MAME 0.192 - Arcade Emulator for Windows

December 3rd, 2017, 21:13 Posted By: wraggster

Mame the arcade emulator for windows has seen a new release, heres the release info:

Even if you’re still feeling burned from Singles’ Day, Thanksgiving, and/or Black Friday, MAME 0.192 is here, and there’s plenty packed into this update. At long last, the MCU for Ping Pong King is simulated, making the game playable, and Flower now runs better than it ever did. Taito’s abstract maze game Marine Date is also emulated better than ever, although there are still some issues with collision detection. We’ve got newly dumped prototypes, including a prototype of Battlecry, and a more complete version of Grudge Match that appears to come from a location test in Italy. Many of the Aristocrat MK5 gambling machines have been redumped so the ROM checksums pass and they boot. Missing graphics in the Merit Megatouch games have been fixed.

But we know that rumours about the next part of this announcement have made lots of arcade fans excited: IGS PGM2 software is showing signs of life. I’m sure at least some of you are wondering how this was achieved. Usual suspects Morten Shearman Kirkegaard and Peter Wilhelmsen (recently featured here in connection to their success in dumping Gaelco protection programs) have built another FPGA-based rig that allowed them to dump the internal programs from the ARM CPUs for Oriental Legend 2 and Knights of Valour 2 New Legend. On top of this, there are some nice performance improvements to MAME’s MPEG audio decoding that should benefit other systems as well.

In computer system emulation, we’ve got a number of graphical fixes for FM Towns, heaps of improvements for the Tatung Einstein, No-Slot Clock support for the Apple //e family, and support for some Brazilian CoCo clones from Prológica and Codimex. There are some big updates to the PC software lists, too. The ACI Destiny Prodigy, Mephisto RISC 1MB and Mephisto RISC II chess computers are now working. Finally, the Interpro drivers have numerous improvements, including preliminary keyboard/video support.
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WinUAE v3.6.0 Beta 9

December 3rd, 2017, 21:16 Posted By: wraggster

The Amiga Emulator for windows has had a new release, heres the release notes:

WinUAE v3.6.0 Beta 9 is released. WinUAE is the commodore amiga emulator for Windows. WinUAE is a mostly complete software emulation of the hardware of the Commodore Amiga 500/1000/2000. A Commodore Amiga, for those who don’t know, is a 16/32 bit computer system based on the Motorola 680×0 CPU and a few specially designed custom chips that provide very good graphics and sound capabilities. Its first incarnation, the A1000, appeared in 1985, followed by the highly successful A500 and A2000 models. WinUAE is a port of the originally written for Unixish systems UAE; but over time, it seems the Windows port, WinUAE has become the best version available on any platform. WinUAE is free software: you are welcome to distribute copies of it and/or modify it, under certain conditions. There is no warranty of any kind for UAE. For more details concerning these issues, please read the GNU General Public License, which describes the terms under which WinUAE is distributed.

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Virtual GameBoy Advance v5.7

December 3rd, 2017, 21:18 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the Gameboy Advance emulator for Windows, heres whats new:

Virtual GameBoy Advance v5.7 is released. Virtual GameBoy Advance (VGBA) is a program that emulates Nintendo's GameBoy Advance on your computer. It runs GameBoy Advance games on PCs, PDAs, or just about any other sufficiently fast computer. It also helps debugging GameBoy Advance software without using a costly development system.

Virtual GameBoy Advance v5.7 Changelog:
- fixes rotational backgrounds in Top Gear Pocket and other racing games, fixes support for DirectInput joysticks, and makes directional pads work on Xbox gamepads.

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DOSBox-X (2017/12/05)

December 6th, 2017, 20:12 Posted By: wraggster

Anyone whos old enough to know about Dos will know the fun of getting games working in it, heres a new version of DOSbox for PC:


DOSBox-X (2017/12/05) 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:
* Fixed OpenGL output crash when first starting DOSBox-X on Windows
* "Aspect Correction" menu item fixed on Windows. Selecting it now actually changes aspect ratio state.
* PC-98 EGC ROPs and bit shifter added. Not all ROPs, but enough for some games to run.
* PC-98 emulation of the GDC 2.5MHz/5MHz DIP switch. Some games require the GDC to run at 5MHz (and some refuse to run unless at 2.5MHz). For extra convenience not only is this setting in dosbox.conf but also available at runtime through PC98UTIL.COM from the Z:\ drive.

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Emu Loader v8.3.5

December 6th, 2017, 20:14 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the program thats used to make the like of MAME more simpler, heres the release notes:

Emu Loader v8.3.5 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
System type label was invisible in "Last Played Games" (MRU) screen
Filters tool bar customize dialog changes
- moved "Search Bar" from the list to the bottom since it's a different kind of filter
- all tool bar filters are visible again
Changed
Fixes/changes to the games search bar panel (tool bar buttons)
- removed the "down arrow" from the TEdit box and added a new "settings" button next to it
- fixed a drawing bug related to that "fake" down arrow button inside the TEdit box
- the TEdit box doesn't cut the right-end text anymore when scrolling the text
- minor tweaks
Changes to the "Systems Quick Filter"
- renamed "Reset" button to "Reload" since it only re-select last used systems in the systems list
- added a new "Reset To Default" button that disable quick filter and reset games filter to "Machine Type / Systems" full filter
(it works the same way as clicking "Apply" button in "Machine Type / Systems" dialog)
- added new system selections: "All Arcade Systems", "All Console Systems", "All Computer Systems", "All Handheld Systems"
individual selected systems will remain selected even after exiting the quick filter dialog

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FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0 (2017/12/06)

December 7th, 2017, 22:00 Posted By: wraggster

Final Burn Alpha Shuffle is a multi-arcade emulator. Heres the details behind this latest release:

FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0 (2017/12/06) is released. FB Alpha Shuffle is an unofficial version based on FBA with many features.

FB Alpha Shuffle Features:
- added AVI recorder and input macro. [Gangta, emufan]
- added support translated game name list in game selection dialog. [Sho, 800]
you can import game names from mamep.lst while exporting gamelist. (put mamep.lst under fbas.exe or config dir)
- added IPS v4 support from MAMEPlus!. (Thanks to Emuman, emufan)
- added image menu from MAMEPlus!. (Thanks to Emuman, kkez)
- added select background image and select random image functions.
- added set misc paths and improved UI for game selection dialog.
- added save preset and save default input mapping, file is saved in config/presets.
- added some custom images in .\res folder, you can replace these images with what you like.
- added display score, select, gameover, boss snapshot to game selection dialog.
(http://www.progettoemma.net/snaps/)
- added support archived preview image (zip or 7z).
(name it: snap, titles, flyers, score, select, boss, gameover. ext = zip/7z).
- added load cheat from archive file (name it: cheat.zip/7z), also added cheat select/reload.
- added filters in game selection dialog. (it also can filter the custom translated game names)
(type "lamer" in the filter and it will show unavailable/missing sets)
you can edit "user-filter" value in fbas.xml to define your filter string, separate with semicolon.
- added save favorite games (the file is in config/favorites.ini).
- added "Undo" for input recordings, "Rewind" for input recording playback. [blip]
- added adjustable emulation speeds (shift + +/-) and frame counter display. [blip]
- added a simple jukebox for neogeo, cps1/2 games. (Thanks to CaptainCPS-X, iq_132)
(put sound.dat of caname in .\config folder with UTF-8 encode)
- added 7-Zip support. (http://www.7-zip.org/)
- added XAudio2 sound output. (need install new DirectX runtime/SDK)
- added OpenAL sound output.
- added OpenGL, GDI, Direct2D video output.
- added select audio device and select display adapter.
- added autofire support, you can set the autofire delay value in input mapping dialog.
(autofire only affects normal buttons, doesn't support direction and macro buttons)
- added custom button feature. (Map Game Inputs ==> Custom buttons)
- added configurable hotkeys. (Thanks to mauzus)
- changed the emulator will not depend on kailleraclient.dll.
You can put kailleraclient.dll in the same directory as the emulator if you want to netplay.
- changed all romsets to match MAME Plus!.
- removed many rarely-used features from official FBA.
- Many thanks to OopsWare (http://oopsware.googlepages.com/) for porting PGM, CPS3 and many other drivers to FBA.

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MAME32 More! v0.84.192 (2017/12/06)

December 7th, 2017, 22:02 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of MAME but with a difference to the original:

MAME32 More! v0.84.192 (2017/12/06) is released. MAME32 More! is base on Mame Plus! This is MAME compiled with Kaillera, a utility that enables Netplay on it and other emulators that support it.

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nmamex2 (2017/12/06)

December 7th, 2017, 22:03 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a version of MAME that just supports NeoGeo Games:

nmamex2 (2017/12/06) is released. nmamex2 is a MAME Emulator on the Windows platform. This MAME only supports NeoGeo games.


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FB Alpha SP v0.2.99.7

December 10th, 2017, 21:29 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new verion of the multi arcade game supporting emulator, heres whats new:

FB Alpha SP v0.2.99.7 is released. FB Alpha or FBA as it is commonly known is an emulator of arcade games, that is, it takes the program code, graphics data, etc., from an original arcade game and emulates the hardware to make the game run in it's original form. As far as the game is concerned it is running in it's original cabinet.

FB Alpha is an open-source project and it is programmed by a group of people known as the FBA Team. Over the years this has comprised of myself, Jan_Klaassen, KEV, LoopMaster, Mike Haggar, Hyper Yagami and Ayeye. FB Alpha is based on the original FinalBurn by Dave.

FB Alpha SP v0.2.99.7 changelog:
when in fullscreen, treat WM_PAINT differently for ddraw/d3d7 and dx9 blitters (due to device lost state changes)
added to (still preliminary) documentation

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DOSBox-X (2017/12/08)

December 10th, 2017, 21:42 Posted By: wraggster

DOSBOX is a great dos emulator for Windows enabling you to play those classics of yesteryear:

DOSBox-X (2017/12/08) 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:
-Rather than try to maintain two branches separately, this release marks the unification of the code in a form that can compile to SDL 1.x or SDL 2.x.
-The Visual Studio 2017 project files now reflect this dual support on Windows as well.
-This may have broken a few things.
-This reflects short term dual support, and long term deprecation of SDL 1.x support.

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Unreal Speccy Portable v0.0.78.2

December 10th, 2017, 21:59 Posted By: wraggster

The spectrum is one of the classic icons of british computer gaming and heres an emulator for it:

Unreal Speccy Portable v0.0.78.2 is released. unreal speccy portable is a Portable ZX-Spectrum emulator. unreal speccy portable supports Z80 128K (Pentagon) AY/YM, Beeper, Beta Disk, Tape, Kempston Joystick/Mouse, Snapshots. Created to be ported to many platforms such as Windows/Linux/Symbian/WinMobile/Dingoo/...

Unreal Speccy Portable v0.0.78.2 Changelog:
GigaScreen video mode support option

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Pc8801ma (2017/12/10)

December 10th, 2017, 22:06 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the PC8801MA emulator, although i have no idea what it is lol:

PC8801MA (2017/12/10) is released. This is a PC-8801MA Emulator.

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microM8 (2017/12/04)

December 10th, 2017, 22:09 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new release of the Apple //e Emulator for windows:

microM8 (2017/12/04) is released. microM8 (originally called Octalyzer) is An Apple //e Emulator. Introducing the Octalyzer, an innovative new all-in-one platform for exploring computing history, starting with the Apple II! The Octalyzer is a multi-tasking Apple IIe emulator, with enhanced (but compatible) language interpreters, expanded modern capabilities, and (eventually) an integrated on-line bulletin-board system and media library for exploring computing’s past with all the comforts of the present.

Currently the Octalyzer features full-screen Apple IIe emulation with decent compatibility, USB and mouse-controlled joystick support, cloud disk library (when logged-in to Octa-Link), 3D camera support, 3D LOGO, enhanced BASIC interpreters, custom file browser and editor, and remote screen sharing.

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Xmilx2 (2017/12/08)

December 10th, 2017, 22:10 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the SHARP X1 emulator for windows and yeah i havent got a clue what it is lmao:

Xmilx2 (2017/12/08) is released. Xmilx2 is a SHARP X1 Computer Emulator for Windows.

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DS4Windows v1.4.103

December 10th, 2017, 22:15 Posted By: wraggster

Got a Dualshock 4 controller, then this is for you:

DS4Windows v1.4.103 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:
Minor tweaks
Only load Options form when needed. Option forms now takes a couple of seconds to load

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Fuse 1.5.0

December 15th, 2017, 23:50 Posted By: wraggster

The ZX Spectrum emulator for Windows/Unix has been updated. heres whats new:

- Autoload snapshots replaced by a "phantom typist" which types LOAD "" or similar.
- Alkatraz loaders (e.g. Cobra and Fairlight) are now accelerated.
- Debugger: Ensure conditional timed breakpoints work correctly.


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AdvanceMAME v3.6

December 15th, 2017, 23:57 Posted By: wraggster

Heres an unofficial version of the excellent Multi Arcade Emulator MAME:

AdvanceMAME v3.6 is released. AdvanceMAME is an unofficial MAME version with advanced video support for use with TVs, Arcade Monitors, Fixed Frequencies Monitors, and also for PC Monitors. The AdvanceMAME package from now on also contains AdvanceMESS and AdvanceMENU.

Features:
* Automatic creation of perfect video modes with the correct size and clock.
* A lot of video boards supported. See the GNU/Linux, DOS and Windows card list.
* Support for 8, 15, 16 and 32 bits video modes.
* Real hardware scanlines.
* Software video image stretching by fractional factors, for example to play vertical games like "Pac-Man" with horizontal Arcade Monitors or TVs.
* Special scale, lq and hq effects to improve the aspect with modern PC Monitors. See Scale2x and hq3x pages for examples.
* Special blit effects to improve the image quality in stretching. See Blit Effetcs for examples.
* Special rgb effects to simulate the aspect of a real Arcade Monitor See Rgb Effetcs for examples.
* Change of the video mode and other video options at runtime. See the Snapshots.
* Support of Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) with a multiple threads architecture in Linux.
* Sound and Video recording in WAV, PNG and .MNG files.
* Multiple mice support in Linux, DOS, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
* Automatic exit after some time of inactivity.
* Scripts capabilities to drive external hardware devices like LCDs and lights.
* Textual configuration files.
* Help screen describing the user input keys.

AdvanceMAME v3.6 Changelog:
* Fixed Linux ALSA sound jitter increasing the number of periods.
* Fixed screen size computation using backdrops.
* Disabled by default in the source distribution the MIPS DRC emulator
because it makes various games to crash. Like biofreak, blitz,
calspeed, carnevil, kinst and others...
It was already disabled in the binary releases from version 3.0.

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nGlide v2.00

December 15th, 2017, 23:59 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a release of a wrapper that supports the old voodoo graphics cards of yesteryear:

nGlide v2.00 is released. nGlide is a 3Dfx Voodoo Glide wrapper which means it 'emulates' 3Dfx Glide Library, so you don't need to have a 3Dfx Voodoo card to play games written for Glide API. Both versions of Glide API are supported, Glide2 (glide2x.dll) and Glide3 (glide3x.dll). nGlide translates all Glide callings to Direct3D, which is supported by almost all today's graphics cards.

nGlide v2.00 Changelog:
Glide2:
-added support for BoaBite 3D
-added support for K.O. Boxing
-added support for Natural Fawn Killers
-fixed Pył rare depth buffer bug

Glide3:
-fixed Die Hard Trilogy 2 regression (dx backend)

Miscellaneous:
-added Glide to Vulkan emulation
-new option in nGlide configurator: 'Video backend'
-new environment variable: NGLIDE_BACKEND
-new option in nGlide configurator: 'Refresh rate: By desktop'
-nGlide configurator window now repaints properly after resolution change
-nGlide configurator now implements both ANSI and Unicode WinAPI variants
-ICC profiles are no longer ignored in fullscreen mode
-game window coordinates are now restored properly on close

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Speccy v4.6

December 16th, 2017, 00:00 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new release of SPeccy the ZX Spectrum emulator:

Speccy v4.6 is released. Speccy is a ZX Spectrum Emulator. Speccy emulates 16kB, 48kB, and 128kB versions of Sinclair ZX Spectrum, as well as Spectrum +2, +2A, and +3, as well as Timex Sinclair models.

Speccy v4.6 Changelog:
– Fixed DirectInput joysticks support in Speccy-Windows.
– Made directional pads work on XBox gamepads.

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fMSX v5.2

December 16th, 2017, 00:03 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new release of the MSX Emulator for Windows:

fMSX v5.2 is released. fMSX is a program that emulates MSX, MSX2, and MSX2+ 8bit home computers. It runs MSX/MSX2/MSX2+ software on many different platforms including Windows, Android, Symbian, MacOS, Unix, MSDOS, AmigaOS, etc. I started developing fMSX in 1993 when there were only two other MSX emulators available, both exclusively for MSDOS. From the very beginning, I developed fMSX as a portable program able to run on many different computers. The initial development, for example, was done on DEC Alpha workstations running Unix. Since then, fMSX has seen quite a lot of updates and been ported to many systems. It is still being developed, although not as actively as before because most features are pretty much complete now.

fMSX v5.2 Changelog:
Fixed DirectInput joysticks support in fMSX-Windows.
Made directional pads work on XBox gamepads.

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Firebird v1.4

December 16th, 2017, 00:07 Posted By: wraggster

Never heard of this emulator or the calculator, so heres the release notes:

Firebird v1.4 is released. Third-party multi-platform emulator of the ARM-based TI-Nspireâ„¢ calculators. This project is currently the community TI-Nspire emulator, originally created by Goplat. It supports the emulation of Touchpad, CX and CX CAS calcs on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.

Firebird v1.4 changelog:
Features:
In the Desktop version, you can now seamlessly switch between the Mobile and Desktop UI
A new JIT backend emits AArch64 (aka arm64) code, used for instance on devices running iOS 10+
Option to hide dock titlebars, combined with other minor adjustments the UI is now more "streamlined"
Other improvements:
ARM JIT Performance improvements
Mobile UI supports suspend on close now (fully on desktop, on Android only with the back button)
Add option to disable printing of warnings (useful when booting linux or using ndless' lcd compat mode)
Rename "firebird" to "firebird-emu" in most places
Bugfixes:
Emulation of the Classic CAS OS handles input properly
Fix starting location of file select dialogs in the Kit configuration
Protect the input device state with a mutex (only the tip of the iceberg) to fix OS crashes on ARM
Replace some keypad labels with images to avoid missing symbols with certain fonts
Don't enter the debugger recursively if trying to read from unmapped memory using the debugger commands
Disable relocations in the .text section as Android 7.0+ complains about that (makes emulation a bit slower though)
Support GDB 8.0 for remote debugging

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OpenTTD v1.7.2 RC1

December 16th, 2017, 00:10 Posted By: wraggster

The open source version of Transport Tycoon Deluxe has been updated, heres the release notes:

OpenTTD v1.7.2 RC1 is released. OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon the popular Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

Features
OpenTTD is modelled after the original Transport Tycoon game by Chris Sawyer and enhances the game experience dramatically. Many features were inspired by TTDPatch while others are original.

OpenTTD Changelog:
- Change: When train depots have a horizontal scrollbar, allow scrolling 1 tile beyond the longest train, so you can actually attach a wagon at the end (r27937)
- Fix: When moving wagons in the depot, the drag highlight did not exactly match the length of the dragged wagon chain (r27936)
- Fix: [Win32] Right mouse scrolling didn't work properly with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update [FS#6629] (r27935)
- Fix: Forest, candyfloss forest and battery farm skipped the first animation frame [FS#6639] (r27932)
- Fix: Glyphs in range U+0020 to U+00FF may only be defined in orig_extra.grf, not in openttd.grf [FS#6620] (r27915)
- Fix: 'unban' console command was not handling IPv6 adresses properly (r27914, r27913)
- Fix: Keep the 'link' between industry chain and smallmap windows whenever possible [FS#6585] (r27905)
- Fix: When the last vehicle is removed from a shared orders group, hide the 'Stop sharing' button in the vehicle orders window [FS#6593] (r27904)
- Fix: Tooltip of 'increase service interval' said 'decrease' [FS#6606] (r27895)
- Fix: Console command parser passed invalid strings to the debug output, if command lines had many parameters [FS#6576] (r27884, r27883)

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ScummVM 2.0 Released

December 17th, 2017, 20:59 Posted By: wraggster

Just in time for Xmas comes the final release version of ScummVM 2.0, heres all the release info and a load of new games are now supported:

Just in time for the holidays, the final release of ScummVM 2.0 is here! This version adds support for 23 brand new old games, including almost all of the 32-bit Sierra adventures:

• Cranston Manor
• Full Pipe
• Gabriel Knight
• Gabriel Knight 2
• King's Quest VII
• King's Questions
• Leisure Suit Larry 6 (hi-res)
• Leisure Suit Larry 7
• Lighthouse
• Mixed-Up Mother Goose Deluxe
• Phantasmagoria
• Phantasmagoria 2
• Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
• Police Quest 4
• RAMA
• Riven: The Sequel to Myst
• Shivers
• Space Quest 6
• Starship Titanic
• The Dark Crystal
• Time Zone
• Torin's Passage
• Ulysses and the Golden Fleece

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DOSBox-X (2017/12/16)

December 17th, 2017, 21:15 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the Dos Emulator for Windows, replay the classic games of yesteryear:

DOSBox-X (2017/12/16) 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:
PC-98 support: Released binaries now include FREECG98.BMP
Build configuration updated so that released binaries can run under Windows XP
SDL 2.x touchscreen vs guest pointer integration bugfix for Windows
SDL 1.x mouse event handling fixed to properly report mouse motion before button events, which fixes guest pointer integration
SDL 1.x rate-limit mouse motion detection on Windows to prevent random large jumps in your games. On Windows 10 SetCursorPos() no longer has an immediate effect which breaks the traditional mouse motion detector technique when the message pump is run too often.
Simple core now defers to normal core when paging is enabled, instead of auto-switching from simple core
Simple core fixed to range-check instruction pointer against system memory, to avoid segfaults when CS:IP is beyond available memory (such as, when DOSBox-X is beginning execution of the BIOS).

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DOSBox ECE SVN r4067

December 17th, 2017, 21:53 Posted By: wraggster

2 versions of DosBox in one day, we are being spoilt, heres the release info:

DOSBox ECE SVN r4067 is released. This is a Enhanced Community Edition. 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. However, it is not restricted to running only games. In theory, any MS-DOS or PC-DOS (referred to commonly as "DOS") application should run in DOSBox, but the emphasis has been on getting DOS games to run smoothly, which means that communication, networking and printer support are still in early development.

DOSBox ECE differs from normal DOSBox in these features:
* Emulation of a 3Dfx Vooodoo card through OpenGL (No external Glide wrapper needed!)
* 4x, 5x and 6x scaling in windowed mode is possible
* Pixel-perfect output mode for undistorted scaling of the picture
* Improved emulation of OPL3 (a FM sound synthesis chip from Yamaha)
* Improved sound of PC speaker emulation
* Emulation des Roland MT-32-Midisynthesizers
* Integration of Fluidsynth (a software MIDI synthesizer with Soundfont support)

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WineD3D v3.0 RC1

December 17th, 2017, 21:55 Posted By: wraggster

Its the release of another great emulator and this time its the emulator that trys to run windows on Linux systems, heres more info:

WineD3D v3.0 RC1 is relesaed. WineD3D For Windows is a DirectX 1-11 to OpenGL wrapper based on WineD3D, which is an almost full implementation of DirectX used in Wine. Even if Windows supports DirectX natively, using WineD3D can enhance backwards compatiblity with older games, especially on Windows 8 and newer that don't support 16 bit screen modes. Another possible use is to emulate unsupported versions of DirectX, or porting DirectX applications to OpenGL without having to rewrite the rendering code.

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WinUAE v3.6.0 Beta 13 - Amiga Emulator for Windows

December 17th, 2017, 22:03 Posted By: wraggster

WinUAE one of the major emulators from the emulation scene has been updated, heres whats new:

WinUAE v3.6.0 Beta 13 is released. WinUAE is the commodore amiga emulator for Windows. WinUAE is a mostly complete software emulation of the hardware of the Commodore Amiga 500/1000/2000. A Commodore Amiga, for those who don’t know, is a 16/32 bit computer system based on the Motorola 680×0 CPU and a few specially designed custom chips that provide very good graphics and sound capabilities. Its first incarnation, the A1000, appeared in 1985, followed by the highly successful A500 and A2000 models. WinUAE is a port of the originally written for Unixish systems UAE; but over time, it seems the Windows port, WinUAE has become the best version available on any platform. WinUAE is free software: you are welcome to distribute copies of it and/or modify it, under certain conditions. There is no warranty of any kind for UAE. For more details concerning these issues, please read the GNU General Public License, which describes the terms under which WinUAE is distributed.

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Playnite v3.1

December 19th, 2017, 21:25 Posted By: wraggster

Heres one ive never heard of before, so over to the news:

Playnite v3.1 is released. Open source video game library manager and launcher with support for 3rd party libraries like Steam, GOG, Origin, Battle.net and Uplay. Including game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games.

Playnite Features
* Steam, Origin, GOG, Battle.net, Uplay support
* Import games from Steam, Origin, Battle.net, GOG and Uplay services including games that are not installed. You can also import Windows Store (UWP) games.
* Console Emulation support
* Import console games and run them through emulators.
* View options
* Choose from 3 different view options.
* Custom games
* Add any game or program with custom launch options.
* Automatic Update
* Application automatically updates to new version.
* Portable installation
* Run Playnite without need to install, with ability to run from any place, with option to configure database location for automatic sync via service like DropBox or Google Drive.

Playnite Planned Features
* "Big Picture" mode with controller support
* Fullscreen mode managed with controller.
* UI Customization
* Full support for skins and custom color pallets.
* Add additional launch options for legacy games
* To help managing and launching older games. Features like limit CPU cores, CPU speed fix, compatibility flags, automatic installation of 3d party wrappers etc.
* Plugin support
* Add additional functionality through easy scritping or fully fledged C# plugins.

Playnite changelog:
– New: IGDB API key is now required for metadata download feature (configurable in Settings->Advanced)
– New: Database upgrade rollback to prevent corrupting library when upgrading to new version
– Fix: Modern theme fixes
– Fix: Spelling errors in English localization
– New: Support for custom themes #70 #71
– New: New optional « Modern » theme
– New: Translations support #23
– New: Support for private Steam profiles #90
– New: RetroArch support #119
– New: Ability to assign tags #153
– New: Option to change background image #238
– New: Option to automatically download metadata for multiple games #129
– New: Warning when removing platform or emulator in use #163
– New: Show unsaved change indicator when editing game
– New: Show progress when updating database to new version
– New: Reworked display of notifcation messages
– New: Option to remove game media
– New: Ignore already imported ROMs when adding games via emulator (detection from folder) #172
– New: GOG games import working without Galaxy client being installed #189
– New: Generate default platforms for new databases #173
– New: Games features automatically imported as tags #152
– New: FCEUX emulator support #290
– New: Added ZSnes emulator support #235
– New: Custom sorting title can be set for each game #84
– New: Button to clear all filters
– New: Automatically remove trademark and copyright characters from game names #251
– New: Added « uninstall » registry key content into diagnostic package
– New: Ability to cancel global task progress
– New: Added several new emulator profiles #291
– New: Improved metadata download accuracy
– New: Improved game name detection when importing emulated games
– New: Simplified Chinese localization (thanks to L1cardo) #299
– Fix: Steam installed games import fails in some cases
– Fix: Steam and GOG default cover rework #36
– Fix: Setting Crash #277
– Fix: Release date can’t be set in some cases #243
– Fix: Prevent duplicated images being saved in database
– Fix: Metadata download doesn’t replace covers and icons when using official store source
– Fix: GOG metadata localized to native language #250
– Fix: Destiny 2 detection fix
– Fix: Crashes and messaging when Internet connection is not available
– Fix: Cannot filter installed and unintalled games at the same time

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DS4Windows v1.4.107

December 20th, 2017, 21:01 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new release of DS4Windows, heres the release notes:

DS4Windows v1.4.107 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:
Trimmed code run for touchpad untouched path
Removed extra gyro controls dead zone. Necessary to use DS4 as a steering wheel

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OpenEmu 2.0.6.1 released!

December 21st, 2017, 21:26 Posted By: wraggster

Thanks to emulation64 for this news:

OpenEmu 2.0.6.1 requires macOS (OS X) 10.11 or above

OpenEmu is an open source project to bring game emulation to OS X as a first class citizen, leveraging modern OS X technologies such as Cocoa, Core Animation and Quartz, and 3rd party libraries like Sparkle for auto-updating. OpenEmu is based on a modular architecture, allowing for game-engine plugins, this means OpenEmu can support a host of different emulation engines and back-ends while retaining a familiar OS X native front-end.

OpenEmu 2.0.6.1 changelog:

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AppleWin v1.26.3.6

December 21st, 2017, 21:31 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the Apple II emulator for Windows:

AppleWin v1.26.3.6 is released. AppleWin (also known as Apple //e Emulator for Windows) is an open source software emulator for running Apple II programs in Microsoft Windows. AppleWin has support for most programs that could run either on the Apple II+ or the Apple IIe. By default, AppleWin emulates the Extended Keyboard IIe (better known as the Platinum IIe) with built-in 80-column text support, 128 kilobytes of RAM, two 5.25-inch floppy disk drives, a joystick, a serial card and 65C02 CPU. AppleWin supports lo-res, hi-res, and double hi-res graphics modes and can emulate both color and monochrome Apple II monitors; later versions of AppleWin also can emulate a television set used as a monitor. Both 40-column and 80-column text is supported.

AppleWin can emulate the Apple II joystick (using the PC's default controller), paddle controllers (using the computer mouse), and can also emulate the Apple II joystick using the PC keyboard. AppleWin can also use the PC speaker to emulate the Apple II's sound if no sound card is available (does not work under NT-based Windows versions). Full screen mode is available through the use of DirectX. Features added to the latest versions of AppleWin include Ethernet support using Uthernet, Mockingboard and Phasor sound card support, SSI263 speech synthesis, hard drive disk images and save states.

AppleWin v1.26.3.6 Changelog:
Changes:
- [Bug #477] Help doc: Document behaviour of full-speed mode
- [PR #275] Attenuate speaker (and 8-bit DAC) output sample after 0.25s of inactivity
- [Bug #483] Debugger: Shift+Left mouse button to toggle 6502 Status flag bits
- [Bug #479, #476, #473] Debugger: Various UI and other fixes
- [Bug #462] Debugger: Changed Left mouse button (LMB) to Shift+LMB to toggle display items
- [Bug #406] Debugger: Support LC and MMU status & updated Help doc

Fixes:
- [Bug #484] Debugger: Some corrections to APPLE2E.SYM
- [Bug #308] SSC ACIA Status register's interrupt bit not set when IRQ enabled and using TCP Port 1977

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Kat5200 v0.8.0

December 21st, 2017, 21:33 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the Atari 5200 emulator for windows:

Kat5200 v0.8.0 is released. Kat5200 is an emulator for the Atari 5200 and 8-bit computers.

Kat5200 v0.8.0 Changelog:
– Added : RetroArch GLSL shader support
– Check for shaders here:
https://github.com/libretro/glsl-shaders
– Added : Redesigned sound module
– +improves sound for many games
– +added 48kHz Sound sample frequency
– +Improves (fixes?) Linux sound using ALSA
– Added : Combo Inputs
– Added : User warned when input conficts occur
– Added : User can make kat5200 portable
– Added : -reset_config command line parameter
– Added : Several conversions/homebrews to default database
– Changed: -config loads alternate db3 config file
– Fixed : Atari 800 Pitfall crash on start (Added LAX CPU op)
– Fixed : CPU cycle counts for page crossing
– Fixed : Input conflicts on 8-bit computer default profile
– Fixed : Atari 800 ‘A’ key updates not loaded
– Fixed : Recall state loads incorrect video/input profiles
– Fixed : Simualte Analog needs to respect Sensitivity
– Fixed : Couple of potential crashes

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DOSBox-X (2017/12/22)

December 24th, 2017, 12:11 Posted By: wraggster

The Dos Emulator for Windows has been updated, if you can find the old games, mainly via abandonware sites youll get the chance to play some of the greatest games of all time, heres the release notes:

DOSBox-X (2017/12/22) 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:
Directories on the host that contain a file who's name is non-representable in the guest no longer cause directory enumeration to fail entirely, all representable files will show up
SDL 2 builds now use a different filename for the saved mapper file
SDL 2 builds: mapper interface now responds to touchscreen as well as mouse
"Overlay" output removed, there's no point to having it
Added WinPCAP headers, which also enables NE2000 emulation for Windows builds if WinPCAP is installed.

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Wine v3.0 RC3

December 24th, 2017, 12:33 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of Wine, personally i do like a full bodied Barolo but also an argentinian malbec , anyway heres the release notes:

Wine v3.0 RC3 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 v3.0 RC3 Changelog:
Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

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Hardcade v4.0 beta 2

December 24th, 2017, 12:37 Posted By: wraggster

Not heard of this myself bar the fact it works on low powered PCs, heres the release info:

Hardcade v4.0 beta 2 is released. Hardcade is a Frontend multi-arcade emulator for PC with built-in Windows or just Windows PC, it supports the systems of arcade games and game consoles. It allows you to hide windows and have a single interface to play your arcade games and consoles favorites. It is controlled entirely with the joystick or keyboard.

The advantages of Hardcade:
- Less than 4 MB, quick and easy installation. Works 100% fullspeed on PCs with low processor.
- Develop and optimized specifically for each supported emulators!
- Supports emulators that launch from the command line but also those who do not support command line. Supports emulators like bsnes, Snes9x, Project 64, 1964 ...
- Configure and add multiple emulators with the same name in same or different versions: Mame32-62-92 Mame32, Mame32-145.
- Supports all resolutions with the option "Switch to full screen resoHardcade v2.0.0blution" in 15, 24 and 31khz.
- Launch of all emulators full screen (Fullscreen) even emulators that do not launch command line.
- Supports games on vertical screens with two modes of rotation of the frontend to the left or right.
- Supports all systems Arcade Mame, CPS1, CPS2, CPS3, Sega System 16, Sega System 32 and Super Nintendo consoles, Nintendo NES, Nintendo 64, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega CD.
- Currently supports emulators Mame32, Mame, ADVMAME, WinKawaks, Final Burn Alpha, Raine, Nebula, Nestopia, Virtuanes, 1964 N64, N64 Project 64, Kega Fusion, Gens Sega, Zsnes, bsnes, Snes9x (other emulators will soon supported)
- Configuration of emulators and roms lists very easy.

Hardcade v4.0 beta 2 Changelog:
- Plusieurs bug corrigés dans Hardcade Config.exe lors de la génération des listes de roms
- bug fix dans Hardcade.exe
- Optimisation du code frame 1 et 2 dans Hardcade.exe
- bug fix dans le Layout Editor.exe l'ordre de la snapshot ne changeait pas.

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Playnite v3.3

December 24th, 2017, 12:41 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the Open Source Video Game Library:

Playnite v3.3 is released. Open source video game library manager and launcher with support for 3rd party libraries like Steam, GOG, Origin, Battle.net and Uplay. Including game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games.

Playnite Features
* Steam, Origin, GOG, Battle.net, Uplay support
* Import games from Steam, Origin, Battle.net, GOG and Uplay services including games that are not installed. You can also import Windows Store (UWP) games.
* Console Emulation support
* Import console games and run them through emulators.
* View options
* Choose from 3 different view options.
* Custom games
* Add any game or program with custom launch options.
* Automatic Update
* Application automatically updates to new version.
* Portable installation
* Run Playnite without need to install, with ability to run from any place, with option to configure database location for automatic sync via service like DropBox or Google Drive.

Playnite Planned Features
* "Big Picture" mode with controller support
* Fullscreen mode managed with controller.
* UI Customization
* Full support for skins and custom color pallets.
* Add additional launch options for legacy games
* To help managing and launching older games. Features like limit CPU cores, CPU speed fix, compatibility flags, automatic installation of 3d party wrappers etc.
* Plugin support
* Add additional functionality through easy scritping or fully fledged C# plugins.

Playnite changelog:
New: IGDB as default cover image source #334 #311
New: Slovak localization (thanks to sekuka925) #329
New: Brazilian Portuguese localization (thanks to RubeensVinicius) #330
Fix: Unable to re-open game database when opening fails once
Fix: Prevent database file from being opened by multiple processes
Fix: Possible crash when downloading metadata for large libraries
Fix: Play Action changes not being saved #344
Fix: Missing localization strings #346
Fix: Game can be started by accident when double clicking #332
Fix: Filters stop working after canceling from Settings menu
Fix: Editing game category cannot be cancelled

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QEMU v2.11.0

December 24th, 2017, 12:45 Posted By: wraggster

Heres an emulator that i am not too familiar with so instead of talking rubbish, ill give you the release info:

QEMU v2.11.0 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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Visual PinMAME v3.0

December 26th, 2017, 14:17 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new version of the MAME variant that just features on Pinball games, heres the release news:

Visual PinMAME v3.0 is released. PinMAME emulates the hardware found in almost every solid state pinball machine created from the mid 1970's through 2014. Visual PinMAME is an emulation project which is based on the current PinMAME source code. If you're new to PinMAME, check out the included pinmame.txt file. Visual PinMAME is a Windows COM object which can be controlled by scripting languages such as Visual Basic Script. This allows other programs to 'control' Visual PinMAME.

Visual PinMAME v3.0 changelog:
*** GENERAL ***
Extend and update some parts of the .txt documentation files

*** CORE/CPU ***
Add support for the Stern S.A.M. platform (e.g. Stern releases from 2006-2014), special thanks for improvements to the community, notably to Arngrim, CarnyPriest and especially DJRobX
Correct SP0256 speech for IDSA games (needs additional sp0256-al2.bin file to work (for Basketball and V-1, only the latter features speech though))
Fix reset / NMI handling for IDSA V-1
Fix Stern SB300 noise generator regression (and slightly improve sound over older implementation, but still not accurate)
Fix Rescue 911 (and maybe more: SFII, WCS, Shaq, mZOIS?) DMD brightness level mapping regression
Improve Punky Willy sound emulation
Fix sound for Taito Sure Shot (sounds awful, but like the real thing ) and Mr. Black (Z-80 version still misses sound rom dumps though) (NMI line needs to be pulsed for these games)
Make speech work for Taito Vegas and Lady Luck - working around a strange PIA issue
Fix COP420 emulation, sound works now on Zira
Add emulation pause support for alternate sound

*** ROM SUPPORT *** Thanks to ipdb.org, Effect, Juan, Jubex77, JMan, Gore Daimon, Soren, barakandl, inkochnito
New:
MAC: MAC Jungle
Stern: S.A.M. System Flash Boot 1.02,1.06,2.10,2.3,3.1
World Poker Tour 1.03(English),1.05(English),1.06(English,French,Ge rman,Italian,Spanish),1.08(English,French,German,I talian,Spanish),1.09(English,French,German,Italian ,Spanish),1.09-2(French),
1.11(English,[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],French,German,[German,French],Italian,Spanish)
1.12(English,[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],French,German,[German,French],Italian,Spanish),1.129(French)
14.0(English,[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],French,German,[German,French],Italian,Spanish)
Simpsons Kooky Carnival (Redemption) 0.90 New Jersey,1.03,1.05,2.0
Pirates of the Caribbean 1.08([English,Spanish]),1.09([English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French],
1.10([English,French],[English,Italian],[German,French]),1.11([English,Spanish]),
1.13([English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),
1.15([English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),
3.00([English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),
4.00([English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),
6.0 ([English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French])
Family Guy 2.00(English),3.00([English,Italian]),4.00(English,[English,German],7.00([English,French],[English,Spanish]),8.00([English,Spanish])
10.00([English,French],[English,German],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish]),
11.0 ([English,French],[English,German],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish]),
12.0 ([English,French],[English,German],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish])
Spider-Man 1.30([English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),1.32,1.4(+[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),
1.42 BETA,1.6(+[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),1.7(+[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),
1.9(+[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),1.92(+[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),
2.0,2.1(+[English,French],[English,Italian],[English,Spanish],[German,French]),2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6,2.61,Vault Edition 1.00,Vault Edition 1.01
Wheel of Fortune 1.0,2.0(+French,German,Italian),3.0(+French,German ,Italian,Spanish),4.0(+French,German,Italian),4.01 (Spanish),5.0(+French,German,Italian,Spanish)
Shrek 1.3,1.41
Indiana Jones 1.13(+French,German,Italian,Spanish),1.14(+French, German,Italian,Spanish),1.16(+French,German,Italia n,Spanish),2.1(+French)
Batman - The Dark Knight 1.5,1.6,2.0,2.1,2.2,2.4,2.9,2.94,3.00 Home Edition/Costco
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.02,1.03,1.04,2.0,2.1,2.3,2.4
24 1.3,1.4,1.44,1.5
NBA 5.0,6.0,7.0,8.01,8.02
Big Buck Hunter Pro 1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7
Iron Man 1.0,1.1,1.2,1.4,1.6,1.81,1.82,1.83(+Vault Edition)
Avatar 1.01LE,1.06,1.1,1.2LE,2.0 New CPU
Rolling Stones, The 1.0LE,1.03,1.05,1.1,1.1LE
TRON: Legacy 1.0LE,1.10,1.1LE,1.2,1.3LE,1.4,1.4LE,1.5,1.6,1.7,1 .74,1.74LE,1.7402 New CPU
Transformers 0.88LE,1.0LE,1.2,1.2LE,1.3LE,1.4,1.4LE,1.5,1.5LE,1 .6,1.7,1.8,1.8LE
AC/DC 1.21,1.25,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.5LE,1.52,1.52LE,1.6,1.6LE, 1.61,1.61LE,1.63,1.63LE,1.65,1.65LE,1.68,1.68LE
X-Men 1.0,1.02,1.04,1.05,1.2LE,1.21LE,1.22LE,1.23LE,1.24 LE,1.3,1.3LE,1.5,1.5LE,1.51,1.51LE
Avengers, The 1.1,1.2LE,1.4,1.4LE,1.7,1.7LE
Metallica 1.03,1.05,1.06,1.12,1.13,1.13LE,1.16,1.16LE,1.2,1. 2LE,1.22,1.22LE,1.5,1.5LE,1.51,1.51LE,1.6,1.6LE,1. 63(+LED),1.63LE,1.64,1.64LE,1.7,1.7LE
Star Trek 1.2,1.3,1.4,1.4LE,1.41LE,1.42LE,1.5,1.5LE,1.6,1.6L E,1.61,1.61LE
Mustang 1.2,1.3,1.3LE,1.4,1.4LE(+Boss),1.45,1.45LE(+Boss)
Walking Dead, The 1.05,1.11,1.11LE,1.19,1.19LE,1.24,1.24LE,1.25,1.25 LE,1.28,1.28LE,1.41,1.41LE,1.53,1.53LE,1.56,1.56LE ,1.60.0,1.60.0LE

Correct Dumps:
Bally: Creature from the Black Lagoon (L-3 and D-3 use SL-1 sound ROMs)
Judge Dredd (use L-3 Sound ROMs for corrected Deadworld sounds on machines without working/modified lock)
Joctronic: Punky Willy
LTD: Space Poker (corrected one more byte in the patched ROM)
Playmatic: Zira (sound ROM is actually 2K wide and contains the same code twice)
Taito: Sure Shot (fixed bad DAC data offset in ssh_s3.bin)

Clones:
301/Bullseye (normal pinball scoring)
A.G. Football (R07u & R18u) (exact clone of A.G. Soccer-Ball)
A.G. Soccer-Ball (R07u)
Bubba the Redneck Werewolf (unofficial MOD of Hollywood Heat)
Creature from the Black Lagoon L-2 & D-2
Demolition Man LX-4C (competition MOD)
Demolition Man H-5C (competition MOD)
Demolition Man H-6C (competition MOD)
Dirty Harry LF-2
Eight Ball (Older version)
Getaway: High Speed II, The L-5C (competition MOD)
Junk Yard 1.2C (competition MOD)
Meteor (Bugfix)
Orbitor 1 (No Timed Game)
Rambo (unofficial MOD of Raven)
Star Trek: The Next Generation LX-7C (competition MOD)
Star Wars 20th Anniversary 1.07 Spanish
Striker Xtreme 1.01 Italian
Time Warp L-3
Trident (Newer version, previous trident set was renamed to tridenta)

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DOSBox-X (2017/12/24) Christmas Eve

December 26th, 2017, 14:18 Posted By: wraggster

Heres another new version of the DOS Emulator for WIndows, heres whats new:

DOSBox-X (2017/12/24) Christmas Eve 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:
IMGMOUNT now supports .HDI disk images. You can now directly mount most HDI images PC-98 games are distributed in to a drive letter.
Disk image support can now handle both IBM PC MBR and PC-98 IPL partition tables.
EMS page frame no longer strictly fixed to E000h. In PC-98 mode, the page frame is moved to D000h to avoid conflict with the EGC 4th bitplane at E000h.
UMB fixed not to overlap with EMS page frame, which should help with some crashes.
Windows builds now use a script to better automate these Windows releases.

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Visual Pinball v10.4.0

December 26th, 2017, 14:20 Posted By: wraggster

If you like pinball games then youll be in heaven with a new release of Visual Pinball, heres the release details:

Visual Pinball v10.4.0 is released. Visual Pinball is a video game suite for Microsoft Windows. It is composed of an emulator, simulator and editor. The editor allows users to create and play recreations of pinball machines and self-designed tables. Visual Pinball's ability to import external sounds and images, in addition to its support of Visual PinMAME to emulate original ROMs, allows players to play renditions of real pinball machines.

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OpenTTD v1.7.2

December 26th, 2017, 14:22 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new update to the open source game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, heres the full release details:

OpenTTD v1.7.2 is released. OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon the popular Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

Features
OpenTTD is modelled after the original Transport Tycoon game by Chris Sawyer and enhances the game experience dramatically. Many features were inspired by TTDPatch while others are original.

Significant enhancements from the original game include:
bigger maps (up to 64 times in size)
stable multiplayer mode for up to 255 players in 15 companies, or as spectators
dedicated server mode and an in-game console for administration
IPv6 and IPv4 support for all communication of the client and server
in game downloading of AIs, NewGRFs, scenarios and heightmaps
new pathfinding algorithms that makes vehicles go where you want them to
autorail/-road build tool, improved terraforming
canals, shiplifts, aqueducts
larger, non-uniform stations and the ability to join them together
mammoth and multi-headed trains
different configurable models for acceleration of vehicles
clone, autoreplace and autoupdate vehicles
the possibility to build on slopes and coasts
advanced/conditional orders, share and copy orders
longer and higher bridges including several new designs, plus fully flexible tracks/roads under bridges
reworked airport system with many more airports/heliports (e.g. international and metropolitan)
presignals, semaphores, path based signalling
support for TTDPatch NewGRF features offering many options for graphics and behaviour configuration/modification
drive-through road stops for articulated road vehicles and trams
multiple trees on one tile
bribe the town authority
many configuration settings to tune the game to your liking
save games using zlib compression for smaller sizes, while not interrupting gameplay
significant internationalisation support. OpenTTD has already been translated into over 50 languages
dynamically created town names in 18 languages, plus NewGRF support for additional languages
freely distributable graphics, sounds and music
framework for custom (user) written AIs
zooming further out in the normal view and zooming out in the small map
Lots of effort has been put into making OpenTTD easy to use. These include:

convert rail tool (to electrified rail, monorail, and maglev)
drag&drop support for almost all tools (demolition, road/rail building/removing, stations, scenario editor, etc)
sorting of most lists based on various criteria (vehicle, station, town, industries, etc.)
mouse wheel support (scroll menus, zoom in/out)
autoscroll when the mouse is near the edge of the screen/window
sell whole train by dragging it to the dynamite trashcan
cost estimation with the 'shift' key
advanced options configuration window, change settings from within the game
Graphical/interface features:

screenshots can be in BMP, PNG or PCX format (select in game options menu)
more currencies (including Euro introduction in 2002)
extra viewports to view more parts of the game world at the same time
resolution and refresh rate selection for fullscreen mode
colourful newspaper after a certain date
colour coded vehicle profits
game speed increase (through fast forward button or by pressing the TAB key)
snappy and sticky windows that always stay on top and neatly align themselves to other windows
more hotkeys for even less mouse-clicking
support for 32 bit graphics
support for right-to-left languages
support for other (sized) fonts where the user interface scales based on the font and translation

OpenTTD Changelog:
(None)

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Mame 0.193

December 28th, 2017, 15:59 Posted By: wraggster

A late xmas pressie from the MAME team comes with a new release of the best arcade emulator on the planet, heres the release news:

Multiple arcade machine emulator for Windows has been updated. Changes:
It’s a bit late for Christmas, but MAME 0.193 is ready today. First of all, let’s get the disclaimers out of the way. We’ve switched to GCC 7 for Windows binaries, and started requiring SSE 2 (Pentium 4, Opteron, Athlon 64, or equivalent) for 32-bit Windows binaries. In the unlikely event that either of these changes causes issues for your use case, you’ll have to build from source. There’s currently an issue with overlay artwork not being displayed when using bgfx video output. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to address this in time for the release. As a workaround, we recommend using Direct3D or OpenGL video output for systems that use overlay artwork (this includes many handheld/tabletop games, Space Invaders, and the Vectrex console). You can track progress on this issue at MAME Testers.

And now, the stuff you’ve all been waiting for: the highlights. We’ve added support for a whole lot of Tiger handhelds based on licensed IP in this release, including the unmissable MC Hammer, Batman Forever, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Robocop 2. We’ve also added some of Tiger’s handheld renditions of popular games from other platforms, like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II, Battletoads, and Space Harrier II. On the arcade side, newly working games include prototypes Calcune and In Your Face, a location test version of Teki Paki, PGM2 titles Oriental Legend 2 and Knights of Valour 2 New Legend, and a number of beatmania IIDX titles.

Computer fans don’t need to feel left out this Christmas, either. The Agat-7 floppy drive emulation has been improved to the point where it’s considered working, and the internal HP-9845 printer is now supported. If you’re at all interested in the FM Towns, you need to give this release a try, as r09 has made numerous improvements to sprites and scrolling, and greatly improved keyboard behaviour. There are also some big software list updates across a number of systems.

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Emu 1.01 (26-12-2017)

December 28th, 2017, 16:02 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a release for some russian computer most have never seen, heres the release info:

Emulator of BK-0010 and other Russian computers has been updated. No changes info available.

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RetroArch 1.7.0

December 28th, 2017, 16:04 Posted By: wraggster

Posted this the other day but forgot it is an update for PS3, PSVita, Android and Windows, heres the release notes:

Multi system emulator for Windows/Wii/GC/PS3/XBOX/XBOX360/Android has been updated. Changes:
– CHEEVOS: Add badges for achievements, shows thumbnail images of achievements.
– CHEEVOS: Leaderboard support.
– CHEEVOS: Only disable savestates on hardcore mode if achievements are not available.
– COMMANDLINE: Fix fullscreen toggle switch.
– COMMON: Add ‘Automatically Load Content To Playlist’ feature, enabled by default.
– COMMON: Fix slowmotion ratio always being reset back to 1.
– COMMON: Optimized NBIO implementations now for Apple, Windows, and Linux. Uses mmap for Linux/Windows/BSD if/when available. File I/O should now be much faster for loading images inside the menu.
– COMMON: Native Blissbox support now for latest firmware as of writing (2.0). Implementation through libusb and/or native Windows HID.
– COMMON: New lightgun API.
– COMMON: New VFS (Virtual File System) API.
– COMMON: Fixed some playlist bugs.
– COMMON: New snow shader.
– COMMON: Fix Quick Menu title, no longer shows ‘Select File’.
– COMMON: Fix loading cores that require no content one after another.
– COMMON: Map Delete key to Y button for non-unified menu keyboard controls.
– COMMON: Fix for relative paths being normalised and generating a duplicate history entry.
– EMSCRIPTEN: Fix references to browserfs.
– FREEBSD: Support libusb HID input driver.
– HAIKU: Buildfix.
– INPUT: Map clear button to DEL key.
– LINUX/X11: Add RetroArch logo to window title bar.
– LINUX/X11: Input driver now supports new lightgun code.
– LINUX/X11: Support window transparency (requires a compositing window manager).
– LOBBIES: Fix for crash on join netplay rooms via touch / glui.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Italian translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Japanese translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Portuguese-Brazilian translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Polish translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Russian translation.
– MENU: Snowflake menu shader effect.
– OSX/PPC: Fix the GL2 renderchain, had to use EXT versions of framebuffer/renderbuffer functions.
– PS3: HTTP requests / downloads should now work.
– PS3: Core Updater now works.
– PS3: Improved font rendering, enable STB Unicode font renderer.
– PSP: Make it work with Vita’s Adrenaline.
– PSP: Fix audio sync.
– PSP: Fix content loading, port should be functional again.
– PSP: Use 64MB when available.
– SCANNER: Fix crash from Windows-incompatible format string.
– VITA: Improve packaging, installation times.
– WIIU: Disabled the controller patcher for now since it was the source of many stability issues.
– VULKAN: Various stability fixes for WSI.
– WINDOWS: Add MSVC 2017 solution.
– WINDOWS: Get rid of the empty console window in MSVC 2010 builds.
– WINDOWS: Raw input driver now supports new lightgun code.
– WINDOWS: Use configured OSD/text message color on GDI driver.
– WINDOWS/XINPUT: Populate XInput VID/PID from DInput so autoconfig doesn’t rely solely on joypad names
– WINDOWS/XINPUT: Fix crash that occurs in some situations with Steam running and a Steam Controller plugged in.
– WINDOWS: Improve version reporting under System Information.
– WINDOWS: Support window transparency.
– WINDOWS: Correct usage of GetWindowPlacement per MS docs, fixes game window position on Win95/98.
– WINDOWS: Added Visual Studio 2017 support.

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Xebra 20171224 released!

December 28th, 2017, 16:16 Posted By: wraggster

The playstation emulator has had yet another release, heres the release info:

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GroovyMame v0.193 SwitchRes v0.017f

December 28th, 2017, 21:11 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new release of MAME the arcade emulator aimed at people with old fashioned CRT TVs:

GroovyMame v0.193 SwitchRes v0.017f is released. GroovyMame is a custom M.A.M.E. build mainly aimed at CRT monitors, as we are convinced CRT technology is a must when it comes to enjoying emulation in its full glory. However you can use GroovyMAME to alliviate some of the annoyances associated to emulation on LCD displays, specially for those models which are capable of refreshing at custom rates.

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ARCADE v0.193

December 28th, 2017, 21:14 Posted By: wraggster

Heres another version of MAME, must be mame release day :P

ARCADE v0.193 is released. ARCADE is a derivative unofficial build based on the MAMEUIFX source code. MAMEUIFX has more improvements over regular MAME.

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SDLMAME v0.193

December 28th, 2017, 21:16 Posted By: wraggster

Heres another new version of MAME, this time the SDL release, heres the info:

SDLMAME v0.193 is released. SDLMAME is a port of the popular MAMEâ„¢ emulator to the SDL library. It runs on many different platforms, including both 32- and 64-bit Linux.

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WolfMame v0.193

December 28th, 2017, 21:20 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a new release of another variant of MAME, Heres the release info:

WolfMame v0.193 is released. WolfMAME is a build which is optomised for MARP - MAME Action Replay Page, where literally thousands of MAME fans play, save and upload highscore attempts. WolfMAME does not allow the player to pause games, use cheats, change DIP switches etc to gain an unfair advantage.

WolfMame Changelog:
Updated to MAME v0.193

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DOSBox-X (2017/12/29)

December 31st, 2017, 00:03 Posted By: wraggster

The Dos Emulator for Windows has had another update, heres the release notes:

DOSBox-X (2017/12/29) 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:
Removed non-recursive page fault option, it is always "on" now
Removed dynamic x86 core, 32-bit builds no longer have "dynamic" core
IRQ cascade cleanup and fixes
BAT files given on DOSBox-X executable command line (from your host operating system) are now processed after registration of ULTRASND and BLASTER environment variables
PC-98 DOS console emulation updated to decode Shift-JIS in CON driver instead of INT 10h hackaround
PC-98 DOS console emulation fixed to recognize certain double-byte encodings that yield single-wide characters and print appropriately (including a range of proprietary JIS codes specific to the PC-98 that include box/line drawing characters).
DOSBox shell welcome text fixed to display a proper box using box/line characters in PC-98 mode, instead of letting the IBM PC charset draw rows and columns of katakana. (basic2004)

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Pantheon v6.598

December 31st, 2017, 00:05 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a curious release of an app that has loads of games for consoles and more, heres the release news:

Pantheon v6.598 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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FB Alpha SP v0.2.99.9

December 31st, 2017, 00:09 Posted By: wraggster

The arcade emulator has been updated again, heres whats new:

FB Alpha SP v0.2.99.9 is released. FB Alpha or FBA as it is commonly known is an emulator of arcade games, that is, it takes the program code, graphics data, etc., from an original arcade game and emulates the hardware to make the game run in it's original form. As far as the game is concerned it is running in it's original cabinet.

FB Alpha is an open-source project and it is programmed by a group of people known as the FBA Team. Over the years this has comprised of myself, Jan_Klaassen, KEV, LoopMaster, Mike Haggar, Hyper Yagami and Ayeye. FB Alpha is based on the original FinalBurn by Dave.

FB Alpha SP v0.2.99.9 changelog:
changes in 0.2.99.9:
– changed default display colour profile to sRGB

changes in 0.2.99.8:
– fix resizing window to smaller than original image size in dx9 blitter with multipass effects
– fix dx9 blitter SM1.4 shader support (only used for SM1.4 level hardware)
– enable dx9 blitter compatibility for legacy gpu support (AKA SM1.4 shaders compiled as SM2.0)
– add high performance version of overlay shader (used in combination with legacy gpu shaders)
– add colour controls to dx9 blitter
– add proper gamma correction to dx9 blitter (old gamma controls are disabled)
– add colour correction to dx9 blitter
– perform cubic filter in linearised RGB (except when running on PS1.4 hardware)
– precompile shaders for faster initialisation (VS build only, SM1.4 is unavailable when this is enabled)
– removed menu option for fm interpolation (should always be on)
– fixed sound not switching off when opening record input / save state dialog
– fixed clearing inputs (crashed when built with gcc)
– fixed version/info string generation with gcc
– updated documentation

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