Kega fusion on windows 10

[squeezyp123]

Hi there im shauney, aka squeezyp123

Im having trouble with kega fusion weatger it e 32x, genisis, master system or gamegear as i use it for all. When ever i go full screen it freeze for about 10 seconds then says cnt set display. I then have to quickly go back to windowed mode or it hangs up. Also how do you add a bezzle to kega and or any other emulator.

 

Please help and sory if im a noob 1st tine ever using forums.

 

Great work to every1 that makes this all posable. Ita so much more user friendly over hyperspin. Thanks guys

[Lordmonkus]

I would suggest using Retroarch with the GenesisGX core for Genesis, Sega CD, Master System and GameGear emulation and use the Pico core for 32X. The GenesisGX core is superior and much more up to date while Fusion was and still is a very good emulator it is not kept up to date and has issues now with Windows 10.

[squeezyp123]

Ive been trying to use stand alone emulators as i cant get to grips with retroarc at all and think its more hastle than worth or am i doing somthing wrong there too as It seems like your running  frontend in a frontend if you know what i mean. Is there no command line i can put in kega fusion or another stand alone to try first?  it used to work fine on windows 7 just not 10. If there realy is no other way is there a video tutoriol i can watch? Also my setup is almost done on my laptop. How easy would it be to tansfer the lot over to a tower were im putting it in a custom arcade unit? All emulators and games are on an external hdd. Thanks for your time. And sorry fo being a hater of retroarch i just dont understand it.

 

Chears pall

 

Shauney b

[Lordmonkus]

Yeah, Fusion runs fine in previous versions of Windows but 10 has problems and hasn't been updated in quite a while.

Retroarch has a bit of a learning curve but in all honesty for 8, 16 and 32 bit consoles it extremely good and in most cases the best emulator for those systems. For the NES though there is an argument that can be made for puNES and Mesen. If you aren't used to it I suggest reading my guide here: 

 

Of course if you need help we're here to help out.

Retroarch could be considered running a frontend within a frontend but that is a very narrow view of it. You can use the Retroarch UI while running a game to manage save states easily with your controller and once it's setup you rarely have to use the UI. Retroarch has some very real benefits over stand alone emulators such as lower input lag, easy to configure controls, consistent visuals when using shaders and amazing audio syncing.

Moving over your setup is easy enough depending on how you have everything organized. If you have everything contained within a single folder like having your emulators and roms in your Launchbox folder. If you have your roms and emulators outside of Launchbox and and the emulator and rom locations aren't actually changing then it will be fine. I moved my Launchbox from one drive to another with no problems, my emulators and roms did not move at a.

[dov_EL]

Kega ? 

[squeezyp123]

Thanks so much for all your tips and advice. Tried them all and have asked other friends who even have it running on windows 10. Ive even tried my display driver but its most current.

Ill get cracking with geting retroarch on tomorow unless overnight sum1 has a magical cure for kega. I loved that emulator but must be time to move on unless i try an older build??

Thanks again guys

[roy1975]

I can't say I had your specific problems, but I did end up downloading the next-to-last build of Kega Fusion and it works better for me than the newest version (and I do use Windows 10 and haven't had any trouble with Kega so far). In my case I just wanted more video options and for some reason the programmer stripped them out of the "current" version.

[Lordmonkus]

Fusion is a very good emulator but it does have its flaws nowadays with Windows 10 and has been surpassed by the Genesis GX core in Retroarch. Though Genesis GX does not emulate the 32X it does emulate some games that Fusion does not.

[squeezyp123]

@roy1975 thanks man i think its almost there. I downloaded kega 363 and ran it and hot a message saying ( pic 1) so i did it. Then ran it again and got another message saying (pic 2) but my laptop doesnt have 16bit option (pic 3) did any of this happen to you. Thanks for your help and believing in fusion as it operates 5 systems. And im so close, but all it does after (pic 3) is close emulator, Any other ideas or didnt this happen to you. Chears pall

[roy1975]

Sorry, that's totally new to me. Not sure why it's giving you so many problems. I think Lordmonkus's suggestions are good - when one emulator fails you, try the other ones and see what works best (I do use Retroarch for most of my Genesis emulation, but I keep Fusion around because I've had the most success with Sega CD with that one).

[squeezyp123]

Well ive curied all of it now except this one last message wen  i hit esc to go fullscreen. Unable to set display mode direct3d init error #2.

My desktop and my fullscreen match and here are my options ticked.

Any ideas guys. ?

[neil9000]

wow...

[neil9000]

direct x..

 

[squeezyp123]

Meaning? 

[Lordmonkus]

2 hours ago, roy1975 said:

Sorry, that's totally new to me. Not sure why it's giving you so many problems. I think Lordmonkus's suggestions are good - when one emulator fails you, try the other ones and see what works best (I do use Retroarch for most of my Genesis emulation, but I keep Fusion around because I've had the most success with Sega CD with that one).

If you are having troubles with Sega CD and Retroarch you may need to look into new bios or renaming the ones you have for Fusion. If I remember correctly they are the same bios but differently named.

I have had zero issues with Sega CD using the Genesis GX core.

[Maddoc1007]

Check your graphics setting in the fusion ini they should look like this 

 Graphics Compatibility Options
;---------------------------------

ForceCompatibleGFX=0
CompatibleGFXOpt=0
EnhancedGFXOpt=0
ForceFullScreen32=0
VistaAeroIgnore=0
VistaNoWndVSync=1
DebugFlags=0,0,2,2

;---------------------------------
; Sound Compatibility Options
;---------------------------------

ForceSWBuffer=1

also try with Use NTSC Aspect see screenshot

[squeezyp123]

I copied everything u did down to the plugins and as soon as esc is hit pow.......... directx3d

 

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[Maddoc1007]

Try running it in compatability mode for windows 7 and disable dpi scaling (right click the exe and properties, but first try setting fullscreen in the settings below 1080 im not 100% sure but i think Kega has problems running fullscreen at 1080 and as a last resort remove the ini.

Edited May 18, 2017 by Maddoc1007

[squeezyp123]

Tried it at every resulution even going thro so my desktop matched. So god only knows whythis is happening. Are all you guys giving md help on windows 10 with it working???

Also without th wont i losee .ini my controler setings. Im obviosly going thro launchbox as my front end. But it just sadens me that somting so simple cant keep an awsomee rmulator going.

 

And yes dissables dpi and tried compatability for every windows. Leasr its made time go wuick in hospital. Im guna try it on my tower when home then prob have to go to retroarch and say buy to kega. ? ha

[Lordmonkus]

Making the move to Retroarch will make your life so much easier in the end. You will be able to emulate several systems and have a universal setup and feel for all of them. Even if you don't care about shaders Retroarch has the lowest amount of input lag and has the best audio sync. It really is the best overall way to emulate the 8 - 32 bit era consoles.