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Post by dshadoff on Jun 25, 2021 21:10:10 GMT
After fixing a couple of small bugs related to CD-ROM processing in the PC Engine core, I think it may now be 'perfect'.
To verify this, I wanted to play through every game in the collection - including the tedious ones - in order to verify that all is well. To prove that I'm serious, I actually found a bug while playing the second-last song on NEC "ROM ROM Karaoke Vol. 2", for which I've committed a fix (that's dedication !) I have created a complete list of all the games and I've already played through about 15 of the CD-ROM "games" (mostly the short-but-tedious ones).
For anybody who has a MiSTer, and is familiar with the software, I'd really appreciate your help in updating a spreadsheet which will track coverage of this testing. I'm not asking for anybody to play games that they weren't already planning on playing - just recording the results of what you do (once my current fixes are released).
I'm almost guaranteed to be incapable of completing most of the shooters or action games... so I do need some help...
I'd prefer to keep this to people who are already familiar with the software library; the MiSTer users - while very appreciative of the core - are mostly unfamiliar with the software, and have asked about "bugs" in the software (such as Loom) which were clearly visible on original hardware.
Note: The last of my fixes has not yet reached release (but should within a couple of days), and the 'current' version has timing synchronization issues (which will be fixed with the next release of Main_MiSTer). The newest Main_MiSTer (released 2021-06-30) includes my latest fixes, so running the update script should be sufficient.
Please respond here if you have a MiSTer and are interested in playing some games.
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sarge
Punkic Cyborg
Posts: 104
Fave PCE Shooter: Soldier Blade
Fave PCE Game Overall: Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
Fave PCE RPG: Dungeon Explorer II
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Post by sarge on Jun 27, 2021 5:48:19 GMT
This is one of those places where I'd love to help, but my knowledge of how things should be on the actual system is pretty limited, since I've only owned a system for a few years. Hopefully folks will be able to help out, though, and thanks for all your work, dshadoff!
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Post by dshadoff on Jun 28, 2021 2:58:36 GMT
As promised, here is the spreadsheet. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EhBL4tBfoU8blGWYKpvbMrOUfXQBNP1ukyLfDlqyZiM/edit?usp=sharingI've tried to capture as complete a set as possible, and as many details about the games as possible (there are two tabs: one for CDROMs, one for HuCards). As a note, I am playing all of the CDROM games with settings at neutral: - System Card 3.0 (Japanese) (!) - CD Seek time = normal (!) - no extra sprites (!) - no sound boost - 2-button controller (!) = at least one game would have a problem without this set as directed. However, I will likely play translated games in their translated form (comment will be left identifying if and when). Let me know if you plan to play anything - or if there are errors or omissions on the list. Note: Since the Main_MiSTer program hasn't yet been released, I can get you an updated version (until it gets released). The newest Main_MiSTer with the fixes has now been released.
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Post by dshadoff on Jun 30, 2021 15:32:37 GMT
Quick note - the Main_MiSTer module containing the fixes has now been released; if you run update, you will receive them.
(Apologies for being repetitious, I needed to add a new message to bump the thread)
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