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In BizHawk 1.7.0, I get this exception every time I try to load an N64 game:
I tried Blues Brothers 2000, F-Zero X, Mario Party, and Paper Mario. Double-clicking the game in the Open ROM... dialog causes BizHawk to throw this exception and then never loads the game.
Upon loading the N64 Plugin Settings (through Config>Cores>N64 Video Plugin Settings) or attempting to save the plugin settings, BizHawk will throw this exception:
In the latter case, the exception will prevent you from saving any changes.
This (major) bug was not in BizHawk 1.6.1.
It appears that the site read his Genesis bkm as a Saturn bkm. Was that intended?
RGamma wrote:
Genesis and Saturn .bkm movies are not supported right now. Someone having access to the site's parser code needs to implement that
Would whoever implements this also be able to change the Dolphin dtm parser to calculate movie time from the frame count (0x015) instead of the VI count (0x00D)? This would be easier than the current method of having to manually edit each submission's displayed time.
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Much better! I especially like the new set of commands for AVI capturing; being able to stop dumping to AVI but keep the movie running should make things easier.
I also like that the sound format options were removed. It was cool to see all the different options for audio output, but I don't think I ever would have changed any of them.
I noticed that the entire Runtime menu has been taken out. Is that one of the aims of Hourglass-Resurrection, to allow games to run properly without the user having to manually configure those options?
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niamek wrote:
the all levels of STBM for example, that CoolKirby just changed is exactly what made me think
To clarify, what I did was remove a "100% completion" tag that had been mistakenly applied to the "all levels" run of Billy Hatcher (as 100% requires more than just completing all of the levels).
The thing is, "special" movies seem to be already covered with the tags we have. Most of the movies that specifically aim to complete a special objective are already tagged with "Demonstration", and most of the runs with "all [insert collectable here]" branch names (like Kirby 64, Sonic Chaos, and Mole Mania "all levels") are just 100% runs with a different branch name (though they include the "100% completion" tag).
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I agree that Super Mario Kart is a good choice for demonstrating the "movement tricks" you listed on that page.
Svimmer wrote:
Relatedly, there was a discussion of whether MM2 features a death abuse. This was pointed out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SJ077P12cs&t=13m20s but was also deemed not ideal because we want to keep the general order of trick types (the bold headings) as it it and the clip unfortunately does the OOB things first and death abuse after it. They can't really be separated. Furthermore it's probably not the most intuitively clear example to begin with (being inside two rooms at once as it were).
So are there any other games we could also be considering? Thanks for any input!
The New Super Mario Bros. run features a clear case of death abuse that saves time by activating a checkpoint later in the level. (Even if a viewer doesn't know the game, they can tell that the mushroom flag right before the death happens is a checkpoint.) Here is where the trick happens in the encode.
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Nach wrote:
I think the following 3 logical movie classes should be added:
Executes arbitrary code.
Skips majority of the game via glitches (uses warp does not imply glitches, nor should it)
Skips the final boss via glitches.
I also support these, especially "Executes arbitrary code", as that's notable and unique and several movies can be tagged with it.
Like feos noted, the second one should probably be shortened to something like "major warp glitch".
The third one could possibly be condensed to "skips final boss", as long as it's clear that the final boss isn't supposed to be skipped. (I don't know of any game where beating the game without fighting the final boss (assuming normal/best ending) is intended behavior.) The class might also have to cover cases like this, where the final boss fight is entered and exited early.
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More entertaining than the previous run (which took too long to start executing code in my opinion) and half the length! Yes vote, definitely obsolete the current one.
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I got a little dizzy watching that. I think that movement is just bad enough to go without, even if that would likely be a little slower. 27-32 seconds is a lot, but we don't want viewers to get headaches or nausea.
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Enjoyed watching your WIPs. I didn't think it was possible, but the ring stages are actually somewhat entertaining when TASed, and the indoor levels definitely are. It's too bad about the excess lag, but it doesn't hurt the run that much. Yes vote!
NitroGenesis wrote:
Should the game be referred to as Superman 64 or its official name (Superman: The New Adventures)?
Probably its official name. We can refer to it as Superman 64 in the movie description.
solarplex wrote:
Next TAS I wanna see if people like the idea of it:
"Hey hey hey! it's time to make some crazy money! Are you ready? Here! We! Go!"
Crazy Taxi! on hardest mode with shortest amount of time.
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Looks optimized so far, good work.
Samsara wrote:
Speaking of lag frames, I suppose constant ground-dashing would remove those frames at the cost of probably making this section of the run impossible to watch without feeling sick, so I'm making the decision here to not bother in the slightest out of respect for anyone who watches... Though I'll go back and redo that section tomorrow if people don't mind Superman blazing back and forth 5-6 times a second to save a few lag frames here and there.
I think I'd have to see what this looks like before making that call.
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It's great that you're finished already!
solarplex wrote:
TasVideos time explained to me was 59.7275005696058fps
That's the frame rate for the Game Boy line. Note that frame rates vary between consoles, and according to that page, the N64's is just about 60.
I tested one of the published N64 movies (SM64 "120 stars") to see how the site calculates the time and got:
290491 frames / 60 FPS / 60 minutes = 1:20:41.5166667 ~ 1:20:41.52
...which is the time the site displays for that publication. So it seems the site calculates using exactly 60 FPS after all.
I tried Blues Brothers 2000, F-Zero X, Mario Party, and Paper Mario. Double-clicking the game in the Open ROM... dialog causes BizHawk to throw this exception and then never loads the game.
Upon loading the N64 Plugin Settings (through Config>Cores>N64 Video Plugin Settings) or attempting to save the plugin settings, BizHawk will throw this exception:
In the latter case, the exception will prevent you from saving any changes.
This (major) bug was not in BizHawk 1.6.1.
