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Mine arrived a few days ago. Works quite well other than the buttons. So far they're getting better with use, though.

Originally Posted by Gunsmithx

ugh I'm super annoyed, despite filling out that damn form months ago about changing my address, he still sent it to my old place >< Thankfully my inlaws are still there so I can get it but now I have to wait a couple of days instead of just getting it today. bleh I'd be less annoyed if he wasn't a dick every time I've talked to him.

meh time to at least finally go pick up a micro sd card.

I had the exact same experience as you. Fortunately my previous landlord is a nice guy and delivered it to me today.

Anyone have any PCE/TG16 emulators they recommend? I'd prefer it if they had CD support.

Originally Posted by bishopcruz

Anyone have any PCE/TG16 emulators they recommend? I'd prefer it if they had CD support.

Temper works pretty well. You have to copy the folder inside that zip to somewhere in your Zero's internal memory or SD card, then you can press select in the Zero's main menu to create a shortcut to Temper's .dge file which you can then run. To run CD games you put syscard3.pce in Temper's syscard folder. It has scaling and button remapping options in a menu you can access by moving the slider down (which is a bit odd). It lacks vsync though, so while the games I've tried seem to be technically running at 60 fps, it stutters enough that it feels like 30 fps to me.

Mine came while I was out of town.
So far so good, although the D-Pad does feel a little mushy. Same for everyone else?
Is there any list of the absolute best emulators for each respective platform?
Does anyone else have any more impressions of their unit?

Thanks.

Well, Ys V doesn't work well on either of the SNES Emus. THe screen is nonstop flickering on Pocketsnes and the music is horrible along with the game being slow as shit on Snes9x kinda a shame as I was looking forward to better SNES emulation. Still haven't tried PCe. Is there a CPS1/2 EMU, a NeoGeo one?

Apparently it's impossible to buy one of these from Mexico :(

Originally Posted by bishopcruz

Well, Ys V doesn't work well on either of the SNES Emus. THe screen is nonstop flickering on Pocketsnes and the music is horrible along with the game being slow as shit on Snes9x kinda a shame as I was looking forward to better SNES emulation.

I prefer SNES9x4D since it has a fullscreen scaling option in its menu (select+start) and it's compatible with more games. I just gave it a test with Ys V and got it to run at a locked 60fps in the field I was at by changing the sound rate in the menu. It seems the act of changing the sound rate fixes it somehow. So every time I booted the game it would run at something like 30fps and have crackly sound until I went into the menu and changed the sound rate to something different, then changed it back to 48000, which sounds the cleanest. The framerate will still drop sometimes in the town I'm at which has a sandstorm effect and in the field I get flickers every few seconds. Gave PocketSNES a try with that game and it seems nearly perfect sound wise for that game, but wow, it flickers constantly when you are moving.

Several sound effects are still off in many games even at 48000 in either emulator too, so they're definitely not perfect. SNES9x4D saves settings per game so I have to go in and up the sound rate, turn on transparency and turn on fullscreen for each one.

Originally Posted by bishopcruz

Is there a CPS1/2 EMU, a NeoGeo one?

FBA is quite good. It ran nearly every CPS2 and Neo Geo game I threw at it perfectly. Irem games, CPS3 and some Psikyo games don't run very well though. You can get into the menu for that one with L+R+Start, and into BIOS menus with L+R+Select. It lacks a fullscreen scaling option to correct aspect ratios. Fighting games are nearly unplayable with the Zero's dpad. It's just really hard to do any kind of down-forward, down-back or circular motions on mine, it's really stiff. At least I haven't had any issues with it sticking yet.

Originally Posted by Awakened

I prefer SNES9x4D since it has a fullscreen scaling option in its menu (select+start) and it's compatible with more games. I just gave it a test with Ys V and got it to run at a locked 60fps in the field I was at by changing the sound rate in the menu. It seems the act of changing the sound rate fixes it somehow. So every time I booted the game it would run at something like 30fps and have crackly sound until I went into the menu and changed the sound rate to something different, then changed it back to 48000, which sounds the cleanest. The framerate will still drop sometimes in the town I'm at which has a sandstorm effect and in the field I get flickers every few seconds. Gave PocketSNES a try with that game and it seems nearly perfect sound wise for that game, but wow, it flickers constantly when you are moving.

Several sound effects are still off in many games even at 48000 in either emulator too, so they're definitely not perfect. SNES9x4D saves settings per game so I have to go in and up the sound rate, turn on transparency and turn on fullscreen for each one.

Ok, yeah, thanks. It works better now, but the full screen bleed from the transparency is distracting as all get out. Any way to get rid of that wo turning it off completely and having it look worse?

FBA is quite good. It ran nearly every CPS2 and Neo Geo game I threw at it perfectly. Irem games, CPS3 and some Psikyo games don't run very well though. You can get into the menu for that one with L+R+Start, and into BIOS menus with L+R+Select. It lacks a fullscreen scaling option to correct aspect ratios. Fighting games are nearly unplayable with the Zero's dpad. It's just really hard to do any kind of down-forward, down-back or circular motions on mine, it's really stiff. At least I haven't had any issues with it sticking yet.

I'll give it a shot. Portable Garou would be keen.

Mine finally arrived yesterday. While the setup was a bit more confusing than I'm used to, I'm actually quite pleased with the end result. Perhaps it was worth the wait, or perhaps I'm just happy that it actually came?

Finally got my console yesterday!!!!

Is it normal that the power button doesnt put the console to sleep???

I push the switch upwards and it turns on, press it again and it does nothing, doesnt put the console to sleep, or shut down, nothing.

If I press and hold it for a bit, the screen turns off but the Green LED stays on, and from there the GCW wont turn on no matter what, I need to press the reset button.

Any ideas?

I love how the updates went from "We're almost done!, everything is in the mail or ready to ship out now!" to "We're only 65% done".

Originally Posted by postcognition

If you take what he's been saying at face value, the numbers discrepancy is partially due to the failure of a fulfillment agency he hired. And the whole customs issue. Tons of delays and confusion, hardware kickstarters are kind of scary.

As for sleep mode, I believe it is a feature that has not been implemented yet. The quick start guide is a good resource to see how to use the features it does have. There are some very useful shortcuts with the power button.

http://wiki.surkow.com/Quick_Start_Guide

Sleep mode isn't functional yet due to not all hardware waking up from sleep mode. This will have to be addressed first.

Originally Posted by postcognition

If you take what he's been saying at face value, the numbers discrepancy is partially due to the failure of a fulfillment agency he hired. And the whole customs issue. Tons of delays and confusion, hardware kickstarters are kind of scary.

As for sleep mode, I believe it is a feature that has not been implemented yet. The quick start guide is a good resource to see how to use the features it does have. There are some very useful shortcuts with the power button.

http://wiki.surkow.com/Quick_Start_Guide

Thank you, I should read more documentation on this thing, cant wait to actually see some software running, the sole reason I bought this was to play Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country 1/2/3 without lag and perfect sound, I hope I can actually do that.

While I have not tried those specific games, I think that shouldn't be a problem. Transfer the PocketSNES .opk file to your device and turn on transparency, and it should work well.

Originally Posted by postcognition

While I have not tried those specific games, I think that shouldn't be a problem. Transfer the PocketSNES .opk file to your device and turn on transparency, and it should work well.

Thanks for the tip, I will give it a try.

I saw the GCW on thinkgeek.com for $150. How much did the kickstarter people get it for?

Originally Posted by Adent

I saw the GCW on thinkgeek.com for $150. How much did the kickstarter people get it for?

$135

I finally decided to try greasing the sides of my dpad with some dielectric grease I have, which is supposed to be safe for electronics. It fixed the scraping issue I was having, I can now do fighting game motions consistently and moving diagonally in RPGs, spaceship shooters or anything else works perfectly.

I don't really have any other major issues with the hardware. My Y button sometimes catches on the edge of the casing if my thumb comes down on it diagonally, but that's only an issue if I use it as one of my main action buttons. I could probably fix that with some grease too, but I usually map that button to menu stuff like many SNES games do so it's not much of an issue.

Now it'll be fun to watch as existing software improves and new stuff comes out.

I should get some of that grease too. My D-pad is a bit squeaky when pressing down. The A button sometimes gets stuck down. Performance is pretty damn good; just a shame about the iffy buttons.