[Arcade PC] Star Blazers (LaserDisc)

[famawizard]

Hi,

Using Karis work (and adding a little bit of code ;-) ) I "emulated" the StarBlazers lasergame.

More info here.

I have not implemented the mouse use (not too much difficult to do, only too time spending) but I replaced mouse clicks with other controls, maintaining the total event's number.

The other sections (random ones too) are fully emulated, using the correct timing taken from some videos found on the web.
Unfortunately, the source video is not an hi-quality one, so I have not inserted the cockpit's overlay (another easy thing to do).
Feel free to modify timings and other things...

Please share this file, as I dont'know how many days I will keep this link active.

 

VERSION 2

 

Added the original choice level scene (with original crooshair too) using mouse, and the changes in the latest Karis code.

 

https://mega.nz/#!ApkSkQJD!X5niYFa3lfysKWHykmDy1jFOuc7THOdVroFLOMS7J0w

Enjoy!!!

 

Hi,

someone pointed out that he prefers to play StarBlazers without the mouse use (i.e. no choice level)....

 

Well, setting       choiceMode=false         in setupgame.singe  it's possible to bypass mouse use

 

setupgame.singe

Modifié le 7 décembre 2019 par famawizard
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[torostanco]

thanks famawizard done well it would be nice also freedom fighter

[Karis]

Thank you for using my work.

Great job. 

[torostanco]

thanks karis e famawizard laser games arcade

 

Modifié le 1 décembre 2019 par torostanco

[slantery]

Thanks @famawizard!

[Invité Hot buttered poodle]

How do you start this game?

[snupello]

Le 30/11/2019 à 23:14, famawizard a dit :

Hi,

Using Karis work (and adding a little bit of code ;-) ) I "emulated" the StarBlazers lasergame.

[...]

 

Enjoy!!!

 

I have a request to make. I use a front-end that from command string starts singe games. your game is divided into two folders so I can't get it to start correctly. I'm trying to copy the various files in the folders and change the configuration files but the game doesn't run properly. Can you change it for me? Thanks

Modifié le 13 décembre 2019 par 7zxkv
i have solve

[RandomByte]

2 hours ago, snupello said:

 

I have a request to make. I use a front-end that from command string starts singe games. your game is divided into two folders so I can't get it to start correctly. I'm trying to copy the various files in the folders and change the configuration files but the game doesn't run properly. Can you change it for me? Thanks

 

Depending on how you have setup the front-end, one folder goes into the roms folder (the one with bigger folder size/ video files) and one goes into daphne_folder/singe/. Now either create a custom bat or in the /singe/starblazers rename fai.txt to starblazers.txt and setupgame.singe to starblazers.singe. Or only move the folders (don't rename files) and place the starblazers.bat into the daphne_folder and link that to front-end.

 

Explaining it is a bit difficult because there are so many different ways to place and run daphne singe stuff.

Modifié le 3 décembre 2019 par RandomByte

[Invité Hot buttered poodle]

When I click on the bat file a screen pops up really quick and then disappears. Is this a standalone game or does it run through something?

[famawizard]

Merge the two folders in one single folder named StarBlazers then edit starblazers.bat:

 

daphne.exe singe vldp -opengl -x 1920 -y 1080 -fullscreen_window -noserversend -volume_vldp 64 -volume_nonvldp 32 -sound_buffer 2048 -framefile starblazers/fai.txt -script starblazers/setupgame.singe

 

The modify the MYDIR string in setupgame.singe

Modifié le 3 décembre 2019 par famawizard

[snupello]

5 ore fa, famawizard ha scritto:

Merge the two folders in one single folder named StarBlazers then edit starblazers.bat:

 

daphne.exe singe vldp -opengl -x 1920 -y 1080 -fullscreen_window -noserversend -volume_vldp 64 -volume_nonvldp 32 -sound_buffer 2048 -framefile starblazers/fai.txt -script starblazers/setupgame.singe

 

The modify the MYDIR string in setupgame.singe

 

tks

[Invité Hot buttered poodle]

9 hours ago, famawizard said:

Merge the two folders in one single folder named StarBlazers then edit starblazers.bat:

 

daphne.exe singe vldp -opengl -x 1920 -y 1080 -fullscreen_window -noserversend -volume_vldp 64 -volume_nonvldp 32 -sound_buffer 2048 -framefile starblazers/fai.txt -script starblazers/setupgame.singe

 

The modify the MYDIR string in setupgame.singe

Ok...I merged the 2 folders together and made one folder call Starblazers. How do I edit the bat folder?? I know nothing about editing. I double clicked on the bat folder and it disappears instantly. If I right click on it I dont know what to do. Please help an idiot out. Thanks.

[Invité Hot buttered poodle]

9 minutes ago, maabus said:

right click the .bat file and click on edit.

I know that much but what I'm I editing? What am I changing to get this to run? I dont see a daphne exe file or anything similar. Please tell me what I need to "edit". Thanks. Plus is this a stand alone game or is it running through a emulator?

Modifié le 4 décembre 2019 par Hot buttered poodle

[Invité Hot buttered poodle]

Thank you very very much for this indepth answer. Exactly what I was looking for. I will try it as soon as I can. Thanks again 😀

[famawizard]

New version in first post ;-)

[Sinver76]

Star Blazers box 

Modifié le 7 décembre 2019 par Sinver76

[snupello]

Le 30/11/2019 à 23:14, famawizard a dit :

Hi,

Using Karis work (and adding a little bit of code ;-) ) I "emulated" the StarBlazers lasergame.

 

[...]

Enjoy!!!

 

i prefer the "classic" version, in the cab i can't use the mouse 

Modifié le 13 décembre 2019 par 7zxkv

[famawizard]

1 ora fa, snupello ha scritto:

 

i prefer the "classic" version, in the cab i can't use the mouse 

Me too, but you can press CTRL and skip the selection ;-)

[famawizard]

11 ore fa, snupello ha scritto:

 

i prefer the "classic" version, in the cab i can't use the mouse 

You are served ;-)

 

Read first post

Modifié le 7 décembre 2019 par famawizard

[Sinver76]

Hi friends !!

Here I leave you my new gameplay of Star Blazers, finished with a 1Credit Clear, and no Deaths.

I want to thank very especially to famawizard and Karis for the big aportattion to the Laserdisc Community.

Thanks for you fantastic job !! Respect !!

 

 

[famawizard]

Le 11/12/2019 à 16:03, Sinver76 a dit :

Hi friends !!

Here I leave you my new gameplay of Star Blazers, finished with a 1Credit Clear, and no Deaths.

I want to thank very especially to famawizard and Karis for the big aportattion to the Laserdisc Community.

Thanks for you fantastic job !! Respect !!

 

It's a pleasure :-)

 

Now try my new release... PLATOON   ;-)

Modifié le 13 décembre 2019 par 7zxkv

[oisiris]

4 hours ago, famawizard said:

 

It's a pleasure :-)

 

Now try my new release... PLATOON   ;-)

 

 

hmmmmmm the link is dead for platoon

 

[Skeeter]

Late to the party but I was just reading about this game which in turn lead me here. Thank you so much for this. Awesome work.

[ducon2016]

Super je viens juste de decouvrir! Merci du partage!

[drewjbs]

does someone have a link to starblazers… looks like the megalink is dead

[famawizard]

The link is valid

[AceDexter]

@famawizard

 

Thank you for your amazing work. I had a crash while playing and the Daphne text log says this...

 

WARNING : search latency needs to be redesigned, it is currently disabled
search succeeded d0
Play
Freeing memory used to store audio stream...
Shutting down sound system...
Shutting down video display...

Modifié le 27 avril 2020 par AceDexter

[famawizard]

Il 26/4/2020 Alle 21:06, AceDexter ha scritto:

@famawizard

 

Thank you for your amazing work. I had a crash while playing and the Daphne text log says this...

 

WARNING : search latency needs to be redesigned, it is currently disabled
search succeeded d0
Play
Freeing memory used to store audio stream...
Shutting down sound system...
Shutting down video display...

Hi, probably this was caused by two events occurred too near to each other. It's one of the weakness of singe, which doesn't happen very often. It is pratically unavoidable.

[AceDexter]

21 hours ago, famawizard said:

Hi, probably this was caused by two events occurred too near to each other. It's one of the weakness of singe, which doesn't happen very often. It is pratically unavoidable.

That makes sense. It only happened that one time. Thanks!

[Zardoz71]

I was today years old when I found out this was a real thing. Loved Star Blazers as a kid, so I can't wait to give this a go!

[Niola]

START If I press the SKIP button then the game starts well, with the ship leaving the port.
Three more times I started without SKIP. Once the game started with the ship under water, once in the space between the meteorites and once it started from the port.

The level selection screen is considered a second level, after making the choice comes the graphics with the scores, obviously all zeros.

Did you create it on purpose like this?

 

The first level has ONLY two keys to press and after the first, it is automatically saved; the save may be deleted.