine" then click "Bios Files" and browse for the 5200.bin. Second click "Machine" again and under "System" make sure "Atari 5200" is checked. Under "Options" setup your controls and video options to your liking. There are some NTSC filters there if you want that look but I did not like them so I left them off. In Launchbox itself I did not have to do anything extra other than the normal stuff like setting the Kat5200.exe for the Atari 5200 platform and import games. To exit your games you will have to use your "close emulator" key (key combo) 2 times. The first time will just bring up Kat5200s UI. It's not the cleanest emulator to set up and use but from my limited 5200 emulator experience it is the easiest sine Mess is a massive pain in the ass and Altirra while it is a good emulator I had troubles with setting it up through Launchbox. The 5200 is a funky beast of a machine with awful controllers and poor game selection. Most games for it are modest upgrades from the 2600 or has better ports on the 7800 so for me personally the 5200 is just one of the sideshow novelties that is nice to have but You really won't put much times into playing it.
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Getting it running under RA and MESS / Mame is a real pain but there is a thread around here somewhere with it working. I just used Kat52000 for it though, easier to get setup.
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Well you have found a great balance.
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It's the reason you got my money. If the free version was crippled and useless to me I would have just struggled along with some other front end. I tried out several and for one reason or another I just did not like any of them. I rarely even use Launchbox in BigBox mode so the free version is all that I really need but it is nice to have the BogBox mode there when I want to use it in that mode.
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