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News from May 2000

Wednesday, May 31st, 2000
D-BOY v0.59z Released
BouKiChi has been busy with his DOS GameBoy emulator, D-BOY. This release includes the following awesome new features:
  • PCMによるPSG再現をさらに改良。
  • スプライトがBGより'Oに出るバグを修正。(Ghost Babelにて確"F)
  • -sgbを標準で自"ｮ"F識に戻した。
  • -rtssave(-rs)オプショ"の'ﾇ加。
Can you believe it? I can hardly contain myself. =) Go get it from the Console Emulation section.

MESS v0.37 Beta 3 Released
MESS has been updated to the latest MAME source code. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

FREE Dreamcast For You!
Today's the last day to win a $250 shopping spree in the Arcade Trivia Game. You can't win if you don't play. Enjoy it now at the above link.

No Idea!: Gridle's Revenge
Here's yet another episode of Exodus3D's No Idea! emulation comic. I think Gridle took the last comic a little to seriously and now it's payback time. I wonder who the two unlucky victims are? Check it out at the above link.

WinSMS Plus v0.9.0.0 Released
The Windows port of SMS Plus has been released (as I said it would be yesterday). There isn't a web page for this emulator, but you can download it from the Console Emulation section. Thanks to Geoshock for the news.

Ouch! System Problems
My computer died last night while I was sleeping :( I've got it mostly working at this point, but my mail and a few other things are still down. At least I can get on-line now.

Tuesday, May 30th, 2000
MAME-flyerpack #20 Released
XRay1 has released MAME-flyerpack #20. It includes 19 new and 11 replaced images for a total of 1046 images in the entire series. Download it from his page at the above link.

DarcNES dn9a0529 Released
Missed this emulator release yesterday. This is the linux only version of this multi-console emulator and includes these new features. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

MAME WIP News
The MAME WIP page has been updated with news from the last few days:
  • May 30th 2000: Aaron Giles sent in a driver for Victory.

      Victory screen shots: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]

  • May 29th 2000: Nicola Salmoria fixed a bug in TRANSPARENCY_COLOR handling, fixing Crazy Climber graphics glitches.
  • May 28th 2000: Karl Stenerud updated the G658C16 CPU core, and sent in a new SPC700 CPU core. Nicola Salmoria finally emulated the graphics smoothing circuitry in Return of the Jedi.

      Return of the Jedi screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
Check out the above screen shots.

New No Idea! Comic
Here's another episode of Exodus3D's No Idea! emulation comic. This one paints a more accurate image then OverClocked's "Gridlespotting" from a couple days ago. I couldn't stop laughing for a few minutes. Check it out at the above link.

Callus 95 v0.42 Patch 2
While Callus 95 (an excellent Capcom System 1 emulator for Windows) is dead, the good people over at CPS-2 Shock are patching to to add new games and fix old problems. This release adds the following games:
  • Forgotten Worlds (USA) / Lost Worlds (Japan) (Joystick/Keyboard handler written to allow full rotation using buttons 2/3)
  • King of Dragons, The (Bootleg)
  • Quiz Tonosama no Yabou 2 Zenkoku-ban (Japan)
  • Pang! 3 (Japan, Mitchell)
And fixes the following problems:
  • Street Fighter Zero / Alpha sprite flicker fixed :))))
  • SF2CEQ now showing in the main game list named as Street Fighter II' C.E. (QSound hack).
  • Renaming 'punishu' to 'punishru' and 'varthus' to 'varthu' to match MAME names.
  • Many other fixes, some of which solve errors that existed in the last official Callus95 release. See readme2.txt for more information.
Download it from the Arcade Emulation section.

MameLang32 Virus?
I'm tired of these e-mails. Yes, I know MameLang32 was infected with a virus, but the version available for download here was cleaned before it was uploaded. So it's totally safe. How about no more e-mails about this? Deal? =)

Interesting Raine Message
Not really sure what this message means on the official Raine page. If you search on the left-hand side of their front page, you'll find the following message:
    don't be the b0rg... the b0rg is evil... d3str0y the b0rg!!!
    speaking of which, we are not affiliated with the b0rg collective hosted on emulation world.
It sounds like someone doesn't like the b0rg collective. Star Trek reference or maybe something else? You decide. Check it out at the above link. Thanks to Geoshock for the heads up.

SMS Plus MacOS v0.91 Released
The Mac version of this Sega GameGear/SMS emulator got updated to v0.91. This version "fixes a stupid bug that caused SRAM not to work at all.: Download it from the Console Emulation section. Also, I hear that a Windows port of this emulator is in the works.

Monday, May 29th, 2000
Memorial Day
I've given the entire staff the day off to observe Memorial Day (nothing is going on anyway). Visit the ROM Files section for the latest MAME goodies and even some new treats. I'll be back later today when hopefully there's something newsworthy to report.

Sunday, May 28th, 2000
Who Wants a FREE Dreamcast?
If you do, you'd better move your hind quarter over to the Arcade Trivia Game pronto because this month's $250 spending spree is coming to a close in just a few days. At the same time, you can test your arcade trivia skills (unless you're afraid of losing). Remember, you can play as many times as you like, and the more times you qualify the better your chances are to win. Play it now at the above link.

D-BOY v0.59i Released
D-BOY is a very nice GameBoy emulator for DOS written by the ever busy BouKiChi. It's too bad his english isn't as good as his coding skills because who the heck knows what's new in this release (or in v0.59h that was released just hours ago). I'm sure it's all good stuff so go get it from the Console Emulation section.

MAME v0.37b3 Screen Shots Packs
The MAME v0.37 beta 3 screen shots packs have been updated. These can be used in Arcade@Home, MAME32, and many other front-ends. Beta 1 through beta 3 as well as the full set of screen shots are available for download. Download them from the Front-Ends section.

MAME v0.37b3 Screen Shot Browser
I've updated the MAME Screen Shot Browser to include all games through v0.37 beta 3. Check it out at the above link.

MameLang32+ v0.37 Beta 3 Released
MameLang32+ is once again the first Windows release of the latest MAME source. MameLang32 features multi-language support, category info, version info, auto zoom, marquees, auto fire, overclocking, etc. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

MAME Screen Shots
If anyone's got the MAME screen shots from MAME v0.37 beta 1, 2, & 3, I'd appreciate it if I could get a copy. I've fallen behind and I've got a lot to do over the next several days so I won't be able to update them. Before sending, e-mail me to make sure I don't already have them. Thanks!

Genital v0.3 Released
Genital is a Sega Genesis emulator for DOS. This release adds a ton a new features including:
  • Z80 RAM can now be dumped
  • Started working on a custom 68K core (nothing yet)
  • Improved sprite limiting and turned it on by default
  • Improved CPU timing
  • Added country auto-detection
  • Added Window priority
  • Fixed the Window code (Raiden Trad, Phelios, etc.)
  • Added collision bit faking (Strider 2)
  • Added VDP RAM word reads
  • Fixed VRAM byte writes (Contra, Eternal Champions, many others)
  • Fixed a possible VGA bug (thanks to Charles MacDonald)
  • Added file size checking to SMD loader
  • Menacer support added (preliminary, thanks again to Charles MacDonald) via mouse
  • Revamped command line parsing
  • Added VRAM copy to DMA (untested)
  • Added Interlace 2-mode support
  • Added message printing w/ custom font
  • Revamped keyboard input system
  • Added sprite masking (thanks to Charles MacDonald)
  • Added Z80 toggle and Z80 reset to keyboard keys
  • Added resolution switching to keyboard keys, changed debugger key to: `
  • Minor tweaks here and there
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Saturday, May 27th, 2000
Hu-Go! v1.24 Released
Hu-Go! is a TurboGrafx 16 emulator for both DOS and Linux. This version adds the following:
  • Slightly improved ISO support
  • Added .BIN supporting in file selector
  • Added 'load rom' and 'credit' working in the gui
  • Slightly changes in the included cd system
  • Changes zip support for a very fast directory refreshing and no more crashing (well, let's say infinitely less :)
  • Corrected the color bug in screenshots
  • Fixed some languages specific messages
  • Modified some internal interface functions
  • A bit cleaner sources
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Prototype-D v0.007 Released
Boukichi has released version 0.007 of his GameBoy emulator for Windows. As usual, your guess is as good as mine as to what's new. Don't think, just download it from the Console Emulation section =)

Spinal's Nemu64.ini v3.0
Spinal has released version 3.0 of his Nemu64.ini file. This version adds the following playable games: Flying Dragon, ITF 2000, and Sonic Wings Assault. Download it from the Nintendo 64 section under Nemu64 Utilities & Info.

RockNES v1.061 Released
RockNES for DOS has been updated to v1.061. This release adds the following:
  • Added RAM dumping
  • Fixed ROM cheat to wrap values greater than 255, and higher addresses
  • Changed CHR bank masking on mapper #3
  • Fixed initial mirroring state (it was wrong loading saved states)
  • Fixed minor bugs in the PCM channel
  • Fixed MMC5 to get (at least) CastleVania3 working with no gfx corruption
  • Fixed a PSG (sound) shutdown bug
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

MacMAME v0.37b3 Released
The Mac version of MAME v0.37 beta 3 has been released. It includes the following changes:
  • In sync with the DOS 0.37 beta 3 build. [Aaron Giles]
  • Minor bugfix in the Z80 core for the Leland games. [Aaron Giles]
Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

MAME v0.37b3 Complete Sets
The ROM Files section (via the MAME All Merged link) now includes all the latest ROM sets for MAME v0.37 beta 3. Take it easy on the server, okay? =)

MAME v0.37b3 i686 & K6 Versions
The i686 (PPro, Celeron, P2, P3) and K6 (K6, K6-2, K6-3) optimized versions of MAME v0.37 beta 3 have been released. These should offer a nominal speed increase from the standard version. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Friday, May 26th, 2000
MAME v0.37 Beta 3 Released!
MAME v0.37 beta 3 has been released! This version adds support for the following new games:
  • Oh My God!
  • Power Instinct
  • Magix
  • Hatris
  • Cerberus
  • Mayhem 2002
  • World Series: The Season
  • Alley Master
  • Danger Zone
  • Baseball The Season II
  • Super Baseball Double Play Home Run Derby
  • Strike Zone
  • Redline Racer (2 players)
  • Quarterback
  • Viper
  • John Elway's Team Quarterback
  • All American Football (rev E)
  • Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road
  • Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road Track Pack
  • Pigout
  • Ataxx (set 1)
  • World Soccer Finals
  • Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
  • Nastar / Rastan Saga 2
  • Crime City
  • Ashura Blaster
  • Safari Rally
Download it from the M.A.M.E. section. Thanks to Geoshock for the news.

Gens for Windows v0.6 Released
Gens is a most excellent Sega Genesis emulator for Windows. Version 0.6 adds the following:
  • ZIP support added !
  • We can define the directories for saves files.
  • Full-Screen is fixed for both voodoo3 and savage4 videos cards.
  • FM timers fixed : Voices are now played at good pitch for comix zone, aladdin, cool spot ...
  • H-Int finally fixed : Top Gear 2 and Lotus 2 looks good !
  • Z80 interrupt fixed : Bubsy works and censor smiley demo has music.
  • Controllers code fixed again : American gladiators and Forgotten worlds are playables.
  • I've removed the hack for double dragon, super off road ... because it causes problems with a few rom (like road rash 3) then they doesn't work any more :(
  • Some others little changes ...
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Developers Unimpressed with PS2
It seems that the Sony PS2 ain't all that and a bag of chips like Sony would like you to believe. Developers are now coming forward and expressing their frustrations and disappointments. While some of the games may look good, it's very hard to develop for the platform and it's not as fast as Sony claims. Therefore, they can't design games in the way they intended. Konami's Hideo Kojima (creator of the Metal Gear series) was interviewed by MSNBC and made the following statements:
    MSNBC: Is it hard to take Metal Gear into this close-up 3-D environment?

    Kojima: When PlayStation 2 was first announced, Sony said you could get Hollywood movie graphics quality, and that is true. But if we tried to create Metal Gear Solid 2 trying to maintain that quality of graphics throughout the game we cannot do it.

    If you take a game like Tekken Tag (a fighting game from Namco) where you have only two models and rendered backgrounds, you can probably do it. But with Metal Gear Solid and its 3-D environment, you just cannot do it.

    MSNBC: Did you have any idea you could get such great graphics out of PlayStation 2?

    Kojima: I was actually expecting something much better, and we were not getting what we expected. In the early days I really dreaded going to work because I knew we were not going to get what we expected.
It's not looking good for Sony and the PS2. A Namco producer was also quoted as saying that they were displeased with the quality of Tekken Tag Tournament because of development problems. Add to that a few developers are threatening to jump ship if Sony doesn't fix some hardware problems (like anti-aliasing and low video RAM). To add insult to injury, developers of Nintendo's Dolphin are saying that the Dolphin platform is wonderful to develop on and gives them the speed they need. Also, Konami and Nintendo are working very closely together on Dolphin development.

So, while Metal Gear Solid on the PS2 may seem impressive at first, the actual game play isn't as impressive. And, with Konami's anger towards Sony and their PS2, it's very likely that you'll be seeing Metal Gear Solid for the Nintendo Dolphin and it will kick the crap out of the PS2 version. Still, I'm sure the Sony PS2 will sell very well, but the Dolphin and Microsoft's X-Box now seem like major competition for Sony.

VAntAGE v1.0 Released
VAntAGE (Vertical ANTiquated Arcade Game Emulator) is a new arcade emulator written by a long-time friend Brian Lewis (creator of the ArcadeOS front-end). VAntAGE runs on DOS and currently emulates 23 games including:
    1942, Amidar, Amidar, US BombJack, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Japan, Donkey Kong Jr, Donkey Kong Jr Japan, Galaxians, Galaxy Wars, Hangly Man, Invaders Revenge, Lunar Rescue, Moon Cresta, Ms PacMan, Ms PacMan Plus, PacMan, Phoenix, PuckMan, Scramble, Space Invaders, Space Invaders Part II, & Zaxxon.
It was written to be as small and fast as possible (it's about 4 times faster than MAME and 2 times faster than Retrocade on average) and will run quite well on a 486 SX 25. It supports the following features:
  • Rotation (i.e. correctly orientated video)
  • Screen flipping
  • Cocktail modes (for all games)
  • In game video mode tweaking
  • Arcade monitor output
  • Various options to run 'tall' vertical games on a horizontal arcade monitor
Download it from the Arcade Emulation section.

Thursday, May 25th, 2000
SMS Plus Mac v0.9 Released
Richard Bannister has ported the excellent Sega GameGear/SMS emulator SMS Plus from DOS to the MacOS. This is the first release of SMS Plus/MacOS and it includes all features of the latest DOS version. Download it from Console Emulation section.

Handy Mac v0.7.2 Released
Handy is an Atari Lynx emulator for both Windows and the Mac. With this release, the Mac version is up to date with Windows. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

sixtyforce v0.5.5 Released
sixtyforce is a Nintendo 64 Emulator for the Mac. v0.5.5 supports the following games:
  • bomberman hero (playable)
  • duke nukem (playable but very slow)
  • mario kart (almost playable)
  • quest (playable)
  • rampage (almost playable -- seems to crash after a bit)
  • star fox (playable-to get to menu, wait until falco shakes his head the 2nd time before pressing [start])
  • supermario (playable)
  • virtual chess (playable with minor weirdness)
  • waveracer (playable with heavy graphic badness)
Download it from the Nintendo 64 section. Thanks to Richard Bannister for the news.

Win $250 & Test Your Arcade Trivia
There's only a week left for this month's Arcade Trivia Game where you can win $250! To date, $750 in prizes have been given away. Don't have a Dreamcast yet? Here's your chance to get one and test your arcade trivia at the same time! Enjoy it now at the above link.

ZSNES v0.991 Released
ZSNES v0.990 (that was released a few hours ago) had a few problems that version 0.991 corrects including:
  • Disabled 2xSaI/Super Eagle when in the GUI
  • Fixed up cheat code search (Got broken in v0.990 during port preparation)
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Shadow64 Removed
I've heard that Shadow64 (a N64 emulator that was released a couple of days ago is actually just TRWin recompiled and renamed. Because of this, I removed it from the site.

Wednesday, May 24th, 2000
DreamNES v2000b2 Released
First the "best" SNES emulator and now one of the best NES emulators this time for Windows. This is the FULL VERSION not just the updated version that other sites are providing and it includes the following changes:
  • Add support to many mappers.Now DreamNES support mapper: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 41, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 79, 80, 87, 91, 112, 118, 160, 184, 225, 232, 241, 246, 248
  • VRC6 extended sound channel emulated!(Mapper 24,cv3j)
  • Choose display devices(Require DX7 or higher)
  • Scanline mode
  • Multi display resolution selectable
  • Great boost on Rom encyclopedia's database.Add 800+ ROM info
  • Any info on those fantastic mapper(not supported) is greatly appreciated.
What a great night for retro Nintendo fans! Download it from the Console Emulation section.

ZSNES v0.990 Released
ZSNES is arguably the best SNES emulator out there. This is the first release in about 3 months and adds many new features that can be viewed here. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Advance MAME v0.37 Beta 2.1?
I've seen people talking about this new derivative version of MAME. However, I haven't added it here because it violates the MAME license. VII. Derivative Works reads: "The version number must also match the number of the official MAME version from which you derived your version." I believe this is another example of a silly rule put in place so others can't build a better MAME. But anyway, while I think it's a stupid rule, it's in the license and EVERYONE needs to follow it. I hope everyone using this version of MAME will stop until they are in-line with the MAME license.

Retrogaming Times #33
Retrogaming Times is an on-line newsletter "for the retro gamer in all of us". Highlights of issue #33 include:
    Highlights of this issue include:
  • Video Game Myths
  • MAME Reviews of Timber and Space Duel
  • The Many Faces of Q*Bert
  • And a whole lot more!
Check it out at the above link.

SMS Plus v0.9 Released
SMS Plus is a Sega GameGear and SMS emulator for DOS and now a experimental version for the Sony Playstation. Here's what's new:
  • Everything has been rewritten from scratch. The emulation is much more accurate, as a result compatability has improved greatly.
  • The DOS port has a lot of nice features added, including 16-bit color, display blurring, digital sound emulation, and scanlines, which were the most requested items.
  • Also new is a Sony Playstation port, though it's highly experimental and has some serious performance issues.
  • SMS Plus is now free software; the source code is available for anyone to use as they see fit, and is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2000
Shadow64 Beta 0.1 Released
Shadow64 is a new Nintendo 64 emulator that plays commercial games. It runs Mario64 fairly good on my system and at 25-30 frames per second. MarioKart64 runs, but was very slow and had many graphics errors (both games had no sound on my system). But, for a first release, it looks very nice. Download it from the Nintendo 64 section. Thanks to Geoshock for the news.

Upcoming MAME ROMs
If you want to get ready for MAME v0.37 beta 3, you should check out the MAME Needed Soon link on the ROM Files section. Several new goodies were added today for a total of 37! Check it out at the above link.

AGES v0.19a Released
AGES is a Sega Genesis & 32X emulator for Windows. This version makes the following playable: Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing, and Pitfall. Also, the layering problems are fixed in: Kolibri, T-Mek, Space Harrier, etc. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Atari800 v1.0.0 Released
Atari800 is an Atari 800 and Atari 5200 emulator for DOS and Linux (there's also a Windows version compiled by another author. Version 1.0.0 updates the DOS and Linux version (the Windows version should be updated shortly) with the following changes. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Monday, May 22nd, 2000
PCAE v2.4 Released
PCAE (PC Atari Emulator) emulates the Atari 2600 and has a version for both DOS and Windows. This release adds the following for the Windows and DOS versions:Download them from the Console Emulation section.

RockNES X v1.201 Released
RockNES X (NES emulator for Windows) gets a small update that fixes "problems with joystick setup, 'no-sound' bug, and some others." Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Prototype-D v0.006 Released
BouKiChi great new GameBoy emulator for Windows has been updated to version 0.006. It's anyone's guess what's new considering it's in Japanese. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Sunday, May 21st, 2000
Two Nemu64 INI Updates
Spinal and Myzar have updated their Nemu64.ini file to include several new games. Myzar added the following:
  • Perfect Dark: Doesn't work
  • ITF 2000: Playable
And Spinal added the following games:
  • Blades of Steel '99: Playable
  • Bottom of the 9th: Playable
  • Flying Dragon: Intro works
  • Fox Sports Hoops 99: Playable
  • ISS 64: Playable
  • Jeopardy!: Playable
  • NFL QBC 2000: Playable
  • NHL Pro 99: Playable
What's interesting is that the new games in Spinal's release have been in Myzar's INI file for some time now. I think these two guys should talk to each other or something. Download them from the Nintendo 64 section.

Meka v0.53c Released
Meka is an excellent Sega GameGear & SMS emulator for DOS. New features include:
  • Game Gear compatibility rate is now of 95.80%. It is the only unperfect system and that's mainly due to the lack of LCD screen persistence of vision emulation.
  • Kishin Douji Zenki very minor graphic bug was a bug in the game itself, not in Meka. Thanks goes to Adol brothers for their help on this one.
  • Added a patch to fix a bug in Walter Payton Football (in the game itself) preventing it to works on machines with a FM Chipset.
  • Fixed Wanted patch, I had accidentally commented a line out.
  • Fixed California Games 2 minor graphic bug when selecting the top left entry of the menu (screwed in version 0.52). Thanks Pieter!
  • Added new entrys to checksum and compatibility list.
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Saturday, May 20th, 2000
More MAME Needed Soon
Go get the latest ROMs needed for the latest private build of MAME. Get ahead of the ball instead of playing catch-up after a MAME release. Download it from the MAME Needed Soon link on the ROM Files section.

Friday, May 19th, 2000
Gens Win v0.54 Released
Gens is a Sega Genesis emulator for Windows. This release adds the following new features:
  • PAL roms are now works at good speed (50 FPS) (Tintin, Spirou ... doesn't lock with country message any more)
  • Another bug in Starscream 68000 core fixed: Sonic2, terminator 2 (judment day), lemmings, royal blood ... works perfectly with Starscream.
  • Little bug in collision flag fixed (interaction with ennemies in strider2). (Thanks to Bart Trzynadlowski from Genital for it)
  • I've fixed some things in vertical and horizontal interrupts & flags, more games works : Super skidmarks, megalomania, gauntlet 4 ...
  • Some bugs fixed in window plan and VDP register write. Tale spin, rolling thunder 2 (not sure for this rom), Abrams Battle tank, Rings of power ... are ok.
  • Read/Write to CRAM, VSRAM fixed (taiwan tycoon V-Scroll, xennon 2 are ok)
  • Z80 BUS request fixed (double dragon, fatal rewind and super offroad works)
  • Little fix in DMA copy (taiga drama taiheiki looks good, european club soccer looks better ...)
  • Very little bug in sram fixed (tonki comes back working)
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

RockNES X v1.2 Released
RockNES X is a NES emulator for Windows. This release adds the following:
  • Joystick support!!!!
  • Load Game fixed
  • GUI improvements and fixes
  • New artwork
  • New "Font Engine"
  • Pixel Interpolation (if supported by the hardware)
  • Scanline modes added
  • The 16-bit mode is compatible with old videocards
  • 24-bit mode fixed
  • 8-bit color palette now is 100% correct
  • New synchronism system: now the video is smooth even on ultra-fast machines
  • Now a thread controls the sound output. Many sound related problems (mainly with slow machines) were solved
  • Command line support. Now you can type "RockNESX game.nes" or create shortcuts to your favorite games!
  • A ROM can be loaded by a Windows standard load file dialog (you asked for it... so you got it!)
  • FULLY compliant with the RockNES 1.06 (newest DOS version)
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Thursday, May 18th, 2000
Pugsy's MAME Cheats Updated
It's been a few months, but Pugsy has updated his MAME cheats file to include cheats for the latest MAME v0.36 final and MAME v0.37 beta 1 and 2. It includes 26,835 cheats for 2,071 games. Check it out in the M.A.M.E. section under MAME Utilities.

More on bleemcast!?
Everyone already sick of bleemcast! even though it hasn't been released? If not, here's one last does of bleemcast! news. While going through my bag of E3 swag I found this nice color double sided pamphlet on bleemcast! It shows most of the pictures and news you've been reading all on one page. Check out the front and back page. bleem! did have some nice swag including stickers for my son, t-shirts for me, and even a t-shirt for my wife! (you know the short tight kind like the ones the models wear at E3). I say forget both bleem! and bleemcast! and just sell those t-shirts! =) THANK YOU bleem!

MAME Needed Soon
The MAME Needed Soon link on the ROM Files section has been updated to include the newly supported games with the latest MAME WIP. Get ready for the beta 3 release by downloading the games from the above link.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2000
Prototype-D v0.005 Released
BouKiChi has been on fire with his new GameBoy/GameBoy Color emulator for Windows. This version adds the following:
  • Added new FrameSkip method (Now you can select FrameSkip from menu).
  • Added Net features (though it was not complete and may or may not work properly).
  • Now settings will be saved on exit.
  • Added Support some of MBC2, MBC5 mapper.
Download it from the Console Emulation section. Thanks to Geoshock for the translation.

More Dragon's Lair 3D News
As I said yesterday, I was hoping to get additional information on Blue Byte's new Dragon's Lair 3D. 17 years ago, Dragon's Lair was one of the most innovative video games which secured its place as one of only 3 video games to be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution. This new version is in a 3D world and allows it to be the adventure game it couldn't be in 1983.

Features of Dragon's Lair 3D include:
  • A massive lair with 16 unique areas, dozens of rooms, puzzles and traps along with some familiar faces ensures Dragons' Lair 3D (TM) brings adventure gaming at its best to old and new fans!
  • Choose and collect new items, weapons or potions along the way!
  • A special magical medallion will guide Dirk through the tough times!
  • New enemies include over 30 creatures for Dirk to deal with!
  • Full character control. Dirk is in your hands as you have the ability to make him run, jump, roll, sneak, climb, crouch, crawl, swing, push, lift and somersault!
  • Dirk's bungling but loveable personality features a hilarious assortment of over 150 new animations!
And don't forget to check out the screen shots! [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ] And this bonus animation!

ClrMamePro v1.5 Released
ClrMamePro is a MAME ROM file manager for Windows that also can be used to maintain other ROMs via data files. This release adds the following:
  • added: optional scanner option "hide fixed"
  • added: showall/hideall option to expand tree in ScanResults
  • misc: added some warnings (import, backup)
  • misc: optimized zipscanner
  • fixed: unneeded/name check for sets with exactly one rom
Download it from the M.A.M.E. section under MAME Utilities.

MameCE v0.03 Beta Released
The latest version of MAME for WindowsCE (specifically the Cassiopeia E-100 & E-105) has been released. This release adds the following:
  • Graphics optimization routines
  • Galaga speedup
  • Z80 memory access speedup
Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Site of the Week
This is my new favorite site. It's a site devoted to a group of people that will never be able to see it, the Amish. If you don't know anything about the Amish, for religious reasons, they don't use any type of electricity nor modern convinces like cars, TV, computers, cable modems, etc. Just seems kind of ironic to me. It's a slow day, so check it out at the above link.

Tuesday, May 16th, 2000
E3 Pictures and News

 E3 was a great time with lots of great new games to sample and see. A few noteworthy classics to mention are an arcade collection to be released by Sega which includes Hang-On and Space Harrier (both which seem to be emulated). Another one is Dragon's Lair 3D to be released by Blue Byte. It looks just like Dragon's Lair, but is done in a 3D domain where you can explore anywhere in the 3D world instead of the pre-set moves of the normal Dragon's Lair (I may have some additional information on this shortly). Here are some of my pics from E3.
  • Pic In the Nintendo bar (N64 BFD)
  • Pic Sega's Hang-On
  • Pic Gamers playing the Playstation 2
  • Pic Blue Byte's Dragon's Lair 3D
  • Pic Sony's large Playstation 2 booth
  • Pic Namco's dancing Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man
  • Pic Playstation 2 on the big screen #1
  • Pic Playstation 2 on the big screen #2
  • Pic Playstation 2 on the big screen #3
  • Pic Playstation 2 on the big screen #4
Check out the above pics for an inside look at E3.

MAME WIP News
The MAME WIP page has been updated with news from yesterday:
  • May 15th 2000: Phil Stroffolino fixed the lockups of Mr. F. Lea. Zsolt Vasvari, Mathis Rosenhauer and Al Kossow submitted a big artwork update, with better opacity/translucency support. Aaron Giles finally submitted the Leland driver first started by Paul Leaman, adding the following games: Cerberus, Mayhem 2002, World Series, Alley Master, Danger Zone, Baseball The Season II, Super Baseball Double Play Home Run Derby, Redline Racer, Quarterback, Strike Zone, Viper, John Elway's Team Quarterback, All American Football, Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road, Ataxx, World Soccer Finals, Pigout and Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat.

    • Off Road screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Indy Heat screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Pig Out screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Ataxx screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • World Soccer Finals screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Alley Master screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • All American Football screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Team Quarterback screen shots: [ 1 ]
    • Quarterback screen shots: [ 1 ]
    • Danger Zone screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Viper screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Redline Racer screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Mayhem 2002 screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • Cerberus screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
    • World Series screen shots: [ 1 ]
    • Double Play screen shots: [ 1 ]
    • Strike Zone screen shots: [ 1 ]
    • Baseball the Season II screen shots: [ 1 ]
Check out all of the above screen shots.

Prototype-D v0.004 Released
Prototype-D is a new GameBoy emulator for Windows written by BouKiChi (maker of D-BOY). This the third release in just a few days so progress is moving very fast. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

MagicEngine v0.9.7 Beta 2
MagicEngine is a commercial TurboGrafx 16 emulator. This is the latest beta of the demo version and includes many changes. Download it from the Console Emulation section. Thanks to :o) for the news.

Corn v0.30 Released
Corn v0.30 is an excellent and VERY fast Nintendo 64 emulator for Windows. This will be the last release for some time because the author will be busy for several months. Download it from the Nintendo 64 section. Please note that this is an update to v0.29 which is required for v0.30 to work. Thanks to Geoshock for the news and the file.

Monday, May 15th, 2000
More MAME WIP News
The MAME WIP page has been updated with news from the last few days:
  • May 14th 2000: Phil Stroffolino sent in a preliminary driver for Mr. F. Lea, but it locks up sometimes and doesn't yet have sound.

      Mr. F. Lea screen shots: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ]

  • May 13th 2000: Aaron Giles sent in another i86 core / Gottlieb drivers update fixing some bugs.
  • May 12th 2000: Nicola Salmoria fixed a drawgfxzoom bug affecting Cisco Heat and F1 GrandPrix Star.
Check out the above screen shots.

Handy v0.72 Released
Handy for Windows (a Lynx emulator) has been updated to version 0.72. This release adds the following:
  • Complete re-write of the display rendering sub-system
  • DirectX support in Windowed mode
  • Some speed improvement due to the new DirectX code
  • Minor bugfix for NT sound problems
  • v0.72 now works with Win9x where v0.71 does not
download it from the Console Emulation section.

Boycott Mac v0.63 Released
Boycott Mac was released yesterday while the server was down. This brings this GameBoy emulator up to date with the Windows version. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Server Problems
Ouch. Server took a dirt nap yesterday. The problem was that the server is getting hit so hard that it died. I've got an additional server that I'll be bringing on-line shortly that will correct this problem. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Sunday, May 14th, 2000
Hu-Go! v1.23 Released
Hu-Go! is a TurboGrafx 16 emulator for both DOS and Linux. This release adds the following:
  • One can now disable the zip scanning in the file selector (but you can force refreshing of a directory with zip scanning with F2)
  • Synchronization of the subtitles with mp3 if asked
  • Added installation script (plus desinstall script generation) thanks to Brieuc Jeunhomme
download it from the Console Emulation section.

Unofficial MAME32 Update
P2L97's unofficial mame32 has been updated to fix a problem with the history.dat file not loading. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Saturday, May 13th, 2000
Prototype-D v0.002 Released
Prototype-D is a new GameBoy emulator for Windows written by BouKiChi (maker of D-BOY). This is the first public release and I hear that the emulation is still in the early stages, but knowing BouKiChi, it will become a fine emulator shortly. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

MAME WIP News
The MAME WIP page has been updated with news from the last few days:
  • 11th May 2000: Aaron Giles sent in some major functionality updates to the 8086, 80186 and 80286 cores. Luca Elia fixed some bugs in Power Instinct.
  • 10th May 2000: Jrgen Buchmller cleaned up some general CPU functions, and Peter Trauner added a m4510 (m6502 variant) CPU core. Zsolt Vasvari improved the 8080bw drivers' overlay support. Gerardo Oporto fixed a whole lot of dip switches definitions.
  • 9th May 2000: Mathis Rosenhauer improved the artwork functions for better transparency support. Jrgen Buchmller fixed some Z80 core bugs.
  • 8th May 2000: Zsolt Vasvari fixed Desert Gun and Blue Shark, and he sent in a driver for Safari Rally.

      Safari Rally screen shots: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]

  • 7th May 2000: Nicola Salmoria sent in a driver for Oh My God! Phil Stroffolino fixed the colors and sounds in Munch Mobile.

      Oh My God! screen shots: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]

  • 6th May 2000: Luca Elia sent in a driver for Power Instinct.

      Power Instinct screen shots: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]

  • 5th May 2000: Mike Coates fixed some S2650 core bugs. Mathis Rosenhauer fixed a bug in Space Encounters artwork handling. Nicola Salmoria fixed the Lasso vertical throw bug. Mike Coates sent in drivers for two Zaccaria/Zelco games, Super Invader Attack and The Invaders.

      Super Invader Attack screen shots: [ 1 | 2 ]
Check out the above screen shots.

MacMESS v0.37 Beta 2
The Mac version of MESS (a multi-console emulator) has been updated to version 0.37 beta 2. This release brings it up to date with the latest MESS source. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Xmame/Xmess v0.37 Beta 2.2
Xmame/Xmess is the X11/Unix port of MAME and MESS. This release fixes several things including:
  • This release has much cleaned up and rewritten keyboard support for: -svgalib, -ggi, -xgl, -xfx & -svgafx.
  • Made the unicode support for X11 actually work (shift and altgr are now honered)
  • Corrected a small type in makefile.obj-xmess, thanks to: Peter Trauner
  • Fixed the creation of tape images in xmess, thanks to: Oscar Martn Gonz疝ez
  • Updated the romalizer script in contrib to v0.6, thanks to: [email protected]
Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Friday, May 12th, 2000
19 Million Milestone
Arcade@Home is going to break through the 19 million visitor mark very shortly. Thanks to all the new and repeat visitors for achieving this milestone.

RockNES v1.060 Released
RockNES is a NES emulator for DOS that's been updated to include MANY new features. You can check out the new features here. The Windows version should be out shortly. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Unofficial MAME32 v0.37 Beta 2
P2L97 has released his updated version of MAME32 v0.37 beta 2. This brings it up to date with the latest release of the MAME source code. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

MameLang32+ v0.37b2d Released
MameLang32+ is an enhanced version of MAME32 that includes language support for English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, French, Korean, Italian and now German! It also includes category and version information, autozoom, marquees, autofire and overclocking. It's now updated to the latest version of the mame source code. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Thursday, May 11th, 2000
Genital32 v0.2 Released
Genital32 is a Windows version of Genital (a Sega Genesis emulator). Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Hyperion Beta 0.3 Released
Hyperion is a newer Sega Saturn emulator that's showing some progress. The author seems discuraged, but it's the best Saturn emulator to date. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Squeem v0.08 Released
Squeem is a newer NES emulator for DOS. This version adds the following:
  • Added eagle mode to the video thing, enable thru the ini file
  • Added 100% and 50% scanlines mode to video thing, enable thru the ini file
  • Config thing in the GUI
  • Major code cleanup and partial rewrite (like you need to know)
  • Bug fixes in a few things, less crashes, more fun
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Wednesday, May 10th, 2000
New Demo of SMYNES
SMYNES is very nice NES emulator, but the demo doesn't include sound. The registered version, however, is only $10. Download it from the Console Emulation section. Thanks to Geoshock for the news.

Spinal's Nemu64.ini v2.8
Spinal has released a new version of his Nemu64.ini file. This release allows 1080 Snowboarding to be playable and adds a bunch of other games. Download it from the Nintendo 64 section.

MacMAME v0.37 Beta 2 Released
MacMAME has been updated to the latest MAME source code version 0.37 beta 2. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2000
Arcade@Home @ E3
I'm about to leave for Los Angeles, CA to attend E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo). I'll be reporting back with anything that strikes my fancy and will also be showing pictures of the days happenings. Of course, the main reason I'm going is to get mad amounts of swag. =) Check out the latest Penny Arcade with an E3 theme or the topic link for a list of E3 exhibitors.

Arcade Trivia Grand Prize Winner
The Arcade Trivia Game has selected a winner for the month of April. Steve Savio of Gignac-La-Nerthe, France is the grand prize winner and won a $250 amazon.com gift certificate! (buy.com doesn't ship to France so amazon.com was chosen instead) You could be the winner for May and test your arcade trivia skills at the same time. Check it out at the above link.

CatVer.ini v0.37 Beta 2
Xavier has released the latest update to the CatVer.ini file. This is used in the Arcade@Home front-end as well as in MameLang32 and other products/sites. Download it from the Front-Ends section.

New Atari 7800 Dumps
There were 10 new Atari 7800 dumps yesterday that are now included in the Atari 7800 game pack. Get your set via the Atari 2600/5200/7800 link under the ROM Files section.

StellaX v1.1.3a Released
Boy, after months of no Atari 2600 activity, we've have a flurry of releases. StellaX is an excellent Atari 2600 emulator for Windows that now has the following changes:
  • Fixed joystick handling regression
  • Fixed repaint problem on doc page
  • Fixed problem where some machines would report path not found
  • Added force 640x480 video mode
  • Added browse button on config dialog
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Monday, May 8th, 2000
EngineShock
Check out a new section of Geoshock called EngineShock (TurboGrafx16Shock for those east of the big pond =). It's maintained by Opi and includes PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 reviews, screen shots, emulators, game downloads and more. Check it out at the above link.

Xmame/Xmess v0.37 Beta 2.1
Xmame/Xmess is the X11/Unix port of MAME and MESS. This release adds the following:
  • Everything from mame & mess 037b2.
  • Fixed brightness handling on pause, the brightness no longer gets darker and darker if you pause/unpause a lot.
Download it from the M.A.M.E. section (or you can technically also download it from the Console Emulation section under "Multi Console Emulation").

EMU+ v0.37 Beta 2 Released
EMU+ is an enhanced version of MAME that adds many great features like overclock/underclock for all games, 16 Bit color for all games, autofire with variable delays, save states for ALL Neo Geo games, demo mode, video modes like eagle, craptv, fullstretch, and many other features. This release brings it up to date with the latest MAME source code. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

MameLang32 v0.37 Beta 2 Released
MameLang32 is the first Windows version of MAME v0.37 beta 2 to be released. This is in addition to it being in English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, French, Korean, & Italian. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Donkey Kong Simulator Released
MADrigal has released his 11th simulator, Donkey Kong (Nintendo, Multi-Screen series, 1982). Check it out at the above link.

MESS v0.37 Beta 2 Released
MESS (a multi-console emulator based on the MAME core) has been updated to version 0.37b2 for DOS. Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Sunday, May 7th, 2000
ClrMamePro v1.4c Released
Bogy released version 1.4c of his MAME ROM manager ClrMamePro. This release adds the following:
  • misc: FakeClones in split-merged sets aren't shown anymore.
  • misc: timeout for receiving data
  • misc: cache cleanup when necessary
  • fixed: test for unneeded samples
  • fixed: gui bugs, text bugs
  • fixed: fastscan loading bug
Download it from the Console Emulation section. Thanks to katharsis for the news.

Play Classic Games On-Line
Shockwave.com has introducted a new batch of games you can play on-line. Spy Hunter, Robotron, Bubbles, Rampage, Satan's Hollow, Root Beer Tapper, Sinistar, Defender, Defender II, & Joust! Check it out at the above link. Thanks to Joseph and Richard Ragon for the news.

Saturday, May 6th, 2000
MAME v0.37 Beta 2 ROMs
Looking for the latest ROMs for MAME v0.37 beta 2? Look no further than the ROM Files section. All the latest games as well as a complete MAME collection is available for download. Have fun.

PCAE v2.3a Released
PCAE is an excellent Atari 2600 emulator with versions for both DOS and Windows. This release adds the following:
  • TigerVision game bug fixed.
  • Screen shots can be saved in JPEG format as well as BMP format.
  • Emulator remembers size and maximize status of game list window.
  • Recompiled using Delphi 5.0 update CD, which may increase compatibility.
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Friday, May 5th, 2000
WinBoycott v0.63b Released
Enough of the MAME news =) WinBoycott is a GameBoy emulator for Windows. This version adds the following new features:
  • Timer may now work properly under Win95/98/2000 and WinNT
  • Better refresh for slow PC
  • Fix a sprite flashing bug due to new timer
  • Better timer support for slow PC under WinNT
  • Esspe's Boycott Color Gameboy Compatibility List Version 1.3 Included
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

MAME v0.37b2 i686 & K6
The i686 and K6 compiles of MAME are also now available. These should give a slight speed increase when used on designed processors. Download them from the M.A.M.E. section.

New MAME Warrior Sample
MAME now supports a sound samples for the game Warrior. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

MAME v0.37 Beta 2 Binary!
The binary for MAME v0.37 beta 2 has been released. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section. To see what's new, see below.

MAME v0.37 Beta 2 Released!
MAME v0.37 beta 2 has been released! This release supports the following new games:
  • Pipe Dreams [Bryan McPhail, Aaron Giles]
  • Tail to Nose [Nicola Salmoria]
  • Poly-Play [Martin Buchholz]
  • Kyros [Bryan McPhail]
  • Super Stingray [Bryan McPhail]
  • Battle Rangers / Bloody Wolf [Bryan McPhail]
  • Dangun Feveron [Luca Elia]
  • Esprade [Luca Elia]
  • Uo Poko [Luca Elia]
  • Insector (prototype) [Fabrice Frances]
  • Screw Loose (prototype) [Fabrice Frances]
  • Mermaid [Zsolt Vasvari]
The source is currently available at the above link and the binary will be available shortly. Thanks to VGN for the news.

Ph33r Planet Alignments
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth & the moon are all aligned today. You won't be able to see this because all the planets are aligned on the other side of the Sun. Does this mean it's the end of the world because of tidal forces or something? Probably not, the other 8 planets together with all their moons have only one five-thousandth the pull of the Sun, which is only 47.6% that of the moon (the primary reason for tides). Although, people have been acting strange around here today and my cable modem is out, so you never know. Thanks to my resident star gazer Exodus3D for the heads up. And check out the above link for more information from NASA.

Jum's Atari 5200 Emulator v0.2a
Jum has released a new version of his Atari 5200 emulator. This version adds the following:
  • New options menu
  • ~30% speed increase
  • Better compatibility
Download it from the newly created Atari 5200 page on the Console Emulation section.

Myzar's NEMU64.INI v1.7
Myzar has released his latest NEMU64.INI file (version 1.7). This version allows the following games to be playable:
  • Excitebike64 (hit ctrl+k at N64 sports logo)
  • Pawapuro 2000
  • Kiratto Kikki
  • Flying Dragons Jap (no menu blindly start the game)
  • DeadlyArts
Download it from the Nintendo 64 section. Also note that Myzar's ini file (while a lower version number than Spinal's) includes more games.

Thursday, May 4th, 2000
Generator Mac v0.15a Released
Generator (Sega Genesis emulator) for the Mac has been updated to version 0.15a. Changes include:
  • Fixes a bug that prevented v0.15 from saving its preferences file in some situations
  • Adds stereo sound and improved frameskipping
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

TRWin v2.28 Released
TRWin is a Nintendo 64 emulator for Windows. It's got fairly good speed and sound support and plays quite a few games like Mario64, Offroad, Chopper Attack, Waverace, San Fran Rush, MK4, Zelda 64, and others. This version adds the following as the author states:
    Many new ROMS are working and the graphics are much improved. There will be many, many changes for version 3, and I welcome your input on what you would like to see.
Download it from the Nintendo 64 section.

Love Letter Virus Alert
Normally, I don't like to report on things like this. But this virus has been confirmed and is quickly spreading. The company I work for has shut down their Outlook system for the entire day so they can purge the system of the virus. It's infected the Pentagon, the federal Department of Agriculture, the Florida Lottery, the Wisconsin Legislature, Britain痴 House of Commons, Time Warner Inc., E-Trade.com, and MANY other companies and government offices around the world. If you get an e-mail with the subject "ILOVEYOU" and/or an attachment of "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs" don't open it, delete it and delete it from your trashcan as well. Here's some of the things it does:
  • The worm spreads itself by generating an e-mail like described above, attaching itself and send that e-mail to all recipients in all Outlook address books. In big organizations the volume of e-mail generated has the potential to overload e-mail servers.
  • It searches through the all subdirectories and overwrites all files with the extensions JPG, VBS, JS, JSE, CSS, WSH, SCT, HTA, MP3, MP2 with its own copy and adding the extension VBS. A file called Satisfaction.MP3 would become Satisfaction.MP3.VBS. Next time the affected file is clicked or activated the worm will start.
Symantec's site (maker of Norton Anti-Virus) is being hit so hard with people trying to get a patch, you can't even access their site. The above link is for Computer Associates' InoculateIT (a free anti-virus program) who's web site is currently accessible and have a fix for this virus. If you're using Outlook, get protected.

Generator32 v0.15 Released
Generator32 is a Sega Genesis emulator for Windows. This version adds the following:
  • Cool Old Style GUI
  • New Console Window
  • Error/Log Messages are displayed in the console
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2000
NEMU64.INI v2.7 Released
Spinal has released version 2.7 of his Nemu64.ini file. This version adds Smash Brothers (Jap) as a playable game and NBA Live 2000 as almost playable. Download it from the Nintendo 64 section under "Nemu64 FAQ & Utils".

PCAE v2.3 Released
Okay, I think the PCAE issue is not resolved. Many sites were reporting that PCAE v2.2 was released yesterday. However, v2.2 (the latest version on their site) was released November 15, 1999. It appears that v2.3 was not posted to the official site but instead sent to someone. In any case, PCAE v2.3, an Atari 2600 emulator for both DOS and Windows. This version adds the following:
  • Minor bug fixes to the VESA routines that allow VESA text modes to be selected.
  • Fixed bug in graphics-mode text-entering routines that could cause heap overflow errors.
  • Switched license to GNU GPL.
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

ClrMamePro v1.4b Released
Forcemerging support didn't work in the v1.4a release of ClrMamePro so this release fixes that. Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

ClrMamePro v1.4a Released
ClrMamePro is a ROM manager for MAME that also supports other emulators. This release adds the following:
  • added: export of current data
  • added: new datfile keyword 'forcemerging'
  • misc: "Display LI Errors" -> "List Data Errors"
  • misc: added warning "clones which exist totally in the parent set" to "List Data Errors"
  • misc: removes old ( < cmpro 1.4) cache files
  • misc: window positions/sizes repair
  • misc: profile/fastscans/logfile foldernames are now relativ pathvalues and will be initialized when creating a new profile
  • fixed: RomCenterDatfile Import
  • fixed: verification of 'Allow Double Names'
Download it from the M.A.M.E. section.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2000
CHASMS v0.20 Released
CHASMS is a new Sega Master System (SMS) and GameGear emulator for Windows that already has impressive support. Check out the new feature list and download it from the Console Emulation section. Thanks to Geoshock for the news.

Handy v0.70 Released
Handy is an Atari Lynx emulator for Windows. This release adds the following:
  • Handy defaults to having a Lynx border (ctrl-b to toggle)
  • Approx 20% improvement over 0.60
  • Warning messages now give the option of continue (hint try eurosoccer)
  • Looped SCB will no longer hang Handy (for you developers out there)
  • Savegame format has changed to LSS2 format, LSS1 will not load (sorry)
  • 2nd Cartridge bank now defaults to a 64KB RAM bank if unused
  • More changes to the sprite engine than I care to mention.
  • All flickering problems fixed.
  • User definable keys.
  • Proper DirectX Support in Full Screen, no more slowdown on x2.
  • CPU Friendly, unused time slices now given back to the CPU.
  • TCP/IP Based com-lynx is supported, but not working 8-(
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

NeoSMS v0.3 Build 19 Released
NeoSMS is a newer Sega SMS/GameGear emulator for Windows. This release adds the following:
  • Game Gear support
  • Rewrote VDP register code
  • Rewrote all display renderers
  • Added support for Game Gear palettes
  • Changed cart loading to better support GG
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

Monday, May 1st, 2000
StellaX v1.1.3 Released
We haven't seen an update of this fine Atari 2600 emulator for Windows in quite some time. This release adds the following:
  • roved video detection logic
  • Added DisableJoystick options to stella.ini file
  • Rewrote the sound driver code - no more scratchy sound!
  • Added multiple screen shot support - first writes to stella00.bmp then stella01.bmp, etc.
  • Added cool round buttons on main screen
  • Added configuration dialog
  • Major code cleanup and performance tuning
  • Internal ROM list should be complete - make sure you
Download it from the Console Emulation section.

D-BOY v0.59G Released
D-BOY is an excellent GameBoy emulator for DOS. Following is a list of changes in this release:
  • Fixed the cpu speed getting faster when you reset.
  • Comes with super easy-going launcher "dbpipe".
  • Added -rtsload option.
Download it from the Console Emulation section. Thanks to Geoshock for the translation.




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