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This also doesn't invalidate the copyrights of existing emulator code. Don't forget that we've had N64, Gamecube, and Wii emulators before the leak too, for several years.

I think lidnariq has the right answer. Otherwise, make sure the sample you write to samplebufferprev is indeed a 7-bit sample and not an 8-bit sample. My original hunch (precision loss from 8-bit + 8bit = 9bit, mistaken LSR instead of ROR) doesn't apply if the two samples you're dealing with are 7-b...

I suspect there's something wrong with how the interpolated sample is being generated, could you post a snippet of that code?

Ok good, so I wasn't missing any fancy IDE features with Notepad++.

devmas wrote: ↑

Wed May 06, 2020 4:09 pm

In all fairness, I think there's value in having both Notepad++ and VSCode installed.

Agreed, I don't think VS Code needs to replace NP++ for absolutely everything; sometimes you just need to quickly tweak a config file.

What advantages does VS code have over Notepad++ ? For me, Notepad++ might've gotten the short end of the stick because I never needed to use it in lieu of an IDE (I had Orwell Dev-C++). When I upgraded to Windows 10, it was an opportunity to try a new development environment out, and I went with V...

The last time I did active development, it was in Notepad++ after using its built-in custom syntax highlighter creator to set up for 6502. Today, if I got back into it, I'd try using VS Code because I've already switched to it for everything else, and it's nice to have one environment everything wor...

If the emulator is crashing, I'd suspect there's a problem with the header, and indeed, there's an issue: .byte $08 ; iNES 2.0 format ; Mapper MSB/Submapper byte should go here but is missing .byte $00 ; PRG-ROM MSB = 0; CHR-ROM MSB = 0 https://wiki.nesdev.com/w/index.php/NES_2.0#Header Also check t...

Thank you for sharing your findings, I actually was curious to see what it ended up being. I'm surprised to learn about RCWN; it seems like it has the potential to needlessly drive up your data usage, which seems like somebody overlooking a critical benefit of using a cache (and the HTTP protocol's ...

It's funny this thread comes up, because I was thinking about how 8-bit creepypasta games tend to make text or graphics on the screen flicker, but usually between wrong tiles or creepy messages for just one frame, and I don't remember the last time I saw someone try to do something like what happens...

Punch wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:28 pm

Someday I want to be important enough to have a "username change notice" thread.

Let me know when you're changing your name to "Kick".

That sounds like a pretty nice idea, I can see it being really useful on a platform like RetroArch. Maybe that would be a good place to start?

Homebrew games look pretty decent on the SMS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh44aAiiyBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xQ6xgT-NoY&list=PLHDxrzOvt6kQgsogHIKavAp6AnLqX1x97 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6PPIt2HkvE&list=PLHDxrzOvt6kQgsogHIKavAp6AnLqX1x97&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z...

I never knew the SMS had these kinds of limitations (I only knew about the lack of sprite flipping), and it really makes me appreciate what the NES afforded its developers. Now I want to go back and see how certain games (like the SMS Sonic and Mickey Mouse games) handle their vram.

If you're looking for some inspiration, the SMS's VDP is a derivative of the granddaddy ancestor, the TMS9918. You could try looking at how Colecovision and MSX games handled their sprite flipping (both systems use a z80 as well); you'd even be able to look at some Konami examples.

Sorry, I don't have any source to provide, but this sounds like the perfect opportunity to spin up a wiki or at the very least a github repo for this documentation, since I doubt you're going to be the last person looking for this.