pagefault - Tue Oct 19, 2004
Hi there,
With the release of the Starfox 2 and a growing interest in providing better compatibility with less or no hacks some things are needed to provide this level of quality to our users. I really don't like the idea of asking for money but donations in this case would probably be the most helpful. Let me explain what needs to be done.
We need the following items:
1) A SuperFX 2 game (Yoshi's Island is best)
2) A SA-1 game (any is fine)
3) Flash/copier equipment that can run either or all of these chips.
The cost for all of these are in the ballpark of $100 USD. However if you are able to donate any of these items this would help reduce the cost considerably.
The hardware we had in mind was this which supposedly allows for chip passthrough, however if you know of a better product or can suggest some reason not to buy this then please post your comments in this thread.
http://www.tototek.com/pio/main1/SUBMENU/PARTS/LINKS/OS/superflash.htm
My current copier only supports DSP-1 and OBC passthrough so I am limited to what I can do with it. I also would like something without a BIOS preferably and PC link so I may run tests without any 3rd party interference.
If you would like to donate, you can paypal your donation to page_fault@sympatico.ca or visit the ZSNES SourceForge page at www.sf.net/projects/zsnes and click the donation button. All donations will have their name added to the ZSNES about box and have a chance be famous and have the gratitude of the entire ZSNES team.
If you have anything to add please discuss it here, I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
pagefault - Nov 01, 2004
Hi, first of all I would like to thank all who have donated so far, your donation is greatly appreciated. But it seems the copier we thought was going to work won't after all and the one that will work will cost another $100 on top of what we already have. We have reached our goal of $100 but more will be needed to get what we need to continue development on ZSNES. I would have no problem paying for this myself but being a student I can't really afford it with all the expenses I have to pay each month. If you can afford to donate a bit to our cause then your donation would be greatly appreciated, if you are like me an can't afford a donation, please do not feel obligated to donate, ZSNES is free software which means just that you don't have to pay anything for it.
In the mean time I have continued to work on SuperFX and Starfox 2 and other SuperFX games are working far better than the last WIP so there should be a new WIP coming out soon with the latest updates. Also the work on the SuperFX chip has helped me with the work that needs to be done on SA-1 and other chips in regards to timing which will fix many bugs (Super Mario RPG) to name one. This also has enabled me to support C4 PAL games properly. I have also made a HDMA discovery that should eliminate the hacks we have for games that require it and increase compatibility across the board. People who play PAL games will also benefit from this continued development as the entire PAL timing code has been reworked for better support for these games.
Thats basically my status report, this is an odd spot to put it I guess but here it is.
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