+Muddyfunster Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Guys, just a head's up; I plan on changing how the Yamaha is detected, using some ideas that RevEng suggested here. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 26 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: Guys, just a head's up; I plan on changing how the Yamaha is detected, using some ideas that RevEng suggested here. Thank you Bob. I haven’t changed the header yet, as I was hoping an updated ROM would be available to handle this. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Hi Bob and Perry! Congrats on winning the best 7800 Homebrew Award for Pac-Man Collection! Very much deserved ??? 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thank you It was a complete surprise to me when I got the e-mail... Like I said in the other thread, I was absolutely sure that Millie & Molly had won. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, PacManPlus said: Thank you It was a complete surprise to me when I got the e-mail... Like I said in the other thread, I was absolutely sure that Millie & Molly had won. no....it was only a demo....? and Your games are always posted completely 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 hours ago, mksmith said: Hey Matt, congratulations on your Millie and Molly too! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthpopalooza Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Congrats on the win. Fired up Pac Man 40 on my Dragonfly a week ago for the first time, and the sound blew me away. Easily the best port of Pac Man ever, for any 8-bit game system. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Thanks, guys I need to do two things yet: revisit the Yamaha detection and write a new manual. @Atariboy2600 has agreed to do new artwork for this one, and @Nathan Strum has agreed to do the artwork for Galaxian once it's ready. Edited February 20, 2021 by PacManPlus 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: Thanks, guys I need to do two things yet: revisit the Yamaha detection and write a new manual. AtariBoy2600 has agreed to do new artwork for this one, and Nathan has agreed to do the artwork for Galaxian once it's ready. and count me in for a cart ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TrekMD Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I'm in as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 26 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: Thanks, guys I need to do two things yet: revisit the Yamaha detection and write a new manual. AtariBoy2600 has agreed to do new artwork for this one, and Nathan has agreed to do the artwork for Galaxian once it's ready. 21 minutes ago, gambler172 said: and count me in for a cart ? 11 minutes ago, TrekMD said: I'm in as well. So I have a potentially-dumb question. If/when carts are ready, will each cart need its own YM2151 sound module? I mean, it's obviously technically possible given the way the Dragonfly works and the cartridge-audio line on the 7800 cart connector. But do any of the existing homebrew cart PCBs support the YM? With the state of the XM completely out the window now that Curt has passed, this probably needs to be addressed by someone with the electronics skill to design such a cartridge board, if they haven't already. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1307 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) In an interview with @PacManPlus, I proposed to design such an adapter, but you have to wait for the YM detection problem to be resolved. Edited February 20, 2021 by rj1307 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, rj1307 said: In an interview with @PacManPlus, I proposed to design such an adapter, but you have to wait for the YM detection problem to be resolved. Fantastic news! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, rj1307 said: In an interview with @PacManPlus, I proposed to design such an adapter, but you have to wait for the YM detection problem to be resolved. I was just coming here to say that - cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1307 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 7:02 PM, PacManPlus said: Guys, just a head's up; I plan on changing how the Yamaha is detected, using some ideas that RevEng suggested here. Can you detect YM with IRQ? All you need to do is set the appropriate register in YM and check if an interrupt occurred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Hi Guys: Just made this change. Good news, The Dragonfly can detect the Yamaha without playing with memory settings. Bad News, the emulators can't, and default to TIA sound. (Though I'm proud of my TIA sounds) Attached! Thank you RevEng - your code worked! Thanks, Bob PMC_XM.A78 PMC_XM.BIN Edited February 21, 2021 by PacManPlus 8 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Thank you, Bob and RevEng! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SearsRoebuck Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I admit I am no Dragonfly expert - but would it work with YM with just a regular 7800? Sorry if that sounds like a dumb question but if I need some new module for the game I am willing to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamcoPlayer Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I recently found a bug in Ms. Pac-Man Plus. When I finished the Apple level, I surprisingly finished the maze while the second the maze disappears, the maze is aligned differently. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 No - just like you would need a Pokey to get Pokey sound, you need a Yamaha chip for Yamaha sound. While there currently is no cart board that supports this, I know @rj1307 mentioned he was going to work on a plug in 'pass through' module for this. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Wow, nice catch! I think I know what causes that: when I make the board go "invisible" , Instead of turning the color of the board black (which I cannot do because there are other objects that use that color), I make the character mode widths 1, and move them off-screen. It looks like if you finish the board that way, it never gets moved back to its correct position. That should be an easy fix. Thank you for reporting it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 "Offset Maze" bug fixed. BTW, this happened in Pac-Man Plus as well as Ms. Pac-Man Plus. PMC_XM.A78 PMC_XM.BIN 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 10:02 AM, PacManPlus said: Guys, just a head's up; I plan on changing how the Yamaha is detected, using some ideas that RevEng suggested here. Bob, thanks for all you do! I'm just lovin' this game, and I say it is THE best version of Pac-Man for any 8-bit system! Since the above change was made, I'm unable to get my CC2 to recognize anything besides Yamaha sound. Of course, the CC2 has no Yamaha capabilities, so it now plays without sound. The previous versions would identify the TIA and default to TIA sound (which I agree is AMAZING)! I've tried almost all of the 128 kB banking files to no avail. I know it's basically old and unsupported, but is there any chance of compiling a version where the BIN recognizes TIA for loading from the CC2? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1307 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I don't know what detection is at the moment, but the chip is visible even with Yamaha turned off (Chip Enable signal = 1). This makes it impossible the TIA sound from starting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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