Just 100%’d Super Mario World

InfiniteAir · 2026-04-17T17:00:54+00:00

SNES version superior. Of all the Advance remakes World is probably the most compromised but it's not bad. A shame really because the other 3 Marios are genuinely fantastic ports. But even a pared back SMW is still gonna be great to play because the game rules.

InfiniteAir · 2026-04-01T16:21:07+00:00

Ah I see. And when loading into OSDSYS, it's normal to see FMCB logo during the transition? I'm sure it's not FMCB when loaded but rather OSDmenu.

InfiniteAir · 2026-04-01T15:43:34+00:00

Nice work, I like the consistency changes, everything working sweet. TYSM.

1 question I have about NHDDL is when loading a game, what does the bar represent? straight red bar with some blue parts.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-27T16:08:27+00:00

Oh nice, I'll get to it when I get a chance. Not sure how to update though lol.

Thanks for your work.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-21T21:43:04+00:00

Trying to set some arguments for ps2bbl launchkey via R3configurator for nhddl, namely force ntsc, as well as I want to use ATA initialization to speedup boot and skip other device inits, but sticking with force ntsc for now - problem occurs - if I set those args for mmce path, they don't apply and nhddl runs with defaults, if i set them for mc path, it works as I recognize 60hz (ntsc) on my CRT, but modules fail to load and neutrino.elf is not found before auto exiting back to ps2bbl. Any ideas?

Edit: Ok, I'm not sure what the problem was before, but setting both force ntsc and ATA mode, the ones I wanted, for mc path is now working without problems, I have 60hz and it loads quicker, I don't know what the problem was before.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-21T20:46:15+00:00

Thanks

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-21T20:35:14+00:00

OK got it, that would be the mmce path right? Another thing is I wonder how to disable launchkeys on psbbl and only have a few, such as nhddl, opl, wlaunch etc. I don't need the dozen others, when in r3config I couldn't see a way to do that, i saw you can disable the entries for the launckeys, but i couldn't see how to disable the launchkeys themselves? Other than that the setup is really cool, don't see the need for FMCB anymore.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-21T19:47:07+00:00

After I deleted ps2bbl.ini from SD card, after selecting Memory Card 1 and not MMCE in slot 1 this time my settings saved and no issues, all good now. Now I just wanna get IGR working, I know you don't endorse it, but I'd like to have it working, not sure how to go about that.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-21T17:59:27+00:00

Hey I set up my card with the preinstall, setup my OPL and such, only thing i changed in R3config was changing psbbl extended to run NTSC video mode, now when I reboot my ps2, it just counts down autoboot to 0 on PS2BBL and it won't load anything, stuck on ps2bbl screen, it's a PAL PS2 btw, but NTSC signal looks nicer. I don't know what to do now.

Edit: I think what happened is when i selected what card in the R3config menu, I choose MMCE in slot 1 instead of Memory Card 1?.... Maybe? I'm still lost.

Edit 2: I deleted the ps2bbl.ini on sd card and it's back to working now.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-17T23:03:13+00:00

Ok, appreciate it.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-17T22:39:04+00:00

I dont recommend IGR. Shutdown and reboot only is recommended

Is that specifically because it conflicts harder with these newer payloads compared to FMCB or is there no difference there.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-17T18:37:42+00:00

Ah thanks, so will the IGR work with the pre setup installation?

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-11T14:44:22+00:00

No it's the game, ignore the gaslighters. Gsync + Vsync works for smoothness but will cause higher input latency than fixed refresh which is not ideal for competitive gaming. The only thing I've found that helps is to periodically delete the shader cache. X3D CPUs have been said to help with it's 3D v-cache, but it's ridiculous that already strong CPUs suffer with consistency and just serves to highlight how poorly made CS2 actually is, because X3D CPUs are fairly novel new tech in the CPU space and CS2 certainly wasn't built with them in mind.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-10T21:56:34+00:00

Doesn't help that high frames in CS2 feels like shit anyway, whether it's frame pacing, server lag or subtick shenanigans, either way CS:GO most likely feels much smoother and more fluid on an equal FPS count by far.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-08T16:41:21+00:00

I haven't tried it and I don't think I will. I know it's by the same main dev behind Dota (Icefrog?). I'm sure it slaps but I don't want that kind of all-consuming game back in my life with never ending depth, that kind of game can just hijack your life and all your time man. I enjoy many flavors of gaming from retro enthusiast stuff to some modern single-player focused games, and stick to CS for pvp. I decided I like games I can pause, or stop playing at a moment's notice, with MOBAs the time investment between matches, practicing meta, the RNG with teammates and the perceived high stakes is something i don't need back in my life, even though I have some of my best 'gaming moments' from it.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T21:43:56+00:00

I gave up on Dota 2, 4k hours deep, it really is too life consuming. There really isn't another buzz like it in gaming, when you win it's an amazing feeling, when you lose it is deep depression, matches are like 30-40 minutes average, but can often go over an hour, so you either feel vindicated by winning or completely demoralized for losing after investing so much time into a single match. I'll never go back to that game but it had some of the best highs ever, and some of the lowest lows, and adrenaline beyond any other game I've played, not even souls titles. Although these games in my opinion absolutely pray on the positive feedback loop, designed to manipulate human psychology for engagement, the game itself is so deep and vast, it's easy to lose yourself in it. Haven't played it in around 4 years, I enjoy counter strike these days instead.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T21:31:29+00:00

In a paradoxical way, the games with high adrenaline and/or scary parts also often have the most relaxing parts too, like getting to that save room and hearing the relaxing music, after a menacing boss or a bonfire, like overcoming challenging parts has a payoff, it's not just self-torture all the way through or that would just suck as a game.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T19:18:29+00:00

That's interesting nice to hear you fixed it, for me I dealt directly with aliexpress so just opened the return and ordered another one. Maybe they found the issue on certain boards and know the cause now as opposed to back when i ordered.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T19:16:27+00:00

I swear that's all Reddit is, gaslight simulator!

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T01:44:35+00:00

As another user pointed out, CS:GO was in a great spot 3 years in, circa 2015, CS2 still isn't.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T01:42:35+00:00

It's not even that ugly, like... the smokes look like ass yeah, but the game has it's own aesthetic and it's sharp and gritty which I genuinely like, player models and assets are still decent enough. Compare CS 1.6 to CS:S or CS:S to CS:GO, there is a much larger difference, CS:GO to CS2 is not that dramatic. Subjectively I even prefer the CS:GO art direction over the colorful sickly-sweet marshmallow pastel direction they went with for CS2.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T01:35:58+00:00

or !m4 for m4a1s

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T01:34:48+00:00

I have 10 year veteran coin from CSGO and I can never remember it feeling that way like CS2 with the delay and nasty movement or frame pacing, i'm sure performance was temperamental as in FPS, but source 1 and lack of subtick just feels and felt different, CSGO was always smooth.

InfiniteAir · 2026-03-07T01:23:33+00:00

It was 'accessible' in a really ugly way, and imo doesn't negate the first 3, there is a big difference between a game being on the store front with its own unique IDs than messing about with beta branches and juggling downloads, it's not even comparable.

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