I got all my ducks lined up in a row. I was not able to "split" the cdrom code into old and new like I was hoping. So I will be going with a 4 core version of pcsxbox. So we will have 1.4, 1.5, 1.5 (Reloaded), and 1.6.

1.5 is slightly different from the last officially released madmab edition of the emulator in that it has two new things. It uses the new gte core (does not appear to affect speed drastically) and it has more recent mdec code for games where movies would not play properly or play at all.

1.5 (Reloaded) is the full blown code change with new gte core, mdec playback, and the ability to play a handful of games that all the other cores cannot play as well as a few other game specific fixes (like movies, xa playback, attenuation, etc). Biggest disadvantage is a slight framerate loss (3-5fps?)

1.4, and 1.6 are currently unchanged and operate as they always have before.

Anywho I am now looking for beta testers. The emu has been highly modified to handle "Redump Org" images as well as properly playing most CDDA. However I'm mostly interested in people willing to test "Non Redump" images.. like ".bin/.cue", ".iso", ".ccd", and ".mdf" images. It would also be preferrable if you could upload problem images to the ftp for me.

Since the "cue" reading code has been highly modified to read "Redump Org" images as well as normal ".bin/.cue" files I need to make sure the other oddball formats work as well. Since I did get a few people reporting issues with various images. That is why I really need someone who can send problem images to the ftp.

We already have a top 100+ starter pack in the works. Mostly based on "Redump Org" images so if someone is willing to get involved with that, it would certainly be great.

i just recently got back into PSX gaming thanks to your most recent (at this time) madmab emu. as you may know, GTA2 has a few bugs in it, while the game is playable (so far i am playing it with nooo problems at all,) the music never stops. it's not so bad, but if you could iron this out, that would rule.

i am also playing Soul Reaver again this way, and it renders quite well, but gets choppy now and then. if you could enable a way of tweaking the system in a way similar to how the N64 emu works, that might help for select games being choppy. if we had a way to tweak the allocated memory or something; plugin tweaks, limit rendering options for smoother playback, etc.. i dont know, im not this kind of programmer, but i was just going to ask about PSX emu stuff relating to GTA & SR, so i just dumped it in here. pretty neat really, i am back into playing both of these games with both guns blazin, and here is a thread about work on a new release.

Hey there,

I used the reloaded core (from emuxtras repo) and the games with Cdda issues still had them? Not sure if this is the same reloaded core u have

, loaded was one of my fav ones but the music is still choppy, also is it possible to get the first tomb raider and the tekkens working?

I remember a guy posting a while back saying he had a wAy to speed up games with slow down.

Also I'm not too clued up on quality of isos and bins. Could the ones that Don't really work that most people have access to be poor quality rips? And would it be worth ripping my own copies?

i have an image of worms Armageddon that is supposed to work with pcsxbox but doesn't work with any of the cores, want me to upload that? Also if ya need any help with anything just let me know what you need me to do

i just wanted to add that i started playing castlevania: symphony of the night tonight with pcsxbox v1.5/ madmab2.1, and the cut-scene intro has nooo sound at all. the rest of the game is great, so far, but i wonder if alll cutscenes in the game will be without sound like the first.

the cutscene in question is the very first cutscene of the game, the intro scene after the player enters his name.
will Road Rash 3D work? that was one of my favorites or the PSX.

How's the beta with FF7?

Any possibility of a Wild Arms 2 menu fix?

Although I am unfamilar with what issues exist for FF7.

I did mean to say FF7 (NTSC) again instead of FF8, but it's definitely slower in Reloaded during the fights. PCSXBOX v11 (it's the only one I'd made a disc of) plays pretty well during fights, but in Reloaded, I have a lag that's so bad, my characters end up dying before my commands go through or before I can even see them pop up.

i have an image of worms Armageddon that is supposed to work with pcsxbox but doesn't work with any of the cores, want me to upload that? Also if ya need any help with anything just let me know what you need me to do