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|title = Silent Hill: The Arcade
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|logo = Silent Hill - The Arcade.png
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|category = Arcade Game
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|download =
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|license = Commercial
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|type = Rail shooter
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|developer = Konami
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|release = 2007
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|players = 1 Player
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|titleshot = Silent-hill-title.webp
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|gameplayshot = Silent-hill-gameplay.webp
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|gamename = Silent Hill Arcade
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|note =
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'''''Silent Hill: The Arcade''''' is an arcade game based on the ''Silent Hill'' survival horror series by Konami developed by a branch of Konami's Japanese department in conjunction with a few members of Team Silent.  
 
'''''Silent Hill: The Arcade''''' is an arcade game based on the ''Silent Hill'' survival horror series by Konami developed by a branch of Konami's Japanese department in conjunction with a few members of Team Silent.  
It was released in Japan in July 2007 and in Europe/Australia in 2008 on a PC-based hardware.
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It was released in Japan in July 2007 and in Europe/Australia in 2008 on PC-based hardware.
  
 
==Setup Guide==
 
==Setup Guide==
Download the Game Files
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* Download the game files
 
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* Setup [[Demulshooter|DemulShooter]].
You will need to download and install demulshooter, instructions are on the demulshooter page.
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** Load the DemulShooter_GUI.exe and navigate to the Silent Hill menu in the drop down.
 
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** Set your P1 Start, P2 Start, Exit, Test, and Service keys then press save config. P1 Trigger and P2 Trigger settings will not be used.
Load the demulshooter_gui and navigate to the Silent Hill menu in the drop down.
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** DemulShooter will set the P1 and P2  Trigger to the left mouse button.
 
 
Set your key binds as you see fit then press save config.
 
 
 
Next you will need reshade to apply the border instructions in how to do this are in the reshade page.
 
 
 
You will also need no mousy which can be downloaded bellow, just extract the files to your games main directory
 
 
 
Now you just need to create a new batch file to launch the game you can do that as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Within the game folder right click in a blank space to bring up the menu and then highlight "new" then select "text document" this will ceate a new text file you can name as you wish.
 
 
 
Load the new text document and then type the following command adjusting the drive/file path to suit:
 
 
 
Start C:\DEMULSHOOTER DIRECTORY\DemulShooter.exe -target=ttx -rom=sha
 
 
 
Start C:\NO MOUSEY DIRECTORY\nomousy.exe /hide
 
 
 
Start /wait C:\SILENT HILL DIRECTORY\KSHG_no_cursor.exe
 
 
 
Start C:\NO MOUSEY DIRECTORY\nomousy.exe
 
 
 
Then simply go to "File" then "Save As", Give the file a name of your choosing but it MUST end with .bat
 
 
 
Eg gamename.bat
 
 
 
 
 
Once done you can launch the game with the batch file you just created!
 
 
 
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* Setup [[Reshade]]
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* Setup [[Nomousy]] by extracting the files into the silent hill game directory.
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** Nomousy is used to hide the mouse cursors during the game.
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* If the game crashes during the first level download and install the K-Lite Codec pack
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* The game should work without doing any calibration.  Aim is completely off in the Service Menu, but should work as expected in the game.
 
==Downloads==
 
==Downloads==
 
===DemulShooter===
 
===DemulShooter===
[https://github.com/argonlefou/DemulShooter/releases Official github]  
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[https://github.com/argonlefou/DemulShooter/releases Official GitHub]  
  
 
===Reshade===
 
===Reshade===
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===Nomousy===
 
===Nomousy===
 
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NF000s2SaNB-qvDDJOOnZgdzXcybbhaW/view?usp=sharing Google Drive]
 
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NF000s2SaNB-qvDDJOOnZgdzXcybbhaW/view?usp=sharing Google Drive]
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=== K-Lite Codec Pack Full ===
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[https://codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_full.htm Codecguides.com website]
  
 
==Launch Scripts==
 
==Launch Scripts==
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=== Sample AHK Script ===
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Alternatively, you can use an AutoHotKey (AHK) script to launch the game and DemulShooter.
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Run DemulShooter.exe as [https://github.com/argonlefou/DemulShooter/wiki/Usage#warning- Administrator] if you have issues with it hooking.<syntaxhighlight lang="ahk">
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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
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; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
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SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
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SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
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#SingleInstance Force
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Run, D:\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe -target=ttx -rom=sha, D:\DemulShooter
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sleep, 1000
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Run, D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide
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sleep, 500
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Run, "D:\Silent Hill\KSHG_no_cursor.exe"
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$Esc::
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    Process,Close,KSHG_no_cursor.exe
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    Run,taskkill /im "KSHG_no_cursor.exe" /F
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    Run, D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe
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    sleep, 500
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    ExitApp
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return
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[[Category: Arcade_Games]]
 
[[Category: Arcade_Games]]
 
[[Category: PC_Based_Arcade_Games]]
 
[[Category: PC_Based_Arcade_Games]]

Latest revision as of 15:10, 6 October 2023



Arcade Game
License: Commercial
Game info
Developer: Konami
Released: 2007
Players: 1 Player
Type: Rail shooter
Silent-hill-title.webp
Silent-hill-gameplay.webp


Silent Hill: The Arcade is an arcade game based on the Silent Hill survival horror series by Konami developed by a branch of Konami's Japanese department in conjunction with a few members of Team Silent. It was released in Japan in July 2007 and in Europe/Australia in 2008 on PC-based hardware.

Setup Guide

  • Download the game files
  • Setup DemulShooter.
    • Load the DemulShooter_GUI.exe and navigate to the Silent Hill menu in the drop down.
    • Set your P1 Start, P2 Start, Exit, Test, and Service keys then press save config. P1 Trigger and P2 Trigger settings will not be used.
    • DemulShooter will set the P1 and P2 Trigger to the left mouse button.
  • Setup Reshade
  • Setup Nomousy by extracting the files into the silent hill game directory.
    • Nomousy is used to hide the mouse cursors during the game.
  • If the game crashes during the first level download and install the K-Lite Codec pack
  • The game should work without doing any calibration. Aim is completely off in the Service Menu, but should work as expected in the game.

Downloads

DemulShooter

Official GitHub

Reshade

Official website

Nomousy

Google Drive

K-Lite Codec Pack Full

Codecguides.com website

Launch Scripts

Example Batch file text (Save notepad file with .BAT extension to create batch file)

Start "C:\DEMULSHOOTER DIRECTORY\DemulShooter.exe" -target=ttx -rom=sha
Start "C:\NO MOUSY DIRECTORY\nomousy.exe" /hide
Start /wait "C:\SILENT HILL DIRECTORY\KSHG_no_cursor.exe"
Start "C:\NO MOUSY DIRECTORY\nomousy.exe"

Sample AHK Script

Alternatively, you can use an AutoHotKey (AHK) script to launch the game and DemulShooter.

Run DemulShooter.exe as Administrator if you have issues with it hooking.

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#SingleInstance Force

Run, D:\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe -target=ttx -rom=sha, D:\DemulShooter

sleep, 1000
Run, D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide

sleep, 500
Run, "D:\Silent Hill\KSHG_no_cursor.exe"

$Esc::
    Process,Close,KSHG_no_cursor.exe
    Run,taskkill /im "KSHG_no_cursor.exe" /F
    Run, D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe
    sleep, 500
    ExitApp
return