A brand new emulator has arrived in TeknoParrot.

TeknoG4 brings support for Gaelco’s PowerVR-based arcade hardware, built around dual SH-4 CPUs and the Neon 250 GPU.

Three games are supported from day one, covering six different arcade versions:

• ATV Track — Set 1 and Set 2

• Gaelco Football

• Smashing Drive — World, UK and Spain / Portugal

TeknoG4 is now available for subscribers through TeknoParrot UI 1.0 and 2.0 on Windows and installs automatically through the normal emulator updater.

Select your game version, configure the game and play. Different revisions of the same game are grouped together under a convenient version selector.

Graphics

TeknoG4 launches with a modern Vulkan renderer and a range of display options:

• Vulkan rendering

• Internal resolution scaling from 1x to 8x

• 16:9 widescreen mode

• HUDs and 2D screens retain their original layout

• Nearest, Linear, Bicubic, Lanczos and SSAA output filters

• Optional Lottes CRT effect

• Custom bezel artwork using bezels/<set>.png

• Windowed and fullscreen modes

• Press F11 to toggle fullscreen

Controls, Cabinet Features and Force Feedback

Controls are configured through TeknoParrot as usual.

If no controls are configured, TeknoG4 also provides its own default keyboard and gamepad mappings.

Driving support includes:

• Steering

• Throttle

• Brake

• Cabinet buttons

• Correct steering orientation for both ATV Track and Smashing Drive

Gaelco Football supports two players on one cabinet, including kick strength, direction and height through your controller.

TeknoG4 also includes:

• SDL3 force feedback

• Smashing Drive wheel and seat motor effects

• ATV Track motion platform support

• Selectable force feedback device

• Lamp outputs

• Coin counter outputs

• MAMEHooker-style cabinet output support

• Working cabinet volume buttons

• Saved operator settings

• Saved coin settings

• Saved high scores

Smashing Drive also now starts with a sensible default volume instead of the silent factory configuration.

Linked Play and TeknoParrot Online

Both ATV Track and Smashing Drive support linked multiplayer.

Two PCs can operate as two linked arcade cabinets on the same local network:

• Cabinet 1 on one PC

• Cabinet 2 on another

Both games are also supported through TeknoParrot Online, with two players per room.

Online rooms are tied to the exact arcade revision they were created for, so both players must use the same game revision and the same TeknoG4 version.

Press F8 to open chat during linked sessions.

Gaelco Football already supports two players locally on a single cabinet, so it does not use online rooms.

Save States

Press Escape while playing to open the TeknoG4 menu.

From there you can access:

• Pause

• Volume controls

• Save State

• Load State

Each game has one quick-save slot.

Save states are available offline only and are tied to the TeknoG4 version that created them. After TeknoG4 is updated, save states created with an older version may no longer load.

CPU Speed Options

TeknoG4 also allows CPU overclocking for games that struggle in heavier scenes:

• Original

• +25%

• +50%

• +100%

This can help improve frame rates in demanding situations.

TeknoNaomi Updates: Working Card Readers and Insert Card Controls

TeknoNaomi has also received a major update for games that originally used arcade player cards.

Card readers are now functional across several games.

Initial D Arcade Stage

The following games can now properly use player cards:

• Initial D Arcade Stage

• Initial D Arcade Stage Ver.2

• Initial D Arcade Stage Ver.3

• Initial D Arcade Stage Cycraft

Cards can now be:

• Purchased

• Read

• Saved

• Inserted

• Ejected

Just like on the original cabinets.

We've also fixed the issue where buying a new card could become stuck on a card reader error.

More Naomi Card Games

Card support is also available for:

• Club Kart 2001

• Derby Owners Club

• Derby Owners Club II

• Derby Owners Club World Edition

Player cards are preserved between sessions.

When a card is replaced, TeknoParrot also keeps a backup of the previous card.

New Insert Card Buttons

You can insert your saved card using Q or the new Insert Card control inside TeknoParrot.

You can even press Insert Card before the game asks for it.

Instead of causing the virtual reader to jam, the card will now wait at the slot until the game requests it.

New Insert Card mappings have been added to both TeknoParrot UI 1.0 and 2.0 for:

• Initial D — Player 1

• Club Kart — Player 1

• Derby Owners Club — Player 1

• Virtua Fighter 4 — Player 1 and Player 2

Existing profiles receive these new controls automatically, but they are initially unbound, so remember to assign them through the controller setup.

Known Issue

In Initial D Arcade Stage Ver.2, the game itself can occasionally prevent the next attract-mode replay from starting after a card-based game.

This behavior originates from the game and is not a TeknoNaomi card reader issue.

ROM Disclaimer

TeknoParrot does not provide, host, distribute, sell, or link to game ROMs, game files or copyrighted arcade data.

TeknoParrot is emulator software only. No game files are provided.