I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
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I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
And the last release was a little over five years ago.
The reason being is that the sprites stay solid in all the games (or at least most) compared to every other emulator I've tried.
The reason being is that the sprites stay solid in all the games (or at least most) compared to every other emulator I've tried.
Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
That's cool. Nobody cares here, though, as we need real results and not blind belief.
Use NEStopia with sprite limit turned off then. (This disables the sprite overflow flag, which it should not, but whatever.)
Use NEStopia with sprite limit turned off then. (This disables the sprite overflow flag, which it should not, but whatever.)
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Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
A lot of NES emulators have this option.
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I admit that I've often disabled sprite limit in whatever emulator I'm using when the flickering was getting annoying. Nostalgia has its limits
Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
Be aware that disabling the sprite limit option will cause some "visual artefacts" in some games. If you want a list and/or want to see some examples of what happens, I can happily provide such. Otherwise yes it's a convenient option, but if you aren't sure if it'll cause issues, don't use the feature.
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And some games flicker anyway.. Super Dodge Ball.
Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
I use VirtuaNES whenever I need an emulator for playing, because it has really the nicest setup and all, and is small and quick.
I'd never use this for any testing or debugging, of course, as it is very inaccurate - still 100 times more accurate then nesticle though.
I'd never use this for any testing or debugging, of course, as it is very inaccurate - still 100 times more accurate then nesticle though.
Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
It's probably worthwhile to put together a list. I'll start. Here's a couple off the top of my head:koitsu wrote:Be aware that disabling the sprite limit option will cause some "visual artefacts" in some games. If you want a list and/or want to see some examples of what happens, I can happily provide such.
Castlevania II - Simon's legs are visible while standing in the marsh
Gimmick - When starting a level, the character is visible before he drops out of the "window"
Majou Densetsu II - Character isn't masked properly when going through doors
FWIW, I disable sprite limiting by default since it looks better and, for the vast majority of games, there are no consequences.
get nemulator
http://nemulator.com
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Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
You'd want to add to your list :
- Many cutscenes in Nija Gaiden games
- The legend of Zelda when you go through top and bottom doors in dungeons
- Many cutscenes in Nija Gaiden games
- The legend of Zelda when you go through top and bottom doors in dungeons
Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
Solstice: The main character's face shown in the cutscenes contains a bunch of stray sprites for no good reason. If the sprite limit is disabled, you will see them, otherwise they are hidden by the 8-sprite limit.
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Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
Okay, NEStopia with sprite limit off seems to do the trick. Excuse the ignorance. With that, I'll use NEStopia from now on.
Is this some kind of hack or something? Because it's not enabled by default and I personally think the games are better with it on. TMNT II: The Arcade Game is one game where I need it on.
I presume real hardware flickers a lot more, which is why it isn't. I haven't actually had an actual physical NES since it was active.
>Nostalgia has its limits
Yup.
>If you want a list and/or want to see some examples of what happens, I can happily provide such.
Yes, please.
The above-mentioned are welcomed. Thanks.
Is this some kind of hack or something? Because it's not enabled by default and I personally think the games are better with it on. TMNT II: The Arcade Game is one game where I need it on.
I presume real hardware flickers a lot more, which is why it isn't. I haven't actually had an actual physical NES since it was active.
>Nostalgia has its limits
Yup.
>If you want a list and/or want to see some examples of what happens, I can happily provide such.
Yes, please.
The above-mentioned are welcomed. Thanks.
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Yes, it is a hack.
OAM in the PPU has room for 72 sprites: the ordinary 64 sprites plus 8 more to hold the results of a search for sprites on the next scanline. This extra area can be called "next line OAM" or "secondary OAM". Here's what the sprite unit does on each of the 341 dots of an OAM:
OAM in the PPU has room for 72 sprites: the ordinary 64 sprites plus 8 more to hold the results of a search for sprites on the next scanline. This extra area can be called "next line OAM" or "secondary OAM". Here's what the sprite unit does on each of the 341 dots of an OAM:
- 0-63: Refresh OAM 0-63 (because it's DRAM) and clear next line OAM
- 64-255: Scan through OAM and copy the first 8 sprites that are in range to next line OAM
- 256-319: Fetch pattern slivers for all sprites in next line OAM from CHR memory and load up the counters and shift registers that actually draw the sprites
- 320-340: Rest
Re: I still think VirtuaNES is the best NES emulator
Why is it 99% of nesdev threads go off-topic by about post #4?
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The games listed above (by multiple people) are the ones I know of, with the addition of one:Mr. Blah wrote:>If you want a list and/or want to see some examples of what happens, I can happily provide such.
Yes, please. The above-mentioned are welcomed. Thanks.
Castlevania - Simon's body is visible when walking through certain doors (such as at the entrance to the castle), rather than walking "into" (and thus "behind") the door
I can assure you 100% that there are many, many others.
Bottom line: feel free to use said feature, but if you encounter any oddities in the game with sprites, turn it back off (default). I say this based on my own experience with it (I used to rely heavily on said feature until I kept finding more and more games with "weird sprite-related problems" and eventually said f-it).
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That's a sprite priority issue.koitsu wrote:Castlevania - Simon's body is visible when walking through certain doors (such as at the entrance to the castle), rather than walking "into" (and thus "behind") the door
get nemulator
http://nemulator.com
http://nemulator.com