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Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

So anyone know the entire deal on this?

I know there's a cd-i emulator
http://www.cdiemu.org/

here, but it requires "CD-i system ROMs"

as I'm likely to never own this system nor will most people. Does anyone have knowledge on where to find one?

Wonderbutt · Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 323 Location: Doritos Inc.

tick...tick....tick.............

BMF54123 · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:06 am Post subject:

Honestly, you're better off not knowing. Just let it go.

Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

I wanted to try SMWW.

Apprantely it was pretty neat. A bit of fun even.

BMF54123 · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:31 am Post subject:

Neat, yes. Fun, meh. It's really just an engine test, no gameplay whatsoever.

Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

well theres supposed some good titles. Zeldas adventure apprantely wasn't that bad. hotel mario was apprantly okay.

and theres a whole slew of titles. I'm sure there's some good lost 'gem'

Its just neat as you said. Even interesting. I love playing obsure stuff.

sebmal · Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 152 Location: Somewhere!!

TheRedEye · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject:

You can find CD-i ROM images on the internet, it's right next to Colors.

Also, the emulator is slow as shit, and finnicky, and hasn't been updated since its first public release well over a year ago (yet he expects to be paid for it!).

Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

handofg0d · Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 455 Location: PA

See the following thread:

http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?t=1123&start=60

Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

kk I found it. Thanks.

Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

also btw, TheRedEye is right the emulator does suck ass

I got SMWW to be minimiumly functional.

and by the time I acessed a level my 3 min time limit was nearly up

Muting the sound helps the speed.

You can get keyboard support by downloading a mouse to keyboard program. Which you basically have to do as its inpossible to move the sprite with just a mouse.

I used Key Mouse Genie.

Of course the 3 minute time limit is just stupid since the emulator is sooo slow, you can't experience anything in that time.

I went to check out the cost for the full version and its $30!

I mean sure the guys hard at work developing it, and perhaps in a scenario where he promised reguar updates i'd pay it. But, 2005 was the last update. So i dunno.

it seems a shame to let "over 70,000 lines of C++ code, all of it written from scratch in [his] private time" go to waste.

Perhaps if we're lucky someone else will develop one.

Is it honestly that hard?

handofg0d · Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 455 Location: PA

If you paid for it, it'd be like throwing 30 bucks out the window.

You're better of paying for a CD-I on eBay, and burning the ROM to disc.

Sardius · Staff Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 508 Location: Austin, TX

Yeah, don't even try to emulate it. You can get a real CD-i for MUCH less than the cost of registering that emulator (I got mine for free in exchange for a plate of cornbread that I didn't even have to bake), and you can get the games for free if you know where to look.

Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

Well why is it worse then the others.

It may be bad but most people say its better then the other two

"Zelda's Adventure was created by an entirely different company with a change in style and gameplay, and is considered a slight improvement. Gameplay is very much like the original game, with an overworld that allows access to individual dungeons. Regardless, the game is considered to be an inferior use of the Legend of Zelda title by most fans. The game is not officially recognized as canon by Nintendo because of their lack of involvement.""

Still its not horrible.

Here's another site.

http://www.geocities.com/gdraxa/zadv/

"While not on a par with the new Zelda 64 or the SNES' A LINK TO THE PAST, it really does shine. Returning to the original top down display of the NES games, it adds a freedom of movement & removes the rigidity of control that the side scrollers had. Zelda's Adventure regains the respect for the CD-i the other two took away."

"Overall this game seems like a return to the original NES style of Zelda play. You move off the edge of the screen, you go load another screen. No large scrolling areas. This game is for the real Zelda fan. A decent story. Great control. Good (albeit sometimes muddy) graphics. If you're a fan of the "Old School" Zelda, this game is definitly for you."

TheRedEye · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

I convinced him to give me a "press review copy" that expired after a month, and I managed to get some screenshots with it.

Nitrosoxide · **BANNED** Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 54

did you review it offically?

I'm pretty sure you summed it up in your last posts.

But, was the full edition much better?

It might be a bit dumb to ask for. But, gathering that the project hasn't been worked on for awhile and the 30$ is outrageous. Anyone know where to get a full version, by torrent or any other source.

TheRedEye · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject:

Nah, I was using it to make screenshots for a Mario/Zelda feature, way back when I was on Nintendo Official Magazine. The feature was canned though, I didn't have enough time to do it. The full emulator is the same thing, but without time limits.

And hey, guys, please don't discuss how to pirate software that's still officially being supported on my forums. I'm not going to chew you out about it or anything, and I agree with you that it probably should be free, but I can't officially condone it here.

Sardius · Staff Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 508 Location: Austin, TX

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