| ID | Category [?] | Severity [?] | Reproducibility | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 08404 | DIP/Input | Minor | Always | Aug 24, 2022, 09:48 | Aug 25, 2022, 20:29 |
| Tester | tepidsnake | View Status | Public | Platform | MAME (Official Binary) |
| Assigned To | Steve Coomber | Resolution | Fixed | OS | Windows 10/11 (64-bit) |
| Status [?] | Resolved | Driver | |||
| Version | 0.246 | Fixed in Version | 0.247 | Build | 64-bit |
| Fixed in Git Commit | c73af1d | Github Pull Request # | #10247 | ||
| Summary | 08404: wndrmomo: Eight-way input not supported | ||||
| Description | Wonder Momo is listed as a 4-way joystick game and currently behaves as such in MAME- you cannot turn while crouching as trying to do so makes Momo stand up and turn, which makes sense for a joystick setup like thiu. However, the attract mode briefly shows the computer-controlled player crouching then turning without standing up (slowed-down GIF attached to demonstrate this- just before the demo player fires the Wonder Hoop they crouch facing the screen, then turn while still crouched). The recent Arcade Archives rerelease also has this behaviour and lets the player turn and crouch. It seems this was the intended behaviour but doesn't work correctly in MAME as of right now. | ||||
| Steps To Reproduce | In-game, hold Down to crouch then try and press Left or Right to turn, you will instead stand up and then turn. In the gane's demo and other emulated versions, you can turn while crouching which seems to be the intended behaviour. | ||||
| Additional Information | Although I am unable to find off-screen footage of the game's attract mode to confirm the demo does crouch and turn, I have been asking around and even Japanese arcade game fans are divided on whether the game was a 4-way or 8-way game on release. | ||||
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| Affected Sets / Systems | wndrmomo | ||||
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 wndrmomocrouch.gif (317,845 bytes) Aug 24, 2022, 09:48 Uploaded by tepidsnakeA GIF demonstrating the attract mode demo crouching and turning, which at the time of writing is not possible by the player in MAME.
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 No.20485
jkburks Tester
Aug 24, 2022, 10:25
edited on: Aug 24, 2022, 11:35
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The Wonder Momo release was covered in: Game Machine No. 304 – March 15, 1987 (page 14) https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19870315p/page/n7/mode/1up Release date: February 27th 1987. Two lines stand out from the article: 操作は八方向レバーと二つのボタン（キック、ジャンプ）を駆使する。 The controls make full use of the 8-way lever and 2 buttons (kick, jump). ROMキット販売のみでOP価格五万八千円。 ROM kit sales only, OP price 58,000 yen. The game was also covered in Namco’s NG Magazine https://twitter.com/Shino4know/status/1240488165183553537 A full scan of the issue is available on archive.org NG Namco Community Magazine (Monthly Issue 5) - March 1987 (pages 10-11) The text on one of the screenshots on page 11: The controls are simple. 8-way lever and the A button is the attack button, and the B button is the jump button. By using both A and B buttons, there are 6 attack patterns. |
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 No.20486
Steve Coomber Tester
Aug 24, 2022, 14:44
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Great spot. I have put in a fix that corrects this issue. |