What do you want from ZSNES?

[Player1]

I would like to have a threat in this board in which you can read all known Bugs, so if someone thinkss to have found a new one, he could look up if the bug is known. It wouldn't be much work I think.

I would like to see a to-do list, but may be a lot of people here can't understand that the features on that list arn't nececcery be realiced.

[ipher]

I would like to have a threat in this board in which you can read all known Bugs, so if someone thinkss to have found a new one, he could look up if the bug is known. It wouldn't be much work I think.

You mean like theOfficial Bug Topic or theBug Tracker?

[Murdock]

The more games that ZSNES correctly emulates the better, IMO. Features are always nice, but it's one thing to be able to play a game and another to have a blinking cursor for text entry. Don't get me wrong I admire the blinking cursor (or more so the work that went into it), but I didn't update ZSNES on that release.

[Zilog Jones]

I'd also like see mostly an improvement in emulation over anything else like most of the others who've posted here.

Also, any plans on 7-zip support? It seems to be getting quite popular now, and its compression ratio compared to zip and rar is insane - the good kind of insane.

[Noxious Ninja]

Also, any plans on 7-zip support? It seems to be getting quite popular now, and its compression ratio compared to zip and rar is insane - the good kind of insane.

ZSNES supports something even better than 7-Zip: JMA. It's a modified version of 7z designed for SNES ROMs.

The only downside is there's only one tool that currently supports it, and it's a bit hard to use. It's called NSRT, and it's a general-purpose tool for doing just about anything with your SNES ROMs.

http://nsrt.edgeemu.com/

[Stifu]

Bug fixes...
As well as Super 2x Sai (and other filters) working with HiRes Mode7 on...

[rudeboyrg]

The main thing that I want ZSNES to do is the following (if it is possible for the developers to program this in the next installment, I'd appreciate it) Here is the list:

1. Do my taxes
2. Take my nursing exams for me
3. Pleasure my wife when I'm not around
4. Wake me up in the morning, since I'm a heavy sleeper
5. Talk to me when I'm lonely and generally be my friend and tell me how handsome I am.

I guess......more game fixes.....would be a distant 2nd choice.

[What evar]

I voted game fixes, of course.

One thing I'd like to know is why some games stop working when you fix another game?
If I'm not completely mistaken, you're not using hacks to fix specific games, but instead you're making emulation more accurate. And if that's the case, then why would more accurate emulation break other games?

[Gil_Hamilton]

The main thing that I want ZSNES to do is the following (if it is possible for the developers to program this in the next installment, I'd appreciate it) Here is the list:

1. Do my taxes
2. Take my nursing exams for me
3. Pleasure my wife when I'm not around
4. Wake me up in the morning, since I'm a heavy sleeper
5. Talk to me when I'm lonely and generally be my friend and tell me how handsome I am.

I guess......more game fixes.....would be a distant 2nd choice.

If it wasn't doing 3, you might wouldn't need 5.

[grinvader]

I voted game fixes, of course.

One thing I'd like to know is why some games stop working when you fix another game?
If I'm not completely mistaken, you're not using hacks to fix specific games, but instead you're making emulation more accurate. And if that's the case, then why would more accurate emulation break other games?

I'll try to explain simply.

Code1 -> game1 = broke - game2 = ok (luck) - game3 = ok (luck)
Code2 -> game1 = ok - game2 = broke (heh) - game3 = ok (still luck)
Code3 -> game1 = ok - game2 = ok - game3 = broke

That's a really simple example. Sometimes, a game4 broke with code1 will be ok with code2 and not code3. Which makes knowing what to fix hard.

[Gil_Hamilton]

I voted game fixes, of course.

One thing I'd like to know is why some games stop working when you fix another game?
If I'm not completely mistaken, you're not using hacks to fix specific games, but instead you're making emulation more accurate. And if that's the case, then why would more accurate emulation break other games?

I'll try to explain simply.

Code1 -> game1 = broke - game2 = ok (luck) - game3 = ok (luck)
Code2 -> game1 = ok - game2 = broke (heh) - game3 = ok (still luck)
Code3 -> game1 = ok - game2 = ok - game3 = broke

That's a really simple example. Sometimes, a game4 broke with code1 will be ok with code2 and not code3. Which makes knowing what to fix hard.

Perhaps a clearer answer...
What is more accurate, but still wrong behavior, is likely acceptable to more games.
But some games that were fine with the old wrong behavior don't like the new wrong behavior, even though it is less wrong than it used to be.
...
And there's always hacks that were designed to make a game run under the wrong behavior that start breaking it when the right behavior is implemented.

[stabbitystab]

I want you to..

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FIX METROID

[creaothceann]

Don't bitch about NES games.

[Noxious Ninja]

I want you to..

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FIX METROID

What is wrong with Metroid?

[Gil_Hamilton]

I want you to..

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FIX METROID

What is wrong with Metroid?

There's no JUSTIN BAILEY code in the SNES version.

[snkcube]

I want you to..

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FIX METROID

What is wrong with Metroid?

There's no JUSTIN BAILEY code in the SNES version.

Of course there isn't since it's not possible.

[FistOfFury]

Accuracy improvement would be the bomb.

[kevman]

I want you to..

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FIX METROID

What is wrong with Metroid?

In Super Metriod, there is a single row of garbled pixels where the HUD and game area meet. There has a been a guy harassing #zsnes on Efnet about this for months.

[Gil_Hamilton]

I want you to..

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FIX METROID

What is wrong with Metroid?

There's no JUSTIN BAILEY code in the SNES version.

Of course there isn't since it's not possible.

It's possible. Not present, but possible.
Note that the "correct" way to get suitless Samus in the NES version was to beat the game.

And there is a patch for Super Metroid to give you a suitless Samus, though I don't believe it's been integrated into even UOSNES.

[tvtoon]

Why use SDL in the linux version? The scan codes are from X11, not SDL ... It is even better to use some GTK thingies, but you guys must wait until port completely the GUI... More resolutions to the linux version would be cool!

[Nach]

And there is a patch for Super Metroid to give you a suitless Samus, though I don't believe it's been integrated into even UOSNES.

Perhpas not, but they sure got something whacky for Super Metroid.

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    if (Memory.LoROM && strncmp ((char *) &Memory.ROM [0x7fc0], "Super Metroid", 13) == 0) 
 {
		if (CheatNum==1)
  {
		GFX.InfoStringTimeout = 100;
		GFX.InfoString=("*Max Level");
      Memory.RAM [0x009a3] = 0xc0;
      Memory.RAM [0x009a4] = 0x2f;
      Memory.RAM [0x009a5] = 0x33;

      Memory.RAM [0x009a8] = 0x0f;
      Memory.RAM [0x009a9] = 0x10;

      Memory.RAM [0x009c2] = 0xdb;
      Memory.RAM [0x009c3] = 0x05;
      Memory.RAM [0x009c4] = 0xdb;
      Memory.RAM [0x009c5] = 0x05;
      Memory.RAM [0x009c6] = 0xe7;
      Memory.RAM [0x009c7] = 0x03;
      Memory.RAM [0x009c8] = 0xe7;
      Memory.RAM [0x009c9] = 0x03;
      Memory.RAM [0x009ca] = 0x63;
      Memory.RAM [0x009cb] = 0x00;
      Memory.RAM [0x009cc] = 0x63;
      Memory.RAM [0x009cd] = 0x00;
      Memory.RAM [0x009ce] = 0x63;
      Memory.RAM [0x009cf] = 0x00;
      Memory.RAM [0x009d0] = 0x63;
      Memory.RAM [0x009d1] = 0x00;
      Memory.RAM [0x009d4] = 0x90;
      Memory.RAM [0x009d5] = 0x01;
      Memory.RAM [0x009d6] = 0x90;
      Memory.RAM [0x009d7] = 0x01;

  }