adam242 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Ok I tried Race A on NTSC and managed 109.38. It was a near on perfect run, I didn't have to brake at all and didn't put a wheel on the edge of the track as far as I can remember Nice time! Thanks for humoring me. I also did the qualifying for Track 7 Namco (Race B) - NTSC 57.69 and PAL 52.55 but couldn't managed a decent race! I think it's safe to say that we should have two league tables for this round! Again, thanks. Perhaps you're right, my hybrid 800 is not quite representative of a true PAL Atari and my 91"something was overly quick... I feared as much. I guess the difference, while significant isn't as huge as I thought. Anyways... i'm gonna get off my soapbox. I'll do my thing as best I can here in the land of 60 Hertz. You guys do the same, and we'll let Jason sort it all out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Nice time! Thanks for humoring me. Again, thanks. Perhaps you're right, my hybrid 800 is not quite representative of a true PAL Atari and my 91"something was overly quick... I feared as much. I guess the difference, while significant isn't as huge as I thought. Anyways... i'm gonna get off my soapbox. I'll do my thing as best I can here in the land of 60 Hertz. You guys do the same, and we'll let Jason sort it all out. No you're right to question it, and I think the only fair way we can do it for this round is two leagues. Or we agree to play on emulators and choose a video format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Ok I tried Race A on NTSC and managed 109.38. Are we sopposed to be posting our time too? I hope not, as I haven't been paying any attention to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 ok everyone - most of the issues are resolved in the real Pole Position as we have the "Marius" version. PPX+ lets us play some different tracks, so, for future, what we need is the good tracks in the good game eh? [did I mention my secret Atari project ]. For HSC purposes were unlikely to get more than a handful of players so the exiting scoring is about right, and gives NTSC users a fair shout (may adjust scoring factors slightly when we see some maxed out scores/times from a few more players). I guess it was adam242's super PAL machine! Games may use code in their "main loop" and/or the VB; so different games will play differently on NTSC/PAL, not necessarily as simple as all parts of a game will run at a different speed Additionally In a hybrid machine this may effect one part of a game's code perhaps. Track A had a pretty much perfect run (for me) 41,050 102"58 though I suspect you can shave a bit off (my best time 101"76) and squeeze out a few more points. Failed to improve on B,C and D but was pretty close. Pole 0 - 2,030 remember this counts in the tables too Post race times for the bonus points - fastest NTSC and PAL earn points. Your fastest time may not be your go with your best score, as in my case on Race A. Pal timer issue effects Race D only - think you are ok at 37 seconds to get maximum 99 (+62) but don't rely on this. Approximate best Pal lap times Race A 50 B 50 C 52 D 52 A crash costs about 7 seconds. Now race until Sunday (and VOTE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Hi, being at holiday, I took my faithful IBM T42 (Hi Douglas!) laptop for joining the HSC. Unfortunately, it seems that the altirra function-keys doesn´t work right. The laptop (1,7Ghz / 1,5GB) is running with XP pro SP3, I use altirra 2.50 XL PAL 320k CompyShop. My problem: <SELECT>, <START>, <OPTION> (function keys F2..F4 on the keyboard) aren´t recognized by Poleposition X+. <RESET> (F5) work well... So I can´t choose a circuit and can´t start the game. Altirra´s help told my that <START> is mapped to F2, <SELECT> is mapped to F3 and <OPTION> to F4. What I´m doing wrong? Sleepy Edit: I did an update to the actual version 2.6 of altirra and now it works. Edited July 22, 2015 by Sleepy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Race C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+therealbountybob Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Race D 110,300 472"08 - loving this one. I had a lot of time left at the end of lap 6 so had to slow down to a stop right before the line to make sure I didn't get clocked - kinda like a stop go penalty, this was quite neat and tense as I thought I was going to over run (could have been used to get the car in the grid slot perhaps). My best lap time was 51"08 Tables updated - I've removed the Race D race bonus point and increaded the NTSC scoring factor for races B&C, so see how we go and remember Poll 0 counts for the tables too! I think the game was basic but has been compiled. Wonder where it came from? Round 12 POLL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Hi, I´m not shure if I start the game the right way. I do the following steps: 1) load the game 2) choose the circuit using F3 3) press F2 -> the Pole Position Screen appears 4) choose laps with F3 5) choose circuit with F4 ??? 6) start game with F2 trbb wrote in the first post "Track Selection: Press Select [F3] (you will need to re-load to change this)" What does "re-load" means? Must I <RESET> the game and load it again after Step 2 ? Sleepy, a little bit confused. Edited July 23, 2015 by Sleepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi, I´m not shure if I start the game the right way. I do the following steps: 1) load the game 2) choose the circuit using F3 3) press F2 -> the Pole Position Screen appears 4) choose laps with F3 5) choose circuit with F4 ??? 6) start game with F2 trbb wrote in the first post "Track Selection: Press Select [F3] (you will need to re-load to change this)" What does "re-load" means? Must I <RESET> the game and load it again after Step 2 ? Sleepy, a little bit confused. I think he means re-load to change track between games as this seems to be the only way to do this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 @Bob is your fastest time for race B 208 or 202? Also you missed my Race C improvement from yesterday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I think he means re-load to change track between games as this seems to be the only way to do this That makes sense, thanx. Sleepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Here my first race, RACE A: Altirra 2.60 XL PAL 320k Sleepy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Tables Updated! Pesky McKong is right on my tail but I'm on a no stop strategy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Too bad, that I have not time to play more this round... I like this game, but i had short renovation in my appartment and tomorow I'll go to Głuchołazy Party... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Too bad, that I have not time to play more this round... I like this game, but i had short renovation in my appartment and tomorow I'll go to Głuchołazy Party... Thanks for supporting the HSC Sikor - yes it's a great game for HSC play Race A 41,250 101"35 [sorry SHiNjide ] Just for interest - my best lap times (PAL) Race A 49"00 !! Race B 50"43 Race C 52"?? Race D 51"09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Race B / Altirra 2.60 XL PAL: Sleepy Edited July 23, 2015 by Sleepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Pole 0 Altirra 2.60 XL PAL 320k Sleepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHiNjide Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Race A 41,250 101"35 [sorry SHiNjide ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Race D Altirra 2.60 XL PAL Sleepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Had a kazillion goes on Race C but I just can't hold it together for a clear run slightly improved my time to 215"18 Just for interest - my best lap times (PAL) Race A 49"00 !! Race B 50"43 Race C 52"?? 51"10 50"10 Race D 51"09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Race A 41250 101.35 Edited July 24, 2015 by McKong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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McKong Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Pole 0 - 2800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Race B 67450 202.78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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