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Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: dagsverre on 2001-03-14 17:21:00
I'm not sure just how serious to take it, I hardly believe it could be any good. I mean, how can you emulate the PSX2 on anything even remotely close to today's PC hardware? Caching stuff in video memory without the game knowing about it? In that case it won't work when the programmers learn to use the bus more actively.

Anyway, here is the link: http://ekafemulator.virtualave.net/index.htm

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: The Skillster on 2001-03-14 17:37:00
ive seen a few supposed PS2 emus even b4 it was released in the usa! they cant work without a bios, but youll never find a PS2 bios on the net , thats for sure
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: sENGzAI on 2001-03-14 18:38:00
The Skillster,

can u tell me where u saw the few PS2 emu ???

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: The Skillster on 2001-03-14 20:08:00
i saw the link from a msg board looong time ago, the d/l was about 0.5mg and was 1 exe and thats it.
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: J*** H******* on 2001-03-14 22:59:00
Message.
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: dagsverre on 2001-03-15 02:16:00
Of course it is right! If the ripper spinned the DVDs at normal speed they would dissolve (or rather, the internal anti-pirating mechanism releases a strong acid from hidden chambers in the DVD), so it spins them a little slower. The problem is that while the plate spins slower the head doesn't synchronize and so you get the parity error. Easy!

Actually I did bite on this one, thanks for enlightening me.

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: dagsverre on 2001-03-15 02:17:00
...and why are all the mirrors on the same URL? :-)
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: oglsmm77 on 2001-03-15 05:46:00
I don't know about the emulator, but I already have a PS2 bios file, that I got on the net from the Japenese version of the PS2.  Gotta go.......... Survivor is on....

Regards,

OGLSMM

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: J*** H******* on 2001-03-16 02:03:00
Message.
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: tulkk on 2001-03-16 14:35:00
Well since im an emu programmer myself i have to say that emulating the ps2 hardware isn't easy, but fully possible... We have lot's of xtra things on the PC like geforce cards and stuff like that that'll help us out.. And about the Bios... it's not nessesery for an emu to work.. an direct hw-emu would give me an headache.. but let's say an HLE.. that.. would take a tad longer, but less programming for individual games support.. I'd say it's just a matter of time before we se a working ps2 emu.. (i've learned to respect the emu possibilities since realityman proved me wrong in the late 90's with their emu).. But please don't bug me about starting up a PS2HLE project... i'm far to busy with my other projects, and besides i don't give a rat's as for PS2... it s0x (IMO) ;p
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: dagsverre on 2001-03-16 17:04:00
As an emu programmer, what is your view on the bus speed issue? Since PSX2 games will be programmed to push gigabytes over the bus, but hardly consume any memory, how are the new and faster cards going to help you out as they focus on keeping more and more in memory?
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: tulkk on 2001-03-16 17:10:00
Well... that's a big issue indeed... but there should be a way to solve that to.. like virtualbus's.. I haven't looked into that... But on the other hand, the games (maybe sum o' them) aren't programmed in that way yet, and the PC hw is a fast market.. so in time we may have the hw it takes to emulate the PS2..
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: The Skillster on 2001-03-16 18:39:00
u code emus? great!
which ones? ill be gald to play test them for u  :D
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: tulkk on 2001-03-17 02:13:00
Heh, well a few years ago i started on a Gameboy Emu that later became a GBColor Emu but it was never released to public.. the name of the emu was `CuteGal´..
Acctually i think dboy was the first emu (PD at least) that supported Color.. and my emu followed soon.. Just for fun i was going to add Support for a special MCB5 rom.. Gameboy Camera.. and so i did  :) but then i got an idea to make it possible to use a webcam to take pictures with the emu and the rom, so i started coding... when i got my face off the screen 1 week later i discovered that there was like a 100 Gbc emus out there and that totally killed my project..  :( so i put it to rest for good (at least so I tought)..
But one day, after reading about Nintendos upcoming dream machine.. Gameboy advance.. I remembered my old emu.. and heh, i liked the name of it `CuteGal´ kinnda cathy dontya think?  :wink: so i started to collect info on the hw of the GBA et voilá `CuteGalAdvance´ was born  :) it's not yet released to public, maybe it will maybe it won't.. we'll see..
but anyway i've started to code another emu.. it's a spectrum emu for GBA  :) I got "The Hobbit" up an running on CuteGalAdvance  :D
I also done a couple of emus that doesn't have anything to do with games/consoles.. but they aren't worth mentioning...
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: tulkk on 2001-03-17 02:21:00
ohh.. btw... I got the source for pNesx from Racoon himself and i've sniffed a lil on it.. I'm thinking about continue the emu.. maybe i should port it to PS2 directly.. hmm.... well anyway, at least i removed those nasty bugs in the final releases Pnesx Aloha and Pnesx Sydney(not PD, released to friends after Racoon quit the scene).. The bugfixes include removing the fliptile offset error and a slight improvement in the sound... hehm sorry, but the source isn't PD either.. get in touch with Racoon.. if ya know japanese it will help you a lot *^^*
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Anonymous on 2001-04-13 16:11:00
Did anyone try the emu?
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Joey on 2001-04-15 15:33:00
Um, if you are making an emu, can you make an emu that will work great even on computers without GeForce cards or 3d cards like VGS?
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: tulkk on 2001-04-15 23:41:00
joey... dear joey...

I'm not making an PS2Emu, and I never will.. hmm... an PSX/PS2 emu that doesn't need to use a great graphic card to run... wOw! why haven't anybdy thought of that before?? *sarcasm* =P ...before you just ramble bull'Sh in the air, you could at least try to use your brain.. (i mean, that's just plain stupid) *no offence*

or... mebe you mean an emu that uses another decent card like some older voodoo (decent? ..heh).. but anyway, if you reed trough the whole topic you should have noticed that the PC isn't cabable of runing an PS2EMu with it's barehardware (bus thingie)...

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: ficedula on 2001-04-15 23:58:00
My goodness ... 24 posts and already you're swearing at Joey ... it takes most people at least 50 posts to reach that stage ...
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Sir Canealot on 2001-04-16 05:41:00
BAH! We should all stop swearing at Joey. That giveing him attention that is. And the more attention we give him the more crap he will post. What we need is short sharp and brutal phrases to say to him that are A:Not very nice at all or B: Dont make any sense.

So Joey! You are a flying cake of depression!

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: M0T on 2001-04-16 19:43:00
But Cake is nice and undeppressing its been proven, summit in icing sugar.

Joey you areb a flying turd of depression

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Post by: Srethron Askvelhtnod on 2001-04-16 21:50:00
Ficedula: Kids today grow up too fast.  :wink:

Sir Canealot: Heh. And which category would that one fall under?

Joey, the corpulence of your true amount of knowledge is vomitorial.

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Aaron on 2001-04-16 22:26:00
I think Joey's problem is due to the aardvark stuck in his head named General Robert E. Lee.
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Sir Canealot on 2001-04-16 23:29:00
Yea thats more like it.
Lets see what crap the Vaunted Joey posts back to that lot!

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: eerrrr on 2001-04-17 00:05:00
Joey you are a floating mouldy pancake which is spewing up shit!
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: M0T on 2001-04-17 00:49:00
don't diss mouldy pancakes that are spewing up shit by likening them to joey!!!!!!!
He is a large rock- thick and dependable, dependebly stupid and will always sty the same and never leave without interference from someonelse
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: dagsverre on 2001-04-17 02:47:00
I vote for setting up a Joey filter!

Whenever Joey reads the board, his posts is shown. Whenever anybody else reads it, his posts is subtly left out of the thread. Alternatively a checkbox in the personal settings controlling it, named "Stupidness filter" or something.

But, as long as we don't have to keep up with the troll's of Slashdot (FP anyone?) I won't complain (too much).

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: ficedula on 2001-04-17 03:17:00
Why *doesn't* UBB have an 'ignore' option? It seems a pretty strange thing to leave out. Or is it just not enabled/installed here?
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Sir Canealot on 2001-04-17 03:27:00
LOL dagsverre!
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: tulkk on 2001-04-17 16:55:00
hehe... if i understand this guy right.. he's 15 and claims that he worked for square *lol* ..either he's an extremly stupid 15yo boy, or he's an adult trapped in a mentalhospital and sneaks out to send these stupid, annoying messeges from the security office when the guard is away for a dump.. *hehe*

seriouslly how dumb can that boy be?
would square hire a lil mentally retarded boy to code the flagship of their series? There are like 600.000.000 japanese guys who knows how to program... so why would they pay a lil boy and maybe face legal issues of child labour? *lol* ..Joey, please i beg you.. for your own good... wake up face reality... how boring it may be, but it's better for you then that dreamworld of yours in the long run...


tulkk¤over and out  :wink:

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Joey on 2001-04-17 13:41:00
Hahahaha. Your Vagina is like the sun, your period comes out like lace. There. is that bad enough? truthfully, I like VGS because it works great without 3DFX or VOODOO cards(that't my computer.) I *really* would like an emu would work great on my PC as my dad refuses to upgrade it. And, I honestly DO NOT KNOW that. So, stop critisising me.
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Sir Canealot on 2001-04-17 14:22:00
Whats wrong Joey you silly flagu? Cant you borrow a computer off your petty square?
No you cant becuse you have nothing to do with them Joey mhahahahahahaha!
Now go and drink some p*ss boy.

Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: The SaiNt on 2001-04-17 14:51:00
Wow, this is getting bad.
Joey's mentioned in every thread I read.
Hmmm, let me check the next thread
*goes and check*
Wow, another reply that snides Joey!
Why am I not surprised?
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: M0T on 2001-04-17 14:51:00
If you read the faq about joey he says he quit or something when we started asking too many questions
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Sir Canealot on 2001-04-17 23:09:00
Sigh Joey you quit becuse of other people?
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: Joey on 2001-05-03 08:01:00
Nope but because my contract has ended.
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: The Skillster on 2001-05-03 11:59:00
AH! i think joeys been on his replying spree!
he has replyed to nearly every topic in here!
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: The Skillster on 2001-05-03 12:08:00
AH! i think joeys been on his replying spree!
he has replyed to nearly every topic in here!
Title: PSX2 emulator that the authors claims works...
Post by: M0T on 2001-05-03 19:35:00
I try to reply all the time.
Joey if you ever worked at square you were fired because you can't program and you don't make the tea well enough.
TEA BOY!