ComputerSpaceFan Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) I have the Road Blaster iOS version and it's pretty fun. I had no idea it was proposed for the SNES (+CD addon). If any of you have a flashcard for your SNES that has 511 Mb available, try this ROM out. I'm curious. Super Road Blaster Edited May 29, 2012 by ComputerSpaceFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 There are no flash carts which would support this right now. The article is wrong in saying the SD2SNES will run this ROM. While the SD2SNES has MSU1 support, the cart can only support ROMs up to 128Mb. I'll have to take a peak at the software for the cart again, but I don't think there's an easy way to get around this limitation. If there is, I'll try to put together an update for the cart to try it out this weekend. Edit: I can't explain the video at the moment, as there should be an error generated when loading the ROM. Unless someone has released a patch to load larger ROMs and I haven't come across it yet. I put it on my SD2SNES and it didn't like it at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneAgeGamer Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 There are no flash carts which would support this right now. The article is wrong in saying the SD2SNES will run this ROM. While the SD2SNES has MSU1 support, the cart can only support ROMs up to 128Mb. I'll have to take a peak at the software for the cart again, but I don't think there's an easy way to get around this limitation. If there is, I'll try to put together an update for the cart to try it out this weekend. Edit: I can't explain the video at the moment, as there should be an error generated when loading the ROM. Unless someone has released a patch to load larger ROMs and I haven't come across it yet. I put it on my SD2SNES and it didn't like it at all Road Blaster on the SD2SNES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXpiFNLNsdE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Ugh. It's a laser disc "game". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) Road Blaster on the SD2SNES: Those have to be about the most poorly designed roadways I've ever seen. Guardrails are for wimps. To me it seems like the sega cd version of the game would be much more accessible and complete. Edited May 29, 2012 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 @StoneAgeGamer - Ya, I saw the videos. I sent the developer of this ROM a msg to see what update he's running on the SD2SNES to support the large ROM. I'm pulled the latest code from the repo and it looks like there might have been an update which would allow this ROM to run. As far as I can tell though, it's not in the last official release (0.1.3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I played this on the Laseractive, it's basically Dragons Lair with cars. Kind of fun, but not nearly as interesting. Makes me want to get a SD2SNES now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 I'm guessing no one makes SNES carts similar to how MrMark and BeaglePuss make Sega Genesis carts do they? If a reproduction could be made with storage big enough for Road Blaster to run off, I wouldn't mind buying it for my SNES. Then again I already have it on iOS so if it would prove to be expensive I'm not that motivated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 If nothing else, it's a cool proof-of-concept. I wonder what other SNES CD junk will turn up eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I liked the Sega CD version. One of the better "crappy" FMV games, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I liked it too. I guess I'm weird for thinking the road warrior's cooler than dirk the daring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I liked it too. I guess I'm weird for thinking the road warrior's cooler than dirk the daring? I liked it, I just wish there was a bit more variety. There's only so much you can do in a car. I wonder if they'll do Ninja Hayate or Time Gal next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Yeah, that's true. Time Gal would be cool, and so would Strahl... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Yeah, that's true. Time Gal would be cool, and so would Strahl... You need to get yourself a Laseractive. Road Blaster (Road Prosecutor), Strahl (Triad Stone), and Time Gal are all on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Oh man, for what a laseractive costs, I think I'll be fine with my 3DO & CDX. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Oh man, for what a laseractive costs, I think I'll be fine with my 3DO & CDX. But you can turn it in to an ultra expensive Sega Genesis or TG-16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Turns out I was mistaken about the SD2SNES. Support for larger ROMs was added in the latest firmware, but the site wasn't updated to reflect the change. This ROM doesn't run on my cart because I have custom code on it which is based off an older code branch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4s Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Hi there! This is d4s, the guy who coded this game. There are no flash carts which would support this right now. The article is wrong in saying the SD2SNES will run this ROM. While the SD2SNES has MSU1 support, the cart can only support ROMs up to 128Mb. You know you've created something special when people deny it despite immediate evidence. Joking aside, the sd2snes does indeed support this game, and not just since the latest firmware release, if I might add. It does not load the full game into memory at once, however, so the size of the sd2snes' RAM chip isn't relevant here. Instead, the video & audio content is streamed from the sd-card. If you have trouble running this game on your sd2snes, be sure to: -unpack all the contents of game archive file(zip or 7zip depending on where you got it from) to your sd-card. -make sure all the *.pcm files, the *.msu and the *.sfc file are present and located in the same folder. -to play the game, open the file SuperRoadBlaster.sfc (just like in the video). -If your sd-card is too slow, the game might not work, but will tell you so with an error message. -the manual also has a little troubleshooting section Hope that helps. Cheers! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Oh man, for what a laseractive costs, I think I'll be fine with my 3DO & CDX. But you can turn it in to an ultra expensive Sega Genesis or TG-16 Hey, who wouldn't want to use a LaserActive as an A/V cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hi there! This is d4s, the guy who coded this game. There are no flash carts which would support this right now. The article is wrong in saying the SD2SNES will run this ROM. While the SD2SNES has MSU1 support, the cart can only support ROMs up to 128Mb. You know you've created something special when people deny it despite immediate evidence. Joking aside, the sd2snes does indeed support this game, and not just since the latest firmware release, if I might add. It does not load the full game into memory at once, however, so the size of the sd2snes' RAM chip isn't relevant here. Instead, the video & audio content is streamed from the sd-card. If you have trouble running this game on your sd2snes, be sure to: -unpack all the contents of game archive file(zip or 7zip depending on where you got it from) to your sd-card. -make sure all the *.pcm files, the *.msu and the *.sfc file are present and located in the same folder. -to play the game, open the file SuperRoadBlaster.sfc (just like in the video). -If your sd-card is too slow, the game might not work, but will tell you so with an error message. -the manual also has a little troubleshooting section Hope that helps. Cheers! Any plans for other Laserdisc games like Ninja Hayate, Time Gal, Triad Stone, Super Don Quixote, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Great work on the conversion, great proof of concept, though I am not a laserdisc fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Does this game require any special sort of emulator to play, emulated-style? Could I play it on my Xbox or Wii? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneAgeGamer Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Does this game require any special sort of emulator to play, emulated-style? Could I play it on my Xbox or Wii? To my knowledge the only the bsnes emulator and the SD2SNES flash cart can play MSU1 games/videos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Darn, there's probably no chance of that being ported to Wii or Xbox due to processor requirements, huh? Oh well, thanks for the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneAgeGamer Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Darn, there's probably no chance of that being ported to Wii or Xbox due to processor requirements, huh? Oh well, thanks for the answer. Probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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