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Bell Fruit Cobra3 emulator ?


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10 minutes ago, Timbo said:

Hi Dec1962

I have no problems going to the site when clicking on the above link.

What browser are you using.  I am using opera.

I’ve tried chrome and firefox and neither can connect to the site.

Opera also fails unless I turn its vpn on

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11 minutes ago, merivaman41 said:

Silly question from me, if you can access it with VPN on what is the issue, and using VPN nowadays is a good thing ?

I don't normally use a vpn so ended up having to download opera as a quick fix.

After trying various browsers on different devices and operating systems including my phone it looks like it's an isp issue. Trying to view on my phone over wifi fails too but switch to 5G network all works fine. Looks like something odd with virgin media as my neighbour as the same issue, very odd.

Anyway, the important bit is the emulator works so that's something new to play with :)

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Works for me!! Lovely bit of nostalgia. Volume was very low, didn't get a chance to play properly but assume it can be sorted via test mode, which you should be able to access using the info in the keyboard shortcuts.

 

Hard to believe these games are so big (they were CD based) - the days before efficient video compression I guess :)  

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7 minutes ago, thealteredemu said:

Is this a new emulator?  Is Cobra 3 not an mfme emulated tech?

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AFAIK this is the only emulator supporting cobra3, it's not emulated in mfme or mame.

There was a video released on youtube showing this at the start of the year but all went quiet after that until now.

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21 minutes ago, wearecity said:

Seems to work ok, although I only tried Top Of The Pops and the sound was extremely low.

Would be more interested in Scorpion 6.

Yes I tried tinkering in test mode but winding the volume up to maximum didn't make much difference. Absolutely playable mind and my PC audio setup is beefy (hi fi amp and floor standing speakers) so I can overcome the limitation... although any other sounds from other apps would probably blow my bedroom windows out 😂 

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12 hours ago, slotsmagic said:

Hard to believe these games are so big (they were CD based) - the days before efficient video compression I guess :)  

Yes ... the video quality is on a par with a blank VHS tape that has been recorded over about 10 times :)

Nice nostalgia though 👏

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23 minutes ago, pyr0 said:

Yes ... the video quality is on a par with a blank VHS tape that has been recorded over about 10 times :)

Nice nostalgia though 👏

Oh it's not that bad. Probably only recorded over once, but done so in super long play mode 🤣

Having owned the original TOTP (the very same unit I used to play in the wild - bought it from a local operator when the pub it was in was bulldozed), it always made me laugh that they used video but the audio is some generic stuff on top. Probably done for intellectual property reasons, but in that case I'm not sure they should have used the videos either :)

I genuinely don't think good quality video compression was a thing back then, would have definitely been pre-DivX and similar codecs.

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10 hours ago, dec1962 said:

Compression was just mpeg1 at CD data rates.

i've a small collection of Video CDs, anyone remember those ?, and the quality is dreadful

3 for a tenner at the local car booty ?? 🤣

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