List of undumped MSX software (PLEASE HELP!) | MSX Resource Center (Page 21/39)

Hero (589)

29-12-2020, 13:13

Tagoo has a nice list already with software that was announced in magazines but isn't released: http://msx.jpn.org/tagoo/naigame.html

By Takamichi

Hero (637)

29-12-2020, 15:22

Sylvester wrote:

Tagoo has a nice list already with software that was announced in magazines but isn't released: http://msx.jpn.org/tagoo/naigame.html

Rocket Roger being there was initially puzzling but yes I cannot confirm its Seika Romox/Hal Laboratory release. The list is not exhaustive because I found Night Angels not listed there is declared canceled on the bottom of MSX FAN 1992-01 page 115.
The same line also announces the cancellation of Afternoon Angels 3 Extra Edition in the undumped list. No wonder its release was shelved because the earlier PC8801 version was involved in a major scandal called Saori Incident and was recalled. Its Japanese title is Tenshi-tachi no Gogo 3: Bangai-hen mentioned in "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saori_(video_game)" (sorry linking doesn't work properly)
I added the "Previously claimed undumped, but turned out to be unreleased" section.

By QBee Sam

Champion (290)

29-12-2020, 18:04

tfh wrote:

Sylvester wrote:

@gdx can you share the image so we can fix the disk?

The Fixed version can be found on my download site in the Games/MSX2/DSK directory Thanks to GDX.

Thank you all!

By enribar

Paragon (1208)

02-01-2021, 17:41

I have to dump a very rare cartridge, I've tried many times with no success.
Recently, I used the Yarou's TinySlotChecker and the result is "R-Type" mapper on the slot where this cart is inserted.
So I want to dump the cart with this mapper using SAVEROM, but can you suggest me the right parameters?
The cart is a 32KB ROM.

By Manuel

Ascended (19462)

02-01-2021, 18:55

What cartridge is it? It's highly unlikely it's like the R-Type mapper... I wonder how TinySlotChecker determines the mapper type, but I expect it's some kind of database like approach, or a simple heuristic for common mappers.

The best but most effort taking approach is to dump the slot the ROM is in and then reverse engineer the code that is visible, as that code will operate the mapper. For a 32kB ROM, one wonders why it would have a mapper anyway. Still, this is a good first step. Perhaps some people here or elsewhere are willing to take a look at the plain slot dump.

For such a dump, just use saverom.com and dump the slot from 0 to ffff.

By enribar

Paragon (1208)

02-01-2021, 20:04

Manuel you're right but I have experienced all these steps. My guess is that this cart, supposely produced in 1986, does not have a "custom mapper" but a true R-Type mapper since it was widely used and for protection against piracy (as I read in the Wiki). And so, it's very difficult to setup SAVEROM to save 32KB with R-Type mapper.

By Manuel

Ascended (19462)

02-01-2021, 20:21

Which software/cart is it? And can you make the plain ROM dump available somewhere?

By tfh

Prophet (3346)

02-01-2021, 20:26

If you need to make a file available, you can always e-mail it to M S X @ F I L E - H U N T E R . C O M and I will host it. Then some experts can take a look at it.

By Pencioner

Scribe (1563)

08-01-2021, 20:45

Does anoyone know if this game is dumped?

By tfh

Prophet (3346)

08-01-2021, 21:09

No idea... it's not in my collection.