Sega Model 2 Emulation on Windows! Model 2 Emulator Tutorial

[@HouseOfFunQM]

I'm currently writing a TrueForce plugin for this. I want to have decent force feedback on G29 series wheels.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’d love to see it

[@atarigalore]

heck yeah... I want that

[@MixologistMilo]

That would be amazing

[@locked01]

I love you , man!

[@DontCallMeScooterrr]

Thanks to your Sega Racing Retrospective series I finally installed M2 emu about a month ago on my sim racing rig. Playing arcade Daytona and Sega Rally at home with a direct drive FFB wheel plus a motion seat as an added bonus is like a childhood dream come true haha.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

So glad I helped you do it :)

[@DontCallMeScooterrr]

@@VideoGameEsotericawe'll just add it to the list of seeds you've planted in my head over the last couple years!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha that’s what I’m here for

[@neokenzireviews3675]

Love these Sega Model emulators. Keep up the great work

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Plenty more emulator tutorials coming. Tons actually

[@JohnDoe-te3uk]

Thanks again for your dedication. I really like that you also talk a lot about emulation. Back in the day I thought real hardware or fpga is the only way and the right path to retro video games. Emulated games on a pc just didn’t feel the same in the past. Now, I think the input lag problem has been largely resolved. Graphically you can even make the games look better than the original. It’s important to be open minded.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

There’s no wrong way to play games unless you don’t play them at all :)

[@JohnDoe-te3uk]

@@VideoGameEsoterica well said.

[@rgm4646]

Great video! Ive been playing around with Carnevil with the sinden lightgun after your previous video. Im working on it but, your right calibration is key!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes so many people forget to calibrate in test then thing the emulation is bad

[@SaturnSteve]

I am SO INTO THIS right now. Thank you!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Happy to do it

[@supersyz1983]

Wow, I literally just discovered this emulator last week and then you post this video, great timing! 😉

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha gotta love when it lines up like that

[@GamerGee]

I wished we had updates to this emulator. Like smoother netplay.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes it’s a stagnant emulator these days but it gets the job done

[@danalabomme968]

Outstanding, thank you for the video..

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Welcome :)

[@barrierite]

Frequently have a play on this! I run it through a HP thin client T730 - windows 7 embedded thats had the essential drivers put back in (Direct X, Xinput drivers) Emulator even runs nicely on the dual core 520's as well

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes you don’t need a lot of PC for Model 2

[@Imgema]

Model 2 is one of the oldest emulators that is still essential today because there was never a newer Model 2 emulator to compete/replace it.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Im half surprised nobody has made a new one but also it works well so

[@admiralrimmer]

Some model 2 games got ported to the PS3 and 360 which can usually be emulated with RPCS3 and Xenia. In the case of Daytona USA it runs at 1080p in widescreen with increased draw distance.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

True but when you want that original look this is always good

[@locked01]

Actually, that is the way I like to play it. Without taking anything away from Model2 or MAME or even Dreamcast emulation, but thr PS3 version of Daytona, especially on a wheel is really awesome.

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

Very complite and simple tutorial. Thant you for that

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Happy to do it

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

@@VideoGameEsoterica:) Model 2 boards had great games

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Some of Sega’s absolute best

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

@@VideoGameEsoterica For sure my friend

[@RetroT80]

Such a quality emulator and the only one that allows you to play house of the dead

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

And that’s all you need as a reason to use it haha

[@John_SalchiChon69]

I need help, when I left and right mouse buttons nothing happens in house of the dead :(

[@chriswaters834]

Great emulator. Although button-mapping is a bit limited for some games. I think you have to use the triggers for accelerating in Sega Rally.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes mapping is a bit limited but it gets the job done

[@Myako]

I really hate it that the source of this still never be made public, and that no one else had been interested in giving another go at emulating this. 😔

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a bit of a bummer

[@Rockovissi]

I installed this a few weeks ago ironically.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha good timing ish

[@bombjack1984]

It's been a long time since I used this emulator, but I remember that you can eliminate the judder caused by the emulator running at (an accurate) 57.5hz by using an older version (0.9?) and changing a line in the config. You can also fix the washed out look in Daytona by changing an option in the test menu ('Twin?'). Sorry I can't remember exactly.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Or you can use a VRR monitor too these days

[@bombjack1984]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Witchcraft!

[@GzegzolkaDA]

So model 3 guide will be next? :) it is a shame that after all that time there is no good emulation of model 2 and 3 in mame. While it runs every thing I have strange feeling that some games do not have proper in game logic.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Updated model 3 guide soonish

[@zz1979]

is possible a Daytona USA core in Mister FPGA?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

MAYBE but probably not. Outside chance

[@METR0lD]

Daytooonaaaaa let's go away! 🎶

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s been stuck in my head since this morning and all I did was look at the thumbnail

[@METR0lD]

As it should be!

[@Bovineicide]

Got my hopes up that these were working in a good emulator finally :/

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

But this is a good emulator

[@Slammer661]

I tried this any failed because I get an error message saying d3dx9_42.dll not found :(

[@edrikhtg]

I truly hoped for a new update for this emu. I noticed some of the games dont do the color and brightness right but it runs so yeah.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s as good as we have and it runs every game so honestly it done of those “glad we have it at least” deals

[@RobertPLWitek]

I wonder if it's possible someone could add the latest dumped Air Walkers from the Model 2? In MAME is still marked as nonworking (some kind playable but glitchy) like others from that board...

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Good question. I’d have to look into it

[@alpanchen]

Model 2 emulator runs it at the native framerate of 59hz ... I have not found a way to force it at 60hz so it doesn't stutter. Luckily my screen supports 59hz so I just change it to 59hz in a bat file and run the games

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes many arcade boards do not run at 59.97/60

[@locked01]

It's a shame ElSemi stopped working on it. There are some imperfections here and there that, since 2014, could have been fully ironed out.

[@locked01]

For instance, force feedback in driving games is quite off.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes it’s a bummer for sure

[@GzegzolkaDA]

In Manx opponents bikes on start got some boost and You start is very slow

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

@GzegzolkaDA yes it’s always been like that weirdly

Really wish this emulator had an Android port

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Just not open source unfortunately

[@cardetailingstudioaustria4121]

I Hope in Future for Mister fpga

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Maybe the first board but revs beyond that might be hard

[@starlightwitch12]

I hope someone fixes the Virtual-On controls for this, though.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

They can be fiddley

[@Magicktech]

It is weird that the emulator hasn't had updates in so many years or a new emulator hasn't come out. At least it works great, though.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I think because it works so well nobody has decided to do the same work again.

[@Magicktech]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Makes sense, but I would assume there is room for improvements.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

There is some room but the issue is it’s closed source so there’s no “path to improvement”. You’d have to start from scratch

[@Magicktech]

@@VideoGameEsoterica True.... I wonder what happened to the developer. Should be open source.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Dev game the source to some mame devs apparently work on last I heard