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I haven't seen any footage of the game, but I guess it's just slow on my end. Gizmondo should be a really capable console, it was packed with Nvidia hardware.
Early stages. It probably runs with a interpreter.
Ill be impressed if it runs the unreleased Speedgun Stadium. The CPU part isn't really that special (ARM9, 400 Mhz) so its in the GoForce chip.
Someone called Aiden Foxx has published a Tiger Gizmondo emulator on Github. It's packed with the scene release of Alien Hominid (preview version) so I guess it is legit. It does not seem to run any other game atm.
No source code, future plans or any other explanation has been posted so far.
GitHub - aidenfoxx/giz-emu: Gizmondo Emulator
Gizmondo Emulator. Contribute to aidenfoxx/giz-emu development by creating an account on GitHub.
Its not that capable. Nvida bolstered it with interesting features like pixel shader support, but Goforce 4500 isn't that hugely powerful. For its timeframe however, it is capable.
I was waiting until I'd published the source before I posted anything to a bigger sub. But since we're here, I can give some more info on where the project is at.
The emulator is a HLE implementation, leveraging Unicorn (a QEMU based CPU emulator) to handle the ARM9 CPU of the giz. However, after profiling I found the "hooks" feature of Unicorn is the biggest bottleneck in the current build. Right now I'm focusing on removing hooks, and adding an interrupt based alternative.
The second thing holding me back is implementing multi-threading for the console, and this is a major blocker since 99% of games rely on it. Luckily this isn't too hard.
Once these two things are implemented, the "core" of the emulator should be complete, and I'll be happy to release the source.
EDIT: Oh, and for anyone curious, the source is POSIX compliant, and compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux.
