Emulation section added !!!!

[vbt]

Nestopia 1.35 added

Shell:

Additions:

- Memory pool select for sound buffers.
- Famicom and NES four player adapter select in menu.
- More cartridge info in image file dialog.

Changes:

- Better sound synchronization.
- Launcher fixes and improvements.
- Workaround for bugs in E-MU sound drivers.
- Workaround for bug in :😀3DXSaveSurfaceToFile() using D3DXIFF_BMP.
- MBC strings now passed in netplay chat.
- Aspect ratio option now preserved on ALT+S in fullscreen mode.
- VSync now disabled by default.

Fixes:

- Settings for compressed palette and FDS BIOS files now properly saved on exit.
- AVISTREAMINFO::fccHandler.
- Relative paths in Paths dialog.

Core:

Additions:

- Preliminary support for NES 2.0 file headers.
- R.O.B / Famicom Robot peripheral support.
- Mapper 14, 196, 214 and 169 (partially). Info from Ca4He3.
- Mapper 171 (KAISER KS7058) for "Tui Do Woo Ma Jeung".
- Mapper 172 (IDEA-TEK CNROM +SECURITY) for "1991 Du Ma Racing" (unaltered version).
- Database entries.

Changes:

- PAL APU noise channel rates and frame sequencer steps. Info from Blargg.
- Emphasis color calculations on user palettes.
- Better board type detection for several mappers, particulary 1 and 4.
- Board names. Info from Pongbashi.
- Removed worthless mapper 100.
- Refactoring.

Fixes:

- Mapper 12 to use MMC3A revision. Fixes "Dragon Ball Z 5".
- Mapper 15, 147 and 222. Info from CaH4e3.
- Mapper 99, PRG-ROM bank switching. Fixes "VS Gumshoe".
- Mapper 115 and moved "Bao Qing Tian" to it.
- Mapper 156. Fixes "Ko Ko Eo Deu Ben Ce" and "Metal Force".
- Mapper 163. Info from CaH4e3 and tpu.
- Mapper 230. Fixes "Contra" in "22-in-1".
- Mapper 232. Fixes the Quattro games.
- Right mouse button for light gun firing off-screen.
- Minor sound volume control bug.
- AbsX 3-byte NOP instruction timing.
- Database entries.

 

[Pyrite]

That's some very nice updates, I think it's safe to say that's currently the best NES emulator. I'm only curious about Wii vc emulation, I hope the 8 and 16 bit emulators run in low-res or at least emulate scanlines.

 

[vbt]

That's some very nice updates, I think it's safe to say that's currently the best NES emulator. I'm only curious about Wii vc emulation, I hope the 8 and 16 bit emulators run in low-res or at least emulate scanlines.

For sure it's the best NES emu, about the VC emulation we will see maybe someone here has alread bought VC games.

 

[vbt]

Nestopia 1.36 is out.

Shell:

Additions:

- Joystick calibrate button in the input dialog.

Changes:

- Now possible to make save states (slots only) during netplay.
- Some error messages more descriptive.
- Log file now enabled by default.
- Lazy loading of some resources, notably the launcher file database.
- Various aesthetic GUI fixes and improvements.
- Refactoring.

Fixes:

- Lightgun trigger no longer registered if screen is occluded by a window.
- Various things, subtle and not-so-subtle.

Core:

Additions:

- Power Glove peripheral support.
- Mapper 38, 108 and 173. Info from Ca4He3.
- UNIF boards: TF1201, KS7038 and GS-2004. Info from Ca4He3.
- Mapper 150 reset-triggered DIP switch toggling.
- Database entries.

Changes:

- Speed optimizations (NO accuracy trade-off).
- blargg's nes_ntsc updated to version 0.2.2.
- HSB/RGB calculation method.
- 8bit video mode rendering removed.
- 2xSaI filters removed. Use hqx or ScaleX instead.
- Even stricter ANSI/ISO compliance.
- More compiler options and detections through the preprocessor. Refer
to "NstApiConfig.hpp" as starting point for porting work.
- Board names. Info from Pongbashi.
- Refactoring.

Fixes:

- Mapper 234.
- Mapper 242. Fixes "Dragon Quest VIII (Ch)".
- Database entries.
- Various things, subtle and not-so-subtle.

 

[vbt]

I forgot to add nestopia 1.36 for windows but the mac version was released today 🙂

 

[vbt]

no$gba 2.4 added

- gba/undoc/help: added newly discovered wram-disable bits (4000800h bits 0,5)

 

[vbt]

Nestopia 1.37 added 🙂

Shell:

Additions:

- Menu option for DIP switch window popup on file load.
- Movie recording now supported during netplay.

Changes:

- Smaller netplay data packets.
- Minor GUI adjustments.
- Refactoring.

Fixes:

- Scaling artifacts with NTSC filter on certain resolutions.
- Auto NTSC/PAL window resize bug.
- Sound stuttering on window clicks.
- Netplay bugs/quirks.
- Joystick auto-calibration bug.

Core:

Additions:

- Mapper 63.
- Mapper 121 and 134. Info from CaH4e3.
- Mapper 136 for Sachen board SA-002 3011. Info from Enri.
- Mapper 178 for "San Guo Zhong Lie Zhuan (Ch)". Info from temryu.
- UNIF boards: AX5705, T-230, CTC-65 and 190IN1. Info from CaH4e3.
- Adaptive sound streaming synchronization.
- More optimization hints for GCC.
- Database entries.

Changes:

- Movie file format rewritten. Older files will no longer work (sorry, had to
be done sooner or later). New format is much more flexible and extendable.
- Lower memory consumption.
- APU speed optimizations.
- Most DIP switches are now configurable through dialogs instead being
soft-reset-triggered.
- Board names. Info from Pongbashi and Bootgod.
- Refactoring.

Fixes:

- Mapper 41 and 43.
- Mapper 112. Fixes "Fighting Hero III". Info from temryu.
- Minor save state inaccuracy.
- FDS sound emulation inaccuracy.
Fixes "Nazo no Magazine Disk - Nazoraa Land Dai 3 Gou".
- Small rewinder bug.
- Database entries.

 

[vbt]

new KiGB V2.03 released.

 

[vbt]

Latest version of emus :

VirtuaNES Ver.0.97
No$gba 2.5
Pasofami 1.5k