Gens/GS r7 S2HD Edition

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  1. GerbilSoft

    GerbilSoft RickRotate'd. Maintenance

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    Announcing Gens/GS r7 S2HD Edition! This is a special edition of Gens/GS designed to run the classic Sega Genesis game "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (and "Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2") in High Definition.


    Features in Gens/GS r7 S2HD Edition:

    • High-definition graphics!
    • Five different HD modes: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p.
    • Optional HD Realism Filter and Lens Flare effects. (Provided by Sonic65.)
    • Audio Reverb.



    Minimum System Requirements:

    • Dual-core Intel Core Duo, 2.00 GHz
    • 1 GB RAM
    • ATI or nVidia video card with 256 MB video memory.
    • Pixel Shader 2.0
    • HDTV capable of 720p



    Recommended System Requirements:

    • Quad-core Intel Core i7, 2.00 GHz
    • 2 GB RAM
    • ATI or nVidia video card with 512 MB video memory.
    • Pixel Shader 2.0
    • HDTV capable of 1080p



    Screenshots of Gens/GS r7 S2HD Edition in Action: (click for fullscreen)


    Title Screen:


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    Emerald Hill Zone:


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    Metropolis Zone: (with HD Realism Filter enabled)


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    Sky Chase Zone:


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    Download Links: (rev1)




    Download Links: (rev0; for historical purposes)




    NOTE: SMW Central users will need to copy cmd.exe into the Gens/GS r7 S2HD Edition directory before running gens_S2HD.exe.
     
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  2. Selbi

    Selbi The Euphonic Mess Member

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    Adding some kind of a sun and anti-alaising? Does this really count as High definition? :)


    Nice job though. :)


    Oh and also, I lol'd at the requirements. It worked just fine on my old crap.
     
  3. Tongara

    Tongara Well-Known Member Exiled

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    Selbi fails to get the joke... as usual.
     
  4. Selbi

    Selbi The Euphonic Mess Member

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    Oh my god, [​IMG] again.
     
  5. RatedRStarr

    RatedRStarr Rated R Superstar Member

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    I don't know if my CPU has these requirements but its going very slow. What settings are you guys using that runs the fastest?
     
  6. Tongara

    Tongara Well-Known Member Exiled

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    I love this.
     
  7. redhotsonic

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    Supply a Sonic 2 ROM; because mine doesn't seem to work with it. Downloaded another and still didn't.


    I don't see this being HD either; even on my 1080p screen. I thought S2HD was going to be refully made.
     
  8. Tarheeltim

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    This isn't Sonic 2 HD, this is an emulator addon/modification to increase the graphics quality of the original Sonic 2.
     
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  9. iojnekns

    iojnekns OBAMA '012!!!!1!!!!!&#33 Member

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    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH
     
  10. GerbilSoft

    GerbilSoft RickRotate'd. Maintenance

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    I believe the ROM image on SonAR works.


    CRC32s of working Sonic 2 ROMs:


    - Sonic 2 rev00: 0x24AB4C3A


    - Sonic 2 rev01: 0x7B905383


    - Knuckles in Sonic 2 rev00: 0x0D923D3E


    - Knuckles in Sonic 2 rev01: 0x2AC1E7C6
     
  11. Qjimbo

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    [​IMG]


    Looks nice, though the lens flare adds a lot of slowdown so I had to disable it.
     
  12. redhotsonic

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    Played it now, pretty good. But it does go slow, even without the flash. Messed with the frame-skipping but can't get it right.
     
  13. Blazefirelp

    Blazefirelp Spiritualistic Spriter....Wait what? Member

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    Okay, I've tried everything I can and Every time I download a Sonic2 rom from Romnation.com to SSRG Website roms or any others. I can NOT get one to work. All I get is this message, over and over again.


    [​IMG]
     
  14. Spanner

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  15. Selbi

    Selbi The Euphonic Mess Member

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    Look for a [!] in the name. This means it's a good dump and should work. And SOTI is right, you will find one on SonAR.
     
  16. Blazefirelp

    Blazefirelp Spiritualistic Spriter....Wait what? Member

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    What is SonAr? I tried google"ing" it when I read this topic before but I came up with mobile phone adverts.
     
  17. Selbi

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    Look at the Affilaites on the main page.
     
  18. OrdosAlpha

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    Blazefirelp Spiritualistic Spriter....Wait what? Member

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    Big thanks to everybody who helped me, This is actualy really nice. Especialy when you get to the last boss with the flare which makes the explosions that much more Epic.
     
  20. PsychoSk8r

    PsychoSk8r HighKnights Member

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    Gerbil, you need to show microsoft those filters, they'll put them in every XBLA megadrive game, because we all know it's not HD unless it has realiustic browny colours like some run-down derelict city! =P
     
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