Samurai Shodown (PAL) pixel garbage?

Kettenhund · Post by **Kettenhund** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:27 pm

Hi there,

i just got a copy of Samurai Shodown for my megadrive where i get some pixel garbage lines on the screen (in character select + ingame). it doesn't happen in any emulator so i'm asking if my cartdige is damaged or does this happen for others as well on real machine? tried it on both my Megadrive 1 and 2. Happens with RGB as well as with a RF unit. i attached a video showing the pixel garbage.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2N1L6ZJ0

TmEE co.(TM) · Post by **TmEE co.(TM)** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:44 pm

These are parts where new colors are loaded into CRAM

Huge · Post by **Huge** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:59 pm

The video is unavailable.

But, I'm assuming we are talking about the static-like bug at the bottom of the screen, right?

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:30 pm

Hey, i just discovered i suffer from the same glitchs on my Sega CDX with US version of Samourai Shodown. I believe it's a bug in the game which is probably writing to CRAM during active display...

Flygon · Post by **Flygon** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:55 am

This happens with pretty every game that writes to the CRAM during the active display. It's not unique to Samauri Showdown.

Look at any Sonic game with a water level on actual hardware. You'll get garbage on that too.

Edit: I just reread it... does he literally mean the entire line?

TmEE co.(TM) · Post by **TmEE co.(TM)** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:48 am

only small dots like in Sonic games

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:15 am

Yeah only smalls dots here and there on screen..

Huge · Post by **Huge** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:02 am

I get that junk mid-screen in Streets of Rage 2 as well, whenever a new part of the scene loads (when the "GO" sign first pops up).

Interestingly, the one on the bottom of the screen in the overscan area is different depending on if the machine is set to 50 or 60hz.