Dreamcast Emulator

[SpyhunterUK]

I am attempting to get CHankast (Dreamcast) EMulator working via GameEx.

Has anyone got a config file to get this working please?

[Brian Hoffman]

I am attempting to get CHankast (Dreamcast) EMulator working via GameEx.

Has anyone got a config file to get this working please?

Use NullDc there are a few configs here.

It is MUCH better than chankast.

GETTING NULL DC to LAUCH VIA GAMEEX commandline

Find the Nulldc.cfg in the INSTALL DIR. look for these tags

[imageReader]

DefaultImage=

PatchRegion=0

LoadDefaultImage=1

[nullDC]

Dynarec.Enabled=1

Dynarec.DoConstantPropagation=1

Dynarec.UnderclockFpu=0

Dreamcast.Cable=3

Dreamcast.RTC=1543276800

Emulator.AutoStart=1

[drkpvr]

Emulation.AlphaSortMode=1

Emulation.PaletteMode=1

Emulation.ModVolMode=1

OSD.ShowFPS=0

OSD.ShowStats=0

Fullscreen.Enabled=1

Fullscreen.Res_X=640

Fullscreen.Res_Y=480

Fullscreen.Refresh_Rate=60

Enhancements.MultiSampleCount=0

Enhancements.MultiSampleQuality=0

Enhancements.AspectRatioMode=1

NOW SAVE THE NULLDC CONFIG AND GO INTO THE GAMEEX CONFIG

(in gameex config)Command=nulldc_100b1_6.exe -config ImageReader:DefaultImage="[rompath]/[romfile]"

[zx12rcarl]

nice one brian for postin this. bin looking to get a dc emul running with gameex.

anyone no what games run 100% with this. have tryed 2 or 3 now with no joy only had

one working upto now!

[greatflash]

nice one brian for postin this. bin looking to get a dc emul running with gameex.

anyone no what games run 100% with this. have tryed 2 or 3 now with no joy only had

one working upto now!

Here is a list of ones I have working 90& + (all playable, mostly Usa & Pal Releases, have not got round to naming them correct yet.)

30/11/2003 18:57 778,947,234 Aerowings.cdi

07/04/2008 22:22 388,068,276 Aqua GT.cdi

19/04/2008 00:15 768,739,860 Armada.cdi

03/07/2004 21:39 606,856,541 Army Men - Sarges Heroes.cdi

11/08/2003 22:39 719,745,992 Blue Stinger.cdi

18/10/2003 11:39 592,156,034 Border Down.cdi

22/05/2001 22:42 733,095,796 Capcom Vs SNK - Millennium Fight 2000.cdi

05/12/2003 12:36 831,581,972 Carrier.cdi

08/02/2001 14:08 743,785,336 Charge 'N Blast.cdi

04/03/2004 14:53 580,689,448 Chicken Run.cdi

07/04/2008 22:41 712,481,277 Coaster Works.CDI

30/05/2001 20:57 722,943,660 Crazy Taxi 2.cdi

28/07/2004 16:45 679,830,786 Daytona USA.cdi

03/04/2004 18:16 780,500,688 Dino Crisis.cdi

01/12/2004 18:01 799,473,721 Disney's Dinosaur.cdi

16/01/2001 22:31 265,505,688 Dynamite Cop.cdi

06/02/2004 13:02 828,409,687 Ecco The Dolphin - Defender Of The Future.cdi

03/09/2007 01:10 815,134,508 ESPN International Track and Field.cdi

21/12/2000 06:33 785,298,388 Evil Dead - Hail To The King.cdi

13/10/2000 15:08 751,015,252 Frogger 2 - Swampy's Revenge.cdi

18/06/2008 20:40 768,817,712 Fur Fighters.cdi

21/01/2005 14:39 791,938,246 Gauntlet Legends.cdi

18/06/2008 20:33 470,730,096 Giga Wing (U).cdi

17/01/2001 16:12 729,411,927 Giga Wing 2.cdi

27/01/2004 17:52 522,760,898 Grand Theft Auto 2.cdi

07/04/2008 22:48 813,164,970 Guilty Gear X.cdi

16/11/2000 17:42 734,889,846 Gunbird 2 (U).cdi

18/06/2008 20:44 621,161,488 Gundam Side Story (U).cdi

18/09/2001 15:05 561,311,028 Heavy Metal Geomatrix (U).CDI

13/11/2003 14:03 725,184,274 House Of The Dead 2.cdi

22/08/2000 09:58 786,671,970 Hydro Thunder.CDI

25/04/2001 15:02 708,843,446 Illbleed.cdi

24/08/2000 02:29 424,962,226 Incoming.cdi

10/02/2001 10:13 741,587,242 Iron Aces.cdi

01/11/2000 18:26 718,748,075 Jet Grind Radio.cdi

08/05/2001 21:49 795,168,964 Kao The Kangaroo.cdi

27/08/2000 02:19 781,901,552 King of Fighters '99 Evolution.cdi

07/04/2008 22:43 744,359,550 Looney Tunes Space Race.cdi

26/04/2001 15:07 739,061,938 Mars Matrix.cdi

17/12/2000 23:20 796,658,358 Max Steel.cdi

17/01/2001 20:19 785,730,548 Metropolis Street Racer.cdi

17/07/2003 23:03 711,444,779 Monaco Grand Prix.cdi

01/06/2001 22:38 775,585,352 MTV Sports Skateboarding Featuring Andy Macdonald.cdi

17/01/2001 17:17 809,954,672 Namco Museum.cdi

18/03/2008 21:12 816,543,605 NBA Hoopz.cdi

18/05/2001 04:06 815,953,654 Pen Pen Tricilon.cdi

13/09/2000 09:29 785,648,828 Plasma Sword.cdi

17/03/2008 22:04 431,994,865 Pod 2.cdi

07/12/2000 15:55 710,960,498 POD Speedzone.cdi

22/11/2000 20:13 748,819,412 Powersmash Tennis.cdi

23/08/2000 22:36 719,778,289 PowerStone 2.cdi

10/04/2001 09:29 761,781,885 Project Justice - Rival Schools 2.cdi

26/04/2004 19:03 492,467,210 Propeller Arena.cdi

03/07/2001 18:30 738,580,728 Puzzle Fighter 2x.cdi

06/12/2000 20:19 726,220,191 Q-Bert.cdi

24/10/2000 13:43 725,022,920 Quake III Arena (U).CDI

19/11/2001 18:58 725,024,919 Quake.cdi

30/06/2004 23:29 839,561,755 Rayman 2 - The Great Escape.cdi

07/04/2008 22:46 751,952,574 Razors Freestyle Scooter.cdi

27/10/2000 07:52 772,550,830 Ready 2 Rumble Boxing - Round 2.cdi

22/03/2001 20:09 670,488,655 Record Of Lodoss War.cdi

18/11/2000 05:33 800,697,291 Resident Evil 3 - Nemesis.cdi

08/12/2000 02:13 797,148,918 Rival Schools 2 - Burning Justice Academy.cdi

03/05/2001 08:51 741,035,890 Seaman.cdi

14/10/2000 20:59 789,826,625 Sega Extreme Sports.cdi

28/11/2000 05:59 776,129,553 Sega GT.cdi

18/10/2000 15:49 728,722,804 Sega Marine Fishing.cdi

03/02/2001 13:29 695,241,229 Sega Smash Pack.cdi

26/08/2001 16:16 770,859,490 Sidney 2000.cdi

21/02/2001 15:41 731,797,031 Silent Scope.cdi

21/06/2001 03:59 803,671,028 Sonic Adventure 2.cdi

07/09/2002 18:54 813,680,923 Sonic Adventure.cdi

12/12/2005 14:35 810,730,791 Soul Calibur.cdi

09/04/2002 01:54 811,260,999 Space Channel 5 Part 2.cdi

10/02/2001 06:43 804,070,487 Space Channel 5.cdi

10/10/2000 01:29 742,490,300 Space Griffon.cdi

11/10/2000 15:03 699,560,177 Star Wars Episode 1 - Jedi Power Battles.cdi

05/10/2000 16:22 715,115,601 Street Fighter 3 - Third Strike.cdi

10/10/2001 21:11 741,040,553 Street Fighter II X.cdi

11/07/2003 17:37 340,846,491 Strikers 1945 II.cdi

07/04/2008 22:53 677,486,958 Stunt GP.CDI

07/04/2008 22:51 791,008,303 Super Runabout San Francisco Edition.CDI

05/05/2001 18:01 629,234,909 Tee Off.cdi

24/10/2001 17:00 741,519,419 Tennis 2K2.cdi

07/04/2008 22:54 810,243,554 Test Drive V-Rally.CDI

15/10/2001 17:30 411,984,570 The Grinch.cdi

05/03/2007 18:16 806,820,365 The Shoot 'em Up Collection.cdi

13/01/2002 16:23 801,557,313 Tokyo Extreme Racer 2.cdi

06/12/2001 10:16 734,341,261 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.cdi

28/06/2003 17:15 468,450,467 TrickStyle.cdi

08/04/2005 00:03 808,499,996 Trizeal.cdi

07/04/2008 22:55 718,977,974 UEFA Dream Soccer.cdi

23/03/2006 00:00 742,423,516 Under Defeat.cdi

06/09/2000 10:00 813,419,150 Vampire Chronicles.cdi

31/08/2000 16:26 734,952,946 Virtual Athlete (E).CDI

19/08/2000 04:36 774,508,447 Virtual Fighter 3TB (U).CDI

18/06/2008 20:52 221,123,824 Virtual Tennis (U).cdi

07/04/2008 22:56 420,798,988 Wetrix Plus.cdi

01/12/2000 17:10 737,667,346 Who Wants To Beat Up A Millionaire.cdi

18/03/2008 21:54 723,049,110 World GP 2.cdi

06/09/2001 05:06 735,180,308 Zero Gunner 2.cdi

Hope that helps???????

[zx12rcarl]

wow greatflash nice one

gr8 list now i no what to go out and buy that will work

thanx m8

[shaunopp]

wow greatflash nice one

gr8 list now i no what to go out and buy that will work

thanx m8

Here's a couple more on emu sites:

1Emulation nulldc compatibility list

ngemu nulldc compatibility list

[topkat]

You should really use nulldc!

Properly configured, if runs really nice and emulates most of the dc-games. Plus, it can use GDI-Images (real dumps) instead of the crappy cdi-rips.

[greatflash]

You should really use nulldc!

Properly configured, if runs really nice and emulates most of the dc-games. Plus, it can use GDI-Images (real dumps) instead of the crappy cdi-rips.

Just a note, when Topkat refers to cdi-rips he should be more specific. CDI images are nearly as good as GDI dumps. The real ones to avoid are Bin/Cue files. 99.9% of CDI images are 'self-boot", they have a slightly modified DC boot loader that enables the burnt images to boot on a real DC. GDI images are quite hard to track down for no real advantage. Bin/cue images are a different kettle of fish. These do-not (as a rule) hold any selfboot code and as such will not work on a DC emu. These can be converted to a .CDI image using to Bin2Boot convertor (rename it binboot or the extracted executable will confilct in vista), but converting them all is a bit of a pain. If you are downloading (games you own ) then look for CDI/GDI files for neatness (one file, easy booting, etc). You can make do with NRG files also.

[greatflash]

You should really use nulldc!

Properly configured, if runs really nice and emulates most of the dc-games. Plus, it can use GDI-Images (real dumps) instead of the crappy cdi-rips.

And to back Topkat up - USE NullDC. Chankast WAS great in it's time, but you can half the compatability and the Chankast graphics plug in is a majr downfall with many images. Lots of graphic coruption and mis-placed textures.

[topkat]

OK, maybe 'crappy' wasn't the best description for those rips, they are ok if you want to run them on the real dc-hardware. But if you want to emulate it, you should go with the real deal.

PS: One more 'plus' for nulldc: recently there has been some progress in emulation of the naomi-platfom (arcade-machine based on dc-hardware). So maybe we will be able to run some nice games in the future witch MAME probably will never emulate at a decent speed.

[SpyhunterUK]

thanks, that was great!

Got the emulator working but when it runs via GameEx it takes ages to come up with the games list (all .CDI files)

Is there a way to speed this up (sometimes GameEx crahses as well)

Thanks.

[SpyhunterUK]

nevermind - it was my mistake - turns out I had the rom filter in GameEx showing **.cdi

Thanks for the help guys - it works and is greaaaat!!!!!

[rlswick]

Use NullDc there are a few configs here.

It is MUCH better than chankast.

GETTING NULL DC to LAUCH VIA GAMEEX commandline

Find the Nulldc.cfg in the INSTALL DIR. look for these tags

[imageReader]

DefaultImage=

PatchRegion=0

LoadDefaultImage=1

[nullDC]

Dynarec.Enabled=1

Dynarec.DoConstantPropagation=1

Dynarec.UnderclockFpu=0

Dreamcast.Cable=3

Dreamcast.RTC=1543276800

Emulator.AutoStart=1

[drkpvr]

Emulation.AlphaSortMode=1

Emulation.PaletteMode=1

Emulation.ModVolMode=1

OSD.ShowFPS=0

OSD.ShowStats=0

Fullscreen.Enabled=1

Fullscreen.Res_X=640

Fullscreen.Res_Y=480

Fullscreen.Refresh_Rate=60

Enhancements.MultiSampleCount=0

Enhancements.MultiSampleQuality=0

Enhancements.AspectRatioMode=1

NOW SAVE THE NULLDC CONFIG AND GO INTO THE GAMEEX CONFIG

(in gameex config)Command=nulldc_100b1_6.exe -config ImageReader:DefaultImage="[rompath]/[romfile]"

Im messing around with nulldc

Iv got it working pretty good

But eveytime I go into it Iv got to reconfige my gamepad

is there a way to stop this

[Brian Hoffman]

Im messing around with nulldc

Iv got it working pretty good

But eveytime I go into it Iv got to reconfige my gamepad

is there a way to stop this

Delete your Nulldc.cfg.

Run Null dc

This will create a FRESH cfg

Change the above lines

Reconfig your gamepad

[shaunopp]

Im messing around with nulldc

Iv got it working pretty good

But eveytime I go into it Iv got to reconfige my gamepad

is there a way to stop this

I've noticed this too, it will just randomly delete my config file. I began keeping a of my config in the same folder so if the old one gets jacked I've got one ready and don't have to go through the hassle.

[greatflash]

I've noticed this too, it will just randomly delete my config file. I began keeping a of my config in the same folder so if the old one gets jacked I've got one ready and don't have to go through the hassle.

That has happened to me a couple of times. The config file disapears to another reality. The Twilight zone. Have you tried making it read only?

I have not tried this, but it may work?

[Brian Hoffman]

It mainly happens when you error out while loading a game that does not exist..

See my command line does an INI write to load a game... It does not stick upon exit.

The manual edits of autostart emulation do and load default image do tho...

So it you run nulldc outside of gameex you will get an error saing cannot load blah blah blah.

Solution... Do an INI edit of DEFAULT IMAGE and make sure its a game you have. Include the full path.

This will make it less likely to happen

[shaunopp]

Solution... Do an INI edit of DEFAULT IMAGE and make sure its a game you have. Include the full path.

Interesting, I'm going to try that in addition to making it read only as greatflash suggests. I also noticed that when I delete the DEFAULT IMAGE entry in the ini file nulldc replaces it with a typo 'DEFUALT IMAGE'.

[gerble1000]

i had this problem so i made a batch file that would replace the config file everytime i start the emulator so even if the config got deleted the batch file would make a new one,

very easy to do

[chriss]

nulldc is running pretty smooth now

the only thing is upon start out of gameex there is a window popping up, where the pause command was sent. i have to press a key before nulldc launches the game

how can i get around this?

[rlswick]

i had this problem so i made a batch file that would replace the config file everytime i start the emulator so even if the config got deleted the batch file would make a new one,

very easy to do

how do you do this I think this would relly help me.

[gerble1000]

how do you do this I think this would relly help me.

what you need to do is set up the emulator as u want it and then copy the config file to a file called nulldcbackup.cfg

now u have the backup

now we need to make a batch file use the one i have here in the atatchments

you must have the backup.cfg in the same directory as the original config file and put the batch file in the same folder so they are all in the same folder

no we must edit gameex config

i have added my config also

edit to your needs like the paths to roms

let me know how u get on

if u open the run,bat file in notepad you can see what i have told the computer to do

dreamcast.rar

[rlswick]

what you need to do is set up the emulator as u want it and then copy the config file to a file called nulldcbackup.cfg

now u have the backup

now we need to make a batch file use the one i have here in the atatchments

you must have the backup.cfg in the same directory as the original config file and put the batch file in the same folder so they are all in the same folder

no we must edit gameex config

i have added my config also

edit to your needs like the paths to roms

let me know how u get on

if u open the run,bat file in notepad you can see what i have told the computer to do

Thanks,This should really help,This has been driving me nuts.

[gerble1000]

Thanks,This should really help,This has been driving me nuts.

it drove me bloody nuts as well m8

it works on mine ok now

[bkenobi]

In case the pause command is still a problem... There is a setting in your emulator to run in debug mode. Set that to false and it won't insert the pause command at the end of the batch file when running your game. Have fun...