#Arcade - IREM

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quick mist
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You ever seen that Russian erotic dance video?

desert path
quick mist
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Keep it that way. If Something Awful forums hadn't existed, I'd be a happier person.

low geode
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But then we wouldnt have Game Center CX subs

pure fulcrum
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This erotic Russian dance?

quick mist
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I'm not going to share it because it's not a good video. This is a good video. Great, even.
But if you're curious, searching 'pole bang dance' will show what Undercover Cops trained on.

stuck hatch
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No seagal virus!

quick mist
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🎶The throws land light in the dojo tonight, not a shoed foot to be seen. First I put on my hakama, then the the tami mat I clean. Aikido...AIKIDOOOOO.... 🎵

low geode
undone gull
quick mist
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Yeah. Yeah...

low geode
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It's a concrete pillar, gosh darnit

static mason
stuck hatch
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Accidentally found the cause of this last night

tepid sail
snow heart
knotty yew
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do I have to do something special to get these to work? I dropped in the cores in _ARCADE but when I go to load them they just go right back to the main mister screen

tepid sail
quick mist
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I was just typing that out.

knotty yew
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perfect, thanks

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hm having the same issue

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I even tried getting fresh roms off the web

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do I have to rename ALPHA-IremM92xxxxxxxx.rbf?

quick mist
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Yes

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Remove ALPHA-

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Also, how did you download the files? If you didn't use the zip link in this thread, you may have downloaded them as .htm instead of actual raw data. That happens a lot.

knotty yew
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I got them off the github

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bingo, removing ALPHA- worked

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thank you!

quick mist
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Woohoo!

hallow quarry
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I’m still pissed I never gave In The Hunt a try back in the day because Next Generation (I think) shit all over the PS1 version.

low geode
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Weirdly enough PSX version is kinda the best

hallow quarry
low geode
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Oh,, okay

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Weird way to describe a submarine

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Oh, they they are AI scales. I was wondering about that.

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Hm.

crimson wraith
low geode
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I don’t know who that is sorry, but it has the least slowdown of the 3

quick mist
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Digital Foundry

low geode
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Hadn't heard of them tbh

quick mist
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People are highly divided on them for some reason. I enjoy their videos, don't agree with all of their points, agree with their analysis (it's pretty thorough)....but they tend to split people on sunk cost bias when they say 'Console 1 is slightly more performant than console 2 in this specific scenario.' They basically get death threats. Internet is a messed up place.

low geode
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Im having some trouble tracking down this person's In the Hunt review, I'd be interested to know their criteria

crimson wraith
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I dont think they have a review, but that may change with the m92 core out

quick mist
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I think he's mostly said it on Twitter.

crimson wraith
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The discussion was on twitter, and its search function is impossible so good luck there

quick mist
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And probably in a few of the DF 1-2 hour weekly recaps that are basically podcasts.

low geode
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Hm. Well, I guess I'll just have to arbitrarily disagree then.

quick mist
low geode
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I'll just post this bit from HCG101, which is pretty reliable most of the time.

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"In the Hunt was ported to the PlayStation and Saturn in 1995, courtesy of THQ (under their Kokopeli brand) and Xing Entertainment respectively. In most cases with shooters the Saturn version would easily topple any other version, however with In the Hunt the PlayStation version is actually superior to the conversion on Sega’s 32-bit machine, featuring little to no slowdown and still keeping the gameplay that made the original so great intact. The Saturn version, meanwhile, has plenty of slowdown in places alongside the addition of an unimpressive, boring opening cutscene. Rumor has it that it will outright refuse to work on certain versions of the console as well. Xing also made a Windows 95 version in 1997 exclusively for Japan, which while still having slowdown (and some annoying sprite flicker) is a major improvement over the Saturn version, even including a rapid-fire option. All three of these ports contain a re-arranged soundtrack as well – the Saturn version excels at this and is pretty good, while the other two have generic music in place of the original compositions that is mucky and boring. Most recently, Hamster Corporation released In the Hunt for the Switch and PlayStation 4 as part of their Arcade Archives series – with plenty of bonus features and online leaderboards, it’s the best way to play the game."

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Aha, okay

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🤔

quick mist
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So his opinion changed it seems.

low geode
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Im curious now. Gonna boot up the PSX port again and look for any tearing

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Switch port looks ace btw, has a caravan mode too

quick mist
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I beat the PS1 port last year and had a great time, but I've never played the Saturn port. I was planning on doing the arcade soon for funsies.

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Oooh!

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Anyway, I like John. I think he seems like a pretty nice person with a decent, measured temperament that doesn't get a lot of YouTube play but goes a long way in establishing trust for this sort of thing. I never liked Sushi-X in the magazine review days for the opposite set of reasons.

low geode
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That name sounds familiar.. EGM? Gamepro?

quick mist
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EGM

low geode
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Ahh

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Allright, well I think I see what he is talking about

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I think this is going to boil down to personal preference. There are some frame drops, and a little bit of tearing but I think this has been greatly exaggerated and I don't think the Saturn version is in any way better. I would still prefer this version.

terse rune
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People saying PS1 is better or Saturn is better. I’m just sitting here playing the M92 core going “heh”

low geode
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I mean.. if you like slowdown

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Because you can't 1cc

terse rune
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Slowdown is when I bend the game to my will. The hardware is in sheer awe of my majestic skills it just needs to catch a breath.

low geode
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gradius 3 SA-1 hack is probably not for you then lol

terse rune
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They invented infinite coins for me, true story

low geode
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Let me just switch this on here.. "free play" there you go

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If you want to go full ham on being a pleb just turn on invincibility on the PSX version via cheats 😮

quick mist
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"Irem FastRom Wen" </s>

low geode
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I mean.. if any arcade system needed a turbo function it's Irem M92. Not that I'm going to bitch if it doesnt happen

knotty yew
low geode
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Common for the platform

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Especially if pre-team nazca had a hand in development

stuck hatch
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I have one turbo option that I’ve been meaning to try out.

low geode
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!

terse rune
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Yes please so I can lord that over @low geode

low geode
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Your dad's Irem M92 pcb can't do THIS!

hallow quarry
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oh wait

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You guys mean turbo like fast game

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Not like auto fire

low geode
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Yeah, not like Master Takahashi

knotty yew
low geode
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FastIrom

knotty yew
stuck hatch
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I released a new rbf file which contains hi score saving support, matches the pcb audio levels and fixes sprite flicker in mystic riders.

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I've increased the overall sound levels, I'm worried they might be clipping a little bit. So if you have an ear for those kinds of things let me know. And let me know how it compares to the general audio levels in other cores.

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I also removed the ALPHA label from the rbf because I think this is pretty close to release.

static mason
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Hell yeah will try it out in a bit

knotty yew
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great job! 😄

stuck hatch
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@gusty kiln was a MASSIVE help with the audio part. Both PCM and FM audio have been verified.

copper belfry
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As is customary for MiSTer community, as you're nearing the finish line, I am to ask you what you're going to work on next 😉

low geode
static mason
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Super turbo

crimson wraith
tepid sail
stuck hatch
tepid sail
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Ok it works

weak quartz
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Awesome thanks for the update and amazing work as usual!! So after Testing the new build today,

-In The Hunt is the only title I can get the Coin and Start buttons to be acknowledged by the game properly. Everything seems to map right in the core menu, but when in game neither coin nor start is acknowledged. The exception is when hooking up a keyboard, keys 5-8 will coin up. I went back to older builds and confirmed as working before todays update.

Some games can be set to freeplay and you can get game to start because "any key" starts (undercover cops is one)

-Sound levels much closer to hardware, although certain titles seem to be louder than others.

stuck hatch
static mason
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Noobs bruhhh..

tepid sail
weak quartz
tepid sail
reef nova
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I had the same issue except coin and start didn't work at all for me. It was old mras.

static mason
reef nova
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This is why I'll just delete my whole arcade folder once everything is being downloaded by update all to make no old mras are lurking about

gusty kiln
stuck hatch
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Without even listening to it, just used mdfourier to dial it in.

gusty kiln
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I wonder if we can help match levels in mame and send a patch

stuck hatch
mellow finch
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WUNDERBAR

tepid sail
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One thing that could be compared is the sfx between the core and pcb for r type Leo

stuck hatch
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I'll do a recording at some point soon

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Right now I am embarking on the single most difficult task in any core development.

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Writing a readme

knotty yew
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that nobody will read

thorn prism
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we should at least be able to get AI to do that much

low geode
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Now being written

stuck hatch
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it wrote almost the same thing for me:)

low geode
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It forgot the part about the Turbo function

thorn prism
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bard is stupid too

vague vessel
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I think the current readme is perfect and you shouldn't write a new one

copper belfry
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The Irem M92 core includes numerous games that have not been ported elsewhere, providing a unique and authentic arcade experience. Some of the popular games available in this core are:

In the Hunt
Gunforce
R-Type Leo
Hook
Blade Master
Mystic Riders
Undercover Cops
Ninja Baseball Batman
Installation
To install the Irem M92 core on your MiSTer FPGA, follow these steps:

Download the iremm92.rbf file from the official MiSTer repository or the Wickerwaka's Patreon page.
Place the iremm92.rbf file in the /_Arcade/ folder on your SD card.
Create a mame folder in the root of your SD card, if it does not already exist.
Place the Irem M92 ROMs in the /mame/ folder. The ROM files should have the extension .zip.
Restart your MiSTer FPGA and launch the Irem M92 core from the main menu.
Note: It is important to only use ROMs that you have legally obtained and are allowed to use.

Controls
The Irem M92 core supports the use of various controllers, including arcade sticks, gamepads, and keyboards. The default controls for this core are:

Coin 1: 5
Start 1: 1
Up/Down/Left/Right: Arrow keys
A/B/C buttons: Z/X/C keys
D button: S key
You can configure the controls for each game individually by pressing the "TAB" key during gameplay.

Support Wickerwaka on Patreon
If you enjoy using the Irem M92 core on your MiSTer FPGA and appreciate Wickerwaka's work, consider supporting him on his Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/wickerwaka

Your support will help him continue creating new and exciting arcade cores for the MiSTer platform.```
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I don't know how to make code drops, hang on, lol

zealous forum
upper pumice
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I got a bit of a novice question, where can I see if this has made it to the update all script yet ? I have seen how to install it by hand just wondering

tepid sail
upper pumice
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Yeah but I was wondering if there's like a changelog somewhere I could see what's added to the main repository sorry for the dumb question I'm learning

tepid sail
pure fulcrum
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You can keep an eye on the #news channel

bright spear
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Really appreciate you for this core @stuck hatch Taking a break for a while after you finish this up?

reef nova
knotty yew
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Usually posted in #news too

gusty radish
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Part of main now but hasn’t been picked up by the Distribution repo yet so the update scripts won’t download it yet

copper belfry
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Woooooooooo

low geode
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No turbo no download grumpy

gusty radish
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Now it is fully live; the update scripts will download it

heady rock
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just want to thanks @stuck hatch for this core

static mason
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Send him some flowers!

opaque flax
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Oh wow, this going live today? What an insane week for MiSTer!

low geode
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I have a job for you, oh talented one.

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If you feel like it, sure

knotty yew
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nice wabba 😉

stuck hatch
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Thank you everyone for all your help and support over the last few weeks. You have all been important to getting this core ready for it’s official release.

viscid beacon
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thanks for all your hard work !

copper belfry
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Incredible accomplishment Martin, thank you again.

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I'm not going to lie. I literally didn't know anything about any of these games until you started working on them

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And they've brought me a lot of joy already just messing around during testing. Now it's time to sit down and play through them!

pure fulcrum
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I'm only seeing 3 of the games in the Irem M92 arcade organizer collection even though update all did grab everything. Anyone else have the same?

reef nova
copper belfry
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Jotego's Haunted Castle out as well

zealous forum
reef nova
pure fulcrum
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They all were downloaded, you can find them in the top level arcade folder. Just not listed in the organized one

zealous forum
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I looked in the top level for R-type Leo..it's not there..

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what's the submarine game called?

pure fulcrum
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In The Hunt

zealous forum
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yeah thought so.. that's not there either.

pure fulcrum
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I did have Ninja Baseball and Undercover Cops

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Do you have those?

zealous forum
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strange..yes I have those

pure fulcrum
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I checked mine and do have In the Hunt and RType

zealous forum
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so some of the games are missing from update

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oh i\ll run it again

pure fulcrum
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Maybe try running update all one more time, I've had new releases be a little funny like this

zealous forum
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umount so it was probably only showing the games on my NAS

tepid sail
zealous forum
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Wow the music (and drumbeats) in R-Type Leo! 🥰 Thanks so much @stuck hatch
I doubt if it's possible but any chance at getting some user control over sfx volume..the awesome music is being drowned out by the laser fire and explosions sounds on mine

desert path
low geode
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That is looking SHARP. Thanks!

reef nova
desert path
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Yep. Means to an end!

low geode
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@broken lantern check this out

broken lantern
low geode
zealous forum
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With haunted castle now released, it shouldn't be too long before the other konami games from '87-'89 (like Black Panther) are on MiSTer! Exciting times..

low geode
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Black Panther is on the Gradius/Salamander hardware so I am hopeful

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Im guessing HC is patreons only

low geode
copper belfry
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I can never get Arcade Organizer to work properly. The configuration menu does not actually seem to work? Even if I tell it yes/no on sorting options it just does whatever it wants.

reef nova
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And srg320 just come out of nowhere with battletoads

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"I got a Saturn update! Oh and here is Battletoads"

low geode
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I had two M92 pcbs so this is a delight to have.

copper belfry
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So when this happens

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Do you contemplate holding them, or is it sell time

low geode
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I sold all my pcbs years ago, my cab, supergun, everything. I just have a couple left like Air Raid/Cross Shooter.

So getting cores for stuff I had is like getting reacquainted with an old friend.

zealous forum
low geode
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My Double Dragon pcb came to me with water damage, it was a lost cause ><

zealous forum
low geode
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Gunforce II/Metal Slug beta is tons 'o fun

acoustic harbor
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I played some of it with alpha version, tons 'o fun indeed.

low geode
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I love the pre-team nazca stuff

ruby tide
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In the hunt is one of the beautifull 2d games imho. Shame they never made an r-type looking like it.

low geode
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Technically a part of the R-Type series

stuck hatch
tepid sail
zealous forum
stuck hatch
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Oh, not a problem. I wanted to get to a point where I was confident that the audio was accurate before adding quality of life tweaks.

low geode
stuck hatch
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…maybe?

low geode
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Nothing too special.

But MiSTer having a game before Mame... quite a milestone

zealous forum
low geode
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Not mine, but yeah its nice looking

zealous forum
low geode
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Yeah, I probably wouldnt be doing @stuck hatch any favors by sending that kind of unhappy job 🤔

zealous forum
low geode
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It's nothing incredible, just notable for being one of Seibu Kaihatsu's first shmups and a cute em up at that

zealous forum
opaque flax
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That looks fun, what are the technical specs for it? Does it have weird custom chips? Anything else run on the board? Feels like there must be something to it if Mame hasn't got it working.

snow heart
low geode
snow heart
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Last week I finished the Raiden DX , Raiden 1 and 2 on psx core..amazing music and game hard as hell

low geode
opaque flax
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Ah, so you need to get all the gloop off the board before you can tell what is on there?

low geode
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Easier said than done, but yeah

snow heart
low geode
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Which JAMMA solution were you thinking of going with?

snow heart
low geode
snow heart
low geode
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He just needed a Famicom light gun, everyone would have taken him more seriously

snow heart
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Brazil Not for the weak....only with Sega Power are allowed

low geode
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lol

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In the favela everyone has a menacer

quick mist
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"Bright orange NES zapper".... me being so old mine was grey, dying inside.

snow heart
low geode
opaque flax
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I had a NES Zapper taken out of my hand luggage at London City Airport a few years ago. You know, incase I used it to hijack a plane to Edinburgh... Still annoyed about that as it will have almost certainly wound up being thrown in the bin.

low geode
opaque flax
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-i was brining up here to put in storage at my parents as it was a pain to store, I case anyone wondered why I had a zapper in my hand luggage

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Ouch!

low geode
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I was kind of annoyed so I sarcastically told them to go blow it up out on the air strip or something so I could not miss my flight

undone gull
low geode
undone gull
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Ah yes, fun fact, in the VS version you can indeed shoot the dog

low geode
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Bonus round bonus

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Best reason to buy the retrousb VS carts besides VS Castlevania 🤔

undone gull
low geode
static mason
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Damn y’all gonna get us on a watchlist posting pics like that

low geode
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It was 2006, and there was time to hang Bandai Hypershot MP5s on the apartment wall.

low geode
static mason
low geode
undone gull
copper belfry
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It's just so beautiful 🙌

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low geode
quick mist
copper belfry
low geode
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Just gonna leave this here, my favorite deep cut top tier beat em up

undone gull
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Well that explains why I never seen one in an arcade. Great game though.

snow heart
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This game is amazing

low geode
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I can't see the artifacting there, but you can try setting integer scaling

snow heart
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my mistake, but there is a small horizontal band in the left corner in the middle of the screen it only happens in the first stage

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it already has full scaling, it is 5x in this screen according to the mister

low geode
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UC Cops Japanese and Alpha Renewal versions have some extra stuff like super moves. Rosa/Flame's is up-qcf attack while in the air.

snow heart
deep ocean
snow heart
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Thanks

stuck hatch
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The attract loop on undercover cops is pretty awesome.

low geode
stuck hatch
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Yeah. Then the bio for each character followed by a section of their fighting.

low geode
reef nova
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I really hate the moles in Undercover Cops their only saving grace is they die with 1 hit

quick mist
reef nova
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That's not a mole..I know it's called a mole but really looks nothing like a mole

quick mist
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As someone with a garden full of them, I agree.

reef nova
low geode
reef nova
quick mist
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It would certainly cut down my hardware costs, but not substantially enough to offset the medical bills.

copper belfry
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Lmao

desert path
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Saw via tweet M92 is in update all. Congrats @stuck hatch bang up job!

low geode
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Ooh, I had World. Maybe that input wont work on the others then

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Want to take on another challenge?

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This beautiful Frank Frazetta ripoff art is begging for your touch

viscid beacon
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is that an arcade game of castlevania?

low geode
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Thats the flyer for Akumajo Dracula, or Haunted Castle as its known internationally

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Hey, whenever you feel like it. I do appreciate it of course.

viscid beacon
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heh good night!

clear cloak
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The _organized list seems to have platforms/Irem_M92 already, but misses important games like In the Hunt 🙂

pure fulcrum
clear cloak
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Ah ok.

low geode
clear cloak
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Stilll happening. When I browse to _organized/3 Collections/1 By Platform/Irem M92/ , In the Hunt is missing for example.

viscid beacon
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same here, just ran the updater

clear cloak
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I got it, it is called Kaitei Daisensou in the list, not In the Hunt.

tepid sail
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I will change it so that it will be in the hunt (jp) instead

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Since people are familiar with that name

quick mist
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Wunt wunt, In the Hunt.

white wraith
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apart from ther problem with organizer that still cannot get a list of the m92 games even after launching again update_all, i have a problem with Super Soldiers. when a fight starts it crushes

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Anyone can verify?

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tepid sail
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I have now updated arcade organizer so that the japanese names are english names

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This is a temporary change

white wraith
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This is what I get

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tepid sail
white wraith
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i deleted irem m92 mra's and still got this though

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also Super Soldiers works for you?

tepid sail
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Why deleting them? 😄

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Just run update_all

white wraith
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in order to force organizer to rerun

tepid sail
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You don't need to do that

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When I push a new update, then a full resync will happen

white wraith
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still, i run update_all and getting the above

tepid sail
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Let me check

white wraith
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im forcing a full build of organizer by running the organizer script only

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Got them this way and not by just using update_all

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Super Soldiers (US) is not working, when the timer is around 95-96 it crashes when pressing a button.

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also Ninja Baseball (JP) is not booting from the organizer folder but (world) from main menu works fine

lapis fable
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Seem to be working ok for me, but why is there no hqx2 scan doubler fx? I use this feature alot and only seems to be missing for irem games.

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Also arcade organiser has missing region roms for new m92 games. Jap seems to be ok.

inner aurora
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Coin and start not work on me, so i set to freeplay and start with any for temp fix

white wraith
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i think than that the mra's currently being listed with organizer are not correct

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for example in the hunt (JP), pause is insert coin and start P2 is Start P1...

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even after configuring buttons through core options

lapis fable
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Hq2x isnt there only crt effects

white wraith
lapis fable
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I prefer it for blending and round pixels on lcd and use filters. It's alot crisper.

white wraith
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Super Soldier works for you? ingame after pressing a button?

lapis fable
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As soon as you press a button it freezes.

white wraith
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Thank you for the confirmation, it is not only me then

lapis fable
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Hopefully the missing scan doubler fx will be added at some point 🤞

tepid sail
tepid sail
tepid sail
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You are doing it wrong. Nuke all your mras in the _Arcade folder and re run update_all. You have old mra files in your folder

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The “mras” in the organizer folder are symlinks and deleting those won’t fix your problem

weak quartz
weak quartz
zealous forum
tepid sail
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Are you saying that you don’t want games to show?

zealous forum
tepid sail
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There is a filter that you can use in downloader to filter out cores that you don’t want to download

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The organizer organizes mras and based on the best version of each arcade games

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  • Prefer latest release version

--Prefer English language

  • Prefer most widespread release

  • Prefer most complete version

  • Prefer versions that are uncensored, and have story/cutscenes intact

  • Prefer versions that keep the original gameplay balance

  • Prefer releases from original developers/publishers rather than licensees

  • Prefer releases without region-specific notices or warnings

zealous forum
tepid sail
lapis fable
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What about the hq2x? Was this deliberately not added for some reason?

weak quartz
lapis fable
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Ok thanks for providing that info. Does that potentially mean other irem cores will have the same done to them. I am pretty sure its just some bits wickerwaka was working with, but I am not pointing fingers 😁

reef nova
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I'm a big fan of any beatem up that allows you to curb stomp the enemies while they are down 😁

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Just for context a lot of the more popular ones don't.

weak quartz
inner aurora
weak quartz
reef nova
weak quartz
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I don’t know if anyone posted this here before, but I think this will be the first time a lot of people play Undercover Cops and it’s worth noting these key differences in the versions from World vs Japan/Alpha renewal. This page breaks it down. I think there are some that are missed here but covers most.

https://gaminghell.co.uk/UndercoverCopsTat.html

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craggy condor
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Anyone else having trouble with composite and s-video using the Antonio Villena adapter and the M92 games? The colors are messed up.

upper pumice
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I noticed some slowdown in the game in the hunt, is that normal ? Sorry I'm pretty new in the scene

static mason
tepid sail
static mason
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It is superior to villenas adapter

upper pumice
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Thank you

queen fulcrum
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They work fine for me on the MisterAddons board

craggy condor
queen fulcrum
craggy condor
stuck hatch
#

Support has to be added to the core for Antonio’s adaptor?

queen fulcrum
# craggy condor Do you have a link or brand name cable I should buy?

I went with this one that had pin 9 connected https://a.co/d/3mXdgMS

CERRXIAN 1ft VGA SVGA 15 Pin HD15 Male to Male Adapter Video Monito...

Features: 1.Connector A：VGA 15 Pin Male 2.Connector B: VGA 15 Pin Male 3.VGA/SVGA HD15 male to male cable allows you to connect your projectors, Displays, TVs, monitors with VGA interface to your Laoptop or PC for high quality videos or photos 4.Supports resolutions at UXGA (1600x1200), WXGA (168...

craggy condor
craggy condor
stuck hatch
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I use the misteraddons version, I thought they were fundamentally the same thing.

craggy condor
#

I think they’re different. Pork chop or someone explained it a while back but I can’t remember. I think the Antonio adapter just converts rgb to s-video and composite.

static mason
static mason
terse rune
#

I found a problem with the core

static mason
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Not present with MikeS adapter because of the active Luma trap

craggy condor
terse rune
stuck hatch
static mason
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Wickerwaka what have you done!

knotty yew
#

Sounds like a personal problem

static mason
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Think about the children!

knotty yew
static mason
#

Now Robby is gonna lose his job cause he just can’t stop ..

buoyant blade
#

Just updated the mister after months.
Can’t believe this core is so good, insanity. You’re amazing wickerwaka. Props to you — I can play Undercover Cops how it was meant to look like but especially r-type Leo 👁️ 👁️ oh boi

terse rune
#

👁️👄👁️

tepid sail
# stuck hatch Oh you!

People have reported freeze in surperior soldier when starting a fight. Seems like the core freezes and restarts

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#1089922738682089554 message

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I can create a GitHub issue about this

stuck hatch
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Please, in the mister repo though. Not my personal one.

tepid sail
low geode
#

Turned out good! Probably only so much it can do with the tiny details like the trademarks yeah

buoyant blade
crimson wraith
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Had this happen on the first stage when trying it for the first time on the official release version

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I was stuck there for like 20 seconds before I started recording, but you can see in the video it eventually freed me, either from the ice blob where I was supposed to be "timing out", or from mashing fire buttons- not sure

reef nova
low geode
#

PSX one works fine 😉

reef nova
#

Security!! Someone escort @low geode to the door

low geode
#

😄

reef nova
quick mist
crimson wraith
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thing is- how to reproduce? "suck as bad as I do at the game and try to die here in the same condition" is a tough one to report

quick mist
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I mean, he's free to close it 'no repro' but having it documented seems good.

crimson wraith
#

could be a quirk with the original hardware, i'd like to play it for a while and see if it occurs again

quick mist
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I'll give it a go, too. Great reason to play. Hehe.

#

Were you just playing the default World version?

crimson wraith
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whatever version is in the main arcade folder

stuck hatch
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Weird. How are those ice things supposed to be destroyed?

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Can you link the video in a github issue?

crimson wraith
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usually you just blast your way through the ice when frozen, but i died there and had to continue and thats when this occurred

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Oh yeah, I should post this in here also-

We're doing a single credit score challenge for R-Type Leo down in the #game-challenge channel for anyone who wants to join in! Score submissions open until the 28th.

crimson wraith
hallow quarry
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Should the high score table during attract look like this?

IMG_1954.jpg
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Uninitialized data maybe?

crimson wraith
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looks like your high score saving may have corrupted the scoreboard

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ive seen similar in other games that had high score saving implemented

stuck hatch
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You can delete the .nvm file for the core

crimson wraith
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when i had this occur in other arcade cores, it was a combination of "Pause on OSD open" that really made it more likely. Especially in cores that have a longer boot sequence like M92

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lets say you boot the core and open the OSD, and it pauses during the initialization phase, you then choose all your desired settings in the OSD and save them before continuing with the game. In the other cases where I noticed it, this save during initialization could reliably reproduce the corruption

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@tribal cargo was able to clear up that issue before and might have some insight there, in case it is indeed something similar causing it

stuck hatch
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Ah, that's a great diagnosis!

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Save Settings forces the nvram to save, so if it isn't in a good state yet you'll probably end up saving garbage.

stuck hatch
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Normal difficulty, 4 lives, just hit start and let it idle until the player died and the credits countdown finished.

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They sound very similar to me and I don't hear a significant difference between sfx and music levels.

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if you look at the waveforms you can probably guess which is the pcb

hallow quarry
#

Superior Soldiers has locked up twice on me. Did a full power cycle between them. Happened almost immediately into the first round of the first fight, throwing a fireball as default starsaber dude

stuck hatch
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Yeah, it’s got a problem it seems.

hallow quarry
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Yeah - throwing a fireball as him seems to just plan crash things.

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Wonder if it’s sound related. Attract mode works fine. I’ll try toggling sound there.

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Locks up in attract mode as well if i enable sound

stuck hatch
#

It seems like it. I know someone finished it, so it wasn’t always like this. Fixing the rtype sound issue might has caused this somehow.

warm stratus
#

A worthy sacrifice.

unkempt harbor
#

Anyone got an issue were the roms were not download by the update all? I have the core installed, but not a single rom were downloaded

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By some reason the Arcade Database was disabled on Update All (It was enabled before)

full sparrow
#

Thanks Hakeshu I think I’ve had the same issue

reef nova
#

Fix for Superior Soldiers : Load up Street Fighter II and enjoy 😛 you're welcome!

desert path
open moth
#

any plans to add a y/c toggle to the core or should I just get a breakout board

stuck hatch
#

I don't know what the y/c toggle would do, is there other cores that do this?

hallow quarry
stuck hatch
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Anyone have any opinions on the r-type WAVs I posted yesterday?

tepid sail
open moth
hallow quarry
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You have to edit the ini, vga_mode=svideo

static mason
static mason
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Haven’t updated my mister since I’m using an unstable main to test the Saturn core

static mason
tepid sail
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Yes

stuck hatch
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I forget which one is which. I'll wait for some more opinions and then diff them against the original files

scenic topaz
#

what's the next wicketwaka project?

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who's working on killer instinct arcade? who? WHO?

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pete townshend maybe

hallow quarry
#

I’ll send @stuck hatch my Apple IIe with duodisk if it means we’ll get a fully fleshed out Apple II core with disk writes and stuff.

low geode
#

What?

Apple IIGS core?

Bruuuuuh

hallow quarry
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Just IIe

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I don’t have a gs

low geode
#

Its in my closet gathering dust

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Would be glad to donate

hallow quarry
#

IIgs was used a lot for SNES dev wasn’t it?

zealous forum
stuck hatch
#

M90 is what I'm working on next

zealous forum
low geode
#

And.. thats about it

zealous forum
stuck hatch
#

M90 has a lot in common with the m72 and the m92. It’s kind of a hybrid that has been optimized for cost effectiveness.

analog harness
#

my little bro came round to watch the finale of Uncle from Another World today, I had a job to finish, so left him with Ninja Baseball Batman, when I came back he was grinning ear to ear.

thank you for you hard work that made that happen @stuck hatch

real axle
#

Hasamu looks like a decent enough Shanghai type puzzle game

low geode
analog harness
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what a show. left me positively howling at points

low geode
#

Same

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Love when he tried the jump attack tech from Golden Axe on the mobs

analog harness
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hehe

real axle
#

Would be great to get the remaining M8X titles like Major Title, Ken-Go and erm, that boxing game if you ever felt like adding those. Thanks for the great work on 'modern' Irem cores. So many great games and memories.

analog harness
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worth reading btw

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spiral night
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@stuck hatch sorry if this has been mentioned but pause and coin seem to be reversed in the recent m92 build. I didnt seem to have this issue with the alpha. Also doesn't seem to accurately map p2 start. Using with a miSTercade. Did try ri access service mode but that just freezes the game. This is with update all just run.

tepid sail
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You probably have old mra and old rbf

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It works fine here

spiral night
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I run update all 10 minutes ago.

tepid sail
spiral night
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Yup. Deleted the alpha core.

tepid sail
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What about mras?

spiral night
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Aha...oops, no...figured it would override them

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Just realised that. That's the issue perhaps?

tepid sail
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Well, it works here so delete rbf and mras

spiral night
#

Will do. Cheers

#

I'll report back if still the same issue.

tepid sail
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Delete rbf, mra and also delete config file for the core in the config folder

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Then run update_all

spiral night
#

Cheers 🙂

open moth
copper belfry
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@stuck hatch the new gen now knows the greatness of M92

low geode
#

bangarang

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spiral night
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@tepid sail so I deleted everything and now it won't download any of the m92 stuff via update all. That includes none of the alternative folders.

tepid sail
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I’m not in front of the computer and mister, else I would check now

spiral night
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Yup. Everything else is fine and it installed that updater. Weird. It won't install the alternate folders for Irem 92. I did this manually for the alpha (but have now removed them). Are these updated too? I'm after the JP versions.

misty yarrow
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Should not matter the downloader update, since it didnt bring a new version

misty yarrow
spiral night
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Yup. I have arcade cabs.

queen fulcrum
misty yarrow
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Yes, the one from @cosmic warren

spiral night
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OK so it's now downloading, but won't download the alternates, so the JP versions. Is there any reason for this? I have all other alternates for other all other cores.

spiral night
tepid sail
spiral night
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Nope. Won't do it. Tried 3 times. Deleted everything, downloads everything but.

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And the alternates folder on the github says it's 3 days old.

tepid sail
spiral night
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Don't understand why it won't download alternatives. Is there anything extra I should be doing in scripts or the update all menu? Alternates for everything else work and download fine.

misty yarrow
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Are you looking at Arcade > alternatives ?

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Or where

spiral night
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Yup. Everything else works and downloads as it should. Alternatives for m92 refuse to download via update all.

tepid sail
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You have holy water nearby?

misty yarrow
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haha

misty yarrow
spiral night
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All of the M92 alternative cores: Hook, R-Type Leo, UCC etc. Etc. Etc. Even as I watch update all download it just downloads the main files, the world version of NBBM for example.

misty yarrow
queen fulcrum
#

Not for nothing. I’m missing the Alternative versions too. They used to be there before the release

spiral night
misty yarrow
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Were they ever installed for you guys?

queen fulcrum
#

I am using Insert Coin tho

spiral night
misty yarrow
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Do you know about this issue @cosmic warren ?

queen fulcrum
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So just ran update_all again and looks like it grabbed them. Ran it on Friday last time

misty yarrow
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@spiral night something you could do is:

  • Remove _Arcade folder
  • run update_all
  • share your log file at Scripts/.config/downloader/downloader.log so that I can take a look to see what is getting
reef nova
#

I just deleted the alternatives folder and it downloaded it made the downloader grab the zip file for alternatives and that got everything

spiral night
spiral night
misty yarrow
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You are filtering out alternatives

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From distribution_mister, see that !alternatives in your filter

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The only alternatives you have are from jtcores, because you didn't put the filter there neither under [mister]

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So edit your downloader.ini to remove that

spiral night
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I've just realised I've been a moron and left my filter on for alternatives.

spiral night
misty yarrow
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No worries, glad you can fix it

spiral night
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It was because I was originally running on a specific cab and have since changed and not altered my downloader file 🫣

#

Thanks mate. Sorry. Very embarrassed now!

misty yarrow
#

It's all good!

copper belfry
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@fast lantern I'm sorry I think you replied elsewhere, but do you have one place where all these scans exist?

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Beautiful, thank you.

low geode
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I wonder what the AI scale could do for this one, seems kind of rough

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Ahh gotcha

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Ah, I see what you mean

fossil bridge
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@stuck hatch - Going back to the X/Y sound sample, Y seems more bass-heavy and tuned for preference, X seems more like how I remember my PCB actually playing. Balanced, pre-equalized, like. I prefer X.

crimson wraith
# low geode

the background art has been cleaned up already, at least- posted down in #share-media

copper belfry
#

Superior Soldiers does not want to work on mine, known issue?

stuck hatch
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Looks like an old mra

acoustic harbor
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I've let update all download all mra on _arcade folder and the issue remained. Am I missing something? I'm still on stable main.

crimson wraith
crimson wraith
# low geode Weirdly enough PSX version is kinda the best

hey back to our discussion about In The Hunt PS1, I was watching a MLiG stream tonight with John as a guest and he brought it up:
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They discuss the M92 core being a public release in general just before this

misty yarrow
acoustic harbor
#

I actually loaded Street Fighter after trying Superior Soldiers kekw
It's not the end of the World this game having issues.
I'm happy with Ninja Baseball Bat Man, Hook and Undercover Cops working great. Amazing Core!

copper belfry
stuck hatch
#

Does it get to the title screen before that?

copper belfry
#

yep, it's when fight starts

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sometimes characters can move for a few seconds

#

if they make contact it will happen instantly

stuck hatch
#

Okay, got it.

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Going to look at this this evening

stuck hatch
#

The X wav was from the original PCB, Y was from mister.

tepid sail
#

I’m surprised how good the core sounds vs pcb

static mason
stuck hatch
#

I can make it crash here also.

sudden flint
tepid sail
#

But I will change things up in the arcade organizer for m92

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Stay tuned

vague vessel
#

it's probably important (well not really, but) for people to remember early 90s japanese arcades were peak 'the US version is randomly harder/different/why did they do <X>'

copper belfry
#

I did not realizes this

stuck hatch
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Also, a strong anti-drug stance

low geode
#

William Sessions passed away the other year

stuck hatch
#

It's weird that the organization is more prominent than the message it is trying to promote

undone gull
#

Another war the US lost

tepid sail
#

So besides that R type leo uses 2 buttons in the overseas version, it is also easier

stuck hatch
#

One button in Japan?

tepid sail
#

Shooting and psy bits is done by the same button

quick mist
#

I just did a playthrough of NBBM while walking on a treadmill for a stream. It made the time fly by. Too bad the treadmill's controls were really cumbersome with a joystick on the book mount. I kept changing speeds whenever I'd try to run or had to waggle the stick.

low geode
bright spear
#

R-type Leo is definitely the most non-R-type of the series

stuck hatch
#

Gosh, when you play that stage in Superior Soldiers with the destroyed Whitehouse in the background, it really makes you think.

warm stratus
static mason
hallow quarry
queen rain
#

Hey ! Just ran update all . Do I need to install the roms manually ?

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foggy juniper
queen rain
granite zephyr
#

At the end of the first stage of Ninja Baseball Bat Man as 2 player the video cut to black but the audio still played

stuck hatch
#

And it didn’t recover?

crimson wraith
#

Played all the way through that in two played and didnt have any freezing issues or weird black screens. will have to try again on the official release version. another excuse to play ninja baseball bat man again is okay with me! 😁

granite zephyr
#

I only gave it a minute to be fair I can test it out again on the same ini in a bit

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Upon replaying the game froze twice, on the character select screen and right after the first door. I am using default settings

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stuck hatch
#

Do you know if your high scores are corrupt?

stuck hatch
#

Man, I have been banging my head against this superior soldiers issue all week now.

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I know the change that broke it, I have no idea why it broke it and I'm adding more and more elaborate tracing to the core to try to determine where it is going wrong.

sudden flint
copper belfry
#

The suffering I have caused, I leave a wake of destruction

reef nova
acoustic harbor
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Sometimes Superior Soldiers just freezes, sometimes after freezing it starts repeating nonstop the pattern it does when it is doing tests, before the ram ok and rom ok screen.

static mason
hallow quarry
#

The worst part is after you put all that effort in to fix it, all you get in return is Superior Soldiers.

vague vessel
#

uhh, he needs to fix it so I can start up a local

#

I hope to get enough interest to get a bathroom slot at evo

static mason
#

Money matches

stuck hatch
#

What is a bathroom slot?

slim valve
#

You have to win a fight to be granted acceas

viscid beacon
#

when i go into arcade organizer and look for m92 i only seem to be getting 3 games

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i thought there was way more than that - am i arcade organizing wrong or something?

tepid sail
#

I’m going to push a new update today

viscid beacon
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er, i'm on 100% default arcade organizing

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i wiped the whole folder and deleted its ini

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i think i might have alternative mras disabled on the downloader side though actually

tepid sail
viscid beacon
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doesn't it only get like, romhacks and stuff?

tepid sail
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No

viscid beacon
#

oh

tepid sail
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It gets other regions

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Japanese and others

viscid beacon
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i think i was trying to minify the amount of just like, not exactly duplicates but basically duplicates for my purposes

tepid sail
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You will miss out on the “preferred” versions

viscid beacon
#

oh

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ok i guess i'll download everything then

tepid sail
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No need to dive into the _alternative folder

viscid beacon
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cool, yeah i think i turned it off long long ago before organizer was good

viscid beacon
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so i had to enable the alternate MRA sorting and i had to change another option related to what it does with other-region files, had to change it to "put them everywhere"

tepid sail
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I don’t know about other region files. But what is enough is default settings in update all

stuck hatch
#

Okay, Superior Soldiers now works. Everyone has to play it and say "Oh this game is cool"

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Also added an FX volume setting

low geode
crimson wraith
stuck hatch
#

One thing to keep in mind is that some music tracks, especially in r-type, use a mix of fm synth and samples, so lowering the FX volume will lower the volume of those samples also.

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But, it does sound better with a little drop

copper belfry
#

Excited to try the fixes

crimson wraith
#

the recent volume change after MD Fourier made the balancing for R-Type Leo go from 75% in windows to 43% in order to maintain roughly the same peak levels (-9db reported in OBS, only hits that during boss explosions)
much louder, but arcade games are generally like that due to the smaller speakers and their desire to attract newcomers, and it's more in line with general arcade core loudness now

viscid beacon
terse rune
#

Imagine if he used the time spent fixing Superior Soldiers and made a Virtual Boy core instead. I hope y’all are pleased with yourselves being able to play the weird wiggly lady fighting game

low geode
terse rune
#

I had never heard or seen that game until this core. It’s pretty amazing seeing so much cool stuff being unearthed thanks to MiSTer. Not all of it are winners but it’s all just so awesome.

low geode
#

Indeed

sudden flint
static mason
reef nova
#

Damn it's fixed that means I gotta play it now

hallow quarry
#

I never should have told @stuck hatch SS was broken but I guess somebody else would have eventually done it…

strange turtle
#

Played In The Hunt yesterday and started getting graphical popins. Then it started slowing down from there. Reset and it happened again. Different area though.

tepid sail
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But I’m going to push a new update today that will update the item m92 sorting

copper belfry
#

Is Starsaber just Space Ryu?

low geode
#

YOU GET A SHOTO, YOU GET A SHOTO, EVERYBODY GETS A SHOTO

stuck hatch
warm stratus
#

Finally got around to doing a full play through of Ninja Baseball Bat Man. It's honestly shocking just how good it is. One of the best beat'em ups ever made.

quick mist
#

I've played through it 4 times (I'm not in any delusion that I can 1cc any arcade game. I'm a brute force quarter pumper). And every time it's been with a smile ear to ear.

stuck hatch
#

OH YEAH!

warm stratus
#

Posts that you can hear.

quick mist
#

Any time a gunship goes over head it gets very slow for me.

low geode
quick mist
#

That tracks.

warm stratus
#

Yeah, In The Hunt has a lot of slowdown in the arcade.

strange turtle
warm stratus
#

It's one of the reasons some people say the PS1 port isn't as good as the Saturn port. Because the PS1 port removed a lot of the slowdown.

quick mist
strange turtle
#

Not a temp slowdown because of the sprite count

quick mist
#

Ah

low geode
strange turtle
#

Happened to me 2x and always preceded by graphical glitching where a sprite would pop-up where it shouldnt be.

quick mist
#

Any specific place? Probably worth filing on GitHub.

stuck hatch
strange turtle
#

The one from today? Not yet

strange turtle
#

Still happening

stuck hatch
#

Wow. That is extreme. Which region are you running? Have you run the sdram test recently?

scenic topaz
#

that looks 100% like the framerate bug i encountered yesterday in metroid prime remastered on yuzu - it TANKED

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hm. a lot of OTHER things happening in this case. lol.

strange turtle
strange turtle
strange turtle
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Btw, this was taken after I updated to the latest build.

copper belfry
#

In the hunt is brutal

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I'd have to pump like $30 onto that game to finish it in. An arcade 😂

terse rune
#

Couldn’t be me

scenic topaz
#

it runs flawlessly at 4k in yuzu 99% of the time but i encountered some audio memory glitch that destrrrroyyyed my life

#

you do you. i do yu zu. elmorise

terse rune
#

that’s pretty cool about Yuzu

scenic topaz
#

well since the emulator doesn't have save states yet and prime is a game from 1843 with save points spread apart, no 8k 120fps is gonna make me take a chance on emulating it i think

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not if i'm gonna have to DREAD encountering a bug like that which basically made the game unplayable

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the fps counter said 17 locked but it wasn't correct as it played at like 3

stuck hatch
#

I’m sure it is the exact same problem we are experiencing here, so let me know if they fix it.

undone gull
low geode
#

I really like NBB.. but I feel that it is getting a bit overhyped 🤨

undone gull
#

Never played it until this core, and I think it's getting just the right amount of hype.

low geode
#

I liked it enough before to get a pcb of it. I just think it's a 7/10 beat em up, not a 9 or 10

stuck hatch
#

What is your 10/10?

low geode
#

10/10, tough to say. A good contender would probably be Denjin Makai 2: Guardians

static mason
#

First of all NBB is the only beat em up I have ever found that does not “feature” an elevator level

low geode
#

I love it when Taco acts like he knows what Im talking about

stuck hatch
#

These games become button mashing coin munchers for me, so I think I appreciate style over gameplay.

static mason
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NBB oozes style

low geode
#

I say Guardians because it has a combo system, and special move inputs like a fighting game. Also 8 selectable characters.

static mason
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Isn’t that a boot leg of Gaia crusaders ?

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I mean I like the game but in terms of style it can’t hold a candle to NBB

reef nova
low geode
static mason
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Lol I kid

static mason
low geode
low geode
static mason
#

Agreed ..

low geode
#

Guardians bootleg pcbs on aliexpress for $60, originals for $120, just saying. A real bargain either route.

static mason
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I would rather invest that into a second DE 10

stuck hatch
#

Bunch of random games on that hardware.

low geode
low geode
terse rune
low geode
#

My favorite analogies are oxymorons, like Robby has good taste

acoustic harbor
thorn prism
#

Oh this game is "cool" cool (fixed)

stuck hatch
#

No no no. No quotes. You gotta say it like you mean it!

low geode
#

Dont rag on kusoge, it has a b movie quality that is like fine wine

real axle
low geode
#

Oh lawd, I am familiar. You are not wrong Elder Saisyu

copper belfry
#

I did play some Superior Soldiers last night. Was happy it worked, was surprised how similar it actually is to Street Fighter.

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With different character themes

static mason
copper belfry
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I had fun playing it, the most important thing

static mason
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Now that it’s fixed I can get on with beating it with every character .. I’m sure most of those endings are bonkers!!

stuck hatch
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Appreciate the dedication

viscid beacon
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seriously wickerwaka thanks for the core, i never heard of M92 before you made it and i've enjoyed several games already!

low geode
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wickerwaka is our savior

stuck hatch
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Now I need to find something else I haven't heard of

low geode
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Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me?

lapis fable
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Crude buster is a cool game

low geode
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I concur

viscid beacon
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i'd love to see an arcade core for an old lightgun game

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i don't think anyones made one so far

low geode
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Chiller?

viscid beacon
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i was thinking of some terminator game

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but any would be neat

lapis fable
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Taito z space gun

low geode
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How about Beast Busters

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Its got zombies with guns

stuck hatch
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Chase HQ is fun

tepid sail
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F1, F2, F3

stuck hatch
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Someone is working on F3, but F1 and F2 maybe

tepid sail
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F1 got Pu Li Ru La

vague vessel
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well why'd you tell him about them? now he's heard of it

low geode
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Pu Li Ru La has so many ports I get paralysis of choice

reef nova
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Whose working on f3 don't think I heard about that one

stuck hatch
low geode
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...their website literally makes you wait through the entire bubble system warmup routine.

I approve of this.

terse rune
static mason
copper belfry
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Martin already promised he's made the Game.com core

static mason
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Thought he was working on a Zeebo core ?

desert path
low geode
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Mid tier beat em up ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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If that

desert path
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Weird though. Which ups it’s score IMO

low geode
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Cant fault chasing after the weirdness

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Ever play Ninja Clowns?

low geode
desert path
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That’s just too weird lol

low geode
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How about JJ Squawkers?

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Gotta love the random MGM screams in there

desert path
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Annoyingly hard

low geode
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Lol, its so goddamn WEIRD though

desert path
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That too

low geode
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And this?

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Oops, too weird. Lost him.

static mason
undone gull
lapis fable
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Anymore lightgun games that havent been developed yet? Like Point blank for example or something similar.

desert path
terse rune
lapis fable
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Sega bank panic

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Ah not a lightgun

storm zenith
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finally got a chance to try the new build with FX volume settings. it was great to be able to hear the music in In The Hunt

lapis fable
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I thought there was some

terse rune
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@lapis fable for what it’s worth I also thought it was a light gun compatible core at first, haha

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Same with Turkey Shoot

copper belfry
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@stuck hatch Have you considered turbo option for this core? Good lord, Gun Force 2 is a masterclass in arcade slow-down.

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Also this game rules

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I found a bug in Gun Force 2, I don't know if this is an original game thing, or a MiSTer core thing.

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On the second to last level (I can't recall if that's 3 or 4) when you're fighting mech-mantis

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You can just jump off the screen and shoot up, you don't die, it can't hit you

scenic topaz
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look at that 16-bit beast. it's destined to explode when killed.

desert path
terse rune
# desert path thats surprising

I could be wrong but unfortunately I don’t think I am. Considering how solid the light gun stuff is now, it’s s great opportunity for a light gun arcade game core to be made!

low geode
lapis fable
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Would also be great to have the scan doubler effect hq2x added to the core.

copper belfry
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This boss fight on the first level of Gun Force II is incredible looking

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The burning forest in the background, this big dumb mech

low geode
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Yes indeed, soon to be team nazca were basically making the Metal Slug beta with that game 🙂

terse rune
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Did they do in the hunt as well?

copper belfry
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They totally had watched Alien/Alien while making that game 😂

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It's all very Alien inspired

low geode
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Gallop is technically in the R-Type timeline too IIRC

copper belfry
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Is it normal for Gun Force 2 to not actually end?

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When you beat the final boss it takes you back to Level 1

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But you're at a higher score multiplier

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And score continues

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Seems odd.

sudden flint
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Ran update_all today; only Gun Force II and Superior Soldiers are in the MiSTer Core > IremM92 folder. If I go to Collections > Irem I only see Gun Force II, Hammerin' Harry, Superior Soldiers, and Traverse USA. I also noticed when I looked at Organized > L-Q I don't see Ninja Baseball Bat Man. When I ran the script I decided to turn on 'USA" as the main region b/c I thought that would get me the (mostly) English titles and also added the Super Attract Mode. I did not have the M92 cores before now (previous MiSTer update was a month ago or so). Do I have to turn off the 'USA' region to get all the games in the Collections > Irem or MiSTer Core > IremM92 folder?

surreal topaz
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Martin, did someone already stream a 4 player ninja batman sesh? If i recall correctly you’d mentioned wanting to see this?

stuck hatch
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I haven’t seen one, I can only imagine how crazy it would get.

hallow quarry
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Im weird. I don’t like ninja baseball bat man. But I like blade master

low geode
surreal topaz
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(As in a few days or longer)

stuck hatch
stuck hatch
low geode
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If there was ever an arcade platform that needed it, it is M92

desert path
low geode
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Sometimes that happens. See Parodius and Contra Force NES

copper belfry
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awbacon what do you think about this #1089922738682089554 message

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have og hardware? Would be interesting if that actually happened on the PCB, lol

quick mist
stuck hatch
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The gunforce2 slowdown doesn't feel right to me, because it seems very jumpy. in the hunt or mslug slows down just some big moment and then it goes back to normal speed

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gf2 seems to almost stutter at times between half speed and full speed.

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I suspect there is some additional slowdown in the core due to sdram contention. Something I'm going to try to measure after I fix flip screen and dream soccer

desert path
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So much so I think I referenced it in my GunForce 2 video in 2021

quick mist
daring juniper
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Just noticed john lindeman praised this core in the df direct from 3 weeks ago. I guess everyone already saw it but i found it pretty cool.

lapis fable
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I was wondering if there was a way to add hq2x to certain games without being a mister guru? Is it like adding a filter file to a folder or much more involved?

copper belfry
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I think I need new eyes or aren't using an applicable display, bc every time I've ever turned on hq2x I've had to ask myself whether the screen changed

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Or maybe I just need new eyes

lapis fable
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It 100% changes

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Test sf2c with these settings and turn the hq2x on and off.

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steel gazelle
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”No rom found” prompt when I tried to load In the hunt. Did I update wrong?

terse rune
stuck hatch
terse rune
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Or alternatively source your own rom. You can find the zip file you need in the mra, once you locate it make sure to place the zip file in “games/mame”

steel gazelle
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Not home at the moment. Will update on the solution

solid forge
stuck hatch
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All other games work?

solid forge
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yeah!

stuck hatch
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Have you tried any other controllers?

solid forge
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mmm no. tha'ts a good idea. I also have a 360 wireless controller. I'll try that and add my findings

solid forge
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Confirmed that it also happens with a 360 controller

lapis fable
stuck hatch
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No, you should add it to the m92 issue list

lapis fable
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All done thank you.

It's also missing from the other irem cores, so do I mention it in the m92 or other issue lists?

stuck hatch
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M72 is the other core I own. Adding it there might be more complex.

lapis fable
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Sorry to be a pain. I use it for all cores as it seems to give me the best picture for my setup, and because I use it a lot for everything else I imagined it was easily transferable.

You are an absolute legend. I only wish I could do what you do 👍

mellow finch
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The button assignement works for me in Ninja Batman. Is it maybe an old MRA ? I remember when the alpha testing, I had this issue with an old MRA I was using.

terse rune
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Alternatively someone may have two rbf files for the same core? I noticed that’s a thing when a core is added to the main MiSTer distro and I have a manually added core from before.

stuck hatch
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The bug is for Ninja Spirit on the M72 core

desert path
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I just do NOT understand soccer / football games lol

static mason
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What’s so hard you pass the ball you shoot the ball you goal !

desert path
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why I suck at them lol

desert path
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doing one final M92 video and no joke its "Bin 92" in my Bin list on Resolve. Thats wild

undone gull
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I wonder if M92 will be in the other collections...

quick mist
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Only 3 games in the first volume? I'm all about supporting this kinda stuff, but that seems a little anemic. Maybe it's only 3 announced....but it sure looksl ike it's just 3. Looks like it's as much for pushing the swag in the CE as it is the games.

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Still, awesome to see them keeping it alive.

copper belfry
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collector cash grab

desert path
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Grumble. Undercover Cops “listen to the audio quality of the core” section is a copyright issue. 😩 back to Resolve

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(And the scheduled date is just a placeholder before anyone asks lol)

quick mist
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I wish there was a farlight plugin to do a YT copyright check. Hehe. It would save so many uploads.

desert path
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Now I’ve gotta either recut the video or talk over the soundtrack and tell about gaming soundtrack copyrighrs 😂

undone gull
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I was videoing a Stoat that was running around in my backyard (first I'd ever seen in my area) and had slipknot playing casually in the background. Got flagged despite me having it listed private and I'm not monetized. I understand YouTube is just covering their a$$ but sheesh.

desert path
warm stratus
reef nova
scenic topaz
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"collection vol 1". clever girls.

pure fulcrum
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What does the service mode do in ninja baseball bat man? I wanted to see if there was a sound test or anything

pure fulcrum
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I watched a person play through superior soldiers on the core so... thanks? 😄

stuck hatch
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You are very welcome.

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Service modes usually have a sound test where you can play music or fix sounds.

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Turn the service dip on and reset. The startup will stop at the rom test screen. There you either press p1 and p2 start at the same time or press the games two buttons at the same time, depending on the game.

pure fulcrum
stuck hatch
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It’s the main reason I set up P2 Start as a mappable button.

scenic topaz
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you're a mappable button

warm stratus
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We are all mappable buttons in our hearts. 🫂

stuck hatch
scenic topaz
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luul

static mason
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Basket got owned!!

terse rune
pure fulcrum
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Map this button waaaaah

terse rune
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lol

scenic topaz
warm stratus
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How am I just realizing that we have both wicker and basket here. Truly the wicker basket era of MiSTer.

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🧺

low geode
stuck hatch
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I have a feeling this dream soccer bug is going to be a pain in the butt to track down

tepid sail
lapis fable
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Not a challenge for the mighty wickerwaka surely?

zealous forum
stuck hatch
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It doesn't look like it is a bug with the background layer implementation, which means it is probably an issue with a cpu instruction not behaving correctly in some edge case.

thorn prism
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Fun!

copper belfry
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When you need us to focus test something let us know

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Unless it's a role playing game, then I have to go wash my cat or something

tepid sail
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AKIO, one of the artists behind R-Type, In The Hunt & Metal Slug created a Twitter account two weeks ago and is now regularly posting art and musings on his video game career

terse rune
tepid sail
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Ninja baseball bat man seems to have that graphical line issue appearing

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Happened after beating the final boss

stuck hatch
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Which one?

tepid sail
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It is a thin horizontal line

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I can replay the game to check again but if someone is willing to try the game and take a picture. That would be good

crimson wraith
tepid sail
crimson wraith
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its not uploaded

tepid sail
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Do you have a screendump?

crimson wraith
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1 sec i'll take a dump on the screen real quick

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you can see it especially well in this shot, the brown line at the top-left of the bottom green bar

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the bottom of the top green bar above that has a flickering bit also, but harder to see in this shot because of the green turf in the center scene

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again, this is from the beta release though, back on april 8th

tepid sail
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Ah that I didn't notice

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It was a red horizontal line

pure fulcrum
surreal topaz
static mason
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ! If you want an easy way to cheese the cpu in superior soldiers . Pick Arabian moon and as soon as you gain life advantage mash kicks until timer runs out

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The cpu will literally just sit there frozen .. not knowing what to do

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And the kick animation is … shall we say .. amusing

fossil bridge
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Hey @stuck hatch - Lethal Thunder screen flip doesn't work. Is this a known thing?

desert path
quick mist
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That peccorino with fly larvae in it.

static mason
stuck hatch
vague vessel
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you sure take a lot of vacations!

stuck hatch
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I’m European.

mellow finch
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Which country?

stuck hatch
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Ireland

mellow finch
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Spain here

desert path
stuck hatch
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I actually have unlimited PTO. But like a lot of people who work in tech I am terrible at using it.

terse rune
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amen lol

mellow finch
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Spain is one of the countries with most holidays in the earth.

tepid sail
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I thought it was India

stuck hatch
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My company now has a mandatory summer holiday week