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| Turnarcades:
I'm currently trying to setup a Lynx emulator for use with MAMEWAH, but unfortunately I'm having trouble running the best emulator (Handy) with the frontend. I am trying to get decent emulation from low-end PC's and as a result am limitedin the choice of emulators. I moved from Magic Engine to Hu-Go for the PC Engine as Magic Engine depends on 3d graphics cards to run. Si,ilarly I have used mednafen for Lynx emulation, but it's performance is dreadful on low-end PC's. Handy is supposedly the best emulator for the job, and I have used both the regular 0.95 version and the 'Esc key hacked' version 0.90 which run great, but only when using it in Windows. For some reason when I try to launch it from MAMEWAH, the screen blacks out, and cannot be exited - more like a fatal error than a problem with emulation. Can anyone help or suggest an alternative? |
| gonzo90017:
Replace {nodosbox} with {dosbox} How did you get hugo working. I've tried many times without success. If you need help on any other emulators let me know I'm currently putting the last touches on a 400mhz pc. I've had pretty good success running most emus full speed with no frameskip. What hardware are you using? |
| Turnarcades:
Nice one Gonzo, I will give it a shot and see if this works. I have borrowed from other people's .ini files so maybe I just completely missed this on this particular emu. My spec isn't particularly low, but I use PC's just above baseline to ensure good gameplay even on 'advanced' 2d games like Metal Slug and Neo-Geo games. Generally this is P3 700-900Mhz, 128mb RAM with 20Gb hard drives. Some people go way over what is actually required, but I've found this to be brilliant for my needs. Generally I use re-claimed office desktop PC's with decent on-board graphics and sound, which are perfect if you set up the software correctly. If it helps, here is my Hu-go config file for you to borrow from.... ### TG16.ini (mamewah v1.61) ### emulator_title TG16 ### List Generation Settings ### rom_path C:\TG16\roms rom_extension ZIP dat_file nms_file catver_ini_file list_generation_method rom_folder ### Execution Settings ### emulator_executable C:\TG16\Hugo\hugo.exe commandline_format "[rompath]\[name].[romext]"{nodosbox}{safelaunch} alt_commandline_format_1 "[rompath]\[name].[romext]"{nodosbox}{safelaunch} alt_commandline_format_2 "[rompath]\[name].[romext]"{nodosbox}{safelaunch} game_specific_config_path ### Artwork Locations ### artwork_1_image_path c:\TG16\snap artwork_2_image_path artwork_3_image_path artwork_4_image_path artwork_5_image_path artwork_6_image_path artwork_7_image_path artwork_8_image_path artwork_9_image_path artwork_10_image_path movie_preview_path movie_artwork_no 1 ### Screen-Saver Settings ### enable_music_in_screensaver 0 saver_type slideshow movie_path movie_fullscreen 1 quit_delay 30 wrapper_executable wrapper_commandline_format "[rompath]\[name].[romext]"{nodosbox}{safelaunch} scr_file ### External Application Settings ### ipc_file_or_path app_1_executable app_1_commandline_format app_2_executable app_2_commandline_format app_3_executable app_3_commandline_format auto_launch_apps ### Additional Settings ### music_path lcd_display_file_path lcd_fe_text ### Settings used by MAMEWAH ### current_list 0 This is using the Windows version of Hugo and integrated gtk interface, which is essential. Google for it, as it is in several places bundled together as a complete installation package. |
| Turnarcades:
Oh nice one for the help - just got it running sweet now! Shame Handy doesn't have the nice interpolation filter Mednafen has, but hey at least it runs games at a decent speed on a P3! |
| gonzo90017:
Have you tried running Turbo Duo games? I run NeoGeo games full speed. I just use winkawaks. It gives you the option of saving decrypted C's. That way it loads some games faster. |
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