07164: brivalj: [possible] Arnold will not move in atract mode until the game is played for the first time

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
07164	Original Reference	Trivial	Always	Nov 27, 2018, 15:26	Sep 18, 2025, 14:16

Tester	J.J.Boy	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS	Windows 10 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Acknowledged			Driver	sega/segas32.cpp
Version	0.203	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	07164: brivalj: [possible] Arnold will not move in atract mode until the game is played for the first time
Description	(maybe brival but not tested in real board)
Steps To Reproduce	everytime
Additional Information
Github Commit

Flags	Possible
Regression Version
Affected Sets / Systems	brivalj

Attached Files	br.wmv_snapshot_00.19.jpg (19,916 bytes) Nov 27, 2018, 15:26 Uploaded by J.J.Boy

No.23700 JimCarlTay Tester Sep 18, 2025, 07:50 edited on: Sep 18, 2025, 07:54	Likely fixed as of 0.280 (build 12f06a6). I'm not sure which exact commit or if this issue hasn't been fixed yet.
No.23701 hap Developer Sep 18, 2025, 08:56	Vague bug report, but judging from the screenshot I think he means the black silhouette before the titlescreen? In which case, he the character still doesn't move at 1st boot.
No.23702 Haze Senior Tester Sep 18, 2025, 14:16 edited on: Sep 18, 2025, 14:16	yeah, I wouldn't rule out it being a protection thing if it isn't an original game bug. sadly that means even original hardware videos might not be a good reference, because the protection MCU (an FD1149) is similar to the Gaelco Dallas chips in that the code appears to be battery backed, although with no known way to dump it, and most people having already killed off their boards to run hacked de-suicide ROMs.