08-10-2012, 01:04 PM
Battletoads (and a few other games) cannot be opened with the Tile Viewer in Mame. I have no idea why. I believe Sonic The Arcade Game is another example but people have some how got sprites from that (the Sonic fanbase is INSANE and I'm guessing screenshots but it might be worth asking).
There's a few things you can try. First take a screenshot using MAME's screenshot function and not the "Prt Scr" key. If this also appears stretched then it's not going to be a fun ride as Mame screenshots are taken at true 1x1 ratio without filtering (well they was last time I used them).
If I'm correct the screenshot you get should be far too wide. This is because Battletoads on the Arcade seems run natively at a wide angle and then gets squeezed by the game itself. This might have something to do with it having both a 2 player and a different 3 player cabinet so playing around with the dip-switches might yield a result. Why it does this, or if this is even what t does, is anyone's guess but it does mean the game is pretty much impossible to rip from. I've seen some sprites from it but the origin of them seem to be very dodgy. You can try playing around with display options until you get a 1x1 pixel ratio but I've never had any success.
You could try asking the person who recently submitted Zitz's sprites but his English doesn't seem good and I also have a sneaky suspicion he won't respond because he doesn't know either.
Pimple and Rash's sprites are identical to the ones used in BattleManiacs if that's any help.
There's a few things you can try. First take a screenshot using MAME's screenshot function and not the "Prt Scr" key. If this also appears stretched then it's not going to be a fun ride as Mame screenshots are taken at true 1x1 ratio without filtering (well they was last time I used them).
If I'm correct the screenshot you get should be far too wide. This is because Battletoads on the Arcade seems run natively at a wide angle and then gets squeezed by the game itself. This might have something to do with it having both a 2 player and a different 3 player cabinet so playing around with the dip-switches might yield a result. Why it does this, or if this is even what t does, is anyone's guess but it does mean the game is pretty much impossible to rip from. I've seen some sprites from it but the origin of them seem to be very dodgy. You can try playing around with display options until you get a 1x1 pixel ratio but I've never had any success.
You could try asking the person who recently submitted Zitz's sprites but his English doesn't seem good and I also have a sneaky suspicion he won't respond because he doesn't know either.
Pimple and Rash's sprites are identical to the ones used in BattleManiacs if that's any help.