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Virtual Pro-Wrestling 2 freem Edition | Changelog
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2024/yy/zz, a.k.a. post-2023/07/30 (next version progress; not yet available)
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I'm on semi-break, as I need to work on other things that will eventually
benefit this hack. Thanks for your patience.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

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FM Patches exist in many different formats.

<Sources>
* "DMP_SPECS.txt" by Delek
* vgm2pre "sub.ym2612.cpp"
* MVSTracker source code
* https://github.com/sikthehedgehog/Echo/blob/master/doc/eif.txt

<Definitions>
mul			MULtiple

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Mega Man Maker Level Format (.mmlv file)
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This is a work in progress and still requires investigation.

If a value is missing from a level file, it's assumed to be 0.

MMLV files are similar to INI files. There's only one section, "[Level]".

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References:

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NBA Jam Tournament Edition
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This is an attempt to get the NBA Jam Tournament Edition source code into
a buildable state.

The original code is available from:
https://github.com/historicalsource/nba-jam-tournament-edition

Currently, the original, non-Tournament Edition NBA Jam is not accounted for.

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/* NOTICE: THIS WAS MADE BACK IN 2017, OF COURSE IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK WELL NOW THAT TWITTER'S FUCKED THINGS UP */
@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);

@-moz-document domain("twitter.com") {
  [data-component-context="suggest_recap"],
  [data-component-context="suggest_who_to_follow"],
  [data-component-context="suggest_activity"],
  [data-component-context="suggest_activity_tweet"],
  [data-component-context="suggest_recycled_tweet_inline"],
  [data-component-context="suggest_recycled_tweet"]{

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The Future of VPW2 freem Edition
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VPW2 freem Edition has reached the "sunset" phase. What that means is the
next release will be the last one for an indefinite period of time.

There are a few reasons that make this course of action the "right" one
in my mind.

1) I am not particularly enjoying the process anymore.
Back in 2018, when I started the project, it was exciting to work on, as it

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the wrestletopia control scheme
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wrestletopia's controls are heavily inspired by the AKI Corporation
pro-wrestling games on the N64, but expanded.

MAJOR TODO: list everything possible. there are a LOT of controls.

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movement is d-pad or left stick, both work
taunting is right stick

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wrestletopia "new submission" system
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todo:
- don't reward button mashing, you need to be deliberate
- some submissions can result in pinfalls (e.g. figure 4 leglock)
- transitions/reversals
- striking during some submissions (if limbs are free)
- manual rope escape for matches where rope escape deducts points
- double team submissions (e.g. one person does boston crab, other does camel clutch)
- body part damage is tied to "effectiveness"

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sources:

• http://www.pantalytron.com/blog7.php/an-evening-with-sim-city
• http://pantalytron.com/blog7.php/a-morning-with-sim-city
• http://pantalytron.com/blog7.php/some-more-sim-city-snes

r.i.p. to these files:

• http://pantalytron.com/media/blogs/blog/Disassembles/sim%20city%20v01.zip
• http://pantalytron.com/media/blogs/blog/Disassembles/sim%20city%20v02.zip

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if i had infinite time and money, here are some unrealistic things i'd like to do

- Mesen, but for PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16
- port MUCOM88 for Neo-Geo
 - https://www.ancient.co.jp/~mucom88/
 - https://onitama.tv/mucom88/
- write Neo-Geo sound driver for BambooTracker
 - https://github.com/rerrahkr/BambooTracker
- actually finish up various retrogame dev projects
 - NES corelib