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Supermodel can be built from source for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Pre-built ready-to-run development snapshots are provided below for 64-bit Windows and are updated when the SVN source repository is updated. Historical releases for Windows and MacOS are also provided but no longer recommended. Keep in mind that the emulator is still lacking a GUI interface. Familiarity with your system's terminal or command prompt is essential. Visit the Help page for further instructions.
| File | Description |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-862_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 862 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-861_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 861 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-860_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 860 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-859_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 859 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-858_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 858 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-857_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 857 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-856_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 856 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-855_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 855 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-853_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 853 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-851_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 851 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-850_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 850 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-849_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 849 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-846_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 846 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-845_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 845 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-843_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 843 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-840_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 840 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-839_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 839 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.3a-svn-838_Win64.zip | Snapshot of SVN revision 838 built for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.2a_Win64.zip | Supermodel Version 0.2a for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.2a_Win32.zip | Supermodel Version 0.2a for 32-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_02a_OSX.tgz | Supermodel Version 0.2a for Mac OS X (64-bit Intel). Requires the SDL framework and at least Snow Leopard or Lion. |
| Supermodel_0.1.1a_Win64.zip | Supermodel Version 0.1.1a for 64-bit Windows. |
| Supermodel_0.1a_Win32.zip | Supermodel Version 0.1a for 32-bit Windows. |
Supermodel is open source and is provided under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It can be compiled for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X (Intel only). OpenGL, SDL, zlib, and for Windows, DirectInput, are required.
The SVN source repository is located here. Source code for historical releases is also provided below.
| File | Description |
| Supermodel_0.2a_Src.zip | Supermodel Version 0.2a source code. |
| Supermodel_0.1.2a_Src.zip | Supermodel Version 0.1.2a source code. |
| Fragment_NoSpotlight.glsl | Fragment shader with spotlight removed. Improves compatibility with some older GPUs. Read this. |
Supermodel emulates Sega's Model 3 arcade platform, allowing you to play a number of ground-breaking arcade classics on your PC. It uses OpenGL and the SDL library, and can run on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The source code is freely available under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Model 3 first made its debut in 1996 with Virtua Fighter 3 and Scud Race, and for the subsequent two years boasted the most powerful 3D hardware of any gaming platform. Developed by Real3D, then a Lockheed Martin company, and with a heritage rooted in advanced flight simulator technology, Model 3 featured capabilities that would not appear on PCs for several years. Using an on-board scene graph and geometry processor, it could store, transform, light, and rasterize tens of thousands of polygons per frame at a fluid 60 frames per second.
The aim of the Supermodel project is to develop an emulator that is both accurate and playable. As with virtually all arcade hardware, no public documentation for the Model 3 platform exists. What is known so far has been painstakingly reverse engineered from scratch. There is still plenty left to figure out and the emphasis at this early phase of development is toward accuracy rather than speed and usability.
Clockwise from top-left: Virtua Fighter 3, Scud Race, Star Wars Trilogy, and Daytona USA 2 Power Edition.
Presently, Supermodel is in a very early 'alpha' stage of development, meaning it lacks many planned features. It does not yet have a user-friendly graphical interface, game compatibility remains low, and all CPUs are emulated using straightforward (and slow) interpretation rather than fast just-in-time translation. Carefully reading the documentation and Help pages is highly advised. Nobody said making it to the catwalk was going to be easy!
Below is a matrix of all Model 3 games and their compatibility status. In order to use Supermodel, you must possess ROM images of Model 3 games.
| Title | Graphics | Sound | Playable? |
| Daytona USA 2 Battle on the Edge | Mostly good, isolated problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Daytona USA 2 Power Edition | Mostly good, isolated problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Dirt Devils | Shading problems, encrypted 2D graphics. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Emergency Call Ambulance | Severe geometry problems. | Yes. | No. |
| Fighting Vipers 2 | Good. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Get Bass | N/A (does not boot). | N/A | No. |
| Harley Davidson & L.A. Riders | Severe geometry problems. | Yes. | No. |
| L.A. Machineguns | Severe shading problems. | Yes. | No. |
| Le Mans 24 | Some texture and fog problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Magical Truck Adventure | N/A (does not boot). | N/A | No. |
| Scud Race | Good. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Scud Race Plus | Good. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Sega Bass Fishing | Mostly good. | Yes. | No. |
| Sega Rally 2 | Numerous geometry glitches. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Ski Champ | Severe geometry problems. | Yes. | No. |
| Spikeout | Texture problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Spikeout Final Edition | Texture problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Star Wars Trilogy | Mostly good with some problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| The Lost World | Some texture and fog problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| The Ocean Hunter | Severe geometry problems. | Yes. | No. |
| Virtua Fighter 3 | Numerous texture and geometry problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle | Same as above, slow game play. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Virtua Striker 2 | Mostly good, some texture problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Virtua Striker 2 '98 | Mostly good, some texture problems. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Virtua Striker 2 '99 | Mostly good, some texture problems. | Yes. | No. |
| Virtua Striker 2 '99.1 | Mostly good, some texture problems. | Yes. | No. |
| Virtual On Oratorio Tangram | Encrypted 2D graphics. | Yes. | Yes. |
Supermodel was written by Bart Trzynadlowski and Nik Henson. It is based on the findings of the original Supermodel effort by Ville Linde, Stefano Teso, and Bart from 2003. The PowerPC emulator is originally by Ville Linde and the Sega Custom Sound Processor emulator was donated by ElSemi. Development began in January 2011.
Supermodel incorporates code from the following projects:
- GLEW: The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library, for managing OpenGL 2.x support.
- zlib, for ZIP file support.
- Musashi by Karl Stenerud, a Motorola 68K emulator.
- YAZE-AG: Yet Another Z80 Emulator by Andreas Gerlich, for its Z80 emulator by Frank D. Cringle.
- Amp by Tomislav Uzalec, for decoding MPEG Layer 2 audio.
Model 2 Emulator Controls
Numerous people contributed their precious time and energy to this project and without them, it would not have been possible. In no particular order, we would like to thank:
- Ville Linde, original Supermodel team member and MAMEDev extraordinaire
- Stefano Teso, original Supermodel team member
- ElSemi, for donating his SCSP emulator and all sorts of technical information and insight
- R. Belmont, for contributing MPEG board code and the Mac OS X port
- Naibo Zhang, for his work on Model 3 graphics
- Andrew Lewis, for drive board ROM dumps and all around helpfulness
- krom, for adding in all the remaining ROM sets
- The Guru, for his efforts in dumping Model 3 ROM sets
- Abelardo Vidal Martos, for providing extremely useful video and audio recordings of actual Model 3 games
- Andrew Gardner, for fruitful discussion
- Chad Reker, Alex Corrigan, pcvideogamer, and Groni, for being especially thorough play-testers
- Charles MacDonald, for his helpful description of the System 24 tile generator
- And, of course, Bart's sister, Nicole, for helping with the web site!
Model 2 Emulator Keyboard Bindings
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