M.A.M.E. - Berzerk - Fast Bullets - One Life Only - Random Play (No Pattern Allowed) - 9,280

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M.A.M.E. - Berzerk - Fast Bullets - One Life Only - Random Play (No Pattern Allowed) - 9,280 - Mark Hoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJvktI6Lz0

Fast Bullets - One Life Only - Random Play (No Pattern Allowed)

Score Track
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9867
Rules
ROM Set = "BERZERK"
Starting lives = 3
1st extra at 5K, 2nd at 10K
FAST bullets
One (1) life ONLY
Sound must be turned OFF for proper INP playback

Special Rules:
1. This variation is for a rom set that has the RC-31 Logic Program installed. This is what makes the bullets fast. If there is no RC-31 Logic Program installed, all scores on this machine will be logged under the Slow Bullets variation.
2. This section is for RANDOM METHOD of play where no pattern is used even once during a game to gain advanced knowledge of upcoming rooms during any one LIFE. Any loop, box or pattern performed where rooms repeat even once during any one LIFE will classify play under the PATTERN METHOD of play.
3. A pattern exists whether the ?loop? is elaborate and takes many minutes to complete or if a loop occurs just once during any one LIFE where all four exits are used to make rooms repeat even once FOREKNOWLEDGE of one loop and its rooms therein ? OR ? FOREKNOWLEDGE of hours of loops and its rooms therein constitute the definition of a PATTERN. In random play rooms can repeat, rarely, but NEVER during the same LIFE and never will multiple rooms repeat in the same order where a PATTERN is not being used.
4. NEVER is a Saved State allowed. Entire game must be recorded and continuously played. Regular TG POINTS Settings for this game applies.
5. This is a ONE LIFE ONLY Variation, ANY life of a 3 to 5 Life game is eligible. Recording of ENTIRE game is required. Regular TG POINTS Settings for this game applies.
Submission Message
WolfMAME106- Fast Bullets romset
Video is replay of INP.
INP and romset included in zip attachment.

first life, no looping back to prior rooms.

Mark, distributing ROMs is still illegal even if large swathes of people do it.

On an entirely different note:

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3. A pattern exists whether the ?loop? is elaborate and takes many minutes to complete or if a loop occurs just once during any one LIFE where all four exits are used to make rooms repeat even once FOREKNOWLEDGE of one loop and its rooms therein ? OR ? FOREKNOWLEDGE of hours of loops and its rooms therein constitute the definition of a PATTERN. In random play rooms can repeat, rarely, but NEVER during the same LIFE and never will multiple rooms repeat in the same order where a PATTERN is not being used.

WTF? Do we have to be mind readers now to determine if the player had FOREKNOWLEDGE?!?!

Whomever wrote these rules probably didn't understand that the random number generator used in MAME is predictable and so gamers can get the same mazes consistently by practicsing the coin insert & start button at timed intervals. Bizarre rules.

Starting check on 01/03/2015 at 15:51:03.26

Zip test

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7-Zip 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18 Processing archive: T:\LocalMAME\combined\inp\MARP\TGBerzerk.zip Testing TGBerzerk Testing TGBerzerk\TGberzerkFAST.inp Testing TGBerzerk\TGberzerkFAST.wlf Everything is Ok Folders: 1 Files: 2 Size: 3610890 Compressed: 17769

Zip list

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7-Zip 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18 Listing archive: T:\LocalMAME\combined\inp\MARP\TGBerzerk.zip -- Path = T:\LocalMAME\combined\inp\MARP\TGBerzerk.zip Type = zip Physical Size = 17769 ---------- Path = TGBerzerk Folder = + Size = 0 Packed Size = 0 Modified = 2015-02-28 15:49:34 Created = Accessed = Attributes = D.... Encrypted = - Comment = CRC = Method = Store Host OS = FAT Version = 10 Path = TGBerzerk\TGberzerkFAST.inp Folder = - Size = 3610292 Packed Size = 17181 Modified = 2015-02-28 14:06:20 Created = Accessed = Attributes = ....A Encrypted = - Comment = CRC = 2705A63C Method = Deflate Host OS = FAT Version = 20 Path = TGBerzerk\TGberzerkFAST.wlf Folder = - Size = 598 Packed Size = 210 Modified = 2015-02-28 14:06:20 Created = Accessed = Attributes = ....A Encrypted = - Comment = CRC = B889C54B Method = Deflate Host OS = FAT Version = 20

MAME Major Version 106

What MAME thinks:

Code:

Recorded in WolfMAME 0.106 Recorded system's speed = ~2091MHz (Intel) This recording was made with the C 68k core enabled Start date of recording: Sat Feb 28 19:58:09 2015 Checks out OK. [3e24] Playing back previously recorded game berzerk (Berzerk (set 1)) [press return] loading 1c-0 loading 1d-1 loading 3d-2 loading 5d-3 loading 6d-4 l oading 5c-5 loading 1c loading 2c Average FPS: 326.899542 (29310 frames)

What wlfview thinks:

Code:

WLFVIEW 0.3 - Apr 5 2006 Info loaded. WLF rev 9 Recorded for the game 'berzerk' MAME version string: 0.106 (May 16 2006) -- CPU info -- Vendor: Intel Processor Family: 6 Processor Model: 7 Approximate clock speed: 2091456108Hz -- OS info -- Operating System: Windows NT 6.1 Service Pack 1 -- INP info -- Number of frames: 29115 Average record speed: 99.993131% System time at start of emulation: Sat Feb 28 19:58:09 2015 Sound: 44100Hz Samples: Enabled GUI: 0 Artwork: 0 68000 CPU Core: C NVRAM Usage: Disabled BIOS used (0=default): default -- Validity -- Check 1: INP header: OK Check 2: INP file: OK Check 3: WLF file: OK

Source driver:
berzerk src/drivers/berzerk.c
DIP Info from source:

Code:

INPUT_PORTS_START( berzerk ) PORT_START /* IN0 */ PORT_BIT( 0x01, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_LEFT ) PORT_8WAY PORT_BIT( 0x02, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_RIGHT ) PORT_8WAY PORT_BIT( 0x04, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_UP ) PORT_8WAY PORT_BIT( 0x08, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_DOWN ) PORT_8WAY PORT_BIT( 0x10, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON1 ) PORT_BIT( 0xe0, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) PORT_START /* IN1 */ PORT_BIT( 0x01, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_START1 ) PORT_BIT( 0x02, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_START2 ) PORT_BIT( 0x1c, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) PORT_BIT( 0x20, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_COIN3 ) PORT_BIT( 0x40, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_COIN2 ) PORT_BIT( 0x80, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_COIN1 ) PORT_START /* IN2 */ PORT_BIT( 0x01, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_LEFT ) PORT_8WAY PORT_COCKTAIL PORT_BIT( 0x02, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_RIGHT ) PORT_8WAY PORT_COCKTAIL PORT_BIT( 0x04, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_UP ) PORT_8WAY PORT_COCKTAIL PORT_BIT( 0x08, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_JOYSTICK_DOWN ) PORT_8WAY PORT_COCKTAIL PORT_BIT( 0x10, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON1 ) PORT_COCKTAIL PORT_BIT( 0x60, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) PORT_DIPNAME( 0x80, 0x80, DEF_STR( Cabinet ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x80, DEF_STR( Upright ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( Cocktail ) ) PORT_START /* IN3 */ PORT_BIT( 0x01, IP_ACTIVE_HIGH, IPT_VBLANK ) PORT_BIT( 0x7e, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) PORT_BIT( 0x80, IP_ACTIVE_HIGH, IPT_SPECIAL ) /* Collision */ PORT_START /* IN4 */ PORT_BIT( 0x01, 0x00, IPT_DIPSWITCH_NAME ) PORT_NAME("Input Test Mode") PORT_CODE(KEYCODE_F2) PORT_TOGGLE PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( Off ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x01, DEF_STR( On ) ) PORT_BIT( 0x02, 0x00, IPT_DIPSWITCH_NAME ) PORT_NAME("Crosshair Pattern") PORT_CODE(KEYCODE_F4) PORT_TOGGLE PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( Off ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x02, DEF_STR( On ) ) PORT_BIT( 0x3c, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) PORT_DIPNAME( 0xc0, 0x00, DEF_STR( Language ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( English ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x40, DEF_STR( German ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x80, DEF_STR( French ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0xc0, DEF_STR( Spanish ) ) PORT_START /* IN5 */ PORT_BIT( 0x03, 0x00, IPT_DIPSWITCH_NAME ) PORT_NAME("Color Test") PORT_CODE(KEYCODE_F5) PORT_TOGGLE PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( Off ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x03, DEF_STR( On ) ) PORT_BIT( 0x3c, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) PORT_DIPNAME( 0xc0, 0xc0, DEF_STR( Bonus_Life ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0xc0, "5000 and 10000" ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x40, "5000" ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x80, "10000" ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( None ) ) PORT_START /* IN6 */ COINAGE(3) PORT_START /* IN7 */ COINAGE(2) PORT_START /* IN8 */ COINAGE(1) PORT_START /* IN9 */ PORT_DIPNAME( 0x01, 0x00, DEF_STR( Free_Play ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( Off ) ) PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x01, DEF_STR( On ) ) PORT_BIT( 0x7e, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) PORT_BIT(0x80, IP_ACTIVE_HIGH, IPT_OTHER ) PORT_NAME("Stats") PORT_CODE(KEYCODE_F1) INPUT_PORTS_END #define COINAGE(CHUTE) \ PORT_DIPNAME( 0x0f, 0x00, "Coin "#CHUTE ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x09, DEF_STR( 2C_1C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x0d, DEF_STR( 4C_3C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, DEF_STR( 1C_1C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x0e, DEF_STR( 4C_5C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x0a, DEF_STR( 2C_3C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x0f, DEF_STR( 4C_7C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x01, DEF_STR( 1C_2C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x0b, DEF_STR( 2C_5C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x02, DEF_STR( 1C_3C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x0c, DEF_STR( 2C_7C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x03, DEF_STR( 1C_4C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x04, DEF_STR( 1C_5C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x05, DEF_STR( 1C_6C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x06, DEF_STR( 1C_7C ) ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x07, "1 Coin/10 Credits" ) \ PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x08, "1 Coin/14 Credits" ) \ PORT_BIT( 0xf0, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_UNUSED ) Rules, 1-life: ROM Set = "BERZERK" Starting lives = 3 1st extra at 5K, 2nd at 10K FAST bullets One (1) life ONLY Sample correct TG: Doesn't matter: there are no relevant DIP switches to a one-life game.

MAME Info
berzerk is clone of: berzerk
MAMEInfo.dat entries: berzerk and berzerk.c

Code:

MAMEInfo.dat entries for: berzerk berzerk.c ---- 0.29 [Zsolt Vasvari, Christopher Kirmse] Artwork available NOTE: - The game was named after the Sci-Fi novel 'Berzerkers', a novel about robots which go Berzerk and kill everybody. WIP: - 0.144: Fixed rom names. - 0.137u1: Team Europe, Volker Hann and David Haywood added clone Berzerk (German Speech). - 13th March 2010: Smitdogg - Team Europe dumped the German version of Berzerk. - 23rd April 2009: 3D ARCADE - New 3D cocktail model for Berzerk from btribble. - 25th March 2009: 3D ARCADE - New rare Australian 3D cabinet model for Berzer from btribble. - 13th March 2009: 3D ARCADE - New 3D cabinet model for Berzerk from btribble with the aftermarket Willis CPO. - 9th March 2009: 3D ARCADE - btribble updated Berzerk 3D cabinet model. - 0.129u4: Changed 'Custom' sound to 'Exidy SFX'. - 13th October 2008: Mr. Do - Ad_Enuff's back?!? After a long hiatus, it looks like Addy's computer is all fixed and ready to get back to work now. First up on the list is the loooooong awaited bezel for Berzerk. Pictures speak better than words, so just download it. Right up there with Addy's previous quality work. - 0.125u9: Update S14001A core [Lord Nightmare]: Improved filtering to be more accurate to the chip, changed internal audio renderer to produce 4 bit sound as the real chip does. Moved filter outside of the main rendering loop into the glue code. Note: With this update, you may hear a whining noise that was not previously present. This is accurate to the chip! The real chip would almost always have an analog filter placed on its output to suppress this whine. - 0.122u7: Zsolt Vasvari changed S14001A emulator to allow setting the clock frequency instead of the clock multiplier. This is how the real chip works. Changed the Berzerk driver to set the S14001A clock as per the schematics. - 0.115u3: Significant changes to the Berzerk driver [Zsolt Vasvari]: Video timings, memory map and interrupt system implemented from schematics. Hooked up colors according to the schematics as well. The colors changed significantly. For example the yellow robots are now more like a mustard color. Changed VSync to 59.637405 Hz. - 0.113: Minor cleanup of Berzerk driver [Lord Nightmare]. - 0.112: Proper implementation of noise generator in the Exidy/Berzerk sound circuit and fixed popping in Berzerk speech [Lord Nightmare]. - 0.111u6: Lord Nightmare added the missing volume and frequency controls to the Berzerk driver and s14001a core. Fixed the issue with random words being spoken instead of the proper ones. Word is now latched at the proper time. Changed S14001A clock speed to 5MHz. - 0.111u5: Lord Nightmare fixed a minor problem with sound clipping in the s14001a. Aaron Giles added sound effects emulation to the Berzerk driver. Added Custom sound. Removed samples (01-23.wav). - 0.111u4: Lord Nightmare, Kevtris and R. Belmont added preliminary emulation of the TSI S14001A speech synthesizer as found in Berzerk/Frenzy (and also Stern pinballs). Added S14001A sound. - 14th January 2007: R. Belmont - The Stern speech synthesis is working (at least preliminarily) and has been submitted. Who says we never improve old games? - 10th January 2007: R. Belmont - The voice synthesis for Berzerk has been converted to MAME-like standards but it's not working properly. Some commands cause it to spew a string of words, while many others are silent. - 5th January 2007: R. Belmont - It was pointed out to me that Lord Nightmare (with help from the awesome Kevtris) has the speech hardware for Berzerk and Frenzy emulated but his code needs to be assimilated into MAME. Sounds like fun... - 10th January 2006: Frank Palazzolo - For those who haven't heard, the speech chip used in Berzerk has been reverse-engineered by "Lord Nightmare"! This is something I've been waiting for for about 7-8 years! I'm sure that the emulation will end up in MAME and PinMAME sooner or later. Because of this, I spent some time over Christmas looking at the analog filters on the Berzerk speech board (these are applied to the sound after it comes out of the chip). I finished the analysis, and it should be pretty straightforward to add them into MAME after the chip emulation is done. For what it's worth, I've been trying out Maxima with wxMaxima to do the symbolic math for circuit analysis. I know, I could have used SPICE or something - but doing the math from scratch makes it easier to understand what is going on. After I worked out about half of the math for these filters by hand, I ended up with about 6 pages of algebra. At this point, I figured I should use this as an excuse for learning Maxima. Sure enough, I found an error on page 5. Darned minus signs! The second half of the analysis took about 5 minutes, since the code from the first half was already done, and I could re-use it! For those who care - the filter is a third-order lowpass - a first order lowpass, followed by a second order with a resonant peak around 2400 Hz. - 0.103u1: Major cleanup/rewrite of the Berzerk driver [smf]: Merged memory & IO read/write maps. Video ram & magic ram share the same memory. Hooked up NVRAM in frenzy memory map. Emulates magic ram shifter/flopper with 9 74LS153's as per the schematics. Emulates magic ram ALU with 2 74LS181's hardwired to logic mode as per the schematics. 74LS181 emulation based on the logic diagram from the datasheet, supporting logic mode & arithmetic mode. - 0.101u1: MASH added missing voice roms to Berzerk and Frenzy. - 0.93: Removed Custom sound. - 15th May 2002: Zsolt Vasvari cleaned up the Berzerk driver. - 0.36b7: Added Custom sound. - 0.35b5: Changed description to 'Berzerk (set 1)' and clone (set 2). Changed visible area to 256x224. - 21st February 1999: Zsolt Vasvari has worked on Berzerk, cleaning up and making it a bit faster. - 0.33b2: Zsolt Vasvari fixed speed in Berzerk and Frenzy. - 0.31: Alex Judd added sound in Zaxxon and Berzerk, through samples. - 0.30: Aaron Giles support dirty rectangles in Berzerk. - 0.29: Zsolt Vasvari and Christopher Kirmse added Berzerk (Stern 1980) and the earlier, very rare Berzerk (version 1). - 2nd June 1995: Dumped Berzerk (set 1). LEVELS: 64000 (!!) Other Emulators: * JAE * Retrocade * Sparcade Recommended Games (Maze 2): Berzerk Frenzy Wizard of Wor Draco Venture Warp & Warp Black Widow Kram Naughty Boy QB-3 Robotron: 2084 Tazz-Mania Wacko Gridlee Mazer Blazer ***** Loose Inferno (Williams) Wiz Warz Alien Arena Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's Smash T.V. Dynablaster / Bomber Man Bomber Man World Super Bomberman 2 (Super Famicom Box) Neo Bomberman Exvania Nitro Ball Ultraman Club Last Fighting BnB Arcade Recommended Games (Robots): Robot Bowl Berzerk Frenzy Robotron: 2084 Hopper Robo I, Robot Marvin's Maze ***** Loose Hole Land Bygone Galactic Warriors Metal Clash Metal Soldier Isaac II Robo Wres 2001 Mutant Night Star Guards Xybots Atomic Robo-kid Bakutotsu Kijuutei Enforce Povar / Sobrat' Buran / Agroprom (Pssst) Robocop Robocop 2 Robocop 3 (Nintendo Super System) Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters Robo Army Terminator 2 - Judgment Day Turbo Force Battle of the Solar System X-Men Schmeiser Robo Rise of the Robots Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness Romset: 16 kb / 8 files / 12.6 zip ---- 0.29 [Zsolt Vasvari, Christopher Kirmse] NOTES: - Original sound driver by Alex Judd. New driver by Aaron Giles, R. Belmont and Lord Nightmare. WIP: - 0.151: Removed legacy macro from Berzerk [Osso]. Fixed copypaste error in 74181, causing bug(s) in Berzerk driver [hap]. - 0.150: Modernized the S14001A and Exidy sound devices [Osso]. Converted 74181 to a device [Dirk Best]. - 0.141u3: Split part of the driver include into a separate multi-driver include file (audio\exidy.h) [Atari Ace]. - 0.122u7: Removed includes\berzerk.h. - 0.122u6: Removed audio\berzerk.c. - 0.115u4: Removed machine\berzerk.c and video\berzerk.c. - 0.61: Added includes\berzerk.h. - 0.31: Added sndhrdw\berzerk.c. - 0.29: Added berzerk.c driver, machine\berzerk.c and vidhrdw\berzerk.c. ----

Human interpretation:
Achievement accomplished: 9280
Recorded speed: 99.993131%
DIP-switches: not relevant
Time calc: 19:58:09 + 29115 frames @ 60Hz (8.0875 min) ~= 20:06 vs. zip mod: 14:06:20
Dates: good with time offset
Autofire used?: n/a

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barthax

WTF? Do we have to be mind readers now to determine if the player had FOREKNOWLEDGE?!?!

LOL! You never got your TG-issued crystal ball, apparently. :smiley_simmons:

The thing with berzerk is, every time you boot the game up, it will be the same first room (and subsequent rooms). No loop necessary.
Not saying this isn't legit, its just the nature of the game.

Must have missed the top half of Barthax's post.
Anyway - accepted. Nice job

Fast Bullets - One Life Only - Random Play (No Pattern Allowed)
Score Track	https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9867
Rules	ROM Set = "BERZERK" Starting lives = 3 1st extra at 5K, 2nd at 10K FAST bullets One (1) life ONLY Sound must be turned OFF for proper INP playback Special Rules: 1. This variation is for a rom set that has the RC-31 Logic Program installed. This is what makes the bullets fast. If there is no RC-31 Logic Program installed, all scores on this machine will be logged under the Slow Bullets variation. 2. This section is for RANDOM METHOD of play where no pattern is used even once during a game to gain advanced knowledge of upcoming rooms during any one LIFE. Any loop, box or pattern performed where rooms repeat even once during any one LIFE will classify play under the PATTERN METHOD of play. 3. A pattern exists whether the ?loop? is elaborate and takes many minutes to complete or if a loop occurs just once during any one LIFE where all four exits are used to make rooms repeat even once FOREKNOWLEDGE of one loop and its rooms therein ? OR ? FOREKNOWLEDGE of hours of loops and its rooms therein constitute the definition of a PATTERN. In random play rooms can repeat, rarely, but NEVER during the same LIFE and never will multiple rooms repeat in the same order where a PATTERN is not being used. 4. NEVER is a Saved State allowed. Entire game must be recorded and continuously played. Regular TG POINTS Settings for this game applies. 5. This is a ONE LIFE ONLY Variation, ANY life of a 3 to 5 Life game is eligible. Recording of ENTIRE game is required. Regular TG POINTS Settings for this game applies.
Submission Message	WolfMAME106- Fast Bullets romset Video is replay of INP. INP and romset included in zip attachment. first life, no looping back to prior rooms.