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This is the system "flog" 01008BB00013C000 [[Title_list|title]]. "flog" is a full-fledged NES emulator and is installed on retail systems since [[1.0.0]].
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This is the title with process-name "flog" ("flog" == "golf" backwards) launched by [[Qlaunch|qlaunch]] with [[NCM_services#ProgramId|ProgramId]] 01008BB00013C000.  
  
The titleID for "flog" is used by 3 functions in [[qlaunch]]: 1 for checking whether to launch it, 1 for registering it as an [[AM_services#appletAE|applet]] and 1 to launch it.
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"flog" is a full-fledged NES emulator and is installed on all retail systems since [[1.0.0]]. The [[NCM_services#ProgramId|ProgramId]] for "flog" is used by 3 functions in [[qlaunch]]: 1 for checking whether to launch it, 1 for registering it as an [[AM_services#appletAE|applet]] and 1 to launch it. The ROM is not loaded via [[Filesystem_services|FS]] but is embedded in the main binary.
  
The ROM is not loaded via [[Filesystem_services|FS]] but is embedded in the main binary.
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This runs the NES "Golf" game. {1/2}-player via joy-con is supported. Controls are "d-pad" buttons + stick, however motion control while holding the Z{L/R} button is also supported instead of using buttons.
  
"flog" == "golf" backwards. This runs the NES "Golf" game. {1/2}-player via joy-con is supported. Controls are "d-pad" buttons + stick, however motion control while holding the Z{L/R} button is also supported instead of using buttons.
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[4.0.0+] Flog was stubbed and can no longer be launched.
  
==Official Launch==
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= Launching =
[[qlaunch]] periodically checks if the user is in "/RootScene/SceneResidentMenu", which represents the Home Menu (aka main-menu). If so, the following checks are then performed in order:
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See [[Qlaunch#Hidden_Features|qlaunch's hidden features]].
* The Joy-Cons' state is read from [[HID_Shared_Memory|HID shared memory]] and both must be active and detached from the console.
 
* "StartSixAxisSensor" [[HID_services#hid|hid]] command is called for each Joy-Con so motion data can be captured.
 
* After capturing the motion data, the same motion checks for both Joy-Cons must pass at the same time. This motion data is analyzed in a small state machine consisting of a total of 7 steps and the motion itself is a reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=BdQg43n2OaM Iwata's Direct gesture]. Hold the Joy-Cons pointing forwards/downwards, then move Joy-Cons to a vertical position, and hold it there for a bit. The Joy-Con grip can be used for this.
 
* The system's month and day must be July 11th, which is the date of Iwata's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata passing]. The loaded date originates from network-time-sync'd time, regardless of whether the user has it enabled or not. When the system was never connected to the Internet and is on [[1.0.0]] it comes from the user-specified date instead. For newer systems, trying to load the network time if it was never set will result in an error: they won't ever be able to launch flog without a time-sync with Nintendo servers. This is loaded from the [[PCV_services|time]] service-cmds, with the actual time-sync being handled by [[NIM_services|NIM]].
 
* A wrapper for "GetLanguageCode" [[Settings_services#set|set]] command is called and the returned code must be 0 (JPja), 1 (USen) or 2 (EUen). Other combinations of region and language may have it's code translated internally to a valid one (0, 1 or 2), which seems to be the case for 12 (CNzh), 13 (KRko) and 14 (TWzh).
 
* Lastly, "IsSystemProgramInstalled" [[NS_Services#ns:am|ns:am]] command is called, which should return 1 if the "flog" title is installed.
 
  
Once everything passes it continues to the code which launches "flog". When "flog" is launched a small audio clip named "SeTestTone" is played which matches [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVTJu_Yn2Y&feature=youtu.be&t=17s this].
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= Screenshots =
 
 
==Screenshots==
 
 
These screenshots were originally taken by executing flog with an unofficial method.
 
These screenshots were originally taken by executing flog with an unofficial method.
  

Latest revision as of 00:39, 5 July 2024

This is the title with process-name "flog" ("flog" == "golf" backwards) launched by qlaunch with ProgramId 01008BB00013C000.

"flog" is a full-fledged NES emulator and is installed on all retail systems since 1.0.0. The ProgramId for "flog" is used by 3 functions in qlaunch: 1 for checking whether to launch it, 1 for registering it as an applet and 1 to launch it. The ROM is not loaded via FS but is embedded in the main binary.

This runs the NES "Golf" game. {1/2}-player via joy-con is supported. Controls are "d-pad" buttons + stick, however motion control while holding the Z{L/R} button is also supported instead of using buttons.

[4.0.0+] Flog was stubbed and can no longer be launched.

Launching

See qlaunch's hidden features.

Screenshots

These screenshots were originally taken by executing flog with an unofficial method.

Flog main-screen
Flog 1-player
Flog 2-player mode as player-1.
Flog 2-player mode as player-2.