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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How badly is the sound distorted? Mega man 2 normally has noise in some music. Crashman stage is a good example.
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Movax12 wrote:How badly is the sound distorted? Mega man 2 normally has noise in some music. Crashman stage is a good example.
Really bad. All the sound is distorted. The intro, title screen, gameplay.

Here's a sample. Sorry about the quality, but please listen carefully:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV7jRx3h ... e=youtu.be
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GameMachineJames wrote: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?
Now we are on the right direction! Yeeeeee Haaaaaaa!
Oh sheee. what did you say?
TSROM and it means we have PRG-RAM also!
Now it is a little tricky.
Another interesting challenge!
How are you going to generate the clock signal?
And yeah I possess a powerful TLROM Multicard menu but it just work with WRAM /CE as a clock signal on STA $6000~7FFF
But no I didn't write it
I dumped it from a real pirate glop top cartridge which was Kunio Nekketsu 8 in 1
What games do you want to put on the multicart? :roll:
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Re: Help needed: Rockman 6-in-1 multicart hardware

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Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2j
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3

(Those first two are hacks doppel made for me that run as MMC3.)

I can't give the ROMs out, but to make my own personal cartridge yes.

I am currently using the clock signal from the CIC to count "up" my timer and increment as a game switch. It works by resetting the system, each time it chooses a different bank on boot.
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So the mm2 audio issue is not present on the tgrom board, am I reading that right?

Working on Metroid MMC3 conversion today.

UPDATE - I now have Metroid converted to mmc3. Boots/plays on FCEUX, Nestopia, Nintendulator, and on a real nes.

I will now attempt converting Ninja Gaiden to mmc3. Hoping I can pull it off.
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infidelity wrote: I will now attempt converting Ninja Gaiden to mmc3. Hoping I can pull it off.
Please write some tips along the way, I am really interested in learning it. Thanks in advance
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infidelity wrote:So the mm2 audio issue is not present on the tgrom board, am I reading that right?
You are correct. The audio problem it's only present in a multicart.
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I remember reading that Capcom's music engine never initializes the sweep register. Try inserting LDA #$00 STA $4001 STA $4005 before the game starts.
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tepples wrote:I remember reading that Capcom's music engine never initializes the sweep register. Try inserting LDA #$00 STA $4001 STA $4005 before the game starts.
I'm sorry, but i don't know what that means. Maybe Farid or Infidelity can help me with that.
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Id say insert that code within the reset vector.

"A900 8D0140 8D0540"

If you are unable to do this, I might have time tonight to insert into mm2, and send you the patch to see if that fixes the sound issue on your multicart.
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infidelity wrote:Id say insert that code within the reset vector.

"A900 8D0140 8D0540"

If you are unable to do this, I might have time tonight to insert into mm2, and send you the patch to see if that fixes the sound issue on your multicart.
Please do that for me. I've tested all your mmc3 patches on a cart board. I it's better to post the results on the forum you released them.
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gorgyrip wrote:
tepples wrote:I remember reading that Capcom's music engine never initializes the sweep register. Try inserting LDA #$00 STA $4001 STA $4005 before the game starts.
I'm sorry, but i don't know what that means. Maybe Farid or Infidelity can help me with that.
Do this :
Run the game with FCEUX
Debug --> Hex Editor
Scroll down to the end of list
E0 FF at the end line is called reset vector
Reset vector points to the $FFE0
Find that address, it is just a line above
Hopefully there are some free bytes before $FFE0
Insert the suggested code there : A9 00 8D 01 40 8D 05 40
Now change the reset vector to D8 FF so that it points to $FFD8 which is the start of our new code
The result would be like this :

Image

By the way you need to edit these value within the ROM so every time you want to edit a value right click on it and select "Go Here In Rom File"
You can switch between ROM File and NES memory from view menu on the menu bar of the hex editor
Don't forget to save it before exiting File --> Save Rom
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I made the changes, but i still have audio distorsion. I also noticed that if i start megaman 2, reset the console and select megaman 1, megaman 1 will also have audio distorsion.
EDIT: I did another test. I've replaced Megaman 1,2,4,6 PRG with megaman 2 PRG. Megaman 2 placed in slot 1 has no audio distorsion, but in slots 2,4,6 has audio distorsion.
Farid, can you please modify your menu so slot 2 will be similar to slot 1?
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gorgyrip, please check acmlm board. Ive updated all my unrom to mmc3 patches with proper mirroring setups. I think its all set.

Also, Metroid has been added to my mmc3 coverted patch set.

-infidelity
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gorgyrip wrote: Farid, can you please modify your menu so slot 2 will be similar to slot 1?
All of those slots are the same, except first slot which is Rockman 5 and there is no way to swap it with other slots, because it is hosted multicart menu routine.
Can you test and see if swapping rockman 1 and 2 would solve you problem?
So that whenever you select rockman 1 at the menu, rockman 2 would start and by selecting rockman 2 you would have rockman 1
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