PS3 Getting N64 Emulator on PS3, need your voice!

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hectorox

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Hello Everyone,

Not sure, if anyone of you knows the german programer Rene Rebe. He is actually doing some great stuff for the ps3 like getting linux running on it having access to the RSX graphicscard, so that graphic processes are not being emulated, but actually being processed by the graphiccard itself. There is more to come! OpenGL and so on!

In his last streaming on youtube there was a discussion, if it would be possible to get a n64 emulator running on PS3 (GameOS/Homebrew) and the answer was: YES! but of course with a lot of effort and programming. I think Rene is the one who could actually make this dream come true.

If someone wants to see this finally happening, please raise your voice with a thumbs up on a comment in his video on youtube (search this title: PS3, Sgi et al. Linux work at home^W office!). Go to the comments section -> Sort by newest -> look on comment that speaks about n64 emu on ps3 -> click the like button and maybe reply to the comment as well, so we can show Rene, that there is a lot of interest to it.

If you want to hear about the discussion about N64 skip to: 1:14:30 - 1:21:30 and 1:34:45 - 1:40:00

Please raise your voice, if you want to see this happen!

stay healthy,
hectorox
 
Keep in mind rene is not a PS3 user and probably he doesnt cares much about running a game emulator in PS3 GameOS
Probably he spends most of his work time and a part of his free time typing in a linux terminal so his interest about a N64 emu running in PS3 GameOS are minus zero
Eventually his work could help to achieve it, but is something that could happen indirectly, there is other people that will have to join (as example the developers of retroarch, or whoever interested in expanding psl1ght features)

The interests of rene are mostly because this is a challenge (and he seems to love challengues), also because he is responsible of the T2 (linux based enviroment for enbedded devices) and the powerPC mantainer of T2

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So... in my oppinion, the best way to collaborate with him (and boost his interest in completing his work) is to help him improving T2
You know... it could be anything related with T2, by now he needs betatesters, but everything is opened to new ideas

As example... some people could start working in a "desktop" customization for T2 specific for PS3
I mean, the configuration files used by the desktop enviroment/s supported by T2... choose one... start customizing it to be used with a dualshock3... or replace the taskbar by a custom "XMB bar"... and change all icons and images... etc...
The concept is pretty much the same stuff made by @r0adrunner with "red ribbon linux"
The goal would be to create a "PS3 linux" intended to have the best visual look, best performance, specific drivers for the PS3 familly, specific software collection to use the PS3 as a "media/gaming center", etc...

Im sure he would like something like that :D
Is just all this visual eyecandy is going to hit performance (unavoidablilly), but my personal oppinion is there is always a "sweet spot" in between performance and visuals
You know... if we are going to lose a 2% of performance and this is going to achieve a visual improvement of 30% then is a worthy payback :)
 
Hi Guys,

Fresh updates on topic N64 on PS3!!!

The original author from the n64 on ps3 project from 2011 is back! He is on github now and has released the sourcecode of his project. It seems like he wants to give it a try again and needs help.

Please ask friends, people on this forum you know about that are capable at coding to get in contact with the author to help him out, so we can finally get our dreams fulfilled having a working n64 emulator on ps3!
Again, raise your voice!!

Here is the link to the github project:
https://github.com/emukidid/wii64-ps3
 
Man , im so excited by now
my main goal in life , playing Grim Fandango and GOLDENEYE N64 on CFW PS3 !!! :)
 
hectorox said:
Thanks Roxanne for the post! I was worried that this info might not have been seen yet. I will follow the above thread now.
Click to expand...

The guy can write a OpenGL implementation for CFW PS3 ?
Did we will F-I-N-A-L-L-Y been able to play Grim Fandango with PS3 ResidualVM ??!?!? :)
 
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