CUBO CD32 Games..

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We always learn something new

[nikolaos1960]

Originally Posted by ElectroBlaster

I have snagged a Cubo CD32! Just have to hope it will arrive here and intact, got it outside of the UK. I assume its country of origin as it is near Greece in Cyprus.

Not really sure why I bought it but it looked interesting and I was after another cd32 anyway, so I am taking a punt on it! Will more than likely need the board recapping and the laser looking at. It only has one CD and that is Laser Quiz Greece XX.

I shall make sure that is imaged/iso'd when I can

PLEASE SIR! I AM FROM GREECE!
I really beg you,for this game!

[nikolaos1960]

Originally Posted by jarre

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Finally we got a dump of the CUBO CD32 game Odeon Twister

MEGA THANKS to Carlo Santagostino for providing us this dump

download:

ftp://ftp@grandis.nu/~Uploads/jarre/odeontw

Carlo Santagostino wrote about odeon twist I and II:

odeon twist I and II where the latest games made for the cubo cd32 (both touchscreen)
and were compilations of games (including all the version of laser quiz, with all languages)

found some pictures on the cd, showing title screens in English:

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Sorry,my English are not so good...
Do you mean that,in Odeon twist,includes games like laser quiz,including the Greek version?
Also i get an error ....attenzione! memoria non volatile corrotta,sistema bloccato
warning! non-volatile, corrupted memory, locked system
EDIT
finally the game RUNS but still the problems with gamepad,not works!
Is this patched?
Sorry for all this!
BTW Which games are included in Odeon twister 1?

[Toni Wilen]

Odeon Twister touchscreen now works correctly and has correct alignment in WinUAE (winuae.7z).

I also added message if PIC accesses are done. (That generally cause game error message)

[nikolaos1960]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Odeon Twister touchscreen now works correctly and has correct alignment in WinUAE (winuae.7z).

I also added message if PIC accesses are done. (That generally cause game error message)

Do you mean ,I have to download and install again WinUAE?
How can i configure gamepad,or keyboard ,or mouse for touchscreen?
Thanks in advance!

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by nikolaos1960

Do you mean ,I have to download and install again WinUAE?
How can i configure gamepad,or keyboard ,or mouse for touchscreen?
Thanks in advance!

WinUAE has never needed installation. Simply overwrite executable.

Cubo touchscreen uses lightpen configuration: Use Input panel to configure mouse (probably most optimal choice) or joystick or pad or keyboard keys to lightpen directions/horizontal/vertical. Then configure some button to touch event (Cubo CD32 Touchscreen Touch, near end of event list). Make sure configured device is enabled (checkbox in top/right corner is ticked).

If lightpen is enabled correctly, you should see yellow cursor on screen.

You can also use built-in gameports panel lightpen option but you still need to manually add touch event to some button.

EDIT: Press return to insert coin.

[nikolaos1960]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

WinUAE has never needed installation. Simply overwrite executable.

Cubo touchscreen uses lightpen configuration: Use Input panel to configure mouse (probably most optimal choice) or joystick or pad or keyboard keys to lightpen directions/horizontal/vertical. Then configure some button to touch event (Cubo CD32 Touchscreen Touch, near end of event list). Make sure configured device is enabled (checkbox in top/right corner is ticked).

If lightpen is enabled correctly, you should see yellow cursor on screen.

You can also use built-in gameports panel lightpen option but you still need to manually add touch event to some button.

EDIT: Press return to insert coin.

Thanks a lot Toni!
I manage to start ,i saw the yellow curson,by moving mouse,or joy,but i can see only the pisture of girl,and nothing else for long time!
In the previous loads i was waiting for 2-3 minutes,and the problem was only the coins!

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by nikolaos1960

Thanks a lot Toni!
I manage to start ,i saw the yellow curson,by moving mouse,or joy,but i can see only the pisture of girl,and nothing else for long time!
In the previous loads i was waiting for 2-3 minutes,and the problem was only the coins!

Did you create cubo config from scratch? Previous config is not anymore compatible, you must re-create it by using quickstart cubo config or manually add Cubo expansion device (expansion panel -> custom controllers).

[nikolaos1960]

Unfortunately i can play only laser quiz ,but not this one!
I use anything in configuration but nothing happens!
Only the error that the game can't work with this memory,and the picture of thew beginning!

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by nikolaos1960

Unfortunately i can play only laser quiz ,but not this one!
I use anything in configuration but nothing happens!
Only the error that the game can't work with this memory,and the picture of thew beginning!

Attach your config file. Check also log (Enable button in misc panel, must be ticked before starting emulation), it is normal that it contains flood of Cubo IO accesses..

[nikolaos1960]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Attach your config file. Check also log (Enable button in misc panel, must be ticked before starting emulation), it is normal that it contains flood of Cubo IO accesses..

I'am really sorry,but i don't understand your last instructions!
I am not good in that!

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by nikolaos1960

I'am really sorry,but i don't understand your last instructions!
I am not good in that!

Ignore the rest then, just attach your config file

[nikolaos1960]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Ignore the rest then, just attach your config file

Sorry again,but how can I do that?

[jarre]

new patched version of Odeon Twister , playable but still in Italian, can't figure out how to patch this to standard English, which should be possible i think.
Maybe you can set dipswitch in new Winuae beta, but i didn't spend much time on trying. anyway this version should be normal playable, and we wait for improvements maybe in winuae.

you can find this patched version here:

ftp://ftp@grandis.nu/~Uploads/jarre/odeontw

[ross]

Hi, some news (for CUBO32 emulation, so Toni ).

I was exploring (and rewriting) zennv library and i've found new HW locations.
Seem to be a sort of 'enhanced NVRAM' (2KB, maybe thru SRAM) from location $600000.
Is used a byte every four (only low byte in a long align) so the mem is spanned from start to start+$2000.
This new NV is used if: Akiko present (gbase+$1FC!=0) and $601f3c(+3) exist and is 'usable'.
All the OT2 parameters fit in this non-volatile memory.

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by ross

Hi, some news (for CUBO32 emulation, so Toni ).

I was exploring (and rewriting) zennv library and i've found new HW locations.
Seem to be a sort of 'enhanced NVRAM' (2KB, maybe thru SRAM) from location $600000.
Is used a byte every four (only low byte in a long align) so the mem is spanned from start to start+$2000.
This new NV is used if: Akiko present (gbase+$1FC!=0) and $601f3c(+3) exist and is 'usable'.
All the OT2 parameters fit in this non-volatile memory.

Strange. None of board photos show chips that contain RAM (except PIC but linear-like RAM mapping would require other chips for address decoding, that PIC model does not have enough IO lines and not enough RAM either..).

Unless it was hidden behind some other component.

[ross]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Strange. None of board photos show chips that contain RAM (except PIC but linear-like RAM mapping would require other chips for address decoding, that PIC model does not have enough IO lines and not enough RAM either..).

Unless it was hidden behind some other component.

Or simply is a successive release.
Photos is from CUBO CD32 "Laser Gate 2" (Eldorado) edition.
Oden Twister 2 (1999) seem to be one of the latest CUBO games.
And the default parameters require ~1800 bytes, too much for standard 1KB CD32 NVRAM..

[nikolaos1960]

Originally Posted by jarre

new patched version of Odeon Twister , playable but still in Italian, can't figure out how to patch this to standard English, which should be possible i think.
Maybe you can set dipswitch in new Winuae beta, but i didn't spend much time on trying. anyway this version should be normal playable, and we wait for improvements maybe in winuae.

you can find this patched version here:

ftp://ftp@grandis.nu/~Uploads/jarre/odeontw

I avoid now memory error message,but still gamepad or mouse don't work!

[jarre]

Originally Posted by nikolaos1960

I avoid now memory error message,but still gamepad or mouse don't work!

what error message are you get (make screenshot and upload here)

for mouse set it in the winuae beta as Toni descriped, on lightpen

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[jarre]

Tony,

can you explain how we can set dip switch setting in the Winuae beta..??