03852: 20pacgal, 20pacgalr1: Severe slowdown after initials are entered.

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
03852	Gameplay	Major	Always	May 16, 2010, 13:27	May 19, 2010, 12:20

Tester	rlemmon	View Status	Public	Platform	MAMEUI
Assigned To	couriersud	Resolution	Fixed	OS	Windows XP (32-bit)
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	namco/20pacgal.cpp
Version	0.138	Fixed in Version	0.138u1	Build	Normal
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	03852: 20pacgal, 20pacgalr1: Severe slowdown after initials are entered.
Description	Galaga essentially freezes up and plays the music very slowly. You can fast forward through this and eventually get back to demonstration.
Steps To Reproduce	All you have to do is obtain a score of 20000 or more on galaga. Then it will freeze up as soon as you enter your initials.
Additional Information	Set name updated (2010 Dec): 20pacgala -> 20pacgalr1
Github Commit

Flags
Regression Version	< 0.120
Affected Sets / Systems	20pacgal, 20pacgalr1

Attached Files

No.06122 couriersud Developer May 16, 2010, 17:34	Can you please specify what V1.01 and V1.04 refer to and which emulator you are using. Mame does not support "rapid fire" and "fast speed". Did you use cheats?
No.06126 Tafoid Administrator May 16, 2010, 19:41 edited on: May 16, 2010, 19:42	rlemmon, also test the most resent build at MAMEDEV.ORG before reporting anything in the future. Also, bugs must be reproduced without any cheating what so ever. Luckily..? the game reacts the same in 0.128 as it does with 0.138 - when you've entered the last initial, the music slows to such a crawl, you need to fast forward to finish the last part of the initial entering music. The game doesn't hang, but there is severe slowdown.
No.06129 rlemmon Tester May 17, 2010, 01:34 edited on: May 17, 2010, 01:35	Couriorsud, v 101 and v 104 refer to different revisions of the game. This is the namco ms pac-man and galaga class of 1981 machine rom, not the original 1980's games. http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8784 The rapid fire and fast speed adjusts are availible within the games service menu. I am using mame UI version 128. I didn't use any cheats.
No.06130 rlemmon Tester May 17, 2010, 01:35	Tafoid, I also tested with the latest build (138) The rapid fire and fast speed are options within the games service menu. I dont have cheats enabled. I will try the fast forward tip. Thanks guys.
No.06137 couriersud Developer May 18, 2010, 06:25	Fixed Z180 timer and HALT handling.
No.06139 rlemmon Tester May 19, 2010, 03:32	Thanks for fixing it. How do i play the fixed version? I tried the rom i have with the latest buil of mame ui and I still get the freez up after i enter my initals. Thanks!
No.06142 Tafoid Administrator May 19, 2010, 12:20 edited on: May 19, 2010, 12:34	When the sources of 0.138u1 are published (look at "Fixed in Version" above), the people maintaining their builds will produce updated binaries for that version. In general, U(pdate) releases are every week or two in between.. not long to wait considering this part has never been emulated or worked correctly since it was added to MAME.