2017.06.19
TemperPCE for 3DS v0.90 released (19 June 2017)
Another contribution again. This time, it's a port of Exophase's Temper
(TurboGrafx/PC-Engine) emulator to the old 3DS and old 2DS. Despite all the
optimisations Exophase did to run Temper on a portable device, the old 3DS is
still too underpowered. So this port heavily relies on the 3DS's 3D GPU
hardware to achieve 60 FPS (or close to 60 with frame skips). Since we are
using the hardware, some games that utilise special palette effects may not
work so well.
This emulator bears the same user interface as VirtuaNES for 3DS and Snes9x
for 3DS. It should run better on the New 3DS as usual (but I haven't really
tried running it on the New 3DS yet).
Homebrew Launcher:
- Copy virtuanes_3ds.3dsx, virtuanes_3ds.smdh and virtuanes_3ds_top.png into
the /3ds/virtuanes_3ds folder on your SD card.
- Place your ROMs inside any folder.
- Go to your Homebrew Launcher (either via Cubic Ninja, Soundhax or other entry
points) and launch the virtuanes_3ds emulator.
CIA Version:
- Use your favorite CIA installer to install virtuanes_3ds.cia into your CFW.
- You can also use FBI to download from TitleDB.
- Place your ROMs inside any folder.
- Copy virtuanes_3ds_top.png to ROOT of your SD card.
- Exit your CIA installer and go to your CFW's home screen to launch the app.
CD ROM BIOS
If you have the CD ROM BIOS, place them in the /3ds/syscards folder.
They must be named:
syscard1.pce (version 1),
syscard2.pce (version 2),
syscard3.pce (version 3), or
games_express.pce (for Games Express).
You can have all four in the /3ds/syscards folder. In the configuration, you
can choose which ROM version you want to use.
Other Stuff
What's Supported:
1. HuCard, CD-ROM, Super CD-ROM games - Castlevania Rondo of Blood, Gradius
2. (CD-audio is a little "peanut butter" skippy atm, will fix when time
allows)
2. Idle Loop Skip (Most games will not need this, but you can try to enable
it if games run a little slow. Warning: Some games will freeze if you enable
this!).
What's Not Supported Yet:
1. SuperGrafx games.
2. Cheats (seems there never was cheating software like AR or GG for
TurboGrafx)
Known Bugs
1. A small number of games lock up the entire emulator (requiring a
re-start). Will look into it when time allows.
2. As mentioned, CD-audio is skippy, although still bearable.
3. This release is still pretty raw, and will be working out the kinks and
bugs.
https://github.com/bubble2k16/emus3ds
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-temperpce-for-3ds.474737/