So…after watching latest Noclip video, I was having a bit of a Wipeout itch…I have a rather decent gaming computer, but I was wondering what would be the best way to play the wipeout series…was 2097 the best one? Is there a good way to get it running at decent resolution/effects these days?
Thanks!
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- Wipeout HD/Fury can be played using RPCS3
- 2048 can be played using vita3k
- Original/2097/3 can be played using any PSX emulator
There is also BallisticNG, which replicates the various flight physics of the various titles 1 to 1 (excluding Fusion), and faithfully recreates the PS1 aesthetic (right down to the polygons jiggling, if you want that). It has mods, custom tracks, crafts and campaigns. If the old graphics style does it for you, it’s basically endless wipeout content.
It’s insanely amazing on the deck. I recommend binding the back buttons to discard/use pickups, so you never have to move your thumb off throttle.
Other titles worth mentioning are both Redout games. They have an immaculate sense of speed, though have quite different gameplay systems and track design. (No weapons, strafing replaces air breaks)
Thanks…RPCS3 seems a bit not too optimized for the Deck yet. Just found out yesterday it doesn’t keep up as well as I’d like it to. Wipeout Pure on the PPSPP emulator though…seems to be a port with a few less maps to the PSP, and this one seems to make really good framerates (it indicates 60FPS…but seems a bit not too stable?), even at 10W capped power.
Other way around. Pure and Pulse were PSP first, then PS2 and later PS3.
The PS2 port of Pulse is graphically superior, and can be run using PCSX2. HD has the same content.
Instability might be due to shader translation, should go away as more shaders are compiled and cached.
Vita3k for 2048 runs very well (with compilation stutters only at first), and you can get the HD and Fury DLC for it to access the PS3 content (though with lesser graphics).
Wow thanks so much for this! I’ll look them up this way.
BallisticNG really is imho the best Wipeout Experience on PC. But if you are more after the adrenaline rush of pure speed Redout is also a great choice!
Redout
Lol…I just saw that Redout 2 is going to be free today/tomorrow on the epic store. I’ll give it a look, thanks!
You can play the original PS1 version if Wipeout in your browser
https://phoboslab.org/wipegame/
I don’t know if that’s the ‘best’ way, but there it is.
I would say the definitive PS1 Wipeout game is Wip3out: Special Edition.
Specifically the special edition as it comes with double the number of tracks where the best of the previous two games are selected for the bonus content.
Also the wipeout 3 soundtrack is absolute perfection.
As for how to play, retroarch is probably the recommended approach these days, PS1 emulation is pretty mature and has been for a while.
If you ask me, get a PSVR set up and play it that way. You might need a strong stomach, but it’s amazing.
Thanks…I meant for a gaming computer (or a Steam Deck). And without having to buy additional equipment…if possible.
I figured you meant something like that, but if you’re the kind of person who has cravings for Wipeout and you haven’t played it in VR, it’s something you should aspire to.
That said, I would probably look into emulating the highest possible system, which would be PS3 or maybe fall back to PS2 for a higher framerate. Looks like someone did some testing for you up to PS2 though: https://youtu.be/zlVWdk4i-1Q?feature=shared
