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Bock wrote:
I am however particularly concerned about the validity and compatibility of generated data over time. I don't want to break recording on each new release. For information, MEKA savestates have been always imported, savestates from version 0.10 released in 1999 are still usage with latest version. If I implement input recording I'd expect to provide similar support with import. A small change in emulation can easily screw up a replay.
Being that it's practically impossible to future proof this, and would require tons of hacky code to do this well, I wouldn't put too much into it.
Bock wrote:
- Can you tell me about how well/bad this old-version import problem is coped with on other emulators supporting inputs record/replay?
First off, realize the best thing to do is playback using the version that recorded it. It is acceptable if that's what has to be done to have stable playback.
However back in the days when zsKnight still worked on ZSNES, he had some tricks to make a lot of not too long movies play back with quite a few versions later.
He made every movie contain a bunch of variables which he knew would change with timing changes later. So if it was played back with a later versions, some old timing settings can be used. Also in addition to this, you can make every X amount of frames contain another save state, which automatically gets loaded when reaching that point in later versions, so the system can be put into the state the game needs to continue.
However despite this trick, I don't highly recommend it.
Bock wrote:
- Can you describe accurately the set the feature you'd want?
Ideally, what shall happens if user attempt to load/save states during a record?
Ideally on saving, all the variables you use for movie making (this requires planning to see what exactly you need to track), put a current state, and the input history into a special movie save state.
Loading loads this back. Players here have told me they like a checkbox somewhere that loading during playback should put the emulator back into record mode.
Bock wrote:
- Are you looking for specific features to help the making of "perfect play" movies? What kind of feature that would be?
Players need pausing, and the ability to advance a frame of emulation step by step. Being able to show which keys are being held down and this time is also important.
Bock wrote:
- How do you want the emulator to cope with settings changes while playing and accross sessions? Do you have any helping suggestions to maximize ease of use and reduce incompatibilities. (eg: change of peripheral, change of NTSC/PAL tv mode, etc.).
I recommend in addition to storing input, each "frame" of a movie should also contain information about variables being switched.
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So I can JXQ a Fabian so that it is JXQ. But JXQ himself together with Fabian make everyone think they Kyrsimysed themselves on SDW?
I'm so totally confused now :(
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But if a JXQ can JXQ, and a Fabian can Fabian, how does the Kyrsimys Kyrsimys? And for that matter can a Fabian JXQ Kyrsimys?
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Can we call them Just eXcellent Quality?
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Kyrsimys wrote:
Therefore the only logical choice is to call them Kyrsimyses.
What does that stand for?
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Okay I just read this 8 page monstrosity of a thread. You people have it all wrong. To really get people to notice, it has to be something totally unpronounceable by most, and cause arguing about it. Yet it has to be easily written. Something similar worked for Nintendo so we must do the same.
We shall now have no choice but to refer to them as "Naturally Advancing Creating Honor". Or Nach for short.
It creates more arguing about what it means, and you're not even sure what you're saying, so it's perfect.
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Mother Brain's hyper beam also drains you of all your ammo, so no crystal flash once it's started.
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lipucd wrote:
P.S.: The rom Image in question is "Star Fox 2 (Beta TD) (J) [o1].smc" as its the only WORKING image out of all of them. Oh and even thought the rom SAYS its an overdump...its not =p
Filenames don't mean much.
The only Star Fox 2 ROM you should be using is the one in NSRT (http://nsrt.edgeemu.com).
Proper stats:
---------------------Internal ROM Info----------------------
File: Star Fox 2 (Private Build) (J).SFC
Name: STAR FOX 2 Company: Nintendo
Header: None Bank: LoROM
Interleaved: No SRAM: 512 Kb
Type: Super FX + Batt ROM: 8 Mb
Country: Japan Video: NTSC
ROM Speed: 200ns (SlowROM) Revision: 1.0
Checksum: Good 0x5F3F CRC32: 79F3433D
MD5: 13C38A5ED110E9ED4675E18FC3389CAF
--------------------------Database--------------------------
Name: Star Fox 2 (Private Build)
Country: Japan Revision: 1.0
Port 1: Gamepad Port 2: Gamepad
Genre 1: Shooter Genre 2: Back View
Edit:
I might add that NSRT can fix certain bad copies of Star Fox 2.
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Need a Captain Falcon run.
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LSK wrote:
Does the extra-jump glitch help, though?
You should know the extra jump power up thing happens in practically every Mario game.
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Bag of Magic Food wrote:
Wasn't the 16-Select trick deemed illegal?
Yes it was, we discussed this several months back.
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If you're having issues decoding, you should probably update your decoder/movie player.
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"Max wrote:
I[muS-X"]You can't compare the satisfaction of achieving a great human feat like walking to the South Pole and beating a video game in x amount of time...
Yes, SOME people will climb a mountain or walk to the South Pole just to prove to themselves that they can do it. But this is a PHYSICAL endeavor, and it is very rewarding emotionally. It pushes your body to it's limit. You are experiencing and accomplishing things in the environment your body and mind are "designed" to appreciate.
I don't think I should have to break down exactly how doing something extremely physical is much more "reality" grounded and is therefore more self-rewarding than beating some video game quickly. For example, I don't think you'll meet many people who's life's goal is to beat Super Mario Brothers 3 in 10 minutes, regardless of who sees it. That would be pretty sad.
Since I'm a programmer and type a lot, I get a lot more enjoyment from an achievement of my fingers, than one of feet. My mastery of a game means more to me than walking to the southpoll.
And not everyone's mind is designed to appreciate the same thing. People tell me oh look what a beautiful day and are all happy, and I'm cranky because I don't like so bright light.
Some people enjoy going around smelling various perfumes, while I prefer oxygen with as little polution as possible.
We are not all the same.
Now while I agree it's rediculous to see a game as some great feat, I rank it above that of a fully physical sport. However I rank both below a feat of the mind.
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There was no argument. FODA thought we were comparing this guy to a runner or climber.
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Bisqwit wrote:
OmnipotentEntity wrote:
Because you totally can't have dynamic content without having that question mark in the URL.
Yes you can. But you can't have GET-type forms (as in with the input fields and stuff) without those.
You can have a GET based without it.
The trick would be to have JavaScript on the page load all the data in a cookie, then the GET based page without the question mark. The page parses all the data in the cookie. Technically it's not GET at all, but it's not POST, and it could have forms.
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FODA wrote:
then what is this?
Nach wrote:
FODA wrote:
No, warp. People can't tell the difference between a TAS and a normal Speedrun, so that comparison does not apply.
Really? The people making them can't tell the difference?
My response that we who take pride in our work don't care to your observation that bystandards don't know what's going on inside.
FODA wrote:
he didn't make it for himself, he made it for people who will watch it. those are the people who can't tell the difference.
Yes. So what happened to people that do take pride in their work?
I hate to reitterate, but people still climb mountains, and people still walk to the pole, they didn't quit because of the invention of steroids or planes or whatever.
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I quote my first statement I made in this thread.
People need to take pride in what they do, not what the result looks like to everyone else.
I got to the point already.
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Then why don't all of them take steroids? And what about the ones that don't have the media running after them?
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When people walk to the south pole they do it for themself.
Those walking to the south poll on steroids do it so others can see them.
Those flying in a plain just want to be at the southpoll.
I asked where are the other people who do it for themself. You tell me you can't tell difference if they had steroids or not.
I tell you it's unrelated to the person doing it for themself what it looks like to others.
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FODA wrote:
Like Max]I[muS-X said, they don't make it for their own pleasure and keep it in a box where noone can see. The fact that people will want to look at the run and be impressed helps a lot as encouragement to spend months training and perfecting the game.
I do make it for my own pleasure.
And your comment about people doing it for other reasons then themselves is unrelated to Warp's and my analogies, thus your point of others can't tell the difference is invalid.
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FODA wrote:
No, warp. People can't tell the difference between a TAS and a normal Speedrun, so that comparison does not apply.
Really? The people making them can't tell the difference?
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Xkeeper wrote:
That sounds like an ingenious script. I think I'll go download Firefox just for this, and then let it sit on the Movies page so all of our bandwidth is utterly wasted for no reason.
What a stupid plugin...
Fasterfox only does that if you check it's preload links checkbox.
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Bablo wrote:
I'd buy your awesomeness for a dollar.
You can't buy it for a dollar. You have a lot of work to do, and a name change you'd need to go through.
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Oddity wrote:
You very well can roll into a ball when you have a suit like that. Fetal position. Have the suit take over for you. Controls her suit with her mind maybe?
And when she's not in the suit? She can roll in the second quest just fine.
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Zurreco wrote:
His true form is shrouded in mystery = we can't verify that she is a cyborg.
Can you roll up into a ball?
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