Nintendulator with VT03/VT09 support

[NewRisingSun]

I have added VT03/VT09 support to my private build of Nintendulator. Download it here. It runs all games that EmuVT 1.36 runs, plus a few copy-protected OneBus images that EmuVT cannot run. As far as I know, it is also first in running the VT09 ROMs such as Classic Max Lite and VG Pocket/Mini/Tablet. Furthermore, it emulates the additional sound channels that EmuVT does not emulate. In addition to .NES files, it also runs OneBus .UNF, .BIN and .WXN files natively, as long as they're not copy-protected.

Being still a work-in-progress, VT03 modes are only supported in the actual emulator, not the "Debug->Video" window. Copy-protected OneBus images cannot be run in .BIN or .UNF format, because the copy protection type needs to be specified. The .NES 2.0 header's submapper field is used for that.

Also, do not try to run .WXN files converted to .NES or .BIN format; use the original .WXN files instead. (If you must run .WXN files converted to .NES, then most Waixing games use Mapper 176, while most other games use mapper 256, submapper 1.)

[kelvin donna]

NewRisingSun2

Dec 2 2017, 02:01:53 PM

I have added VT03/VT09 support to my private build of Nintendulator. Download it here. It runs all games that EmuVT 1.36 runs, plus a few copy-protected OneBus images that EmuVT cannot run. As far as I know, it is also first in running the VT09 ROMs such as Classic Max Lite and VG Pocket/Mini/Tablet. Furthermore, it emulates the additional sound channels that EmuVT does not emulate. In addition to .NES files, it also runs OneBus .UNF, .BIN and .WXN files natively, as long as they're not copy-protected.

Being still a work-in-progress, VT03 modes are only supported in the actual emulator, not the "Debug->Video" window. Copy-protected OneBus images cannot be run in .BIN or .UNF format, because the copy protection type needs to be specified. The .NES 2.0 header's submapper field is used for that. Only on this forum am I posting these images here (6.35 MiB) so that no-one has add the .NES 2.0 header himself.

Also, do not try to run .WXN files converted to .NES or .BIN format; use the original .WXN files instead. (If you must run .WXN files converted to .NES, then most Waixing games use Mapper 176, while most other games use mapper 256, submapper 1.)[/quote]Thank you dude, I finally Can play Wxn games on PC, OY YEAH  :evil:

[KingPepe]

I'm amazed to see Samuri and ZDog finally emulated. Thank you so much for making VT03/VT09 emulation possible! :pandahappy:

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Great job finally getting VT03 emulation working. I was wondering when it would happen. Btw, I noticed you were missing a DreamGEAR 130-in-1 ROM which works perfectly in this emulator, but doesn't seem to support the sports games for some reason. Here's the download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/gy2v2d8cq13pm2d/DreamGEAR%20130-in-1%20%28Unl%29.bin

[NewRisingSun]

130-in-1 is not copy-protected, so it was not included in that download link for that reason. How are the sports games not supported? You need to configure and use the second controller to play most of them.

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NewRisingSun2

Dec 2 2017, 11:33:39 PM

130-in-1 is not copy-protected, so it was not included in that download link for that reason. How are the sports games not supported? You need to configure and use the second controller to play most of them.[/quote]ok okay that's my fault then, i guess i forgot to set up the other controller.

[Pepper-98]

It's nice being able to play Zdog and Samuri stuff since the latter I own is PAL and I'll probably never get to own a Zdog.  Great work!

[Y2K05]

Thank you very much for this, NewRisingSun2. I've waited for like 9 months to properly emulate VT03 and VT09 games. Good thing EmuVT can now be called a thing of the past

Is there plans to incorporate these mappers with like FCEUX or something? Are the VT03/09 mappers open source?

[NewRisingSun]

FCEUX already supports the VT02 mapper. The VT03 extensions, which FCEUX does not emulate, affect the PPU (graphics chip) emulation, not the mapper. As for open source, I will post the source code at some point to nesdev.

[Y2K05]

Alright, thnak you. How on earth did you get VT to work? That's what I wonder--incredible how you did that. How different are VT03 and VT09?

I dream of being able to play VT games on 3DS, GPD XD (android handheld), etc, and looks like it's finally becoming a reality.

[kelvin donna]

Y2K05

Dec 6 2017, 03:13:20 PM

Alright, thnak you. How on earth did you get VT to work? That's what I wonder--incredible how you did that. How different are VT03 and VT09?

I dream of being able to play VT games on 3DS, GPD XD (android handheld), etc, and looks like it's finally becoming a reality.
[/quote]can there be a possibility to play vt03 vt09 and wxn games on game boy advance, i want that to happen please

[NewRisingSun]

I used VR Technology's datasheets. They contained almost all of the necessary information, albeit a bit cryptic and obviously machine-translated from Chinese into English. The VT09 is almost identical to the VT03. It adds 2 KiB of additional main memory and arranges the graphics data a bit differently in ROM.

[kelvin donna]

NewRisingSun2

Dec 6 2017, 03:21:17 PM

I used VR Technology's datasheets. They contained almost all of the necessary information, albeit a bit cryptic and obviously machine-translated from Chinese into English. The VT09 is almost identical to the VT03. It adds 2 KiB of additional main memory and arranges the graphics data a bit differently in ROM.[/quote]is there any way to convert vt03 and wxn games  to gba format, so that i can play it on game boy advance?

[Y2K05]

I would like that as well. I think PocketNES is open-source, so somebody can edit the source code to add extra support? I don't know though--the GBA homebrew scene seems pretty dead.

[kelvin donna]

Y2K05

Dec 6 2017, 06:55:54 PM

I would like that as well. I think PocketNES is open-source, so somebody can edit the source code to add extra support? I don't know though--the GBA homebrew scene seems pretty dead.[/quote]Good  :clap:  :thumb: