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[nes6502]

Can poeple post all known issues they've found with Zsnexbox related to the emulation (not feature requests). I DON'T mean little glitches here and there. Like one line of resolution flickers for 2 seconds and goes away or the game has a minor sound glitch in one part but not anywhere else.

I mean games crash consistantly, don't work, etc...i.e. major issues (the constant flickering in Chrono Trigger is my idea of a major issue as well as the incorrect speed of Starfox). Even better would be a savestate. Otherwise list exactly how to recreate the issue. I'm considering changing the base code to an earlier date:

For example:

The 2-17 release has perfect speed for Star Fox and no flickering in Chrono Trigger.

Better yet, if people could do the testing themselves with versions from: http://zsnes.ipherswipsite.com/
that would be great.


I need help determining what the best "overall" (not perfect) code base is (i.e. Games don't crash all the time, correct speed in Starfox, Top Gear 3000 works, etc...). So far the 2-17 version seems like the best candidate.

[dohopoki]

Battletoads and Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team doesn't get passed the RARE logo on Zsnexbox or any of the WIP beyond 2-17. I can at least get into the main game from 2-17 but I haven't throughly checked the game.

[nes6502]

Ninja Gaiden trilogy and street fighter alpha 2 are much smoother (maybe perfect) in the 2-17 build.

Can someone test Super mario RPG to see if it freezes/crashes?

Bomberman 2-5 don't crash anymore with the 2-17 build

[nes6502]

I tested Super Mario RPG and it didn't crash when hitting a turtle in the begining using the 2-17 build

It's looking more and more like the 2-17 code is the way to go.

[dohopoki]

Super Mario RPG has crashed on me as Mario gets shot out of the castle on WIP 2-17.
Megaman X runs much smoother.

[Consoleman!]

The 2/19 build introduced many bugs, so if one of you discovers a bug with the 2/17 release, just keep going back a release or two to see if you can find a build that does work.

If any of you find any bugs, please report the name of the game and the build(s) used in your testing.  If you find a build that works properly with said game, please report it as well.

[Consoleman!]

BS Zelda - The 2/28/2005 build is the newest build that I could get to run it properly.  The newer builds won't load it unless you disable sound emulation.

[nes6502]

QUOTE(dohopoki @ Apr 25 2006, 05:19 AM)

Super Mario RPG has crashed on me as Mario gets shot out of the castle on WIP 2-17.
Megaman X runs much smoother.

Does it crash at the same place everytime, randomly, or rarely?

[Consoleman!]

I just came up with an interesting idea.  Since some games just won't work right no matter what build you use, I think an interesting work around would be to include the ability to add\edit rom notes.  For games that work better in xSNES9x, you'd make a note to "Use xSNES9x."  For a game like Breath of Fire 2, which requires you to save and reset the game to prevent freezing, you'd add "Save & reset game to prevent freezing."

[nes6502]

QUOTE(Consoleman! @ Apr 25 2006, 01:20 PM)

More notes about the 2/28/2005 build:

- Battletoads and Double Dragon works
- BS Zelda works (last build to do so)
- Mega Man X runs smoothly
- Ninja Gaiden runs smoothly
- Street Fighter Alpha 2 works
- Top Gear 3000 works (first build to do so)
Still needing verification on:

- Bomberman 2-5 (crashing)
- Chrono Trigger (flickering)
- Ranma 1/2 Akanekodan (crashing)
- Starfox (correct speed)
- Super Mario RPG (crashing)

I didn't try the 2-28 build but the 2-19 build has incorrect speed for Star Fox and screen flashing in battles for Chrono Trigger.

2-17 was as high as I could go before those things happened.

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Breath of Fire 2, which requires you to save and reset the game to prevent freezing

Does this happen on ZsnexBox?

[nes6502]

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I haven't tried any builds past the 2/17/2006 build. The build I'm currently testing is from last year (2/28/2005).

My mistake. I didn't notice the "2005" part

[Consoleman!]

QUOTE(nes6502 @ Apr 25 2006, 09:59 AM)

My mistake. I didn't notice the "2005" part

What I found intriguing about the 2/28/05 build is that it's the only build in existence that supports both BSZelda and Top Gear 3000.  If we can focus our attention on 2-3 builds, perhaps we can make a decision faster.

As for the newer builds, they may be breaking compatibility because the programmers are trying to re-code the games that have relied on emulation hacks.

An idea about the rom notes:  I'm not sure if this interests you, but I think one way of doing this would be to use a highlighting system.  For games that don't work, you can highlight the text in red or flag it with a red marker in front it's name (which may be better).  For games that need workarounds, they could use a yellow marker\highlight.  The rom notes could be accessed in a fashion similar to setting up a rom in Xport's emulators.

[Likklebaer]

Why not just use the last stable build?

Newer builds don't mean squat if things are just getting progressively more broken (as seems to be the case).

[nes6502]

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Why not just use the last stable build?

Because Top Gear 3000 doesn't work in 1.42 and Star Fox doesn't run at the correct speed.

[nes6502]

It seems like 2-28 may be the best candidate