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      AdamBeGood @AdamBeGood
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      @AdamBeGood said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

      @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

      @AdamBeGood What file type are you using and what game are you trying to play?
      I'm thinking now if Rude Breaker runs maybe it's not even BIOS-related.

      I've got quite a few games I'm trying..

      Flame Zapper
      Night Slave
      Puyo Puyo 2

      All .hdi

      Rude Breaker runs without any BIOS at all, I tried deleting all the BIOS files and it still works. :| I am a bit annoyed, I'll keep trying.

      Did you ever see the "How Many Files?" message or the Japanese message? Or did you just get lucky with your BIOS files?

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        Zering @AdamBeGood
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        @AdamBeGood I suspect I got lucky.
        I encourage you to keep trying, you're bound to find the right Bios eventually.
        In the meantime why don't you try Rude Breaker? A bit of Compile shooting might be good for you ^^

        Is your rude breaker an .Fdi?

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          AdamBeGood @Zering
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          @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

          @AdamBeGood I suspect I got lucky.
          I encourage you to keep trying, you're bound to find the right Bios eventually.
          In the meantime why don't you try Rude Breaker? A bit of Compile shooting might be good for you ^^

          Is your rude breaker an .Fdi?

          I've just been playing it - I like it! It's good for the frustration of BIOS hunting.

          I'll keep trying. :)

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            Zering @AdamBeGood
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            @AdamBeGood can you share your settings for lr-np2kai?

            The fact that you can even launch BASIC tells me your BIOS are good, I think the issue might be something else.

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              AdamBeGood @Zering
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              @Zering

              Which settings would you like?

              I am so confused now. I can't remember which BIOS bought up the Japanese message, and I'm not sure if that is a better state than where I am now, with "How many files?".

              You are right though, it was blank screen at the start. I think maybe the Japanese text was best.

              When I enter any answer to "How many files?" I get a screen that says NEC N-88 Basic, so I wonder if this is a PC88 BIOS?

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                Folly @Zering
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                @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                @Folly Did you test it yourself?

                Yes, just a few directory's

                Well, everything is at your own risk ofcourse :-)
                Sweat, tears ....... You know it all.

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                  Folly @Zering
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                  @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                  @AdamBeGood can you share your settings for lr-np2kai?

                  The fact that you can even launch BASIC tells me your BIOS are good, I think the issue might be something else.

                  Think so too.

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                    Zering @AdamBeGood
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                    @AdamBeGood Okay, that's just weird.
                    I would recommend that you start from the beginning. Get fresh rom files. Don't worry about checksums yet and use the .wav files you have. Just make sure they're pc98 bios.

                    If that doesn't work I'll need all the settings under options in the retroarch menu. That way I can compare to mine.

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                      Folly @Zering
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                      When I enter any answer to "How many files?" I get a screen that says NEC N-88 Basic, so I wonder if this is a PC88 BIOS?

                      Yes, it is.
                      "How Many Files?" , I got this when I was running a bad .m3u with the extension capitalized. Perhaps you are running a bad file.

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                        Zering
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                        Here's another game for you guys to try!

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                          AdamBeGood @Zering
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                          @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                          Here's another game for you guys to try!

                          Okay, I have more games working! Do you guys use .hdi files? They don't seem to work.

                          I had a version of Mystic Square downloaded, but I guess that isn't going to work for me...

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                            Zering @AdamBeGood
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                            @AdamBeGood I use hdi, fdi, and fdd. Some games don't work but my installation seems stable overall.
                            If you get a BASIC prompt then something in your settings must be wrong. Especially if you've got more games working now.
                            If you share your settings we can take it from there.

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                              Folly @Zering
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                              @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                              Here's another game for you guys to try!

                              That's a nice one. Looks like "Aleste".

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                                Zering @Folly
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                                @Folly The Aleste games are awesome. And Zanac, by the same dev, on the MSX1.

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                                  Folly @Zering
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                                  @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                  @Folly The Aleste games are awesome. And Zanac, by the same dev, on the MSX1.

                                  Do you happen to know the maker of Mystic square ?
                                  Have to unpak on maker. Hard to find that way.

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                                    Zering @Folly
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                                    @Folly It's a doujin game i think, literally made by one guy (ZUN I think is the name he goes by).
                                    It's part of the Touhou project if that helps.

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                                      Folly @Zering
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                                      @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                      @Folly It's a doujin game i think, literally made by one guy (ZUN I think is the name he goes by).
                                      It's part of the Touhou project if that helps.

                                      Thanks.
                                      Not found, have to wait for a bunch more.
                                      And then upack all of them. Everything is huge.

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                                        Zering @Folly
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                                        @Folly It's not in the Neo Kobe set if that's what you're unpacking.

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                                          AdamBeGood @Folly
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                                          @Folly said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                          @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                          @Folly The Aleste games are awesome. And Zanac, by the same dev, on the MSX1.

                                          Do you happen to know the maker of Mystic square ?
                                          Have to unpak on maker. Hard to find that way.

                                          You asking that question makes me think you may be getting your games the same way I am. If so, it is very strange that mine isn't running .hdi

                                          .hdms seem to work for me. Puyo Puyo (have to switch disks), Gandhara, World Tour Golf are all good. I've just tried Warau Salesman as well, all good.

                                          I'll get the settings to you in a bit - do you want the Options section? That is the main thing I guess, I haven't changed anything there really, but certainly no changes elsewhere. Any config files?

                                          Edit: One .hdm that has failed is Night Slave - "No System files"

                                          Further Edit:

                                          Options
                                          FDD2
                                          Ja
                                          OFF
                                          500ms
                                          50ms
                                          PC-9801VX (I've tried VM also)
                                          2.4576 Mhz
                                          Intel 80386
                                          5
                                          3
                                          OFF
                                          OFF
                                          OFF
                                          uPD7220
                                          Full 255 lines
                                          OFF
                                          OFF
                                          PC9801-86
                                          ON
                                          OFF
                                          ON
                                          fmgen
                                          100
                                          64
                                          28
                                          64
                                          92
                                          64
                                          128
                                          Off
                                          0
                                          3
                                          Off
                                          PC-9821Xe10,Xa7Ee...
                                          OFF
                                          ON
                                          OFF
                                          Intel 82434LX
                                          OFF
                                          ON
                                          ON
                                          R-Stick
                                          R1
                                          Arrows
                                          L2

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                                            Folly @Zering
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                                            @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                            @Folly It's not in the Neo Kobe set if that's what you're unpacking.

                                            Thanks

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