Hand interaction, new '90s TV, and an old trick!
Added 2018-03-01 00:29:33 +0000 UTC
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This is wonderful news! I am really looking forward to it!
GeilKatzchen
2018-03-26 04:02:59 +0000 UTCWe're aiming for the next few months. And thank you! =)
EmuVR
2018-03-10 18:06:04 +0000 UTCDo you know when a beta version will be available? :) Thanks!
Attichris
2018-03-10 17:22:28 +0000 UTCYes, that does work on the Mednafen core!
EmuVR
2018-03-04 20:49:42 +0000 UTCOne more thought on the matter. But the psx sometimes went to the menu if the disk read failed. Can retroarch run the bios without a cd?
Max Tepafray
2018-03-04 19:54:39 +0000 UTCYes, the challenge would be reliably detecting *where* to corrupt for each game, targeting only graphical or audio data, and for multiple systems. Maybe if it works for just one system, it could still be worth it.
EmuVR
2018-03-02 14:46:23 +0000 UTC<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskComputerScience/comments/1s13eh/why_do_nes_games_glitch_when_one_of_the_contacts/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskComputerScience/comments/1s13eh/why_do_nes_games_glitch_when_one_of_the_contacts/</a> Looks like on at least on NES, getting that result might be relatively straightforward. I'm a bit tied up at the moment, but as a programmer myself, I'd be curious to see if I could whip up (Or if one already exists) a corrupter to only go after graphical data. Then when the easter egg is to be invoked, have EmuVR's call to Retroarch to load the game be preempted by a call to the corrupter (Which as small as NES games are, should take milliseconds) before feeding a corrupted copy to Retroarch.
Max Tepafray
2018-03-02 11:14:33 +0000 UTCTo me, it should be exactly as you just said. It should be very visible to the player, and quickly; crashing or not. Otherwise, if it happens too late or too subtle to be noticed right away, or even if it just crashes to a black screen, it wouldn't be a fun easter egg, but just annoying or frustrating to the user.
EmuVR
2018-03-02 01:46:02 +0000 UTCWhat would entail a suitable result? Would the goal be to get reliable graphical glitching without actually crashing the game? Or simply to ensure that however the game breaks, it break quickly and noisily?
Max Tepafray
2018-03-02 00:16:49 +0000 UTCIt could, but it's not seamless or reliable, as you need to tweak with trial and error for each game until you get a suitable result (in some techniques, tweaking in realtime). Also, that's not implemented into Retroarch. Using this method, it would only be possible to glitch games with pre-glitched ROMs already in your folder.
EmuVR
2018-03-01 16:12:05 +0000 UTCWould something like Rom corruption emulate that properly?
Max Tepafray
2018-03-01 15:43:07 +0000 UTCWell, both. :) It really is stuck on the boot screen, and if the user wants it, it could be set so one of their PS1 would do that unless they turn it upside down. We also wanted to make (if the user enables a setting) so cartridge games would have a small chance of glitching when booting until users blow into them, but we're still to find how to reliably, manually and effectively "glitch" a game using Retroarch. Our last resort would be simulating it with shaders.
EmuVR
2018-03-01 13:33:49 +0000 UTCWas this just setup as a joke, or will there be actual ways for a game to not start ?
Max Tepafray
2018-03-01 05:38:50 +0000 UTC
