Released at a time when the SonyPlayStation was at its peak of popularity, Virtual Game Station was the first PlayStation emulator, for any platform, that enabled games to run at full speed on modestly powerful computer hardware, and the first that supported the vast majority of PlayStation games. It was advertised as running at full speed on the original 233 MHz iMac G3 system (relying on its built-in ATi graphics hardware), and in some cases it was able to run on 200 MHz 604e systems reasonably well.[citation needed]
The impact of this product changed the available Macintosh game library from a very small, select group to nearly the entire collection of PlayStation games. Graphics could be run full screen, at full speed. Several PlayStation-type hand controllers became available with VGS in mind. The only lacking features were the ability to receive DualShock force-feedback or use light-guns.[citation needed]
VGS was initially released for NTSC based PlayStation games but later versions were made for PAL based games. Like the PS1, the system was region locked, and copied games would not work either, although it didn't take too long for the hacker community to release a "Mod Chipped" version. Versions 1.1 and 1.2 of VGS attempted to make "modding" more difficult but were soon modified as well.[5]
VGS proved to be extremely popular, as it cost less than half the price of a PlayStation and did not require any extra hardware. VGS was later ported to Microsoft Windows. It was slightly less popular there due to competition with other emulators such as bleem!, though it did have better compatibility.[citation needed]
Sony perceived VGS as a threat, and filed a lawsuit[6] against Connectix for copyright infringement. The case was eventually closed in favor of Connectix, but Connectix was unable to sell the software in the meantime because Sony had been awarded a temporary injunction.[7] Soon thereafter, Sony purchased VGS from Connectix and discontinued it. By then, the PlayStation 2 was nearly out and the original PlayStation was at the end of its peak, with people looking toward the next-generation consoles.[citation needed]
connectix, virtual, game, station, virtual, game, station, code, named, bonestorm, emulator, connectix, that, allows, sony, playstation, games, played, desktop, computer, first, released, macintosh, 1999, after, being, previewed, macworld, iworld, same, year, . The Virtual Game Station VGS code named Bonestorm 2 was an emulator by Connectix that allows Sony PlayStation games to be played on a desktop computer It was first released for the Macintosh in 1999 after being previewed at Macworld iWorld the same year by Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller 3 VGS was created by Aaron Giles The recompiling CPU emulator was written by Eric Traut 4 Virtual Game StationWindows GUI of Virtual Game StationOriginal author s Aaron GilesDeveloper s ConnectixInitial releaseJanuary 5 1999 24 years ago 1999 01 05 1 Stable release1 4 1 October 11 2000 23 years ago 2000 10 11 Operating systemClassic Mac OS Microsoft WindowsTypeEmulatorLicenseProprietaryWebsite Virtual Game Station at the Wayback Machine archive index Released at a time when the Sony PlayStation was at its peak of popularity Virtual Game Station was the first PlayStation emulator for any platform that enabled games to run at full speed on modestly powerful computer hardware and the first that supported the vast majority of PlayStation games It was advertised as running at full speed on the original 233 MHz iMac G3 system relying on its built in ATi graphics hardware and in some cases it was able to run on 200 MHz 604e systems reasonably well citation needed The impact of this product changed the available Macintosh game library from a very small select group to nearly the entire collection of PlayStation games Graphics could be run full screen at full speed Several PlayStation type hand controllers became available with VGS in mind The only lacking features were the ability to receive DualShock force feedback or use light guns citation needed VGS was initially released for NTSC based PlayStation games but later versions were made for PAL based games Like the PS1 the system was region locked and copied games would not work either although it didn t take too long for the hacker community to release a Mod Chipped version Versions 1 1 and 1 2 of VGS attempted to make modding more difficult but were soon modified as well 5 VGS proved to be extremely popular as it cost less than half the price of a PlayStation and did not require any extra hardware VGS was later ported to Microsoft Windows It was slightly less popular there due to competition with other emulators such as bleem though it did have better compatibility citation needed Sony perceived VGS as a threat and filed a lawsuit 6 against Connectix for copyright infringement The case was eventually closed in favor of Connectix but Connectix was unable to sell the software in the meantime because Sony had been awarded a temporary injunction 7 Soon thereafter Sony purchased VGS from Connectix and discontinued it By then the PlayStation 2 was nearly out and the original PlayStation was at the end of its peak with people looking toward the next generation consoles citation needed Contents 1 References 2 Further reading 3 External links 4 See alsoReferences edit Connectix Corporation Announces Connectix Virtual Game StationTM Archived from the original on January 25 1999 When Good Codenames Go Bad Archived from the original on June 13 2022 MacWorld San Francisco 1999 6 7 October 11 2019 Archived from the original on December 12 2021 Retrieved August 7 2021 via YouTube Aaron s Computing History The Connectix Era Archived from the original on January 13 2018 Butler Travis March 15 1999 Meet Me at the Virtual Game Station Tidbits Retrieved January 1 2022 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2000 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc v Connectix Corporation 203 F 3d 596 9th Cir 2000 Archived from the original on February 28 2007 Retrieved August 29 2006 A Message From Connectix On VGS Situation MacObserver April 23 1999 Further reading editRosenstein Tim June 1999 Macintosh y station The Duelist No 38 Wizards of the Coast pp 76 78 External links edit Full Speed PlayStation 1 emulation in 1999 Connectix Virtual Game Station by Modern Vintage Gamer on YouTubeSee also editPlayStation Connectix Reverse engineering bleem Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connectix Virtual Game Station amp oldid 1173437729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
