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[ourumov]

It seems that MAME is very next to begin running Model 3 games. IIRC there was another project, which System16 hosted but they never released a public version. The status is very preliminar but well...Perhaps some day Isamu will be happy playing Scud Race/Daytona 2 without spending the money that would be required for an arcade cabinet.

http://www.mameworld.net/vlinde/

 

[Sho Nuff]

I was going to post on this, but it's so slow/crash-happy/inaccurate that I thought I'd wait until we got a newer version.

 

[ourumov]

Yeah, a friend told me I haven't even dared to try this on my crappy PC. Anyways I believe is the first public version.
The other Model 3 emu...never made it to the public.

 

[Jonnyram]

Is anyone working on Namco System 10 support? Or is that too advanced for emulation right now?

 

[speedpop]

Interesting.

Too bad 3D in MAME is super slow.

 

[Lyte Edge]

At least it's (another) start.

Did a working Model 2 emulator ever see release?

 

[ourumov]

Yep, Nebula. Which I tried on my PC and gave me 10 fps with games like Super GT 34 h... Should run fine in one of your PCs...


http://nebula.emulatronia.com/downloadgw.php?get=m2emulator.zip

 

[Sho Nuff]

Nebula can pull about 30-60fps on my rig, which ain't bad. Too bad it won't work with original Model 2 (non-CRX and B) boards like Daytona and VF2

 

[Lyte Edge]

Nebula can pull about 30-60fps on my rig, which ain't bad. Too bad it won't work with original Model 2 (non-CRX and B) boards like Daytona and VF2

Damn, that just killed any interest I had in it. :/

EDIT: Hmm. What about Fighting Vipers, Last Bronx, and Sonic The Fighters? Do they work?

 

[ourumov]

Those are the games that work on the emu:

Behind Enemy Lines [Model 2C CRX] Sega 1998 -
Dead or Alive [Model 2A CRX] Tecmo 1996 -
Dead or Alive [Model 2B CRX] Tecmo 1996 -
Dynamite Baseball [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1997 -
Dynamite Cop [Model 2A CRX] Sega 1996 -
Dynamite Cop [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1996 -
Fighting Vipers [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1995 -
Gunblade NY - Special Air Assault Force [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1995 -
House Of The Dead, The [Model 2C CRX] Sega 1996 -
Indianapolis 500 [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1995 -
Last Bronx (Export, Rev A) [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1996 -
Last Bronx (Rev A) [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1996 -
Pilot Kids (Rev A) [Model 2B CRX] Psikyo 1999 -
Pilot Kids [Model 2A CRX] Psikyo 1999 -
Sega Touring Car Championship (Rev B) [Model 2C CRX] Sega 1996 Yes
Sega Touring Car Championship [Model 2C CRX] Sega 1996 -
Sonic The Fighters [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1996 -
Super GT 24H [Model 2B CRX] Jaleco 1996 -
Top Skater [Model 2C CRX] Sega 1997 -
Virtua Striker (Rev A) [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1994 -
Virtua Striker [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1994 -
Virtual-On (US) [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1996 -
Virtual-On Cyber Troopers [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1996 -
Zero Gunner [Model 2B CRX] Sega 1997

 

[Tain]

Yeah, I was very impressed to see Virtual On running at 60fps on my machine. Still some visual problems, though it's playable.

And as far as Model 3 running in Mame is concerned... With the whole 'no high-level emulation' thing that Mame has, it's going to be a long time before it's playable. I could be wrong, though.

 

[Enigma]

Yeah, I was very impressed to see Virtual On running at 60fps on my machine. Still some visual problems, though it's playable.

And as far as Model 3 running in Mame is concerned... With the whole 'no high-level emulation' thing that Mame has, it's going to be a long time before it's playable. I could be wrong, though.

Aside from the fact that MAME won't release games that a manufuctuer is still actively selling/supporting (I realize a couple slipped through, but that's been the policy for a while), there's the fact that MAME strives for complete accuracy and as a result doesn't use the computer's video card to "enhance" things and completely emulates games with the CPU. I predict MAME will have outlived is usefullness and be dead before those games are ever emulated at 60fps.

Heck, they've just announced they're including the drivers for the Golden Tee middle games (Up to GT 2K) and I don't expect MAME will be around long enough to ever properly emulate the hardware-accelerated GT games (And IT will abandon that engine long before MAME can properly run it IMO.

 

[Tain]

there's the fact that MAME strives for complete accuracy and as a result doesn't use the computer's video card to "enhance" things and completely emulates games with the CPU. I predict MAME will have outlived is usefullness and be dead before those games are ever emulated at 60fps.

Which is what I meant by saying 'no high-level emulation'.

Really, they should include the less accurate (yet faster and what most people would prefer) drivers for games when available. Hell, include both when possible.

 

[doncale]

It's too bad that everything seen from Model 2 and Model 3 emulation so far, looks almost nothing like the real arcade games. the graphics are just not there yet.