Is the performance claim below valid?

bensweeneyonbass · 03-08-2016, 09:14 AM

Points
WolfMame version	106
Track	https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9950
Rules	ROMSet: CutieQ Service Mode: Off Cabinet: Upright Balls: 3 Unused: On Bonus Ball: 50000 Special Rules: None
Submission Message	OMFG this game... Someone said "Hey you like Arkanoid right? Well, try Cutie Q it's great!" and I said "duh duh duh SURE!" There is a lot more going on in this game than in Arkanoid if you can't tell by watching. It's a good game, it really is, but it's a tough one to get used to. The last run in the video is my guy for a total 84,040pts. I'll comment and describe the actual time stamps in the video and with a screen shot of the final score. This is another "live capture" where I reference currenttimestamp.com while I'm recording INPs and recording the live window capture of MAME. Thanks for adjudicating!

bensweeneyonbass · 03-08-2016, 09:19 AM

Prior run terminated at 10:30 with submitted recording beginning at 10:35. Final score shown at 17:00.

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smkrogman · 03-08-2016, 07:55 PM

Accepted.

Nice score. An interesting twist to Breakout, in a way.

bensweeneyonbass · 03-09-2016, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by smkrogman

Accepted.

Nice score. An interesting twist to Breakout, in a way.

It is indeed interesting. The blue spinner below the home of the pink blobs is the only way to slow down the ball after it starts going nuts (without sending it into the relaunch zones). It took me a while to figure that out. There are still more things I'm learning - the control of the ball is not very much like Arkanoid.

creech · 03-09-2016, 07:12 AM

Ha, yes, it is breakoutish!

rmaerz · 03-09-2016, 12:33 PM

I LOVE THIS GAME!

terencew · 03-12-2016, 06:49 PM

*** DISCLAIMER ***
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Starting check on Sun 13/03/2016 at 13:37:29.49

Zip test

Code:

Zip:

7-Zip [64] 9.20  Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov  2010-11-18

Processing archive: C:\MAME\ALLexes\inp\MARP\cutieq20160308bts84040pts.zip

Testing     cutieq20160308bts84040pts.inp
Testing     cutieq20160308bts84040pts.wlf

Everything is Ok

Files: 2
Size:       3130478
Compressed: 51497
RAR:

7-Zip [64] 9.20  Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov  2010-11-18


Error:
there is no such archive

Zip list

Code:

7-Zip [64] 9.20  Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov  2010-11-18

Listing archive: C:\MAME\ALLexes\inp\MARP\cutieq20160308bts84040pts.zip

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7-Zip [64] 9.20  Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov  2010-11-18


Error:
there is no such archive

MAME Major Version 106

What MAME thinks:

Code:

Recorded in WolfMAME 0.106
Recorded system's speed = ~2294MHz (Intel)
This recording was made with the C 68k core enabled
Start date of recording: Wed Mar 09 03:57:28 2016

Checks out OK. [e4cc]
Playing back previously recorded game cutieq (Cutie Q) [press return]
loading cutieq.1k   
loading cutieq.4c

What wlfview thinks:

Code:

WLFVIEW 0.3 - Apr  5 2006

Info loaded.  WLF rev 9

Recorded for the game 'cutieq'
MAME version string: 0.106 (May 16 2006)

-- CPU info --
Vendor: Intel
Processor Family: 6  Processor Model: 10
Approximate clock speed: 2294920028Hz

-- OS info --
Operating System: Windows NT 6.1 Service Pack 1

-- INP info --
Number of frames: 24555
Average record speed: 99.991366%
System time at start of emulation: Wed Mar 09 03:57:28 2016
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:
cutieq src/drivers/warpwarp.c
DIP Info from source:

Code:

# MAME 0.106 source snippet

GAME( 1979, cutieq,   0,        bombbee,  cutieq,   bombbee,  ROT90, "Namco", "Cutie Q", 0 )

INPUT_PORTS_START( cutieq )
    PORT_START_TAG("IN0")
    PORT_BIT( 0x01, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_COIN1 )
    PORT_BIT( 0x02, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_COIN2 )
    PORT_BIT( 0x04, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_START1 )
    PORT_BIT( 0x08, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_START2 )
    PORT_BIT( 0x10, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON1 )
    PORT_SERVICE( 0x20, IP_ACTIVE_LOW )
    PORT_DIPNAME( 0x40, 0x40, DEF_STR( Cabinet ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x40, DEF_STR( Upright ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x00, DEF_STR( Cocktail ) )
    PORT_BIT( 0x80, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_SERVICE1 )

    PORT_START_TAG("DSW1")
    PORT_DIPNAME( 0x03, 0x03, DEF_STR( Coinage ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x02, DEF_STR( 2C_1C ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x03, DEF_STR( 1C_1C ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x01, DEF_STR( 1C_2C ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x00, DEF_STR( Free_Play ) )
    PORT_DIPNAME( 0x0c, 0x00, DEF_STR( Lives ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x00, "3" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x04, "4" )
//  PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x08, "4" )             // duplicated setting
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x0c, "5" )
    PORT_DIPNAME( 0x10, 0x00, DEF_STR( Unused ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x10, DEF_STR( Off ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x00, DEF_STR( On ) )
    PORT_DIPNAME( 0xe0, 0x00, DEF_STR( Bonus_Life ) )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x00, "50000" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x20, "60000" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x40, "80000" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x60, "100000" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0x80, "120000" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0xa0, "150000" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0xc0, "200000" )
    PORT_DIPSETTING(    0xe0, DEF_STR( None ) )

    PORT_START_TAG("VOLIN1")    /* Mux input - player 1 controller - handled by warpwarp_vol_r */
    PORT_BIT( 0xff, 0x60, IPT_PADDLE ) PORT_MINMAX(0x14,0xac) PORT_SENSITIVITY(30) PORT_KEYDELTA(10) PORT_CENTERDELTA(0) PORT_REVERSE

    PORT_START_TAG("VOLIN2")    /* Mux input - player 2 controller - handled by warpwarp_vol_r */
    PORT_BIT( 0xff, 0x60, IPT_PADDLE ) PORT_MINMAX(0x14,0xac) PORT_SENSITIVITY(30) PORT_KEYDELTA(10) PORT_CENTERDELTA(0) PORT_REVERSE PORT_COCKTAIL
INPUT_PORTS_END

Resolution: 272x224 @ 60.000000Hz

Rules, Points: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9950
ROMSet: CutieQ
Service Mode: Off
Cabinet: Upright
Balls: 3
Unused: On
Bonus Ball: 50000

Sample correct TG:
IN0: offset 0x23, repeat every 0x7C to begin with but varies due to analog input, typical value 0xFF
- IN0: 0x20 (Service Mode): 0x20 (Off)
- IN0: 0x40 (Cabinet): 0x40 (Upright)
DSW1: offset 0x27, repeat every 0x7C to begin with but varies due to analog input, typical value 0x03 
- DSW1: 0x03 (Coinage): [not relevant]
- DSW1: 0xc0 (Lives): 0x00 (3)
- DSW1: 0x10 (Unused): 0x00 (On)
- DSW1: 0xe0 (Bonus_Life): 0x00 (50000)

    20: 00 00 00 FF 00 00 00 03  00 00 00 60 00 00 00 60
    90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  3E 82 43 E1 00 00 00 FF
    A0: 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 60  00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00
   110: 00 00 00 00 3E 82 43 E1  00 00 00 FF 00 00 00 03

Generic Info for game:

Code:

ROM set changed: no
0.106-0.171: cutieq - "Cutie Q"

Resolution, 0.106-0.128: 272x224 @ 60.000000Hz
Resolution, 0.129-0.171: 272x224 @ 60.606061Hz

Rules, Points: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=9950

INP Header:

Code:

    10: 5C B3 C9 88 00 00 00 00  78 04 DF 56 16 06 CC E4 | \��.....x.�V..��
    20: 00 00 00 FF 00 00 00 03  00 00 00 60 00 00 00 60 | ...�.......`...`
    30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  3E 82 43 E1 00 00 00 FF | ........>.C�...�
    A0: 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 60  00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 | .......`...`....
    B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
    F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
   100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
   110: 00 00 00 00 3E 82 43 E1  00 00 00 FF 00 00 00 03 | ....>.C�...�....
   120: 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 60  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ...`...`........
   130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
   140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................

INP Mid-section:

Code:

17E070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E090: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E0A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E0B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 A2 82 43 E1 | ............�.C�
17E0C0: 00 00 00 67 00 00 00 FF  00 00 00 03 00 00 00 67 | ...g...�.......g
17E0D0: 00 00 00 67 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ...g............
17E0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E0F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 A2 82 43 E1 | ............�.C�
17E140: 00 00 00 67 00 00 00 FF  00 00 00 03 00 00 00 67 | ...g...�.......g
17E150: 00 00 00 67 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ...g............
17E160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
17E1A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................

INP Tail-end:

Code:

2FC0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC0F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 A2 82 43 E1 | ............�.C�
2FC120: 00 00 00 FF 00 00 00 03  00 00 00 46 00 00 00 46 | ...�.......F...F
2FC130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  A2 82 43 E1 00 00 00 FF | ........�.C�...�
2FC1A0: 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 46  00 00 00 46 00 00 00 00 | .......F...F....
2FC1B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC1C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC1D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC1E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC1F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC200: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
2FC210: 00 00 00 00 A2 82 43 E1                          | ....�.C�

MAME Info
MAMEInfo.dat entries: cutieq and warpwarp.c

Code:

MAMEInfo.dat entries for:
cutieq
warpwarp.cpp
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0.36b16 [Nicola Salmoria]

WIP:

- 0.149: Fix for Cutie Q regression from recent modernization. Thanks to Fabio for the fix [Tafoid].

- 0.123u2: Changed palettesize to 513 colors.

- 0.36b16: Nicola Salmoria added 'Cutie Q' (Namco 1979).

- 23rd January 2000: Nicola Salmoria added a new romset of Cutie Q to the GeeBee driver.

LEVELS: 1 (endless)

Recommended Games (Pinball):

Gee Bee

Bomb Bee

Cutie Q

Solar War

Video Pinball

Flipper Jack

Pinbo

Vs. Pinball

Pinball Action

Super Wing

Panic Road

Speed Ball

Music Ball

Time Scanner

PinBot (PlayChoice-10)

Alien Crush

Devil Crash (Tourvision PCE bootleg)

Super Pinball Action

Witch

Grand Cross

Hot Pinball

Gals Pinball

Recommended Games (Breakout):

Clean Sweep

Meadows 4 in 1 (Knockout & Knockout Doubles)

Breakout

Super Breakout

T.T. Block

Gee Bee

Tournament Table (Breakout)

Bomb Bee

Cutie Q

Field Goal

Monkey Magic

Straight Flush

Zun Zun Block

Time Attacker

Cluster Buster (DECO Cassette)

Wall Crash

Cannon Ball (Pac-Man Hardware)

Flying Ball (DECO Cassette)

Wink

Arkanoid

Tournament Arkanoid

Arkanoid - Revenge of DOH

Arkanoid Returns

Gigas

Gigas Mark II

Riddle of Pythagoras

Block Gal

Free Kick

Super Free Kick

Goindol

Mahjong Block Jongbou

Quester

Reaktor

Thunder & Lightning

Block Carnival / Thunder & Lightning 2

Block Block

Ghox

Off the Wall

Twin Squash

Brick Zone

Play Girls

Peek-a-Boo!

Street Games (Brick Buster)

Street Games II (Brick Buster)

Blocken

Wiggie Waggie

Cuby Bop

Zip & Zap

Bal Cube

Domino Block

Pop 'n Bounce

Puchi Carat

Puzzle Break

VS Block Breaker

Bestri

Mad Ball

Jumping Break

The Block Kuzushi

Puzzle Club (Mad Ball)

Gunbarich

Romset: 10 kb / 2 files / 7.36 zip

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0.19 [Chris Hardy, Juergen Buchmueller, Mirko]

TODO:

- I arbitrarily assigned a uniform blue overlay to sos. I don't know how it's supposed to be.

WIP:

- 0.165: Reduced tagmap lookups in WarpWarp driver [Wilbert Pol].

- 0.163: Added save state support to WarpWarp driver [Osso].

- 0.154: Changed 'Warp Warp Custom' to 'Warp Warp Audio Custom'.

- 0.153: Removed layout\sos.lay.

- 0.149: Added audio\warpwarp.h. Modernized the GeeBee (audio\geebee.c) and WarpWarp (audio\warpwarp.c) sound devices [Osso].

- 0.143u3: Tafoid added DIP locations to all games in the WarpWarp driver.

- 0.141u4: Atari Ace converted Warpwarp to driver_device.

- 0.141u3: Added layout\navarone.lay.

- 0.129u4: Changed 'Custom' sound to 'Warp Warp Custom'.

- 0.128u7: Aaron Giles converted WarpWarp driver to raw video parameters. Changed VSync to 60.606061 Hz.

- 0.128u4: Derived clocks from crystals in Warp Warp [Luigi30].

- 0.126u3: Changed region cpu1 ($3000, 3400, 4800) to gfx1.

- 0.111u5: Added includes\warpwarp.h.

- 0.106u10: Added layout\geebee.lay and sos.lay.

- 0.78u4: Nicola Salmoria included a revised warpwarp.c, converted to tilemaps and with the Warp Warp Easter egg documented.

- 0.78u1: Merged geebee.c with warpwarp.c driver. The drivers are variations of the same hardware design [Nicola Salmoria]. Fixed inputs and dipswitches in all games.

- 28th December 2003: Nicola Salmoria sent in a Namco 8080 driver cleanup, fixing inputs and graphics glitches in all games.

- 0.63: Stephane Humbert fixed Cutie Q and Bomb Bee, when [P1 BUTTON 1] and [P2 BUTTON 1] is pressed at the same time a CREDIT is awarded.

- 7th December 2002: Stephane Humbert fixed the dipswitches and inputs in the Warp Warp driver.

- 0.61: Changed palettesize to 3 colors.

- 0.37b3: Changed palettesize from 15 to 32771 colors.

- 5th February 2000: Zsolt Vasvari fixed a dirty marking bug in the GeeBee driver.

- 0.36b16: Added sndhrdw\warpwarp.c.

- 28th January 2000: Juergen Buchmueller added color overlay simulation to the GeeBee driver.

- 25th January 2000: Juergen Buchmueller added sound to Warp Warp.

- 24th January 2000: Juergen Buchmueller sent in a driver for Navalone, Kaitei Takara Sagashi and SOS.

- 0.36b15: Added geebee.c driver, machine\geebee.c, vidhrdw\geebee.c and sndhrdw\geebee.c.

- 19th January 2000: Juergen Buchmueller sent in a driver for Gee Bee and Marco Cassili fixed the dipswitches.

- 0.33b5: Removed machine\warpwarp.c.

- 0.20: Added machine\warpwarp.c.

- 0.19: Added warpwarp.c driver and vidhrdw\warpwarp.c.

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JJT_Defender · 03-12-2016, 07:11 PM

Cutie Q Game Starts at 11:00 of the video

Cutie Q Settings Begin at 10:52 to 10:56 of the video ALL GOOD
Rules ROM Set: Cutie Q
Service Mode: Off
Cabinet: Upright
Balls: 3
Unused: On
Bonus Ball: 50000
Special Rules: None

M.A.M.E. - Cutie Q - Points - 84,040 Final Score is at 16:55 of the video

JJT_Defender · 03-12-2016, 07:13 PM

Accepted Great score neat game a mix

JJT_Defender · 03-12-2016, 07:15 PM

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Credibility:	4,412
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Tagged	117 Thread(s)

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