05339: paperboy: Wrong house numbers are displayed after losing a life between blocks

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
05339	Graphics	Trivial	Always	Oct 27, 2013, 05:00	Jul 7, 2021, 06:03

Tester	shmup999	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Bugs That Aren't Bugs	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	atari/atarisy2.cpp
Version	0.145	Fixed in Version		Build	Normal
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	05339: paperboy: Wrong house numbers are displayed after losing a life between blocks
Description	The houses in this game are numbered. On Easy Street, the house numbers go from 120 down to 111 on the first block; then on the second block, they go from 110 down to 101. If you lose a life while crossing the road between 111 and 110 Easy Street, that messes up the display of house numbers: 110 will appear as 111; 109 will appear as 110; and so forth, all numbers being too high by 1. If you are using the displayed house numbers as a guide to your delivery, this will cause you to lose customers.
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Affected Sets / Systems	paperboy

Attached Files	before_car_crash.png (8,104 bytes) Oct 27, 2013, 12:01 Uploaded by zaxxon house number is 111 before paperboy is hit by the car
Attached Files	after_car_crash.png (6,683 bytes) Oct 27, 2013, 12:02 Uploaded by zaxxon same house, number now becomes 112 on your next life

No.09915 AWJ Developer Oct 27, 2013, 12:08	I can't see how this can possibly be an emulation bug rather than a bug in the original game.
No.09916 Fujix Administrator Oct 27, 2013, 12:16	This could be intentional in Atari games.
No.09917 zaxxon Tester Oct 27, 2013, 12:26	i have asked a number of people to confirm this using real atari paperboy cabs, i will report back later with the results (ps. im betting on normal game behaviour :)
No.10149 zaxxon Tester Jan 6, 2014, 23:33	hello all sorry for the long delay in getting back, i finally got someone with a genuine paperboy cab to do the test. he has confirmed that when u first reach the crossroads on Easy Street, where u have the house just across the road numbered 110... if you lose a life on the crossroads, that same house now becomes 111. it doesnt stop there. if you keep dying on the crossroads (eg. crashing on the curb), the house number keeps going up by '1' per life lost.. ie it changes to 112, then on the next life 113, and then 114.... etc. anyway, confirmed normal behaviour for a genuine paperboy cab.
No.10150 hap Developer Jan 6, 2014, 23:46	cool, thanks
No.19081 Tafoid Administrator Jul 7, 2021, 06:03 edited on: Jul 7, 2021, 06:04	Time Index 45:35 "Bugz" discussion. Time index 46:11 House numbering bug is mentioned