SNES and the Dreamcast...is it dead?

[Christuserloeser]

Here's what I wrote at DCEmulation.com's DreamSNES forum:

Speed tricks checklist:
- turn on cpu optimizations
- turn off the sound or switch it to mono via the menu
- turn off mode7 interpolation
- turn off transparencies if not needed for the game
- use 50Hz versions (EU) of your games instead of 60Hz (JP/US) for smoother but not neccessarily faster emulation (bad localization sometimes):
http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=64051
[use GoodSNES, a tool which renames and classifies your games]

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

I remember that back in the old days a lot of people were claimed that .FIG format ROMs actually played faster in DreamSNES than .SMC format. I never tested it myself since I wasn't ever into emulation, but does anyone know if that's still true? Or has that been equalized in more recent versions? Or was it always just bull$#@!?


...word is bondage...

[Cross]

Well right now my DC is 100% taken apart I need to know what part to buy to overclock the CPU. The right chip anyway and where a good power source is then I will try those options as well and see if I can get Chrono Trigger at the level I want it!!!!!

[obelisk]

Bump for dreamcast.
Cross, have you looked at the dreamcast pawnshop thing?

[Cross]

no whats that, u have my atten, also I am starting a new thread, anyone with a star ship enterprise thats fairly big have decided to start a DC Enterprise or something else (since I have to mod the case anyway lol)

[Cast128dreams]

I am very interesting in overclocking Dreamcast.It would be very cool to watch my favourite Dc games running better.Hey cross so you are a Sig. disigner.(lollllll)...
So what part of the Dreamcast can be overclocking?
Since you did it your Dreamcast life will be minimized?

[Cross]

I doubt with proper cooling ti will really affect its life span but it certianly is possible.

I don't get the Sig Designer thing..... I have made Sigs for other ppl just because I enjoy playing around in Photoshop....

We are working on a thread thats more indepth, I will get u a link to it.

[Cast128dreams]

Yea i agree with that.A good cooling system inside the Dreamcast will get everything more freezing that the usual.
But in my opinion whatever affects you will take to upgrade your Dreamcast it will cost you.Meaning problems with the laser,power suply etc

[Cross]

Yes I know.. but hey I just got the XBOX running EMU's.. so now I have to do something with it before my wife gives it away. If I MOD it into something else she can't get rid of it.

[Cast128dreams]

Oh........