The Sonic emulator

Infiniti · Nov 29, 2003

LOst said:

An automatic time attack mode that saves your best act-times in a high score list that you can upload and compare to other people's times :P
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I OWN DEATH EGG.........REMEMBER THAT! :evil:

TechSonic · Nov 29, 2003

I took an old school zip program called EasyZip 3 DOS and extracted the files that way. Man its been a while sense I used those old command prompt zip programs. I don't like the emulator by the way, it rips off the original creator and it adds bugs into it and you can't play any other games but Sonic 1 and 2. Plus the counter add on is in the original Gens version, try the options?

SupperTails66 · Nov 29, 2003

That menu is defenitely NOT in the normal GENS program. Why would they put in a menu specifically for Sonic 1 and 2? Also, there's nothing about it in the options.

LOst · Nov 29, 2003

ProMan1 said:

Hey this really good :D

But, can you also set it up for non-Sonic games as well
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I can do it for Wonderboy in Monsterworld, Super Monaco GP, Quackshot, World of Illusion, and probably more games, but why would I? I'm a Sonic fan.

LOst · Nov 29, 2003

ICEknigh wants me to add these things:

-Add Tails' coordinates and degrees.
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Can be done really fast.

-Add Japanese/Overseas indicator (its value changes the stage select code in Sonic 1 and Tails' name in Sonic 2, although this value may not be used in the following Sonic games). It must be stored somewhere after startup since it can be changed with a code in Sonic 2.
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Can be done easily.

-Add the value for the number of on-screen sprites (I think the game keeps track of it, if I remember correctly).
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Yea, I wonder if that counter is active in non-debug mode? We'll have to see.

-Add the value for the starpost bonus stage that will appear (just a boolean in Sonic 2, I guess)
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You mean if Sonic has been to Special Stage, he can't go to next until he reaches the next act?

-Add the value for vertical looping stage activated/deactivated (Labyrinth, Metropolis, Ice Cap)
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Yea, that must be added.

-Add the solid ground/mid air variable used to check if Sonic is supposed to fall.
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I need to extract Sonic's action bits. Those tells if he's standing on an object, or in under water, or if he's jumping. Can be done easily.

-Add the value for background mode. Some stages have two background modes which activate when entering an underground zone (Hill Top makes the background tiles disappear and IceCap changes it entirely). This might have been used in Dust Hill, had it been finished.
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This function is used mostly in Sonic 3 and above. I have no idea if it's the same function as in Hill Top. I don't think so. Hill Top just uses 128x128 tiles for hiding the background.

-Add the values for vertical and horizontal speed (both characters).
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Horizontal and vertical speed will be added.

-Add the values for speed limit and acceleration (changes when underwater and with the super sneakers)
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Of course.

-Add the values for jump impulse (both characters)
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I don't think I can do that.

-Add the values for controllable jump (you can't control the jump direction after a spindash, but this can be cancelled with the insta-shield in Sonic 3)
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Never even know about this. I'm not sure how it works. We have to see.

-Add the value for that auxiliar counter that takes an specific ammount of time until the title screens disappear. It may be used somewhere else as well (demos, perhaps?).
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Auxiliar what? If you mean the fadi in and out, I can't get that information because it's modified in the registers directly, and not in RAM.

-Add the value that keeps track of the layout changes in Labyrinth zone (the passageway in the water slide). Who knows if it's used somewhere else across the game.
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This technique is just used in Wing Fortress Zone and Labyrinth Zone act 3. And it's hard coded. The objects that handle the 128x128 tile changes just change the layout directly in RAM.

-Add the value for the current character (Sonic/Tails/S&T/Knuckles)
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This will be done very soon.

-Add the value for the current animation (for both Sonic and Tails).
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Can be done easily.

-Add the value for the current animation frame and animation speed (both characters).
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I can't do that.

-Add the value for the current action the character is doing? I guess the Sonic object must have an organized set of actions.
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There are only like 3 actions anyway, so I'm not adding it.

-Add value for the music that's been played (plus tempo and instruments id for each sound channel?)
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I can't do that.

-Add value for hits left until the boss explodes.
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The bosses are always at different locations in the RAM. I can't do that, or at least not doing that check every frame.

-Add value for boss coordinates (and speed or other standard variables it might have?)
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Same as above. Sonic and Tails are the only objects that are at static offsets in RAM. I can't do that check every frame.

-Add the values for activated Stage Select, Slow motion and Press Start codes.
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This is too easy. :P

-Add the value for the ability to change into Super Sonic (or does the game just check for 7 collected emeralds?). Maybe this is the same variable that's used for Good/Bad ending?
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In Sonic 2 Final, it uses the Press Start Button flag to see if the Super Sonic cheat is active. In Sonic 2 Rev.02 it just changes the emeralds to the value 7.

-Add water level and moving platform movement variable (not sure if they're the same).
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What ya mean?

-Add number of the current frame for the palette cycle? I don't know how the game handles it, but I guess it has to check for a final value before it loops all the colors again.
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This is hard coded. I can't do that.

-Add the value for playable/non playable Sonic. There must be a variable that gets enabled/disabled for the cutscenes and after you touch an end of stage panel or make an egg prison explode.
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Like the cut scene in Wing Fortress Zone. I have no idea how I should find out about that value.

Well I better start working then :P

LOst · Nov 29, 2003

New GUI is progress:

BombwithNapalm · Nov 29, 2003

WOW LoSt this is pretty cool good job ^_^

TechSonic · Nov 29, 2003

Try making your own emulator instead of ripping of Gens. :angry:

Mecha Mazgoth · Nov 30, 2003

TechSonic said:

Try making your own emulator instead of ripping of Gens. :angry:
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*omgsigh*
What do you expect? It would tak him forever to make one. All he is doing is editing a really good emulator, and designing it for Sonic game. There is nothng wrong with that.
Lets see YOU try and make an emulator from scratch.

NickW · Nov 30, 2003

TechSonic said:

Try making your own emulator instead of ripping of Gens. :angry:
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Last time I checked, Gens was open source, and the source was avalible for download. So, what LOst is doing is pperfectly legal. But yea, lets see you make an emulator from scratch.

Mecha Mazgoth · Nov 30, 2003

I didn't know that. I forgot to check the home page for Gens.
Anyhoo: OMG! For adding stuff like that, it OWENZ!!!!! ^_^

LOst · Nov 30, 2003

TechSonic said:

Try making your own emulator instead of ripping of Gens. :angry:
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What's your problem?

Mecha Mazgoth · Nov 30, 2003

Hey, LOst, would you also be able to eventually have stuff for S3&K?

LOst · Nov 30, 2003

Mecha Mazgoth said:

Hey, LOst, would you also be able to eventually have stuff for S3&K?
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Yea

LOst · Nov 30, 2003

Now the emulator looks like this:

BtCE · Nov 30, 2003

TechSonic said:

Try making your own emulator instead of ripping of Gens. :angry:
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Tech Sonic, LOst ownz your ass in hacking. So please nicely shut the fuck up.

LOst · Nov 30, 2003

BtCE Beyond the Chaos Emeralds said:

TechSonic said:

Try making your own emulator instead of ripping of Gens. :angry:
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Tech Sonic, LOst ownz your ass in hacking. So please nicely shut the fuck up.
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No let him be angry if he wants. I don't care anyway. If people don't want the emu, why should I make one?

BtCE · Nov 30, 2003

LOst I think your names should be printed in history books for some of the awesome hings youve done. I hate it when people inferior to your ability do nothing but dis your work. This will be awesome(it is now) and SWEETNESS!! when it is done. Some things Id like to see in the final:
Sonic Spinball Support
Sonic Crackers Support
Sonic 3K Support
Sonic 3d Support
That is about it, unless you could make gens emulate Gamegear/Mark III game :D

SGR · Nov 30, 2003

I can't download it yet, all of the roms are on my bros comp, and he's grounded.

Chronix · Nov 30, 2003

LOst said:

Now the emulator looks like this:

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What's the S-Monitor? (Hey I'm still Learning ok!)

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