Jump to content
LaunchBox Community Forums

gam3rz3r0

Members
  • Posts

    35
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by gam3rz3r0

  1. I'm using the Reicast core in Retroarch for Atomiswave and can't seem to access the service menu to change the language of Dolphin Blue to English. I could use Demul but I want to use Retroarch. I'm Using the Naomi 2 atmoswave rom so not sure if that is my issue. I already tried changing the language and region in the core settings but it didn't work.  Any help would be great.

  2. Sammy Atomiswave - Demul Tutorial

    I had a hell of a time getting games to work like they normally would in LB so I hope this tutorial will help people having issues. I sure had a ton and I thought I would try to save some people headaches.

    You will need

    Demul .7
    the Atomiswave bios (awave.zip) [Sorry cannot provide]
    Nomousy (optional)

    Download/extract Demul .7 and place it in your emulator folder.
    Place the awave.zip bios in the same folders as your AW roms. (there are a few different bios floating around, the 1st one I tried didn't work.)
    Import your ROMs into Launchbox and choose Sammy Atomiswave as the Platform then let LB do its thing.
    Run the Demul exe and we need to configure the Bios and Plugins. I left everything alone except "Roms and Bioses Paths". Click add and find the folder that has your ROMs and select it.

    Untitled_zpsa34fgbak.png

    Next in the Menu bar go to config then video, choose your desired window resolution and if you want it, tick start in fullsceen (more on this later) and click OK.  If you want to play any lightgun games go to config then Maple Device Manager and under PORT A click on the controller drop down menu then either choose Lightgun or Mouse. (mouse works better for me). Now the Doozy for me was getting a controller to work properly because there is a bug that always registers a "JOY0_ANL3_KEY" press but there is hope! Go to config then controls, to bypass the bug hold down the button on your controller/keyboard you want to program BEFORE clicking the item.

    For example if you want to change the SERVICE or TEST BUTTON like I did, hold down "S" then click with on SERVICE then hold "T" and click on TEST.

    Untitle2d_zpsbootzxzc.png


    The same process applies to configuring a controller EXCEPT for the D-pad. AW games use the "System Board" & "Joy 1" Under the "Arcade" section in controls. To program the D-pad we can go into the "padDemul.ini" file in the Demul folder and enter the values manually

    Im using a DS4 controller,I'm not sure if the values are different depending on the controller but here are the values I used. The D-pad is the Digital Up, Down, Left Right.

    [JAMMA0_0]
    PUSH1 = 16777216
    PUSH2 = 16777217
    PUSH3 = 16777218
    PUSH4 = 16777219
    PUSH5 = 16777220
    PUSH6 = 16777221
    PUSH7 = 16777222
    PUSH8 = 16777223
    SERVICE = 0
    START = 16777225
    COIN = 16777224
    DIGITALUP = 68157440
    DIGITALDOWN = 68158040
    DIGITALLEFT = 68158240
    DIGITALRIGHT = 68157740
    ANALOGUP = 33554689
    ANALOGDOWN = 33554433
    ANALOGLEFT = 33554688
    ANALOGRIGHT = 33554432
    ANALOGUP2 = 0
    ANALOGDOWN2 = 0
    ANALOGLEFT2 = 0
    ANALOGRIGHT2 = 0

     

     

    Auto launch game:

    Right click a game and chose edit.
    Click on the Emulation tab.
    Under Demul click edit.
    tick "No space befor ROM" and "Use file name only without file extension or folder path"

    Untitnnnnnled_zps4j2o77t1.png
    Click the associated Platforms tab
    Add Sammy Atomiswave as an associated Platform if it isn't there.
    Add -run=awave -rom= as the Default Command-Line Parameter
    Tick the default emulator for Atomiswave then press OK

    ttttt_zpsr87ryztp.png
     

    when you set Demul to go auto full screen it puts the mouse cursor right in the middle of the screen instead of hiding it. You could move it to the corner manually or just go full screen with Alt+Enter but that's probably not the best for Big Box mode. so its NoMousy to the rescue!

    Download NoMousy and place it in your Launchbox folder
    Click the Additional Apps tab
    Click Add Application
    Name it
    Click browse and locate the the Nomousy.exe
    Tick "Automatically Run After Main Application"

    NM2_zpspjqtnn8l.png
    Click OK
    Click Add Application
    Name it
    Click browse and locate the the Nomousy.exe
    In the Application Command-Line Parameters: type "/hide" without quotes
    Tick "Automatically Run Before Main Application"

    NM3_zpsbye2mj3j.png
    Click Ok and Ok again and test the game

    Sadly as far as I know this process has to be done one game at a time for every ROM file.

    SYSTEM SETTINGS:

    Some things to note, when launching Demul through LB it doesn't save the Atomiswave system settings on exit(region, game settings, blood etc) or Coin inserts. You can correct this by launching Demul standalone and running games 1 at a time and changing the settings. It's a pain but it saves it so there's that.

    Most games have a Free play mode in the coin settings
    Some games have blood on by default, others have it off and you can change it back on without changing the region (except Metal Slug 6)
    Most games are Japan region by default, again this can be changed
    Lightgun games MUST be calibrated in the system menu before playing.  Go to  Test > I\O Test
    Racing games control weird. On the analog stick up is gas brake is down. Left and right are... well left and right.

     

    I hope I explained this clearly enough and  this helps some people having issues with the Atomiswave emulation, controllers and mouse cursor.

    • Like 4
  3. Thanks SB, I'm using the Nestopia UE core. After a lot of screwing around in the options I figured it out :) If anyone else interested I went to Quick Menu>Options> then change the settings to your liking > once thats done go the top of the menu and press enter on "game-options file". then it should be good to go.

  4. I'm not sure it's even possible but was wondering if there is a way to make certain games have different overscan settings. I'm aware about all the limitations on the NES with the overscan garbage on the side of certain games and I can fix it (mostly) by changing the settings in Retroarch. When I do that Castlevania in particular has too much of the picture cut off, then I have to go back in and revert my changes. So my question is there a way to have the overscan option on for SMB3 and off for Castlevainia without having to go into the settings each time? I tried the "save game overrides" option and it only seems to keep the last game options I saved.  

  5. Well you're in luck because I remembered another one MegaMari – Marisa no Yabou. Blatant Mega Man clone for sure but you can easily find it with google. English patch available too I believe.

    Edit... I think you need a 3rd party app to use a controller on this one.



    Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk




    • Like 1
  6. I've never had an issue until now but when I try to play any games there is some slight stutter/crackle every so often in the music/sound. I can't recall changing any settings to do for it to do this but it's driving me crazy!  I've tried SNES, NES, and Sega Genesis systems with different cores and i having the issue on all of them.

     

    specs for reference:

    Windows 10

    i7
    16gb RAM
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

  7. Nope no audio files, it just an iso and a cue file, which I have other games in and they work.  Im assuming bad rips like you said.

    On a side note you said you have a modified bios is there a certain purpose for that. Ibwas just curious.

×
×
  • Create New...