The last preview version I uploaded for the Wii was kind of buggy and missing some nice new features. Mostly the splashscreens when it's started, but in addition to that there were also some bugs that showed a big white block near the dragon. No idea what was causing that but my latest test on real hardware showed that this is no longer happening. Yay! 
Because I have been working on ports for many systems since then: PlayStation 2, Wii U and Switch I have probably fixed it without knowing what I did exactly. But I have also been trying to improve the collision system which is turning into my nemesis! I hate IT deeply! There is a new bug that when you get "stuck" in a wall or roof....you are ejected to the other side of it!!!
This issue is not specific to the Wii though, it's a bug in the core collision correction that I need to fix at some point! While capturing the Linux GamePlay video I was really careful not to hit the walls and roofs in a way that triggers this bug. I had to redo the entire thing about 3-4 times 
The whole reason I am making these video's now is because I promised the owners to show my progress and what it actually looks like. I have done that with just the video of the Linux version....but why not do it for all platforms right? Each of them is slightly different in how to launch it and having music and/or sound effects working. Some also have a different resolution because of hardware limitations which is most visible on the 3DS. The Wii U is running at a slightly larger resolution and so is the Switch version. It's not a big deal or anything but it's just enough difference for me to take the effort of capturing separate video's for them.
And I can't use the emulators for any of them since emulation is not perfect....and on some of them it's just to slow to really enjoy it. Running on hardware has so far always turned out to be perfectly smooth so that's what I need to capture it from. But now it seems that the small LCD screen I was planning to use is introducing a lot of lag and stuttering with the Wii connected with composite cables. Yeah, I know the quality is bad anyway and I should really hook up the OSSC that I got specifically for connecting older game consoles over HDMI. Hopefully that will give a better smoother image but we will see It's still possible other things are causing the stuttering....like a bug somewhere slowing things down just enough.
I will update this post later if the video is ready or if it's going to be delayed.
Because I have been working on ports for many systems since then: PlayStation 2, Wii U and Switch I have probably fixed it without knowing what I did exactly. But I have also been trying to improve the collision system which is turning into my nemesis! I hate IT deeply! There is a new bug that when you get "stuck" in a wall or roof....you are ejected to the other side of it!!!
This issue is not specific to the Wii though, it's a bug in the core collision correction that I need to fix at some point! While capturing the Linux GamePlay video I was really careful not to hit the walls and roofs in a way that triggers this bug. I had to redo the entire thing about 3-4 times The whole reason I am making these video's now is because I promised the owners to show my progress and what it actually looks like. I have done that with just the video of the Linux version....but why not do it for all platforms right? Each of them is slightly different in how to launch it and having music and/or sound effects working. Some also have a different resolution because of hardware limitations which is most visible on the 3DS. The Wii U is running at a slightly larger resolution and so is the Switch version. It's not a big deal or anything but it's just enough difference for me to take the effort of capturing separate video's for them.
And I can't use the emulators for any of them since emulation is not perfect....and on some of them it's just to slow to really enjoy it. Running on hardware has so far always turned out to be perfectly smooth so that's what I need to capture it from. But now it seems that the small LCD screen I was planning to use is introducing a lot of lag and stuttering with the Wii connected with composite cables. Yeah, I know the quality is bad anyway and I should really hook up the OSSC that I got specifically for connecting older game consoles over HDMI. Hopefully that will give a better smoother image but we will see
It's still possible other things are causing the stuttering....like a bug somewhere slowing things down just enough. I will update this post later if the video is ready or if it's going to be delayed.
I have not been able to record the gameplay of the Wii version yet, since I want to use my OSSC for that....but I can't seem to find the damn thing!! It's probably in a box somewhere but the question is which one!
What I did work on between searching and resting is trying to port libmikmod to the GameCube and Wii. There are still some issues with the driver I had to write....but the music is playing!!! It sounds like it should but as soon as the sample buffer is empty the slight delay is noticeable. But even with that bug in it there is a good change the next release might have the background music playing! FINALLY!
What I did work on between searching and resting is trying to port libmikmod to the GameCube and Wii. There are still some issues with the driver I had to write....but the music is playing!!! It sounds like it should but as soon as the sample buffer is empty the slight delay is noticeable. But even with that bug in it there is a good change the next release might have the background music playing! FINALLY!
