Namco System 357
Namco System 357 is an arcade system board based on the Sony PlayStation 3. It was released in 2007 as the board for Tekken 6. The system plays 4 lightgun games including an arcade version of Deadstorm Pirates, the exclusive to arcades Sailor Zombie and the unique lightgun experience that is Dark Escape 4D.
SETUP
Files
You will need the following files that contain the specific RPCS3 fork calibrated for each game packaged with the rom file:
- Dark Escape 4D (READY TO PLAY)
- Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition (READY TO PLAY)
- Sailor Zombie (READY TO PLAY)
- Brazing Storm - CURRENTLY NOT WORKING
Plus the following files for 2 player guns:
- DemulShooter – Required for 2 player and proper controls.
- Reshade – Dark Escape 4D will not display a border through the Sinden software
First Launch
Run each version of rpcs3-gun.exe, add firmware and run the game to load shaders. Exit through the RPCS3 menu to save settings. NOTE: Controller/IO/General Setting can be left unchanged as they are in the packaged fork and don't need to match the RPCS3 settings for the PS3 lightgun games.
DemulShooter Setup
- Launch DemulShooter_GUI and select your 1 and 2 player guns from the Page Selection dropdown menu and run complete the setup according to the Demulshooter Wiki.
- Chose RPCS3 (System 357) from the Page Selection dropdown. Press the button for each game and navigate to the directory containing rpcs3-gun.exe to apply shaders fixes.
- Ensure the start buttons on the RPCS3 page match your P1/P2 gun start button settings and press the Save Config button.
Final Calibration & Launching
- In game press space bar, use arrow keys to go to the I/O test and press enter, select gun test and press 'G' on keyboard to start gun calibration if required.
- Launch each game with an AHK script.
GAMES
Dark Escape 4D
**Reshade is required. Add the latest version to the game folder, run Reshade and select Direct3D 9 for the rpcs3-gun.exe.
Run the game with the following script to launch with DemulShooter and change hardcoded buttons:
#SingleInstance Force
Run, C:\Namco System 357\Dark Escape 4D (READY TO PLAY)\rpcs3-gun.exe --no-gui `"`%RPCS3_GAMEID`%:SCEEXE000`"
Sleep, 4000
Run, C:\DemulShooter\DemulShooterX64.exe -target=rpcs3 -rom=de4d
YOUR COIN1 BUTTON HERE::f
YOUR COIN2 BUTTON HERE::g
MButton::d
Esc::
Process,Close,rpcs3-gun.exe
Process,Close,DemulShooterX64.exe
Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3-gun" /F
Run,taskkill /im "DemulShooterX64.exe" /F
sleep, 1000
ExitApp
Deadstorm Pirates
Run the game with the following script to launch with DemulShooter and change hardcoded buttons (wheel is mapped to Left/Right pad on gun and just needs to be held down):
#SingleInstance Force
Run, C:\Namco System 357\Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition (READY TO PLAY)\rpcs3-gun.exe --no-gui `"`%RPCS3_GAMEID`%:SCEEXE000`"
Sleep, 9000
Run, C:\DemulShooter\DemulShooterX64.exe -target=rpcs3 -rom=deadstorm
YOUR COIN1 BUTTON HERE::f
YOUR COIN2 BUTTON HERE::g
MButton::d
Left::
send {WheelDown 5}
return
Right::
send {WheelUp 5}
return
Esc::
Process,Close,rpcs3-gun.exe
Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3-gun" /F
Process,Close,DemulShooterX64.exe
Run,taskkill /im "DemulShooterX64" /F
sleep, 1000
ExitApp
Sailor Zombie
Run the game with the following script to launch with DemulShooter and change hardcoded buttons:
#SingleInstance Force
Run, C:\Namco System 357\Sailor Zombie (READY TO PLAY)\rpcs3-gun.exe --no-gui `"`%RPCS3_GAMEID`%:SCEEXE000`"
Sleep, 6000
Run, C:\DemulShooter\DemulShooterX64.exe -target=rpcs3 -rom=sailorz
YOUR COIN1 BUTTON HERE::f
YOUR COIN2 BUTTON HERE::g
MButton::d
Esc::
Process,Close,rpcs3-gun.exe
Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3-gun" /F
Process,Close,DemulShooterX64.exe
Run,taskkill /im "DemulShooterX64" /F
sleep, 1000
ExitApp