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{{Infobox 3DS Homebrews | {{Infobox 3DS Homebrews | ||
|title=Vex3DS | |title=Vex3DS | ||
|image= | |image=Vex3ds2.png | ||
|description=Vectrex emulator. | |description=Vectrex emulator. | ||
|author=nop90 | |author=nop90 | ||
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| General | |
| Author | nop90 |
| Type | Console |
| Version | 0.4 |
| License | Mixed |
| Last Updated | 2016/04/15 |
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Vex3DS is an emulator of Vectrex, a home video game console that uses vectorial graphics released in November 1982.
The original code is from vecx by Valavan Manohararajah.
Installation
In the the zip file there is a Vex3DS folder with the program in 3dsx format. This folder have to be placed in the 3DS folder.
There is also a Vectrex folder to be placed in the root of the SD. This folder has 3 subfolder:
- Roms - Where you can put roms and overlays.
- Bios - Where the emulator seraches bios.dat (the BIOS file free for non commercial use) and bios.png files (included in the zip).
- Skin - This folder contains the default image for the menu top screen.
Attached there is also a zip file with a set of overlays resized for the 3DS.
A romset to be used with these overlays can be downloaded here. Roms can have .bin or .vec extension.
User guide
Starting the program you can either select a ROM to run, or run the default ROM in the bios.
While running a ROM you can change the screen view. In the rotated view, the direction keys are rotated too.
Speed is almost 50FPS on most games using frameskip 4.
Controls
Menu:
D-Pad - Scroll through options
A - Run a rom
B - Run default rom in the bios
In game:
Select - Change screen scaling
Start - Open menu
Screenshots
Known issues
Selecting the default bios rom with X key doesn't work.
Changelog
V0.4 2016/04/14
- Optimized emulator code for speed.
- Added GUI (grabbed from Handy3DS).
- Added sound.
V3 2016/03/31
- Fixed exiting to HB Launcher.
- Implemented some tweak on the emulator code.
- Fixed flickering.
- Fixed framerate count (was overstimated).
- Added support for .bin roms.
- Used a darker overlay for default ROM.
V0.2 2016/03/27
- Added ROM selection.
- Added overlay.
- Added view mode selection (SELECT Key).
V0.1 POC 2016/03/26
- First release.