M.A.M.E. - Mr. TNT - Points [Marathon Settings] - 32,735,540

M.A.M.E. - Mr. TNT - Points [Marathon Settings] - 32,735,540 - Jason Vasiloff

Points [Marathon Settings]

WolfMame version
199
Score Track
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9816
Rules
ROMSet: MrTNT
Service Mode: Off
Lives: 2
Bonus Life: 150k
Cabinet: Upright
Unknown: Off
Special Rules: None
Submission Message
Played for MGL 40.

This is a somewhat strange submission, as the vast majority of the points came from 2 men. I was shooting for the best first-man score I could get, and I was able to hit over 15 million (I beat this with my next run). After I died, I had to return a phone call, and look up something on the internet, so I tried to do both of those things while continuing to play - as you can see from my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lives, this didn't go so well haha. I was able to finish what I was doing, and fully concentrate on the game again with my 5th life, which I was able get close to 16 million with before dying. After that I had had enough, so I sacked my last life on the 2nd screen. If you can fight the boredom (and your bladder!), this score can go way higher...the one-life track makes a lot more sense to compete on.

Thanks for reviewing.

Not able to attach my .inp - I'm wondering if it's due to the file size (8.5 MB)?

Can you attach anything?
Your TGTS submission has a 6MB zip attached - if it's a file size limitation here, seems odd for the limit to be between 6-8MB.

Maybe try splitting your zip, but then you will probably need to do some creative file renaming...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by terencew

Can you attach anything?
Your TGTS submission has a 6MB zip attached - if it's a file size limitation here, seems odd for the limit to be between 6-8MB.

Maybe try splitting your zip, but then you will probably need to do some creative file renaming...

Curiously, it IS the size of the file that causes the issue - there is no indication in the upload dialog as to what this limitation is, but it is indeed somewhere between 6-8 MB. The silly thing is, I can add two separate attachments (whose combined size is over the limit), to a single post without a problem...sigh.

So I used the 7-zip console to split the .zip file into 2 parts - of course, the TG uploader won't allow .001 or .002 extensions to be uploaded (the outputs of the split), so i had to add a superfluous .zip extension to the attachments. For anyone wanting to view the .inp, download both attachments, remove the final .zip extension from both files, then open the .001 archive, and extract the .zip file within it...that .zip file will have the .inp in it as usual.

Begging everyone's patience - this analysis could take a while...

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*** DISCLAIMER ***
The following tests and reports are neither exhaustive nor definitive,
and should not be assumed as such in order to verify authenticity of a submission.

Starting check on Mon 19/08/2019 at 22:18:48.87

Zip test

Code:

Zip: 7-Zip 18.01 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Igor Pavlov : 2018-01-28 Scanning the drive for archives: 1 file, 8945326 bytes (8736 KiB) Testing archive: E:\MAME\ALLexes\inp\MARP\JRV-mrtnt-32735540.zip -- Path = E:\MAME\ALLexes\inp\MARP\JRV-mrtnt-32735540.zip Type = zip Physical Size = 8945326 Everything is Ok Size: 9236082 Compressed: 8945326 RAR: 7-Zip 18.01 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Igor Pavlov : 2018-01-28 Scanning the drive for archives:

Zip list

Code:

7-Zip 18.01 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Igor Pavlov : 2018-01-28 Scanning the drive for archives: 1 file, 8945326 bytes (8736 KiB) Listing archive: E:\MAME\ALLexes\inp\MARP\JRV-mrtnt-32735540.zip -- Path = E:\MAME\ALLexes\inp\MARP\JRV-mrtnt-32735540.zip Type = zip Physical Size = 8945326 ---------- Path = JRV-mrtnt-32735540.inp Folder = - Size = 9236082 Packed Size = 8945148 Modified = 2019-08-12 13:15:39 Created = 2019-08-18 12:43:47 Accessed = 2019-08-18 12:43:47 Attributes = A Encrypted = - Comment = CRC = 2FC9E731 Method = Deflate Characteristics = NTFS Host OS = FAT Version = 20 Volume Index = 0 Offset = 0 7-Zip 18.01 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Igor Pavlov : 2018-01-28 Scanning the drive for archives:

MAME Major Version 199

What MAME thinks:

Code:

Input file: mrtnt.inp INP version 3.5 Created Mon Aug 12 08:04:23 2019 Recorded using 0.199W (wolf199) Total playback frames: 1131856 Average recorded speed: 100% Average speed: 100.00% (185 seconds)

Source driver:
mrtnt pacman.cpp
Generic Info for game:

Code:

ROM set changed: no 0.106-0.212: mrtnt - "Mr. TNT" Resolution, 0.106-0.113: 288x224 @ 60.606060Hz Resolution, 0.114-0.212: 288x224 @ 60.606061Hz TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/mr-tnt/mame/ Rules, Points [Marathon Settings]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9816 Rules, Points [Tournament Settings]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9815

INP dump not relevant

MAME Info
mrtnt is the parent set.
MAMEInfo.dat entries: mrtnt and pacman.cpp

Code:

MAMEInfo.dat entries for: mrtnt pacman.cpp ---- 0.34b4 [Brad Oliver] WIP: - 0.87: Vernimark fixed Mr. TNT colours (verified to use pacman proms). Added Pac-Man color proms ($0, 20). - 0.75u1: Added new gfx1/2 roms and prom ($0) to clone Gorkans [Tomasz Slanina]. - 0.75: Added clone Gorkans (Techstar 1983). Gameplay works but there are no good gfx roms. - 12th October 2003: Tomasz Slanina sent in a driver for Gorkans, it's working except graphics are bad because graphics ROMs are missing. - 0.34b4: Brad Oliver added 'Mr. TNT' (Telko 1983). - 19th February 1998: Gary Walton dumped Mr. TNT. Other Emulators: * CottAGE * FB Alpha * VAntAGE Recommended Games (Maze 2): Streaking Crush Roller The Hand Lady Bug Lock'n'Chase Lock'n'Chase (DECO Cassette) Mouse Trap Titan (Pac-Man hack) Amidar Changes Check Man Eyes Hard Hat Jolly Jogger Macho Mouse Mogu Chan Nibbler Pepper II Triple Punch Crystal Castles Dingo Eggor Flip & Flop (Max-A-Flex) Heart Attack Mr. TNT Rootin' Tootin' / La-Pa-Pa (DECO Cassette) Scrambled Egg Sindbad Mystery Swinging Singles Van-Van Car BanBam Jack Rabbit I'm Sorry Klad / Labyrinth Touche Me Twin Brats Penky Romset: 24.8 kb / 10 files / 16.0 zip ---- 0.01 [Allard van der Bas, Nicola Salmoria] Bugs: - pacmod, pacgal, piranha: Some notes about pacman.c. dwidel (ID 01051) WIP: - 0.207: Removed MCFG_DEVICE_REMOVE macro [Osso]. - 0.206: Removed GFXDECODE MCFG macros [Vas Crabb]. - 0.204: Removed AY8910/AY8912 MCFG macros [Osso]. - 0.202: Fixed debug assertion in Pacman driver [Vas Crabb]. - 0.201: Removed MCFG and old DEVCB macros [Ryan Holtz]. - 0.198: Use new OUTPUT callback object in Pacman driver. Clean up some NAMCO line write handlers [AJR]. - 0.197: Replaced CPU_VBLANK_INT with SCREEN_VBLANK_CALLBACK [AJR]. - 0.189: Added new 74LS259 device [AJR]. - 0.181: Added machine\epos.cpp/h. Removed machine\acitya.cpp/h and machine\theglobp.cpp/h. EPOS decryption simplification WIP (machine\epos.cpp) [smf]. - 0.175: Fixed regression in 8bpm, drivfrcp and porky (s2650games_map). Fixed X and Y flip bits are ignored when sprite is rendered at top of screen due to vertical wrapping. Note: When a sprite is partially off the bottom of the screen (Y values less than $10) the hardware draws the missing parts at the top of the screen, basically wrapping the sprite [Robbbert]. - 0.174: Added machine\acitya.h, machine\jumpshot.h, machine\pacplus.h and machine\theglobp.h. Allow separate Pacman driver building. Added fake includes till converted to device [Miodrag Milanovic]. - 0.148u2: Pacman protection modernization [Miodrag Milanovic]. - 0.148: Crazy Otto history writeup and documentation [Steve Golson]. - 0.147: Pacman driver gamelist alignment [hap]. - 0.146u2: Cleanup Pacman driver [hap]. - 0.144u7: Kanikani updated dipswitches in Pacman driver. - 0.142u3: Angelo Salese removed deprecat.h dependancy and updated irqs accordingly for Pacman driver. Removed fake input port and speedup cheat in PuckMan, Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Man Plus. - 0.141u4: Atari Ace convert Pacman driver to driver_device. - 0.139u1: Atari Ace removed global variables from NAMCO sound core. - 0.131: Luigi30 crystallized Pacman driver. - 0.128u4: Removed machine\mspacman.c. - 0.125u3: David Haywood fixed duplicate input port bits in Pacman driver. - 0.118u5: Aaron Giles added new colortable management functions in emupal.c. These functions can be used to manage a colortable on top of the core palette in cases where TRANSPARENCY_COLOR is currently used (essentially mapping to a pen mask for TRANSPARENCY_PENS). Updated pacman, mappy, toypop and several other drivers to use the new functions. - 0.115u4: Aaron Giles removed colortables from a number of drivers that didn't need them. Also converted pacman and mappy drivers to collapse the colortable and palette. Changed palettesize to 512 colors. - 0.113u2: Changed VSync to 60.606061 Hz. - 0.111u3: Nathan Woods and Aaron Giles updated input port tokenization for MESS. Added support in MAME for "configuration" switches which are separate from dipswitches. These can be used to configure aspects of the game that don't correspond to dipswitches. Modified pacman.c to use configurations to control the speedup options. Removed '2x Speed Cheat' dipswitch. - 0.110u1: Aaron Giles added flip screen offsets needed with new video parameters in the Pacman driver. - 0.109u4: Aaron Giles updated documentation in Pacman driver to reflect actual sync chain. Fixed sound frequencies for 2650 conversions. - 0.101: Aaron Giles wired up save state support for all the games in Pacman driver and marked all games as GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE. - 0.93: Added clock parameter to Namco sound (96000 Hz). - 0.90u4: Added vidhrdw\pacman.c. Pacman driver update [smf]. pacman/pengo/jrpacman use the same tile/sprite decode and palette decode & sprite rendering. Renamed pengo sound & video hardware to pacman as it was used their first. Converted to use tilemaps. Merged memory maps. Added rom mirroring to pacman & moved any game that needs another rom into another map. Tidied up the mirroring in the S2650 games. Grouped the GAME() lines by hardware and then year. Changed gfx2 to gfx1 ($1000, 1800...) and palettesize to 32 colors in all games. - 0.69: Added machine\acitya.c (Atlantic City Action). - 0.62: Removed machine\shootbul.c. - 15th May 2002: Stephane Humbert fixed inputs and dipswitches in the Pac Man driver. - 0.58: Added includes\pacman.h. - 0.37b16: Added machine\mspacman.c. - 0.37b14: Renamed machine\theglob.c to theglobp.c. - 0.37b12: Added machine\shootbul.c. Changed VSync to 60.606060Hz. - 0.37b11: Added machine\jumpshot.c. - 0.37b4: Removed machine\pacman.c. - 26th April 1999: Zsolt Vasvari sent in a Pacman driver with support for "Ali Baba and 40 Thieves". - 0.35b3: Merged maketrax.c with pacman.c driver. - 0.34b2: Added machine\pacplus.c. - 0.33b7: Added machine\theglob.c. - 0.30: Added maketrax.c driver. - 0.28: Removed vidhrdw\pacman.c. - 0.20: Merged crush.c with pacman.c driver. - 0.19: Added crush.c driver. - 0.14: Merged crush.c with pacman.c driver. - 0.12: Added vidhrdw\generic.c/h. - 0.06: Changed crush\driver.c, pacman\driver.c, pacman\machine.c and pacman\vidhrdw.c to drivers\crush.c, drivers\pacman.c, machine\pacman.c and vidhrdw\pacman.c. - 0.04: Nicola Salmoria defined a generic interrupt_vector_w() function, this makes the Pac Man driver tinier (look at pacman/machine.c, it's now there only to handle the cheat). - 0.03: Removed crush\machine.c. - 0.02: Added pacman\vidhrdw.c. - 0.01: Added crush\driver.c, pacman\driver.c, crush\machine.c and pacman\machine.c. ----

Human interpretation:
Time calc: 08:04:23 + (1131856 frames ÷ 60.606061Hz @ 100% [5:11:15.62]) = 13:15:39 vs zip mod 13:15:39 [please allow for timezone differences]

DIPs:
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Final score (+32M, rollover screenshots in next post) & signature:
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Rollover screenshots to follow...

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Rollovers @1M - note frame #s for chronology. 31st to 32nd:

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Maybe I should've just zipped them...

Timestamp approximation for rollovers:
11:05 1M
20:44 2M
30:23 3M
39:39 4M
48:34 5M
58:24 6M
1:07:52 7M
1:17:30 8M
1:27:09 9M
1:37:09 10M
1:46:04 11M
1:55:43 12M
2:05:10 13M
2:14:27 14M
2:23:55 15M
2:33:44 16M
2:43:12 17M
2:51:56 18M
3:01:13 19M
3:10:41 20M
3:19:46 21M
3:29:14 22M
3:38:20 23M
3:47:48 24M
3:57:15 25M
4:06:54 26M
4:16:44 27M
4:26:11 28M
4:35:28 29M
4:44:56 30M
4:54:23 31M
5:04:02 32M

VOTING YES. Rollovers check out. Great job! Accepted.

Points [Marathon Settings]
WolfMame version	199
Score Track	https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9816
Rules	ROMSet: MrTNT Service Mode: Off Lives: 2 Bonus Life: 150k Cabinet: Upright Unknown: Off Special Rules: None
Submission Message	Played for MGL 40. This is a somewhat strange submission, as the vast majority of the points came from 2 men. I was shooting for the best first-man score I could get, and I was able to hit over 15 million (I beat this with my next run). After I died, I had to return a phone call, and look up something on the internet, so I tried to do both of those things while continuing to play - as you can see from my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lives, this didn't go so well haha. I was able to finish what I was doing, and fully concentrate on the game again with my 5th life, which I was able get close to 16 million with before dying. After that I had had enough, so I sacked my last life on the 2nd screen. If you can fight the boredom (and your bladder!), this score can go way higher...the one-life track makes a lot more sense to compete on. Thanks for reviewing.