Post by: freakdave on October 26, 2011, 09:31:00 AM
Asking (or begging) him to release the source code is pointless.
Post by: weinerschnitzel on October 28, 2011, 05:05:00 PM
They didn't get what they wanted out of the 1.4 source release, i believe they only released it because they went on a bit of a hiatus. Azimer's PJ64 AudioFix, Surreal64, Project64k, and the development leading into version 1.5 came about from the source release, so I don't quite understand their position.
Looking at Jabo's OMG I Wish This Was On Xbox Direct3D8 Video Plugin aside from PJ64, I don't think it will ever be open. Not how Jabo operates if you check out some emutalk.net interviews.
Post by: worldwhore3 on October 29, 2011, 12:55:00 AM
Post by: weinerschnitzel on October 29, 2011, 01:21:00 PM
Jabo likes to do things on his own. At least he has given years so that PJ64 users can see things they otherwise wouldn't with other plugins. It's a shame he is stepping away from Project64. High level RDP (graphics) emulation is extremely difficult as any progress requires a great deal of reversing. With Rice and Jabo out of the picture, I don't think we will see too much else progressing on HLE graphics. It might be another few years before your PC can run a complete LLE RDP emulator at full speed.
I don't know what Jabo's departure means for Project64 as a whole, but I have been told that most 1.7 beta progress has been from Jabo's work on the video plugin. Go figure...
Post by: weinerschnitzel on October 30, 2011, 08:40:00 PM
Since it would be very difficult for one standalone application to emulate the N64 reliably, Zilmar devised a plugin specification that would allow an audio plugin to process audio lists, a video plugin to process display lists, and an RSP plugin to cover other features of the RSP. The core would be maintained in the .exe and the plugins would be .dll's respectfully.
Xbox cannot use .dll's natively, so Surreal requires the plugin to be rebuilt as a static library, then linked with the binary upon compilation. When we were splitting the plugin combinations up to cut memory costs of bundled plugins, we had an obscenely high .xbe count. I think we were over 50 at one point. The biggest drawback is the CPU. We would really need an ultra efficient dynarec to play GoldenEye and Perfect Dark at smiling speeds. The scanners in Perfect Dark would need Jabo's or Glide64. And Glide64 requires a Glide3 wrapper. There's a closed source DirectX9 wrapper and an open source OpenGL wrapper. So there are a couple brick walls...
Back to PC side...
1964 has some new overclocking settings where you can play GoldenEye and Perfect Dark at 60 fps. Mupen64/Plus have been getting lots of attention as of late with PPC based consoles, better dynarecs, and about every new reversal of the N64 gets implemented. Daedalus has been in the middle of a backport of all of the progress made on the PSP. Hacktarux is working on a cycle accurate emulator, "a BSNES approach to N64." It may not be playing games full speed for awhile, but it sure will make it easier for future HLE developments and it is a step in the right direction.
Post by: scorp316 on November 03, 2011, 03:23:00 AM
007 The World Is Not Enough:
Banjo Kazooie:
Donkey Kong 64:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu1eSgayENg
Doom 64:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awtSmElE5yU
Mario Kart 64:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdAwoKpxGkk
Mario Tennis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPl2kUfc8O0
Perfect Dark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrKEhGg5S2A
Pokemon Snap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXKEmXOkkQA
Road Rash 64:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEG1Mowp8t4
Rugrats in Paris:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLa6ClkYoHU
Superman 64:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUMEpnqZ7jc
Turok Dinosaur Hunter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlXLdPyBXv0
These are the few games I have recorded. Too bad it's not working like this on the Xbox yet.
Post by: YRUSirius on November 03, 2011, 12:03:00 PM
-YRUSirius