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Title: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: blynkj on November 19, 2008, 08:19:18 pm
I have just joined the 4ghz club, and have successfully played my first game of Blitz.   ;D

I am however having problems getting Blitz2k and Blitz 99 to go from team selection to the actual game.  It seems that it is going to run fine- no hiccups in the sound or anything, then it gets hung up on the load screen between team selection and gameplay.  (see pic of blitz 2k)

Anyone else had this problem? 

I am running Mame64 128u3 on a Vista64 machine (core 2 duo E8500)

 
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: Visitor Q on November 20, 2008, 08:41:35 am
I have the same set up as you and the sound still shutters for me with blitz period.
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: lanman31337 on November 20, 2008, 10:54:27 am
Mine does the same exact thing, hangs right there.
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: Visitor Q on November 20, 2008, 11:31:39 am
Oh yeah sorry, mine does the above as well with that version of the game.
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: divemaster127 on November 20, 2008, 11:32:18 am
same here I cannot get into the game itself
dm
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: FrizzleFried on November 20, 2008, 11:41:37 am
Follow these instructions (seriously...strange as it is)...this works for Blitz 99 and 2K...

Load the game... when the game comes up hold down button 1 or 4 ...I can't remember which...it's the one that makes the screens skip to the next screen in the attract...you can also wait if you'd like,  but it takes a lot longer.  Once the game comes up with gameplay in attract,  THEN coin up and it will let you play. 

I don't know why this happens,  but it does...


BTW: I only get sound hiccups when the four "shields" come down between gameplay screens and once in a while during "intermissions" in gameplay.  I don't think I ever get sound hiccups in gameplay itself.

Make sure you're running MAME 64-bit if you're running a 64 bit OS.  I go about a 30% framerate boost going from XP running MAME to XP x64 running MAME 64-bit compile.


Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on November 20, 2008, 01:00:28 pm
I'm Jealous that you guys can even get it to work.   :angry:

But for now, I use the Dreamcast version and it runs flawlessly (using NullDC).

~ DeLuSioNaL
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: BASS! on November 20, 2008, 04:05:52 pm
Yeah I'm stuck until

A 64 bit LCD Topgun driver is out
Zinc64 comes out
model2 64 comes out
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: blynkj on November 20, 2008, 08:26:11 pm
Follow these instructions (seriously...strange as it is)...this works for Blitz 99 and 2K...

Load the game... when the game comes up hold down button 1 or 4 ...I can't remember which...it's the one that makes the screens skip to the next screen in the attract...you can also wait if you'd like,  but it takes a lot longer.  Once the game comes up with gameplay in attract,  THEN coin up and it will let you play. 

I don't know why this happens,  but it does...


BTW: I only get sound hiccups when the four "shields" come down between gameplay screens and once in a while during "intermissions" in gameplay.  I don't think I ever get sound hiccups in gameplay itself.

Make sure you're running MAME 64-bit if you're running a 64 bit OS.  I go about a 30% framerate boost going from XP running MAME to XP x64 running MAME 64-bit compile.




Worked great- thanks!   :cheers:
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: Visitor Q on November 21, 2008, 08:21:54 am
I will have to give you little tip a try... I really wish someone would cater a emu to these kind of game like they did with Zinc and such.

Blitz = Classic
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: headkaze on November 21, 2008, 11:04:12 pm
model2 64 comes out

The Model 2 Emulator has a MultiCPU version that takes advantage of a multi core CPU. Not 64-bit but at least it can take advantage of newer CPU's.
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: BASS! on November 22, 2008, 05:24:20 am
 :o O really! I have totally missed this! Googling now, Thanks a ton headkaze.
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: DJ Infinity on November 22, 2008, 07:37:28 pm
Hehe,
Glad to see peeps sharing my tip I put out awhile ago to get the game running  :cheers: Now if they would work on the bugs that would be awsome. I submitted it to Mantis. In the meantime I bought the boards and I play that way  :cheers:
Title: Re: 4ghz & NFL Blitz
Post by: Visitor Q on November 24, 2008, 08:52:16 am
Hmmm... Blitz is not a Model 2 game though.