Steve Justice Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I've been playing around with emulators for the last couple of days. I started on my phone but since I figured out how to connect my DS4 controller to my laptop, I've been focusing more on that. Â I've started with a Mega Drive emulator called Fusion (which also supports the Master System, Game Gear and Mega CD so it's a great bit of software) and finally got my head around it all after a few teething problems. It works great and I'm enjoying playing all my old favourites. Â This evening I decided to jump a little further into the deep end and try a PS2 emulator. I went for PCSX2. I've managed to load up a game, but it's running quite slowly and has a shadow across the game screen. It's possible there's a couple of settings I need to adjust, or it could be this is too big of a job for my laptop to handle. Is anyone familiar with this emulator that could offer me some assistance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted August 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 10, 2016           So I managed to get on No Mans Sky for an hour last night and first impressions are good.  The top picture is what I saw when the game started. A crashed ship by a big mountain. The second picture is when I turned around to look out across the planet. That's when I realised the planet was toxic (yay!) so I now have to wander around the planet collecting resources to keep my hazard suit maintained and working.  The first task is to repair your ship, so at the moment I am just exploring the planet looking for resources and avoiding the sentinels (who are little galactic police that don't want you raping the planets for all the good stuff).  I need to collect the mineral that is the blue icon on the third picture, however it was telling me it was ten minutes away so I didn't have time last night. Also in the third picture you can see a "monolith" in the background. I made my way there, interacted with it and the game told me I learnt a word in Kovak. I assume they are an alien race.  There are no tutorials anywhere so its all trial by fire at the moment.  Can't wait to jump back on it tonight!   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 What specs are your laptop, Steve? What game are you trying to play? Â Here's the specs:- Â Â Â I was trying to play GTA: San Andreas. I figured if I could get that working then anything will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The Intel graphics card may hold you back quite a bit, but yeah PS2 emulation is pretty intensive as it is and then there's a tonne of setting you can play with. Â http://pcsx2.net/compatibility-list.htmlthis list should help, I've used it before to find optimal settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Cheers, I'll give that a shot. Won't hold my breath though. Â Would those specs be OK for PS1 emulation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted August 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 On a similar theme I've just set up RetroPie on  Raspberry Pi and am going to hopefully build something like this ( I say me, It'll be a 'joint effort between me and my dad, who is a joiner)     Wiring the controllers isnt a problem and except for the monitor the only big cost so far is getting the glass top cut. Ideally I wanted something with retractable joysticks so it just looks like a table when its not in use but the logistics are very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted August 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 Reddit is exploding with NMS anger because it seems it's not just a very, very, very small chance of meeting another player but actually impossible because there's no realtime netcode. One guy posted a picture of his NMS PS4 case that had a sticker pasted on the pack covering up the "multiplayer" icon and it's listed as a single player game on Steam. Â Still, it looks great by all accounts and I am really looking to play a lot more SP games so I'm not that bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Red Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 On a similar theme I've just set up RetroPie on  Raspberry Pi and am going to hopefully build something like this ( I say me, It'll be a 'joint effort between me and my dad, who is a joiner)     Wiring the controllers isnt a problem and except for the monitor the only big cost so far is getting the glass top cut. Ideally I wanted something with retractable joysticks so it just looks like a table when its not in use but the logistics are very annoying.  I eagerly await pictures. I built my bartop earlier this year and although I loved the experience my DIY skills let me down a little meaning the finish isn't quite what it should be. Having a joiner helping with the project will improve that immensely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted August 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 You put a few pics of it on here didn't you? I was trying to remember who had built a bar top. What size monitor did you use and did you use separate speakers or inbuilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Red Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 That was ScratchDJ in the Retro thread back in around October, it was his that gave me the push to finally go ahead. I wanted to include modern arcade stuff like Street Fighter IV so went for a 23" widescreen monitor, because of that I had to custom design the actual body of the arcade which was made things trickier, had I gone for a smaller 19" 4:3 monitor I could have bought a kit from ebay and saved a lot of effort! For speakers I used a seperate amp and speakers, these ones specifically and they sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Cheers, I'll give that a shot. Won't hold my breath though. Â Would those specs be OK for PS1 emulation? Â Yeah I was emulating PS1 games back in 2000 fine enough, get epsxe if you want things looking nice or pSX for simpler almost 1:1 emulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Awesome, I'll look into those. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Turner Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 OK so I bought a Sega Saturn from eBay as I have a couple of weeks annual leave and figured it would be something different to crack on with, having some friends round on Saturday night. I have Daytona, Sega Rally, Nights (which I remember as being my favourite game) and VIrtua Fighter. I'm really looking forward to playing some of these old games but I'm worried we will be on COD within an hour of nostalgia, and that nostalgia wearing off fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I didn't have a Saturn but there are a few more games you might consider:  Saturn Bomberman Quake Fighters Megamix X-Men vs Street Fighter Street Fighter Alpha 3 Virtua Cop Sonic R (it's pants, but there's some novelty value in it) Super Puzzle Fighter II Tomb Raider  (No idea how easy or difficult these might be to get hold of.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Get Saturn Bomberman (if it wasnt stupidly expensive), you'll all be on it till the next morning. It's actually a good time to have a Saturn, it's finally been cracked after all this time and they're releasing a card you simply slot in the back and lets you play any game you want off a SD card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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