If there was an Emu project you could fundraise to complete, what would it be.

Recently, more and more I've started to realized just how many incredible emulation projects out there that just go uncompleted. And more and more it pains me to see this happen.

Would anyone actually be willing to do something like this

So theorectically, if we could look into helping out some emulation struggling projects. What would be your top 3.

Mine are

1. [SIZE=-1]Yabause DC[/SIZE]
Sure Saturns are cheap on ebay and sure I could probably have gotten one by now. But the idea of Dreamcast running Saturn games is just too freaking awesome of a concept to ever fully give up on.

Plus, as cheap as Saturns maybe, I get the feeling a whole heap of us, just don't pick one up because of the hassle of getting yet another system. Having like 6 already in my set-up. You get very picky when it comes to picking up retro games.

Hopefully Bluecrab will keep on pushing. But, I can't help but feel that with such a tough project, this one really does require some fundraising.

2. CD-i Emu

What can I say. I'm a Cd-i fan. The phillips console interests me, and really I've always wanted to give those crappy nintendo games a chance. And believe it or not the console itself does have a few hidden gems itself (when comparing them to other cd-i games). While the project has done quite some feats, there still is a long way to go. Currently its pretty annoying trying to play games without keyboard support.

Plus, with such a small fanbase and only one emulator project going. It seems if this one fails, perhaps a emulator for Cd-i may never be. If that happens, it will certainly fall into obsurity.

3. N64 DD Emulation: Call me a nintendo sucker. But, still it would be nice to try out that f-zero track editor. OR better yet a Mother 3 demo.

 

Definately Yabause-DC. Canadians really get the shaft when it comes to buying consoles from the US. Shipping practically doubles, and that makes buying a Saturn expensive. Plus, Who wouldn't want to see a DC running NiGHTS?

 

I'm also with Yabause-DC. They could add filters just like the DC Bleemcast discs do.

Yakumo

 

I would go for a 100% complete and good working nullDC with netplay! How cool would it be to play the neat Dreamcast games semi-online again

 

Linkie?

Personally I've always dreamed of playing Propellor Arena online.

So actually maybe that'd be pretty awesome

 

64DD or else

 

Count two of that kind

 

Well I say semi-online; you won't be able to play real online multiplayer modes from the Dreamcast. But you will be able to play offline multiplayer games online. So playing propeller arena online will mean that you see a 4P splitscreen.

But atm nullDC netplay code is really early; and the emu isnt perfect.......yet

 

Except with basically being able to speak with him on a daily basis you learn after a while that it's a project to prove it can be done, it will never get to be full speed, ever.

N64DD should be done if not just for preservation purposes.

 

Good point about N64DD.

And as for Saturn Dreamcast emulation being a project "to prove it can be done". Really while that may be the extent of Blue Crabs capabilities. Hopefully once a advanced stage is reach and Blue Crab has done all he has done, perhaps others can take a look at the things he has trouble with. As really it would be a shame, because then the project and hence the uber cool awesomeness that would-be saturn on Dreamcast would never be realized.

Oh ok I get it....netplay through dc emulators right.

This is pretty cool and does sound like something that should happen. Know anything about the reasoures the guy needs to get it done?

 

Super A'Can.

 

64DD shouldn't be far away considering there is already one dump in circulation. I guess n64 coders are either uninterested or plain lazy.

 

Working hard on that one >_< !!

 

QFT.

But also N64DD.

 

One more note about Yabause-dc. Blue Crab mentioned in June '07

and

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66843&page=2


So maybe this guy just might have the drive to do it. But, it does seem like a project of this proportion needs a bit of kick. There's only so much a guy can do on will power and fan support. In other words, a guys gotta eat. I've seen other projects like this get wasted because the guy simply couldn't donate enough time.

I'd definitely be down for throwing down a couple dollars if time is really what the guy needs to get it to 80% speed. Heck it may not be full speed, but at least its something

 

We need enough cash to hire Yuji Naka! He made a NES emulator for the Genesis, if the rumor serves as correct. He'd make a super fast emulator

 

I'd say a little of both. Most N64 emulators as of late progress to a certain point and then basically get dropped for one reason or another. Mostly because life takes point over a program one is developing (which is entirely understandable). The main problem I could see to some of this is the HLE aspect they all seem to take. Yes the N64 is a complex machine and with a 64DD I'm sure it's even more complex but that seems to me that you should be doing it LLE style and getting everything down, not just what is necessary to play the top 10 games everyone wants to.

 

How bout we do something like a Contest. A competition for coders to make a emulator.

Obviously simply handing over a heap of money to some coder, may or may not guarantee results. Sure they need equipment money and some donations. But, on the other hand whose to garentuee that it will really rake in progress.

If anyones interested we could hold a fundraiser not to donate money to a specific emulation project. But, instead give money to the coders who can reach a specific goals the community sets forth.


E.g. Say we raise $1500

$500 would be award to the authors of a Saturn DC emulator that reaches 70% speed

$1000 would be award to the authors that reach near playable

Not saying that it has to be for a Saturn Emu for Dreamcast. But, we could raise money and throw various goals out there.

e.g.


$400 would be award to the authors of a Saturn DC emulator that reaches 70% speed

$1000 would be award to the authors that reach near playable

$100 to author of the first playable N64 DD Plug-in for Project 64

 

Isnt there something like this around already?

 

My votes would go to:
1.Fully playable Sega Model 1 emulator, more specifically one that can play Star Wars Arcade exactly like the arcade cabinet. This would include emulating the classic john williams music (something MAMEDEV wont do because of patent issues surrounding MPEG )

2.Nintendo 64 emulator written the way it should be where it acutally EMULATES the hardware instead of simulating large chunks of the 3D hardware like current emulators do. This would encompass 64DD too.

and 3.Playable emulation of KeboardMania from Konami. Bonus points if I can hook up my MIDI keyboard as an input device