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Posted: 29 days ago
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sl23
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Ah, that be why then! lol Thanks.
Posted: 29 days ago
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I was trying out the latest version of Bizhawk and saw that it now supports Amiga games. I've added the BIOS but it still won't load CD32 games, are they fully supported yet or still a todo? If they are supported, could I get some help getting them running please. I have a folder full of Amiga BIOS files, containing these: - CD32_Extended-ROM_r40.60_(1993)(Commodore)(CD32).rom - Kickstart_v3.1_r40.60_(1993)(Commodore)(CD32).rom However, games aren't recognised. I've tried loading different files from each game, but everything just gives an error/incompatibility window. Amiga 500 games work fine, just CD32 software refuses to be recognised. According to the libretro page, they need to be renamed respectively to: - kick40060.CD32.ext.rom - kick40060.CD32.rom Assuming the renaming means excluding the extension. Doing this makes no difference. Before and after renaming the BIOS files, I checked the firmware options to check these BIOS files were recognised and there seem to be no issues either way. Any ideas on whether I need to wait for support or if currently supported, how do I get these to work would be great. Thanks :)
Posted: 10/14/2024 9:53 AM
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It's ok, I figured it out! Wasn't difficult in this instance. :) Just in case anyone else needs the info:
; Playstation 1 Shortcuts: Target="X:\path-to-bizhawk-folder\BizHawk\EmuHawk.exe" "X:\path-to-playstation-roms\- In Cold Blood\In Cold Blood - d1.cue" StartIn="X:\path-to-bizhawk-folder\BizHawk" ; Playstation 2 Shortcuts: Target="X:\path-to-pcsx2-folder\PCSX2\pcsx2-qt.exe" "X:\path-to-playstation2-roms\PS2 - Tomb Raider - Anniversary.iso" StartIn="X:\path-to-pcsx2-folder\PCSX2"
Posted: 10/13/2024 10:57 AM
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So back to my original question... Can I somehow set up a shortcut to a game, for example: "In Cold Blood.LNK" which opens the file "In Cold Blood.CUE" in BizHawk? I know I could set up a file association in windows, but this is probably not a good idea? I attempted adding a "B" to the file extension, ie, "In Cold Blood.cueB" to see if that would work, but BizHawk gives an error after asking which core to use. Does BizHawk treat a file differently depending on it's extension? Or does it just read and interpret it as is? Thanks.
Posted: 10/13/2024 10:38 AM
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Spikestuff wrote:
CasualPokePlayer wrote:
Libretro has "experimental" slapped on for a reason: it's nothing more than a curiosity to use them in BizHawk. Some cores don't work due to us not implementing all of libretro's bells and whistles and some don't work due to relying on unspecified behavior with RetroArch.
For more information about that you can look at here for what works and what doesn't.
Ah that's helpful, thanks! EDIT: Just noticed this at the bottom:
TODO --open commandline which receives a command capable of running an OpenAdvanced item. Do this kind of soon, since it might affect the serialization of those command a little bit
Which is one of the things I was hoping to be able to do, guess I'll have to wait for that. ;)
Posted: 10/13/2024 10:37 AM
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DrD2k9 wrote:
sl23 wrote:
- Commodore 64 (CRT and T64 files) - some work, some don't, but all work with Vice. I would prefer to use BizHawk. This is probably a compatibilty thing though so accept that in time this will likely be resolved.
It could also be region compatibility settings. BizHawk can emulate both PAL and NTSC systems. In the C64 menu from the menu bar, there should be a settings option. Try the opposite region and see if the games that aren’t working before work in the opposite region settings.
Thanks, I did look at those settings, nothing that I tried helped at all. It may be due to the fact that some CRT's are original released versions, other are converted from tape or disk format, some are homebrew that were released/converted to CRT maybe. Not sure what the various formats are but the info in the download does explain, I just didn't understand it and am not really into the tech side of that so didn't pay too much attention. I expect that is why some CRT's work and others don't though.
Posted: 10/13/2024 10:34 AM
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Bigbass wrote:
sl23 wrote:
I only kept a small selection as there is just way too many. So I assumed those ROM's were the most reliable. If it helps, could I attach one for you to examine and see why it doesn't work? I know talking of ROMs is often forbidden, sorry if I shouldn't say anything, just delete my comments if necessary.
No, definitely do not attach/redistribute that kind of content. Even describing where/how you do such things is not acceptable here.
Yeah sorry about that, was just trying to help the dev's maybe figure out the issues. I would only do so if it was requested.
Posted: 10/12/2024 10:00 PM
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Apologies the G&W was working with the gnw_libretro core not with MAME. I think the issue with aspect ratio on PSX has gone??? Not sure what happened!
Posted: 10/12/2024 9:16 PM
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1. I did read that, but just tried on the off chance and Donkey Kong worked. I didn't try any others yet. 2. I don't know much about CUE and BIN files. I remember reading some years ago that one controlled the other. I tried loading both as I wasn't sure which and it worked fine with loading CUE but wouldn't when loading BIN. That said, the aspect ration was off, in the same way as with Game & Watch that I mentioned. ie, the picture was squashed down vertically. So instead of a 4:3 aspect ratio, it was more like 16:9. Any attempt to adjust the window size just reverted the picture back after letting go of the window corner. And adjusting the settings didn't help either. Is there something I can do here to getthe correct aspect ratio? Most emulators just show correctly and allow window size adjustment. But then most emulators aren't as complex as BizHawk, I mean that in a good way! It supports so much functionality it must be difficult getting everything right? 3. Two games only seem to be available as T64 and no other version: Kangaroo and Scott Adams' Pirate Adventure #2. [Moderator Edit: Do not describe where to acquire copyright protected materials]. I only kept a small selection as there is just way too many. So I assumed those ROM's were the most reliable. If it helps, could I attach one for you to examine and see why it doesn't work? I know talking of ROMs is often forbidden, sorry if I shouldn't say anything, just delete my comments if necessary. 4. Ok no problem. Good to know. It's been quite tricky finding info on BizHawk, does it use a similar functionality as RetroArch, regarding Cores? Are they built in? I found RetroArch very unreliable and overly complex in use, and my search for a replacement brought me to BizHawk and it's an amazing program that just works, I love it! Are there plans to support more systems? Also, my main reason for posting was to get help with creating Windows shortcuts. I understand the G&W aren't supported, but is there any way to get them to launch from a LNK file? I changed the extension of the CRT files to CRTC, the last C is for Commodore, in order to avoid the conflict with Windows Security Certificates. Would that cause a problem? Apologies for all the questions and thank you for your help.
Posted: 10/12/2024 7:27 PM
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Ah ok, thank you. :) Well, I am wanting to load some roms in bizhawk via a windows shortcut. There are a few different types. I have set up most Roms simply by using windows file associations and that works perfectly. Some file types can't be set up like that however as they are used in windows itself. Examples of these are ISO, BIN and CUE. I've created a Game Launcher in Rainmeter, and it functions by the use of Windows Shortcut files. But it doesn't work with certain games of certain systems. I presume I need to set up arguments within the shortcut files, but I can't find any info on how to do this and really am not very good at figuring out how this works. The systems I am looking at are: - Game & Watch (MAME ROMs) - These work only when I run them from 'Open Advanced'. But the AspectRatio is off. I can sort of resolve this in the settings but you have to resize the window perfectly to get correct aspect ratio. - Playstation 1 (BIN and CUE files) - These work when loaded from the CUE files. Again, aspect ratio is off, as above. - Commodore 64 (CRT and T64 files) - some work, some don't, but all work with Vice. I would prefer to use BizHawk. This is probably a compatibilty thing though so accept that in time this will likely be resolved. - Libretro cores don't always run a game and sometimes crash. I would mostly just like to get these ROMs running direct from a shortcut.lnk file per game, if you could help with that please. Thanks very much.
Posted: 10/12/2024 5:04 PM
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Hi, I'm needing some help getting certain ROMs to load in BizHawk. I'm not really interested in the TAS side of things, but I can't find any where to ask about my issues. Is this the right place for such things? Thanks.
Posted: 8/1/2024 7:16 PM
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Ok thanks for clearing that up :)
Posted: 8/1/2024 12:31 PM
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Sorry, my fault! It was indeed the number pad! For anyone else, not likely to be, don't use the number pad when configuring keyboard settings. :)
Posted: 8/1/2024 12:24 PM
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DrD2k9 wrote:
SHIFT+2 is how you type a “ on a real C64. So based on whatever changes you’ve made to your key configurations, press the key that maps to SHIFT and the one that maps to 2.
Thank you, I did however try this, but it doesn't work. I'll give it another try. I used the number pad numbers, maybe that's why!
Posted: 8/1/2024 12:22 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I repeat... There is NO option to specify a shortcut for double quotes in the C64 emulator settings. I am not able to set a keyboard setting to SHIFT+2 because there is nowhere to do it. Unless I am missing something. If so, could you please point out where the setting is. Much appreciated. :) It's my file manager that shows Bizhawk as 32bit, not windows properties, hence the question about it. I use XYplorer, written in VisualBasic I think, which has a column to show the architecture bitness of EXE, DLL files etc. I don't think it depends on .NET at all.
Posted: 8/1/2024 11:05 AM
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I recently found Bizhawk and love it's simplicity after using RetroArch for some years. RetroArch was great at first, but has become unusable for me. Every time I use it, I seem to have nothing but problems loading games, getting the same controllers to work, no sound, etc, so, I have moved to this new emulator in the hope of retaining my sanity and those old games. Anyway... So I got everything set up, some C64 games load and some go to the C64 home screen where you have to type LOAD"*",8,1 except I can find no way of typing a double quote. I have set up the keyboard key settings, but there is no option there for setting double quotes using SHIFT+2 as you're manual says under the Loading Syntax. According to the info here, it says the default is SHIFT+2 to type a double quote, but the defaults are blank, there are no defaults. When I first set it up, there were no settings in the keyboard settings config form, they were all blank. I've tried resetting them using the option reset to defaults next to the Save button at the bottom of the config form, but this just resets to a blank page. When I use Libretro and set the keys up for VIC20, there is an option there for double quotes, but not in the C64 settings. Also, the keys do not work for Libretro, no matter what core is loaded. So, please could you tell me how exactly do you set this option to be able to type a double quote into the C64 emulator? Does any one else have this issue? Thanks :) PS. I'm also curious why the Bizhawk download file is called " BizHawk-2.9.1-win-x64.zip " when the executables are not 64bit but 32bit? Will Bizhawk be updated to 64bit eventually?