emuScene 2004

[Lynx]

Everything could be judged relatively. If you could rate games based on 5 criterias, you could rate emulators by comparing gfx (and subsystems), sound (and separately music, where applicable), speed, compatibility and other parameters specific for each and every system plus feature support. What's wrong with it?

Answering to PsyMan.
There are reasons why some events haven't received any spotlights and were barely mentioned in other section which is a public opinion. There was a long discussion before final version of emuDigest.

I don't see anything wrong with my statement regarding Chankast (DynaRec is DynaRec and I'm not referring to any levels of emulations here, while gfx emulation and sound (probably) is HLE. If it isn't HLE, it wouldn't have direct mapping to the GFX API like Direct3D). I didn't know about Icarus/Chankast relations, it's an interesting point of yours and I could update emuDigest if you'll point me to the information, thanks.

CXBX didn't receive any spotlight from me because I don't see any progress compared to the last year. It's outshadowed by other releases, as I mentioned they are sorted by the "explosiveness" factor and CXBX doesn't make ME wonder. We saw what could be really done with Xbox emulation when Xeon was released. If some experienced professional will really be interested in Xbox emulation, we would see an emulator compatible with dozens of games. Xeon proved the concept the same way Dolphin TEASER did it. That's my reason not to mention cxbx.

For the very same reason gens++ isn't here. It's put into shadow by Kega FUSION. I'm sorry that I've mentioned it in such weird way, I could remove that, but otherwise it would end up in the disappointments section.

I wasn't writing a review of GameCube emulators. Knuckles have greatly summarised it all, but I haven't mentioned others for the very same reasons mentioned above. The spotlight will fall onto them when their time will come. And it's a long way.

Regarding Satourne - there wasn't a release in 2004. Nothing to see here, it's not a WIP emuDigest. It's a subjective opinion of people and I don't agree with it myself, but I've included it since it was ONE YEAR LONG subject of discussion.

 

[vampireuk]

Right I've pruned this thread, keep it on topic and that includes you lynx.

 

[PsyMan]

There is no reason to continue this thread vamp
Lynx says that Chankast is probably a HLE when in its homepage it is stated that it doesn't have HLE parts. He mentions emulators that aren't the spotlight in his opinion (without explaining the reason) and he finally mentions some emulators that didn't have a release last year just to inform us that they don't work even though they do.
What is this guy thinking? :huh:

 

[Lynx]

There is no reason to continue this thread vamp
Lynx says that Chankast is probably a HLE when in its homepage it is stated that it doesn't have HLE parts.

This really is my fault. I was using emulator long time ago so I forgot this specific detail.

He mentions emulators that aren't the spotlight in his opinion (without explaining the reason) and

There's a reason:

Basically, it’s a list of the events sorted by “explosiveness” factor of the releases.

As I said - when their time will come, they'll receive a spot light. And I guess there time will come when they will play commercial games.

 

[rcgamer]

you said finally we have sega 32x and sega cd support (you were speaking of kega fusion) but then you went on to say that gens ++ wasnt worth mentioning when gens (the emu its based on) has had 32x and sega cd support for a long while now. this just sounds like bias to me . i personally have long considered gens and now gens++ to be the best emulator of sega genesis .

 

[ScottJC]

Well Gens is an awesome emu, but Gens++ isn't anything special.. its Gens full of bugs and a half-assed core of gamegear or sms (i forget which), Kega Fusion is better imo.

Gens++ is still worth mentioning whether or not I like it

 

[Clements]

you said finally we have sega 32x and sega cd support (you were speaking of kega fusion) but then you went on to say that gens ++ wasnt worth mentioning when gens (the emu its based on) has had 32x and sega cd support for a long while now. this just sounds like bias to me . i personally have long considered gens and now gens++ to be the best emulator of sega genesis .

That's SegaCD+32X, there is a difference. No form of Gens can emulate SegaCD+32X, but Kega does.

 

[rcgamer]

i guess i spoke out of turn then. my apologies.

can anyone name a game that is segacd+32x i have never heard of such a thing. Guess i need to give kega fusion a better look see.

 

[Clements]

According to Steve Snake, there are 6 32xCD games:

Night Trap
Fahrenheit (came with 2 discs, one for SegaCD, one for 32X)
Supreme Warrior
Corpse Killer
Slam City
Surgical Strike

 

[Lynx]

While doing russian version of digest, we've found Atari Jaguar CD emulation in early January was missed... As well as Watara SuperVision was in MESS since 2000. Plus mentioning scale3x instead of hq3x by MaxST (www.hiend3d.com)