NESpire general discussion thread

[ztrumpet]

Looks great!  I want to play it...

[Goplat]

hmm, thats strange, perhaps it has to do with the size of SMB3?

SMB3 uses mapper 4 (MMC3) which is not yet implemented.

[qazz42]

ah, ok, nvmd then

[Deep Toaster]

I just want to clarify something here:

I read on TI-Bank that this emulator only works on OS 1.7.  I just tested it on the emulator; it works with both OS 1.1 and OS 1.7.  There is no need to have a working version of Ndless 1.7 to use this.

really? Nice, so I guess I could simply install 1.1 then.

Then I got the power bug, tho

So what is the power bug? I've heard about it, but not what it does.

[apcalc]

The Power Management Bug makes the screen not turn on when you turn the calculator on.  You need to reset in order for the screen to turn on.

[qazz42]

and that really gets annoying, and I cant risk getting my keypad looser

[critor]

I just want to clarify something here:

I read on TI-Bank that this emulator only works on OS 1.7.  I just tested it on the emulator; it works with both OS 1.1 and OS 1.7.  There is no need to have a working version of Ndless 1.7 to use this.

Sorry, most posts in this topic were mentionning Ndless 1.7 (how to compile, how to install on a real calc,how to install on an emulator...) so I didn't get the idea to test with Ndless 1.1.

Can you clarify things more?

There's only one binary file: nes.bin.

What does it work on ?

- basic OS 1.1 with Ndless 1.0/1.1
- basic OS 1.7 with Ndless 1.7
- CAS OS 1.1 with Ndless 1.0/1.1
- CAS OS 1.7 with Ndless 1.7

Usually, different binaries had to be provided as the routine adresses change from one OS to another...

I'm going to correct the information as soon as I know.
Thanks.

[apcalc]

- basic OS 1.1 with Ndless 1.0/1.1  Works! (Tested)
- basic OS 1.7 with Ndless 1.7       Works! (Tested)
- CAS OS 1.1 with Ndless 1.0/1.1   Untested (I don't have a 1.1 CAS .rom with Ndless), although I would think it would work.
- CAS OS 1.7 with Ndless 1.7        Does not Work (Just for the fact that Ndless 1.7 does not currently support the CAS.)

Also, critor, you might want to update the version of Block Dude Nspire on TI-Bank.  The current version on ticalc.org fixes a nasty bug with the CAS version and it adds two more levels at the end.

[Goplat]

Implemented some more mappers - a majority of games should at least run now.

[smmagic]

Hey if you need, I've got an nspire cas with os 1.1 and ndless 1.1 so if you need me to test anything just pm me :p

[DJ Omnimaga]

Nice update!

[critor]

Hey if you need, I've got an nspire cas with os 1.1 and ndless 1.1 so if you need me to test anything just pm me :p

Yes, does the provided binary of the emulator work on your TI-Nspire CAS with os 1.1 ?
You may test it with the Castelvania ROM for example, which is known to work.

[DJ Omnimaga]

I would also suggest multiple ROMs, because sometimes a copy of a game may work while another may not. Sometimes just the region (japan, europe, america) seems to do a difference

[critor]

sometimes a copy of a game may work while another may not. Sometimes just the region (japan, europe, america) seems to do a difference

Quite normal, as it was doing a difference on the true consoles too.


You had to cut a chip pin in order to play european games on your american NES, and in order to play american games on your european NES. Some bugs could then appear, due to the different refresh frequencies between PAL and NTSC (yes, some graphic features included in some games, did depend of the refresh frequency).

I've experienced both.

Unfortunately, I've had no experience, with the japanese console.


I suppose the emulator supports at least american ROMs.
I wonder if european/japanese ROMs are supported by the emulator, as some games were released only in Europe, and many games were released only in Japan.

[JosJuice]

sometimes a copy of a game may work while another may not. Sometimes just the region (japan, europe, america) seems to do a difference

Quite normal, as it was doing a difference on the true consoles too.


You had to cut a chip pin in order to play european games on your american NES, and in order to play american games on your european NES. Some bugs could then appear, due to the different refresh frequencies between PAL and NTSC (yes, some graphic features included in some games, did depend of the refresh frequency).

I've experienced both.

Unfortunately, I've had no experience, with the japanese console.


I suppose the emulator supports at least american ROMs.
I wonder if european/japanese ROMs are supported by the emulator, as some games were released only in Europe, and many games were released only in Japan.

If the emulator supports American ROMs, it should automatically support Japanese ones too since they're both NTSC. PAL games are definitely trickier.