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Posted: 5/14/2011 9:35 PM
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Warp
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MESHUGGAH wrote:
Maybe a year ago I played SEGA Bubble Bobble on PS3 runnning Linux
Wouldn't that be just one emulator? The others are a computer system and an OS.
Posted: 5/14/2011 10:58 PM
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Posted: 5/15/2011 12:50 AM
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This one really emulates 3 different CPU's within each other, not just virtual machines or multiple operating systems: 6502 -> 68040 -> PowerPC -> x86 The emulated NES only runs at about half speed, but that's with a slow emulator that doesn't even run SMB1 properly ...
Posted: 5/15/2011 8:41 AM
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Warp wrote:
MESHUGGAH wrote:
Maybe a year ago I played SEGA Bubble Bobble on PS3 runnning Linux
Wouldn't that be just one emulator? The others are a computer system and an OS.
I know, but give it a try and you will know why I wrote that. If you don't have a PS3, here's the spoiler: Lags like hell. I will try PS3 running Ubuntu running Wine running Dosbox running Nesticle if I have time.
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Posted: 5/15/2011 8:54 AM
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Warp
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MESHUGGAH wrote:
Lags like hell.
Why? Even a 80386 running Linux should be powerful enough to emulate an 8-bit console at full speed, not to talk about a supercomputer like the PS3. There must be something else going on there.
Posted: 5/15/2011 9:55 AM
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That supercomputer is also prone to lagging really bad on inefficient code, like simple physics-based games (Trash Panic being one, and that's an in-house-developed title). Should be a breeze on a 8-core CPU, yet the system struggles with something even a senile Pentium 4 could do. Not sure what Sony software engineers' problem is.
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Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
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