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      Zering @Folly
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      @Folly I got final crisis to work in the end. There's two big problems. The health bar doesn't show up and some bullets aren't visible.

      It seems like PC88 emulation might be more miss than hit.
      I think I'll look into setting it up on my PC.

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

        @Folly I got final crisis to work in the end. There's two big problems. The health bar doesn't show up and some bullets aren't visible.

        It seems like PC88 emulation might be more miss than hit.
        I think I'll look into setting it up on my PC.

        indeed, will you let me know how it works on your pc?

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          Zering @Folly
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          @Folly Sure, but I wouldn't take my feedback too seriously, my PC is about as old as an actual PC88 ^^

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            Folly
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            @Zering

            Saw a few issues and commits on github.
            So installed lr-quasi88 from source.
            It adds a sub_cpu_mode . this has to be set to always use both CPU. in core option q88_sub_cpu_mode = "2"

            Fire Hawk will also start now !

            Thexder-201104-211328.png

            NICE!
            Fire Hawk - Thexder 2 (Game Arts)-201104-212646.png

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              Zering @Folly
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              @Folly Why does installing it from source change anything??

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

                @Folly Why does installing it from source change anything??

                It updates it with new features that are not yet in the binary.

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                  Zering @Folly
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                  @Folly Brilliant! Does it correct the invisible bullets on Final Crisis?

                  Edit : Those screenshots make me jealous. I love the look of PC88 games!

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

                    @Folly Brilliant! Does it correct the invisible bullets on Final Crisis?

                    Edit : Those screenshots make me jealous. I love the look of PC88 games!

                    Do you meen the RED >>>> ? Then it does.haha
                    Final Crisis (Techno Grard)-201104-213135.png

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                      Zering @Folly
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                      @Folly Sweet! How long did it take you to install from source? I'll have to do it tonight.

                      I'm trying to get M88 started and it's a pain.

                      Speaking of, both M88 and Neko Project II come packaged with the appropriate BIOS. I'm wondering if that means we're all right to share them? @mitu

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

                        @Folly Sweet! How long did it take you to install from source? I'll have to do it tonight.

                        Just about five minutes.

                        I'm trying to get M88 started and it's a pain.

                        Speaking of, both M88 and Neko Project II come packaged with the appropriate BIOS. I'm wondering if that means we're all right to share them? @mitu

                        Ok, don't know that M88, I think. Will see later on.
                        Do you have a link of that thread.

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                          Zering @Folly
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                          @Folly Which thread?

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

                            @Folly Which thread?

                            I was thinking there was a thread about M88.
                            Then I misunderstood.

                            I reread it, I get it !

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                              Zering @Folly
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                              @Folly Haha okay well I've installed lr-quasi88 from source and I'm giving it a spin now. I'm really hoping Final Crisis run right, that game looks totally awesome.

                              I just love the graphical style of those old 8-bit PC games, they've got something a little special.

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                                Folly @Zering
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                                @Zering
                                I don't think you need that old pc of yours. :)

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                                  Zering @Folly
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                                  @Folly I hope not. That thing is a fossil. I tried running SD Snatcher on it the other day when we couldn't get it working and the whole thing crashed.
                                  My Pi 3B was a better computer ^^

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

                                    @Folly Haha okay well I've installed lr-quasi88 from source and I'm giving it a spin now. I'm really hoping Final Crisis run right, that game looks totally awesome.

                                    I just love the graphical style of those old 8-bit PC games, they've got something a little special.

                                    I love the way the border and screen is so packed with detail on some of them, it makes me want to get on with PC88 as well.

                                    But first things first. How do you guys do checksums? I am using sha1sum on RetroPie. Is that the right thing to do. I've just downloaded ten different sets of BIOS and none of them match you guys.

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                                      Zering @AdamBeGood
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                                      @AdamBeGood Don't worry about it matching. Get the BIOS straight from Project Neko. If it still doesn't work with those, we know the problem is coming from something else.

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                                        mitu Global Moderator @Zering
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                                        @Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                        Speaking of, both M88 and Neko Project II come packaged with the appropriate BIOS. I'm wondering if that means we're all right to share them? @mitu

                                        Do they have a proper license attached ?

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                                          Zering @mitu
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                                          @mitu How would I go about establishing that?

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

                                            @Folly I hope not. That thing is a fossil. I tried running SD Snatcher on it the other day when we couldn't get it working and the whole thing crashed.
                                            My Pi 3B was a better computer ^^

                                            On old computers you can use my RetropieXstation script :
                                            https://github.com/FollyMaddy/retropieXstation
                                            or the RetroRun script :
                                            https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroRun
                                            ( added possible resolutions changes in both scripts)

                                            (perhaps it does not work for openMSX though, never tried)

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