01027: pleiads: "Pleiads" side-by-side test.

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
01027	Side-by-side	Minor	Have not tried	Feb 8, 2008, 13:23	Apr 17, 2014, 04:59

Tester	Gary Walton	View Status	Public	Platform
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS
Status [?]	Confirmed			Driver	phoenix/phoenix.cpp
Version	0.37b10	Fixed in Version		Build
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	01027: pleiads: "Pleiads" side-by-side test.
Description	Pleiads ------- Test conditions: O/S: Pure DOS, synced at 60HZ PCB: G.G.I phoenix PCB Mameset: pleiads Mame: m37b9 test date: 26/11/00 Observations: Initial screen.TThe '1 Player 1 coin' is correctly displayed ( this is also displayed in the Phoenix emulation but is not present on my Phoenix PCB ). Colours: This game suffers similar problems to Phoenix and is probably related to the close coupling of these two games. On the initial screen, the craft in the middle of the screen are drawn green on the PCB but red in mame. Title screen. The word 'Pleiads' is correctly drawn in blue with yellow dots - but when complete, the arcade yellow dots go the red (with light blue outline around letters). In mame, after 'Pleiads' is drawn, the entire word goes to ( mostly ) Yellow. Also on this screen, buildings on PCB are mostly blue when 'Pleiads' is being drawn and the then they change to Blue and light blue when complete. They then stay this colour for the duration of the next screen. In mame, they turn to mostly yellow. When the first set of sprites attack, in PCB, you don't see the 'head' - only the green 'eyes' and a yellow diamond underneath. I.e. the purple head is actually black (as opposed to transparent). Against the background you can see the shape of the black outline. SOUND: ------ As with Phoenix, this bears little resemblence to the original and lets the game down as an experience.
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No.10576 zaxxon Tester Apr 16, 2014, 16:51	although there are still problems with Sound, all of the above issues regarding Colours no longer exist. (note: tested with mame153 32bit) to summarise: >On the initial screen, the craft in the middle of the screen are drawn green on the PCB but red in mame currently in mame they are drawn green (as they should be). >Title screen. The word 'Pleiads' is correctly drawn in blue with yellow dots - but when complete, >the arcade yellow dots go to red (with light blue outline around letters). currently in mame the word 'pleiads' is correctly drawn in blue with yellow dots, and when complete, the yellow dots go to red (with light blue outline around letters). correct behaviour. >In mame, after 'Pleiads' is drawn, the entire word goes to (mostly) Yellow. currently in mame this does not occur (and should not). >Also on this screen, buildings on PCB are mostly blue when 'Pleiads' is being drawn and then >they change to Blue and light blue when complete. They then stay this colour for the duration of the next screen. currently this does occur in mame (and should). >In mame, they turn to mostly yellow. currently in mame this does not occur (and should not). >When the first set of sprites attack, in PCB, you don't see the 'head' - only the green 'eyes' and a yellow >diamond underneath. I.e. the purple head is actually black (as opposed to transparent). Against the >background you can see the shape of the black outline. currently this does occur in mame (and should).
No.10582 Stiletto Developer Apr 17, 2014, 04:59 edited on: Apr 17, 2014, 05:01	That's pretty awesome, actually. Thanks for going through this line-by-line. I've always liked Gary Walton's side-by-side tests. I wonder how many others are close to being "closed" for being 100% accurate... Out of curiosity, did the "pleiads" set change significantly since MAME 0.37b9?

No.10576

zaxxon

Tester

Apr 16, 2014, 16:51

although there are still problems with Sound, all of the above issues regarding Colours no longer exist.
(note: tested with mame153 32bit)

to summarise:

>On the initial screen, the craft in the middle of the screen are drawn green on the PCB but red in mame

currently in mame they are drawn green (as they should be).

>Title screen. The word 'Pleiads' is correctly drawn in blue with yellow dots - but when complete,
>the arcade yellow dots go to red (with light blue outline around letters).

currently in mame the word 'pleiads' is correctly drawn in blue with yellow dots, and when complete,
the yellow dots go to red (with light blue outline around letters). correct behaviour.

>In mame, after 'Pleiads' is drawn, the entire word goes to (mostly) Yellow.

currently in mame this does not occur (and should not).

>Also on this screen, buildings on PCB are mostly blue when 'Pleiads' is being drawn and then
>they change to Blue and light blue when complete. They then stay this colour for the duration of the next screen.

currently this does occur in mame (and should).

>In mame, they turn to mostly yellow.

currently in mame this does not occur (and should not).

>When the first set of sprites attack, in PCB, you don't see the 'head' - only the green 'eyes' and a yellow
>diamond underneath. I.e. the purple head is actually black (as opposed to transparent). Against the
>background you can see the shape of the black outline.

currently this does occur in mame (and should).

No.10582

Stiletto

Developer

Apr 17, 2014, 04:59

edited on: Apr 17, 2014, 05:01

That's pretty awesome, actually. Thanks for going through this line-by-line.

I've always liked Gary Walton's side-by-side tests. I wonder how many others are close to being "closed" for being 100% accurate...

Out of curiosity, did the "pleiads" set change significantly since MAME 0.37b9?