Demul
DEmul is a closed-source emulator for Sega Dreamcast and arcade boards of Sega NAOMI and follow-up variants, including the NAOMI, Atomiswave, Hikaru, Gaelco, NAOMI 2, System SP (Aurora), and a couple of Cave CV1000 systems.
Downloads
Demul
Download from Emulation64 website
Reshade
Download Reshade from the Reshade website
Nomousy
Download nomousy from Google Drive
Bezels
Download Bezel Pack from Mediafire
Setup Guide for Atomiswave Games
Initial Setup
Extract the Demul file to an appropriate folder
Copy your Atomiswave game ROMs and BIOS files to the ROMs folder within the Demul folder
Run the Demul executable, and it should auto-start a configuration wizard. You will need to set the video and sound plugins to suit your system. The GD-Rom plugin should be set to gdrCHD
Next, point the Plugins, Roms, and NVRAM paths to the correct folders on your system (usually in the Demul main directory)
Next, you can adjust the video settings. To do this simply go to the top menu and select config, then video.
Here you can toggle "Start in fullscreen" although it's best to leave this off until after you are fully set up.
Aspect ratio set to 16:9
Click the tick boxes next to "linear filter" "Naomi 2 thread" "disable opaque modifier", and "disable translucent modifier"
Set the max layers to 8.
To adjust the sound settings, go to the top menu, select "config" then "sound". The recommended setting is to check "disable DSP" and set the buffer to 4096. If you have issues with the sound, play with the buffer settings.
To play 2 players, you will need to install DemulShooter; see the DemulShooter page for instructions on how to do that.
To apply a border for the gun, you will need Reshade, Again instructions can be found on the Reshade page.
Alternately use the Bezel pack to use artwork and a baked in border instead
It is also recommended to install nomousy to hide the cursor (download above). Extract these files to a folder on your hard drive.
Control Setup
Find the "padDemul" file in the Demul folder, right-click it
Select Properties
Make sure "read-only" is not checked.
Back in Demul, go to the top menu "config"
Select "Controls"
Select Joy 1 for Player 1 or Joy 2 for Player 2
Under "Arcade" options, bind your Start and Coin buttons by pressing the relevant button and then pressing the button required
Load Games
Loading a game using nomousy you will need to create a batch file.
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 create a new text file you can name as you wish.
Load the new text document
Type the following command adjusting the drive/file path to suit:
Start C:\YOUR DEMULSHOOTER DIRECTORY\DemulShooter.exe -target=demul07a -rom=ROM NAME
Start C:\nomousy directory\nomousy.exe /hide
Start /wait C:\YOUR DEMUL DIRECTORY\demul.exe -run=awave -rom=ROM NAME
Start C:\nomousy directory\nomousy.exe
Go to "File" then "Save As"
Give the file a name of your choosing, but it MUST end with .bat
For example, gamename.bat
Calibration
Load a game; press "F4" to enter the system menu
Press "F2" to enter the test menu
Select I/O test using the F4 button
Press F2 to enter the menu
Next, with the border up and with the Sinden lightgun software running
Aim the gun at the screen and pull the trigger
Shoot the top left corner, the bottom right corner target, and finally, one in the center
Do the same for player 2's gun; if you are only playing with 1 gun, use your mouse to do this
Pull the trigger when prompted to exit the calibration screenUse the F2 and F4 keys to make further adjustments to the game settings, such as the coin requirements attract sequences, difficulty etc. as requiredCycle down to "EXIT" with the F4 key
Press F2 to leave the menu and return to the game
Tips
- Some games require both guns to be calibrated; if you only have one gun, assign your gun to player 1 and player 2 in DemulShooter. Once calibrated, remove the gun from P2 in DemulShooter
- Offscreen reloading in games like Sports Shooting USA can have issues in older versions of Demul, make sure you are using the latest Demul version (Demul v0.7 280418)
Launch Script
Example Batch file text:
Start D:\YOUR DEMULSHOOTER DIRECTORY\DemulShooter.exe -target=demul07a -rom=ROM NAME
Start D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide
Start /wait D:\YOUR DEMUL DIRECTORY\demul.exe -run=awave -rom=ROM NAME
Start D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe
NAOMI Games
The process for getting Naomi games to work is exactly the same as mentioned in the video above, but with a few exceptions:
BIOS
Place the Naomi BIOS files in your ROM folder.
Launch Command
Start D:\YOUR DEMULSHOOTER DIRECTORY\DemulShooter.exe -target=demul07a -rom=ROM NAME
Start D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide
Start /wait D:\YOUR DEMUL DIRECTORY\demul.exe -run=naomi -rom=ROM NAME
Start D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe
General Calibration
Enter the test menu with F4 and press F2 to cycle the selection;
Select "Game Test" menu to access to the second test menu for the game
Calibrate the guns in the same way as Atomiswave games.
CHD Game Calibration
3 of the Naomi light gun games (Maze of Kings, Confidential Mission, and Lupin The Third: The Shooting) require CHD files. The normal MAME CHDs can be used. Put the CHDs in folders matching the ROM name inside the ROMs folder.
All 3 of these games have a strange calibration screen that is not immediately obvious what needs to be done. Entering the calibration screen, looks like:
It has coordinates for Right, Left, Top, Bottom, and Centre
When the cursor is pointing at the right, click/shoot the right-hand orange tab
Press the Start button to go down to the Left and click/shoot the left-hand tab
Repeat for the Top, Bottom, and Centre
Press Start to cycle to Check, a cross hair should be visible and matching the mouse cursor
The mouse moves off a little as you get to the extremes of the screen do not worry about this, though, as it does not seem to have any real effect on the games.
Press F4 to exit and return to the test menu.
Launch Script
Example Batch (.bat) file:
Start D:\YOUR DEMULSHOOTER DIRECTORY\DemulShooter.exe -target=demul07a -rom=ROM NAME
Start D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide
Start /wait D:\YOUR DEMUL DIRECTORY\demul.exe -run=naomi -rom=ROM NAME
Start D:\nomousy\nomousy.exe