Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:46 AM
Subject: dealer ROM U04 bankswitch
Hello,
ROMs U01-U03 are checked with the same code in a loop.
There's a separate ROM check for banked U04 at Z80:30F3.
It looks like dealer/revenger uses ppi8255 to control bankswitching.
- Added bankswitch for ROM U04 and removed BAD_DUMP from u4.bin
- Renamed the games to "Poker 4-1" and "Pull Tabs"
as shown in the ROMs stickers.
- Renamed the ROMs in each set according to their own stickers.
- Moved the driver into gametron.a group.
- Added the missing input port C to 8255 PPI I/O chip.
Poker41 and pulltabs don't make use of it, but is present in the Test/Setting Mode.
- Updated technical notes.
* added NODE_RELATIVE(NODE, offset) macro to discrete.h
* fix asteroid.c, canyon.c, skydiver.c and tank8.c to use this macro instead of adding directly to the node
- Switched the color system to RESNET calculations.
- Hooked the infamous bit7 of Input Port 0x3004 in parallel to DIP switch 1.
This allow to use the PAYOUT button to trigger the Super Game instead of STOP 5.
- Demultiplexed lamps matrix.
- Added lamps support, but is still imperfect.
- Updated technical notes.
u28 (color PROM) now has the proper size and seems correct.
u68 (graphics) is far way better, but still have some bad bits.
Removed all patched bits from the driver. These bits now are correct.
fixed Testers bug [01039]
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Updated cheat sytem drastically
* Supported (preliminary) new cheat format
- Added new operations
PDWWrite, RWrite, VRWrite, CWrite, Move, Branch, Loop, Popup
- Added new options
ValueSelectNegative, Return, AddressReadFrom, DataReadFrom
- Added cheat variables
You can store data with Write or Move operations and
read as an address or data from each fields
- Added condition check
for CWrite, Branch and Popup operations
- Added new custom codes
Separator, Layer
- Supported Shared Code [MESS ONLY]
different machine shares common code for a game
* Allowed mixed label-select or user-select with standard code
* Added label selector menu for label-selection code
* Added extend comment displayer for multi-line comments
* Added command menu for cheat list and watchpoint
Easy selectable cheat commands in this menu
* Added debug view menu [DEBUG BUILD ONLY]
It displays internal info to debug cheat system
* Supported unique separator by ui_draw_menu() in several menus
* Added user defined search region
You can set free memory range from cheat database
* Enhanced error check for cheat code to prevent from unexpected working
Error code is locked. If you select this code, the analyser works
instead of the code activater
* Enhanced value input with keyboard-less
Cheat edit key gives new input system in several menus
Left/right keys moves the edit cursor and up/down keys changes a value
* Added cheat command save, reload, reset in option menu
* Supported address shift in searching
Now searchable default region in TMS340*0 cpu games (Trog, Smash T.V. etc)
* Refined cheat menu handling with function pointer called cheat_menu_handler
* Added format strings table to manage in an integrated fashion
* Deleted unused hacks of default search region for Neo Geo and TMS34010
* Refined code based on MAME coding guidelines
- Renamed many functions/structures/constants
But not complete due to too many items
- Converted small but often used functions to INLINE
- Fixed a comparison in case of 0 or NULL
- Added missing function prototype for several functions
names are generated.
Added new astring functions astring_del, astring_replace, and astring_replacec
to help perform simple search/replace substitution.
1. In the MIPS core:
- renamed struct mips3_config -> mips3_config
- updated all drivers to the new names
- removed MIPS3DRC_STRICT_COP0 flag, which is no longer used
- a few minor cleanups
2. In the CPU interface:
- added new 'intention' parameter to the translate callback to
indicate read/write/fetch access, user/supervisor mode, and
a flag for debugging
- updated all call sites to pass an appropriate value
- updated all CPU cores to the new prototype
3. In the UML:
- added new opcode SETC to set the carry flag from a source bit
- added new opcode BSWAP to swap bytes within a value
- updated C, x86, x64 back-ends to support the new opcodes
- updated disassembler to support the new opcodes
4. In the DRC frontend:
- fixed bug in handling edge case with the PC near the 0 or ~0
01153: clshroad: [possible] The game is slow, the frame rate suffers, and even the calorie bar flickers.
00267: clshroad: [possible] Occasionally a cycler who's graphics are garbled will come along,
New Games Supported
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ChuckECheese's Match Game [Exodus]
New Clones Supported
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Fred Flintstones' Memory Match (US, High Score version, 3/10/95) [Exodus]
Fred Flintstones' Memory Match (UK, 3/17/95) [Exodus]
Fred Flintstones' Memory Match (Japan, High Score version, 3/20/95) [Exodus]
Fred Flintstones' Memory Match (Mandarin Chinese, 3/17/95) [Exodus]
Fred Flintstones' Memory Match (Spanish, 3/17/95) [Exodus]
