Softdev has released a new version of his NeoGeoCD emulator for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Gamecube. Heres whats new:
What's new?
Nothing much - only it now works on SD too!
Fortunately, the NeoGeoCDs contain 8.3 formatted filenames, which fits elm-chan's TinyFATFS perfectly!
Follow the instructions for DVD - same rules apply.
The compiled binary is for SD in SLOT A only.
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Hi,
Great news about the SD support for this emulator :thumbup:
I have tried this with a few games but can't get it to work, but I'm sure it will be something i'm doing wrong.
What I have been doing is extracting the files from the game ISO, adding the bios folder with the bios file, moving the MP3's to a folder called MP3 & adding the game folder to my SD card root.
I can load the emulator & navigate the menu to select the game folder, but when I select the game folder, the emulator freezes. :(
Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong?
thanks,
Derek
The following is a post I wrote on tehskeen but I figure it would be useful for people to read on this particular board.
w00t! I finally figured out why the music wasn't playing. When I named my music files, I named them exactly as "TRACK02.MP3", "TRACK03.MP3", TRACK04.MP3" etc. With these filenames, I could not get the music to play at all. So, after hearing some suggestions from Trispin, I went back and renamed my music files exactly as "TRACK02", "TRACK03", "TRACK04", etc. (keep in mind that I never actually used quotations, I'm just using quotes for the sake of this post).
When I renamed the music files as "TRACK02", "TRACK03", etc. I finally was able to get the music to play. What was happening was that my mp3 files already had the extension of .MP3, so when I was naming the files as "TRACK02.MP3", the full filename was really "TRACK02.MP3.MP3". So that's why I could never get any music to play.
So anyway, to get everything working was very simple. I had my SD Card/Gekko Adapter in Slot A and my Action Replay dongle in Slot B.
1) Toss the latest "Redux.dol" file that softdev created (Edit: Top of Page 6!) on the root of the SD Card. Toss the folder named "BIOS" onto the root of the SD Card. Toss each individual NeoGeo CD game folder onto the root of the SD Card.
2) When choosing a game folder from the Redux.dol menu, make sure to press "X" to choose the game, as pressing "A" will cause the screen to lock up.
3) For when preparing the game file, just do everything as described in the Neo-CD Redux Adobe Acrobat document that softdev typed up.
4) When typing the filename for each mp3, just type "TRACK02", "TRACK03" etc. Do not type "TRACK02.MP3" as you will actually have a filename of "TRACK02.MP3.MP3" and the emulator won't recognize the file!
So finally everything is working perfectly now. Thank you softdev and trispin.
Thanks Sabres, not using the X key was my problem ;)
working great now!
Derek
Tehskeen is dead, just letting you guys know.
Yeah, at first I thought the site was just hacked but now it appears that Brakken was forced to shut down the site. Hopefully that won't stop updated emus and new emus from being worked on for the Gamecube though.
Can anyone please specify exactly how to rename/place the TRACK01 image?
First it was the A button freezing it up..
..Then no ipx.txt file. (found in the TRACK01 file)
Now it will try and load a game folder but I get a black screen every time. :mad:
I have every music track in uppercase and renamed without spaces in an MP3 folder within the game folder including the TRACK01 image.
I'm perplexed as to what the hell is wrong with my directory setup. Any help/step by step file tutorial would be most appreciated.:thumbup:
1) This particular Redux.dol file available in this thread is for loading roms off of the SD Card. If you are trying to load roms off of a burned disc it won't work.Quote:
Originally Posted by duros
2) Did you extract the files in the Track01 image? You should have the game folder, then inside the game folder you should have a folder called "MP3" as well as dozens of other files that were extracted from the Track 01 image.
3) Do you have the BIOS folder on the root of your card? It has to be named BIOS and it has to have that one particular file that we can't really talk about on these boards.
something isn't working for me...
maybe some of you can help me out:
When load the redux.dol I get the message "Insert memory card. Press A to continue".
I don't even get into the Emu-Menu it seems.
Note: The "NeoCD Redux" screen appears but no Menu but this message.
I have the SD card adapter in Slot A and my AR-Memory Card in Slot B.
I have the redux.dol, BIOS folder (with the BIOS file) and a game folder(with all files) on the root of the SD card.
(Probably) Important Side-Note:
After I got that wierd message I tried to change slots of SD card adapter and memory card(means: Memory card into Slot A and SD card into Slot B) and then I pressed A and new message("Mounting Media") appeared. The discdrive started to work suddenly(sounded NOT good) but the "Mounting Media" message stayed. I waited for a couple of minutes but nothing happened...so I turned my GC off.
Any help is appreciated.
Big Thanx in advance.:(
Thanks Sabres.. that was the step I was missing. I didn't realize i had to extract TRACK01 into the game dir.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabres
Great emulator... I love these games!
Quote:
Originally Posted by zubiac
At the SDLOAD menu, are you pressing "A" to select the Redux.dol file? I get that message that you are talking about if I press a different button other than "A" to select the Redux.dol file at the SDLOAD screen. It's weird because you have to press "A" to select the Redux.dol file at the SDLOAD screen, but once you get Redux.dol to load and get the Redux menu you have to press "X" to select your game.
So, press "A" to select the Redux.dol file but press "X" to select your game once the Redux file loads and you get the Redux menu.
UPDATE(Solution):Quote:
Originally Posted by zubiac
Action Replay Memory Cards do NOT work.
Use any other regular memory cards instead.
new problem: after I load a game I get the loading screen but then "Black screen".
what could it be?
bad dump maybe?
me (again)Quote:
Originally Posted by zubiac
got my first game "working" (Bowling)
it runs but I can't press "start"
WTF? :confused:
I'm using this on my Gamecube, and in slot A I have my Gekko adapter and SD Card. In Slot B I have my Action Replay dongle. Everything's been working perfectly.Quote:
Originally Posted by zubiac
I think you have to press the "Z" button, that little shoulder button on the top-right part of the controller to press "start".
Thank you Sabres. I will try that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabres
Anyone manage to get more than 2 or 3 game folders on one sd card?
I tried with one or 2 game dirs and all is fine.
But when i finally get 4 or 5 neocd game dirs to the card it does not read the sd right through sdloader. (either the root is blank or has 2 files with corrupted filenames)
EDIT: Nevermind, I think it was may crappy sd reader. All is well.
tried several games and I could only get ONE(Leauge Bowling) working.
hell, not even "Bust a move" works.
All is fine till after the loading screen. I even get the Aero Fighters 3 loading screen(a little plane) when loading that game but after the loading screen I get a black screen. Same goes to every other game(Roboarmy etc) I tried....eveytime black screen
could it be that a slow SD card doesn't work?
What SD cards does everyone use here?
im really lost at the moment :( :confused:
^^^^
I'm using a 2GB Sandisk SD Card.
One thing that you two may want to check is to see if your game folders contain an "IPL" file. Each game folder contains an IPL file which is basically a wordpad document that has important information in it. The name of this IPL file for each game is simply called "IPL"
well, I'm using a 2GB "Hama" SD card for 14 euros.
I know that it not exactly "fast". I will try a faster one and report back in afterwards.
I have the IPL file(.txt format) in every game folder, so it can't be my problem.
strange....:confused:
update: It's not the Sd card. I tried a fast one and still black screen after loading scene.
argh
Are you setting up anything differently for that Bowling game than you are with any of the other games? Remember that each game needs to have its own folder on the root of the SD Card. I haven't run across a game yet that I've had any trouble getting to load or anything.
^^^^
no everything is the same.
MP3s in its own folder withing the game folder which include the game files too.
tried 20 games now and all gimme black screen exept the supersmall Bowling game.
I can't believe it really :confused: :confused: :mad:
Maybe you should look for a different version of the BIOS file.
Also, there is a ISO file along with the MP3 files. Like other people said make sure that the MP3 files are in a MP3 folder and the ISO is extracted. I use IZARC to extract the ISO file. In the end you should have a game folder and inside that game folder should be a ton of files and a folder called MP3 with the MP3's in it. Also, this version of the emulator is for the games on the SD card not on a DVD. Could someone post the version for DVDs?
i cant get this thing to work and whats with the audio files you guys are refering to, all the games i have gotten consist of 6 or 12 files all with .rom extension . Are these the files that i need or do i have get the actual cd images to make this work(which are no where to be found on any torrent websites)
thanx in advance for any help:thumbup:
^^^
You should go somewhere else to get your NeoGeo CD rom files as you need the rom version of the image file which you need to extract. Also, the file in this thread is for use via SD Load. Everything else is in the Adobe Acrobat document that comes with the download on this thread.
dude this is what i have :
.zip file named metalslugx and in it were these:
250-c1.rom
250-c2.rom
250-c3.rom
250-c4.rom
250-c5.rom
250-c6.rom
250-m1.rom
250-p1.rom
250-p2.rom
250-s1.rom
250-v1.rom
250-v2.rom
250-v3.rom
now just tell me this , are these the files that i need to play "metalslugx" or do i have get something else
^^^^
That doesn't look anything at all like what you should have. You are downloading "Neo Geo CD" rom files, not just regular "Neo Geo" or even "MAME" arcade rom versions of the game, right? Cause there's a huge difference there.
Hi,
I was having difficulty with this emulator but I have finally got it to work on some games. When the emu loads it comes up with a message to insert the memory card and press the A button. I did this but it didnt work unless I removed the memory card from slot B on my Wii and re-inserted it and then pressed A. It then takes you into the sub directories. I went into the NEO Games folder and then to the folder where my game was and pressed the X button and it loaded the game. If you press the X button on the Neo Game folder it looks like it's working but then comes up with the error that it can't find the IPL file.
I have only tested 2 games so far. Some wouldn't work. If people don't mind I will post the results of working/non working games with this emu in the next couple of days just for info.
Thanks for reading
Chrisino:)
thank you for sharing information
Is there any work being done on getting this to boot off dvd-r on wii? since then alot more people will be able to use.
What makes Neocd emu so special , all other homebrew works off dvd-r if i'm not wrong?
There is a working version of the emu that's bootable off of a mini DVD-R, so long as you have a method of loading dol files off of mini DVD-R's. Check this board, maybe page 2 or 3 has the file. I may have it but i'll have to scavage my computer for it.
Mini dvd-r , but if i run it on wii can i use a dual layer dvd-r?
Also i cannot find any mention of this version that runs straight off dvd without the need of a SD card.
So long as you can get your system to read dol files off of dvd-r's, whether it be regular dvd-r's, mini dvd-r's, single or double layered, i don't think it would matter at all what kind of media you use.
I'm fairly certain this file is workable off of a dvd-r. Make sure before you do anything that you read the adobe acrobat document as it tells you how to build your mini dvd-r and such. Sorry if you don't get this to work but I couldn't get my Gamecube to ever read dvd-r's so i never had the chance to actually test this dol file out. I just use the SD Load version of the dol file and it works like a dream. But anyway, here's the dvd-r version of the dol file.
Thanks alot Sabres! i will experiment around with a dvd-rw first so no harm done if it doesnt work:)
Oh, btw it's very important that if you do get the NeoCD Redux dol emu to load, and at the emu menu you have your list of games, that you press what I believe is the "X" button to choose your game. It's either Y or X, i forget, but if you press any other button when choosing your game I think it just freezes the emu and you have to restart your Wii or Gamecube.
What games do you guys recommend, and why?
Metal Slug, Metal Slug X/2, Pulstar, Magician Lord, Samurai Shodown 2, Fatal Fury Special.
Hi @ all. I tried neo redux 1.36 today but it doesn't seems to boot properly. All i get is a weird green mess on the screen :confused: . i did all like said in the pdf. the checksum of my NEOCD.BIN compares to the first mentioned in the pdf.
my dvd root looks like:
/redux.dol
/BOOT/NEOCD.BIN
/MS2/IPL.TXT (and all other metal slug data files i extracted from the metal slug.iso)
/MS2/MP3/TRACK02.MP3 (and all other Tracks)
i bootet the dol from cobra 1.6
i use PAL DOL001
and Viper GC Extreme
i also tried out ver. 1.51 (same result) and 1.52 (boots to the "press A button" screen and then hangs up)
i dont want to waste another dvd so does this sound familiar to anyone? is having an AR or gekko adapter a must? could anyone help me plz?
Thanks in advance.
Three things.....Quote:
Originally Posted by madgyver1
1) Your NeoCD.bin file is supposed to go in a folder called "BIOS", not "BOOT"
2) Make sure when you name your mp3 files, that you do not actually type out ".MP3" at the end of the filename. The files are in .mp3 format and if you literally type out something such as "TRACK02.MP3", because the file is in mp3 format the emulator will see the filename as "TRACK02.MP3.MP3" and won't recognize it so you won't get any music.
3) Make sure when you select your rom folder at the Redux menu, that you press the "X" button as pressing the "A" button will cause the emulator to freeze.
Lastly, the file available for download on the first page of this thread is for SD Cards. The file I provided on page 4 of this thread is for DVD-R. Try that version out, cause version 1.36 is an old old version, i think.