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Doh, it was the obvious thing to do, as Keatah says, try a different machine version.. And the answer is............Its the same on the C64, so this means its a message that must reveal itself the more you play..(I presume), as the C64 version is a rough port its unlikely the same gibberish is by accident. on 2 machines.

No...

And can now confirm it corrupts on real hardware (800XL)

Just tried the pointed to version and I still get the corruption as soon as you paint the first level, I get a load of crap characters and then "IF MORE" on the screen..(Not In Time as I previously said. Just tried Altirra 2.6 just in case, the same..

Are the VAPI tools not listed on the VAPI images page? As for the mods, not had a reply from one of them in months if not longer... http://www.atarimania.com/atari-vapi.html

I sat the day before yesterday testing about 15 versions and I know I have a duff OS rom somewhere in my sets so I tried Winplus which only uses the 3 plus bas original Atari approved dumps and got the same deal. What was off for me was the rom version also did the same, I can understand that there's loads of versions of pretty much the same disc or cas based crack which could have miss handled protection for loading checks but the rom would not have these and perhaps just over write checks and possibly omnimon checks but I'm sure Bristles is pre Omnimon by ages. Shame my hardware in back in the cupboard or I'd check it against that... All I know is that after the first round you get rubbish where I think text should be and the words "in time" are displayed for a second before going to the next level. Emulation or bad dumps? Would be nice to hear if it does the same via real hardware..

Did a search but saw nothing.. While doing my game checks for the gamepack I play tested Bristles and every version including the roms produce graphic corruption after finishing the first round, tried it on Altirra and Win Plus....Same.. Tried the 3 possible OS's and variations in memory..

I also noticed there's multiple versions of the same game in most of the zips, in 99.9% of cases its the same crack, any reason? Might be worth tidying those up down to a single version, your choice.

Still going...Its a slow old process so if there's anything you need to do Starwindz then carry on. Just about to hit the D's...

Ok, will do Also forgot to attach the updated images for yesterday.. Downloads.rar

A few more Game Name Fix needed Ballblazer Replace both versions with full intro version supplied Battlezone Needs 128K BC's Quest for Tires Replace with image supplied (others are pre trained) Bellum Set to PAL

Here you are Jose, something to make you dribble http://www.indieretronews.com/2015/04/bruce-lee-fantastic-homebrew-sega.html

Small update, I'm still doing the one by one test but I got to a game called Balz, everything seemed fine and then 4hrs later I was in agony from my arthritis in my neck, that one game hooked me for 4hrs, once my pain goes I'll get back to the test Thanks for the heads up on Topper, I'll weed it out as part of the test. Vapi's / Pro images have pluses and minuses, normally I'd expect the Vapi image to be as close as possible to the original but unless certain SIO command lines have been set up then it will either not boot or boot with the copy protection activated leading to all sorts of wrong. There's also lots of Vapi's out there that are rogue, I've even found cracked game versions (what made a person create that?). What I'll do is go through the list getting rid of hacks and making fixes and then once that is done I'll go through the Atarimania list of VAPI's and create a list for Starwindz with all the needed commands set to replace them if people want them, I say that because some people like a trained option version. And on that note what do people think about having trainer menu versions in the game pack, too much of a pull to the dark side or have we got better will power?

If you mean a command line interface then yes there is one, to see what commands you can send then open a command prompt where Altirra is and type Altirra /?

Just seen why it kicks out of full screen when a cas image is loaded, the little processing window steals the focus...

Righty, I've now started to do the complete image check to weed out incorrect settings, bad versions and hacks, I'll also supply Starwindz with any new versions or the wanted Hires stuff for NTSC users.. Game Name Fix Need 180 Set to PAL Alien Swarm Hacked Remove it from set Android Attack Enable Basic Astro - Droid Swap for supplied ATR Aztec Swap for supplied ATR Next batch, asap.. Remember I'm sitting and playing every game for a bit so its not a 2 second job Starwindz, here's the needed files for replacement... Downloads.rar

I think the new Cen-Tron 3 DEE core is a significant upgrade... Also the LirpaLoof coding system seems ideal...

Are you sure...try running a game Strange, reset my settings and it works... Thanks Serj... Very odd... I must have a duff OS image in there ..

Hi Phaeron, Found a rom that semi loads but crashes, its termed a mega cart by a Spanish Pirate called Willysoft... I've searched the forums for a mention of it which there is but nothing about how it works, is it one of those odd ones that needs a button on the cart to run it? Something about bank switching seems to ring a bell but as usual I could be totally wrong. Thanks.. ATARI_8BIT - mega cartridge 9.zip

Just noticed that if you start in full screen and load a CAS image it throws altirra out of full screen..

And a damn fine version it is too... If you liked Bruce Lee then I suggest getting an emulator and having a play of this, its really good.

Yes to A, I often go through Mark Hardnman wonderful gamebase for the 8 bit and just look at the screen shots incase it triggers a memory. And incase you wonder what the difference in game bases are, Marks is a full on attempt to add ALL atari 8bit games while our Gamepack is a 'best of' as voted by us and you guys. As for cheat versions, these come in 2 versions, the first is a hack where normally the amount of lives you have is made to never go down, the hacks don't give you a choice in playing it normally and then there's the trainer menu versions where you DO get a choice of various cheats so the game can be played either way. Sadly the hacks are hard to spot because it needs you to sit and play all your games and see if you die or lose lives etc.. Those versions will be removed from the game pack and replaced with either normal versions or a trainer choice, the temptation is to just have normal versions so that people play the game properly but its up to you guys if you want a choce of trainer menu versions?

Yep, the whole plan has been that I go through all the titles and weed out hacks (not choice trainers), configure titles that are euro to 50Hz and plainly test the whole lot, sadly as people know my daughter is extremely unwell in hospital and has been there a long time so all my free time has been based around her. Also poor old Starwindz has been all over the world and not home in South Korea so work sort of stopped due to the pair of us being busy BUT, its not finished, Starwindz is preparing to get back into it and I'm going to get some free time and it WILL be tested and sorted I know we keep saying this but we will be back on board asap...But yes, the whole set needs to be checked, normally its myself or Starwindz that add the titles but as we happily take requests and suggestions from others it can happen that a hack slips in which isn't a problem as long as its replaced with a proper version. And yes the NTSC Hires stuff WILL be added..

@Fujidude.. I'll just leave it as it is, I hate emulation clutter, in the scheme of things all I have to do is a single mouse click, to think I was too lazy to do that would make me feel rather sad Your idea is good but just not for me Cheers Paul..

Well its a Euro title so maybe timing issues...