FourDO v1.3.0.1 Beta - HQX Filter Test

2012-05-31

FourDO v1.3.0.1 Beta - HQX Filter Test is compiled. FourDO (4DO) is an open-source emulator for the 3DO Game Console.

I have some test versions running an HQX filter. Unfortunately, it performs slowly. Perhaps my machine is getting old, but I can only do HQ2X, and that usually causes hiccups. I haven't found any obvious optimizations to help this, and I'm doubting I will.

On the bright side, lowering the CPU in advanced options usually helps. This sacrifices framerate for the smoothing effect. Also, using HQX with the "smooth image resizing" option looks pretty nice in some games.

Only games that are "cartoony" really see benefit. The vast majority of 3DO games are not this way. However, street fighter 2 and samurai shodown see a pretty good benefit. Also, any game with flat fonts will get a benefit.