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  2. Posted

    I have been informed that the problem with the 2nd fire button in MESS for ColecoVision has been fixed. If you compile your own program, it's available as of revision number 13551...otherwise you will have to wait for the v.144u3 to be released.

     

    Well, I wish they'd fix it...maybe more people should email them...I will...

     

    Thanks on the score. I may just go back to playing on the emulator again. I've been trying to play the real CV, but my hand is so sore from gripping the controller the last few days I've only been putting up scores of 70,000-80,000. I think I'm going to tear the frikin' nob off the controller one of these times. Yurkie may have to refurbish my refurbished joysticks...

     

     

    Joe,

    Yes, I've tried it in MESS with the same result. There is no gun. I actually reported this to the MESS team a long time ago and I think that it has to do with an error in the driver for Colecovision. It should be easily fixable but it hasn't been fixed yet. I've tried to reconfigure the keys but to no avail. I think this is the only game that does not work correctly in MESS for Colecovision. At least it's the only one that I've come across. It's too bad as I like MESS and use it a lot.

    I like the ADAM emulation in MESS as well but they screwed up the ADAM emulation after version 141. I use version 141 and the ADAM emulation works quite well but alas Super Cobra does not work as it has garbled graphics on startup. I like the ADAM emulation because you can often use the mouse as the Roller Controller, etc.

    Great score on Super Cobra, BTW.

    Chuck

  4. Posted

    Well, I wish they'd fix it...maybe more people should email them...I will...

     

    Thanks on the score. I may just go back to playing on the emulator again. I've been trying to play the real CV, but my hand is so sore from gripping the controller the last few days I've only been putting up scores of 70,000-80,000. I think I'm going to tear the frikin' nob off the controller one of these times. Yurkie may have to refurbish my refurbished joysticks...

     

     

    Joe,

    Yes, I've tried it in MESS with the same result. There is no gun. I actually reported this to the MESS team a long time ago and I think that it has to do with an error in the driver for Colecovision. It should be easily fixable but it hasn't been fixed yet. I've tried to reconfigure the keys but to no avail. I think this is the only game that does not work correctly in MESS for Colecovision. At least it's the only one that I've come across. It's too bad as I like MESS and use it a lot.

    I like the ADAM emulation in MESS as well but they screwed up the ADAM emulation after version 141. I use version 141 and the ADAM emulation works quite well but alas Super Cobra does not work as it has garbled graphics on startup. I like the ADAM emulation because you can often use the mouse as the Roller Controller, etc.

    Great score on Super Cobra, BTW.

    Chuck

  5. Posted

    Just curious...has anyone else played this game on MESS? I have tried and tried, but can't get the 2nd fire button to work in MESS. Is this something I am doing wrong or a fault within MESS itself? Very few Coleco games actually use the 2nd fire button for a different function so maybe MESS doesn't recognize it. Anyone know for sure?

  6. Posted

    Super Cobra - 93,860

     

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    Got lucky on this one. My PC joystick is too sensitive to play this game well especially in some of the tighter areas where you are too close to the walls. Not quite the undocumented 99,000+ I had on the real ColecoVision a few days ago before my trigger-happy finger restarted the game upon losing my last life, but close. I'll go back to the real CV as soon as my hand uncramps!!! This is actually one game I prefer playing on the real machine.

  7. Posted · Edited by jblenkle

    OK, the 32k Super Cobra dump appears to work on all the emulators except VColeco (Virtual ColecoVision). The only one I can't test it on is MESS because I have not been able to get the 2nd fire button to work on that emulator.

     

    I tested it on:

    Virtual ADAM

    ColEm

    Meka

    BlueMSX

     

    The 32k rom also no longer reports a bad dump on Meka.

     

    Works fine on the 128-in-1 cart too...

  9. Posted

    I've got to step out for about an hour, but when I get back, I'll test it on a couple of the other emulators too...and then go back to the 128-in-1 cart and play it. I'm finding this is one of the few games I play better on the real ColecoVision as my PC's joystick is too sensitive and just an accidental touch of the directional control sends me into a wall.

     

     

    Yup, this one appears to work...I have successfully played it all the way through in Virtual ADAM so I'm fairly sure it will work in anything else too.

     

    All those 8k dumps were probably originals off the ADAM computer with the CartCopy program. As I recall it never did copy correctly except with a little used CP/M program that copied cart games to files that were run form ADAM's CP/M 2.2.

     

     

     

    Double shoot...just had my first lock-up using my 128-in-1 cart on the ColecoVision. Played through the first 10 levels OK and then the game locked up and kept playing that little tune it plays when it first starts.

     

    So the 128-in-1 and Ultimate SD carts apparently aren't exempt from whatever problem this game has...it just occurs less frequently.

     

    Try the attached rom image. I just dumped this from one of my Super Cobra carts. The dumps in the wild are all 8k, however when I look at my 32k dump in a hex editor it is clear to me that there is some code beyond 8k and even some occasional non-"FF" values all the way up to 32k. Normally when I dump a cart that is truely less than 32k the empty region is filled with "FF" values. So, I can only conclude that the Super Cobra dumps in the wild have been erroneously cut down to 8k and thus have lost some critical data.

     

    Hopefully this fresh complete 32k dump may prove to be less problematic than the 8k dump in the wild. Let me know how you get on with it.

    Great news - thanks for letting me know. I'll be deleting all of my copies of the 8k dump.

  10. Posted

    Yup, this one appears to work...I have successfully played it all the way through in Virtual ADAM so I'm fairly sure it will work in anything else too.

     

    All those 8k dumps were probably originals off the ADAM computer with the CartCopy program. As I recall it never did copy correctly except with a little used CP/M program that copied cart games to files that were run form ADAM's CP/M 2.2.

     

     

     

    Double shoot...just had my first lock-up using my 128-in-1 cart on the ColecoVision. Played through the first 10 levels OK and then the game locked up and kept playing that little tune it plays when it first starts.

     

    So the 128-in-1 and Ultimate SD carts apparently aren't exempt from whatever problem this game has...it just occurs less frequently.

     

    Try the attached rom image. I just dumped this from one of my Super Cobra carts. The dumps in the wild are all 8k, however when I look at my 32k dump in a hex editor it is clear to me that there is some code beyond 8k and even some occasional non-"FF" values all the way up to 32k. Normally when I dump a cart that is truely less than 32k the empty region is filled with "FF" values. So, I can only conclude that the Super Cobra dumps in the wild have been erroneously cut down to 8k and thus have lost some critical data.

     

    Hopefully this fresh complete 32k dump may prove to be less problematic than the 8k dump in the wild. Let me know how you get on with it.

  11. Posted

    Double shoot...just had my first lock-up using my 128-in-1 cart on the ColecoVision. Played through the first 10 levels OK and then the game locked up and kept playing that little tune it plays when it first starts.

     

    So the 128-in-1 and Ultimate SD carts apparently aren't exempt from whatever problem this game has...it just occurs less frequently.

  12. Posted · Edited by jblenkle

    Super Cobra - 70,080

     

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    Almost got a blister playing this last night...lost two lives on stupid mistakes or I would have been higher...

     

     

    SHOOT! I hate that @&%@ Continue feature...I just ran up a score of 99,000+ this morning and accidently hit the button and it reset my score.

  13. Posted

    Yikes! I just cleared 10,000 miles in Super Cobra playing in Virtual ADAM and the next screen was corrupted. I have since tested three different dumps of the rom and several emulators. So far here is what I've found:

     

    Virtual ADAM - Corrupted graphics after 10,000 miles

    BlueMSX - Corrupted graphics after 10,000 miles

    Meka v.73 - Works, but emulator reports "This ROM is known as being a bad dump" **

    VColeco (Virtual ColecoVision) - Corrupted graphics. Does not appear to run correctly at all.

    ColEm v2.6 - Corrupted graphics after 10,000 miles

    Mess - Can't get fire buttons to work correctly so I don't know...got bombs, but no guns.

    128-in-1 Cart (ColecoVision) - Plays perfectly

    ADAM Computer (with 128-in-1 cart) - Corrupted Graphics. does not appear to run correctly at all

     

    ** Just played it through on Meka again and this time the graphics were messed up after 10,000 Miles just like the others. Don't know why it would play OK one time and not the other.

     

    Somewhere back in the dim recesses of my mind, I seem to recall this was one cartridge that could not be copied using the various CartCopy programs on the ADAM computer. I seem to remember the only good copied version was using a CP/M based cartridge copier.

  14. Posted

    Actually, Meka might not work...it worked fine the first time I played through...I just made it past 10,000 Miles again and the graphics were screwed up just like the others...don't know what's going on there...

     

    The image works fine with the 128-in-1. I would disregard the message in Meka as Coleco support was a late addition and also the fact that even the compatibility list itself is outdated and does not even have the game on the list and has the following message at the top.

     

    COLECOVISION (COL) COMPATIBILITY LIST

    by Tincho DJ, Jossa and Omar Cornut

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Note: this list is outdated. Please help rewriting it if you're interested.

     

    So if you are going to take the emulator route it looks as if Meka is the one to use unless Mess is also ok which is possible. I was using an original cart as it gave me a chance to test it and to play this game for the first time. It seems that the game suffers from some collision detection issues and reminds me in ways of Cosmic Avenger in the way it feels. The "Press Button To Continue" is just a very sloppy way to handle things and overall this seems like a game could of used a bit more polish. Just changing that to pressing something on the numeric pad would be much better. It seems that after you complete Section 11 it just starts at the beginning again.

     

     

    84930

     

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  15. Posted · Edited by jblenkle

    Yikes! I just cleared 10,000 miles in Super Cobra playing in Virtual ADAM and the next screen was corrupted. I have since tested three different dumps of the rom and several emulators. So far here is what I've found:

     

    Virtual ADAM - Corrupted graphics after 10,000 miles

    BlueMSX - Corrupted graphics after 10,000 miles

    Meka v.73 - Works, but emulator reports "This ROM is known as being a bad dump" SEE MY REPOST ON THIS BELOW

    VColeco (Virtual ColecoVision) - Corrupted graphics. Does not appear to run correctly at all.

    ColEm v2.6 - Corrupted graphics after 10,000 miles

    Mess - Can't get fire buttons to work correctly so I don't know...got bombs, but no guns.

    128-in-1 Cart (ColecoVision) - Plays perfectly

    ADAM Computer (with 128-in-1 cart) - Corrupted Graphics. does not appear to run correctly at all

     

    Somewhere back in the dim recesses of my mind, I seem to recall this was one cartridge that could not be copied using the various CartCopy programs on the ADAM computer. I seem to remember the only good copied version was using a CP/M based cartridge copier.

  17. Posted

    Yeah, don't feel bad...that kept happening to me too. I finally got it through my head that when I got down to my last life to be a little more restrained pressing the buttons.

     

    14,670

     

     

    I lost the final score quite a few times,

    i'm mashing away at the fire buttons and i die on the last life and the score resets. :(

     

    I took the screenshot on my last life.

  22. Posted

    OK, I'm good to go...ADAMEm / Virtual ADAM does indeed have Super Action Controller emulation. I turned it on and actually threw a grenade...didn't know you could do that!!!

     

    Now I just have to figure out what button does what on my PC's 10-button joypad....or if it's easier to play via keyboard...

     

    I'm not expecting to do well on this one as I can't say I've ever played multi-button games on the CV or ADAM.

     

     

    I think, it's a pity that Joe and Jacob can't take part this round because of having no Super Action Controller. Especially I say this, because the played every round this season.

    In my opinion, in the future we should only play games which are available for everyone. And we can play the games that require elements - that cannot be emulated like SA Controller or the steering wheel - in bonus rounds, which are not counting for the contest.

    Another problem are homebrew games. In later rounds they were played two times: PacManCollection and Mr.Chin.(Their roms are not free available and I think only 50 copies exist, so the most AA members are excluded) These rounds had the fewest participants of all.

    The colecovision HSC should stay attractive for everyone.

    What do you think about?

    I fully understand where you're coming from. However, if we took that approach then some great games would be forever excluded from the HSC. Nevertheless, I know that I have a responsibility to try and make the HSC attractive to the masses while balancing the desires of the minority. With the latest version of blueMSX supporting emulation of the SA controllers this opens up a group of games that would otherwise have been avoided. Therefore, I will occasionally include games that require the SA controller (as well as games that require the roller controller). These will be only included occasionally in the hope that I can provide a selection of games that is balanced to suit everyone and not just the majority.

     

    Your feedback on this is most welcome.

  25. Posted

    I'm getting good at controlling the drill with my keyboard, but I've worn out the Ctrl-Alt and arrow keys from playing too many games and they stick. That's really maddening to try to press the key and it won't go down.

     

    I've got a new keyboard coming though so hopefully that will help...

     

    I'm always in a hurry to complete a level quickly, for fear of running out of time. After reading some of the tips, it looks like I need to take a step back and get a real point strategy :ponder: One of the problems is control in emulation. Getting the drill to go where you want to(with keys) can be maddening!

     

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