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2a. The RSID todo listAs you probably noticed we have introduced the RSID fileformat in update #33 of HVSC. RSID is short for Real SID and it marks the next step in compatibility advancement of HVSC files on a real C64. Those old PSID digi-rips come from the old Amiga times and use extended (virtual) SID registers that allow the emulator to play back digi-tunes with a much lower CPU usage. The big drawback of those PSID specific rips (they are now marked in HVSC with the ending _PSID) is that they can't be played on a real C64 because (as if you wouldn't know) the real SID chip has no extended registers. DUH! ;-)With the introduction of RSID files these extended registers are no more needed on emulators that support RSID files (presently only Sidplay2w supports it). RSID files undergo some limitations because of the Real C64 environment they are supposed to work in. The three most obvious to mention are:
If you provide us with a clean RSID equivalent of the PSID specific tunes from the list below we award you with 2 points . HVSC members will only get 1 point for that, to keep it fair. |
HVSC path | Comments |
2b. The RSID todo listFrom the following few files the RSID part is already ripped (these tunes are included in the download packs along with the sources). All there is left to do is to one-file the remaining non-RSID subtunes and the RSID tune. We'll gratefully award 2 points for that task. Note that it's not always necessary to freshly rerip all the subtunes, you can often do a quick'n'dirty hack of the old PSID file to merge the tunes. |
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/Detert_Thomas/Quadrant_PSID.sid | |
/Tel_Jeroen/Turbo_Outrun_PSID.sid |
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