Developer

 

SEns9x is an port of Snes9x - an emulator of Super Nintendo Entertainment System also known as Super Famicom.


2009-2010
Port to SE by:
MaW, mc_kibel, Marian90
Thanks to: Tartes

SEns9x is based on Siemens elf by CBN programmers and Miha_r.
Port uses also some UIQ Snes9x solutions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBbYlxcjUs

We do not take any responsibility for any phone problems possibly caused by this elf, especially the older versions that reboot on exit.

1. System Requirements:
- a DB2020 or better Sony Ericsson phone
- 2,5(depending on settings)MB + rom size of free heap(actually, for a 4MB game the emulator needs 5-6MB, but I noticed phone gets ustable when it has below 1-1,5MB free heap)
- an Elfpack installed

2.Usage:
1. Put SEns9x.elf into Zbin folder.
2. Put SEns9x.png into Zbin/Config/Extension and add the line from ext.ini.txt to your phone's ext.ini. Change [EXTxx] to next available number. Update extensions with FileReg.elf or w/e elf that does that too.
3. Put ROM.smc (ie. Chrono Trigger.smc) in other/snes/ folder.
4. Run the emulator by clicking open on the .smc file or by running elf and choosing game from the list (game must be in other/snes/ folder for the second option)

3. Menu Usage:
We enter the menu by pressing right softkey. Entering menu also pauses the game. Most of the options are understandable, I'll just briefly explain some:
BG Layers - allows us to turn off background layer, useful in games that need transparency support (which SEns9x doesn't support for now)
Emulation Settings (Advanced) - we can modify there CPU settings to gain perfomance in some games, we can aswell edit Memory Settings to reduce memory usage: In most of games you can safely set SRAM to 8kb, although if the game needs SRAM bigger than 8kb, it can cause phone's reboot, you'd also lose your previously saved games. TILE memory can be set in range between 32-128, however setting it below 64 can cause graphics problems aswell as reboot the phone. It should work fine at 50 though, in some games at least.


4. Keys Settings
Key settings work same as in NesCube.
Function keys:
KEY TURBO FSKIP - turns on/off frameskip 15
QUICK LAYER - this key allows us to quickly turn on/off background layers that we have chosen in settings

5. Saving game:
While the quick save/load options in main menu don't work, you can save game using the original SNES's saving method - to the emulated game's memory (SRAM). You can save this way only in games that allow you to save this way. You can also import your saves from PC version of Snes9x, you just need to remember to keep same names, i.e when you have Game.smc you need the SRAM file to be named Game.srm.


6. FAQ
Will SEns9x emulate sound?
Unfortunately, elfpack seems to not have any function that would allows us to include sound emulation. At least in a way that would work properly.

Will SEns9x support custom chip games (i.e Doom - Super FX chip, Super Mario RPG - SA1 chip).
I'm afraid Super FX chip is too demanding to emulate on our SE phones. Adding SA1 coprocessor emulation is easy, but games that use it work too slow, so I didn't include it to SEns9x release to not make elf bigger. Maybe A2 phones will [no, they don't...]have enough power for SA1

Will Load/Save options in main menu work?
Hell, they do!

When will next version be released?
No idea. Might as well be never.

version history:
v0.19 - initial test release
...
v0.50, v0.53, v0.55, v0.56, v0.56r, v0.6, v0.61
v0.65 - current release

Regards,
MaW





[ Редактировано okejokej в 11.5.10 17:30 ]

Опытный

 

On db2020 many heap and faster CPU.

Новичок

 

True, but it sayes: "2,5(depending on settings)MB + rom size of free heap"; I have around 6 MB free heap. As for the CPU, it should not make black screen, instead it should run just slower. I still hope for some help from the writer of this, i would like to try some games even i they run slowly. I can make tests, if I get a debug/developer version. There is practically no chance for me to buy a new phone, and even if it would, it would not be a db2020 one of course. Please, if you have some time, make it run on db2010! Thank you!

Правда, но это sayes: "2,5 (в зависимости от настройки) + MB ROM размер свободного кучу", у меня есть около 6 Мб свободного места на куче. Что касается процессора, он не должен делать черный экран, вместо этого он просто должен работать медленнее. Я продолжаю надеяться на некоторую помощь от писателя на это, я бы хотела попробовать некоторые игры даже мне они выполняются медленно. Я могу делать тесты, если я получу отладки / разработчик версии. Существует практически нет шансов для меня купить новый телефон, и даже если бы она не была бы одним DB2020 конечно. Пожалуйста, если у вас есть какое-то время, сделать его работать на DB2010! Спасибо!

Опытный

 

1. Look yours function, maybe they are wrong. 2.what version do you use? - use 0.56r it's last stable version. // Some people run this elf on db201x, just for test with small rom. Look problel in your phone.

[ Редактировано INZER в 8.2.10 12:34 ]

Developer

 

Sorry that so late but I didn't have time to work on it during weekend:

v0.6 unicode fix
-Accepts Cyryllic(and other Unicode) letters in path

Caution! It is advised for the filename (x.smc) to have ASCII(latin) character name, although it should work in unicode(e.g. cyrillic) too (works for me with unicode, but can't test cyrillic).


Sorry but saves from first 0.6 will not work, so make sure to save your game into SRAM. Load/save option in 0.6u should work good.

If there are no problem with cyrillic named games please report

@gurrsoft well I don't speak Russian either.
0.6u may work on W810 now (can't tell 100% though), but other DB2010 phones will not be supported.

0.6u added to first post.

Новичок

 

okejokej, with unicode everything is OK. But when I load game after save I have a bug. I play and automatically return to the place where the preserved.

Developer

 

Hmm either I don't understand or I didn't encounter such problem. I'll do some more testing when I have time.

Patcher

 

okejokej, There is a bug. If I will admit has loaded game from preservation. In my case it slot 1. I start to play. I press the button "1" or "2" or "8" - that game is loaded again. For example on the button "2" I have a moving to the left. It turns out Links runs on the same place) I Have clamped "2" game was loaded have run a little to the left and game was again loaded. And so it is eternal. Before while I again will not Edit "Key Settings". And at the following loading - too most.


Добавлено 8.2.10 21:51

And after Exit - rebut. In all version...

Новичок

 

Yes, my previous comment about this bug..

Пользователь

 

Please add export konfigure settings in new version

Опытный

 

okejokej, I thought about a save/load function, and my imho please clean a 9 save slots and put a ONE save slot, but what it was included the button, as in an emulator NesCube: press one key - save, press another key - load (put this function to the "bcfg" in the "key settings" to the "functions"). Imho more comfortable