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1665
Greetings all! I've gotten my project to a point where I am in need of testing assistance. If you can spare any of your valuable time to review my game, it...
Ryan Kinnen
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Feb 4, 2003
12:44 am
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Nice work, Ryan ! I don't have much time to play it right now, but it seems to be very pleasant. So far, I've run it under Kinty and jzIntv. I'll be able to...
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Feb 4, 2003
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R Ryan! Great job ;) It's got the look and feel of an Intellivision game, but I love the cursor! Not to mention that the explosions killed me! Very ...
Fisher, Joseph
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Ryan, Seems to be a little problem in the way you're handling inputs from the hand controllers: pressing the keypad during the game acts like a 'action button'...
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Feb 4, 2003
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... I'm not sure that there is a way to prevent this. I think it's a limitation of the hand controller's design. If I'm wrong, someone step in. I wanted the...
Ryan Kinnen <ryan@...>
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Feb 4, 2003
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... Hmm ... ok, I see. Then I think you should do a test on 'input AND 0xE0', the only valid values being: - 0x00 : no button (and no keypad) - 0xA0 : top...
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Feb 4, 2003
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... Actually, I'd narrow it down further: You can either be in "DISC + ACTION" mode, or "KEYPAD" mode. My own hand-controller scanning routines disambiguate...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 4, 2003
7:11 pm
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Ryan, Something I've noticed with games that change the brown color of the default title screen is that it often doesn't work on my SECAM Inty (should be the...
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Feb 6, 2003
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FWIW, the Sears unit should have the same problem. I haven't had a chance to hook up mine and check. A few of my early demos, and the title screen code that...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 6, 2003
6:07 pm
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Ooops ... Ryan, something strange has happened here. I clicked a square in the middle of the board and the top left corner appeared. I join a screenshot. ...
Arnauld Chevallier
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Feb 6, 2003
6:47 pm
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Arnauld, Ryan, Let me know if the error is reproducable. Nostalgia has memory dumps and all sorts of tracing available. I'd be happy to lend a hand. -Joe ......
Fisher, Joseph
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Feb 6, 2003
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... I'm back after a little pinball-beer-sandwich-coffee break :) Well ... I don't have a clue about what happened. It may even be a bug in Kinty. Anyway,...
Arnauld Chevallier
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Feb 6, 2003
8:45 pm
1677
All, Has anyone managed to get Mine Hunter to work with INTVPC? --Joe ... -- ... Joseph Zbiciak http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/ Not your average "Joe" ...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 6, 2003
9:57 pm
1678
Good evening everyone. I've been slammed with work the past few days, so I apologize greatly for not being able to be more responsive with your testing...
Ryan Kinnen
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Feb 7, 2003
2:46 am
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... Not available for download anywhere that I'm aware of. ... I still need to download and look at the screenshot myself. ... Yes, you should program the...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 7, 2003
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1680
... The ISR is definitely the best solution. However, you may also try the 'write-it-till-it-works' method :) MVII #$0002, R0 set_colors: MVO R0, $0028 MVO R0,...
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Feb 7, 2003
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... That kinda works, but not quite since you have to take into account the garbage that the STIC puts in the upper bits. Specifically, on the ...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 7, 2003
2:21 pm
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... IIRC, these things have always happened with my console. The signal frequency tends to shift as well (it should stay on channel #36 / UHF ... don't know...
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Feb 7, 2003
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1683
On PAL, it's brown, but a very strange shade of brown. It almost looks like a shade of green, my brain sometimes has a hard time working it out. The Shark!...
R A Worthington
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Feb 7, 2003
3:00 pm
1684
... That sounds like the color we get here in the states -- a brown-green that is pretty close to olive-drab. Here's a link to what olive-drab looks like,...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 7, 2003
3:13 pm
1685
... If the signal frequency is shifting as well, then it's probably the RF modulator. --Joe -- ... Joseph Zbiciak http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/ Not...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 7, 2003
3:14 pm
1686
... I've tried to adjust an Astromash title screen to the color I get on my SECAM (from memory). Certainly not very accurate, but it should give an idea. ...
Arnauld Chevallier
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Feb 7, 2003
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... Ok, that's actually pretty close to the brown/green I have on my NTSC box. -- ... Joseph Zbiciak http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/ Not your average...
Joe Zbiciak
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Feb 7, 2003
3:40 pm
1688
That looks more like a gold colour. - Richard...
R A Worthington
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Feb 7, 2003
3:41 pm
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... Yes, you're right. And it +is+ really like a gold colour on my Inty (at least on large brown surfaces ; the BurgerTime's beef patties appear a bit darker...
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Feb 7, 2003
3:55 pm
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It looks a bit like this on mine: http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.a.worthington/brown.html...
R A Worthington
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Feb 7, 2003
3:59 pm
1691
That's exactly what my Super Video Arcade looks like. Leave it, no one could ever say right or wrong. There are too many variables that could change the...
The Romano Family
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Feb 7, 2003
4:14 pm
1692
... Ok. In fact, it seems closer to what I get than my own attempt. I think there was still too much green in the picture I've sent, and it may be why Joe...
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Feb 7, 2003
4:20 pm
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... Yes, it did. One thing noticeable about this particular field is that there are a lot of squares with only one mine around them. Maybe some variable not...
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Feb 7, 2003
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You guys are my heroes for keeping the dream alive. I'm sorry I hate assembly programming so much or else I'd join you. Perhaps if Joe comes out with a C...
Joe O'Brien
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