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Bounce'n'Pounce (game released)

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Vindex Star Raider

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Speech Buffer thread began...
CPU thread began...
Starting Window management
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >0000 by PC >0028
CS1 tape motor on suppressed - waiting for off->on transition.
CS2 is not supported.
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >1000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >2000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >4000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3F00 by PC >025A
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3FFF by PC >025E
Setting top of VRAM to >37D7 (3 files)
Found B:\Ti-994a\bnp_8.bin...
Initializing AMS mode 2, size 33554432k
Loading file from resource: Type D, Bank 0, Address 0x1100, Length 0x01C0
Loading file from resource: Type E, Bank 0, Address 0x1100, Length 0x2000
Loading file from resource: Type S, Bank 0, Address 0x0000, Length 0x8000
Loading file from resource: Type P, Bank 0, Address 0x0000, Length 0xF800
Loading file from resource: Type C, Bank -1, Address 0x0000, Length 0x2000
Loading file from resource: Type G, Bank -1, Address 0x0000, Length 0x1800
Loading file from resource: Type G, Bank -1, Address 0x2000, Length 0x1800
Loading file from resource: Type G, Bank -1, Address 0x4000, Length 0x1800
Loading file (B:\Ti-994a\bnp_8.bin) from disk: Type 8, Bank 0, Address 0x0000, Length 0x8000
Loaded 32768 bytes, non-inverted, bank mask 0x3
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >0000 by PC >0028
CS1 tape motor on suppressed - waiting for off->on transition.
CS2 is not supported.
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >1000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >2000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >4000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3F00 by PC >025A
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3FFF by PC >025E
Setting top of VRAM to >37D7 (3 files)
 

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PeteE Dragonstomper

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27 minutes ago, Vindex said:

Speech Buffer thread began...
CPU thread began...
Starting Window management
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >0000 by PC >0028
CS1 tape motor on suppressed - waiting for off->on transition.
CS2 is not supported.
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >1000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >2000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >4000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3F00 by PC >025A
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3FFF by PC >025E
Setting top of VRAM to >37D7 (3 files)
Found B:\Ti-994a\bnp_8.bin...
Initializing AMS mode 2, size 33554432k
Loading file from resource: Type D, Bank 0, Address 0x1100, Length 0x01C0
Loading file from resource: Type E, Bank 0, Address 0x1100, Length 0x2000
Loading file from resource: Type S, Bank 0, Address 0x0000, Length 0x8000
Loading file from resource: Type P, Bank 0, Address 0x0000, Length 0xF800
Loading file from resource: Type C, Bank -1, Address 0x0000, Length 0x2000
Loading file from resource: Type G, Bank -1, Address 0x0000, Length 0x1800
Loading file from resource: Type G, Bank -1, Address 0x2000, Length 0x1800
Loading file from resource: Type G, Bank -1, Address 0x4000, Length 0x1800
Loading file (B:\Ti-994a\bnp_8.bin) from disk: Type 8, Bank 0, Address 0x0000, Length 0x8000
Loaded 32768 bytes, non-inverted, bank mask 0x3
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >0000 by PC >0028
CS1 tape motor on suppressed - waiting for off->on transition.
CS2 is not supported.
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >1000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >2000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >4000 by PC >025E
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3F00 by PC >025A
(Non-DSR) Top of VRAM pointer at >8370 changed to >3FFF by PC >025E
Setting top of VRAM to >37D7 (3 files)
 

That all looks normal, what part isn't loading?

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Weird, mine also says address 0x0000, but it loads at 6000 when I try it.  In the debugger CPU pane, set to 6000, shows the cartridge loaded at the proper address 

6000: AA 01 01 00 00 00 60 0A ......`.
6008: 00 00 00 00 60 36 0F 42 ....`6.B
6010: 4F 55 4E 43 45 27 4E 27 OUNCE'N'
6018: 50 4F 55 4E 43 45 04 E0 POUNCE..
6020: 60 02 04 5A 04 E0 60 04 `..Z..`.
6028: 04 5A 04 E0 60 06 04 5A .Z..`..Z
6030: 04 E0 60 00 04 5A 04 E0 ..`..Z..

I'm out of ideas... maybe @Tursi could chime in?

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Yeah, at this point, try PeteE's suggestion - go to the debugger, select the CPU radio button at bottom right, and enter "6000" in the box there and press Apply. See if your hex dump looks the same as above - to show up in the menu the first 4 lines need to look the same.

 

If they are not the same - everything else looks correct, I'd suspect you have a corrupted download.

 

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Tursi Quadrunner

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5 hours ago, Vindex said:

Sorry ... I solved. I had selected Ti99 / 4a v.2.2 as hardware. Sorry for the inconvenience ... but I did not know the machine.

ooooh.. yes, that would be the other option. ;) The V2.2 BIOS locks out ROM-only cartridges. No worries - there are no fixes or other reasons worth running the 2.2 version for. :)

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On 2/1/2020 at 9:48 PM, PeteE said:

I'm glad you asked.  The tracks are made from 16 segments, each 32x32 characters:

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This graphics lesson was interesting to read. How did you manage the music in the game? I've successfully written a song-list player to mimic what goes on in the E/A manual TI routines. Wondering about the state of the art techniques regarding in-game music these days?

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Wondering about the state of the art techniques regarding in-game music these days?

I use a tracker called MOD2PSG2 to produce either a VGM file, which can be played by Tursi's player, or a ePSGMOD file, which Tursi has also made a player for, but recently I have been using my own, very compact player. Another tracker that can produce VGM files is DefleMask, which was used for the Megademo. I know some people have been using my SoundListRipper as a tracker to produce standard sound lists. But actually I think most of the active TI developers are coding their music by hand.

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The music and sound effects for bounce'n'pounce were composed in a C program which builds a sound list in memory with an option to play it or save it to a file.  I was copying the notes from a MIDI file I found from the original game.  Here's a sample of what the C code looks like: 

        case 3: // intro
		chord_vol = 2;
                chord(G5,E5,2); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(G5,E5,5); rest(1); chord(A5,F5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(A5,F5,2); 
                chord(G5,E5,2); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(G5,E5,3); rest(1); chord(G5,E5,2); rest(2);
                rest(4);
		
        		// don't terminate
        		if (duration) putchar(duration);
		
                return 0;
		
        case 4: // driving
		chord_vol = 4; // quieter while driving
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(F5,D5,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(G4,E4,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(F5,D5,2);
                chord(G5,E5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(C6,A5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(C6,A5,3); rest(1);

                chord(C6,A5,2); chord(A5,F5,3); rest(1); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(B5,G5,2); chord(G5,E5,3); rest(1); chord(E5,C5,2);
                chord(A5,F5,2); chord(F5,D5,3); rest(1); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(E5,C5,3); rest(1); chord(C5,A4,2);
                chord(C5,A4,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(A5,F5,2); chord(A5,F5,2);
                chord(G5,E5,2); chord(B5,G5,2); chord(D6,B5,2); chord(E6,C6,2); chord(C6,A5,6); rest(2);

                chord(C6,A5,2); rest(1); chord(A5,F5,1); chord(F5,D5,3); rest(1); chord(B5,G5,2); rest(1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(E5,C5,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); rest(1); chord(F5,D5,1); chord(G5,E5,3); rest(1); chord(G4,E4,1); chord(A4,F4,1); chord(B4,G4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(D5,B4,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(F5,D5,1); chord(G5,E5,1);
                chord(F5,D5,2); rest(1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(A5,F5,3); rest(1); chord(A4,F4,1); chord(B4,G4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(D5,B4,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(F5,D5,1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(A5,F5,1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(C5,A4,3); rest(1);

                chord(F5,D5,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(C5,A4,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(D5,B4,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(C5,A4,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(F5,D5,1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(A5,F5,1); chord(B5,G5,3); rest(1);

                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(D5,B4,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(B4,G4,1); chord(A4,F4,1); chord(B4,G4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(D5,B4,3); rest(1);
                chord(E5,C5,2); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(C5,A4,2); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(C5,A4,1); chord(D5,B4,1); chord(E5,C5,1); chord(F5,D5,1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(A5,F5,3); rest(1);
                chord(B5,G5,2); chord(B5,G5,1); chord(B5,G5,1); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(G5,E5,1); chord(C6,A5,1); chord(B5,G5,1); chord(A5,F5,1); chord(B5,G5,1); chord(C6,A5,3); rest(1);

                chord(C6,A5,2); chord(A5,F5,2); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(B5,G5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(F5,D5,2);
                chord(A5,F5,2); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(C5,A4,3); rest(1);
                chord(C6,A5,3); rest(1); chord(A5,F5,2); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(B5,G5,2); chord(B5,G5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(E5,C5,2);
                chord(A5,F5,3); rest(1); chord(F5,D5,2); chord(D5,B4,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(E5,C5,2); chord(C5,A4,2);

                // repeat?
                break;
		
        case 5: // finish
		chord_vol = 1;
                chord(G5,E5,10); chord(A5,F5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(F5,D5,2);
                chord(G5,E5,6); chord(F5,C5,2); chord(G5,D5,2); chord(A5,F5,2); chord(G5,E5,2); chord(F5,D5,2);
                chord(G5,E5,16);

                vol(VOL1,15);
                vol(VOL2,15);
                vsync();

                break;

The "chord" function sets the frequency on GEN1 and GEN2 and then decays the volume for n beats.  The "rest" function mutes the GEN1 and GEN2 channels for n beats.

 

 

 

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PeteE Dragonstomper

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5 hours ago, Airshack said:

That's great how you've constructed a tool to produce sound lists. 

 

Where may one find original game midi files?

I don't remember the exact site I found it, try searching "gamename arcade midi", but this is the viewer I used: https://onlinesequencer.net/import

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