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Ah OK. So there are two FF3 games in English, one being FF6 actually (SNES version) and the other the original Japanese FF3 for handhelds.
One more question: does dolphin auto-detect games and apply the hacks/settings recommended on the wiki?
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Jul 2013 18:46 Post subject: |
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| Mister_s wrote: | | One more question: does dolphin auto-detect games and apply the hacks/settings recommended on the wiki? |
Only when it is solid-known that game requires some hack that needs to enabled by default. Otherwise the game's ID just contain basic info like, state of emulation.
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Jul 2013 19:35 Post subject: |
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as for nds/3ds (?) emulation - any good running, worth playing titles?
i already have contra 4, aliens infestation, and castlevania PoR/OoE
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Jul 2013 20:36 Post subject: |
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| remyleblau wrote: | as for nds/3ds (?) emulation - any good running, worth playing titles?
i already have contra 4, aliens infestation, and castlevania PoR/OoE |
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor -> best SRPG ever even though I hate SRPGS i loved this one
And afaik there is no 3ds emulation yet
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Jul 2013 22:15 Post subject: |
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remyleblau
Go Metacritic, select platform, sort by high-scores of all time and start looking. Pick a game, see gameplay ,read some reviews. There aren't many trust me. I did that before.
 Spoiler: | found noting worthy since Golden Sun 3 was released. |
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Jul 2013 12:13 Post subject: |
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| remyleblau wrote: | as for nds/3ds (?) emulation - any good running, worth playing titles?
i already have contra 4, aliens infestation, and castlevania PoR/OoE |
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow? I haven't tried OoE but thought that DoS played better than PoR.
There is the Layton games, people seem to love those.
999 gets some good press, I played the sequel and wish I had played 999 first. It's probably not for everybody but it's pretty unique. Read some reviews first.
Then there's the usual, RPGs, Mario, Ace Attorney, Zelda and of course Pokémon, if you like that kind of thing.
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Jul 2013 19:44 Post subject: |
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| nos wrote: | | remyleblau wrote: | as for nds/3ds (?) emulation - any good running, worth playing titles?
i already have contra 4, aliens infestation, and castlevania PoR/OoE |
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow? I haven't tried OoE but thought that DoS played better than PoR.
There is the Layton games, people seem to love those.
999 gets some good press, I played the sequel and wish I had played 999 first. It's probably not for everybody but it's pretty unique. Read some reviews first.
Then there's the usual, RPGs, Mario, Ace Attorney, Zelda and of course Pokémon, if you like that kind of thing. |
Don't forget Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and its sequel Last Window: The Secret of Cape West.
Those two were pretty interesting and unique (like 999).
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| Posted: Fri, 5th Jul 2013 00:43 Post subject: |
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@sabin1981: any chance you can fix the pics in your guide at page 19 without much effort? I was searching for experiences with FF8 emulation and came by your guide.
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| Posted: Fri, 5th Jul 2013 11:11 Post subject: |
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Sure thing, Imageshack turned into a rotten pile of shit  I kept copies on two other sites, I'll just fix the links.
~edit~
Done! Just in case you don't want to go all the way back, here's a quote;
| sabin1981 wrote: | Well ok, this is interesting. Seems a few people having issues on properly configuring this wondrous emulator, so I'm here to help! We'll tackle this section by section, just to make sure you've all got a handle on things, hey - I'll even hold your hand and guide you with snazzzzzzzzy pictures too 
Remember though, while "other" emulators are designed for quick-playing, ePSXe is called ENHANCED for a reason. Take the time to configure it properly, as I'm about to show you, and you'll have a faithful emulator for life 
I don't want to hear any complaints about "but my machine is too slow!!!!111" - I run ePSXe on my laptop, a Celeron 1200mhz with 128mb RAM shared with a SiS 730S IGP. It runs great using the FAST settings 
=Note=
This guide was created quite some time ago and it was made for ePSXe 1.60 and Pete's 2.08 plugins. I'm aware of more recent releases, but they all stay fundamentally the same.
Installation
First, you'll need to download the emulator itself, which can be found HERE. Download and extract it to a folder of your choosing, one named ePSXe would be ideal
Once you've got it "installed", you'll need to find the BIOS image. I'm not going to link to it here, just in case I get my wrist slapped However, a quick Google Search should prove fruitful. Once you've found it, put the file into the BIOS folder of your newly-created ePSXe install.
Next, we need some plugins. I'm a strong advocate of Pete's GPU plugins, as they offer the best compatibility and speed. So I'll be creating this tutorial based on those. Let's get to it! 
You've got many options, all of which depend on what graphics card you have. For newer nVidia and ATi cards that support PS3.0 (X1k series and 6/7-series respectively) there is simply NO better plugin than Pete's OGL2 - You can grab that HERE. Download that and unzip to your PLUGINS folder.
If you've an older nVidia/ATi card that lacks DX9C (PS3.0) then your choices are either Pete's OGL or Pete's DX7/DX6. You can find all three in one zip, found HERE. Again, extract to PLUGINS folder.
nVidia has much better support for OGL-based plugins, while ATi is the ruler for D3D. You can't damage anything, so feel free to experiment.
Next, we need to get you some SPU and CD plugins. Generic CD/SPU plugins are built-into the emulator, so you won't need to download any of those, however - you'll need a decent SPU plugin as the generic one just isn't good enough for those pesky Square games, hehe
So, the one I highly recommend is Eternal SPU Plugin 1.41 - that has the absolute best and most accurate PSX sound and you can find it HERE. Once again, download and unzip it to your PLUGINS folder.
Ok, you're done with Installation! Now let's get you configured for play!
Configuration
Now for the pretty pictures  When you load ePSXe for the first time, it guides you through standard setup by using a Wizard guide. So guess what? We're going to be doing that
Start the Wizard!
Choose your BIOS!
Choose your GPU Plugin!
(I've included screenshots for Software/D3D6/D3D7/OGL/OGL2, aren't I nice?) This is also for looking good with the best compatibility, so if you have a really slow machine, you would be better off using pSX or CVGS. There are two options you can try, if you're not feeling like experimenting or copying my settings. FAST and NICE. Clicking either of those will change settings to run FAST, or look NICE.
Anything with a BOX around it (yay for mspaint) - make sure your settings are the same. Especially in regards to OFF-SCREEN DRAWING!! If you're playing any FF games, you NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED those set to at LEAST Enhanced else you won't get the battle menus.
 
 
Configs for SoftwareMode, no Fixes needed
 - FAST
 - NICE
Configs for D3D/D3D-DX6, with Game Fixes
 - FAST
 - NICE
 - FIXES
Configs for OGL, with Game Fixes
 - FAST
 - NICE
 - FIXES (Same as OGL2)
Configs for OGL2, with Game Fixes - Note, only BEST LOOKING config is shown, because if you're using OGL2, you've got a card that can handle it
 - NICEST (the absolute ePSXe Experience©)
- FIXES
~Update~
Pete has released v2.9 of his awesome OpenGL2 plugin, a few new features and changes were implemented, so I'm including mine here. Game Fixes are the same; 0x002 "Ignore Small Framebuffer Moves" these are for FF7/8 and require Offscreen Drawing set to 1, Framebuffer Effects set to 2 and Framebuffer Upload set to 2. The old FF9 triangle fix (0x0200 G4 Polygon Cache) is no longer used, it's fixed natively. Keep an eye on "Stretching Mode" at the top as well, some people prefer keeping pixel/aspect ratio and don't like stretching, so adjust it per taste If you exhibit scenes with green/purple borders, usually around pre-rendered backdrops, then set Texture Filtering to 4: Extended w/o Sprites. Unfiltered 2D
Choose your SPU! (There's nothing to configure on the ePSXe SPU Core)
 - ePSXe SPU Plugin
 - Eternal SPU 1.41
Config for Eternal SPU - Eternal is used if you want the most accurate PSX sound.
~Update~
Another update here, especially on ePSXe SPU Core 1.8.0; Most people are quite fine with the new internal ePSXe SPU core, it has come leaps and bounds over previous sound cores and is actually now one of the most accurate. Eternal has more sound enhancements but, just like various other options here, it's taste subjective. If you choose to stick with internal ePSXe you won't be disappointed, I'm sure. The "Choose your SPU" page shows options that are now enabled by default; "Enable CDDA" and "Enable XA" so don't worry about those.
Choose your CD! - Choose the CD/DVD drive you'll be loading your PSX games off. IE, real drive or VirtualDrive.
If running Win2K/WinXP, choose ePSXe CDR NT/2K Core
 - Win2K/XP
If running Win9X (95/98/ME), choose ePSXe ASPI Core
 - Win9X ASPI
Configure your controller!
Choose Digital/Analog F5 if you have an analogue joypad. Pressing F5 ingame switches between them
 - Joypads!
Almost Done!
 
 
You're done! Congratulations, you now have a nearly-100% perfect emulator. There, that wasn't so hard, now was it? Just click FILE and then choose to either RUN CD (if you've got a CD in the drive/mounted) or click RUN ISO (to browse for, and run, a .BIN/.IMG/.ISO you may have)
Just remember that certain games are going to have issues no matter how you configure the emulator (Front Mission 3, sadly, is one of them. It has a tendency to crash when doing damage to LEG PARTS in a battle, which is a bug/glitch that happens on any emulator to my knowledge)
-=Clarification=-
In the section where I show how to choose your memory cards, please note that the F: drive path is MY OWN! *laughs* You can use any path you wish - and to create a memory card, simply type it's name however you wish. Once you save a game, ePSXe will automatically create the card for you.
I put a LOT of work into making this guide, so I bloody well hope this helps! Have fun everyone!
Comparison between a properly configured ePSXe and a *coughlamecough* pSX 1.8 setup.
ePSXe 1.60 on the left. pSX 1.8 on the right.
 
 
 
 
 
Final Fantasy VIII with pSX and/or PS1 hardware
Final Fantasy VIII with ePSXe using my settings (which can be tweaked to get rid of purple outline on some textures
And, as Leo said, certain games prefer 2D Sprite Filtering to be disabled, which would fix the slight aliasing as evidenced in the text above. Just experiement, you can't break anything! You can even change graphics options "on-the-fly" using Pete's plugin and the "action" keys (insert, home, pg-up, pg-down, end, delete) |
I would strongly recommend updating to 1.8.0, a lot was improved and enhanced - including the internal SPU which is incredible now. Really nice FF sound effects, unlike previous internal SPUs which had really terrible sound in FF games.
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| Posted: Fri, 5th Jul 2013 12:26 Post subject: |
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That's great, thanks man.
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| Posted: Mon, 22nd Jul 2013 02:40 Post subject: |
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I'm trying to give the good Splinter Cell Double Agent (PS2) a second chance now that my 360 controller is working again, and everything seems to be quite fine with the SVN r5704, BUT, I'm having some frequent bad framerate drops (from 60fps to ~15) and artifacts here and there that can be quite annoying.
These are from the very beginning, the problems are with Sam's goggles and lighting in general with some vertical stripes:
I've made several tests and changed the options/plugins/enabled compatibility stuff, but I couldn't find a way to get rid of these issues. The internet didn't help either. If someone knows the magic fix (assuming that it exists) gief plox!
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| Posted: Mon, 22nd Jul 2013 02:57 Post subject: |
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Thanks, I tried DX9 as well as OpenGL out of curiosity (with very poor results ) but sadly the problems are still there, including the framerate drops.
I've also resumed MGS3 to see if there's a problem with my rig, but that worked perfectly fine.
The PC version is currently living in my shiftdelete hell since December 2006  . To be honest, I didn't dislike it that much apart from some retarded missions and the horrible port. Still 10 times better than Conviction xD
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| Posted: Mon, 22nd Jul 2013 17:35 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 23rd Jul 2013 04:44 Post subject: |
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Tried them hacks, but unfortunately I still have the same problems. I'll just have to tolerate them. Thanks anyway, though!
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Aug 2013 21:06 Post subject: |
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Does anyone know if Muramasa: The Demon Blade is playable with Dolphin?
The game looks very interesting and I would like to try it out.
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Aug 2013 14:05 Post subject: |
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When you say "surprisingly good" does that mean you're not getting full speed all the time? Or does it crash, etc? Still .. glad to hear you're enjoying it and yeah, the "classic" attachment is great for those games that support it!
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) and so FFVI became FF3. Go figure. The numbers finally stabilised with the release of the PS1, as not only did FFVII come out as FFVII but Squaresoft also started releasing the "chronicles" and "anthology" releases with the original names restored.
Fuck my memory.
Just Google for Emuparadise, Nitro, Cool and Nation.
