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Post by LeSpank on Oct 7, 2013 19:31:10 GMT
Just got round to downloading and setting up the latest version of SSF. I might well be behind the times on this as it was released a couple of months ago but it has this interesting new option "Mesh Translucent" buried in the options. Tested it out with Wipeout 2097 and sure enough those shields and weapon effects look great compared to the original hardware! Way to make an already amazing emulator even better.
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Post by buckoa51 on Oct 7, 2013 19:34:28 GMT
Nice, really do need to get around to trying SSF again, always fun to try features in emulators like that. How's it look full screen?
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Post by LeSpank on Oct 7, 2013 19:42:07 GMT
Looks great in my opinion.
Turn on the scanlines/bilinear filtering, it softens it up nicely and surprisingly doesn't look a pixelated mess. I'm a big fan!
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Post by MIK on Oct 7, 2013 21:43:42 GMT
Last time I looked at SSF it was v0.7 many years ago and word had it then that it was being dropped... was kinda sad at the time as everything else was being emulated lol. I guess someone else took it up? Might have another looks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 16:50:43 GMT
Last time I tried SSF was to get some screenshots for reviews here - a while ago now - and my less than powerful PC managed to do a decent job - enough to give you an idea of what a game is like anyhow. Sounds like it has moved on a good bit which is great to hear.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 3:14:12 GMT
I need to get round to downloading this too. Got a few JP titles that would benefit from this emu's features.
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Post by FUSION on Nov 10, 2013 6:44:32 GMT
Looks cool. Ive never been a huge fan of Sega Saturn emulators, mainly due to being unstable and glitchy. Having said that, I haven't used one for around 7 years. Last one I used was "Satourne" or something like that. Im assuming they have improved over the years.
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Post by LeSpank on Nov 11, 2013 12:45:54 GMT
Looks cool. Ive never been a huge fan of Sega Saturn emulators, mainly due to being unstable and glitchy. Having said that, I haven't used one for around 7 years. Last one I used was "Satourne" or something like that. Im assuming they have improved over the years. In my experience Satourne is very unstable and glitchy even now. Fun to mess around with but you wouldn't want to play games on it seriously. SSF though is trouble-free mostly. Has worked with nearly everything I can throw at it.
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Post by FUSION on Nov 11, 2013 19:52:05 GMT
Yeah nice. I might have to have a look at it. Im interested to see how good the games run on it. ive noticed on ebay that you can get USB saturn controllers. Have you ever used one?
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Post by redtail on Nov 12, 2013 22:17:33 GMT
R4 has an issue with flickering black horizontal lines in some games (PD Zwei for example). R3 doesn't. They both have the transparencies option.
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Post by RealBlue on Nov 14, 2013 0:46:36 GMT
Cool they could solve it through emulation.
But it also makes every purist nerve in my body RAGE!
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Post by redtail on Nov 14, 2013 2:54:54 GMT
Yeah nice. I might have to have a look at it. Im interested to see how good the games run on it. ive noticed on ebay that you can get USB saturn controllers. Have you ever used one? I own two: They're excellent controllers but pretty rare nowadays, and eBay is flush with bad fakes. There's also an official "Play Sega" Saturn pad, but from what I've read, it's shit. The best option at this point is to buy an adapter. Raphnet makes a pretty good one, but it's a little on the flimsy side. MayFlash makes a sturdier and cheaper Saturn adapter that you can find on eBay. I think I prefer to the Raphnet adapter a little more, but I'm constantly worried about the damn thing breaking because the circuit board is only protected by a small piece of rubber. I think the Raphnet adapter is compatible with more peripherals too. But yeah, if you absolutely must have those Saturn USB pads, make sure to look for the SLS (Sega Logistics Services) logo on the top left corner of the box and on the back of the actual gamepad. Be prepared to shell out some serious cash though.
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Post by LeSpank on Nov 14, 2013 10:31:36 GMT
Interesting post. I never knew about the difference between the USB Saturn pads. Quite glad I didn't go for the cheap eBay option now.
I use the mayflash adapter. Works well enough and you can't get better than an original Saturn mk2 pad!
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Post by redtail on Nov 14, 2013 11:04:03 GMT
I can confirm the MayFlash adapter works with standard digital Saturn pads and the 3D pad, but I'm not really sure about any other peripheral. The Raphnet adapter works with the two previously mentioned peripherals, and I've successfully tested it with the Saturn wheel. It also claims to to work with the Saturn mouse and the Virtual-On twinsticks, but since I own neither, I have no way of verifying this.
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Post by FUSION on Nov 15, 2013 8:18:34 GMT
Awesome. Thanks for the info, I think ill stay clear of the el cheapo ones too.
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