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07892 Gameplay Minor Always Mar 1, 2021, 08:48 Apr 24, 2023, 14:13
Tester Augusto View Status Public Platform SDLMAME
Assigned To hackbar Resolution Fixed OS Linux (64-bit)
Status [?] Resolved Driver
Version 0.229 Fixed in Version 0.254 Build 64-bit
Fixed in Git Commit c0b57d3 Github Pull Request # #9141
Summary 07892: sxeviousj: Inserting coin automatically start 2 player game with issues
Description Insert one coin.
Automatically start 2 player game not using the inserted credit.
Solvalou goes totally to left without player input.
When that gameplay end is possible start an new gameplay with correct control input.
To play need insert one coin wait to both 2 player game end or insert coin and after reset.
Only affect sxeviousj.
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Regression Version 0.221
Affected Sets / Systems sxeviousj
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has duplicate 08129Closed  sxeviousj: "Sol-Valou" moves to the left at the start and the control does not work 
has duplicate 08395Closed  sxeviousj: Inserting coin automatically start 2 player game with issues 
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No.18502
Tafoid
Administrator
Mar 1, 2021, 11:16
edited on: Mar 1, 2021, 11:17
In particular, work done on April 25, 2020 seems to be the culprit.
Namco custom chip improvements
https://github.com/mamedev/mame/commit/3a6317b0f47a1596777537b7c7544818076f9397

Given the fact that it 'clears up' after the failed start tends to suggest a race condition as mentioned in the source text of one of the custom control chips.
    Note that Xevious has a potential race condition at 0xE9. It checks if
    the control register is 0x10 (chip disabled), then 4 instructions later
    acts on that check. If an NMI occurs between, it can crash.

Why it only affects SXEVIOUSJ, it is unknown. All other tested xevious/clone sets do not exhibit this under testing.
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No.19178
Haze
Senior Tester
Aug 26, 2021, 13:46
I've noticed a similar issue with xeviousa / xeviousb at least, sometimes you'll insert a coin, it will show FF credits, automatically start a game, and automatically move you to the bottom left (controls don't work) not sure if it's related.
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No.19642
hackbar
Tester
Jan 6, 2022, 01:04
This is fixed by https://github.com/mamedev/mame/pull/9056 .
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No.20446
Augusto
Tester
Aug 13, 2022, 01:51
That bug is happening again, but only with sxeviousj.
Anyone can test in official build ?
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No.20447
kmg
Senior Tester
Aug 13, 2022, 03:39
It broke again with z80 changes. Commit: https://github.com/mamedev/mame/commit/44dae68dbb5cd5d9fbb56e919e7bb59644830d2c
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No.20448
Haze
Senior Tester
Aug 13, 2022, 10:18
given how the Atari sets still randomly did it, I don't think it was ever *properly* fixed, just worked by chance most of the time for a while.
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No.20453
Augusto
Tester
Aug 14, 2022, 07:12
All right.
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No.20454
Haze
Senior Tester
Aug 14, 2022, 17:52
edited on: Aug 14, 2022, 17:54
why are we creating duplicate reports, it's the same bug come back / never properly fixed
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No.20457
Augusto
Tester
Aug 15, 2022, 02:50
It was spoken for me create an new report.
MCU problem ? japanese had protection or any IC not added in Atari versions ?
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No.20458
Haze
Senior Tester
Aug 15, 2022, 10:51
edited on: Aug 15, 2022, 10:51
It's probably some strange timing thing like the Bosconian issue, tweaking things can make it work 'by chance' most of the time. Even when it was tweaked for the Japan sets to work most of the time, the Atari sets would still fail more often than not, probably because they were executing code at a very slightly different time. The hardware is, as far as we're aware, the same.
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No.21260
hackbar
Tester
Apr 2, 2023, 23:13
I think https://github.com/mamedev/mame/pull/11069 will fix this, but I'd like some more eyes on it. Mind taking a look?
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No.21274
Haze
Senior Tester
Apr 4, 2023, 18:31
I'm also unable to glitch the Atari sets with this patch applied