#118411 - Metaluna - Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:16 am
STYXDS is Atari ST emulator programmed by Kyuran, the author of Croco DS and PenkoDS.
The very first release 0.1a is able to run most games at 60% speed allowing you to enjoy Xenon 2, Rick Dangerous, David Braben's Virus and many more...
some impressive pics (made by Lord Raptor) :
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5052/dmue2.jpg
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7671/populousox4.jpg
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6987/skweekfe9.jpg
01a features (rough translation from author's website)
- .ST files support
- sound
- DLDI support
How to :
copy Atari ST TOS and .ST files in the root or /roms/st directories of your card, patch the .nds with DLDI and... that's it! :-)
Tos 1.xx and 2.xx should run ok, but note that I used v1.02. Make sure to rename the file to tos.bin
Don't forget this is an early alpha release. There are many bugs, I'm quite aware of that.
Please don't ask for roms and games. Google is your best friend. You should be able to find all Automation releases just three mouse clicks away from the Steem Engine website, hint hint ! ;)
Author's website : http://deadketchup.kyuran.be
File : http://media.kyuran.be/temp/styxds-dldi-v01a.nds
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#118440 - daninski - Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:53 pm
i've got this running up'till the greeeen desktop, but none of the games and things i'm trying want to run (i don't think)... the disc flashes and i get the bee and then back to the little green desktop. i actually owned an amiga so i'm not too savvy with st's.
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#118441 - Lord Raptor - Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:05 pm
Did you try to open the disc on the green desktop ?
Did you open your roms in the emulator with "autostart rom" ?
#118446 - nyuk1998 - Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:39 pm
He said to rename the file in tos.bin. Did he mean rename the file to tos.bin? Or do you have to open tos.bin up?
#118447 - Veg - Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:44 pm
I assume it means just rename the file to tos.bin. Although I did wonder.
I'm having plenty of trouble getting anything to work on my GBAMP.
Some games end up on the green OS screen, but I can't control anything (changing the controls to 'Mouse Emulation' doesn't seem to help - although the keyboard moves to the top screen, pressing the touchscreen still seems to push buttons on the keyboard).
Still, at least a lot of the games seem to load, or make an attempt. Looking forward to future releases!
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#118448 - Lord Raptor - Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:48 pm
You're right. Rename tos102fr.img to tos.bin
You can try another TOS, but tos102fr.img has been successfully tested with this emulator.
#118452 - nyuk1998 - Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:03 pm
Thanx for the info.
EDIT: Tested both eng and fr versions of tos.bin and both work. Now trying to figure out how to get the games running from there. Did the autostart rom and got the green desktop.
#118455 - Lord Raptor - Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:38 pm
Some roms start automatically.
Some of them bring you to the green desktop. From there, double click on the disc volume (on the top left corner) with the touchpad.Sometimes, you have files inside. Double click on the starting file.
Sometimes you have nothing, and I suspect bad rom, emulator bug or compatibility problem between the TOS version and the rom. Try another rom then.
Hoping I've been clear enough :)
#118456 - Lord Raptor - Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:49 pm
| Veg wrote: |
I'm having plenty of trouble getting anything to work on my GBAMP.
Some games end up on the green OS screen, but I can't control anything (changing the controls to 'Mouse Emulation' doesn't seem to help - although the keyboard moves to the top screen, pressing the touchscreen still seems to push buttons on the keyboard).
Still, at least a lot of the games seem to load, or make an attempt. Looking forward to future releases! |
the keyboard moves to the top screen => what do you mean ?
Did you try moving the mouse cursor with the emulator touchpad (in the touchscreen) ?
#118457 - Veg - Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:57 pm
When I select 'Mouse Emulation' the keyboard display and the game screen switch over, so the game is displayed on the touchscreen and the keyboard is on the upper.
This is used a DLDI / GBAMP, but the same thing happens on my M3 (both CompactFlash adaptors)
#118458 - Veg - Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:01 pm
Oh, I see. You control the mouse by switching to 'touchscreen mode'.
That's got a few things working. :)
What is 'Mouse Emulation' mode for?
#118467 - tepples - Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:32 pm
| Metaluna wrote: |
| Location: Paris, France |
| Veg wrote: |
| I assume it means just rename the file to tos.bin. Although I did wonder. |
Honest mistake. In French, a means both "to" and "in". The word specifically meaning "inside" is dans.
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#118481 - Lord Raptor - Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:28 pm
| Veg wrote: |
| What is 'Mouse Emulation' mode for? |
I've checked it.
It's a mouse emulation using the DS Pad, with 'A' and 'B' buttons for left and right mouse buttons. Dunno why the screens are exchanged, because obviously the stylus only affects the keyboard...
#118576 - thebawp - Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:27 am
Using a SupercardSD, patched with the scsd_moon.dldi, but I just get a scrambled screen on the roms I try to load (Dungeon Keeper and Barbarian) - it would actually load without patching but wouldn't let me select my roms. With the patch, I could select my roms but neither work.
I had to use the UK 1.02 TOS found here: http://steem.atari.st/tos_uk.zip because I couldn't find the french one (both of the sites that Steem links to are down).
I'll be keeping tabs on this project, I never had an Amiga but played a heck of a lot of the games on other platforms, so this'd be amazing.
#118578 - Lord Raptor - Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:53 am
| thebawp wrote: |
| With the patch, I could select my roms but neither work. |
What happens when you don't select any rom at the emulator start ?
Do you have scrambled top screen ? If your top screen is messed up, you may have TOS rom problem (bad rom or tos not renamed to tos.bin)
#118583 - thebawp - Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:34 am
Ah, just realised when I renamed the tos.bin it was still being called tos.bin.img - now I've got Dungeon Master to load, Barbarian starts but just goes to the desktop.
Well, I say Dungeon loads, but it's just the intro screen - I have no idea how to bypass it XD
Will try it with some others.
Edit: Got it working with Treasure Island Dizzy - it ran at about 60%, however I added some more roms to the cart and now the select menu for the dizzy rom won't work. It doesn't seem to be recognizing when I press the keyboard keys or something...
Edit: Weird, replaced it with a new download and removed the other roms and it works. I didn't need to patch it either.
Edit: Posted a video of Treasure Island Dizzy - I apologise for the frankly awful picture quality/camera technique but I just wanted to show this off! Amazing stuff! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SYjMSt2mZs
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#118584 - Veg - Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:03 pm
It seems to vary on the game. Pressing 'Start' sometimes does it, sometimes space, sometimes the left or right mouse button (on the touchpad screen).
Games I've got running include Populus 2, Turrican 2, Buggy Boy, Defender of the Crown, Emlyn Hughes International Soccer, Robin Hood... most of my favourites from my Amiga days! Even Frontier runs, although it's too slow to actually be playable.
I'm not sure the way the touchscreen is currently used for mouse control is the best idea. I think it'd be better if, when using a mouse, the bottom screen was used for the display, and you had direct control over the pointer, like ScummVM DS.
#118609 - tepples - Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:57 pm
Does FreeMiNT work instead of old versions of TOS?
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#119357 - daninski - Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:15 am
i'm still having trouble getting games to run. what's the best method of loading them do you guys find? the furthest i've got it a scrambled screen with a snow sound over it. the images work with hatari on my mac so *shrug* :)
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#122848 - Metaluna - Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:33 pm
Styx DS 0.2a has just been released. It is an entry in the Neoflash 2007 spring contest. The winners are selected after votes from the community, so don't hesitate to vote for this amazing Atari ST emulator
http://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php/topic,3942.new.html
I've just tested a bunch of games so far. The Blues Brothers, Rick Dangerous 2, Xenon, Bob Morane Ocean, Barbarian 2, Goldrunner, Operation Jupiter (aka Hostages), The Sentinel can all be launched and most of them are playable at a decent speed.
#122941 - GrizzlyAdams - Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:17 pm
If you need a TOS image, theres a free TOS replacement (EmuTOS) you can get here.