Must see recordings
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Re: Must see recordings
Originally, I did it in VC#2008 Express, but I've since upgraded to VC#2010 Express. I've also tried to target .NET 2.0 also, to ease it's use in Mono also (so that it can also be run under Linux or OS X).
- Barry Rodewald
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Re: Must see recordings
It is more incomplete than I remember, I hadn't implemented the selecting and running the MAME executable part.
Main difficulty now is coming up with a decent way to know whether or not to add the '.inp' to the -playback parameter. Somewhere around 0.107, MAMEdev decided that handling inp file extensions wasn't necessary, which basically means that you have to add .inp to the filename used for -playback, it won't add it for you, the complete opposite of 0.106 and earlier. Kinda makes writing a frontend of any sort that supports multiple MAME versions that much more difficult (and irritating).
Main difficulty now is coming up with a decent way to know whether or not to add the '.inp' to the -playback parameter. Somewhere around 0.107, MAMEdev decided that handling inp file extensions wasn't necessary, which basically means that you have to add .inp to the filename used for -playback, it won't add it for you, the complete opposite of 0.106 and earlier. Kinda makes writing a frontend of any sort that supports multiple MAME versions that much more difficult (and irritating).
- Barry Rodewald
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Re: Must see recordings
I have all the version idiosyncrasies worked out in my script (the bash script can playback marp files with versions from mame33 to 138) all with the correct command line constructions. I would have to convert it to C or C# but that is not a problem with the code that works in front of you.
-skito
Re: Must see recordings
Currently, I have it check the INP header (for the shortname, so that it knows what set it was recorded with) and use that. Basically, if the header starts with XINP or MAMEINP, then it's post-0.106, add the extension. Otherwise, remove the extension. The only real issue is with standard MAME 0.107-0x124, before MAMEdev changed to a compressed format. Maybe I'll just add a checkbox to force removal of the extension if you're using those versions of MAME. Either that, or just parse the version text.
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Re: Must see recordings
Here's a test version, but don't be too surprised if it crashes. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
http://mahlemiut.marpirc.net/marpbrowser3test.zip
Requires .NET 2.0 or Mono 1.6 (or later).
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
http://mahlemiut.marpirc.net/marpbrowser3test.zip
Requires .NET 2.0 or Mono 1.6 (or later).
- Barry Rodewald
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Re: Must see recordings
btw you need .NET framework to run it. and we really shouldn't be hijacking this thread. but while we're here:
It's also not just the inp or not to inp, which is much more easily determined by taking the ###'s out of the marp filename or the header and comparing the two for a confirmation check. you need to do this to download the mame version too? Plus it's not 106, you need to specify the .inp extention at versions greater than 109.
It's also not just the inp or not to inp, which is much more easily determined by taking the ###'s out of the marp filename or the header and comparing the two for a confirmation check. you need to do this to download the mame version too? Plus it's not 106, you need to specify the .inp extention at versions greater than 109.
-skito
Re: Must see recordings
That's what "Requires .NET 2.0 or Mono 1.6 or later" means.Chad wrote:btw you need .NET framework to run it.
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Re: Must see recordings
Just change the heading to:Chad wrote:and we really shouldn't be hijacking this thread.....
"Must see recordings via new (beta) inp-player"
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Re: Must see recordings
by zlk » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:03 am
I just got done confirming Bandit's Gradius II recordings. The level of play is very impressive.
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/c/0/d/vt ... n37b14.zip
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/2/0/b/vt ... n37b14.zip
I used emeraldmame37b16 with sound sample rate 44100. It is important not to use f10 to get them to play back properly. If you watch till the end, Bandit has well over 50 men in reserve when the game just gives up, goes to a game over screen and the bullets form a nice "number 1" pattern. These are great replays.
Hi, can somebody upload emeraldMAME32 37b16? I really want to view these recordings. I've tried playing them with the win37b14 link provided but they don't get past the third level. I've tried Bandit's recordings of gradius2, gradius2a, gradius2b and vulcan and it's the same for all of them. Obviously you must need emeraldMAME to play these files. I can't find it on the net. If anybody can help I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
I just got done confirming Bandit's Gradius II recordings. The level of play is very impressive.
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/c/0/d/vt ... n37b14.zip
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/2/0/b/vt ... n37b14.zip
I used emeraldmame37b16 with sound sample rate 44100. It is important not to use f10 to get them to play back properly. If you watch till the end, Bandit has well over 50 men in reserve when the game just gives up, goes to a game over screen and the bullets form a nice "number 1" pattern. These are great replays.
Hi, can somebody upload emeraldMAME32 37b16? I really want to view these recordings. I've tried playing them with the win37b14 link provided but they don't get past the third level. I've tried Bandit's recordings of gradius2, gradius2a, gradius2b and vulcan and it's the same for all of them. Obviously you must need emeraldMAME to play these files. I can't find it on the net. If anybody can help I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Re: Must see recordings
Thanks mate. It needed a few missing files to play though. midas11.dll, zlib.dll and zip32.dll.
Now to watch the recording![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Now to watch the recording
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Re: Must see recordings
Probably it depends on your OS: on my netbook, with W7, EM needed only midas11 and zlib...
If I rmember well, this version was for older PC, with W9x...
If I rmember well, this version was for older PC, with W9x...
Re: Must see recordings
You can find some of the extra DLLs for old versions of MAME32 here - http://replay.marpirc.net/diffs.htm (scroll down a bit)
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Re: Must see recordings
http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/a/9/5/dan ... olf147.zip
did you guys see this?
found that the oncoming traffic was not so fierce after all.
did you guys see this?
found that the oncoming traffic was not so fierce after all.