MiSTer FPGA – G-Darius (Gダライアス) [Route B-F-J-Q-Y] / PlayStation [BETA]

**NOTE** – For best result PLEASE WATCH FULLSCREEN IN 1080p60 QUALITY. This video uses advanced filtering which may cause excessive noise on any other display setting! I know this is releasing very soon after the previous G-Darius video, but ZUNTATA’s excellent music was missing from the previous video & I wanted to show my latest filter recipe for the game.

This is the first home port of G-Darius from arcades, which IMO is one of the greatest SHMUP/STG of all-time. Taito made a graceful transition to 3D for Darius in this landmark title, and the results were simply stunning for their time and hold up wonderfully today as well.

Unfortunately, the game taxes the PSX hardware a bit hard at times and results in some heavy slowdown throughout the game.
You may get the urge to turn on the PSX core’s « Data Cache » feature to speed up FPS- I strongly advise against this, as it really wrecks the balance of the game and makes some areas harder than the arcade even. If you want an extra challenge maybe give this a try.

Another thing I have to mention is the ending videos in this port- they are in *terrible* quality because they were converted to MPEG video from the original in-engine graphics. The result looks like someone pointed a 1996 video camera at a CRT and recorded. Reminiscent of what you would see with Sega CD FMV- just a really bad conversion with tons of noise.

It takes a lot of trial and error to see what will work with YouTube’s strict 1080p encoder regarding scanlines and shadow masks. For these kinds of experiments I upload lossless video, and this one was nearly 30GB! These take a long time to upload on my rural internet connection, and makes experimentation a very time-consuming process. Even with all that work, it’s impossible to capture in a video how good I can get games looking, with the recent filter advancements on MiSTer.

Please try these settings for yourself to experience them, and experiment a little to see how great this game looks in its original form. Feel free to comment here with any questions and suggestions, or reach out on Discord/Twitter! I’d love to hear what kinds of filter recipes folks are coming up with for these visually dense and stunning PS1 games.

The PlayStation core was created by FPGAzumSpass, whom previously brought us the GBA, Lynx and WonderSwan cores, along with enhancements to the Game Boy and NES cores, and significantly improved performance in the AO486 core.
You can support his Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/FPGAzumSpass

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PSX BETA core 3-14-2022 build – G-Darius (Gダライアス)

Filter Hori: Gaussian Sharp 65 // Filter Vert: Adaptive_60Str2
Gamma: Off // Shadow Mask: PVM (Subtle)

Played using a Hori Real Arcade Pro VX-SA (with Seimitsu LS-62 lever) arcade stick & 1ms USB polling.

Video: Integer scaled to 1080p // HDMI to Datapath e1s capture card

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00:00​​ – Settings
00:44​​ – Intro / Title
02:36 – Stage 1 (Alpha – B)
07:44 – Stage 2 (Gamma – F)
14:22 – Stage 3 (Epsilon – J)
20:49 – Stage 4 (Iota – Q)
27:14 – Stage 5 (Nu – Y) / Ending

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Occasional livestreams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/WalrusFPGA

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalrusFPGA

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None of this would be possible without the constant hard work of Sorgelig. It cannot be overstated how much he has done and continues to do for this project, since its beginning. You can support him either at his Patreon in the link below, or on Paypal, depending on your preference. MiSTer is a paradigm shift in how we can experience these classic games. This is a long-term preservation project that will continue to grow so that gamers today and in the future can experience these excellent systems as accurately and lag-free as possible. Donating what you can will help keep the updates coming. Thank you.

Patreon: https://patreon.com/FPGAMiSTer

PayPal: https://paypal.me/FPGAMiSTer

NOTE: I am not affiliated with Sorgelig and am only sharing these links as a fan of the project who wishes to see it continue to grow rapidly.

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Github link for this core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/PSX_MiSTer

MiSTer Forum: http://MiSTerFPGA.org

MiSTer Documentation: https://mister-devel.github.io/MkDocs_MiSTer

Official MiSTer Discord (live chat/help): https://discord.gg/misterfpga
(Be respectful; this server is moderated. New users must be verified.)

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Worldwide list of sellers for MiSTer expansion boards: https://misterfpga.org/viewforum.php?f=34&sid=74e1c5e7dae1b99284789d93194cfa0b

I have personally ordered all my parts from https://www.MiSTerAddons.com and have been 100% satisfied with the quality and service there. (North American seller. If in a different region, check list linked above for best local shipping rates.)

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