Dragon Quest 4 & Pete open GL 164 SAI

Zeke_D · July 26th, 2002

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.67
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce2 MX/AGP/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- Keep psx aspect ratio: on

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 0 - edge clamping supported
- Hi-Res textures: on
- Palettized tex windows: on
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 128 MBytes - 121 textures usable

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: on
- FPS limit: 60

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2 - not used yet
- Framebuffer access: 3
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: on (hardware)
- Subtractive blending: activated

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: off [00000800]

Zeke_D · July 26th, 2002

Esturk · July 26th, 2002

Esturk drools at DQIV for playstation. Must get it somehow.....

Zeke_D · July 27th, 2002

Mara & Nara escape via ship at the end of chapter 4.

Zeke_D · July 27th, 2002

warp tile

Zeke_D · July 27th, 2002

Taloon's Boat

Zeke_D · July 27th, 2002

Casting Return

Zeke_D · July 28th, 2002

Using the Lamp of Darkness

MRCN · July 28th, 2002

I played DQ4 (well actually DW4) years ago on the NES.
I still think it's one of the best oldskool RPGs.
These screenshots make me think about playing it again on Playstation.

**Dark Watcher** · July 28th, 2002

We thought Enix canned this game...good to see it is still released

MRCN · July 28th, 2002

Yeah, I thought so, too.
But first i didn't care about it, because I already played it on the NES.
I heard that the PS-Version is a "remix".
Can anybody tell me what is different ?
(Yes I know that this belongs into game discussion...)

Esturk · July 28th, 2002

Enix didn't can DQ4 for Playstation. They just didn't release it outside Japan. I mean look how well DQ7 did here...... The Remix basically means new graphics and sound. Most of the game is the same as the NES version. Although there is one new scene at the beginning with the Hero so far. I can't read Japanese but I know the game inside and out.

Zeke_D · July 28th, 2002

A different battle shot - the last one was dumb

Zeke_D · July 28th, 2002

Entrance to Ga-denburugu

Zeke_D · July 28th, 2002

another battle shot casting a spell

Zeke_D · July 28th, 2002

I really am enjoying the PSX remix. I am looking forward to the ending, since there are no FMVs (other than spells cast in battle) Also I want to play chapter 6. I have already submitted game saves to gamefaqs at the beginning of each of the first 5 chapters (except chapter 1, that would be dumb)

MRCN: the biggest difference is that the game engine from DW7/DQ7 is used. Also, this game is better than dq7 in the respect that there is a lot more sprite animation. (sometimes 3 animations for each enemy) plus the addition of many quirks in dq 5/6/7

Esturk17:
between previous knowledge, Red Scarlet's translation faqs, and a nes-world map, I have found the game quite easy to play. The only thing i have a problem with is spell names and towns when you cast return. I think i might ask byuu or spSpiff to translate them so i have a guide.

also, i talked to pete, and he says the graph over the intro is caused by filtering. I kept it with the filtering, as it isnt noticable other than the intro. And the dw7 fix in pete's gpus will prevent the software funky switching thing when dialog is on the screen. the drawback is that the dialog boxes have a black background instead of the translucent one. The SPU makes a big difference in this game. if you disable sound, you will get 60fps reliably, otherwise it will drop to 45 or so during some dialog. Finally, the battle transition is much like FF7, so there is a slow-down there...

Zeke_D · July 29th, 2002

Hero's town

Zeke_D · July 29th, 2002

Destroyed by the forces of evil

Omega · August 3rd, 2002

Hmm 2d characters + Light Effects + B.f + Different cam views + Same battle screen, well those are some elements that made DQ one of the most interesting rpg game with different features to play :thumbup:

Hydra · August 4th, 2002

This game looks cool, interesting graphics indeed.

July 26th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Esturk drools at DQIV for playstation. Must get it somehow..... __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

July 28th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,896	We thought Enix canned this game...good to see it is still released __________________

July 28th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Enix didn't can DQ4 for Playstation. They just didn't release it outside Japan. I mean look how well DQ7 did here...... The Remix basically means new graphics and sound. Most of the game is the same as the NES version. Although there is one new scene at the beginning with the Hero so far. I can't read Japanese but I know the game inside and out. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

July 28th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
Zeke_D 100% emulated freak Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ari-fu ckin-zona Posts: 1,026	I really am enjoying the PSX remix. I am looking forward to the ending, since there are no FMVs (other than spells cast in battle) Also I want to play chapter 6. I have already submitted game saves to gamefaqs at the beginning of each of the first 5 chapters (except chapter 1, that would be dumb) MRCN: the biggest difference is that the game engine from DW7/DQ7 is used. Also, this game is better than dq7 in the respect that there is a lot more sprite animation. (sometimes 3 animations for each enemy) plus the addition of many quirks in dq 5/6/7 Esturk17: between previous knowledge, Red Scarlet's translation faqs, and a nes-world map, I have found the game quite easy to play. The only thing i have a problem with is spell names and towns when you cast return. I think i might ask byuu or spSpiff to translate them so i have a guide. also, i talked to pete, and he says the graph over the intro is caused by filtering. I kept it with the filtering, as it isnt noticable other than the intro. And the dw7 fix in pete's gpus will prevent the software funky switching thing when dialog is on the screen. the drawback is that the dialog boxes have a black background instead of the translucent one. The SPU makes a big difference in this game. if you disable sound, you will get 60fps reliably, otherwise it will drop to 45 or so during some dialog. Finally, the battle transition is much like FF7, so there is a slow-down there... __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ \| 2.0GB PC3200 \| Maxtor 120GB sATA\| GeForce 6800 GS 256MB Insignia IS-CM100751 19" \| XP Pro SP2 \| LG 16x Lightscribe DVD+/-RW \| Realtek Audio Last edited by Zeke_D; July 28th, 2002 at 21:29.

August 3rd, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Omega User addicted to Diazepam Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: WIRED Posts: 4,732	Hmm 2d characters + Light Effects + B.f + Different cam views + Same battle screen, well those are some elements that made DQ one of the most interesting rpg game with different features to play :thumbup: __________________ .:[ This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time ]:. .:[ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last]:.

July 28th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
MRCN Long live Nintendo ! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hannover (Germany) Posts: 121	I played DQ4 (well actually DW4) years ago on the NES. I still think it's one of the best oldskool RPGs. These screenshots make me think about playing it again on Playstation.

July 28th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
MRCN Long live Nintendo ! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hannover (Germany) Posts: 121	Yeah, I thought so, too. But first i didn't care about it, because I already played it on the NES. I heard that the PS-Version is a "remix". Can anybody tell me what is different ? (Yes I know that this belongs into game discussion...)

August 4th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Hydra ???!!!???!!!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In your lunchbox. No don't open the lid! Ack the light it burns. Posts: 2,183	This game looks cool, interesting graphics indeed. __________________ Mobo: Asus A8V Deluxe CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ RAM: 1024MB DDR400 Dual Channel Graphics: nVidia Geforce FX 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 HDD: 260GB OS: Windows XP SP2

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