Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (World 930201)

Post by **mahlemiut** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 9:54 pm

http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/zen_dino ... _win64.zip

http://marp.retrogames.com/index.cgi?mo ... 00&tourn=0

Loses sync on stage 2. Probably NVRAM.

Chad · Post by **Chad** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 3:07 am

is nvram, works with default nvram, zeroed.

Zenon · Post by **Zenon** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 6:57 pm

Hi people.
I'm the player of the C&D's record. Sorry for my language but i'm italian and don't speak english very well.
What i can say? My replay is 100% good. The only thing to do is setting the TRIPLE BUFFER and DRAW EVERY FRAME on, as i said in the window of the record. Otherwise the replay desyncs on 2° stage, in the zone of the sleeping t-rex dinosaur.
It's not a matter of NVRAM. There is no reason to delete my (difficult) record. Record again?? Oh yes, of course, i've very much time to lose

I'm very disappointed of this fact.
I hope my record returns on the board.

Greetings,
ZENON@TeamItaly

Chad · Post by **Chad** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 7:51 pm

I'm sorry but you have to read/know the rules before submiting (like with all contests of sorts), Nvrams cause too many problems for playback issues. This recording "happens" to playback. But the next time you make a super great score your recording might not playback and it would be a greater loss. Since this is your first submission for this game i'd guess it would hardly be your best, even though it's the best so far out of anyone who uploaded here; people better their scores every day. Deleting the nvram folder (and making the flat file to prevent mame from recreating the directory) makes life much easier for everyone. It also keeps everyone on an even playing level because with nvrams you can make the game easier/harder... You'll notice MANY of the other people who recorded for this game deleted their nvram and they did follow the rules.

Sorry the score remains invalid (unless you can tell me a way i can play it back with out the nvram folder, which i'm pretty sure is impossible). But your recording will STILL remain on marp, you just won't get credit for it in the leaderboard. (you can see the marp link still works to download your recording. Please make another recording if you wish to have leaderboard points, now that you know about the nvram you'll never make the same mistake again :)

Post by **mahlemiut** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 9:07 pm

Do remember that MAME now creates the NVRAM folder for you when it needs write the file. Use -nvram_directory NUL or create a dummy file matching the name of the flder listed in mame.ini/MAME32 directories settings/mame.cfg to stop this happening.

Zenon · Post by **Zenon** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 9:51 am

Ok.

If you say so, then I want my C&D's replay to be cancelled from MARP forever. I hope that this is possible. I don't want my illegal record (for your considerations) in my personal record-board.

I played that game for many many times and now i say STOP.

Thanks.

ZENON@TeamItaly

PS: Again don't know nvram what is precisely. I've used those settings ONLY for better video performance. Is still difficult to understand how an Italian has done that magnificent record, eh!?

Blost · Post by **Blost** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:06 am

Read this thread to understand what NVRAM is :
viewtopic.php?t=10199

And there are already plenty of skilled italian players here you know