08420: fghtmn, fghtmna, fghtmnk, pnchmn, pnchmna: Game lacks sound despite sound being imperfect.

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
08420	Sound	Major	Always	Sep 19, 2022, 17:34	Oct 20, 2022, 15:15

Tester	alphabeta2	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	No change required	OS	Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	konami/ksys573.cpp
Version	0.247	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	08420: fghtmn, fghtmna, fghtmnk, pnchmn, pnchmna: Game lacks sound despite sound being imperfect.
Description	While the Japan-only sequel Punch Mania 2 (the one that includes the first game's chapters) has sound, this game along with Japanese sets lacks sound.
Steps To Reproduce	Just normally boot the game.
Additional Information
Github Commit

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Regression Version
Affected Sets / Systems	fghtmn, fghtmna, fghtmnk, pnchmn, pnchmna

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No.20557 Robbbert Senior Tester Sep 22, 2022, 11:15	There's a giant red screen that says THIS SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK.
No.20565 Hydreigon Tester Sep 24, 2022, 03:30	Likely has to do with this: https://psx-spx.consoledev.net/konamisystem573/#konami-asic-registers "The exact purpose of bit 6 is unclear. Games use it to mute audio from the CD drive or digital I/O board; in particular, this bit is cleared during attract mode if attract mode sounds are disabled. However, testing on real hardware seems to suggest it is some sort of downmixing or attenuation control rather than a proper mute."
No.20646 Tafoid Administrator Oct 20, 2022, 15:15	I'm going to close this. As mentioned, this is flagged as not working like a majority of other machines in the driver which supersedes all other flags including graphics and sound which are obviously not working right even in the machines which are producing sound.