WinUAE got faster: I can finally play Leander full speed!

rsn8887 · 25 June 2007, 04:40

I dunno about your experiences, but I am thoroughly impressed!
Newest WinUAE 1.4.3 beta:
I can now play Leander in full-speed without any delayed or stuttering sound effects (with a sound buffer setting of 2 now!). Only new option I had to figure out to make it run again: set "Chipset Extra" to "A500" instead of "Generic". But then, alas, it works better than ever! Super Stardust seems to work way way faster and better too.
WOW!
I don't know what Toni did, but some change recently must have increased WinUAE speed by quite a bit at least over here!!! Jippie!

(just had to tell somebody)

Ironclaw · 25 June 2007, 07:44

Ehhh, you must have a really slow computer if Leander and SS ran slow

. They have always been running in perfect speed for me, no sound stuttering, all perfect in all versions I've tried.

Shoonay · 25 June 2007, 07:56

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Originally Posted by Ironclaw

Ehhh, you must have a really slow computer if Leander and SS ran slow

.

I'd say his selected configuration was lousy before... I didn't knew it could get *THAT* lousy, but some people do have trouble configuring stuff and just prefer to upgrade.

...and frequent upgrades lead to less time to actually "know what you got" about the system and... here's where the slowness issue comes again.

rsn8887 · 25 June 2007, 19:19

Of course my box is slow, I am running a 1.2 Ghz AMD, but that's why I noticed the speed increase in WinUAE. No config changes apart from the one mentioned.

And it is pretty much fast enough for almost all emulation I care about, as it should be

StrategyGamer · 25 June 2007, 20:33

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Originally Posted by rsn8887

And it is pretty much fast enough for almost all emulation I care about, as it should be

Which emulation is it not fast enough for?

Retro-Nerd · 25 June 2007, 20:40

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Originally Posted by StrategyGamer

Which emulation is it not fast enough for?

Newer Mame games like Crusin' World, you need probably a 3 Ghz+ cpu for the full 60 frames with the enabled music.

Konrad · 25 June 2007, 20:41

With an 1.2GHz processor, you should've been able to play those games at fullspeed already with earlier versions.

Steve · 25 June 2007, 21:38

Super Stardust is almost playable on my weedy 700Mhz celeron. Almost.

Ironclaw · 25 June 2007, 21:48

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Originally Posted by Steve

Super Stardust is almost playable on my weedy 700Mhz celeron. Almost.

And still, on that sytem with the correct settings it could maybe run smooth. Show me all setting and I'll give you back a modded version with increased speed.

Retroplay · 25 June 2007, 21:59

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Originally Posted by Steve

Super Stardust is almost playable on my weedy 700Mhz celeron. Almost.

That even runs fullspeed in WinUAEX on Xbox (733Mhz)

Only downside is some garbled graphics but nothing serious.

caffeinekid · 26 June 2007, 01:50

Didn't WinUAE used to run ok on a Pentium Pro 233?

rsn8887 · 26 June 2007, 01:58

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Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Newer Mame games like Crusin' World, you need probably a 3 Ghz+ cpu for the full 60 frames with the enabled music.

Exactly. Mame is really the only culprit. Raiden Fighters JET... ok without sound, but ultraslow with sound. Some mame games are really slow when they shouldn't be. I mean old games like Space Gun or even Tempest!!!

rsn8887 · 26 June 2007, 02:08

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Originally Posted by Retroplay

That even runs fullspeed in WinUAEX on Xbox (733Mhz)

Only downside is some garbled graphics but nothing serious.

Interesting! With Vsync and no frame skipping, sound 100% perfect, I suppose?
Is Xbox good for emulation in general? SNES, NES, etc? Mame?

caffeinekid · 26 June 2007, 03:27

The XBOX is a fantastic emulator platform. Put Xbox Media Centre on it and install a load of emulators and games ant it's fab - especially on a nice big telly.

killergorilla · 26 June 2007, 10:16

It sure is, I emulate a hell of a lot more on my xbox than I ever did on my PC. It'd be nice if the WinUAEX emulator could have a core update though so games like Super Stardust run without looking a bit of a mess

25 June 2007, 04:40	#1
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,058	WinUAE got faster: I can finally play Leander full speed! I dunno about your experiences, but I am thoroughly impressed! Newest WinUAE 1.4.3 beta: I can now play Leander in full-speed without any delayed or stuttering sound effects (with a sound buffer setting of 2 now!). Only new option I had to figure out to make it run again: set "Chipset Extra" to "A500" instead of "Generic". But then, alas, it works better than ever! Super Stardust seems to work way way faster and better too. WOW! I don't know what Toni did, but some change recently must have increased WinUAE speed by quite a bit at least over here!!! Jippie! (just had to tell somebody)

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25 June 2007, 07:44	#2
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	Ehhh, you must have a really slow computer if Leander and SS ran slow . They have always been running in perfect speed for me, no sound stuttering, all perfect in all versions I've tried.

25 June 2007, 19:19	#4
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,058	Of course my box is slow, I am running a 1.2 Ghz AMD, but that's why I noticed the speed increase in WinUAE. No config changes apart from the one mentioned. And it is pretty much fast enough for almost all emulation I care about, as it should be

25 June 2007, 20:41	#7
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 742	With an 1.2GHz processor, you should've been able to play those games at fullspeed already with earlier versions.

25 June 2007, 21:38	#8
Steve I Identify as an Ewok Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Lincolnshire Age: 45 Posts: 2,356	Super Stardust is almost playable on my weedy 700Mhz celeron. Almost.

26 June 2007, 01:50	#11
caffeinekid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wakefield, UK Age: 53 Posts: 72	Didn't WinUAE used to run ok on a Pentium Pro 233?

26 June 2007, 03:27	#14
caffeinekid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wakefield, UK Age: 53 Posts: 72	The XBOX is a fantastic emulator platform. Put Xbox Media Centre on it and install a load of emulators and games ant it's fab - especially on a nice big telly.

26 June 2007, 10:16	#15
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	It sure is, I emulate a hell of a lot more on my xbox than I ever did on my PC. It'd be nice if the WinUAEX emulator could have a core update though so games like Super Stardust run without looking a bit of a mess

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