Namco System 2x6
The power to play some of the top PS2 games with arcade muscle is finally here with Namco System 246/256 support in Teknoparrot via the Play emulator! Enjoy favorites like Time Crisis 3 and 4 (plus your new pedal to the medal gunning favorite, Cobra The Arcade) in all their full frame, polygon and resolution glory!
SETUP
WARNING! This emulation is a work in progress and you may experience poor performance, crashes and random games locks even with the latest cpu/gpu.
Files
Download the latest version of Teknoparrot and see the Sinden Wiki for Teknoparrot for the complete setup instructions for that program.
Play Emulator
Once Teknoparrot is setup the Play emulator will be setup. The default settings at 1080p are enough for these games for a proper full screen, but you can increase directly through Play.exe or in the Teknoparrot game settings. Just remember to recalibrate your gun in the Test Menu.
- Vulkan is available but doesn’t seem to offer any improvement over OpenGL and actually causes graphics errors for other supported games so it is recommended to leave this on OpenGL in Play settings. Oddly, the game options in Teknoparrot offer Vulkan and OpenGL, but the Vulkan setting here is the lower graphical quality setting (the way OpenGL usually is relative to Vulkan).
- Best to leave Play setting on default and toggle the setting in Teknoparrot to see if they make a difference for your system but for right now, OpenGL between Play and Teknoparrot seems to be optimal.
Game Files
Download the latest MAME versions which will include a .zip and folder containing one or more .chd files in the MAME directory. Games work by placing the .zip and the folder with the .chd file (ensuring the folder has the same MAME title as the .zip file but unzipped) in a folder with the exact MAME title and making the .zip your launch file/folder in the TP game settings.
**DO NOT change the name/capitalization of the game zip/folders or the games won’t run**
GAMES
Cobra The Arcade
Files: Current MAME cobrata.zip and cbr1-ha.chd (in folder named cobrata) – This is the Japanese and not the world version so pick the appropriate game in TP.
- Place the zip and chd folder in a folder named cobrata in your TP games directory
- Calibration will be required on initial setup so ensure you have the Test Menu controls and a second gun configured to clear the calibration menu; setting will be saved on exit for future launches
- See sample script below to launch the game directly with nomousy
NOTE: This game runs really well after some initial slow down at the start but there are lighting errors where you won’t be able to see the screen and will need to use your lock on targeting to clear enemies you can’t see.
Cobra The Arcade World
COMING SOON!
Time Crisis 3
Files: Current MAME timecrs3.zip and tst1dvd0.chd (in folder named timecrs3)
- Place the zip and chd folder in a folder named timecrs3 in your TP games directory
- Calibration will be required on initial setup so ensure you have the Test Menu controls and a second gun configured to clear the calibration menu; setting will be saved on exit for future launches
- See sample script below to launch the game directly with nomousy
Time Crisis 4
Files: Current MAME timecrs4.zip and tsf1-ha.chd (in folder named timecrs4)
- Place the zip and chd folder in a folder named timecrs4 in your TP games directory
- Calibration will be required on initial setup so ensure you have the Test Menu controls and a second gun configured to clear the calibration menu; setting will be saved on exit for future launches
- See sample script below to launch the game directly with nomousy
NOTE: This game runs but has frame dips throughout with audio issue around speech slow down. There is also a common error half way through level one where you can’t advance in the helicopter.
Vampire Night
Files: Current MAME vnight.zip and vpn1cd0.chd (in folder named vnight)
- Place the zip and chd folder in a folder named vnight in your TP games directory
- Calibration will be required on initial setup so ensure you have the Test Menu controls and a second gun configured to clear the calibration menu; setting will be saved on exit for future launches
- See sample script below to launch the game directly with nomousy
NOTE: There is some static on one of the main characters voices.
SAMPLE AHK SCRIPT
#SingleInstance Force
Run, C:\TeknoParrot\TeknoParrotUi.exe --profile=timecrs3.xml
Sleep, 7000
Run, C:\nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide
~Esc Up::
Run,taskkill /im "TC3.exe" /F
Run, C:\nomousy\nomousy.exe
Sleep, 500
ExitApp
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