Fix it Felix Jr. - The Game

[Johno]

Thanks mate. Sorry didn't see that in the post. Got it working in xp now. Now just have to get it running full screen on my 4:3 monitor without rotating it and of course find a nice hyperspin theme for it!

[frostyfire03530]

@Johno: Ive been working on changing code to try horizontal fullscreen, but to no avail. I get get it to enter fullscreen mode, but not stretch the size of the openGL viewport. I was talking to some of the computer science majors on campus, and they seem to think that I'd have to author a whole new function just to resize the panel if the provision isn't there yet. IDK, I've been running it in a debugger to see if I can pinpoint the exact code that is changing it.

It seems that the prog saves values assigned through function calls and then at the end of a running loop, it swaps memory buffers from the calculated values with the current running values.

It's been challenging juggling my own interests with family and school, I try to work on it as I can, but I haven't been able to do much. Most of my spare time for the game is isolating sounds for the game. It doesn't require as much time and hasn't proved much of a challenge, except for a few that I've wanted.

[JeffF]

Thanks FrostyFire and SORHP....I ended up just putting a shortcut to the FIF . exe file. When windows it just boots into the game.

Here is the issue now...

I am running I off of Windows XP

1. When It directly loads the game it is not allowing sound. Once I click my mouse button on the screen, it will then allow the sound. I would like to do away with mouse and keyboard.

2. It is still not starting up in full screen vertically. Once again, I may be slow ...lol....Do I need to download Hyperspin to allow it to go to full screen?

Can I just download a program off of the internet that would allow it to start full screen? Is there a file or code I need to change. I see all the instructions on how to do that on the first page of the forum, but still a bit confused.

Thanks - Jeff

[SORHP]

Please read what we posted,

You need to use the launcher, change the settings in the launcher, not the game

It's located in the gold members area, but it's hardly a secret, change what you need , and for heavens sake, thank djvj for this

http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=26115&d=1366072530

Have your computer load this launcher, not windows, the launcher should bring the game in to focus to fix the sound issue too, and you will have no mouse getting in the way

Make sure the launcher does exactly what you want before replacing windows explorer.exe with it... This will be my last post in this thread about this, please pm me for any other questions regarding this and please search out what you need before asking, these questions have been raked over many times on this forum as well as many others have a nice day

[prostkxy]

Please read what we posted,

You need to use the launcher, change the settings in the launcher, not the game

It's located in the gold members area, but it's hardly a secret, change what you need , and for heavens sake, thank djvj for this

http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=26115&d=1366072530

Have your computer load this launcher, not windows, the launcher should bring the game in to focus to fix the sound issue too, and you will have no mouse getting in the way

Make sure the launcher does exactly what you want before replacing windows explorer.exe with it... This will be my last post in this thread about this, please pm me for any other questions regarding this and please search out what you need before asking, these questions have been raked over many times on this forum as well as many others have a nice day

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[Johno]

I can only run the game at 50 zoom on m horizontal 21 inch monitor and I have to turn the bezel off as otherwise that gets zoomed too big for the screen and you only see parts of it.

[SORHP]

from djvj:

change what you need to... paths, zoom, rotation, ect...

gamePath=D:\Fix-It Felix Jr\Game\FixitFelixJr.exe		; the full path and exe of FixitFelixJr.exe
BezelPath=D:\Fix-It Felix Jr\Game\bezel.png		; the full path and extension to bezel file
zoom=200		; Frame Resolution-Only 33,50,100,200 are supported
YAdjust=0	; adjusts vertically how far off center from the middle of the screen, 0=center, negative value moves up, positive value moves down
XAdjust=0 	; adjusts horizontally how far off center from the middle of the screen, 0=center, negative value moves to left, positive value moves to right
title=ahk_class FOCAL Test Shell
exitkey=Esc
ShowBezel=true
BackgroundColor=yellow	; changes background color, see here for available colors: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Progress.htm#colors
; rotation=90	;	still need to rotate monitor, no point in having enabled
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hotkey, ~%exitkey%, Close
WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinHide, ahk_class Button
SplitPath,gamePath,fileName,fileDir

Gui, GUI1: New, -Caption +ToolWindow +OwnDialogs
Gui, GUI1: Color, %BackgroundColor%
If ShowBezel = true
Gui, GUI1: Add, Picture, W%A_ScreenWidth% H%A_ScreenHeight%, %BezelPath%
Gui, GUI1: Show, x0 y0 h%A_ScreenHeight% w%A_ScreenWidth%

; rotation := If (rotation=90 || rotation=180 || rotation=270) ? " -rotate=" . rotation . " fullscreen" : ""
zoom := If (zoom=33 || zoom=50 || zoom=100 || zoom=200) ? " -zoom=" . zoom : ""

Run, %fileName% %zoom% %rotation%, %fileDir%
WinWait, %title%
WinActivate, %title%
winHwnd:=WinActive(title)
WinSet,AlwaysOnTop, On, %title%
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, %title% ; Remove border and titlebar
DllCall("SetMenu", uint, winHwnd, uint, 0) ; Remove the MenuBar
CenterWindow(title)
Process, WaitClose, %fileName%
ExitApp

;-----Control Remaps-----
~3::c ;Insert Coin
;~?::1 ;Start Player 1
;~?::2 ;Start Player 2
;?::{Left} ;Move Left
;?::{Right} ;Move Right
;?::{Up} ;Jump Up a Level
;?::{Down} ;Jump Down a Level
;?::x ;Fix-It
;?::{LButton} ;Jump
;?::{Shift} ;Fix-It
;?::{F5} ;save
;?::{F6} ;FrameSkip
;?::{F7} ;ScreenShot
;?::{scrlk} ;lock mouse crosshairs to center of screen
;------------------------


CenterWindow(class) {
Global YAdjust
Global XAdjust
WinGetPos, appX, appY, appWidth, appHeight, %class%
appXPos := ( A_ScreenWidth / 2 ) - ( appWidth / 2 )
appYPos := ( A_ScreenHeight / 2 ) - ( appHeight / 2 )
WinMove, %class%,, % (appXPos+XAdjust), % (appYPos+YAdjust), appWidthNew, appHeightNew
}

Close:
WinClose, ahk_class FOCAL Test Shell
WinShow, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinShow, ahk_class Button
Return

[rcosner]

Would someone mind pm'ing me where I can get the exe? I've tried PB, Underground Gamer and even the all mighty google. None of the usual tricks are working.

I'de appreciate any help, or even a finger pointing in a direction to follow (preferably not the middle finger).

I appreciate any help. Thank you good sirs.

[mameshane]

Would someone mind pm'ing me where I can get the exe? I've tried PB, Underground Gamer and even the all mighty google. None of the usual tricks are working.

I'de appreciate any help, or even a finger pointing in a direction to follow (preferably not the middle finger).

I appreciate any help. Thank you good sirs.

im not linking directly to it. but follow the link in this post. I doubled checked the link it's still working.

http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?p=235053#post235053

[Clark Kent]

Can the game really only be played in fullscreen when rotation is 90 degrees? No other possibility with rotation 0? I really do not want to turn my monitor for this game only...

[DarthSjaak]

Can the game really only be played in fullscreen when rotation is 90 degrees? No other possibility with rotation 0? I really do not want to turn my monitor for this game only...

Check out this thread for a version that plays horizontal, vertical and on a cocktail

[bgmagic]

Can someone help me figure out how to use the script in PCLauncher? I'm guessing that I need to split the script and compile them into .exe's for the prelaunch and postlaunch fields in my Settings.ini. Anyone have a clue on this cause I'm a few hours in trying different things and I'm having no luck.

[Mrmikey73]

Sjaak is your version 100% complete? If so can you send me a pm I'd be happy to donate!

[djvj]

Can someone help me figure out how to use the script in PCLauncher? I'm guessing that I need to split the script and compile them into .exe's for the prelaunch and postlaunch fields in my Settings.ini. Anyone have a clue on this cause I'm a few hours in trying different things and I'm having no luck.

I made some changes to PCLauncher in beta but I don't know if you can get it to work exactly because I don't think the old PCLauncher supports some things I just added.

This is the script I compile and set as the application to launch:

http://pastebin.com/QpYykz1c

This is the settings:

[Fix-It Felix Jr]
Application=D:\Fix-It Felix Jr\Game\Fix-It Felix Jr Launcher.exe
AppWaitExe=D:\Fix-It Felix Jr\Game\FixitFelixJr.exe
FadeTitle=ahk_class FOCAL Test Shell
ExitMethod=WinClose AppWaitExe

I think AppWaitExe was known as AppExe in your module. The new exitmethod uses winclose on the AppExe instead of the launcher because the launcher looks for when game closes, then closes itself, which in turn the module will continue to exit. If you can't edit your module to make it work, just wait for RL.

[Wade007]

I've been carefully following this thread hoping to find the solution to the "Fix It Felix on a horizontal monitor" issue. I got it running fine on my arcade cabinet but as reported by others, I can't seem to make it run full screen & centered on my horizontal monitor like MAME games do with vertical games on a horizontal monitor.

I was excited to see the recent posting by djvj showing a script to have it run on a horizontal monitor. However, I've had no luck with that script.

First of all, I'm not using Hyperspin (sorry). My frontend is Mala. Regardless, I was hoping to simply use Auto Hot Key scripting to launch the game...fullscreen. Is that possible? Can djvj's script be altered to run Fit It Felix (arcade version) using simply AHK? Remove Windows border/title, etc?

His script seems to require some other module called "PCLauncher". Is that required? Hyperspin only use? I'm confused.:dontknow:

In a nutshell... How can I use/alter djvj's script to work with Auto Hot Key alone and run Fix It Felix fullscreen on a horizontal 4:3 CRT?

Thanks in advance for any help (djvj???)....please.

[Rain]

I could write a hosting application that would flip it and scale the app accordingly so that it could be run at any angle anybody wishes; if this is something you all would want me to do?

[Wade007]

I could write a hosting application that would flip it and scale the app accordingly so that it could be run at any angle anybody wishes; if this is something you all would want me to do?

Yes, that sounds awesome! As long as your hosting application could be launched independently regardless of frontend, like any other PC executable/program, it should work out great.

The goal (for those like me with horizontal monitors) is to run Fix It Felix Jr, centered in the middle of a horizontal monitor, running full screen within the available vertical area (no horizontal stretch). No Windows borders, titles, or anything "Windows" showing. Very top and bottom of the game are visible. The excess side areas of the monitor where the game wouldn't run would simply be black, or possibly be areas where static bezel art from the arcade game would go. Essentially, the game would run like any vertical MAME game on a horizontal monitor. Does that make sense?

I was hoping to just get an AHK script that might do the trick, but if you know how to code an environment that can do the same, please...please....go for it.

[relic]

+1 good luck rain your AWESOME

[Mrmikey73]

+1 it looks tiny on my 640x480 monitor. Thanks Rain!!

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Enjoy.

I finally got around to trying this today, and just before it would have finished installing, it required me to enter a serial number, which I don't have.

[cool1]

Here is my setup that launches upright with a bezel. If anyone wants it just take the files out of the zip and install to the root of drive C: and put your game in the last file.In the file are three ahk.exe one for joy2keyand hyperspin one just hyperspin and the one named new is just for pc .I used parts of different ahk scripts to make it work thanks to anyone who made them. http://www.mediafire.com/?bvhmaxo6whv9nfx

[sp3ctr3]

Is there only 1 level? I threw ralph of the building and it made the startup graphics and went to the attract screen?

[mameshane]

Is there only 1 level? I threw ralph of the building and it made the startup graphics and went to the attract screen?

That happens first play through for some reason. Play a second time and it works as normal.

[Trnzaddict]

That happens first play through for some reason. Play a second time and it works as normal.

This has never happened to me and I play the shit outta this game?

Rain, if you can do that it would make alot of people happy we have been waiting for a window manipulation tool for this game.

[RetroBorg]

I could write a hosting application that would flip it and scale the app accordingly so that it could be run at any angle anybody wishes; if this is something you all would want me to do?

Would there be a way you could customize the controls too?