Question about ASPI on XP64bit and Saturn

[wookieman]

Ok, I just downloaded the Sega Saturn Emulator, Satourne Ver 1.1P. It asked me to install ASPI stuff, it was a .dll, forget the exact name, but anyway I did that. I went to choose a CD Plugin and it gave me: Error Initializing ASPI. I'm running XP64. Do I need different sets of files or what should I do?

[Zach]

I think you need to lookup something called forceASPI

[hagbard]

Most probably you won't go much further with Satourne, but you can still update to the new CD block plugin (http://www.forum.consollection.com/index.php?showtopic=311). And about ASPI, check this thread (http://forums.emulator-zone.com/showthread.php?t=3700)

The best Saturn emulator is SSF, but needs a very fast CPU with SSE2 (P4 or Athlon 64 at least). Otherwise you can try GiriGiri or Cassini, but the first is warez and the second a crappy hacked GiriGiri, so please don't ask where to get them here

[wookieman]

Also I forgot to ask, how do I burn the saturn CD's from the zip files i get from a website? Like I have one of a game and its zipped with about 14 .mpgs, which aren't real mpgs or something, a cue and ISO that is zipped.

[wookieman]

And just tried to install the forceASPI, since its a 64 edition xp, it wont install something about intel x86 and it not being compatible. I dont know a damn thing about the 64 edition yet so I dont know what all that means.

[hagbard]

You're right, so I guess you've to use IOCTL or another ASPI working on x64 OS

[wookieman]

What is: IOCTL?

[hagbard]

More or less it's a kind of ASPI included in Windows, and might work if ASPI doesn't and the program supports it. I don't know if Satourne is supposed to work on XP 64 bits version if you ask me, because it was released way before that Operating System

[wookieman]

Oh well I still can't get it working. Thanks anyway I guess I'll just not play the games heh.

[hagbard]

No problem. You can always try SSF, should work on X64 systems