QEMU Wipeout XL (1997) -- From Install to Play in 15 Mins
6Psygnosis Wipeout XL (1997), also known as Wipeout 2097 for the EU region, was a popular PS1 game port for the Windows PCs in futuristic racing. For the game critical acclaimed upon releases, it was further ported to macOS in 2002. Unfortunately, the macOS port can't be played today for the sake of Apple aggressive deprecation policies and iron gripped on the Macs ecosystem.
QEMU featuring qemu-3dfx proudly brings Wipeout XL for the Windows PCs into modern Apple Silicon Macs in pristine preservation, retail originality and without any 3rd-party patches, fans' mods or unexplained cults for playing Good Old Games. Withe the Game CD archived in CUE/BIN, it is as simple as From Install to Play in 15 mins. The Game was brought to live in its BEST and HIGHEST quality in high-resolution upscaled, maximum draw distance and full engine trails, excellent CD music tracks, just as how it was remembered.
There is NO *Accuracy \*BS\** in whatever "Trash"Boxes OR "JUNK_PC"em of emulating period-correct CPUs in slowing down games. YES, Wipeout XL has low system requirement by comparison, even QEMU TCG on now 5-year old Apple M1 requires frame rate regulation in playing the game at the correct speed of 30 FPS all-time locked. QEMU USB Gamepad brings console-like arcade game experience across modern Windows, Linux and macOS. What a LAUGHING STOCK it may sound for whatever "Trash"Boxes OR "JUNK_PC"em in demanding high-powered, high-clocked desktop-class CPUs to be able to emulation Pentium II 233MHz at 100% speed to play games like Wipeout XL while QEMU comfortably delivers unmatched playability on on fan-less MacBook Air M1. It is an UTTER JOKE for such PC emulation in FULL of *Accuracy \*BS\** to be of any relevance with retro gaming.
Possibility of choices is a wonderful thing. YES, there are other options to play Wipeout XL simply by going after the console version, such as Duckstation PS1 emulation. Apple Silicons delivers superb performance for any consoles emulation. While the PS1 version features exclusive SONY-licensed music tracks, the PC version renders at higher native resolution. There is even a PowerVR-optimized Direct3D version for native 1024x768. Unfortunately, the PowerVR drives Direct3D differently that makes it incompatible with WineD3D.
QEMU featuring qemu-3dfx remains unmatched as the WORLD's BEST and HIGHEST quality Games Preservation in TRUE playability beyond x86 for reimagining Good Old Games on modern systems, reliving the timeless nostalgia in remembrance of Good Old Games once upon a time.