Vice3DS-C128 3DS: Difference between revisions

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This is a port of the VICE C128 emulator to 3DS.

VICE - the Versatile Commodore Emulator - http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/

As a spin-off to the vice3DS C64-emulator, I ported the C128 emulator as well. Alas, the poor 3DS (even the N3DS) is not powerful enough to run the C128 emulator at an acceptable speed (especially in VDC-mode, better known as 80-colums mode, which is painfully slow - VIC-mode runs so so).

The UI and button mappings are mostly the same as the C64 emulator. Only the soft keyboard has slightly changed and there is a new soft button to switch between 40- and 80-columns mode (which simulates the hardware switch on your C128 monitor). Currently, only .3dsx-file is available. If anybody finds this emulator useful, I will create a .cia and .3ds file as well.

Current version is v0.1

Installation

Copy .3dsx file to /3ds/vice3ds on your SD card and launch in HBL

Important: If you have an older version (before 1.5) of vice3DS C64-emulator installed already, make sure to delete the config directory on your SD-card /3ds/vice3ds/config before starting the emulator. Otherwise new config settings, hotkeys and key mappings will not be updated and will not work.

Known bugs:

frequently crashes when switching to/from 80 columns mode
crash when switching to/from fullscreen many times
sound distortions when using bottom screen, caused by sound buffer underruns
80-columns mode runs VERY slow, sound is garbled due to permanent buffer underruns

If anybody wants to help fix these bugs, you are welcome to help me with a pull request on github!

Thanks to:

The Vice-Team of course
@spinal_cord for the keyboard images and design ideas
@Elwyndas for the good ideas on how to make this project better
@nop90 for the 3DS libSDL port - porting VICE to 3DS would not have been possible without it.

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+| source = https://github.com/badda71/vice3ds/
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+This is a port of the VICE C128 emulator to 3DS.
-This is a port of the VICE C128 emulator to 3DS.
 VICE - the Versatile Commodore Emulator - http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/
 As a spin-off to the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-vice3ds-c64-emulator.534830/ vice3DS C64-emulator], I ported the C128 emulator as well. Alas, the poor 3DS (even the N3DS) is not powerful enough to run the C128 emulator at an acceptable speed (especially in VDC-mode, better known as 80-colums mode, which is painfully slow - VIC-mode runs so so).
 The UI and button mappings are mostly the same as the C64 emulator. Only the soft keyboard has slightly changed and there is a new soft button to switch between 40- and 80-columns mode (which simulates the hardware switch on your C128 monitor).
 Currently, only .3dsx-file is available. If anybody finds this emulator useful, I will create a .cia and .3ds file as well.
-'''<span style="font-size: 15px">Download here: https://github.com/badda71/vice3ds/releases</span>
 Current version is '''v0.1'''
-'''Installation''''''
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrew/Vice3DS-C128.jpg
-Copy .3dsx file to /3ds/vice3ds on your SD card and launch in HBL
-<span style="color: #ff0000">Important: If you have an older version (before 1.5) of vice3DS C64-emulator installed already, make sure to delete the config directory on your SD-card /3ds/vice3ds/config before starting the emulator. Otherwise new config settings, hotkeys and key mappings will not be updated and will not work.</span>
-'''Known bugs:'''
+==Installation==
+*Copy .3dsx file to /3ds/vice3ds on your SD card and launch in HBL
+Important: If you have an older version (before 1.5) of vice3DS C64-emulator installed already, make sure to delete the config directory on your SD-card /3ds/vice3ds/config before starting the emulator. Otherwise new config settings, hotkeys and key mappings will not be updated and will not work.
+==Known bugs:==
 * frequently crashes when switching to/from 80 columns mode
 * crash when switching to/from fullscreen many times
 * sound distortions when using bottom screen, caused by sound buffer underruns
 * 80-columns mode runs VERY slow, sound is garbled due to permanent buffer underruns
-If anybody wants to help fix these bugs, you are welcome to help me with a pull request on github [[File:styles/default/xenforo/clear.png|class=mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie55|:D]]
+If anybody wants to help fix these bugs, you are welcome to help me with a pull request on github!
-'''Thanks to:'''
+==Thanks to:==
 * The [http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/index.html#developers Vice-Team] of course
 * [https://gbatemp.net/members/90607/ @spinal_cord] for the keyboard images and design ideas
 * [https://gbatemp.net/members/474264/ @Elwyndas] for the good ideas on how to make this project better
-* [https://gbatemp.net/members/343542/ @nop90] for the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-sdl-3ds-1-2-15-simple-directmedia-layer-for-3ds.459291/ 3DS libSDL port] - porting VICE to 3DS would not have been possible without it
+* [https://gbatemp.net/members/343542/ @nop90] for the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-sdl-3ds-1-2-15-simple-directmedia-layer-for-3ds.459291/ 3DS libSDL port] - porting VICE to 3DS would not have been possible without it.
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