08947: colmns97: Game should be demoted to non-working or unimplemented sound due to major sound issues

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
08947	Known Issues/To-Do's	Trivial	Always	Nov 1, 2024, 03:42	9 days ago

Tester	JimCarlTay	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To	Kale	Resolution	Fixed	OS	Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	sega/stv.cpp
Version	0.270	Fixed in Version	0.278GIT	Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit	083bbba	Github Pull Request #

Summary	08947: colmns97: Game should be demoted to non-working or unimplemented sound due to major sound issues
Description	Game: Columns '97 As of the current version I am on (0.270) before I proceed to update to the latest version (0.271), there are still issues with there being a lack of working sound for the game, with evidence being this "SCSP MCIEB enabled ffff, contact MAMEdev" notice that appears during the Sega logo after bootup, and a random semitone being heard during the attract mode after another similar notice appears. When trying the game on another emulator (Mednafen version 1.32.1 with Mednaffe frontend), the sound works there. This is related to bug #7102. - https://mametesters.org/view.php?id=7102
Steps To Reproduce	On MAME, load the game and wait until bootup completes and the Sega logo appears to see the notice. During the attract mode, another notice appears once you hear a single semitone. This is unlike in Mednafen where there is proper working sound for the game (although ST-V BIOS files EPR-20091 (Japan 97/08/21), EPR-19752A (USA 95/04/25), and EPR-19754A (Europe 95/04/25) need to be put in the firmware folder of Mednafen first before loading the game there).
Additional Information	For now, this concerns the game's compatibility status and not any other issues to fix. No screenshots are needed.
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No.22399 Robbbert Moderator Nov 1, 2024, 10:19	Devs, please decide if the game should be marked as no sound. Otherwise just close it as a duplicate. Relationship has already been added.
No.23339 Kale Developer 9 days ago	04187 is serious, I don't think we need further bug reports about this so going the MNW route.