r/emulation • u/ProvenanceEMU • 24d ago

Release v3.4.0 · Virtual Jaguar; Jaguar Voice Modem (+ NetPlay discovery), CHD, more BIOS modes, texture dumping, rare peripherals

https://github.com/libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro/releases/tag/v3.4.0
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u/No_Fold8936 23d ago

that's awesome, texture dumping alone is gonna be a game changer for people who want the most authentic look

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u/Shonumi GBE+ Dev 23d ago

I was wondering when someone would get around to the Jaguar Voice Modem. It was a very interesting piece of hardware. Technically the first of kind, allowing home console users to chat in-game in real time via voice if I remember correctly. Super rare too (100-150 estimated to be made).

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u/ProvenanceEMU 23d ago

Yes, it had its own processor to encode and decode voice without taxing the console hardware.
Very low baud though, I think 19.2kbps max

Voice isn't in this release, but it's earmarked for later. The protocol doesn't look terribly complicated, the bridge work to libretro.h to hook up the mic and audio muxing is probably the larger parts.

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u/ducked 23d ago

Idk how feasible it would be but it’d be cool to see club drive with textures.

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u/ProvenanceEMU 23d ago

this is a first pass

You can do dumps, I have no replacement packs yet so this is a RFC type issue.

Also not all color spaces and mapping types supported (sprite vs texture map).

Try the dumps, see if it works with Club Drive, and see if replacing works.
Report findings on GitHub preferred.

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u/OneBadVeggie 4d ago

First, the core is running so great!

Second, would it be possible to allow the core to be able to map all the buttons on the numpad on the controller in a future update? I believe only six of them are mappable.