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Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs?
02/03/11 05:42 PM


> As far as I remember, the message pops up when the debug/test mode is
> enabled on machine boot.

I believe you're thinking of this (from src/mame/drivers/pacman.c):
- Pacman, Ms Pacman, Piranha and similar display "MADE BY NAMCO" sideways in power pellets.  Hold start 1 and 2 and
toggle the test switch to get to the convergence grid. 4xUp, 4xL, 4xR, 4xD.

right after that comment is this:

- Ms. Pac-Man has a hidden message at the very end of ROM memory 0x97d0-0x97ff:

000097d0: 4745 4e45 5241 4c20 434f 4d50 5554 4552 GENERAL COMPUTER
000097e0: 2020 434f 5250 4f52 4154 494f 4e20 2020 CORPORATION
000097f0: 4865 6c6c 6f2c 204e 616b 616d 7572 6121 Hello, Nakamura!

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* Hidden messages for emulator devs? casm 02/01/11 01:48 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? startaq  02/02/11 12:44 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? Moose  02/02/11 01:26 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? casm  02/02/11 02:44 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? Tomu Breidah  02/01/11 07:59 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? italieAdministrator  02/01/11 08:38 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? R. Belmont  02/01/11 07:36 PM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? SmitdoggAdministrator  02/01/11 05:20 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? casm  02/02/11 02:48 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? R. Belmont  02/01/11 05:47 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? casm  02/02/11 02:51 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? Moose  02/01/11 04:03 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? Matty_  02/01/11 08:09 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? Moose  02/01/11 01:43 PM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? italieAdministrator  02/01/11 02:37 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? H@P  02/01/11 07:30 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? Andrew  02/02/11 04:52 AM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? Firehawke  02/01/11 12:17 PM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? H@P  02/03/11 05:42 PM
. * Re: Hidden messages for emulator devs? redk9258  02/01/11 07:56 AM

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