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BUCKETHEAD:

--- Quote --- Originally Posted by BadBoyBill

I have this game almost entirely reproduced exact to the arcade. It's been over 3 weeks of work , recoding and adding fixing and adding new code. Me and Brian have made 4 trips to Disneyland already to record gameplay video, snapshots, log behaviors and proper level structs for the game and sound effects not online. Sound effects were edited and put right in to the game to replace sounds such as the glass breaking sound, sounds when you press start, hi score screen sounds, sounds between player plays etc..

This is extremely close to the arcade as I can get and it's pretty sweet. Even has the level 39 kill screens, and boot garble/romcheck screens just like the arcade.

Probably over 100 additions and changes have been added to make it arcade perfect. There are so many little things they changed from the online version that you really have to look very closely to catch. Everything from the colors, how fast stuff blinks, colors of certain text, fonts, sounds, brick patterns, building graphics, ralph animations, felix animations, window spacing, window styles, glass on window styles, walking behavior, new objects, attract mode sequence and timings, 2 player support with all the proper interlude screens and player turnover screens, high score screen and input behavior, giant bricks that come after level 4, etc..

I've analyzed every aspect of the game from beginning to end in great detail and have replicated it all.

To top it off I added some features that do not interfere with game such as a custom soft dip screen where you can set your lives, max lives, bonus life amount, coinage settings including true free play, high score management, attract mode settings, default reset etc..

Also added an nvram file to store all your high scores and last play stuff, which can be managed from the dip screen thats mocked up like the DK / DKJR soft dip rom upgrade. Scores behavior is accurate as far as roll over and storage.

Also added were some settings that are normally off that you can turn on such as stuff found only online , on iphone, old versions and prototypes of the game, such as alternate bushes styles, lamposts, real voices from ralph and felix for the "Im gonna wreck it" etc.., flowers, shades etc... all optional and off by default.

I'll put up a video next week.

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Why in the devil would you spend all that time and research (Going to Disneyland 4 times)
To study the game?

Add--> Dip Switch Menu, Alternate Bushes, Lamp posts and sound effects ETC...
And not have any intention of sharing the game?
Crazy!

Just doesn't sound right??
Makes me even happier i made my donation here.

PL1:

--- Quote from: BUCKETHEAD on January 03, 2013, 05:53:43 pm ---Why in the devil would you spend all that time and research (Going to Disneyland 4 times)
To study the game?

Add--> Dip Switch Menu, Alternate Bushes, Lamp posts and sound effects ETC...
And not have any intention of sharing the game?

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A combination of really liking the game and a rational fear of Disney bringing a lawsuit that could take years to resolve and probably bankrupt him whether he won it or not.   :scared


Scott

BUCKETHEAD:
I can understand that.
But i figure if MICKEY was coming?
He would have been all over these replica cabinets and graphics already.

PL1:

--- Quote from: BUCKETHEAD on January 03, 2013, 07:39:20 pm ---I can understand that.
But i figure if MICKEY was coming?
He would have been all over these replica cabinets and graphics already.

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Disney is more likely to monetize the game than replica cabs or graphics.

This makes shared software a larger possible drain on their income stream.

If cost of shared software > cost of lawyers  ==> Lawsuit likely.

Cost of lawyers >cost of unshared software ==> Lawsuit less likely.

Shareholders rightly expect a return on their investment and Mickey's gotta make the dividends worth the capital risk.

Money is a great motivator.  How many people would keep going to work without getting paid?


Scott

EDIT: As ChadTower correctly points out below there are also intellectual property considerations in play here.  This narrowly-focused post only covered the financial aspects.

BUCKETHEAD:
Fully understood.
But I ask?
Why doesn't Mickey just release the Official Arcade Port himself?

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