Homebrew [Preview] Z26 3DS - Atari 2600 Emulator

[nop90]

Very nice that you are working on this!

I'm working on Handy too. The first version of z26, using sf2dlib, had the freezing problems like the other emulators, now that I write directly on Framebuffers it hasn't.

So now I'm studing pica coding to use a simpler shaders without extern libs, like blargsnes is doing. But I need time working on all this projects.

 

[SLiV3R]

I'm working on Handy too. The first version of z26, using sf2dlib, had the freezing problems like the other emulators, now that I write directly on Framebuffers it hasn't.

So now I'm studing pica coding to use a simpler shaders without extern libs, like blargsnes is doing. But I need time working on all this projects.

Nice! But is it possible to "re-use" insights you get from this work to Handy, or vice versa?

 

[nop90]

Nice! But is it possible to "re-use" insights you get from this work to Handy, or vice versa?

I'm reusing most of the new code in the other projects. But for handy I need a fast zoom, so I need the GPU.

 

[nop90]

Changed the screen from RGBA8 to RGB5A1 and gained 3-4 FPS (it was 15 FPS and now is 18-19 FPS).

very far away from 60FPS, but I'll add some frameskip tomorrow. Then I'll set the FPS limiter for n3ds and add sound.

I read about Stella DS and it can't run fullspeed on DS (also with frameskip), don't know if it can give better results on 3ds having to handle sound on same processor.

 

[NuikopeaDemon]

This is amazing !!! Cant wait for the official release of this emulator so cant wait

 

[SLiV3R]

Yes! Will be very fun to try this with sound

 

[Zephiroph]

Sound on breadbox is something we need more.

Bar a few games like Yars and pitfall II, 2600 sound is migraine inducing stuff.

 

[UltiNaruto]

Atari ST520 would be nice too
Old times when I had it. It had great games. ^^

 

[Vipera]

Wait, the emu isn't full-speed? I mean, it's Atari...

I've already played and beaten all of the games I were interested in, but this is nice. I suggest people to skip Adventure though. It aged horribly.

 

[Zephiroph]

I know...it's a bit harder to emulate than you'd think...being so archaic.

I actually had one when I was a kid, that's how old I am.

 

[NuikopeaDemon]

Kaboom! Works that's a very good for me
Vault Assault.... Well it works but I can't play it I don't know if it's cause if this preview or just me being a NOOB

 

[nop90]

Wait, the emu isn't full-speed? I mean, it's Atari...

It's not Atari!!! It's C code designed to emulate Atari on a Pentium machine, not to say that it's developer is a maniac of perfectionism.

I'm commenting out a big amount of code that emulate at perfection the the cathodic ray of the TV screen, and I feel like a barbarian who's cutting a Van Gogh painting to adapt it to a cheap frame.

Don't know which speed I reached on o3ds, I'm testing it on Citra. Can't wait to check FPS on o3DS tonight. I hope to not having broken emulation compatibility.

 

[AtlasFontaine]

It's not Atari!!! It's C code designed to emulate Atari on a Pentium machine, not to say that it's developer is a maniac of perfectionism.

I'm commenting out a big amount of code that emulate at perfection the the cathodic ray of the TV screen, and I feel like a barbarian who's cutting a Van Gogh painting to adapt it to a cheap frame.

Don't know which speed I reached on o3ds, I'm testing it on Citra. Can't wait to check FPS on o3DS tonight. I hope to not having broken emulation compatibility.

I kek'd but you're right

 

[nop90]

Bad news, I reached only 22 FPS losing some graphic output and now some games don't work.

I give up. I'll rollback the latest tweaks and I'll finish the emulator for n3ds. On o3ds it will run at only about 20 FPS.

Now I need to study the shader assembler to try to fix Handy 3ds and Pokemini, so you'll have to wait some weeks for an update of these programs.

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Welp.

 

[TylerSGman]

OMG!!!!!!!! I get to play freeway!!! One of my favorite atari 2600 games

 

[SLiV3R]

N3DS support is fine for me! Thanks for your work

 

[Da_GPer]

Bad news, I reached only 22 FPS losing some graphic output and now some games don't work.

I give up. I'll rollback the latest tweaks and I'll finish the emulator for n3ds. On o3ds it will run at only about 20 FPS.

Now I need to study the shader assembler to try to fix Handy 3ds and Pokemini, so you'll have to wait some weeks for an update of these programs.

NOOOOO!!!!! This is very bad news! Us o3DS users shouldnt be left out again! Please dont be like the others and be N3DS only. Think of us too!

 

[AtlasFontaine]

NOOOOO!!!!! This is very bad news! Us o3DS users shouldnt be left out again! Please dont be like the others and be N3DS only. Think of us too!

The scene is in a stuck point where the only way to make good things on O3DS is with <9.2 (only with kernel).
This guy made his effort but in the end limitations are limitations.
You should keep closed your 3ds for a few months (if not a year) and see what happens in the future (That's what I'm going to do of course, if the devs doesn't move on to another console.

 

[HaloEffect17]

Time to play some ET. Alright!