Re: [stella] Re: Gunfight Release Candidate(s)

Subject: Re: [stella] Re: Gunfight Release Candidate(s)
From: Manuel Polik <cybergoth@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 19:15:47 +0100
Hi Eckhard!

>> The tempo difference in the music is quite noticeable 
if you run the NTSC
>> version and then the PAL version, but the game seems 
equally playable in
>> either version. Maybe you should also create a 262 
line PAL colours
>version.

>That might be a good idea. 

If I get that right, you want me to use the same line 
numbers in both versions?

So it is supposed to work on a PAL TV, when ~70 lines 
are just missing?

> If you want to try out how the speed
>is for the PAL version, you need to use the -5 switch 
in z26
>to make PAL games run at 50Hz. Then you could speed up 
the
>music and maybe some of the gameplay, if nessessary.

Hm... in all my (Mega Drive / Super NES) experiences, a 
difference between 50/60 doesn't make any difference, 
neither in sound nor in gameplay. 

That's just for the simple fact, that you normally don't 
know the *other* version and are used to *yours*

>I haven't had much time to test the game yet, but one 
thing I noticed
>was that you seem to have added the extra lines for PAL 
all at the end
>of the frame. This is not a good idea, as this will 
make the display
>appear at the very top of the TV screen. 

My train of thought was like this:

- The manual says do 38 PAL VBLANK lines.
- I wanted to keep 192 visible lines. 
- Now I thought I've to add all the missing scannlines 
to the overscan.

(BTW: Anybody interested in a full PAL res version can 
easily compile one, all you need to do is adjust the 
timer values and the SCREENSTART variable. Most of the  
game runs fine when using the higher PAL resolution, 
it's mainly that the obstacles aren't adjusted to the 
bigger playfield.)

> It's better to add half of the
>lines to the VBLANK counter at the start of the frame. 
That way the
>game screen will be centered on a PAL TV.

Ok, that can be easily adjusted. 
What's with the 262 lines PAL BIN? Would it be centered?

Greetings,
	Manuel

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