+mizapf Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 The ugly thing about this issue was that I spent a whole evening trying to find out why the emulator crashed (not the emulated TI but the whole MAME). Then I remembered: When your C++ program does something completely unexplainable, check for memory corruption. In fact, the buffer was 2 MiB, and the cartridge loader memcpy'd the ROM dump (of size 8 MiB) into that buffer. I added a guard that exits with a "fatal error" for now - until I'll have decided for a new cartridge type (maybe "pagedmax" ... or better "paged32m", you never know ). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LASooner Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 RTFM (read the first message) It supports the F18A for reduced flicker Haha, in the RTFM I'm familiar with, F doesn't stand for 'first' 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 For those who don't follow my Twitter or Facebook, the box mockup came in. It's mostly good, though it's just a little fuzzy. (The print process is not intended to print really fine details). But, everything is readable and Binky's art really looks good, IMO. The retro design by OLD CS1 has not been shown before. - solid corrugated cardboard - no cereal boxes here! - double sided box has BOTH prints available - I dunno, it's a solid, full color box! I still have to decide how I'm going to deal with the dual nature of the packaging. I think probably I will ask you to tell me when you order whether you want modern or retro style, and I'll fold the box and affix the appropriate label. (You can have the other label unstuck in case you change your mind ). Shipping the boxes flat with a cartridge will just be too difficult to manage. Anyway, all these forward-thinking statements still do not count as promises. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Haha, in the RTFM I'm familiar with, F doesn't stand for 'first' If anyone wants a copy of the cover to the RTFM manual, here's a PDF of it.. RTFMII.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 You are taking it to another level Tursi! Mighty impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolof Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Looks great ! I could not imagine that something like this was possible for the 4A. When seeing what's going on for the 4A on this forum, I am really happy to have took mine out of the storage; Really nice ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 really digging the 'modern' box. looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 A bit later than I intended. but here's the hardware demo video I meant to post. The game is about 99% code complete though the scenes all need tuning for input timing. I've done a bit but I'm not happy with some of it. What I really wanted to show off here was the flicker fixes, this is running in non-F18A mode. (Though F18A gets rid of even the few that are left). Show off that, and that all the scenes are in place and it actually progresses from scene to scene now. https://youtu.be/UXExQq0eq0Y 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonecool Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) This is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I never thought this was even possible on the TI-99/4a. Incredible work Tursi!!! A bit later than I intended. but here's the hardware demo video I meant to post. The game is about 99% code complete though the scenes all need tuning for input timing. I've done a bit but I'm not happy with some of it. What I really wanted to show off here was the flicker fixes, this is running in non-F18A mode. (Though F18A gets rid of even the few that are left). Show off that, and that all the scenes are in place and it actually progresses from scene to scene now. https://youtu.be/UXExQq0eq0Y Edited December 31, 2018 by jonecool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 That retro graphic look really doesn't do what's in the cartridge justice. And I mean REALLY! Still cool though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Simply astonishing. Destined to be a crowning glory of any TI 99/4A game collection from here on out. I cannot wait, and hope to be able to place an order in the first batch. Thanks for all your incredible work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoodland Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Awesome Tursi! Love the full color retro box, and the demo looks so cool. Something to look forward to for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 That retro graphic look really doesn't do what's in the cartridge justice. And I mean REALLY! Sadly the retro design needs to change. I didn't realize it was pixel-for-pixel from the old 8-bit Dragon's Lair game, and someone felt it necessary to tell me, meaning I can't claim plausible deniability. Since we can't find the owners of that art we have to redo it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jmazzy Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Wow, this is amazing. And clearly a monumental endeavor. Even with all of the clever new TI add-on advances that have been coming along in recent years, I never expected to see something with this degree of display & sound quality. Phenomenal work, Tursi. Sounds as though there are quite a few interested persons at this point, but I'm in, too. Looking forward to its release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Sadly the retro design needs to change. I didn't realize it was pixel-for-pixel from the old 8-bit Dragon's Lair game, and someone felt it necessary to tell me, meaning I can't claim plausible deniability. Since we can't find the owners of that art we have to redo it. Well, actually a few, used for concept. Tursi was happy with the concept and his replacement remains true to it. I think everyone will like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) I am really curious to see the new back image for the box hope... Edited December 31, 2018 by ti99iuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinphaltimus Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 *WANT* - I have Dragon's Laire on multiple platforms. Have yet to actually finish it. This looks amazing for the TI and would love to be included on the "Try to get one" list. I wonder how far I'll get on the TI version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4DDS Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Looks awesome. Add me to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 There isn't and won't be a list. I received the boxes today, and posted a pic of the new retro side... A little fuzzy, like the modern side, but the real issue is it just doesn't fold nicely backwards - it was intended to go one way. So I think I will only be shipping them in the modern form. If you want to flip the box inside out, it can be done (the previous photos I posted were folded first to modern, then to retro, and that makes it easier). Folding that way first is rough because you're going against the seams. I took the game to a con over the weekend, though the game room was not set up for a demo. I did have a few friends play for a bit, so that counts as some playtesting. Also got the spare parts I need to make a few more test cartridges, in case the only one I have right now fails. Still expecting a second EPROM programmer to show up, just in case. I think I'll set a goal of opening orders on Jan 30th... not yet a promise, but I'll let you know if I'm not going to make it. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckoBrand Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) For those who don't follow my Twitter or Facebook, the box mockup came in. It's mostly good, though it's just a little fuzzy. (The print process is not intended to print really fine details). But, everything is readable and Binky's art really looks good, IMO. The retro design by OLD CS1 has not been shown before. smDu_DUZmV4AAtg9b.jpgsmDu_EDA0VAAALZnk.jpg - solid corrugated cardboard - no cereal boxes here! - double sided box has BOTH prints available - I dunno, it's a solid, full color box! I still have to decide how I'm going to deal with the dual nature of the packaging. I think probably I will ask you to tell me when you order whether you want modern or retro style, and I'll fold the box and affix the appropriate label. (You can have the other label unstuck in case you change your mind ). Shipping the boxes flat with a cartridge will just be too difficult to manage. Anyway, all these forward-thinking statements still do not count as promises. Nice!!! I may have to order one! EDIT: You sure use a lot of winking smiley-faces, Tursi. Not that i'm complaining, I like winking smiley-faces. Edited January 23, 2019 by BuckoBrand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Dirk came out really nicely in the print! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I was curious what the versions of Dragon's Lair for somewhat analogous 80s hardware looked like, not being very familiar with the various home versions. Well, the Coleco Adam version looks like this: Yup. I'd say what we have here is a slight improvement. Can't wait. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectrexroli Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 There is a modern homebrew port for the Sinclair ZX81 available, which is also pretty amazing, but I really like that the TI version will also have sound and color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I was curious what the versions of Dragon's Lair for somewhat analogous 80s hardware looked like, not being very familiar with the various home versions. Well, the Coleco Adam version looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSinFyg6Y5Q&t=1m Yup. I'd say what we have here is a slight improvement. Can't wait. This seems fairly similar to the Spectrum 128 version. Actually pretty good for the unexpanded hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmeeks Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Wow this is simply amazing. What a great way to push the TI beyond what people thought it could do. So, is this game licensed? Not that I care....but if it is, I'm wondering how you managed to pull that off. If I can scrap up the funds, I will definitely want a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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