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Red Viper v1.1.0 is a Virtual Boy emulator for the Nintendo 3DS, building on mrdanielps’s r3Ddragon. It features a dynamic recompiler and hardware-accelerated rendering to optimize performance. This update enhances the software renderer for Test Chamber on New 3DS, resolving issues with transparent black walls. The old 3DS cannot run the software renderer due to its limitations, though an alternative solution is being considered. Additional fixes include addressing an XB instruction issue that caused crashes in Galactic Pinball. Overall, these improvements streamline testing the emulator in various environments without impacting existing games.
Version 1.1.0 of Red Viper has been released. This Virtual Boy emulator for the Nintendo 3DS continues the work of mrdanielps on r3Ddragon, which is based on Reality Boy / Red Dragon. It employs a dynamic recompiler with busywait detection and a hardware-accelerated renderer to deliver impressive performance on the 3DS’s limited hardware.
Changelog for Red Viper:
This release enhances the software renderer and activates it for the Test Chamber on New 3DS, resolving the issue where black walls might appear transparent.
The original 3DS lacks the performance to support a software renderer, so it remains disabled there. However, an alternative solution may be feasible for the o3DS, though its viability is not yet confirmed. For further details, refer to #88.
Enhancements to the software renderer have been made and enabled for Test Chamber on New 3DS, fixing the issue with see-through black walls
Resolved an issue with the XB instruction not saving when the register is in-memory, causing crashes in the comet shooting minigame in the Galactic Pinball’s Colony stage (#87)
Several improvements to the interpreter have been implemented
These updates do not impact any existing games but facilitate testing the emulator in different environments.
