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    Mystical Ninja Starring Goeman on N64 - has anyone had any joy with this on Pi4?

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    • retropieuser555R
      retropieuser555 @AdamBeGood
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      @AdamBeGood That's interesting the World map doesn't cause a crash for you?

      https://pastebin.com/12zW6DkD - That's my run command log after that crash, although honestly no idea what that means.

      what's in your [video-rice] config, maybe there's something different aside from the screen update. and sound fix.

      As I even deleted moved the config file and let the emulator give me a fresh one, but it still crashes when you try and call the world map.

      Pi 5 4GB

      Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

      Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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        AdamBeGood @retropieuser555
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        @retropieuser555 I'm not by my computer now, but my settings for Rice are the same as Quicksilver's, and he posted his config in an earlier message. Have a check against that!

        Here it is: https://pastebin.com/2CY08bU8

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          quicksilver @retropieuser555
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          @retropieuser555 said in Mystical Ninja Starring Goeman on N64 - has anyone had any joy with this on Pi4?:

          I changed the screen update setting and audio to trivial on my older pi3b+

          Gles2rice screen update setting doesn't need to be changed on older model Pi's. Just the pi 4. Otherwise you might cause issues rather than fix them.

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          • retropieuser555R
            retropieuser555 @quicksilver
            last edited by retropieuser555

            @quicksilver It's odd but on my older pi3b+ changing that setting screen update getting for Rice did give a small framerate increase for this game. But you're right, doing so may have messed up some other games using Gles2rice on my pi3b+. I don't really use my older pi for gaming now and this does seem to be the only game I use this video plugin for, every other game I find myself using GlideN64.

            @AdamBeGood I found out how to get the European Rom working by the way if you're interested, and oddly enough for me, this EU Rom doesn't crash at the Blue Dragon or when viewing the world map. Maybe I just have a bad NTSC/USA rom. Bu the game is totally working as far as I can tell.

            To get the PAL/Europe version working, in /opt/retropie/configs/n64 in the file RiceVideoLinux.ini, add the following in:-

            {be0f36f51d69f12b-50}
            Name=Mystical Ninja
            FastLoadTile
            FrameBufferEmulation=0
            

            It seems the .ini file only had exceptions for the US Rom, so once you add this in, the FastLoadTile function will work on the Europe Rom too.

            Edit: Also if you want the JPN rom to work add the following:-

            {8b162c83aecda256-4a}
            Name=Ganbare Goemon
            FastLoadTile
            FrameBufferEmulation=0
            

            Not too sure of the differences, the cutscene at the start has voice acting though. But in case anyone tries to get this game working and hits the problems we have here, any version of the game should work with these lines added into the Rice ini file.

            Pi 5 4GB

            Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

            Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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              AdamBeGood @retropieuser555
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              @retropieuser555 Great work! How did you figure that out?

              As my US version is working now, I think I'll leave it at that. I think EU and US are the same apart from the title screen. I might have a look at the Japanese version though.

              Edit: I ended up going back to the European version and your fix worked. It didn't for the Japanese version, but I probably did something incorrect and I am not minded to look into it as it really isn't important. Good to have the version I played back in the day up and running, thanks for the help!

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                retropieuser555 @AdamBeGood
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                @AdamBeGood interesting, I guess it's different versions of the ROM. In the rice.ini file I don't know how to generate the CRC numbers for them, I think you need to use some windows specific programs. Mupen64plus.ini file seems to use a CRC number too but it's not the same as the ones in Rice oddly. But given we are using Rice just for this one Goemon game, I don't wanna go digging that much further ha. What's surprising to me, I'd love to know what the FastLoadTile function does and if there's an equivalent on GlideN64

                Pi 5 4GB

                Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                  AdamBeGood @retropieuser555
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                  @retropieuser555 I am sure it could be made to work, but it really doesn't seem worth it. Agree on not going mad digging all the time - there are enough relevant problems to deal with, don't need to invent more.

                  I would be interested to know what that does also.... Does Pilotwings have it set? I wonder if other games don't have it set and would benefit? Trying to think which games I use Rice for...

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                  • retropieuser555R
                    retropieuser555 @AdamBeGood
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                    @AdamBeGood Silly question as I don't know the game that well (didn't have it as a kid), what's wrong with pilot wings on GlideN64? I seems to run okay to me as far as I can tell on the first level. Is there later stuff that breaks in game?

                    Pi 5 4GB

                    Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                    Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                      AdamBeGood @retropieuser555
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                      @retropieuser555 For me, it just wasn't running well... I haven't tried it for a while though and I have rebuilt my Mupen64Plus. Let me have a check.

                      Edit: the performance of both is pretty comparable now, and using GlideN64 you don't get the borders that you do with Rice so that might be my preference now. I may need to play it for a bit longer. Pilotwings definitely didn't work as well on GlideN64 previously, maybe it is because I've updated it or maybe I changed something, I'm not sure. But I am sure it didn't run as well at a previous point... Sorry that isn't more help.

                      I don't think the game gets at all any more graphically intensive, if it is smooth for you at the start then I think you should be good.

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                      • retropieuser555R
                        retropieuser555
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                        Btw, for testing things out a little more I've done another play-through of the PAL rom of Mystical Ninja and it doesn't have any of the crashes I experienced during my run-through with that US rom I used. So I have a feeling that rom was faulty in some way. Right through to the credits, no issues at all except a few slowdowns in the final boss.

                        Pi 5 4GB

                        Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                        Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                          AdamBeGood @retropieuser555
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                          @retropieuser555 Superb - hopefully I've got a good one then!

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