SD Card Serial Port Tested Best Settings

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https://mega.nz/file/zIgnTAKA#Kubts99g_ ... VVYN_zA3xk

Virtua Striker 2 Analog GDI only need this Today. Refresh my mind on what setting I used now. First post says 0x8cfe0000.

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Ian Micheal wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 4:41 am
Dirge Of Ram wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 4:15 am You in need off 32gb Class 10 SD Card. Full Format with 32k if you want to play all Atomiswave games & 64k just want better steady flow.
Yeah that's what i use had little to know problem with all the games loading times are pretty short under 8 sec.. Faster then some retail games lol..
There are other ways to play with the SD Card Serial Port.

For example, you can make a large file archive on the SD card, each game is arranged by id, when using a disc or other ode device to read the game, first determine the id of the game, and then search the game from the large file in the archive package, if found, sync to the controller's memory card

Of course, since the dreamshell already has a virtual memory card, you don't need to use this method, but if you are using a disc or gdemu device, you can use this method to synchronize the game save from the memory card to the sd card, or the game save from the sd card to the memory card. This way, each game can use a separate memory card space (if you have a memory card).

I have successfully tested this method on saturn so far. :mrgreen:

http://bbs.chinaemu.org/read-htm-tid-129473.html
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Dirge Of Ram wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:04 am https://mega.nz/file/zIgnTAKA#Kubts99g_ ... VVYN_zA3xk

Virtua Striker 2 Analog GDI only need this Today. Refresh my mind on what setting I used now. First post says 0x8cfe0000.
Thank you very much!! Works great!!
Last question, did you manage to run virtua tennis 2 with the serial port adapter? Do you have an optimized rom? Thank you!!

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https://mega.nz/file/Q2R0wTiD#eSNtjpdSx ... NVQnWkoiYo

Playable if you can put up with the loading slowdowns. Couple more posts you can have access to the Download section.

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Dirge Of Ram wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:30 am https://mega.nz/file/Q2R0wTiD#eSNtjpdSx ... NVQnWkoiYo

Playable if you can put up with the loading slowdowns. Couple more posts you can have access to the Download section.
I have just tried the virtua tennis 2 rom and as you said its playable but kinda slow during gameplay too, I used: Async 1, 0x8c004000 i'm with v0.6.0 does v0.8.0 improves the gameplay lag? I'm sticking as of now with v0.6.0 because I'm playing the Archive website lot of 45gb sd roms

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I too had that Archive file to begin with then upgraded to Retrodream with all the Atomiswave & Widescreen Hacks GDIs available. There are ways around too improving every GDI file out there unfortunately I don't have Ian Michael specific set off skills.

Here are two best examples from his from yesteryear with Retrodream & Resident Evil 3 GDI.

https://mega.nz/file/2jo0iJJR#hPyY60s2q ... EFykBnFpjA

https://mega.nz/file/jv5gQRSD#W07e1Ewnh ... sGC3AMLbFc

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I downloaded previously the RE3 Ian optimized version and works great on dreamshell v0.6.0. What about that specific Retrodream file? What does it include comparing to dreamshell?

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The Best Retrodream with all Covers available at the time. I'm just using the barebones 2021 one got on DragonCity haven't upgraded since. Not really fussed about seeing Videos on display with V3 as already been on that road with the Xbox side.

I do hope you checkout my mod series with DoA2 here https://archive.org/details/gdi-dead-or ... retry-2024

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I've found optimal settings for several games that enhance playability compared to using burned discs. Key findings include:

.Draconus/Dragon’s Blood: C000100 on sync 1
.Ecco the Dolphin: C000100 on sync 7 (PAL 1.03 version recommended)
.Omikron/Nomad Soul: DXCFC0000 on sync 7
.Evil Twin Cyprien Chronicles: Generally sync 7, some loading issues
.Power Stone 2: Better on SD than disc
.Heavy Metal Geomatrix: XCFC0000 on sync 7
.Other Notables: Hydro Thunder (PAL, VGA patch needed), Alone in the Dark, Dino Crisis, and RE3 (Ian version)

Games like San Francisco Rush 2049 and Vampire Chronicle have issues but might work with different settings or patches. Experiment with sync 7 for the best results.

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Is there a house of the dead 2 optimized iso for sd serial port adapter?

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