MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Tempest MAME problems

> It is, as others have pointed out, rather poor form to be testing with an old
> version, the "It's an old ROM so nothing will have changed" is a bad way of thinking.
>
> That said, the last major change to the Tempest driver file* was in May 2014, and
> 0.154 is after that. I've also tested in the current version.
>
> SLAM Switch == Tilt (If you slam the cabinet it triggers a tilt error, many pinballs
> had this, less regular games, but same concept)
>
> Regarding the test mode.
>
> Upon pressing Fire + Zap on the screen where it is mentioned the following happens.
>
> The 'seconds running' counter stops counting and the screen remains static from that
> point forward. If the visible display is meant to change at this point it does not,
> and that is a bug.
>
> The actual code for test mode still seems to be running, if you hit 'Fire' or 'Zap'
> or 'P1/P2 start' again at this point the game will play different tones.
>
> If you press the slam switch twice it does some kind of automatic audio test with
> various tone sounds, but again you can't see any changes.
>
> The same as above happens if you boot with the service mode selected, it boots to a
> black screen but the mentioned keys still function.
>
>
> * which still doesn't mean it's the only thing that could possibly influence it, CPU
> core updates, device rewrites etc. happen all the time.

Haze,

Thank you for the feedback. I apologize to you and all for my previous frustrated response. I was trying to get a machine ready (with a deadline) and noticed a problem in MAME and just wanted to get the bug reported quickly while it was fresh in my mind.

I have since tested with a current .164 MAME version and .164 MAMEUI32, and the test mode definitely is not reacting like the real cabinet. I have tested the real cabinet with a couple different PCBs, so it not a PCB issue.

After you enter the "second" self test, the screens are definitely supposed to change. The manual outlines the expected behavior.

I promise to be civil in future replies.

Joe

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