NGemu Useless Since the Interface Change

blorgishtimtam · September 29th, 2009

I used to check this website out every week or so for a chronological list of updates to emulators and related plug-ins for consoles that interested me - but, apart from the tiny blurbs on the side, it doesn't look like ANY posts regarding those subjects have been added since then...and those blurbs aren't even accessible once they've been pushed down as there's no archived list.

It used to be that I could browse to this website, click the name of the system I was curious about, and see a list of updates as far back as I cared to read. I could see what PCSX2 was doing, or which new N64 plug-ins were out, or what refinements had been made to ePSXe's GPU plugins, etc.

But now when I click on the various sections, it looks like the only thing new in the past year are just some basic, general guides about compatibility and getting cheats to work.

What's the point of this website anymore if I can't get news on it? Why ditch the best feature you had?

I don't get it.

Lord Zedeck · September 29th, 2009

To answer it short and simple, the ownership changed. The original founder (Bobbi) sold it someone (don't have their username offhand), who then sold it to a company/group (Crowdgather). That company has many websites/forums (check the link at the bottom of any forum page), and it you take a look at them, they all look similar. In order to adhere to their requirements/standards, the NGemu we all once knew was basically killed off. That's why everything changed (for the worse).

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**Cid Highwind** · September 29th, 2009

The core lies in the community behind the site, it actually always has. The old website was quite bug ridden under the core from what I knew. On the other hand, yes it did work quite a bit better and offered much more information to the people who weren't active in the forums.

CrowdGather is a social networking company, maybe that explain why the frontpage doesn't really fit the emulation either. Just bookmark the news submission forums section

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 29th, 2009

You may just want to check out Emulation News Submissions Section whilst it's not quite the same as checking out a propper mainpage it's still better than the current mainpage.

(copy paste of my post in your other thread)

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Carmofin · October 13th, 2009

oh so thats what happened, finally i see it spelled out somewhere...
me, im basically gone, because whatever those guys did, i am unable to access these forums for some reason unless i use my old laptop.
oh well, might as well give up checking back and find a new place.

Silenus · October 15th, 2009

Whattt?
You mean you can't access the forums from any other computer?

Your browser must have some problems, clean temp, cookies and cache files.

If that doesn't work, pm Chrono for help.

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Carmofin · October 15th, 2009

i tried everything a year ago or so, all i see is some blueish cpanel site in whatever link contains emuforums.com
it happened one day and the mainsite turned into **** at the same time, i assumed someone had stolen the domain and left, i was really shocked when i found out the forums had actually moved on, this is old news to me, so dont worry, ill just hang around while im waitin for my main computer to be fixed

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · October 15th, 2009

Have you tried accessing the site through a proxy site? I had to do so for a couple of months as well cuz the site refused to load propperly when I tried to access the site normaly, it just hung, or endlessly refreshed or threw up Gateway and other errors, but when accessing the site through a proxy everything was a-ok.

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No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0

Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!!

!!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

thepig · October 17th, 2009

Zophars domain is updated daily ( more than daily on some days ) . It is the site I go to now for all my emu news.

I only come here for the noobs trying to get warez links ( and being shot down ) and the very very very occasional inteligent conversation between developers ( before it degenerates into a pointless arguement over something or other that neither side will try to entertain for a milli second )

Oh and I almost forgot the dudes who think they know what there talking about and post fifty times a day.... love those guys.

EDIT : Forgot the guys who pretend to have an interest in emulation but really just want games for free.

But seriously : Try Zophars for your new 'emu news homepgae'

Cheers!!

Last edited by thepig; October 17th, 2009 at 08:29..

Carmofin · October 17th, 2009

zophars domain is where i was BEFORE ngemu, but its way too crowded for my liking, with mulators ill never use or care about. the emulation scene i care about just doesnt have daily news. but yeah, ngemu isnt providing even that anymore.

Linktothepast · October 17th, 2009

I use RSS feed of the emulation news section of the forum. It makes it easier to track the new threads. Hope that helps.

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Carmofin · 3 Weeks Ago

alright this is really pissing me off.
i have attached a screenshot of what it looks like when i try to access ANYTHING related to these forums, ive dont a tracert and it seems to be fine so i really dont know whats up with this...
anyone got any ideas? like i said its been like this since the day the new site went on.
im tired of having to read the forum from the google cache ;P

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**P3R3** · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Carmofin

alright this is really pissing me off.
i have attached a screenshot of what it looks like when i try to access ANYTHING related to these forums, ive dont a tracert and it seems to be fine so i really dont know whats up with this...
anyone got any ideas? like i said its been like this since the day the new site went on.
im tired of having to read the forum from the google cache ;P

You must have something in your hosts file. We don't even use cpanel anywhere on our network so this can't be our site.

Either that, or you have some sort of malware redirecting your urls.

**Chrono Archangel** · 2 Weeks Ago

ohh and as for Zophar's, please do not link to that website.
It contains illegal content and we do not in any way want to be associated with that.

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September 29th, 2009	#1 (permalink)
blorgishtimtam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 2	NGemu Useless Since the Interface Change I used to check this website out every week or so for a chronological list of updates to emulators and related plug-ins for consoles that interested me - but, apart from the tiny blurbs on the side, it doesn't look like ANY posts regarding those subjects have been added since then...and those blurbs aren't even accessible once they've been pushed down as there's no archived list. It used to be that I could browse to this website, click the name of the system I was curious about, and see a list of updates as far back as I cared to read. I could see what PCSX2 was doing, or which new N64 plug-ins were out, or what refinements had been made to ePSXe's GPU plugins, etc. But now when I click on the various sections, it looks like the only thing new in the past year are just some basic, general guides about compatibility and getting cheats to work. What's the point of this website anymore if I can't get news on it? Why ditch the best feature you had? I don't get it.

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September 29th, 2009	#2 (permalink)
Lord Zedeck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,804	To answer it short and simple, the ownership changed. The original founder (Bobbi) sold it someone (don't have their username offhand), who then sold it to a company/group (Crowdgather). That company has many websites/forums (check the link at the bottom of any forum page), and it you take a look at them, they all look similar. In order to adhere to their requirements/standards, the NGemu we all once knew was basically killed off. That's why everything changed (for the worse). __________________ "Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation." "Judge people not of their mistakes, but on how they handle those mistakes." Core 2 Duo E8600 @4.0GHz- ASUS Maximus Formula (Rampage Formula BIOS 0701) - 8GB (4x 2GB) Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 MSI nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB - 4x Western Digital Caviar SE16 6400AAKS (2,560GB total) - PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 IBM P275 21" CRT (1600x1200 @100Hz) - Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Sound System - Windows XP SP3 & Windows 7 64-bit

September 29th, 2009	#3 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	The core lies in the community behind the site, it actually always has. The old website was quite bug ridden under the core from what I knew. On the other hand, yes it did work quite a bit better and offered much more information to the people who weren't active in the forums. CrowdGather is a social networking company, maybe that explain why the frontpage doesn't really fit the emulation either. Just bookmark the news submission forums section __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

September 29th, 2009	#4 (permalink)
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corrupt Rapist run South Africa Posts: 11,327	You may just want to check out Emulation News Submissions Section whilst it's not quite the same as checking out a propper mainpage it's still better than the current mainpage. (copy paste of my post in your other thread) __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

October 13th, 2009	#5 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 1,056	oh so thats what happened, finally i see it spelled out somewhere... me, im basically gone, because whatever those guys did, i am unable to access these forums for some reason unless i use my old laptop. oh well, might as well give up checking back and find a new place.

October 15th, 2009	#6 (permalink)
Silenus Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 3,376	Whattt? You mean you can't access the forums from any other computer? Your browser must have some problems, clean temp, cookies and cache files. If that doesn't work, pm Chrono for help. __________________ --ASUS G50VT-X1 - P8400 2.5GHZ - Geforce 9800GS 512MB - HDD 320GB - 4GB DDR2 800MHZ - WINDOWS 7 64 BIT - ZALMAN NC2000-- ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...

October 15th, 2009	#7 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 1,056	i tried everything a year ago or so, all i see is some blueish cpanel site in whatever link contains emuforums.com it happened one day and the mainsite turned into **** at the same time, i assumed someone had stolen the domain and left, i was really shocked when i found out the forums had actually moved on, this is old news to me, so dont worry, ill just hang around while im waitin for my main computer to be fixed

October 15th, 2009	#8 (permalink)
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corrupt Rapist run South Africa Posts: 11,327	Have you tried accessing the site through a proxy site? I had to do so for a couple of months as well cuz the site refused to load propperly when I tried to access the site normaly, it just hung, or endlessly refreshed or threw up Gateway and other errors, but when accessing the site through a proxy everything was a-ok. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

October 17th, 2009	#9 (permalink)
thepig Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Perth , Australia Posts: 25	Zophars domain is updated daily ( more than daily on some days ) . It is the site I go to now for all my emu news. I only come here for the noobs trying to get warez links ( and being shot down ) and the very very very occasional inteligent conversation between developers ( before it degenerates into a pointless arguement over something or other that neither side will try to entertain for a milli second ) Oh and I almost forgot the dudes who think they know what there talking about and post fifty times a day.... love those guys. EDIT : Forgot the guys who pretend to have an interest in emulation but really just want games for free. But seriously : Try Zophars for your new 'emu news homepgae' Cheers!! Last edited by thepig; October 17th, 2009 at 08:29..

October 17th, 2009	#10 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 1,056	zophars domain is where i was BEFORE ngemu, but its way too crowded for my liking, with mulators ill never use or care about. the emulation scene i care about just doesnt have daily news. but yeah, ngemu isnt providing even that anymore.

October 17th, 2009	#11 (permalink)
Linktothepast Deus ex machina Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Macedonia, Greece Posts: 654	I use RSS feed of the emulation news section of the forum. It makes it easier to track the new threads. Hope that helps. __________________ System Specifications: Athlon64 3200+ @ 2,12 ghz, 1GB DDR RAM, 9600GT 512MB, 200+250 GB HD, Windows xp sp3 Last edited by Linktothepast; October 17th, 2009 at 19:29..

2 Weeks Ago	#14 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,842	ohh and as for Zophar's, please do not link to that website. It contains illegal content and we do not in any way want to be associated with that. __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.