Why do people still use Bleem?

Kakashi · February 6th, 2003

Why the heck do people still use that prog, if you have great non-commercial emus like ePSXe?

Bleem didn't work at all for me, but ePSXe works with EVERY game I tried...and it's FREE!

So why do some guys still buy that thing? :eyes:

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sights · February 6th, 2003

The official Bleem site and the emu itself no longer exist, so I fail to see how can anyone be buying it (aside from those stores that still have a very limited surplus stock). I don't think that anyone still uses Bleem, nowadays - what makes you think otherwise ?

There was a time however, when PSEmu Pro had been discontinued, VGS was out only for the Mac, and ePSXe simply didn't exist. It was then that I bought Bleem, and I must say I was quite impressed with its capabilities and frequent updates. The main reason I got Bleem, was for playing Gran Turismo (the first PSX game I bought, as I had no real PSX)

February 6th, 2003

actually i think hardly anyone buys it now; it's still useful for ntsc versions of Gran Turismo and Tony Hawks, and there are probably still a few other games that work better in it. I dont use it much anymore; I still use bleemcast for gran turismo 2 though.

I could imagine people still buying it purely because it's a kind of special piece of software to own, because it has quite an interesting history (sadly with a kind of bad ending). I'm proud to have it together with VGS

..besides, there arent much other game boxes around that look like boxes for washing powder

sights · February 6th, 2003

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Originally posted by Samor
..besides, there arent much other game boxes around that look like boxes for washing powder

LOL !! ...I second that !!

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I have the PAL version of GT, but it works ok. All it gives me is a warning message at the start (probably because Bleem was "set" to work with the NTSC version) but otherwise there's no problem

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Kakashi · February 6th, 2003

Hehe....well I bought myself a Bleem version (just for collection purpose....I know I'm sick

...)

And I was just wondering about that...so....thx guys

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Unicron · February 7th, 2003

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There was a time however, when PSEmu Pro had been discontinued, VGS was out only for the Mac,

Actually it was done for the pc as well. Eric trout could have been the man if he would have had more time.

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Quatro · February 7th, 2003

errr.... are there still people using Bleem??? maybe theyb haven't heard of ePSXe and other PSX emulators....

for me, I just keep one as a collection... but never will I use it again if I experience a bug in a game... too much frustration way back...

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sights · February 7th, 2003

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Actually it was done for the pc as well.

...yes, but intially wasn't it Mac-only ? ...I remember that the pc version numbers started with 1.3 or something, while Mac had also a 1.2 version...

February 7th, 2003

yup, mac was first; pc version was delayed because of law-thingies

Sera · February 7th, 2003

because bleem have the greatest speed compatibility than any emulator around, it is really useful for PCs who have low processors such us P166 and below.

sights · February 7th, 2003

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yup, mac was first; pc version was delayed because of law-thingies

....thanks for clearing this up, Samor

...I also remember about those "law-thingies"... If I'm not mistaken, some time later Connectix used "Bleem's win over Sony" court case, as a "foothold" to finally resume the selling of VGS...

Quatro · February 9th, 2003

> it is really useful for PCs who have low processors such us P166 and below.

thats agreeable with Bleem way back...

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SkyeHack · February 11th, 2003

bleem sucks. i hate them. they supported sony games and when sony got pissed off they hated them. then they tried to play it on a dreamcast with bleemcast and it failed since sega hardware died out stupid programmers. YOU AINT GOT NOTHING AGAINST EPSXE CREW!

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Kazuya Mishima · February 11th, 2003

The money i spent on bleem didn't worth until i used 2 months ago to pass the first chapter of valkirye profile that didn't work with epsxe. You know the bad thing about savestates but still without them i could not pass that art until i remembered something like washing powder. (The box)

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**_E_** · February 11th, 2003

I think bleem was a great emu,. and people , stop bashing it. if it was to live to today, then we would have a complete emu in our hands right now. bleem was not given the chance to develop itself as ePSXe or any other emu

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Recca · February 11th, 2003

They were never realesed in Denmark so i wasn't able to try it out ever. Sure would have liked to try it out though and thats the same for VGS

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**Dark Watcher** · February 11th, 2003

we kept the demo for a little while....it was used to play Vandal Hearts 2..the experience was crappy, but at least we could play it....

Then PCSX came along....so Bleem went bye bye

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Kazuya Mishima · February 12th, 2003

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I think bleem was a great emu,. and people , stop bashing it. if it was to live to today, then we would have a complete emu in our hands right now. bleem was not given the chance to develop itself as ePSXe or any other emu

Thats exactly the problem. A lot of people complain about the bleem team letting alone all the users and not making more versions.

Quatro · February 12th, 2003

well if they didn't sold it in teh market in the first place, it won't happen... money blind them thus, loss of valuable talent in the emulation scene...

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DB7 · February 12th, 2003

The reason bleem! failed was thay they didn't release regular updates, ePSXe has a reason for slow releases, it programmers have something else to do, they have other lives, but as bleem! was being run as a business they had no excuse.
The other was piracy, the same thing that killed VGS, now you may blame Sony and indeed they played there part, but if everyone who used bleem! had bought it perhaps they would have been able to fight Sony.
To my mind bleem! were hobbiests trying to run a business.

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February 6th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
sights space trader Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Cobra MKIII Posts: 1,800	The official Bleem site and the emu itself no longer exist, so I fail to see how can anyone be buying it (aside from those stores that still have a very limited surplus stock). I don't think that anyone still uses Bleem, nowadays - what makes you think otherwise ? There was a time however, when PSEmu Pro had been discontinued, VGS was out only for the Mac, and ePSXe simply didn't exist. It was then that I bought Bleem, and I must say I was quite impressed with its capabilities and frequent updates. The main reason I got Bleem, was for playing Gran Turismo (the first PSX game I bought, as I had no real PSX)

February 6th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	actually i think hardly anyone buys it now; it's still useful for ntsc versions of Gran Turismo and Tony Hawks, and there are probably still a few other games that work better in it. I dont use it much anymore; I still use bleemcast for gran turismo 2 though. I could imagine people still buying it purely because it's a kind of special piece of software to own, because it has quite an interesting history (sadly with a kind of bad ending). I'm proud to have it together with VGS ..besides, there arent much other game boxes around that look like boxes for washing powder

February 6th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Kakashi Sharingan Copy-Shinobi Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Leaf Village Posts: 67	Hehe....well I bought myself a Bleem version (just for collection purpose....I know I'm sick ...) And I was just wondering about that...so....thx guys __________________ [SIZE=0.5]The Anime Market....Experience the beauty & the drama of Anime.[/size]

February 7th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,292	errr.... are there still people using Bleem??? maybe theyb haven't heard of ePSXe and other PSX emulators.... for me, I just keep one as a collection... but never will I use it again if I experience a bug in a game... too much frustration way back... __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

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Samor Guest Posts: n/a	yup, mac was first; pc version was delayed because of law-thingies

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Sera Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 2,967	because bleem have the greatest speed compatibility than any emulator around, it is really useful for PCs who have low processors such us P166 and below.

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Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,292	> it is really useful for PCs who have low processors such us P166 and below. thats agreeable with Bleem way back... __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

February 11th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
SkyeHack Cpl in U.S. Marine Corps Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Posts: 2,179	bleem sucks. i hate them. they supported sony games and when sony got pissed off they hated them. then they tried to play it on a dreamcast with bleemcast and it failed since sega hardware died out stupid programmers. YOU AINT GOT NOTHING AGAINST EPSXE CREW! __________________ Click To View My Blog Alienware Area-51m Saucer Silver 16.1" UltraXGA 1600x1200 LCD Display * Pentium 4 HT 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700 Module 128MB DDR * 1GB DDR PC-3200 @ 400MHz * Hitachi 60GB 7200 RPM ATA100 8MB Cache 4x2x8x DVD+/-RW / 16x10x24x CD-RW Combo * Windows XP Home Edition SP2

February 11th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,146	The money i spent on bleem didn't worth until i used 2 months ago to pass the first chapter of valkirye profile that didn't work with epsxe. You know the bad thing about savestates but still without them i could not pass that art until i remembered something like washing powder. (The box) __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com

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_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 8,958	I think bleem was a great emu,. and people , stop bashing it. if it was to live to today, then we would have a complete emu in our hands right now. bleem was not given the chance to develop itself as ePSXe or any other emu __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

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Recca Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Where ever fate shall lead me. Posts: 3,946	They were never realesed in Denmark so i wasn't able to try it out ever. Sure would have liked to try it out though and thats the same for VGS __________________ この世に悪があるとすれば、それは人の心だ。エドワ-ド・D・モリスン

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	we kept the demo for a little while....it was used to play Vandal Hearts 2..the experience was crappy, but at least we could play it.... Then PCSX came along....so Bleem went bye bye __________________

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Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,292	well if they didn't sold it in teh market in the first place, it won't happen... money blind them thus, loss of valuable talent in the emulation scene... __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

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DB7 Miserable Bugger Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,061	The reason bleem! failed was thay they didn't release regular updates, ePSXe has a reason for slow releases, it programmers have something else to do, they have other lives, but as bleem! was being run as a business they had no excuse. The other was piracy, the same thing that killed VGS, now you may blame Sony and indeed they played there part, but if everyone who used bleem! had bought it perhaps they would have been able to fight Sony. To my mind bleem! were hobbiests trying to run a business.