Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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It sounds like your MMC3 patched versions have problems. Huge glitches is vague, but maybe mega man 1 isn't setting vertical mirroring. For Mega Man 2, maybe the same or maybe something else. Both games will never run quite the same on the MMC3.
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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gorgyrip wrote:Pin 7 connected to GND, nothing changed.

I know this is the first thing i should have done, but... Anyway, I tested the patched megaman 1 and 2 roms on a tgrom board and i get the same glitches.
But why do they work on a multicart if i first start megaman 4?
Can you please look at the patches?
Have you made your multicard?
I would like to see some pictures of your project.
I extracted Rockman 1 and 2 from this rom and I didn't notice any glitch with them :
How to find the chinese site

But for some unknown reason extracted Rockman 4 and 6 don't work so I used original ones.
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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gorgyrip wrote:But why do they work on a multicart if i first start megaman 4?
The hacks might not be performing a full mapper initialization (for example, you shouldn't expect the 8KB of CHR-RAM to be mapped linearly on power up, you have to map them in the correct order in software), but Mega Man 4 does it.
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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What i mean by glitches is that the game is working, but it's full of graphical glitches.

Megaman1 titlescreen:
IMG_3191.JPG
Megaman1 stage select:
IMG_3192.JPG
Megaman1:
IMG_3193.JPG
It would be great if someone modify these mmc3 patches for megaman 1 and 2 to work on real hardware:
http://acmlm.kafuka.org/board/thread.php?id=7357

Farid, i will post pictures of my cart.
I used official USA Megaman roms and used the above patches for megaman 1 and 2.
Btw, i also tested rockman1 + mmc3 patch (the one posted on romhacking by jpx) on a tgrom board and it's working.
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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tokumaru wrote:
gorgyrip wrote:But why do they work on a multicart if i first start megaman 4?
The hacks might not be performing a full mapper initialization (for example, you shouldn't expect the 8KB of CHR-RAM to be mapped linearly on power up, you have to map them in the correct order in software), but Mega Man 4 does it.
This definitely looks to be the case. Your Mega Man hacks expect CHR-RAM is a linear 8KB memory. But on MMC3 you can bankswitch CHR-RAM. You could get around this if the menu initialized the CHR registers though.
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So can you please modify the menu or the patches?
PS: i also noticed that the music in megaman2 it's kind of strange, like distorted.

FARID, here are the pics:
cart front.jpg
cart back.jpg
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Nice Work, Good Job, Well Done! :D
What parts have you used for the board?
Also I don't see any 102 cap.
Can you tell me the specification of other original caps of the board?
Use this patch and see if it works for you :
Rockman 1 & 2 MMC3 Patch

But always use IC socket and never put solder on the pins of the ICs.
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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Thank you:
the parts i used:
board: TLROM
prg: 29F016 so44
chr: 49F040 plcc32
sram: LH5164D3-L
M74HC4053B1
CD74HCT174E
original caps on the board: ceramic 221; 22uf/6.3v
You don't see any 102 cap because the pics are taken before i found the cap on jamma board. But it make no difference if i was the cap or not. But if i use an 100nf cap, only megaman 5 will work.

Thank you for the patches, but i need patches for megaman, not rockman.
Weird, i applied rockman1 patch to usa megaman1 and it seems to work in nestopia. I will try it also on real hardware and let you know.
EDIT: IT Works! Megaman 1 works with rockman1 mmc3 patch on real hardware.
I've beated the entire game and everything it's ok.
The only problem i found was at the title screen, but i fixed it:
title.jpg
So megaman 1 problem is solved.
Now i only need a mmc3 patch for megaman 2.
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gorgyrip, please check my thread back in acmlm, I fixed my megaman 2 patch, along with megaman, contra, castlevania, duck tales, legend of zelda.
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Thank you. I've just replyed there. Tested and working GREAT!
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infidelity wrote:gorgyrip, please check my thread back in acmlm, I fixed my megaman 2 patch, along with megaman, contra, castlevania, duck tales, legend of zelda.
Thanks for the efforts
I am waiting for Captain Tsubasa and Ninja Gaiden to be converted to MMC3 as well
Also please make a tutorial for MMC1 to MMC3 conversion so that I can help you with this kind of stuff
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Ooooh, Ninja Gaiden, I love that game. Tonight ill take a look at that one.

If you look at my notes for the mmc1 games I converted, it should give you some what of a template/idea of what to do.

Basicly I first start by changing the mapper to mmc3 with "neshead" Then I find where the mmc1 bankswap takes place, and at that point, I insert a jsr overwriting the old bankswap, to jump to the proper mmc3 bankswap routine. Then once the game boots, I begin to fix the mirroring. For this to work on the nes, I had to insert the proper $8001 chr setup within the reset vector, you can find that in my notes, like Megaman 2's notes I wrote. :-)
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@ infidelity

Thanks for the brief explanation
But please write a complete tutorial by using a game as an example
Something like KingMike's DTE tutorial would be great
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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FARID I am working on a MMC3 Multicart (TSROM hardware). I was going to make it work using the clock signal to increment a digital counter to select the banks I am putting each game in... But I figured I should ask you, did you make a menu program for MMC3 games?
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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I've replaced PRG. Now Megaman 1 and 2 are working. But I still have problems with Megaman 2. The sound is distorted. What should i do? It's not the mmc3 patch because i tested it on a tgrom board.
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