Rotary games about mame2003-plus-libretro

[markwkidd]

There are people who use mame2003 with actual rotary dials. No problem maybe: Can the new code be a libretro core option? Default is joystick, core option changes these games to original rotary mode?

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On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 6:59 PM arcadez ***@***.***> wrote: These can be a pain as the controls dont transfer to well to gamepads via the MAME inputs anyway i have some code handy which for Downtown and Ikari Warriors III would just be dropping into the source a couple of new Roms which are official versions of these games but with joystick controls rather than rotary. In the case of the following these would be Jap bootlegs of some famous SNK games which hack out the rotary controls replacing them with again a normal joystick control setup apart from the new roms this would require me to backport some new input code for the games into the snk.c driver but it's doable Ikari Warriors Guerilla War Victory Road These are all supported in FBA already but should you fancy them for this ole core also then lemmie know and i'll add em shouldn't take more than a few hours to port the code and test the games. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASphdv-IwvuhxY-KbOngaE66YlDWOZ4Eks5tm-e9gaJpZM4TNWv-> .

[dankcushions]

even better: just accept both inputs. if they use _left/right, it works, if they use _anolog_left/right, it works, and if they use mouse it works. shouldn't need to choose.

Oh im not the best at explaining things sometimes or maybe all the time :) with regards to
Downtown and Ikari Warriors III it's just a rom drop into the driver as they hang off the same
code as the rotary versions of those games

The SNK bootlegs however would need inputs and joystick code backported into the driver
but again this doesn't actually affect any of the rotary games which are already supported as
the new input code would only be used by the bootlegs.

Basically in a nutshell there will be no changes to the corewide inputs or the existing rotary
games all this means is you can play say for example Ikari Warriors as if you were playing
Capcom's Commano eg you move and turn via the 8-way joystick with A for fire and B for Bomb

[Wilstorm]

Should you fancy them for this ole core also then lemmie know and i'll add em.

I do fancy them, some true arcade classics!

All Joystick versions would be welcome !

Ok i'll be making the commit shortly all these will now be supported.........

Battle Shark (Japan, Joystick)
Dogou Souken (Joystick, Hack Bootleg) Dogou Souken is Victory Road in japan
Downtown (Joystick, Hack)
Guerilla War (Joystick, Hack Bootleg)
Ikari Warriors (Joystick, Hack Bootleg)
Ikari Warriors III (World, 8-Way Joystick)

No core input or rotary code has been touched, the new rotate handling will only be used
by the above games were applicable and none of the currently supported rotary games will
be affected in any way shape or form.

Finally no roms have changed over and above the new ones im going to add support for
although the description has changed for three of them this bring them inline with current
MAME to reflect the fact that they are indeed joystick bootlegs.

GAMEX( 1987, gwarb, gwar, gwar, gwar, gwar, ROT270, "bootleg", "Guerrilla War (bootleg)", GAME_NO_COCKTAIL )

Becomes

GAMEX( 1987, gwarb, gwar, gwar, gwarb, gwarb, ROT270, "bootleg", "Guerrilla War (joystick hack bootleg)", GAME_NO_COCKTAIL )

GAMEX( 1986, ikarijpb, ikari, ikari, ikarijp, ikarijpb, ROT270, "bootleg", "Ikari (Japan bootleg)", GAME_NO_COCKTAIL )

Becomes

GAMEX( 1986, ikarijpb, ikari, ikari, ikarijp, ikarijpb, ROT270, "bootleg", "Ikari (joystick hack bootleg)", GAME_NO_COCKTAIL )

ikari III changes so you will know what version you are playing eg rotary or joystick

GAME( 1989, ikari3, 0, ikari3, ikari3, searchar, ROT0, "SNK", "Ikari III - The Rescue" )

Becomes

GAME( 1989, ikari3, 0, ikari3, ikari3, searchar, ROT0, "SNK", "Ikari III - The Rescue (US, Rotary Joystick)" )

I have one other right enough a joystick hack bootleg for Midnight Resistance but it doesn't
quite work for this game as in some levels you have to run right while shooting back to your
left as enemies or in the case of level 3 a tank are on your tail.

Because you shoot in the direction you are facing rather than rotating you cant really
shoot behind while running left, this makes level 3 hard to pass as you have to actually
stop and turn left the shoot back.

For the most part though the game is fine with the hacked control system i can add support
for it if ya's want.

[markwkidd]

Yes please! There are plenty of games that are part of mame2003 already with worse bugs than one which makes it hard to complete level 3 :)

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On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 6:21 PM arcadez ***@***.***> wrote: I have one right enough a joystick hack bootleg for Midnight Resistance but it doesn't quite work for this game as in some levels you have to run right while shooting back to your left as enemies or in the case of level 3 a tank are on your tail. Because you shoot in the direction you are facing rather than rotating you cant really shoot behind while running left, this makes level 3 hard to pass as you have to actually stop an turn left the shoot back. For the most though the game is fine with the hacked control system i can add support for it if ya's want. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASphdg1mD7laaxQ25TW_a9q5Zi17N0j3ks5tnoHXgaJpZM4TNWv-> .

that was quick work mr arcadze!

I have all the code in another project bigman, all i have to do is rework some of it for the
MAME78 codebase then test the games before porting the new stuff across ;).

still is damn fast!

Aye i thought i'd better get the code in now incase Trump starts WWIII :)

@markwkidd no problem i'll add it in later today

@Arcadez have to admit trumps going to be a legend for the wrong reasons lol

Alright i've added the Midnight Resistance joystick bootleg, i forgot just how nasty it is expect
some graphical problems here and there as they hacked out a full graphical layer, the music
is different also plus kinda buggy you'll notice it on the boss fights as pressing fire makes it stutter.

I guess the bootleg D team were assigned this one :)