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I feel like this area in Flipnic is kind of underutilized, i.e. there isn't really a good reason to be here (apart from coin farming). So, I added a yellow mission that gives you 10000pts if you hit these alligators to collect coins a perscribed number of times.

github.comFlipnicFileTools/FlipnicScriptCompiler at script_compiler · MarkusMaal/FlipnicFileToolsA command line tool for analyzing and modifying several file formats used by Flipnic(TM) video game. - MarkusMaal/FlipnicFileTools

These changes were made \w FlipnicFileTools and a SST decompiler/compiler tool I'm working on (github.com/MarkusMaal/F...) and then packed into BIN files with FlipnicFileTools 2.4 Beta and the final ISO file was repacked with mkps2iso.

youtube.comSomething new is coming from Windows | October 7YouTube video by Windows

I went ahead and watched this entire presentation hoping for something exciting from Microsoft. To sum it up, 95% of it was GenAI hype propaganda. Apart from that, they revealed Surface Laptop Ultra and a better search (which is cool, except they integrated Copilot with it). youtu.be/ilmBGeGldrI

I remember watching these sorts of presentations for Windows 10 and most of them were way more exciting compared whatever this was. Why? Because they weren't just hyper-focused on AI hype, these presentations talked about new improvements coming to Windows you'd actually care about.

My YT channel now has voice replies! So, if you leave a comment on a video, I may reply to it with my actual voice. If you don't want to hear my voice for whatever reason, you can also see transcriptions for the audio replies. It's an experimental thing atm, just try'na see how people react to it.

github.comGitHub - MarkusMaal/ps2_history_viewer: This tool allows you to display play history from the "Your System Configuration" save fileThis tool allows you to display play history from the "Your System Configuration" save file - MarkusMaal/ps2_history_viewer

For the PlayStation 2 memory card archeologists, here's a really simple command line tool that let's you see the list of games stored inside the "Your System Configuration" save file: github.com/MarkusMaal/p...

14 Sept

so, I am making a mod for Flipnic that adds full 16:9 widescreen support to the game (incl. the menus) along with a few gameplay tweaks, e.g. new missions and bug fixes it's quite early in development and not publically available, but I'm sharing some progress I've made so far \w 16:9 conversion

14 Sept

also small sneak peak into some of the mission changes for Biology B

Did you know that there is a hidden debug menu screen in Flipnic? It lets you toggle menu elements on and off. Up/Down to navigate (>) □ to hide/show group or element (*) O to go into a group submenu/show menu X to exit a group △ to hide the menu You can't leave this screen AFAIK once you get here

youtube.comFlipnic - Debug menu interface [PS2 Showcase]YouTube video by Press any key to continue...

Here's a video showcasing it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1y...

It's also kind of hard to navigate, because the > character often goes off screen. In order to get to this menu, you have to manually force the game to select item #5 from the main menu, which seems to often just cause crash instead.

5 Sept

For those wondering, the way Flipnic checks if the stage can be a demo is literally just a hard-coded if statement (this code only applies to original game, there probably is another very similar function for free play/2p mode) v-- still, we can patch the MIPS assembly to get this cursed screenshot

5 Sept

I also discovered you can force the game to select Geometry B from the menu, but when you try to play it, it just loads Biology A Even stranger, there is code that explicitly checks for this and makes sure it is possible to select it, because if there wasn't, it would jump back to Optics B.

1 Sept

Flipnic Freecam v3 has been released! Patch notes: - Use memory pointers instead of pre-defined offsets (fixes some edge cases) - Animated FPC playback - Ability to show/hide score & demo timer - Camera pointer locking/forcing - Checkboxes mirror cheat table - Wider FOV range - Fixed tooltips

gist.github.comCheat Engine Cheat Table for Flipnic running on PCSX2Cheat Engine Cheat Table for Flipnic running on PCSX2 - FlipnicFreecam-public.CT

1 Sept

For those who are new, this is a Cheat Engine Lua script for controlling the camera in Flipnic running on PCSX2 emulator, which works with every public version of the game. Link: gist.github.com/MarkusMaal/b...

30 Aug

I have some good news and bad news The good news is that I managed to figure out how to enable progressive scan in Flipnic (I located the function that's responsible for setting the video mode \w Ghidra) The bad news is that it breaks FMVs and on original console, you're stuck with 240p it seems

30 Aug

Testing in PCSX2: 1. Menu bar > Debug > Open Debugger (visible if "Tools > Show advanced settings" is checked) 2. R5900 (EE) tab 3. Memory Search 4. Search for "B0FFBD27002404003000" with type "Byte Array" 5. Double click the only result 6. In memory view, right click > Go to in disassembly (1/2)

30 Aug

7. Press B to add a breakpoint 8. Reset the console and wait until the game pauses 9. Go to "Registers" tab 10. Double click on the right most 32-bit segment for a1 register 11. Change it from a 1 to 0 and hit OK 12. Press the "Run" button to continue 13. Press START to skip frozen intro FMVs (2/2)

29 Aug

; < :

I was away from my PC for a little bit and when I came back, the screen was black, but still turned on. I tried to move my mouse and press keys on the keyboard but nothing happened. I pressed Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B to reset the video driver, which made a beep sound, but it didn't help. #cursed #computer

Correction: the key combo I pressed was actually Windows + Ctrl + Shift + B

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This was especially terrifying, because the three fans on my graphics card, when spinning at max speed, are REALLY FUCKING LOUD. I then proceeded to hold down the power button for ~5 seconds and it turned off for a fraction of a second before instantly turning back on.

I saw that the computer had hibernated. When resuming there was an AMD driver installation in progress and it was asking me to restart the computer. WHAAAAAT? I went ahead and performed the restart and now the computer just works? Can someone explain wtf just happened to my PC?

Being a little pissed, I pressed this key combination multiple times and it made multiple beep sounds, but didn't solve the problem. I pressed the power button once to maybe have the computer perform a safe shutdown, but then the screen turned off and the graphics card fans ramped to 100%.

11 Aug

the flipnic iceberg

11 Aug

I've seen a few people incorrectly state that either Ubisoft or Capcom created #Flipnic. That is actually not correct, because they just published the game, being responsible for overseas distribution of the game. The actual developers were from Sony Computer Entertainment (a.k.a. Japan Studio).

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6 Aug

soundcloud.comgoreshit - fine night (telemist's remix)2020 edition. go follow https://soundcloud.com/goreshit, he's amazing.

15 July

I challenge anyone to beat Flipnic (Any%) with this button configuration: This configuration forces you to double flip and makes the board nudge upward everytime you press the circle button (so that you can't hold the button down for too long). Save files: drive.google.com/file/d/1ra5U...

13 July

cait on board :)

youtu.beSuccessfully extracting every LP4 file [Flipnic Extraction Project]YouTube video by Press any key to continue...

7 July

The LP4 parser for a pre-release version of Flipnic file tools 2.4 has reached 100% compatibility. Here's a video showing the ability to convert every single LP4 file to JSON and Wavefront OBJ files: youtu.be/7dyae8s7OCk

11 June

my tier list for Windows versions (feel free to disagree)

github.comRelease Flipnic File Tools 2.31 · MarkusMaal/FlipnicFileToolsPortable command-line utility with a GUI front-end for working with various file formats in Flipnic video game. This minor update includes performance improvements and addresses some bugs that occu...

4 June

Update: version 2.3 had some bugs that only occured after I built the release version (which is something I never tested). So, I fixed those with version 2.3.1 update, found here: github.com/MarkusMaal/F...

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The biggest update for Flipnic File Tools is finally out! Overview of the changes and a comparison between 2.2 and 2.3 can be found on the releases page: github.com/MarkusMaal/F...

github.comRelease Flipnic File Tools 2.3 · MarkusMaal/FlipnicFileToolsPortable command-line utility with a GUI front-end for working with various file formats in Flipnic video game. Supported operating systems: Windows (ARM64/x86_64/x86) macOS (Intel/Apple Silicon) ...

31 May

The biggest update for Flipnic File Tools is finally out! Overview of the changes and a comparison between 2.2 and 2.3 can be found on the releases page: github.com/MarkusMaal/F...

25 May

is there anyone out there who has had a nightmare about a giant crab trying to eat you or am I the only one?

19 May

Why does the PS1 have a pink plus texture in the BIOS ROM? Considering the menu cursor is also pink, it's likely some unused variant/state of it. 9, 10 and 11 are for SoundScope (the music visualizer) save icon, so they aren't unused 2, 4 and 6 aren't displaying for some reason

youtube.comFlipnic - Full soundtrack [PS2 BGM Loopback Rip]YouTube video by Press any key to continue...

18 May

I re-uploaded the Flipnic soundtrack video. The reason for the re-upload is because I discovered a way to make the songs not loop in the game, so I could actually play all the tracks without cutting out the end and I also wanted to fix wrong colors on menu textures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XI9...

14 May

🖤 500 subscribers 🤍 As a channel that in the first 1.5 years was just a dumping ground for computer error screen remakes, I never expected to get here. Thank you everyone watching and sharing the stuff I make, it means a lot to me!

14 May

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10 May

audacity-win-2.1.3.exe

8 May

I am posessing something sacred - Gran Turismo 4 Spec II mod with PAL soundtrack. I basically copy-pasted the files from bgm/uk dir. from the PAL version and repacked the Spec II ISO with them. This process is a bit difficult, so I'm planning on releasing a how-to guide to walk through the process.

8 May

I'm not going to distribute any patches due to copyright (same reason as the mod author gave for not including any extra music), so a guide is the best I can do. Doing this WILL break mod updates, so you're going to have to download the full version and then do this modification every update.

youtube.comACEPOSTING - Full Indie SeriesYouTube video by Corey Beepington

3 May

Here's a reminder that old CRT TVs can emit a small dose of ionizing radiation. Even though the health risks are small, you should avoid continous and prolonged use, even if that CRT in question has become sentient and is your friend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3q4...

30 Apr

I managed to add a custom mission to Flipnic – Lane Count Mission 1 for Optics at Non-Stop Area. I copy-pasted the event function for Biology LCM 3 and did some changes so that it would with this lane. I also added a corresponding MISSION hexagon and a custom picture to the stage status screen.

28 Apr

idk how, but I somehow bugged the game in a way, where I completed the perfect bumper village mission before the regular bumper village in Optics also yes, I'm working on a mod that adds custom missions to Flipnic (any suggestions for what to add are welcome)

23 Apr

Cyan rings, but you can actually see them now (Flipnic) These are known as SKYBLUE in the event system and RING_A01GB in the gimmick system respectively

youtube.comAdding a custom FMV to a PlayStation game can't be that difficult, right? [PS2 Romhack]YouTube video by Press any key to continue...

19 Apr

I decided to upload some behind-the-scenes! This is footage of me adding a custom video clip into a specific PlayStation 2 video game (you'll never guess which one lol). www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9kG...

17 Apr

Every segment of Optics stages in Flipnic: These are loaded/unloaded during gameplay depending on the camera used. You may also notice that the respawn point isn't always set to the specific segment itself and sometimes there's a secondary respawn (e.g. when you lose 2 balls in bumper area)

10 Apr

UPDATE: it wasn't an emulator bug. My code was generating interleaves that were 99.9% correct, resulting in the video freezing as the audio/video streams very slowly drifted apart. Adding a fix for this basically eliminated the freeze and the bad apple demo played all the way to the end!

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Just to share my progress in adding custom FMVs to Flipnic, this is the closest attempt so far - no audio skips, but it soft-locks at a certain point. I haven't 100% ruled out that this could be an emulator glitch, so I'll test on physical hardware tomorrow and share the results with you.