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FinalizerDS
FinalizerDS
General
Author	Fredrik Ahlström (FluBBa)
Type	Arcade
Version	0.3.2
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2024/03/21
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Latest revision as of 05:16, 16 August 2024

This is a Finalizer - Arcade emulator for the NDS.

Installation

DLDI patch the emulator for your flashcard if needed.

Create a folder named acds in either the root of your flash card or in the data folder (eg h:\data\acds). This is where settings and save files end up.

Put finalizr.zip into a folder where you have arcade roms.

User guide

Options

Controller:

Autofire - Select to enable autofire.
Controller - 2P start a 2 player game.
Swap A/B - Swap which NDS button is mapped to which arcade button.

Display:

Display - Scaled or unscaled screenmode (L/R to scroll screen up/down).
Scaling - Flicker or barebones lineskip.
Gamma - Adjust gamma (brightness).

Settings:

Speed - Switch between speed modes.
- Normal - Game runs at it's normal speed.
- 200% - Game runs at double speed.
- Max - Game runs at 4 times normal speed (might change in the future).
- 50% - Game runs at half speed.
Autoload State - Toggle Savestate autoloading.
Autosave Settings - Save settings when leaving menu if any changes are made.
Autopause Game - Toggle if the game should pause when opening the menu.
Powersave 2nd Screen - If graphics/light should be turned off for the GUI screen when menu is not active.
Emulator on Bottom - Select if top or bottom screen should be used for emulator, when menu is active emulator screen is always on top.
Autosleep - Does not work.

Debug:

Debug Output - Show an FPS meter for now.
Disable Background - Turn on/off background rendering.
Disable Sprites - Turn on/off sprite rendering.
Step Frame - Emulate one frame.

Dipswitches:

Lot of settings for the actual arcade game, difficulty/lives etc.

Controls

Menu:

L+R or Touchscreen - Open up menu

D-Pad or Touchscreen - Navigate menus

A or Double tap - Select an option

B or Top of the screen - Go back

R/L or Touchscreen - Switch between tabs

In game:

Select - Insert coin

Start - Start

D-Pad - Move ship

A - Special attack

B - Shoot

Screenshots

Known issues

Some distortion in the sound, vertical layout not rotated on the DS.

Changelog

V0.3.2 2024/03/21

Added new debug menu.
Better menu traversing.

V0.3.0 2021/03/23

Added load/save state.

V0.2.6 2020/06/08

Added support for flipped sprites.

V0.2.5 2018/07/28

Fixes to graphic.

V0.2.0 2018/05/10

Code clean up.

V0.1.0 2016/08/30

Initial release, plays Finalizer.

V0.0.0 2016/08/22

Started coding.

Credits

Huge thanks to Loopy for the incredible PocketNES, without it this emu would probably never have been made.

Thanks to:

Dwedit for help and inspiration with a lot of things.
Nicola Salmoria, for the MAME driver.
More MAME people + Maxim for the SN76496 info.

External links

GitHub - http://www.github.com/FluBBaOfWard
GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/download/finalizerds.37039

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+|title=FinalizerDS
-| image       = finalizerds.png
+|image=Finalizerds2.png
-| type        = Arcade
+|description=Konami Finalizer Arcade emulator for DS.
-| version     = 0.3.0
+|author=Fredrik Ahlström (FluBBa)
-| licence     = Mixed
+|lastupdated=2024/03/21
-| author      = Fredrik Ahlström (FluBBa)
+|type=Arcade
-| website     = https://gbatemp.net/download/finalizerds.37039
+|version=0.3.2
-| download    = https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/finalizerds.7z
+|license=Mixed
-| source      = https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/FinalizerDS
+|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/finalizerds.7z?k33p0fil35
-}}
+|website=https://gbatemp.net/download/finalizerds.37039
+|source=https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/FinalizerDS
+}}
 This is a Finalizer - Arcade emulator for the NDS.
 ==Installation==
-[[DLDI|DLDI]] patch the emulator for your flashcard.
+[[DLDI|DLDI]] patch the emulator for your flashcard if needed.
-Create a folder named acds in either the root of your flash card or in the data folder.
+Create a folder named acds in either the root of your flash card or in the data folder (eg h:\data\acds). This is where settings and save files end up.
 Put finalizr.zip into a folder where you have arcade roms.
 ==User guide==
-When the emulator starts, it will try to load Finalizer automatically on startup.
 ===Menu===
 '''File:'''
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 * Scaling - Flicker or barebones lineskip.
 * Gamma - Adjust gamma (brightness).
-* Disable Foreground - Turn on/off foreground rendering.
-* Disable Background - Turn on/off background rendering.
-* Disable Sprites - Turn on/off sprite rendering.
 '''Settings:'''
@@ Line 56: / Line 52: @@
 * Powersave 2nd Screen - If graphics/light should be turned off for the GUI screen when menu is not active.
 * Emulator on Bottom - Select if top or bottom screen should be used for emulator, when menu is active emulator screen is always on top.
+* Autosleep - Does not work.
+'''Debug:'''
 * Debug Output - Show an FPS meter for now.
-* Autosleep - Does not work.
+* Disable Background - Turn on/off background rendering.
+* Disable Sprites - Turn on/off sprite rendering.
+* Step Frame - Emulate one frame.
 '''Dipswitches:'''
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 https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/finalizerds2.png
 https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/finalizerds3.png
-==Compatibility==
-Tested on iDeaS emulator.
 ==Known issues==
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 ==Changelog==
+'''V0.3.2 2024/03/21'''
+* Added new debug menu.
+* Better menu traversing.
 '''V0.3.0 2021/03/23'''
 * Added load/save state.
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 * GitHub - http://www.github.com/FluBBaOfWard
 * GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/download/finalizerds.37039
-[[Category:DS homebrew emulators]]
-[[Category:Homebrew arcade emulators on DS]]