Author Topic: GENS FE & GENS AVGA Released. (Read 3281 times)

wboy · « **on:** May 03, 2003, 02:05:41 am »

GENS FE v2.11 (Release 2003-05-03)

Please note Gens FE is an unofficial release of Gens emulator.

The custom modifications made are intended to benefit those running front-end
software to launch various emulators on their converted pc/arcade cabinets.

The following custom modifications have been made in Gens FE:

- Removed all [Ctrl] and/or [Shift] & [Alphanumeric A-Z, 0-9] keyboard
shortcuts.

- Remapped the render cycle backwards/forwards keyboard shortcuts [F11]/[F12]
to [Ctrl] & [F11]/[F12].

- [F11] toggles the frame rate display
- [F12] takes a snapshot of the screen.
- [Esc] will quit the Gens emulator.
- [P] will pause game play.

-----//-----

GENS AVGA v2.11 (Release 2003-05-03)

Please note Gens AVGA is an unofficial release of Gens emulator.

The custom modifications made are intended to benefit those who power their
converted pc/arcade cabinets with Ulitmarc's ArcadeVGA video card.

The following custom modifications have been made in Gens AVGA:

- Custom ArcadeVGA resolutions 321x240 and 256x240 are used in full screen
"Normal" render mode, allowing games to be run in their native resolution
(non-interlaced).

- Removed all [Ctrl] and/or [Shift] & [Alphanumeric A-Z, 0-9] keyboard
shortcuts.

- Remapped the render cycle backwards/forwards keyboard shortcuts [F11]/[F12]
to [Ctrl] & [F11]/[F12].

- [F11] toggles the frame rate display
- [F12] takes a snapshot of the screen.
- [Esc] will quit the Gens emulator.
- [P] will pause game play.

-----//-----

Many thanks to Brentley_11 (and others that offered) of BYOAC for hosting the downloads.

Get them at http://gmr.no-ip.com/arcade/

Enjoy.

wee beastie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2003, 01:09:36 pm »

*click and save*

Much appreciated wonderboy!!!! This will pretty much make my cab complete

Thumpa · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2003, 07:05:22 am »

wow,it works great.
Maybe now i can finnally finish putting my cabinet together instead of waiting for a way to run Genesis emulator!

Because u r so brainy....do u think its possible to modify zsnesw to run at 321x240 for those running a arcade cab with Arcadevga card?
the esc key modified version runs great but u still get that interlaced flicker

Thanks heaps for Gens AVGA

Thumpa

wboy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2003, 09:22:33 am »

Quote from: Thumpa on May 04, 2003, 07:05:22 am

wow,it works great.
Maybe now i can finnally finish putting my cabinet together instead of waiting for a way to run Genesis emulator!

Because u r so brainy....do u think its possible to modify zsnesw to run at 321x240 for those running a arcade cab with Arcadevga card?
the esc key modified version runs great but u still get that interlaced flicker

Thanks heaps for Gens AVGA

Thumpa

May look at Zsnes sometime soon, but I give no promises or dates at this point of time.

I use SNES9X, as that allows me to set 256x240x16bit or any other ArcadeVGA available resolution.

Odonadon · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2003, 05:25:28 pm »

Hey, are these custom Gens compiles still hosted somewhere? I'm not able to get through to the server and finally got off my lazy ass to download them today.

Odonadon

Minwah · « **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2003, 05:27:08 am »

The link above still works for me...

Great builds BTW

stuzza · « **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2003, 06:06:15 am »

Thanks heaps for this wonderboy!

Now I can put Gens on my cab and see what all the sega fuss is about. I grew up on Nintendo and never played sega!

You wouldn't happen to have a modified version of VisualBoy Advance that allows you to exit with escape would you?

Odonadon · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2003, 11:29:21 am »

Quote from: Minwah on June 17, 2003, 05:27:08 am

The link above still works for me...

Great builds BTW

Oh sure. TODAY it works.

Odonadon

Odonadon · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2003, 11:23:52 pm »

Quote from: Odonadon on June 17, 2003, 11:29:21 am

Quote from: Minwah on June 17, 2003, 05:27:08 am
The link above still works for me...

Great builds BTW

Oh sure. TODAY it works.

Odonadon

But tonight it doesn't. Seems the GENS FE version zip file is either missing, or named wrong in the html main page. The other two downloads work fine, but not the one I'm interested in

What luck!

Odonadon

Pyronious · « **Reply #9 on:** June 18, 2003, 03:01:43 am »

Quote from: stuzza on June 17, 2003, 06:06:15 am

You wouldn't happen to have a modified version of VisualBoy Advance that allows you to exit with escape would you?

You can set this up using Girder if you don't want to wait for someone to do a built that quits with ESC.

On my system when VisualBoy Advance is started, Girder automatically presses ESC to eliminate the menu bar. Pressing ESC again causes Girder to send an Alt-F4, which quits VisualBoy Advance.

I also use Girder to set relative volume levels for different emulators. For example, Gens is very loud compared to MAME, so when it is launched Girder automatically turns down the volume the correct amount. When Gens quits, the volume is reset to normal level.

Total automation is cool. Girder is your friend.

Odonadon · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2003, 11:52:33 pm »

I was finally able to download the FE version. Whew. Not sure what was going on last night. Quite an ordeal to obtain something I should have a month ago

. Now whats this I hear about MAME 0.68???

Odonadon

stuzza · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2003, 02:17:27 am »

Quote from: Pyronious on June 18, 2003, 03:01:43 am

Quote from: stuzza on June 17, 2003, 06:06:15 am
You wouldn't happen to have a modified version of VisualBoy Advance that allows you to exit with escape would you?
You can set this up using Girder if you don't want to wait for someone to do a built that quits with ESC.

On my system when VisualBoy Advance is started, Girder automatically presses ESC to eliminate the menu bar. Pressing ESC again causes Girder to send an Alt-F4, which quits VisualBoy Advance.

I also use Girder to set relative volume levels for different emulators. For example, Gens is very loud compared to MAME, so when it is launched Girder automatically turns down the volume the correct amount. When Gens quits, the volume is reset to normal level.

Total automation is cool. Girder is your friend.

I've been looking at this Girder program and it seems quite complicated. Do you have any example settings or saves i could use for this?

Odonadon · « **Reply #12 on:** June 27, 2003, 12:33:17 am »

Okay, well, I've downloaded and installed Gens FE. Yay.

Now, my problem is, it won't run. I get a white screen. That's it. Absolutely nothing else happens. I can alt-tab out of it, but no roms load. Anyone have any idea?

Odonadon

wboy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 29, 2003, 08:09:06 am »

did u place the GensFE.exe in your existing gens directory?

shouldn't matter eitherway... just wanting to now...

Pyronious · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2003, 05:16:19 pm »

Quote

I've been looking at this Girder program and it seems quite complicated. Do you have any example settings or saves i could use for this?

See my message at:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=7940;start=msg58818#msg58818

For more info.

Odonadon · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2003, 06:22:22 pm »

Quote from: wonderboy on June 29, 2003, 08:09:06 am

did u place the GensFE.exe in your existing gens directory?

shouldn't matter eitherway... just wanting to now...

Yup, Gensfe.exe is sitting right beside gens.exe

I might try reinstalled Gens alltogether, then throwing gensfe in with it again.

Odonadon

wboy · « **Reply #16 on:** July 01, 2003, 09:03:30 am »

hmmm... weird... as its only a keyboard remap, window title change and re-compile

just rename the gens.cfg file and run gens FE. it'll rebuild the default cfg file for you.

My only guess would be that original gens.exe & cfg you have isn't 2.11???

Odonadon · « **Reply #17 on:** July 02, 2003, 04:23:09 pm »

Quote from: wonderboy on July 01, 2003, 09:03:30 am

hmmm... weird... as its only a keyboard remap, window title change and re-compile

just rename the gens.cfg file and run gens FE. it'll rebuild the default cfg file for you.

My only guess would be that original gens.exe & cfg you have isn't 2.11???

No idea. I'll see if I can remember to check tonight

I've been more concerned with my busted TV in my cab

Odonadon

Isometric Bacon · « **Reply #18 on:** July 09, 2003, 11:07:14 pm »

Hey, the link seems to be down. Is there anywhere else I could obtain a version of GENSFE?

jakejake28 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 09, 2003, 11:46:19 pm »

right here

www.geocities.com/jakejake28/pic.htm

Isometric Bacon · « **Reply #20 on:** July 09, 2003, 11:52:37 pm »

Quote from: jakejake28 on July 09, 2003, 11:46:19 pm

right here

www.geocities.com/jakejake28/pic.htm

Hmm, all I could find on that page was the ZSNES FE (which proved useful anyway

thanks)

Whereabouts is the GENS FE?

jakejake28 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 09, 2003, 11:55:59 pm »

check again, i see it

Isometric Bacon · « **Reply #22 on:** July 10, 2003, 12:02:35 am »

Ahh, it's there now

Many thanks.

Frostillicus · « **Reply #23 on:** July 10, 2003, 08:48:01 am »

Does someone have a working link to the GENS AVGA version?

thanks

Frostillicus · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2003, 09:50:48 am »

(ok I try never to do this but...) BUMP!

anyone? Bueller? Bueller?


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