Maybe this is a stupid question, but what is the aspect ratio of your TV?
1,249 Apr 10, 2010 12:59 am
Re: NES Vertical line problem fix? (6 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
1,250 Apr 9, 2010 10:19 pm
Re: NTRQ - Native NES Tracker by Neil Baldwin (373 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
neilbaldwin wrote:
Currently, not really. It's to do with where the NTRQ data is. Because it's in battery RAM, you can't really "rip" it simply because you'd have to have a kind of "loader" code that dumped the NTRQ data from your NSF to the battery RAM where NTRQ is currently expecting to play it from. Code to dump ROM into the battery RAM doesn't exist in NTRQ (well it kind of does in the form of a LZH-ish decompressor - that's how I manage to dump the logo "music" during the title screen so that NTRQ can play it back) but by default, NTRQ just expects the data to be in battery RAM.
I've not yet decided what to do. I could just make it so that the NTRQ data is relocatable (currently it's not but it's not a massive undertaking) which would mean the data could be played from ROM. (Bank switching nightmares aside) that would be simplest. My big idea was to have it so that you could compress a .sav file in the same way I do the logo sound, store that in ROM and have NTRQ player decompress it to battery RAM for playback. That's slightly more complicated but it would be a cool system - would mean you could store your NTRQ data anywhere in a ROM and throw it at battery RAM to play it back. SImple!
I'll probably have to do both (or a combination).
I'm pretty sure I speak for the whole community here when I say thanks a ton for the commitment to this project! The fact that you're going to go through all that trouble to add a feature that you don't even want just because some people think it would be neat is seriously going above and beyond.
More importantly, the fact that the project is a freeware application and yet even your donations are going to a charity is truly amazing. I really don't know what to say beyond that, I just thank you sincerely for the hard work and dedication!
1,251 Apr 9, 2010 9:32 pm
Re: NTRQ custom carts- PREORDERS OPEN! (123 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
Labels are easy, just go to a local copy shop with that image file and it'd probably be cheaper (no shipping) and higher quality than anything that Thretris himself could put together in mass quantity. However, I really think he deserves recognition for such an awesome image. Perhaps a paypal donation would be nice.
That's my plan, anyway.
1,252 Apr 8, 2010 8:38 pm
Re: NTRQ custom carts- PREORDERS OPEN! (123 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
For those interested in copying save data off of their home-made carts, I'd think that maybe the copyNES over at RetroUSB might be of use. It's kinda pricey at $70.00, but you can dump and rewrite saves. Plus, if you don't already have a PowerPak, you can grab a PowerPak Lite which is nearly the same, but requires a copyNES to load files.
It is a kinda expensive solution, though. Really, I think I'll be using a PowerPak for most of my work with NTRQ. It's simpler and safer to back up - which is important for me when I do so much gigging. However, I really just want to have a "hard copy" of NTRQ, and I already have the materials and equipment to do so.
1,253 Apr 8, 2010 6:43 am
Re: Chipmusic Everyone Needs To Have (327 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Probably been mentioned, but go grab anything by i, Cactus.
1,254 Apr 7, 2010 10:43 pm
Re: Famiclones to help the developing world (11 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
*Initiates slow clap*
Glad to see reverse engineering and console cloning being used for the betterment of mankind!
1,255 Apr 6, 2010 10:37 pm
Re: NTRQ - Native NES Tracker by Neil Baldwin (373 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
I really must say, this software has really got me excited. It's really quite powerful and the controls are intuitive and leave little to desire.
I cannot wait for the further development and I look forward to what the community does with it!
1,256 Apr 6, 2010 7:19 am
Re: CHIP-CON 2010 - MAY 31ST - CANCELED (250 replies, posted in Past Events)
What upsets me the most is that this event was not some impossible thing that should have been bailed on. If I had been running it I would make sure that it would happen! If one venue backed out, I'd find another. The event isn't exactly tomorrow, there are always venues looking for business, even if it ends up being in a shitty part of town. I really don't understand why this couldn't have been saved. I really don't want to lay the blame on any one party here, but it seems like those planning the event didn't have dedication.
On a different note, I hope to attend PDF's "New Chip-Con" and hope others attend.
(On a different, different note - hopefully this kind of mega-event can be achieved in the future by competent hands. Perhaps even in Toronto.)