dcgnuboy 1.0.4 with zip support

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Fackue has released a build of dcgnuboy, the Gameboy hardware emulator for the Dreamcast, that adds ZIP support in response to a porting request at the dcemulation forums (http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=91022). This also merges in the changes from the pre-alpha 1.0.4 release of dcgnuboy that fixes a few bugs.

Quzar has been helping Fackue along the way, removed a bunch of code that was unnecessary. Bilinear filtering has also been disabled in this release.

There is a bug in the program in the menu after loading a few roms. It ends up saying "/cd/gb", and then you have to restart.

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[fackue]

Just so you guys know, the menu bug also happens in the original releases of dcgnuboy as well.

[Mekanaizer]

Still there was once a DCgnuboy with zip support but i guess it got lost over the time.

The DC scene needs a major bust.
Starting with GCC and more people.
Maybe i will return to it... :D

[fackue]

Still there was once a DCgnuboy with zip support but i guess it got lost over the time.
No, it was actually gz support, which does work in the original release.

[Starscream]

What's the reason for disabling the filtering? I also assume it runs in an interlaced video mode?

[quzar]

For some reason the dciberia newspost on this claims that LTK had already ported and released this and it worked fine. They however, link to his subsite on dciberia, and it's nowhere to be found.

Si nuestros cálculos no fallan, LTK ya había publicado una versión totalmente funcional, lo único que no sabemos es si ya incorporaba la lectura de ficheros en formato zip. LTK.

If our calculations don't fail us, LTK has already released a totally functional version, the only thing we're not sure of is whether it already incorporated the ability to read files in zip format.
http://ltk.dciberia.net/

If you look around past the front page you can find a blub on "GBCast" but there is no download listed, and is called a WIP.

Does anyone know anything about it?

[fackue]

I noticed that too quzar. I was thinking that maybe they tested it and assumed it was released...? I would like to know too.


What's the reason for disabling the filtering? I also assume it runs in an interlaced video mode?
I didn't like it, and yes, the video is interlaced on TVs.

[DemoniusX]

I have a couple request even though it's hard to tell if this will be worked on much. Button mapping and maybe a bit of a speed increase. Just at thought.

[quzar]

I have a couple request even though it's hard to tell if this will be worked on much. Button mapping and maybe a bit of a speed increase. Just at thought.

Can you name two games that run well and two that run slowly? (to give a basis for compairison)

[Starscream]

I'm not sure if this is more an issue of speed or problems with emulation, but games that run rather slow are for example Indiana jones, Magi-Nation, Hype the time quest and Gradius from the GB Konami collection. Among the games that run fine are Dragon Quest Monsters and Harvest Moon titles.

[StryfeDc]

I was trying to figure out how to burn GnuboyDC with zip support, but then I found out in this thread that it supports "gzip." As in the "GNU Project's" officially adopted zip program, go figure....

So anyways, I decided to test it out and pass on my results. Here are the following games I know work or don't work, for Gnuboy 1.0.3 in gzip format.

Yes:
Bust-A-Move Millennium (U) [C][!].gbc
Dragon's Lair - The Legend (U) [!].gb
Final Fantasy Legend, The (U) [!].gb
Final Fantasy Legend II (Sa-Ga 2) (U) [!].gb
Gargoyle's Quest - Ghosts'n Goblins (UE) [!].gb
Game & Watch Gallery (U) (V1.1) [S][!].gb
Game & Watch Gallery 3 (UE) [C][!].gbc
Harvest Moon GBC 2 (U) [C][!].gbc
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (U) [S][!].gb
Kirby's Pinball Land (U) [!].gb
Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening DX (U) (v1.1).gbc
Mega Man Xtreme 2 (U) [C][!].gbc
Metroid II - Return of Samus (UE) [!].gb
Mission Impossible (U) (M3) [C][!].gbc
Monster Rancher Explorer (U) [C][!].gbc
Ninja Gaiden Shadow (U).gb
Super Mario Land (V1.1) (JUA) [!].gb
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Back from the Sewers (U) [!].gb
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Fall of the Foot Clan (U).gb
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - Radical Rescue (U) [!].gb
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (U) [C][!].gbc
Wario Land - Super Mario Land 3 (JUE) [!].gb
Wario Land 3 (JU) (M2) [C][!].gbc
Simpsons, The - Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (U) [C][!].gbc


No:
Alone in the Dark - The New Nightmare (U) [!].gbc
Army Men (U) (M3) [C][!].gbc
Army Men 2 (U) [C][!].gbc
Army Men - Sarge's Heroes 2 (U) (M3) [C][!].gbc
Azure Dreams (U) [C][!].gbc
Bionic Commando (U) [!].gb
Bionic Commando - Elite Forces (U) [C][!].gbc
Blaster Master Enemy Below (U) [C][!].gbc
Bomberman Quest (U) [C][!].gbc
Conker's Pocket Tales (U) (M3) [C][!].gbc
Crystalis (U) [C][!].gbc
Deja Vu I & II (U) [C][!].gbc
Donkey Kong Country (UE) (M5) [C][!].gbc
Donkey Kong Land 2 (UE) [S][!].gb
Donkey Kong Land (U) [S][!].gb
Donkey Kong Land III (U) [S][!].gb
Dragon Warrior I & II (U) [C][!].gbc
Dragon Warrior III (U) [C][!].gbc
Dragon Warrior Monsters (U) [C][!].gbc
Driver - You Are The Wheelman (U) (M5) [C][!].gbc
Game & Watch Gallery 2 (UE) [C][!].gbc
Harvest Moon GBC 3 (U) [C][!].gbc
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Ages (U) [C][!].gbc
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Seasons (U) [C][!].gbc
Lufia - The Legend Returns (U) [C][!].gbc
Mario Golf (U) [C][!].gbc
Mario Tennis (U) [C][!].gbc
Mega Man Xtreme (U) [C][!].gbc
Metal Gear Solid (U) [C][!].gbc
Metal Walker (U) [C][!].gbc
Perfect Dark (U) (M5) [C][!].gbc
Pokemon - Crystal Version (UE) (V1.0) [C][!].gbc
Pokemon - Gold Version (UE) [C][!].gbc
Pokemon - Silver Version (UE) [C][!].gbc
R-Type DX (U) [C][!].gbc
Resident Evil Gaiden (U) [C][!].gbc
Survival Kids (U) [C][!].gbc
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (U) (M3) [C][!].gbc
Tomb Raider - Curse of the Sword (U) [C][!].gbc
Turok - Battle of the Bionosaurs (UE) (M4) [!].gb
Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil (U) (M4) [C][!].gbc
Yoda Stories (U) [C][!].gbc

Of course, I have tested most of these games out unzipped, and they worked more or less depending on compatibility with the emulator.
By the way; I attempted to create a SBI out of the plain files for Gnuboy 1.0.4, but I was unsuccessful. I don't have enough gameboy games to burn an entire disc.
So, I can't tell you if there is an improvement in the gzip support, sorry.

Please add to this list. It might save someone some frustration. :confused:

[fackue]

gzip support was already there, I added zip support.