Re: Budokan for DOS...

Posted on 2022-01-23, 15:58

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by NewRisingSun

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There is only one non-budget version of the game. The sound card is selected via command line parameter ("adlib", "cms", "mt32", without dash or slash), or after the title screen by pressing ESC to bring up the main menu, then pressing 4 to select the music device. Sound effects will always come …

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Re: MUNT's Crash Cymbal sounding-out behavior when using MT-32 v1.07 control ROM

Posted on 2022-01-08, 22:15

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by NewRisingSun

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in MT-32 Development

Sounds good, thank you. I checked both IN03 and CMBT-04 from Strike Commander again.

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Re: MUNT's Crash Cymbal sounding-out behavior when using MT-32 v1.07 control ROM

Posted on 2022-01-05, 08:54

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by NewRisingSun

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in MT-32 Development

I noticed the problem now in conversions that I made in 2017, so it took me four years to notice. 😀

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MUNT's Crash Cymbal sounding-out behavior when using MT-32 v1.07 control ROM

Posted on 2022-01-04, 13:36

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by NewRisingSun

in MT-32 Development

in MT-32 Development

I believe that the way that the Crash Cymbal rhythm instrument is sounding out when using MT-32 v1.07 control ROMs is incorrect. Rather than sounding-out gradually, it comes to an abrupt stop. To illustrate my point, I have attached: an example MIDI file that ends with the Crash Cymbal instrument …

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Re: Convert PC Booter to EXE [MULE]

Posted on 2021-09-28, 22:24

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by NewRisingSun

in DOS

in DOS

My DOS conversion of M.U.L.E. is included in the latest (v19, August 2021) release of TDC.

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Re: Bruce Lee Booter not loading on IBM 5160

Posted on 2021-05-19, 14:32

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by NewRisingSun

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The mere fact that an XT-IDE interface is installed in the computer has in the past been found to prevent some games from working even if they are running off a floppy disk. Edit: Another reason why Bruce Lee might fail is that Datasoft copy-protected its disks with a weak bits protection scheme …

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Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on 2021-05-09, 07:37

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by NewRisingSun

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Yesterplay80 wrote on 2021-05-05, 21:31: I commented out the two lines you mentioned before building r4452, so please give that version a try. Yes, all tracks now play correctly. Thank you.

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Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on 2021-05-04, 15:57

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by NewRisingSun

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in DOSBox Development

I would like to request the conditional removal of a sanity check. ;) In dos/cdrom_image.cpp, it says in line 393: // The maximum storage achieved on a CDROM was ~900MB or just under 100 minutes // with overburning, so use this threshold to sanity-check the start sector. else if (start > 450000) LOG …

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Re: Is this a fake Lemmings disk?

Posted on 2021-03-07, 08:44

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by NewRisingSun

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I dispute that "the real" 3.5" version supposedly wants the keydisk every time. VGALEMMI on 5.25" and 3.5" disk is the same file, so it must behave the same. It's possible that the poster had a different VGALEMMI.EXE on his 3.5" disk, possibly earlier than 1991-07-19, that was stricter in this …

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Re: Is this a fake Lemmings disk?

Posted on 2021-03-06, 20:41

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by NewRisingSun

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in Marvin \ Software

Use PKZIP for DOS. "PKZIP test.zip a:vgalemmi.exe" to create a zip file, then "PKZIP -v test.zip" to view the CRC.

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Re: Is this a fake Lemmings disk?

Posted on 2021-03-06, 09:43

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by NewRisingSun

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I don't know anything about copy-protection or Lemmings, but this is what I tried: When I do a fresh install of the game there is no RUSSELL.DAT file and the game insists that I insert the disk for it to start. Then if I put the disk in it will load the game and create a (hidden) RUSSELL.DAT file …

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Re: Is this a fake Lemmings disk?

Posted on 2021-03-05, 23:07

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by NewRisingSun

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Is the keydisk's copy-protected track intact? Meaning, does an unmodified copy of the game, installed to hard disk, recognize this disk as an original disk when you run the game (and no RUSSELL.DAT file is present in the hard disk's Lemmings directory)?

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Re: What causes this Basica illegal function call in Friendlyware?

Posted on 2021-02-17, 09:46

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by NewRisingSun

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in DOS

I also notice that a common download of this game uses BASIC.EXE from Tandy DOS, which will have no sound at all on a non-Tandy computer, and which most certainly is not the originally-intended interpreter version. Using non-Tandy GWBASIC.EXE v3.23 also solves the illegal function call issue.

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Re: What causes this Basica illegal function call in Friendlyware?

Posted on 2021-02-17, 08:17

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by NewRisingSun

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in DOS

It is a speed-related issue. I can reproduce the error when running DOSBox at the default "cycles" setting of 3000. When I set the "cycles" setting to 320 before running the game, no error is produced.

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Re: Which "old-type" Roland MT-32 to get for DOS games?

Posted on 2021-02-12, 19:36

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by NewRisingSun

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in MT-32 General

OP is asking about two versions of "old-type" MT-32 (ASSY 7937731000 vs. ASSY 793741000), not about "old-type" vs. "new-type" (ASSY 7937731001) MT-32. All that the later "old-type" MT-32 changes is to consolidate the circuit board design by changing the package type of the LA32 chip and by replacing …

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Re: Cycles settings for "RoboCop" and "Test Drive III"?

Posted on 2021-01-03, 21:01

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by NewRisingSun

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If you have not already done so, be sure to obtain the version 2.0 of the game Test Drive III, which allows you to select the sensitivity of the steering wheel by pressing F3. I have found that helps a lot at making the game at least somewhat enjoyable.

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Re: Cycles settings for "RoboCop" and "Test Drive III"?

Posted on 2021-01-03, 19:27

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by NewRisingSun

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

The problem is that with DOSBox not directly emulating bottlenecks such as the slowness of video memory, there is no direct translation of release year/MHz to DOSBox cycles. Finding a good cycle value has to be done empirically; there is no MHz-to-cycles formula that is "accurate". I remember back …

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Re: Is there a list of games composed on MT-32 (OLD vs new), or a list of which synths were used for which DOS games?

Posted on 2020-12-24, 01:29

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by NewRisingSun

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The patch to combine the audio tracks of both Star Trail CDs into one oversize CD and make the game work with it? I better post that to a separate thread, after Christmas when I have the time to test it against the current popular DOSBox builds, as I made it in 2016 when SVN Daum was still the most …

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Re: Is there a list of games composed on MT-32 (OLD vs new), or a list of which synths were used for which DOS games?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 13:57

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by NewRisingSun

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Obviously, the answer to "will you let me?" is "No!". Another round, then. These (underlined passages) are rude comments that added nothing to the discussion. They weren't necessary, and can only be interpreted to start an argument or show your dominance. You were searching for and have now found …

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Re: Is there a list of games composed on MT-32 (OLD vs new), or a list of which synths were used for which DOS games?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 09:41

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by NewRisingSun

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No one cares about this but you. The amount of text you write attacking me contradicts your claim that you do not care. You care a lot, excessively, obsessively. You derailed this thread by trying to hold me accountable for all the bad things I supposedly said and how arrogant and petulant and " …

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