05901: ddragon2, ddragon2u: [possible] Finishing without continues does not allow high score name input

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
05901	Gameplay	Trivial	Always	Mar 29, 2015, 17:48	Apr 17, 2021, 05:49

Tester	Augusto	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Acknowledged			Driver	technos/ddragon.cpp
Version	0.160	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	05901: ddragon2, ddragon2u: [possible] Finishing without continues does not allow high score name input
Description	I never had finished Double Dragon 2 in arcade without continue, but in MAME if finish without continues not is possible input a name for the high score table. The save state is in the last scene and need hit one time the last boss. Perhaps not is an MAME bug. Thanks and good luck.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information
Github Commit

Flags	Possible
Regression Version
Affected Sets / Systems	ddragon2, ddragon2u

Attached Files	ddragon2.7z (642,754 bytes) Aug 15, 2015, 10:21 Uploaded by Augusto

No.11549 B2K24 Senior Tester Mar 29, 2015, 19:05	MAME says the header of this state is invalid so I'm unable to load it.
No.11550 Augusto Tester Mar 29, 2015, 23:30 edited on: Mar 29, 2015, 23:42	OK. I need to play again and after I return here with another save state.
No.11553 NekoEd Senior Tester Mar 31, 2015, 19:49	Acknowledged until we get a working save state.
No.11565 Augusto Tester Apr 5, 2015, 23:34	I have uploaded an save input for ddragon2u. Please see after of ending at high score screen. Finishing with one credit or using continue after of last boss not is possible enter an name for high score. I remember in arcade never was possible enter an name after of last boss. Not is an MAME bug. Thanks.
No.11572 B2K24 Senior Tester Apr 6, 2015, 16:39	I get some weird error and can't playback the inp file. If it's believed to not be a MAME bug, (which seems most likely) is the point of this report to log that's it's correct behavior? Should this be set as BTANB?
No.11579 NekoEd Senior Tester Apr 7, 2015, 03:54	Let's get some extra input on this.
No.11580 Augusto Tester Apr 7, 2015, 05:36	The save and input not is opening here too. Strange. If you play using cheat infinite lives is the same result if not using cheat. Please try play using cheat because not is an mame bug. Thanks.
No.11585 Arkhound Tester Apr 7, 2015, 20:31 edited on: Apr 7, 2015, 20:33	I think this is just a native bug and not an emulation issue. The original Double Dragon (ddragon and its clones) doesn't allow name entry after clearing the final stage either.
No.11608 Augusto Tester Apr 16, 2015, 11:42	I will try record an video capture and after post here. Total time gameplay Double Dragon 2 is less of 20 minutes and the size will be less of 15 MB.
No.11609 NekoEd Senior Tester Apr 16, 2015, 18:12	If the video is too big for MT just put it on Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, whatever and put a link in the notes.
No.11670 Augusto Tester May 18, 2015, 00:07 edited on: May 18, 2015, 00:12	I have posted another input.Run fine here with 0.161. Input file is for ddragon2. Strange input file from previous versions not had worked. OK all running good now. Below is not related with emulation is more for anyone here who likes Double Dragon 2. After of several times trying record an input and my patience is almost in end because Double Dragon 2 has several problems. I would have stopped trying to do all of this if it was for me.Is random the times you can finish with an credit because of all problems below : - CPU attacking you is pretty bad. Enemies stand and move randomly as if you don't know where you are. - Bad detection collision. Players and enemies attacks fails very much. See my input. Have moments character lose because of bad coding. Even an good player will lose in some areas. - Original Double Dragon had problem with cheater players trying win points in some areas and was added and new ``feature``. When the player is an scene and not move forward in some times - Bad control response. I not see problem using left and right buttons attacks how was in Nekketsu Kunio Kun. Is better in some moments than the original, but control fails in some moments. You press buttons and the player jump or attack. enemies enter in the screen ... the problem ? enter one, two, three and all time and is an terrible problem. How to go forward if the game not allow ? That feature was good, but poorly implemented. Good players will lose life because the time will end. To avoid the problem player need if possible win all enemies on screen at once. Technos cheating ? CPU cheating for you lose the credit ? Not even. Is problem in game code. Original Double Dragon had better graphics and Technos not had good hardware. ddragon2 music, stage and character design are well done. Graphics have less details than original Double Dragon perhaps because of game protection with the sprites and will be extreme slow. See that in current MAME versions ddrago2 has CPU adjusted. Double Dragon 1 and 2 are the arcade more slow that I known. Even thus Double Dragon 2 is an good arcade game to play and in overall was better on NES. Thanks and good luck
No.11806 Augusto Tester Jun 30, 2015, 23:36 edited on: Aug 15, 2015, 10:30	Previous input file had problems when loading. I has posted an new input file that now work in mame 64 bits current version. Thanks mametesters ;-)
No.16175 MetalGod Senior Tester Feb 27, 2019, 20:33 edited on: Feb 27, 2019, 20:44	It seems Double Dragon 2 doesn't allow name entry after finishing the final stage. Maybe the final score on his last credit was not enough (only 9180 points)... I'd need to find more pcb full gameplay videos.
No.16176 StHiryu Tester Feb 27, 2019, 22:07	The first Double Dragon does not allow to enter your name when you beat it, only lets you do it if you die (same thing happens with Mortal Kombat 1). Since Double Dragon 2 is almost exactly to the first one, I should bet my wife it isn't a mame bug.
No.18707 Alex7 Tester Apr 17, 2021, 03:38	this is an inp i recorded like a year ago in mame 221 still the game finishes without letting you put initials http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/6/1/8/ofwgkta_ddragon2j_110270_mame221.zip
No.18708 MetalGod Senior Tester Apr 17, 2021, 05:49 edited on: Apr 17, 2021, 06:28	Yeah, of course it still does. I bet it is a bug also present in the original hardware. Find an original pcb somewhere, finish the game with enough points to enter initials (20.000 points at least), record it and we'll close this report.