[Emu] PS2 & Namco System 147 / 148 / 246 / 256 Emulation on Play!

[hippopippo]

Play! 0.71-1.3

 

This release consolidates all changes made into a single branch and should not interfere with the functionality of any (playable) game.

Game saves and .backupram configurations are located in your Play! folder \Local\Documents\Play Data Files\arcadesaves.

 

Hint :

 

When you have any issue with the controls, coins, or general game configurations, the first thing to do is delete the .backupram of the game you are using and relaunch it. 

To take advantage of some fixes and enhancements configure the video settings in OpenGL : 1x (480) Fit with Screen Gs Force Bilinear enabled.

 

Configure in Settings the Arcade Roms Directory and play. 

 

Spoiler

https://www.mediafire.com/file/781jin4jhkbc4qt/Play-0.71_13.zip/file

 

[nosoucy62]

Le 23/09/2025 à 10:10, hippopippo a dit :

Play! 0.71-1.2 with Battle Gear 3 fix & more OpenGL enhancements (thanks to Derole for complete steering board emulation)

 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/o3r639q4cse37ke/Play!_071_12.zip/file

 

 

 

hi hippopippo !

 

j'ai testé ton dossier avec toutes les combinaisons de touches possible et impossible de lancer des crédits pour démarrer le jeu.....

j'ai fait pas mal de jeu sur play avec les inputs sans soucis sauf pour ce jeu.....

as-tu une photo de ton mapping sur play ?

merci

[hippopippo]

I understand that you are french and this board is french also, but if you write to me in french it's like arabic to me, but since I have a neuron that works for all the others that are now almost dead, I think I understand that your problem can be solved by simply going into TEST mode and starting the game in FREE PLAY

[RetrnArcGamer35]

7 hours ago, hippopippo said:

Play! 0.71-1.3

 

This release consolidates all changes made into a single branch and should not interfere with the functionality of any (playable) game.

Game saves and .backupram configurations are located in your Play! folder \Local\Documents\Play Data Files\arcadesaves.

 

Hint :

 

When you have any issue with the controls, coins, or general game configurations, the first thing to do is delete the .backupram of the game you are using and relaunch it. 

To take advantage of some fixes and enhancements configure the video settings in OpenGL : 1x (480) Fit with Screen Gs Force Bilinear enabled.

 

Configure in Settings the Arcade Roms Directory and play. 

 

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https://www.mediafire.com/file/781jin4jhkbc4qt/Play-0.71_13.zip/file

 

Thanks alot

Modifié le 30 septembre par RetrnArcGamer35

[nosoucy62]

Il y a 1 heure, hippopippo a dit :

I understand that you are french and this board is french also, but if you write to me in french it's like arabic to me, but since I have a neuron that works for all the others that are now almost dead, I think I understand that your problem can be solved by simply going into TEST mode and starting the game in FREE PLAY

ok thanks !

sorry to write in french.....i write in english now for you hippopippo

[hippopippo]

Don’t worry I was joking 🤓

[Melchor99]

After a lot of testing, I've configured keys for BG3 and BG3T :), if it can be of help to someone, go to Test Mode (R3+L3) for me by default keys 0+3, then in configuration for accelerate and breaking pedal, for me by default these were keys T and L, once you configure them, you can change them in keyboard remap or use joytokey. Remember to change in test mode to free mode. 

[Melchor99]

Just a couple of points in more tests, in BG3 and BG3T I have made tests with Vulkan, OpenGL, increase and decrease resolution, activating and deactivating bilinear but always I detect a flicker in screen during gameplay. I suppose that will be an issue in mi setup.
Last test is related with Animal Kaiser and Animal Kaiser Evo, in both , when I get "No IC Card" booting the game I can't access to test mode. In spite of pressing L1 (Key 1) I can't access as I do in Pacman BR an another games. Does someone know how to fix? I've tried pressing all keyboard buttons, virtual keyboard and a gamepad mapped but nothing happens :(. Thanks

Modifié le 1 octobre par Melchor99

[GRAYSTAR1876]

for DualShock4

 

share = test mode

 

〇 = start

× = view change

△ = hazard

□ = hand brake

start = nesys key

bg3.xml

bg3t.backupram

Modifié le 1 octobre par GRAYSTAR1876

[Arcadeguy781]

For the recent Teknoparrot build both Battle Gear 3 & Tuned freezes just before the countdown starts. It works fine in the standalone version Hippo provided, but not on the TP build or builds on the Play GitHub. Any help would be greatly appreciated 

 

Edit: Derole fixed it. It was only an issue with beginner tracks 

Modifié le 1 octobre par Arcadeguy781

[llll55]

Amazing progress, hopes someone will figure out next how to optimize tc4.

[Geordiedean1974]

Any idea when these will be dropped into TP?

[Arcadeguy781]

1 hour ago, Geordiedean1974 said:

Any idea when these will be dropped into TP?

The Battle Gear 3/Battle Gear Tuned fixes? It was already added to Teknoparrot last night. Also, if you haven't updated since this morning EDT they fixed some of the freezing in the beginner tracks. 

[Mack1234]

Le 11/09/2025 à 12:17, hippopippo a dit :

I highly recommend using ReShade with Fubaxiusz's shaders to eliminate flickering and interlacing issues.

 

https://github.com/Fubaxiusz/fubax-shaders

 

Normal :

 

 

Fubaxiusz shader :

 

 

Hi, I've configured reshade for Play! by teknoparrot, to apply bezel and for interlacing by fubaxsiuz. My question is, when you start the game, does the reshade popup appear? Has anyone disabled it? Because once I have it configured, I don't want it to appear again, if possible. If you have it disabled, I would appreciate it if you could send me the opengl32.dll file or what I would have to do to disable it. Best regards, and thank you very much.

[jackotz91]

Hello guys may I ask you at what point the emulation of the systems is? Do you  still need a i9 CPU to run the games properly? Or is it a i7 gen 10th fine? Are there any games in all the list that don’t work well? Is it better to run all of them with TP or normally through Play! last Ui? Thank you so much for the informations 

[Arcadeguy781]

8 hours ago, jackotz91 said:

Hello guys may I ask you at what point the emulation of the systems is? Do you  still need a i9 CPU to run the games properly? Or is it a i7 gen 10th fine? Are there any games in all the list that don’t work well? Is it better to run all of them with TP or normally through Play! last Ui? Thank you so much for the informations 

 

The performance has improved, but you probably still need a CPU that has a clock speed of at least 5.3GHZ for most of the 3D games. The main issue is the GPU right now. 

[jackotz91]

6 ore fa, Arcadeguy781 ha scritto:

 

The performance has improved, but you probably still need a CPU that has a clock speed of at least 5.3GHZ for most of the 3D games. The main issue is the GPU right now. 

ok thank you so much

[BanyaSGX]

I know Soulcalibur 2 and 3 both have an issue where the characters will occasionally teleport to the other side of the stage or look the wrong direction. I believe this is due to unsupported VU Clamp modes in the emulator. Has anyone looked into whether this could be implemented? (Official Play discord is kinda inactive)

[MyGames]

In Teknoparrot, Battle Gear 3  abd BG3 Tuned controls don't work properly, when I press gas it goes all the way to the left and then stops, I am playing with keyboard, any fix to this and can someone share the arcadedef for BG3T i think is called batlgr3t,arcadedef

 

Edit

Already fixed with the very last TP update released in the night of october 7, 2025

 

Modifié le 8 octobre par MyGames

[spirit]

Le 12/09/2025 à 19:10, hippopippo a dit :

I wrote above it has MotoGP 2000 bar fix added and recompiled 

Hi,I'm currently building Play on linux for batocera, backporting some TP patches. 

Do you have a github link reference for the motogp fix ?

[RetrnArcGamer35]

is it normal to have graphical issues in cobra the arcade?. when i shoot the weapon. it seems to have issues with there's a graphical glitch. other than that, the game is working a lot better on my end then it did before. i think that's all the questions i had here.  thank you, guys, very much for helping here. 

Modifié le 12 octobre par RetrnArcGamer35

[bryankam03]

On 9/29/2025 at 5:27 PM, hippopippo said:

unpack those zip and you have everything working with proper Dongles, CHDs (1 for BG3 and 1 for BG3 Tuned) & Defs for all available versions.

 

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https://limewire.com/d/ZgPPn#3gHXWgJqS5

 

 

The link itself got removed. could you please reupload it?

[nanometrovovo2]

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