Rayman emulation

[Haruka]

I could have shared my Rayman 2 PS1 settings though, but I don't think they differ much from the R1 PS1 setup.

[OCG]

I think all PS1 games use same setup anyways. Only difference is that if there is no music in game, R1 tutorial should be applied for that game.

[technology4617]

I think all PS1 games use same setup anyways. Only difference is that if there is no music in game, R1 tutorial should be applied for that game.

That tutorial doesn't just apply to music in general, but specifically to games with CD music. ePSXe is actually one of the worst emulators for games with CDDA music, such as Rayman 1, as it doesn't natively support it, and thus you are forced to use Mooby2, which natively (and poorly) supports CDDA tracks. Anyone who's played Rayman 1 on ePSXe can attest to this. Emulators like XEBRA, mendafen, pSX (though it doesn't work very well with R1), or even PCSX-R (which is basically a clone of ePSXe with additional features), are much better for these types of games.

[Fifo]

They are trying to give the best out of a game but you might be right. Though, it feels greate for me

Great*

Sorry Omar, but I hate when someone makes mistakes.

I could have shared my Rayman 2 PS1 settings though, but I don't think they differ much from the R1 PS1 setup.

I want your setup.

Download Pete’s OpenGL2 2.9 and drop it in your ePSXe/plugins folder.

I use Pete’s OpenGL2 too.

[Snagglebee]

Emulators like XEBRA,

too complicated and still never got Rayman 1 to work with it

mendafen,

doesn't work on my PC

pSX (though it doesn't work very well with R1),

I used it before and I was really pleased with it. The PAL version did work fine on it.

or even PCSX-R (which is basically a clone of ePSXe with additional features),

Just tried it out and pretty much it is a ePSXe clone. I was surprised that it can play CDDA audion by default but the sound crackles a lot and I didn't find a solution yet.

[technology4617]

too complicated and still never got Rayman 1 to work with it

XEBRA is incredibly easy to use once you set it up and figure out how it operates (admittedly somewhat strangely. It will run every game that doesn't use subchannel data (which R1 doesn't) perfectly. I've thought about uploading an archive with R1 that has the emulator fully set up.

doesn't work on my PC

GUIs are your best friend. I actually haven't ever tried it out, but I've heard great things about it, such as it being even more accurate than XEBRA!

I used it before and I was really pleased with it. The PAL version did work fine on it.

pSX's a fucking piece of shit. The compatibility rate is terrible, and it is quite buggy. The sound (meaning the actual SFX, not even the music) actually cut out several times when I was playing R1, and the music wouldn't loop at all.

Just tried it out and pretty much it is a ePSXe clone. I was surprised that it can play CDDA audion by default but the sound crackles a lot and I didn't find a solution yet.

Use Pete's SPU.

[Snagglebee]

Just tried it out and pretty much it is a ePSXe clone. I was surprised that it can play CDDA audion by default but the sound crackles a lot and I didn't find a solution yet.

Use Pete's SPU.

And puff CDDA is gone -.-
We are in the year 2014 and there is still no 100% accurate emulator for a 20 years old console god dammit! And I can't just record from my PS2 because my capture card can't record 240p via Component.

[technology4617]

We are in the year 2014 and there is still no 100% accurate emulator for a 20 years old console god dammit! And I can't just record from my PS2 because my capture card can't record 240p via Component.

There is, but you haven't tried them out yet.

[Snagglebee]

XEBRA? bhoho, i tryed it but I really dislike complicated emus. Kega Fusion for example is the best emulator for my taste but unfortunatelly it emulates only Sega consoles besides SS and DC.

[OCG]

Ah yes, good ol' KEGA. More emulators should be like that.

[technology4617]

XEBRA? bhoho, i tryed it but I really dislike complicated emus..

It's still 100% compatible with pretty much all games, except for about three that use subchannel data. mendafen I haven't tried yet, but that was the other one I was talking about, which I've heard has an even higher compatibility rate than XEBRA. But it only added compatibility with PS1 games recently, so I dunno.

But, eh, after calming down from my nerd rage, I can understand why some people like ePSXe due to the high feature set, but, in that case, why not just use PCSX-R? It's more actively developed and has all of the features ePSXe has and more.

EDIT: Tried out mendafen and, while it's accurate (the sound and speed are definitely improved over XEBRA's), it's a real pain in the ass to use, and unlike with XEBRA, you can't run it at any resolution, and it will simply default to your monitor's resolution, while running a lower-resolution window within. It also lacks basic features such as save states, which even fucking XEBRA has. It's a very accurate emulator, but it gives me too much of a migrane when I use it.

[Fifo]

Haruka, I’m still waiting for your Rayman 2 PS1 config.

[OCG]

Config for R2 PS1 for ePSXe is deafult one. You don't change anything like for R1 PS1.

[Fifo]

Config for R2 PS1 for ePSXe is deafult one. You don't change anything like for R1 PS1.

But I want the loading transitions to show up, which won’t show up on the default config.

[Haruka]

Try to use the same setup I use for my Rayman 1 emulation.

[Fifo]

Try to use the same setup I use for my Rayman 1 emulation.

Thank you! It works now! The loading screens are showing up properly.

[Haruka]

If TFD's setup shows up anomalies I think it should be replaced by mine.

[OCG]

Your config works way better Haruka

[Fifo]

Your config works way better Haruka

That’s why I wanted it.

[OCG]

I thought before it was deafult one but I guess I was mistaking.
Well, I did not use TFD's one and always had it configured for R1 and never changed it