Nope, it's not encoded yet. My time is very limited lately due to work and personal stuff. I'm still without a car, so I can't get a capture card (I'm short on money as well) and I can't get to my friend's house to encode either. so I'm probably going to have to send the tape away to get encoded, which is fine by me.
I've tried to contact Radix by PM and IRC, but don't have much luck for actually contacting him due to the limited spare time I have to chat at home (usually in the middle of the night). So I'll be emailing.
I have a few questions before I go through the email about the run, since I know some could be answered here. Questions about it being submitted, if it follows the rules, etc.
First, the lowdown of the run:
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Platform: PC, but recorded from XBox POP: Sands of Time
Total Gameplay Time: 33:36
Nine Segments
48 mins remaining
I guess the main issue I want squared away is if the game can be submitted although I recorded it from the XBox.
I recorded from XBox for several reasons. For the most part, I can't get the PC version running like it should. As in, it crashes regularly when I run it with sound, the music is quite tinny, and the game has major slowdown when the game didn't slowdown in a pure DOS enviornment. Thus, I don't want to use that method.
The XBox version is pretty much the exact same version of the game. Runs at the same speed as a DOS PC. No slowdown, same timing, etc. All of the same tricks I pull off on the XBox can be done on the PC. I know because I practiced on the PC at work with no sound.
The XBox version of the game (like I said, unlockable in SoT), has a few differences. They are:
-Different midi instruments, not as good as the PC. This doesn't effect gameplay though.
-You can't enter your name at the end, since I don't have a keyboard attached. So I get stuck there, and don't have any high scores recorded. Doesn't effect gameplay.
-After you get the flame at the end, the game doesn't give you control of the Prince properly. You have to pause/unpause and you can control the game again. It effects gameplay, but to my disadvantage (even if it's for a split second).
So, would my run be allowed? I could recreate the run if I had a method of getting the PC version to run like a true DOS enviornment. But the crashes suck, and definitely the slowdown is an issue. The slowdown happens when doors open, guards die in lava pits, severe slowdown after playing cutscenes with sound, and more.
And if anyone has any questions on the game I'll answer them as well.
I'm sure I'll have more questions about recording and stuff, but I'm off to work again. I do have the internet at work, but don't have much time. So I can do quick replies and read the thread at least. It's been very busy lately (I manage a Mr Sub restaurant, and all of the Subways in the city closed up, you do the math).
On a side note, my EWJ run has been put on hold for a long while, due to lack of time. Yes, I had time for a different run, but a POP2 segmented run is much easier than a single segment EWJ run. EWJ is much tougher, and requires exact movement at a quick pace. I did get a new Genesis, but it came with brutal controllers that make playing EWJ a chore. When I get to a second hand store again I'll get a different controller, I'll continue. But when I started the EWJ run I had much more spare time. Now I find it hard to play for 45 mins without interruptions of any kind.
At least I have a day off tomorrow. Hopefully I can find time to do stuff. Proabably not. :|
I've tried to contact Radix by PM and IRC, but don't have much luck for actually contacting him due to the limited spare time I have to chat at home (usually in the middle of the night). So I'll be emailing.
I have a few questions before I go through the email about the run, since I know some could be answered here. Questions about it being submitted, if it follows the rules, etc.
First, the lowdown of the run:
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Platform: PC, but recorded from XBox POP: Sands of Time
Total Gameplay Time: 33:36
Nine Segments
48 mins remaining
I guess the main issue I want squared away is if the game can be submitted although I recorded it from the XBox.
I recorded from XBox for several reasons. For the most part, I can't get the PC version running like it should. As in, it crashes regularly when I run it with sound, the music is quite tinny, and the game has major slowdown when the game didn't slowdown in a pure DOS enviornment. Thus, I don't want to use that method.
The XBox version is pretty much the exact same version of the game. Runs at the same speed as a DOS PC. No slowdown, same timing, etc. All of the same tricks I pull off on the XBox can be done on the PC. I know because I practiced on the PC at work with no sound.
The XBox version of the game (like I said, unlockable in SoT), has a few differences. They are:
-Different midi instruments, not as good as the PC. This doesn't effect gameplay though.
-You can't enter your name at the end, since I don't have a keyboard attached. So I get stuck there, and don't have any high scores recorded. Doesn't effect gameplay.
-After you get the flame at the end, the game doesn't give you control of the Prince properly. You have to pause/unpause and you can control the game again. It effects gameplay, but to my disadvantage (even if it's for a split second).
So, would my run be allowed? I could recreate the run if I had a method of getting the PC version to run like a true DOS enviornment. But the crashes suck, and definitely the slowdown is an issue. The slowdown happens when doors open, guards die in lava pits, severe slowdown after playing cutscenes with sound, and more.
And if anyone has any questions on the game I'll answer them as well.
I'm sure I'll have more questions about recording and stuff, but I'm off to work again. I do have the internet at work, but don't have much time. So I can do quick replies and read the thread at least. It's been very busy lately (I manage a Mr Sub restaurant, and all of the Subways in the city closed up, you do the math).
On a side note, my EWJ run has been put on hold for a long while, due to lack of time. Yes, I had time for a different run, but a POP2 segmented run is much easier than a single segment EWJ run. EWJ is much tougher, and requires exact movement at a quick pace. I did get a new Genesis, but it came with brutal controllers that make playing EWJ a chore. When I get to a second hand store again I'll get a different controller, I'll continue. But when I started the EWJ run I had much more spare time. Now I find it hard to play for 45 mins without interruptions of any kind.
At least I have a day off tomorrow. Hopefully I can find time to do stuff. Proabably not. :|
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