Emu64 v5.0.16

March 11th, 2018, 21:06 Posted By: wraggster

The commodore 64 was one of my first computers and an awesome platform for gaming:

Emu64 v5.0.16 is released. Emu64 is a Commodore 64 Emulator on the Windows/DOS platform.

Emu64 v5.0.16 Changelog:
* [issue #117] Bildschirmgröße wird beim starten des Emu64 wieder richtig hergestellt. Das Problem gab es nur in der Windows Version.
* [issue #119] Wechsel zwischen Vollbild und Fenstermodus funktioniert wieder mittels Alt+Return unter Ubuntu.
* [issue #16] Videoaufzeichnung jetzt direkt aus dem Emu64 möglich
* TV/Video Setup - Verzerrung wird jetzt auch zurückgesetzt wenn auf Standardwerte zurück gesetzt wird.
* [issue #121] Beim laden eines PRG konnte es vorkommen das über die Grenzen des C64 RAM geschrieben wurde.
* RESET komplett aus MOS-6569 (VICII) entfernt. Er besitzt gar keinen RESET Eingang!
* Info Window angepasst
* Buildsystem Umstellung: von qmake nach cmake
* [issue #54] Einstellung 4:3 bei Vollbild wird Standardmäßig gesetzt.
* [issue #87] Im Debugger werden dir Breakpoints wieder richtig geladen.
* [issue #131] Fehler beim laden von CRT Images behoben. Sams Journey ist somit Spielbar. (Spielstand lässt sich jedoch noch nicht speichern!)
* [issue #131] EasyFlash Logic für Write Register DE00 + DE02 aus Schaltplan übernommen.
* Neue Kommandozeilen-Option: --data-path (Angabe eines Benutzerdefinierten Pfads für roms, floppysounds, gxf und languages.)
* Neue Kommandozeilen-Option: --video-capture (Startet die Aufzeichnung des C64 Screens.)

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Free42 v2.0.17

March 11th, 2018, 21:04 Posted By: wraggster

Free42 v2.0.17 is released. Free42 is a complete re-implementation of the HP-42S scientific programmable RPN calculator,was made from 1988 until 1995 by Hewlett-Packard and the HP-82240 printer. Free42 was written from scratch, without using any HP code. You do not need any ROM images in order to use it, yet it is fully HP-42S compatible.

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Emu48 v1.60

March 11th, 2018, 21:00 Posted By: wraggster

Emu48 v1.60 is released. The HP48 Emulator Emu48 was originally created by Sébastien Carlier and is published under the GPL. The latest version of Emu48 can emulate a HP38G, HP39G, HP40G, HP48SX, HP48GX and a HP49G. The emulator is running on all Win32 platforms and the Mobile version should run on all ARM CPU based Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003 (SE), 5.0 and 6 Professional versions.

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MedLaunch v0.5.25.2

March 11th, 2018, 20:58 Posted By: wraggster

MedLaunch v0.5.25.2 is released. MedLaunch is a .NET (Windows only) front-end for the excellent Mednafen multi-system emulator. It is developed in C# .NET using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

MedLaunch Features:
* Responsive GUI that allows for a wide range of monitor resolutions
* No installation required
* Local (SQLite) auto-generated database where all settings are saved
* Built-in games library (with system filters and dynamic search)
* ROM scanner (for games library import)
* Game data (images, manuals etc) scraping
* Automatic ROM detection based on NOINTRO & TOSEC DAT releases (so the games library is auto-populated with year, publisher etc. without having to scrape from an external source)
* Manual import of disk-based games (both single and multiple disk games with auto-m3u playlist generation)
* (Nearly) All Mednafen command line parameters available and configurable
* So far uses only Mednafen command line options (and not local configuration files)
* Per-system configuration options
* Built-in browser control with links to Mednafen help pages
* Built-in static netplay server selection along with the ability to specify a custom Mednafen netplay server to connect to

MedLaunch v0.5.25.2 Changelog:
– (Enhancement) – Background image – added ‘stretch and maintain aspect’ and ‘original size’ options (#196)
– (BugFix) – Controller and Misc Binding configuration windows now instantiate based on the current MedLaunch window height (so that buttons at the bottom of the window should never be cut off) (#197)
– (Enhancement) – Added shared memcard option for PSX (#194) – Caveat: this may not play nice with savestates, use with caution
– (BugFix) – Added better error handling when inspecting corrupt archive files (#198)
– (BugFix) – Fixed code typo that was causing an exception when choosing pce gecdbios (#200)
– (BugFix) – MedLaunch update checker can now connect using TLS 1.2 (so updates can be checked and downloaded from GitHub). Unfortunately this will obviously require a manual update before this is available (#201)
– (BugFix) – Controller input configurator fields are now only triggered when MedLaunch has focus (#203)
– (Enhancement) – Famicom expansion port controls can now be configured (when targeting mednafen >= v1.21.x) (#204)
– (Enhancement) – All controllers can now be configured within the ‘CONFIGS’ tab (when targeting mednafen >= v1.21.x) (#206)
– (Enhancement) – Added the ability to configure ALL virtual controllers that mednafen supports. The following additional controllers have been added (and are available to configure when targeting mednafen >= v1.21.x) (#207):
+ NES Power Pad (Side A and B)
+ NES Arkanoid Paddle
+ Famicom Family Keyboard
+ Famicom Family Trainer (Side A and B)
+ Famicom Hypershot
+ Famicom Mahjong Controller
+ Famicom Party Tap
+ Famicom Space Shadow Gun
+ PCE Tsushin Keyboard
+ Saturn Keyboard (US)
+ Saturn Keyboard (JP)
+ PSX Analog Joystick
– (Enhancement) – Most of the old-style popup dialogs have now been re-styled to fit with the standard MedLaunch theme
– (Enhancement) – MedLaunch splashscreen now gets updated with the current number and build date during the appveyor auto-build process (#208)
– (BugFix) – Fixed game data panel exception due to null CRC and SHA1 values in the DAT DB (#205)

– Mednafen 1.21.x support ## (#202)
+ Updated LogParser to handle new Mednafen version numbering and changes in stdout.txt behaviour
+ MedLaunch will now get version and attached gamepad/joystick info from the console (rather than stdout.txt) if the mednafen version is new enough
+ Added setting « video.fs.display » for all cores
+ Added the new ‘default’ and ‘softfb’ video driver settings. These will be translated on game launch to ‘opengl’ and ‘sdl’ if you are still using an old version of mednafen. Both ‘sdl’ and the removed ‘overlay’ options are still present in the UI (but marked as depreciated) but will be automatically translated into the new ‘softfb’ and ‘default’ options (on game launch) if you are running the new version of mednafen
+ Implemented new FPS overlay options
+ Added new Saturn JP Keyboard option
+ Implemented new mednafen control mapping System (compatibility for old system is still present when older mednafen versions are detected)
. New boolean logic operator bindings (||, &&, $!)
. New mouse bindings
. New SDL2 keyboard translations
. New DirectInput GamePad configuration methods implemented
. New XInput GamePad configuration methods implemented
. Optional [SCALE] and g-Flag lightgun settings now handled (and can be edited with the right-click context menu)
. All command bindings are now configurable (along with the new scancode modifiers)

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DOSBox-X (2018/03/08)

March 11th, 2018, 20:57 Posted By: wraggster

The awesome Dos Emulator for Windows has had another update:

DOSBox-X (2018/03/08) is released. DOSBox-x is a branch of DOSBox v0.74. DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, etc., necessary for running many old MS-DOS games that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux and FreeBSD.

DOSBox-X Changelog:
Improvements to build process
Source tree no longer provides configure script, you'll need to use autogen.sh to build
Linux RPM packages now include FREECG98.BMP, changelog, and reference conf in /usr/share/dosbox-x. If FREECG98.BMP is not available in the current directory, it will look for it in /usr/share/dosbox-x.
Mac OS X builds now include FREECG98.BMP in the app bundle, and will use that if one is not provided
Mac OS X builds will now default to using your home directory as the current working directory if run from the Finder

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Pantheon v6.686

March 11th, 2018, 20:47 Posted By: wraggster

Not a release that i have ever played so here the release info:

Pantheon v6.686 is released. Pantheon is Windows desktop application with collection of games for video consoles and home computers from the past. The games are not the part of the application, instead they will be downloaded (with the game manual or review - if available) from the internet, after you activate the game. Downloaded files are stored on the local file system and will be available offline the next time you wish to play the game. Finally, the program file is loaded into the memory and executed inside the emulator. Current version has emulator of Atari 2600 with collection of 170 games, emulator of Atari 5200 with collection of 50 games and emulator of Atari 8-bit computers with collection of 26 games.

Pantheon is still in development, new features and games are added almost every day. But you may experience occasional artifacts or crashes during the gameplay, and game snapshots may not be available in the following releases.

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MAME v0.195

March 10th, 2018, 17:17 Posted By: wraggster

One of the most important emulators in the Whole scene has had a new release, heres whats new for the Multi system arcade emulator:

A new version of the MAME emulator has been published.


MAME 0.195

Whether you’re experiencing a cold snap in Spring or an Autumn heatwave, we hope you’ll enjoy MAME 0.195 just in time for the last day of February. Goodies in this release include further improvements to V.R. Technologies NES-derived hardware, a few more Tiger handhelds, a number of Donkey Kong hacks, the original version of Gigas Mark II, the official Taiwanese release of Street Fighter II': Champion Edition, and more BBC Electron cartridges. If you’re interested in home-to-arcade conversions, you might want to check out the ultra-rare Spanish title Hammer Boy, developed by Dinamic and brought to arcades by Inder – it plays like an oversize Game & Watch.

Namco NA1 emulation has been overhauled, with big visual improvements for Numan Athletics and X-Day 2. Background alignment has been fixed in Popeye, and the driver has been cleaned up overall. We’ve received lots of patches from cam900, covering a large number of drivers. As well as a lot of code cleanup, highlights include ES5510 DSP effects for Taito’s Ensoniq-based sound hardware, improved graphics priorities in Sand Scorpion and Jackie Chan, graphical improvements in Data East MLC games (Skull Fang is closer to working), and K051649 support in the vgmplay driver.

Besides the new working systems, this release includes preliminary support for a number of interesting systems. These include the XaviX platform (used for the Taito Nostalgia and Play TV/ConnecTV lines), the Olympia BOSS, and the Panafacom Duet. IPL-disable has been fixed for Flash-based TI-8x series calculators. At opposite ends of the spectrum, graphics emulation is noticeably better for Sega Model 2 and the Interpro workstations. We’ve also added VM Labs Aries disassembly support (this is the multi-core VLIW processor used in NUON-enhanced DVD players).

This month, we’ve seen far more internal improvement, code cleanup and modernisation than user-visible improvements. This is all part of our effort to make the code more maintainable, paving the way for future improvements and keeping MAME relevant. That said, the list of emulation improvements and newly supported systems is quite impressive. We’d like to thank all the contributors helping make MAME what it is today.

You can get the source or Windows binaries from the download page. Remember we appreciate reproducible regression reports at MAME Testers or github.

MAMETesters Bugs Fixed

• [*=left]03563: [Graphics] (namcos11.cpp) souledge: Li Long stage background problem (smf)
  [*=left]05764: [Graphics] (radio86.cpp) radio4k: Display is not stable and flickers (shattered)
  [*=left]06446: [Graphics] (shanghai.cpp) kothello: Display cut off at right (AJR)
  [*=left]06688: [Graphics] (sandscrp.cpp) sandscrp and clones: Graphic priority issue in title screen animation (cam900)
  [*=left]06866: [Interface] (midxunit.cpp) revx: No crosshairs (Osso)
  [*=left]06867: [Misc.] (namcos12.cpp) technodr: Game refuses to boot if printer is ON (Osso)
  [*=left]06870: [Sound] (mario.cpp) mario and clones: Missing music/sound effects (AJR)
  [*=left]06872: [Documentation] (vegas.cpp) sf2049se: Wrong Year Listed (And Publisher?) (sjy96525)
  [*=left]06884: [Crash/Freeze] (djmain.cpp) All sets in djmain.c: MAME exception (smf)
  [*=left]06885: [Crash/Freeze] (qdrmfgp.cpp) qdrmfgp2: Hang on boot (Osso)
  [*=left]06888: [Crash/Freeze] (segag80v.cpp) tacscan: Cannot play past second phase (AJR)
  [*=left]06889: [Graphics] (darkseal.cpp) darkseal: Background missing in the first boss area and third stage (cam900)

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DS4Windows v1.4.112

February 25th, 2018, 22:42 Posted By: wraggster

If you have a Dualshock controller then this is for you:

DS4Windows v1.4.112 is released. DS4Windows is a portable program that allows you to get the best experience while using a DualShock 4 on your PC. By emulating a Xbox 360 controller, many more games are accessible.

DS4Windows Requirements
* Microsoft .NET 4.5 or higher (needed to unzip the driver and for macros to work
* DS4 Driver (Downloaded & Installed with
* Microsoft 360 Driver (link inside DS4Windows, already installed on Windows 7 SP1 and higher or if you've used a 360 controller
* Sony DualShock 4 (This should be
* Micro USB
* (Optional)Bluetooth 2.1+, via adapter or built in pc (My recommendation) (Toshiba's bluetooth & Bluetooth adapters using CSR currently does not

DS4Windows changelog:
Changed stop routine to call StopUpdate for normal device removal and close HID device earlier
Make sure to populate oldprofilepath when refreshing profiles
Corrected appdata path display for SaveWhere dialog
Changed timer usage for RecordBox
Changed DS4Updater to automatically launch DS4Windows after update is complete
Updated DS4Updater to version 1.2.7
Changed how language list is loaded for LanguagePackComboBox

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ScummVM news Another year, another Summer of Code

February 22nd, 2018, 23:20 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new update from the ScummVM team:

Two days ago, Google announced the organizations that have been accepted for this year's Summer of Code, and we are very pleased to announce that ScummVM is one of them, together with our sister project ResidualVM. The Summer of Code is a yearly event organized by Google to encourage students to contribute to open source projects. Open source organizations provide mentors and projects to work on, while Google give some money to participating students. You can find more information on the official web site. We also have some information on our wiki, and in particular project rules that applicants will need to follow.
Are you a motivated student? Are you available between May 14 and August 6? Do you want to be a contributor to one of the largest game preservation projects? Then ScummVM and ResidualVM are waiting for you! Have a look at our ideas page or bring your own idea! Students have until March 27 to write and submit proposals for the project they want to work on. The accepted proposals will be announced on April 23, and there will be a few weeks for community bonding before the start of the 12 week coding period on May 14.
In any case, don't hesitate to chat with us on IRC! One place: Freenode. Two channels: #scummvm and #residualvm

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Wine v3.2

February 22nd, 2018, 19:34 Posted By: wraggster

Hmm wine, i prefer a nice australian shiraz if im being honest, oh wait its a new version of the emulator of the same name:

Wine v3.2 is released. Wine is a project to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to run x86 programs for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries.

Wine v3.2 Changelog:
* Separate implementation of USER controls for ComCtl32 v6.
* Multisample texture support in Direct3D.
* Support for HID gamepads.
* More event support in MSHTML.
* Obsolete DOS code removed.
* Various bug fixes.

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DOSBox-X (2018/02/19)

February 22nd, 2018, 19:32 Posted By: wraggster

For oldies like me who can remember when the likes of command and conquer was released on MSdos this is an awesome way of playing the older games:

DOSBox-X (2018/02/19) is released. DOSBox-x is a branch of DOSBox v0.74. DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, etc., necessary for running many old MS-DOS games that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux and FreeBSD.

DOSBox-X Changelog:
Fix CPU cycles count increment not to nag you to use
core=dynamic if a) dynamic core is not available or
b) you're already using dynamic core.
Added dynamic core back, it seems to be very stable
again.
PC-98 FM board now allows changing the base I/O port
and IRQ (interrupt) line used by the card.
PC-98 mode now supports joystick emulation. Joystick
input is mapped through the DOSBox mapper to the
PC-98 FM board where DOS games expect to see it.
Added dosbox.conf option to select which PC-98 FM
board to emulate.
Fixed PC-98 FM code to enable the ADPCM and Rhythm
FM channels.
Re-ported Neko Project II FM board emulation, this
time keeping the code intact and keeping the separate
board emulations intact for PC-98 mode.
VGA palette errors with Crystal Dream II fixed.
PC-98 FM synthesis fixed not to initialize itself
again when rebooting, which fixes a problem with
garbled FM synthesis after rebooting.

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VirtualC64 v1.7.2

February 22nd, 2018, 19:26 Posted By: wraggster

If you are a fan of the Commodore 64 this is for you, i can always remember copying the games from tape to tape and how the hell did code translate into audio , weird, heres the news:

VirtualC64 v1.7.2 is released. VirtualC64 is a C64 emulator for Mac OS X from Dirk W. Hoffmann. VirtualC64 emulates a Commodore 64 personal computer on your Macintosh.

VirtualC64 v1.7.2 Changelog:
- Fixed some bugs regarding drag and drop, loading d64 files and key recording

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EightyOne v1.9

February 22nd, 2018, 19:24 Posted By: wraggster

This is like a MAME for retro systems, the list it supports is awesome, heres the news:

EightyOne v1.9 is released. EightyOne emulates the Sinclair ZX81, Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16k/48k, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k, Amstrad/Sinclair Spectrum +2, Amstrad/Sinclair Spectrum +2a, Amstrad/Sinclair Spectrum +3, Timex TS1000, Timex TS1500, Timex TS2068, Timex TC2048, Lambda 8300, Ringo R470, MicroDigital TK85 and Jupiter ACE.

EightyOne v1.9 Changelog:
Bug fixes:
– Wav Loader window did not contain all of the waveform after saving.
– Saving of wav files for the ZX80 now works.
– The T-states breakpoint counter no longer wraps back to 0 after 65535 but continues until 999999, making it easier to see if a ZX80 frame is taking too long.
– Changed the default value present on the data bus for the ZX80.
– The ‘ROM file not found’ dialog would appear after selecting a ROM file from a folder outside the default ROM folder.
– Read breakpoint conditions were not working correctly.
– Corrected disassembly display of SBC instructions.
– Fixed Spectrum border corruption when Spectra mode enabled and full frame displayed.
– Fixed Spectrum border during vsync period when full frame displayed.

Enhancements:
– Wav Loader now shows the end of the waveform after saving from a ZX80 or ZX81 when auto stop/start is enabled (previously it would show beyond the end of the waveform).
– Wav Loader now displays the waveform while saving (previously it was always showing beyond the end of the waveform).
– When saving to the Wav Loader from a ZX80, ZX81 or TS1500, the output now drops back to the zero level when there is no activity to better represent the waveform that would get saved to a cassette.
– Support for ZXC ROM cartridges provided by the Chroma 80 interface.
– Added a ‘range’ option to breakpoints (by SirMorris).
– Added a ‘mask’ option to breakpoints.
– Added a ‘not equal’ condition to breakpoints.
– Added support for binary input for memory edits.
– Removed support for octal entry on memory edit and breakpoint dialogs.
– TV emulation display artifacts are now disabled by default.
– Added Keyboard layout image for the Spectrum 128.
– All windows gathered at start up to ensure they are visible if an existing ini file could not be found.
– Added recursive support for the Step Over debugging facility.

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QEMU v2.11.1

February 22nd, 2018, 19:22 Posted By: wraggster

Heres an emulator ive never used but one you may find useful:

QEMU v2.11.1 is released. QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.When used as a machine emulator, QEMU can run OSes and programs made for one machine (e.g. an ARM board) on a different machine (e.g. your own PC). By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performances.When used as a virtualizer, QEMU achieves near native performances by executing the guest code directly on the host CPU. A host driver called the QEMU accelerator (also known as KQEMU) is needed in this case. The virtualizer mode requires that both the host and guest machine use x86 compatible processors.

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Classic99 v399a

February 22nd, 2018, 19:21 Posted By: wraggster

Do you like retro emulators then this is for you:

Classic99 v399a is released. Classic99 is a freeware TI-99/4A emulator for Windows 9x.

Classic99 runs most stuff fine:
- More filesystem debug
- Added ability to set Program Counter (disasm page)
- Added better description of file header mismatch
- Added better detection of TIFILES header
- Fixed broken host text file fixed/variable determination
- Commented out speech and dac warning debugs (they don't help)
- Print one less debug line to window to avoid last line being masked

Classic99 v399a Changelog:
-Fix build options to work on Windows XP again

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Emu Loader v8.4.7

February 22nd, 2018, 19:17 Posted By: wraggster

Heres another frontend to enjoy:

Emu Loader v8.4.6 is released. Emu Loader was created to manage an arcade games emulator called M.A.M.E. With this frontend, you can change practically any option that is available in the emulator, like the screen resolution, sound quality, game options, etc. There are lots of extra features that makes your life much more easier, like the snapshots viewer where all captured images from M.A.M.E. games can be viewed when selecting games.

Emu Loader Changelog:
Fixed
Proper detection of "Board ROMs" on game sets that use "model2" ROMs; "SEGA Model 2" system
- you must re-create games list fix this
- this is a cosmetic fix, ROMs validation is not affected
Fixes and tweaks to Game Details screen
- missing parent setname text not showing in left panel if parent zip file is not found
- SHA-1 checksum generated for zipped EmuCon console/computer games (32 MegaBytes max file size)
- bios/device icon indexes were switched in left column
- "Bios CHD" file was tagged as "Device CHD"; cosmetic fix
Changed
"Create MAME/HBMAME/Demul Games List" updates
- improved detection of sets with CRC32 collisions, a new file created "arcade\games\systemname_crc32collision.txt"
- added a "devicename" tag for each device ROM entry for proper SHA-1 validation (MAME)
- added "feature patelle" tag detection in -listxml output to fix missing "color status" (MAME v0.194 and newer)
- optimizations and code cleanup
MAME and arcade games files validation system changes and fixes (games audit)
- device sets not scanned correctly when auditing a single game (MAME) - device ROMs are now properly validated and game sets are no longer tagged as "available" if a device ROM is missing (MAME)
- device and bios zip file list contents (CRC32/SHA-1) are now loaded into RAM only once when validating multiple games, for faster access
- CRC32 collision detection and SHA-1 validation for device/bios ROMs; game ROMs are not yet supported (MAME and Demul)
- game files are unzipped directly into a "TMemoryStream" var (RAM), so SHA-1 checksums can be generated
- several optimizations and code cleanup
Removed
Old commented code cleanup

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ClrMamePro v4.034

February 22nd, 2018, 19:15 Posted By: wraggster

ClrMamePro v4.034 is released. ClrMamePro is a so-called ROM-manager. With every new release of MAME a lot has been changed. New gamesets have been added, some have been removed, etc.

ClrMamePro v4.034 changelog:
fixed: due to a cache flag error, in non-merged mode, cmpro took merge attribute information for names into account which is wrong
fixed: setinfo, falsely hide empty parent set and its clones in tree when parent is empty but clones got content
fixed: scanner, falsely list empty parents set in full merged mode as wrong named when parent is empty
fixed: scanner, falsely list empty parent set in full merged, multi-software list mode as missing when set exists in various software lists
fixed: miss list generator falsely lists sampleonly sets when they only reference parent samples
fixed: scanner, falsely show wrong case set messages when missing option is turned off
misc: allow romclones to be sampleparents
misc: switched to visual studio 2017 (also for updater)
misc: updated zipArchive lib to 4.6.5, 7z sdk to 18.01

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Stella v5.1.1

February 22nd, 2018, 19:14 Posted By: wraggster

The days when Space Invadors and Pacman ruled supreme can be relived with a new version of this emulator:

Stella v5.1.1 is released. Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator. The Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS), introduced in 1977, was the most popular home video game system of the early 1980's. Now you can enjoy all of your favorite Atari 2600 games on your PC thanks to Stella!

Stella v5.1.1 changelog:
- Fixed bug in Stargunner ROM starting with a blank screen.

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Mednafen v1.21.0-UNSTABLE

February 22nd, 2018, 19:13 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new release of Mednafen which supports a lot of game consoles:

Mednafen v1.21.0 is released. Mednafen is a multi-game-system emulator, for various platforms, including emulation of the following systems:Atari Lynx,Famicom,GameBoy (Color),GameBoy Advance,Neo Geo Pocket (Color), NES(both NTSC and PAL),PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 (CD) and SuperGrafx,PC-FX,WonderSwan (Color).

Mednafen v0.9.48 Changelog:
* Migrated to SDL2(building from source requires 2.0.5+).
* An attempt to run an instance of Mednafen while another instance is already running with the same base directory is now blocked during startup, via a lock file; note that this check occurs after stdout and stderr are potentially redirected to stdout.txt and stderr.txt on Windows.
* Removed the "overlay" video driver.
* Changed the default value of setting "video.driver" from "opengl" to "default", removed the old "0" and "1" backwards-compatibility value aliases, renamed the "sdl" driver to "softfb"(without backwards-compat aliases), and made it so the setting's value will be reset to "default" after automatically importing settings from "mednafen-09x.cfg".
* Added setting "video.fs.display".
* Added settings "fps.autoenable", "fps.position", "fps.scale", "fps.font", "fps.textcolor", and "fps.bgcolor".
* Added support for pasting text into the cheat and netplay consoles.
* On Windows, Mednafen will now output text to a console if it's started from a console(e.g. cmd.exe or Cygwin), and if not, write to stdout.txt and stderr.txt like before.
* On Windows, error messages during startup will now be displayed in a popup message box.
* On Windows, Mednafen now uses Unicode variants of CRT and Win32 functions; this may require the user to update path settings and convert their CUE sheets to UTF-8 if filenames use exotic(e.g. not directly typable on a standard US-layout keyboard) characters.
* For key bindings relating to the debugger and cheat management interface, the Right ALT key modifier will no longer be respected(only the Left ALT has any effect now), for internationalization reasons.
* Configuration file is now named "mednafen.cfg" again, instead of "mednafen-09x.cfg"; if "mednafen.cfg" doesn't exist or is for an old version(earlier than 0.9.0) of Mednafen, the settings will be loaded from "mednafen-09x.cfg" on startup, but still saved to "mednafen.cfg" on exit.
* Reworked the input mapping setting format to be more human-readable(and editable). Details are in the documentation, in the "Advanced Usage" section. Old input mappings will be translated internally, except for keyboard mappings, due to incompatibilities between how SDL 1.2 and 2 handle keyboards.
* Added support for mapping joystick axes and buttons, mouse buttons, and keyboard keys to emulated mouse device relative motion for testing purposes(via manually editing the configuration file, as the in-emulator configuration process currently won't create such mappings).
* Added support for digital button input mappings that mix AND, ANDNOT, and OR-style operations together(previously it was either just AND or OR); refer to the documentation for more details. Note that the in-emulator configuration process won't create complex mappings that mix different boolean operations, but you can map combinations using simpler logic in-emulator, and then edit the configuration file to adjust the boolean operations used.
* Altered calculations involving *.xscale(fs)/*.yscale(fs) settings to be more predictable given floating point nuances; any user using non-integer scaling values for these settings may need to adjust them to get the same result as in previous versions of Mednafen, however.
* Fixed broken cheat file saving on MS Windows.
* PCE_FAST: Fixed fubared mouse emulation.
* PC-FX: Fixed integer overflows that caused fatal division by zero when Mednafen's cheat functionality was used(a regression introduced around 0.9.39).
* SS: Fixed a logic error in the BIOS sanity check code that caused it to throw a less helpful error message than intended in certain circumstances, and made the error messages related to BIOS file misconfiguration more verbose(and hopefully more helpful...).
* SS: Fixed at least one background layer graphical glitch in "Radiant Silvergun"(at the start of stage 2C).
* SS: Fixed the graphical glitch near the end of the intro in "Snatcher".
* SS: Added Japanese keyboard(HSS-0129) emulation.

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MasterGear 4.2 for Windows and Linux

February 20th, 2018, 23:11 Posted By: wraggster

This week's free MasterGear 4.2 release for Windows and Linux is ready for you to download and try. This release fixes a bunch of bugs in the replay feature and adds the remaining replay time display. In case you do not know what the replay feature does, simply press F8 during gameplay

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