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First post, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-04-27, 16:07

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Hello people! I have a sound realted problem with this game.
I'm using a 486 DX4 75mhz with a SB16 + NEC385

When I setup sound blaster or adlib, the game plays perfectly. But when I select Roland mt32 / LAPC-I, the game goes really slow and there's no sound. And when I say really slow I mean, unplayable, like in a 286.

I really like this game (very difficult!) and the MIdi music is well worth it. Any help is welcomed!

Reply 1 of 11, by bloodbat

Posted on 2013-04-28, 03:51

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The game was perfectly playable on a 286...
Other than that, you don't have an MT-32, do you? Maybe that wavetable chip doesn't like the game or the other way around?

Reply 2 of 11, by robertmo

Posted on 2013-04-28, 05:29

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midi device has nothing to do with it, game doesn't now about it.
what happens in dosbox?

Reply 3 of 11, by Mau1wurf1977

Posted on 2013-04-28, 06:05

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Hi Pingaloka!

Just tried this on my Pentium and the MT-32 music works fine.

I have no idea what to do in the game but walked around a little and the speed seemed fine.

Machine is a Pentium MMX 133 with L1 cache disabled.

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Reply 4 of 11, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2013-04-28, 07:47

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Reply 5 of 11, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-04-28, 10:16

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote:
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Hi Pingaloka!

Just tried this on my Pentium and the MT-32 music works fine.

I have no idea what to do in the game but walked around a little and the speed seemed fine.

Machine is a Pentium MMX 133 with L1 cache disabled.

Really strange! Tried in 2 different computers and nothing!
A 486 DX4 75Mhz and a Amx85 133Mhz
Speedwise the game works perfectly when Sound Blaster is selected, when Mt-32 is selected the game struggles....in the sense that it chokes up.

I'm going to try take out the NEC and see if that is the problem.
Or maybe it only works when Roland mt-32 is detected?
But that it not probable is it?

Mau1wurf1977 you have the NEC, would it be possible for you to tr it out?

Reply 6 of 11, by Mau1wurf1977

Posted on 2013-04-28, 11:01

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There is no such thing as "MT-32 detected". It talks to the MPU401 interface and that's it. What's connected to that, nothing for example, doesn't matter. Meaning if you remove the NEC, the game should also slow down.

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Reply 7 of 11, by robertmo

Posted on 2013-04-28, 23:43

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robertmo wrote:

what happens in dosbox?

Reply 8 of 11, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-04-30, 20:10

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Can someone try this game with a SB16 + NEC? See if it works? I think that the issue is the SB16 + NEC in MT-32 mode. Can't get it to work.
I'm waiting for a cable to arrive to make the ribbon cable to connect the NEC to a Yamaha sound card.

Reply 9 of 11, by 5u3

Posted on 2013-04-30, 20:41

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Works on my LAPC-I, but on a SB MIDI interface I get the same symptoms as the OP.
It might be one of those games which need a real MPU-401 interface.

Reply 10 of 11, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-04-30, 21:32

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5u3 wrote:
Works on my LAPC-I, but on a SB MIDI interface I get the same symptoms as the OP.
It might be one of those games which need a real MPU-401 interface.

Thanx a lot 5u3! I want to try on the Yamaha+Nec as soon as I make the cable. I'll post results.

Reply 11 of 11, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-05-01, 20:59

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ISSUE SOLVED!! Please refer to this post:

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