Exciting Soccer (Japan) [Uki]
- verified clock frequency (including 4KHz NMI)
- position 6A is not populated in JAPAN ver.
- sound tempo is wrong in all sets (with or without this change)
- derived clocks where possible
- complete memory maps from the schematics
- hooked up proper sound command latching
- reimplemented 6802-based ADPCM samples for the bootlegs
- merged memory maps
- extended NVRAM to the full RAM range (according to schematics)
- created common include file and modified drivers to use it instead of explicit externs
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At the moment I've only checked Ikaruga, and it seems to work fine (with wire-frame)... ;)
* Added Crosshair Options menu
- ability to individually enable/disable crosshairs
- ability for them to automatically disappear after a set amount of time
- ability to select crosshair graphic
- all settings are saved in the cfg file
* Removed F1 toggle for crosshairs
* Added new command option -crsshairpath
- store all selectable graphics here
- see config.txt for further info
OSD NOTE: render_load_png() has been changed to no longer force usage of the artwork directory.
Do a search for "render_load_png(" and replace with "render_load_png(OPTION_ARTPATH, " if needed.
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F1 is now free to use for something new. I was thinking it would be perfect for a context sensitive help file. Each menu item could have a help tag, that it would look up and display info from an HTML file.
- emulated CPU1 (slave) <-> AUDIOCPU communications even if they are not used at all
- emulated AUDIOCPU reset at startup, previously this was disabled
* rranger.diff
- added samples emulation to Rough Ranger (V2.0), write ports A & B of YM2203 are used
* seibu.diff
- hooked up music in SD Gundam Psycho Salamander, this doesn't affect any other game
for the driver. I adjusted the default settings also based on manual information.
There was duplicate DSW1 data between games which I created a separate assignment
for and PORT_INCLUDE to allow each game to use it.
This .DIFF is based on 0.130u1 sources.
Tafoid
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adding proper LOCATIONS for both sets in the driver. There was a very large and
convoluted solution for the DIPS - which in fact are not (in the manual) linked
together and probably should stay separated.
- Using the fact that the Board as a 15mhz Xtal, I redid the clock speed assignments
to take in this in account. While doing this, I found a reference recording of Munch
Mobile and was able to adjust the AY-8910 clock speeds to allow it to match the
recording.
Recording Source: http://coinopvideogames.com/mp3/videogames03/32-munchmobile.mp3
This .DIFF is based on 0.130u1 sources.
Tafoid
tafoid@yahoo.com
Added emulation of the earlier type of ARM (ASIC27A, 5585E type)
Used this for protection emulation on Photo Y2k, Knights of Valour Superheroes instead of old simulation code
This means KOV Superheroes now works.
Disabled protection simulation for several sets.
This demotes Knights of Valour / Knights of Valour Plus to NOT working as there is no dump of the internal rom.
Photo Y2k still works because it's using the emulation added above, but You can no longer change region as this is supplied by the ASIC27A device which is now emulated. This is correct.
added several new sets, several of which are re-releases of the games using the ASIC 27A instead of the previous protection devices. (oldss, killbldp)
Removed per-game speedup hacks, as they're no longer needed for the ARM based games to boot correctly.
the descriptions given with the submission were misleading, in general it looks more like added sets, and an attempt to hook up the actual ARM on the other games where we have dumps.
