Ymir

[Yuki Senoue]

Bizhawk also uses the mednafen core for saturn and it runs great. Have you tried it?

Yes, it does run, but to tell the truth I kinda forgot Bizhawk exists lol

But you know, I'm so much more interested in Ymir... the emulator is progressing neatly, someday it will have internal resolution multiplier, and the dev is a cool person... I'm having a blast following Ymir's development.

 

[secreto7 secreto7]

i will try ymir when i go to play sakura wars 2.

nearly finishing the first one, will continue to use bizhawk in this one, it worked well up to here.

before starting the game, need to see how ymir works with multi disc and how to use it.

On Ymir's github, there's issues filed for Sakura Taisen 1 and 2.
If you like you can search them there and see if they've been fixed or if you find new ones
report them so they can be investigated and fixed.

 

[Gabrinius]

i take a really long time to finish a game, so when i finish sakura 1 and go to test ymir, it will be a lot of versions newer.
if the same savefiles work both there and in bizhawk, them i just have to alternate if i found a bug at ymir. but well, the future will tell us. sorry the bad english

 

[secreto7 secreto7]

i take a really long time to finish a game, so when i finish sakura 1 and go to test ymir, it will be a lot of versions newer.
if the same savefiles work both there and in bizhawk, them i just have to alternate if i found a bug at ymir. but well, the future will tell us. sorry the bad english

All that you said is true, so no problem, I think the same.
To enjoy the game properly is better to play it on an emulator more mature and stable.
Also my native language is not english so don't worry, we learn by using it.

 

[Sfjeov]

How good is it compared to Beetle Saturn?

 

[secreto7 secreto7]

How good is it compared to Beetle Saturn?

About Ymir?
It's promising and a work-in-progress, some games could play without noticeably issues to the end apparently. Some don't boot yet or have issues.

Like I said it's so new, but really easy to use and is standalone. Just try it and see.

There's the need to report issues and do testing so the dev (that makes fast and good effort) could investigate and fix them.
He's doing the majority of the work himself and has some more help now, but if someone wants to contribute implementing a feature or helping another way, he's open to listen.

 

[Yuki Senoue]

Ymir's dev is cooking something REALLY neat...

(check the differences in the wings and the tornado)

(Check out the shadows of the cars and the fence in the scenary)

 

[secreto7 secreto7]

Ymir's dev is cooking something REALLY neat...

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(check the differences in the wings and the tornado)

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(Check out the shadows of the cars and the fence in the scenary)

Perhaps this weekend 0.1.5 will be released?

 

[C-MS]

The beetle emulator has been dead for quite a time so thank God somebody is doing this.

Now, if somebody could do something about the Turbografx...

 

[Deleted member 132407]

The beetle emulator has been dead for quite a time so thank God somebody is doing this.

Now, if somebody could do something about the Turbografx...

GitHub - SourMesen/Mesen2: Multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, WS) for Windows, Linux and macOS

Multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, WS) for Windows, Linux and macOS - SourMesen/Mesen2

github.com

 

[Yuki Senoue]

The beetle emulator has been dead for quite a time so thank God somebody is doing this.

Now, if somebody could do something about the Turbografx...

ares

 

[NardoBoom]

The beetle emulator has been dead for quite a time so thank God somebody is doing this.

Now, if somebody could do something about the Turbografx...

Mesen, Ares and Bizhawk.

 

[secreto7 secreto7]

The beetle emulator has been dead for quite a time so thank God somebody is doing this.

Now, if somebody could do something about the Turbografx...

There's also a new one by drhelius:

https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx

Post automatically merged: Jun 21, 2025

ares

Did you try Ares with your 3400g?
Because the performance is terrible specially after the v142 release. Sega CD and Snes took a nosedive, and before that GBA couldn't mantain fullspeed too.

 

[GoodWall_533]

The beetle emulator has been dead for quite a time so thank God somebody is doing this.

Now, if somebody could do something about the Turbografx...

Someone who goes by DrHelius made a standalone PC-engine/TurboGrafx-16 emulator called Geargrafx. Here's a link:
https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx
Helius is also working on PC-engine-CD/TG-CD support that should be out in the upcoming days.

 

[NardoBoom]

Someone who goes by DrHelius made a standalone PC-engine/TurboGrafx-16 emulator called Geargrafx. Here's a link:
https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx
Helius is also working on PC-engine-CD/TG-CD support that should be out in the upcoming days.

Good to know that cd support is coming soon. I hope he also adds CHD support
EDIT: He realeased a new version a few hours ago and it has cd support.

 

[NardoBoom]

Release v0.1.5 · StrikerX3/Ymir

Ymir v0.1.5 This update focuses on compatibility improvements, includes a number of quality of life upgrades, and introduces the first couple of graphics enhancements: deinterlacing and transparent...

github.com

New version of Ymir!

 

[Deleted member 132407]

Someone who goes by DrHelius made a standalone PC-engine/TurboGrafx-16 emulator called Geargrafx. Here's a link:
https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx
Helius is also working on PC-engine-CD/TG-CD support that should be out in the upcoming days.

Update v1.5.3

Release Geargrafx 1.5.3 · drhelius/Geargrafx

💿 Another hotfix that solves issues with certain .cue files that caused "loading errors" and audio problems (hopefully the last one 🤞🏻) Full Changelog: 1.5.2...1.5.3

github.com

 

[secreto7 secreto7]

I was thinking this thread is perhaps a bit bloated, so for better visibility we could make a new one with each new version released?

Using the news tag and writing for title "Ymir 0.1.6 Sega Saturn Emulator" or something like that so people learn about this new emulator.

Just a suggestion.

 

[NardoBoom]

I was thinking this thread is perhaps a bit bloated, so for better visibility we could make a new one with each new version released?

Using the news tag and writing for title "Ymir 0.1.6 Sega Saturn Emulator" or something like that so people learn about this new emulator.

Just a suggestion.

agree

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

I come from the Future and the Sega Saturn Emulator is in Version 0.1.7 and that is in development but in the future it will be the Definitive Emulator of the Sega Saturn.

 

[NovumVeritas]

I come from the Future and the Sega Saturn Emulator is in Version 0.1.7 and that is in development but in the future it will be the Definitive Emulator of the Sega Saturn.

No lies detected.

 

[Deleted member 132407]

No lies detected.

Try out the emulator and see for yourself. No bullshit.

 

[NovumVeritas]

Try out the emulator and see for yourself. No bullshit.

Oh I did. I completed Tower of Doom on it and started Shining of the Holy Ark. Smooth experience.
The UI and everything is very clean.

 

[Deleted member 132407]

Oh I did. I completed Tower of Doom on it and started Shining of the Holy Ark. Smooth experience.
The UI and everything is very clean.

I made the switch from Kronos & Yaba Sanshiro 2 and never looking back again. I hope the emulator gets proper mpeg emulation for Lunar.

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (MPEG Edition) (English Patched) Saturn ISO – RGT Repository

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (MPEG Edition) (English Patched) Saturn ISO for SEGA Saturn. Genre: RPG. Published and developed by KADOKAWA

retrogametalk.com

 

[NovumVeritas]

I made the switch from Kronos & Yaba Sanshiro 2 and never looking back again. I hope the emulator gets proper mpeg emulation for Lunar.

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (MPEG Edition) (English Patched) Saturn ISO – RGT Repository

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (MPEG Edition) (English Patched) Saturn ISO for SEGA Saturn. Genre: RPG. Published and developed by KADOKAWA

retrogametalk.com

Before Ymir I used SSF and Beetle Saturn. But with Ymir I will never look back either. Should be a matter of time, the Devs are constantly adding new stuff. Read that internal upscale is also a coming future. Great stuff ahead.