09223: crusherm, korokoro: Game returns "Error 3" after completing a stage

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
09223	Crash/Freeze	Critical (emulation)	Always	Jul 24, 2025, 10:22	Jul 24, 2025, 12:59

Tester	JimCarlTay	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To	hap	Resolution	Fixed	OS	Windows 11/10 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	atlus/cave.cpp
Version	0.278	Fixed in Version	0.279	Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit	a44c797	Github Pull Request #

Summary	09223: crusherm, korokoro: Game returns "Error 3" after completing a stage
Description	Once a stage is completed successfully, a while later, after the victory screen, an error screen appears, with a number of "3".
Steps To Reproduce	Using crusherm as an example: 1. Load the game. Make sure the cfg and NVRAM files are cleared for this game before loading. 2. Insert a coin when the game is in the attract mode, then press Ctrl to start. It is optional to set up an autofire button for P1 button 1 (I set Shift as the hotkey). 3. During gameplay, you must rapidly mash Ctrl or hold the autofire button linked to P1 button 1. In case you get a power-up and you fail, make sure to do the same thing to keep the power meter at its highest point. 4. Once the stage is completed, wait a bit until the error screen appears.
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Affected Sets / Systems	crusherm, korokoro

Attached Files	crusherm-error3.png (974 bytes) Jul 24, 2025, 10:22 Uploaded by JimCarlTay The error message.

No.23527 JimCarlTay Tester Jul 24, 2025, 10:43 edited on: Jul 24, 2025, 10:45	It is likely that all other medal games in the CAVE Atlus driver have a similar issue, but I forgot to report this case last year, like I did for the Sammy ones, if there is a commit that led to this issue being a regression. This specifically focuses on Crusher Makochan since I haven't tried the others yet.
No.23528 hap Developer Jul 24, 2025, 12:41	Only this game and korokoro. The other medal games in this driver have simulated the hopper enough to not give any error.