http://gamebundles.real.com/gamebundles/
http://gamebundles.real.com/gamebundles/migrationInfo.packages
They don't support these Sega games anymore. But you can still download the fully working demos! I managed to unlock any RealArcade game years ago by simply copying a hidden, unpacked-at-runtime EXE. Wonder if it still works. Never worked for the Sega games, though. :(
Nope, the web-based client introduced some DRM crap.
edited 9:13 PM EDT March 27, 2010
Scan the main EXEs and tell me whats the result
I had another dream which involved Star Trek, time travel, and Donald Duck, but unfortunately, I don't remember that one as well as I'd like to. Mostly all I remember is that it took place almost entirely underwater, in a decimated and completely submerged city. Lots of submersible spaceships were involved. And floppy discs, with a dial-pad on them.
As for "How I spend my time", maybe I've been reading too much Axe Cop. Although there's never really been anything on Axe Cop that resembles my dreams, the comic is often weird/absurd enough, that it's possible my mind (in my sleep) just emulates it. Or something. Mouser X over and out.
edited 3:22 PM EDT March 29, 2010
Heard The Protomen, Anamanaguchi, Metroid Metal, MC Frontalot, Video Game Orchestra, Paul & Storm (one of whom was wearing an Axe Cop shirt), and Jonathan Coulton.
Got to play Miegakure and ask the developer stupid questions.
Learned how to play Magic The Gathering again (free decks with swag bags), won a few games against my brother before he figured things out and crushed me repeatedly.
Watched Gabe and Tycho spontaneously arm wrestle on audience request.
Saw the first few episodes of the next season of Red vs Blue.
Anamanaguchi announced they'll be doing the music for the upcoming Scott Pilgrim game (and played the theme song), and Coulton mentioned that he's doing the ending song for Portal 2 (though he promised it wouldn't be as good).
Found out the sounds are in a custom rof file that was already reverse engineered, but the files that came out couldn't be used.
However the creators were stupid to use zlib and keep all zlib comment strings in the executable next to the signature of these files (defT), and not to my surprise the files were just zlibbed.
Now i have a bunch of sgt and dls files that work in DirectMusic producer playing the music in the game. It seems they all have 12 variations(didn't know the music was that dynamic) and the longest song is almost 9 minutes in length.
And abe's chanting is also a midi that is 20 minutes in length. Why did they do that?
For the rest i'm applying for jobs so i can make some money for a change :)
Man, that must have been a great experience! I would love to have been there...
Out of curiosity, could you tell me what songs Stemage/Metroid Metal played?
Nope, was having too much fun to remember. Mostly stuff from Varia Suite, though.
Got ya ;) Thanks for the insight... :)
kmdasm disassembles music data from various konami games to mml where i can then be talentless and port it to different systems. it supports about 5 games (poorly) and it's being made available for no other reason than laziness (surprise, surprise)
i'll upload the source and some sample dumps later. this was later on during the program's development.
Anyway, I'm not sure if being designated as the "tech guy" is a good thing, or a bad thing.... I'm slightly worried that I'm going to get "called in" more than I want. But he's willing to pay money, and even gave me (significantly) more than I asked for. So, considering that, I don't have room to complain. For that kind of cash, it's probably not a bad thing after all.
So, yah, that's pretty much how I spent my time today. Oh, and being sick. I'm getting over a cold. :( Mouser X over and out.
What saddens me is, whenever I do find "mixed\arranged" versions of certain game music done on tracker software, it's done HORRIBLY WRONG... Like off key notes, bullshit samples, etc.
Since I've read (somewhere.. hope the info is true), that the OPL3 can invoke a four-operator mode, which involves pairing channels, reducing polyphony but allowing it to make more complex sounds, I could port some arcade music that uses any four-op FM chip from Yamaha, with a little ear by ear tracking and fine tuning.
As for Neo Geo games, or any games that use some from of PCM\ADPCM, if I could only get the samples ripped and converted to raw headerless 8-bit PCM, that combined with a four-op invoked OPL3, will probably do good enough for "emulating" arcade music that uses both FM Synthesis and sample based synthesis.
One thing I could probably fake with hand drawn samples would be wavetable synthesis (Namco WSG, C130 (or something..), Konami SCC, etc), the only thing that wont sound right would possibly be the lack of enveloping, but may still sound okay, DMG waveform channel can be perfectly used in tracker software if you just take the bytes from the wave register and save it as a headerless 8-bit unsigned PCM.
If I had a actual MSX2 equipped with a SCC, I could probably do something stupid like sync the two together with my PC and have the MSX2 play SCC sound data, while the PC does everything else, (OPL3 in Four-op mode, playback of tracked samples ,etc), would make a pretty funny (and somewhat dumb) video..
Either way, I'm way over my head and most of this is just speculation and theories anyways... I get sick of hearing bad "ports" of arcade music to tracker software, don't understand why it can't be done right with some people...
I'd love to contribute to the arrangement\tracker scene for video game music once I get acquainted with the necessary skills and brush up on it all. My main interest in tracker music is because that's what Unreal Engine 1 games, (Unreal 1, Deus Ex, Unreal Tournament 1) use for in-game music.
If that doesn't work for you, I found the picture when reading the comments to this article. The article itself isn't very interesting, but I thought these pictures where hilarious (particularly the spider (partially due to it referencing an earlier pic), and the Silent Hill ones).
Hope you have a laugh with that. Mouser X over and out.
In which state is your college/university located, perhaps?
alternatively:
That is a rule up with which I will not put.
edited 4:55 PM EDT April 13, 2010
* MGME (loads)
* A Facebook API interface (the one I seen needs Qt...ick) that does not need Qt. Needed for Winamp/foobar2000 song info spamming.
* Likewise, got a facebook developer account. Woot.
* Win32 version of OpenSPC..since the console one is bound to be functionally lacking. Already got snes_spc working perfectly with winmm, so all thats needed is a GUI and some form of mod/sample dumping....Charming :/
* Want to develop some echo/flange plugins for fb2k, but theres not much sample code out there for buffers that are needed when you change the amount of samples in a audio_sample and output it. Winamp is dead easy in this regard...you can specify the sample length in your process proc. :/
* Get some form of native streamripping in fb2k working. Funnily enough, it won't detect my custom protocol of httprip:// so the thing just...fails.
Anyway, I'm mentioning this here, because I'm not on a computer that I can bookmark/save stuff on, so I decided to post a few links here, since I know I'll be able to find them later. And no, I didn't name these.
Enchilada Casserole III
Creamy Chicken and Sour Cream Enchiladas
Angela's Awesome Enchiladas
Chicken Enchiladas I
Chicken Enchiladas V
numerous others
In case you're wondering, I was listening to Final Fantasy Music which is one of the reasons I spent so much time on this. Anyway, time for bed. Good night.
all the cool kids use detours, yo
Convenient eh?
foobar is just somehow more repugnant in that way than Winamp... the profit motive I can sort of understand, but whatever foobar's excuse is doesn't seem honest.
edited 12:37 PM EDT April 16, 2010
just sayin' broseph
In that case, replacing everything to use XMPlay. All thats left is secure ripping....
I tried XMplay, again, and I still don't see what it is about it that people like (excluding that you can get some old, screwy formats working in it. Which *could* be done in Winamp, but no one has written a plugin for it. :( Except in_skool. See above). Winamp serves my needs quite well, I like how it handles, I like using it. XMplay I find to be a nuisance. Mostly, I just want it to handle like Winamp, I guess.
Talking about replacements reminds me that Windows Explorer in Windows7 is tremendously frustrating! Frequently, it doesn't save my settings, often within the same session of usage. And, it doesn't scroll properly! I finally got fed up with it, and I started using UltraExplorer. While it has some quirks (frequently the columns resize after browsing away from a directory), at least it saves my settings! And it scrolls properly! And it's ridiculously configurable! I know that others here have recommended Total Commander, but I could never figure out how to set that up to resemble something I enjoyed using. As I'm sure you'll notice, UltraExplorer can be setup to look virtually identical to Windows Explorer (there's been numerous occasions when I mixed them up with each other). And although it can do that (which I like), it can also use tabbed windows, preview windows, command prompt (that's easy enough with Winkey, but it's nice that it can be done from within the UltraExplorer window), side-by-side folder browsing, and much more. With Total Commander, I always felt like I was a few years behind in computer usage. Not to mention that I never found it very usable. Largely, I miss the "folders" veiwpane, or what might be called the "directory tree list" (see here the window called "folders" on the left). If Total Commander has that, I never found it.
Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that, frequently, I have a difficult time seeing what it is that others like so much in their "replacement" programs. I guess that, in that regard, it all comes down to personal preference. Winamp handles the way I want to use it, XMplay doesn't. And I don't think the issues I have with XMplay can be fixed through a GUI plugin (though, I also don't think it supports those either). "What issues do you have?" you may ask. Well, it doesn't respond the way I want it too. For me to get more detailed than that, would most likely require IRC/Skype, and/or a video conference.
Mostly, for me Winamp works well, and responds the way I expect. Why should I change it, when the complaints I have are so few, and infrequent? Worst case scenario, I use XMplay to create WAV files from the non-Winamp-supported fromats, and create some LOGGs/ADXs (though, obviously, this creates files of an extremely much larger size. :( ). Really though, those non-supported formats aren't something I severely miss, so I'm fine living without them.
Anyway, I guess that's my rant for the day. Sorry about the extended length of text. Hopefully someone at least finds it useful (I've really enjoyed UltraExplorer so far. You should give it a try!). Mouser X over and out.
edited 10:20 PM EDT April 16, 2010
Since I'm not gone yet, I read this, and decided it would be worthwhile to remember it for later. If anyone is interested in some Fantasy books, this might be worth looking at.
And last, I thought that this was quite humorous. April Fool's jokes played on a massive scale. Have fun! Mouser X over and out.
edited 10:47 PM EDT April 16, 2010
I found a thread a while back where PrimeBlue had ripped Mario Kart Double Dash and re-looped it etc.
I can't find that thread now. >.<
But I was bored, so.
The search never brings up what I want. =/
It starts with the oldest post and sometimes lots of pages to scroll through.
http://bitbucket.org/mudlord/public-code
Also made a private one, too. hehe
and here i am earning my $1000 a week working like a sucker
PowerPC storage model
Turns out we needed an isync.
I didn't know. =$
edited 5:44 PM EDT April 22, 2010
edited 6:21 PM EDT April 22, 2010
but yeah, lots of weird differences between Linux and AIX. Which do you run into?
I've been unable to get the drives to cooperate with the computers around this house, my father ordered a new one which I'm using to make this post, (Had to seriously remember my password and managed to figure it out to log back in here...) and it seriously pisses me off... Windows XP Professional x64 was *SUCH* a horrible OS... I'm on Windows7 now, so thankfully I can actually run "modern" programs properly and have a working webcam...
Not sure how long it will take to get me back up to track, I need to get a copy of FRAP's that works on Windows 7 properly, and maybe a new copy of Paint Shop Pro since the one I'm using is old and constantly goes unstable sometimes...
Here are the specs of my brand new computer:
Gateway DX4300
AMD Phenom II X4 810 Processer clocked at 2.60 Ghz
8.00 GB of DDR2 RAM
64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics integrated
Realtek High Definition Audio (This thing isn't that much of a joke surprisingly... Handles 24-bit 192000 Hz well enough for me, sounds more sharper than my previous PC's x-fi XtremeGamer soundcard ironically...)
As far as this PC goes, it does stuff *faster*... Even some programs that put my CPU usage to 100 only go as far as 50% or even 25%, so I'm happy with this machine, as long as it doesn't die on me anytime soon..
It's great to finally be back... just hoping I manage to salvage my current work together again..
For example, the code that runs on linux would allocate X bytes, but use X+20 bytes or w/e and it would segfault in AIX, so I need to fix other peoples bad code :(
I also find a lot of issues with alignment, and more with endianness assumptions (though that's more just a x86-centric problem).
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Just read an interesting article on game tools development. I think I can identify very well with his perspective here.
edited 1:36 AM EDT April 23, 2010
Uploaded a few more photos:
creek, flowers, and a video of reflections in a pool
edited 12:13 PM EDT April 24, 2010
For those interested, I strongly recommend that you give Fragile Dreams a look. In my experience, a game of this type is a rare treat. The setting/story really drew me in. At the very least, rent the game and try it out. Even playing the Japanese version (I downloaded the Japanese version, to see if it was worth it to get the U.S. version), in which I couldn't understand any of the language whatsoever, I had a really hard time putting it down. The atmosphere was amazing. Having played the Japanese version for hours, I decided I'd better stop, and wait for the U.S. release. Great game. Give it a try, at least once. Mouser X over and out.
Clambake has been started. Laid out the basic foundation. Thanks to hcs for the links to IDA Pro and the N64 sigs. They certainly made things easier. Funnily enough, deciding on a basic framework has been the hardest, since OpenGL does not play nice and we have to fuck around with hooking toolbars and status bars....ick....At least fullscreen works perfect. After this gonna get started on the RDP/RSP emulation and try to get at least one game booting in wireframe.
Haven't worked on MGME yet, btw. Need to commit it to the SVN, too, that way I can easily work out what to do with it.
So there.
I enjoyed that... commentary had some good input, too.
edited 7:51 AM EDT April 28, 2010
In case you're wondering, I was planning on using the pieces to create a sort of "green house" or "viewing dome" for the top of the space cruise liner. The color I want is "transparent clear", but LEGO never released those parts in that color, so I'll have to settle for "transparent dark blue" (there's only 5 colors available, and "transparent yellow" or "transparent neon green" are $20 for one piece...).
Anyway, I posted that here, because I was quite excited to learn that the pieces I needed are available for somewhat reasonable prices. Yes, $1.50 (and up to $11) is expensive for 1 single LEGO piece (normally, when you buy a LEGO set, they average about $0.10 per piece), but considering the difficulty in obtaining this particular piece, I'd say the price isn't that bad. At least it's not $30 for one piece....
Oh, and on a slightly more related note (to games at least), I learned about Allods MMO (that's the European site. It has a little more content than the US site). One description I read of it called it "Skies of Arcadia, the MMO". Though, after doing so, they said not exactly, but that those who have played SoA will feel right at home. SoA is one of my top 5 favorite games of all time. I'm very seriously tempted to try this game out, but my computer doesn't have internet access, and this PC that I'm using has a hard enough time rendering videos. I have very low hopes that it would run a 3D game very well.
Anyway, I was happy to find the LEGO pieces I've been wanting for years. Since, as I said earlier, it's likely no one cares, then please carry on. Mouser X over and out.
I remember having a platform of a mountain that had Lego spots on them. I built a few cool things with it when I was younger. Then I got some Star Wars Lego pieces which I thought was cool at the time.
edited 7:06 AM EDT April 29, 2010
I also would like better VRC7 emulation too.
Uh, or not?
edited 1:18 AM EDT May 1, 2010
NEZPlug++ would be, *the* one plugin that would work right for me if the VRC7 and N106 emulation didn't sound so horrible... And if the volume settings for the Sunsoft5B were adjusted so they actually sound audible alongside the 2A03.
this one looks like it was last altered in march. only problem is that you can't pan the vrc7 channels
i'm not going into older files to dig out older builds
EDIT: Well, that's strange that a blank commandprompt window with winamp's name opens up all the time, but I swear this VRC7 emulation sounds so much better over that crappy one with NEZPlug... Thanks alot, seriously.
edited 10:34 PM EDT May 1, 2010
The only one thing to complain about UF's notsofatso (errrm? <3 ) tits about loading 10k files, and see it crash when it reads metadata in the file 5000 needing to restart WA.
The Dragon Speech Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Finale
wherein he describes his career and philosophy
Into the Night Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
wherein he chats with Jason Rohrer (who by coincidence has used the name "hcsoftware")
edited 6:15 AM EDT May 18, 2010
I'm blaming my father's poor judgment, he should of just plugged in the rest of the hardware into the empty slots and disable the integrated ones... but instead he tried to get the "integrated soundblaster live" to work, which I think caused even more instability...
Looks like I'm in for a long hard ride... *sigh* I hate it when noone listens to me..
Thats eating up all my time.
That and now learning a instrument and Warcraft III & other assorted PC games.
The only one I can find on searches and Zophar.net is some DOS Vectrex emulator, would anyone recommend that?
If so, would it be acceptable to make a bug report to you about a hanging bug in a game (one that I'm not experiencing when loading the same save and doing the same thing in the latest VBA-RR)?
And the MIDI playback is still screwed up, I'm forever putting the blame on Creative's BS drivers.
http://mudlord.hcs64.com/blog/?p=10
Just need the motivation now to do MGME with the new GME.
And then the sucky audio... sucks. Scratchy scratch. Pop.
edited 12:48 AM EDT June 2, 2010
FINITE STATE
with the motto "A tradition of transition". If you can work the pun "motto a.k.a. 'regular expression'" in there that'd be a nice bonus. Seal could look something like
I'll front the cost to make a shirt out of it, and we'll split any proceeds.
Alternately find that it already exists and win one (1) internet.
Curious how I "love" (rather find interesting) the group of students I face at the moment, while every other of the professor approach them with fear, and all these preconceptions.
So back to the topic of values, it'll involve life-stories instead of an expositive only lecture about family, sex, good communication and whatover other aspect of life, social interaction, and even religion you'd consider as a value. Life story, so that they (my students) hear other people their age (I'll bring two 16 and 17 kids) to hear thier past history and how they learned to appreciate other ways to treat people and see life as a whole.
Also, girlies. They can be such a motivating force, though I guess that's not what one would want from people, but it's nice not to always rely on yourself for everything. Ohhhh, I'd rather precipate, motivate internal changes within me and my perspective on life. Oh girlies...
Back to work/part time slacking \o
anewuser
edited 8:23 PM EDT June 5, 2010
It can always use more editing, but we try to keep it somewhat rough for that improv/deranged quality. Ch 12 has one of my favorite scenes! Attempted murder and manslaughter and murder! And a man so full of himself he ought to have been named Hugh!
Bris.
Um, there are relatively few puns.
[edit]
It's rather small for anyone's standard (701 students ...
WHAAAAT?! This isn't so much small as it is HUGE. Good luck!
edited 11:01 PM EDT June 5, 2010
sorry, hehehe.
And Microsoft Works?
And Microsoft Empty Promises?
#include <windows.h>
#include <mmreg.h>
class CStreamDecoder {
public:
long Initialize(unsigned short const * src, unsigned short const * dest, WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE * info);
long Decode( unsigned long dwStart, unsigned long dwEnd, unsigned long dwLoopStart, unsigned long dwLoopStop, unsigned char bLoopCount);
char dummySpace[1024];
};
int main()
{
CStreamDecoder dec;
dec.Initialize((unsigned short const * )L"input.xma" ,(unsigned short const*)L"output.wav", NULL);
dec.Decode(0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
}
edited 6:11 PM EDT June 15, 2010
E3 is going on this week (as I'm sure most of you already know), and Nintendo held their "round table" discussion. Based on this article (see the 7:06 mark), it sounds like there's a very good possibility that the new Zelda will have an orchestrated soundtrack! WooHoo!!! Even if an OST isn't released, we should be able to extract the audio from the disc! Much easier than the hassle that had to be gone through to get the Twilight Princess music!
Anyway, I thought that was well worth posting about, even if people have already heard about it. Mouser X over and out.