Re: Upcoming MD+ & MSU-MD Releases

by **ArcadeTV** Mon 3 Apr 2023 - 4:05

Yes, patches in development are not meant to be added to the database unless they're testet and bug-free.
I was thinking about a spreadsheet that holds every patch and available soundPacks. This could be filtered for genre and type (msu-md/md+) on one page.
I was wondering if somebody already has made such a thing.

by **Relikk** Mon 3 Apr 2023 - 12:05

We were using this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JbpfSayNc9J1w12vrUk5QwDEFCFQm9YDEstV6cSmoSM/edit?usp=sharing

I know the date on the front page isn't correct, but yeah, I can't remember what the last thing that was updated. It'll need reviewing.

by **ArcadeTV** Mon 3 Apr 2023 - 20:03

This one needs to get pre-patched with Pyron's Color Enhancement v2, see Readme.md for instructions.
Should be pretty solid already. The soundPack from "New Joe & Mac" is a matter of taste - personally I think I like the arcade OST better.

I could add more tracks - individual ones for every boss and stage, but let's hear the test players first, maybe it's good as it is right now.

Attachments

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by **Relikk** Tue 4 Apr 2023 - 16:26

Arcade soundtrack for Joe & Mac: https://mega.nz/file/Y35hCKzB#K3O8SjCQApSxA0z2unS6WYPHb7gR0U0T7z3WmNp9wYk

I'll revisit any audio balancing in the coming days with this and Thunder Force IV, although Joe & Mac seems to be okay. Thunder Force IV FM is a bit loud.

I notice you're forgetting to add, or maybe omitting, that MD+ is also compatible with the Mega Everdrive Pro from the readme files.

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by -pepodmc Wed 5 Apr 2023 - 0:48

YEAHHHH, HE COME BACK!! Blue3

I send to you some messages on your twitter in 2021 , but then i sttoped because i didnt want to bother you:

where can we see the patches that are nearly finished? In your github?

This guy is a super fan of shinobi 3 and will cover all the soundtrack, i have to check how much tracks he has left to do, he even is doing the jingles of the ost:

https://www.youtube.com/@videogamemusicrenditionsby7625

Plus other covers from other users:

so, if you can make a patch for this game, would be great.

by **ArcadeTV** Wed 5 Apr 2023 - 2:40

Sorry I don't get it. Why on earth would you continue nagging about more and more patches while the ones in development aren't even finished? I will have to ignore this otherwise my motivation will instantly drop to zero.

by **ArcadeTV** Wed 5 Apr 2023 - 4:30

The Lion King MD+

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qC0Z3k5OlNNTl_XI1rEOWeRz9sYRerJl/view?usp=share_link

I didn't put much effort in creating the soundPack, as I'm sure there is a lot of music to choose from.

I will stop posting further patches that are in development until there is proper feedback (playthrough incl. bugreport) for the already posted ones:

Columns
Flicky
Thunderforce IV
Joe & Mac
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
The Lion King

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by +RyeGuy+ Wed 5 Apr 2023 - 10:28

First of all, thank you for making this a MD+! I've tested this on the MegaSD (in Mega SG) and I am happy to report that it works great. I have also tested it with Pyron's color hack, and after a quick checksum fix, it also worked perfectly. Thank you for your hard work on this. P.S. I am Wild9Nine on Discord, just in case you pop by the Terraonion message boards.

by +RyeGuy+ Wed 5 Apr 2023 - 10:40

jerrymh wrote:
ArcadeTV wrote:I got permission to release the patch.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZ-jrg7Kl0xupSzZ2c9ZkD5NCCX0TjOW/view?usp=share_link

Oh my god, he hasn't replied yet but I hope -pepodmc hasn't deleted his material.
I only have a couple of tracks that I liked. The good thing is that changing the audio tracks in the sega patches are less difficult than in MSU1.
We are still waiting for your friend's tracks, I liked the sample of the first track you showed us.

Later going to try one of the tracks form the tecnosoft disk.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1w7ou7_25SKM0eO5Tq7gbABMVfZd_jn72?usp=sharing

Hi, I'm attempting to test this MD Plus, but I don't see the .cue file in the .zip. Is this one still being worked on? Sorry if I am jumping the gun on this one.

by **ArcadeTV** Wed 5 Apr 2023 - 14:51

+RyeGuy+ wrote:First of all, thank you for making this a MD+! I've tested this on the MegaSD (in Mega SG) and I am happy to report that it works great. I have also tested it with Pyron's color hack, and after a quick checksum fix, it also worked perfectly. Thank you for your hard work on this. P.S. I am Wild9Nine on Discord, just in case you pop by the Terraonion message boards.

Thank you for your feedback, this is very much appreciated.
I didn't know there was a Pyron Enhancement for The Lion King, I'll include it in the next version.
Maybe not a bad idea to ask for testers in the TO-Discord - I'll think about it, thanks!

+RyeGuy+ wrote:Hi, I'm attempting to test this MD Plus, but I don't see the .cue file in the .zip. Is this one still being worked on? Sorry if I am jumping the gun on this one.

tldr: There's a soundPack in the works by "John Doe", in the meantime you can use Relikk's enhanced-chiptune pack.

pev wrote:Not sure on how to really approach it. So, consider this a dry run. Any input would nice. Still wondering if it is better to make the multiple entries under one game or leave as it is now.
Let me know if you want to be added to the list to insert additional games in the Dropdown Lists tab. I have it locked now to prevent accidental edits.

To be honest, I will not do any project-management anymore. I was offering a template-driven issue-tracker on github back then and nobody used it. Instead, ppl went ranting that Musha Aleste had issues in forums and places where I only saw bug-reports by accident. I won't continue like that.
The sheet may be a good start - I'm clueless how to maintain this. As long as I'm not missing any bugs I'm happy with any tool.

A little motivation for y'all to send feedback:
I have the following games ready and will release them as soon as the previous 6 games were testet and added to the zeldix database:

Global Gladiators
The Jungle Book
Aladdin
Ristar
Dynamite Headdy

by +RyeGuy+ Wed 5 Apr 2023 - 22:33

I can put some time in testing something tomorrow morning. Hardware: MegaSD in a Mega SG. I have these four loaded up and ready to test: Flicky MSU, Columns MD+, Joe & Mac MD+, and Lion King MD+. I'll add any bugs I find to the spreadsheet.

by **ArcadeTV** Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 5:47

pev wrote:
Cool, I will add them to the spreadsheet. Will list them as pending. I do not mind helping you out with this, just, as long as the releases are kept to a controllable level. I am fine with five at a time. That should not disturb my working/personal life too much. You take care, ATV. Keep up the good work.

Maybe it's better to only put the current sets in the sheet. I foresee that people see these entries and ask where to find them.
In an ideal world I would have one or two wingmen for testing one game at a time without a blown list that needs permanent maintainance.

I want to make a proposal...
I'll setup a subdomain: http://issues.arcade-tv.de
it will forward to https://github.com/ArcadeTV/msuplus-tracker
Let's try and use this for the time being.

by **pev** Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 8:29

ArcadeTV wrote:I want to make a proposal...
I'll setup a subdomain: http://issues.arcade-tv.de
it will forward to https://github.com/ArcadeTV/msuplus-tracker
Let's try and use this for the time being.

Sure, what ever works best for you. This is your rodeo show. You run it how you see fit. I took the liberty to remove the Discord posts regarding the sheet to avoid any confusion over there. Appreciate the heads up.

by **Relikk** Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 8:54

Thunder Force IV FM audio has been finalised: https://mega.nz/file/8qwHmDJK#6f3oseEbbyTMiS9qVRILkMnON-BYT2w4psvfcYDPUqM

by **ArcadeTV** Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 9:04

Relikk wrote:
Thunder Force IV FM audio has been finalised: https://mega.nz/file/8qwHmDJK#6f3oseEbbyTMiS9qVRILkMnON-BYT2w4psvfcYDPUqM

(Thank you, Relikk)

Latest Patch (didn't change since posted):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZ-jrg7Kl0xupSzZ2c9ZkD5NCCX0TjOW/view?usp=share_link

Please test and report any issues here:
http://issues.arcade-tv.de

by +RyeGuy+ Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 9:35

ArcadeTV wrote:
Relikk wrote:
Thunder Force IV FM audio has been finalised: https://mega.nz/file/8qwHmDJK#6f3oseEbbyTMiS9qVRILkMnON-BYT2w4psvfcYDPUqM

(Thank you, Relikk)

Latest Patch (didn't change since posted):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZ-jrg7Kl0xupSzZ2c9ZkD5NCCX0TjOW/view?usp=share_link

Please test and report any issues here:
http://issues.arcade-tv.de

Perfect timing. I have my coffee, and a bunch of games to test. Thank you for your work.

by jerrymh Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 15:45

Relikk wrote:Thunder Force IV FM audio has been finalised: https://mega.nz/file/8qwHmDJK#6f3oseEbbyTMiS9qVRILkMnON-BYT2w4psvfcYDPUqM

Thanks, with the example of your file I'll see how I refine what I'm doing.

Now I realize that the TF4 version of Sega Ages does not have the 100 lives cheat and retroarch does not have a database for that version. It will literally take me a lifetime to test the rom, I could never finish this game on the Sega Megadrive. Laughing

by **ArcadeTV** Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 16:55

Open the patched TF4 ROM with a hex editor, I recommend HxD.

Change 2 Bytes of these locations to 4E 75 for invincibility:

$6254
$62CA
$6344

by jerrymh Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 17:24

ArcadeTV wrote:Open the patched TF4 ROM with a hex editor, I recommend HxD.

Change 2 Bytes of these locations to 4E 75 for invincibility:

$6254
$62CA
$6344

Thak you so much.

by **ArcadeTV** Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 18:40

I released my cue-maker-batchfile to assist the creation of soundPacks:
https://github.com/ArcadeTV/msuplus-tracker/releases/latest

by jerrymh Thu 6 Apr 2023 - 20:01

ArcadeTV wrote:I released my cue-maker-batchfile to assist the creation of soundPacks:
https://github.com/ArcadeTV/msuplus-tracker/releases/latest

This will help alot , you are on fire.!!!

jerrymh wrote:
ArcadeTV wrote:Open the patched TF4 ROM with a hex editor, I recommend HxD.

Change 2 Bytes of these locations to 4E 75 for invincibility:

$6254
$62CA
$6344

Thak you so much.

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by **ArcadeTV** Fri 7 Apr 2023 - 2:38

jerrymh wrote:
Wouldn't you have by chance the way to have infinite lives, to make it more natural?

Here's your homework for today

Download this
https://wyrmcorp.com/software/uggconv/index.shtml

Goto that
https://gamehacking.org/game/16093

Either use the (i) icon to read the info
or copy the GG code and run
uggconv.exe -m AKWA-AA4J

This gives you the ROM location and what to put there to enable the cheat.

(note: does not work with RAM cheats, that's the ones startin with FFFFXXXX)

by **ArcadeTV** Fri 7 Apr 2023 - 6:11

fixed a bug with foldernames containing spaces in cue maker, released v1.1
added 2 videos of Sonic 3D Blast to previews.arcade-tv.de - looking good so far.
MD+ version of Flicky is ready
added gameOver music to Joe & Mac

by +RyeGuy+ Sat 8 Apr 2023 - 10:06

ArcadeTV wrote:
Relikk wrote:
Thunder Force IV FM audio has been finalised: https://mega.nz/file/8qwHmDJK#6f3oseEbbyTMiS9qVRILkMnON-BYT2w4psvfcYDPUqM

(Thank you, Relikk)

Latest Patch (didn't change since posted):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZ-jrg7Kl0xupSzZ2c9ZkD5NCCX0TjOW/view?usp=share_link

Please test and report any issues here:
http://issues.arcade-tv.de

When I assembled the MD+, I was slightly confused about the sound pack. Is this the finalized soundtrack for the game, or is it a placeholder? I had trouble distinguishing the music from the MD ost. Thanks.

by **Relikk** Sat 8 Apr 2023 - 10:09

This post explains it: https://www.zeldix.net/t2635-upcoming-msu-md-releases#43036

The person that ArcadeTV is making the patch for, primarily, hasn't finished their audio yet. I converted the original YM2612 music as a placeholder, and for myself, because I love the original music and I always wanted to hear the music in the game without it being interrupted by the speech samples, and I always felt the percussion was a little muffled.

It should be fine for testing for the time being.

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