PCEmon - an RS-232 monitor / debugger on the PCE

[Punch]

[NightWolve]

Cool how everybody applauds/praises in their own unique way.

[ccovell]

<Jimmy_Swaggart_Mode>

The holiest way to give praise is to give generously, my friends.

Our Paypal link is below.

</Jimmy_Swaggart_Mode>

[ParanoiaDragon]

<Jimmy_Swaggart_Mode>

The holiest way to give praise is to give generously, my friends.

Our Paypal link is below.

</Jimmy_Swaggart_Mode>

What's funny is, when I read Jimmy Swaggart Mode, for some reason I was thinking of Jimmy Stewart, so, I read it with Jimmy Stewarts voice!

[esteban]

<Jimmy_Swaggart_Mode>

The holiest way to give praise is to give generously, my friends.

Our Paypal link is below.

</Jimmy_Swaggart_Mode>

What's funny is, when I read Jimmy Swaggart Mode, for some reason I was thinking of Jimmy Stewart, so, I read it with Jimmy Stewarts voice!

Hahhjahjahajajahahajjaja.

Working on a new feature.  Here's a short video:

(X) More videos.

(Y) AWESOME MONSTER LAIR, by the way.

(Z) Le speakers moderne

[ParanoiaDragon]

Yikes Steve, it wasn't THAT funny, but, whatever floats yer' boat!

[ccovell]

Another video is up... I'll have version 1.27 up soon.

In this one I show ADPCM stuff, savestates, and a cheat/Trainer.

[Bonknuts]

This just keeps getting better and better! I need to make an analog switch and a cable, so I wouldn't have to swap in/out the gamepad.

[ccovell]

OK, the new version of PCEmon (1.27.2) is up on my page.  New commands:

!L / !M / !H : change the horizontal screen resolution
!<  /  !> : copy CDRAM <-> ADPCM RAM
!P n : Play ADPCM sample
T [0/1/2 aaaa dd] : set a Trainer that freezes a RAM address to a value (in-game cheating!)
G [L/S] : load savestate / save savestate / go to savestate.  (It's a save state function.)
Also, "G R" tries to save RAM in raw format at the moment the game was frozen (this is for comparing successive RAM saves to search for cheats.)

http://www.chrismcovell.com/PCEmon/index.html
direct link: http://www.chrismcovell.com/PCEmon/PCEmon.zip

[ccovell]

Okay!  A new version of PCEmon is on my page:
http://www.chrismcovell.com/PCEmon/index.html

This adds a more elaborate hack to the CD System Card that allows you to activate cheats without needing to use a serial port adaptor or running PCEmon.  Press Select from the CD System Card screen:


http://www.chrismcovell.com/PCEmon/PCEmon_Commands.html#cdmenu


Also, another new helper function allows you to search for RAM cheats Action Replay-style from within PCEmon.  Now no ISO-ripping or PC-based emulator is needed just to search for cheats!  (Well, that makes it quicker for me, anyway.)

An example:

Code: [Select]

+---------------------------------------------------------+
 | RAM Cheat Search Tool  --  Step 2  --  Press a key:     |
 |   X - exit to PCEmon                                    |
 |   U - upload RAM image                                  |
 |   R - restart search                                    |
 |                                                         |
 | -- Comparison Options --                                |
 |  V - equal to numerical value                           |
 |  E - equal to previous                                  |
 |  N - not equal to previous                              |
 |  L - less than previous                                 |
 |  G - greater than previous                              |
 |                                                         |
 |  S - show search results                                |
 +---------------------------------------------------------+

  L
  78 matches found.

  U
  Okay, send your binary!
  ...(3rd 8K binary uploaded)

  L
  15 matches found.

  S

  2045:  A4  94  8C 
  205C:  3F  1F  0F 
  205E:  3F  1F  0F 
  2086:  FD  F7  F1   
  ... 
  3B90:  AC  A5  73 
  -- end -- PRESS A KEY --

  (And $205C:3F happens to be the code for infinite energy in Spriggan 2. :-)
http://www.chrismcovell.com/PCEmon/PCEmon_Commands.html#hlprsrch

[ccovell]

Since I played through NEXZR last night (not so hard, once you get past levels 3 & 4...) I'll post some real hardware savestates (uploadable through PCEMon in a hacked system card) for the penultimate boss and ending.

http://www.chrismcovell.com/data/nexzr_savestates.zip

General instructions for savestates are HERE