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Mame 0.124u5

By Robert, May 2, 2008

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0.124u5
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MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
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01752: [Core] Warnings making standard .124u4 in GCC 4.3.0 (mingw) (Aaron Giles)
00149: [Misc.] No error report for invalid BIOS setting. (Aaron Giles)
01628: [sound] bgaregga, bgareghk, bgaregnv, bgaregcn, bgaregt2: Sound broken (robiza)
01757: [Graphics] fieldday, undoukai: Graphics Corruption. (robiza)
00249: [Graphics] vangrd2: [possible] In cocktail mode, or when the flip screen dip is set, the score display is not flipped. (robiza)
00506: [Graphics] marvins: Screen flipping isn't correctly supported (robiza)
01744: [Graphics] gradius3, grdius3a, grdius3e: missing title text in intro (robiza)
01747: [Graphics] dietgo, dietgoe, dietgou, dietgoj: A ToDo note no more needed into the driver. (robiza)
01430: [Graphics] riskchal: Sprite-tile priority problem (robiza)
01750: [Graphics] troangel, newtangl: Corrupt sprite graphics in game (robiza)

Source Changes
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snookr10 updates: [Roberto Fresca]
- Decrypted the apple10 tile matrix.
- Partially decrypted the apple10 color codes.
- Added encryption notes.
- Updated technical notes.

Added DISCRETE_KEY_SALLEN_FILTER to discrete sound system. [couriersud]

Added discrete mixing and filtering to irem games using m52-sound-c boards: mpatrol, travrusa. [couriersud]

Proper implementation of the tile/sprite priorities in m90 driver. This fix priorities in quizf1, riskchal amd maybe more m90 games. [robiza, Corrado Tomaselli]

Fix AY-3-8910/YM2149 and derivatives envelope handling. [couriersud]

Funworld games: [Roberto Fresca]
- Fixed AY8910 volume to all games to avoid clips.
- Merge bigdeal and funworld machine drivers thanks to the AY8910 rewrite.
- Removed old unaccurate commentary about magiccrd tiles.

De-hacked metro tilemaps. [David Haywood]

Sandii' Games: [Roberto Fresca]
- Created a new machine driver for tenballs due to different memory map.
- Worked all the input ports from the scratch.
- Fixed the sound ROM_REGION.
- Added the oki6295 emulation to all games.
- Hooked output ports.
- Documented and calculated all bits related to lamps.
- Adjusted palette lenght to 256 colors.
- Totally decrypted the apple10 color matrix. Now colors are perfect.
- Created a new machine driver for apple10 due to encryption.
- Reverse engineering the code to complete the DIP switches.
- Added diplocations to DIP switches.
- Promoted snookr10, apple10 and tenballs to 'WORKING' state.
- Added game instructions & notes.
- Updated encryption & technical notes.

NES/PlayChoice 10 changes: [Mariusz Wojcieszek]
- added support for mapping rom and ram in PPU video memory space
- added PinBot mapper (H board)

All CMC italian games: [Roberto Fresca]
- Added TICKET and HOPPER buttons to allow payout through the SUPER GAME.
- Documented the featured SUPER GAME with complete instructions.
- Improved DIP switches to properly set the payout system.

Changed the implementation of the cocktail mode in marvins.c. [robiza]

Merged memory maps for tunhunt, tumblep, tugboat, trucocl, and truco. [Andrew Gardner]

meritm driver updates: [brian Troha, Tafoid]
- Consolidated, corrected and updated info
- Verified Megatouch IV program rom
- Corrected many rom names
- Add game revision to game name (IE: 9255-40-01 ROE)
- Added pals from Megatouch 6 to other sets as they all run on the same PCB
- Add the sound clock update from Tafoid

Massive update to ROM naming in the CPS1 driver, also loading smaller eproms for Japanese sets instead of the larger mask ROMs where possible. Added information about B-Board revisions where possible. There is still work to do on this regard but this is a first step in untangling the mess. [Nicola Salmoria]

Verified more CPS1 gfx ROM mappings against PALs. [Nicola Salmoria, Corrado Tomaselli]

Fixed another opcode in match it 2. [robiza]

Converted the MSM6242 RTC into a proper device. [Dirk Best]

Removed deprecat.h from debugger.h to prevent hiding modules that really needed to include deprecat.h. [Atari Ace]

Added support for 8080/85 mode interrupts to the 8259 PIC. [Miodrag Milanovic]

Verified a "not sure" opcode in bombrman. [robiza]

Changed BIOS errors so that specifying an invalid BIOS is a warning, not a fatal error. Also re-allowed "default" as a BIOS setting with special meaning. [Aaron Giles]

New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
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Quiz F-1 1,2finish [robiza]
PinBot (PlayChoice-10) [Mariusz Wojcieszek]
Snooker 10 [Roberto Fresca]
Apple 10 [Roberto Fresca]
Ten Balls [Roberto Fresca]

New clones added
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Touch Master 3000 V5.02 [brian Troha]
Megatouch IV (9255-40-01-ROE) [brian Troha]
Dynasty Wars (US set 2) [Corrado Tomaselli]
Final Fight (Japan 900112) [Chack'n]
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Euro 960229) [Razoola]
Raimais (Japan / First Revision) [Corrado Tomaselli]

New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
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Forgotten Worlds (World?) [The Guru]

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Ootake 1.48 released

By Robert, May 2, 2008

TG16 / PCE emulator

2008/05/02 1.47 released
- CPU(HuC6280) processing part was sped up. I think that processing lightened in some measure of a personal computer environment so not fast.
- The repetition processing of the CD-DA sound was brought close to a real machine. In the visual scene of "Arunamu no Kiba", the problem that had stopped at a pitch-dark screen occasionally (generated from a recent version) was solved.
- In "Popful Mail", the weight of processing was reduced in some measure with PC not fast.
- In the visual scene(one place) of "Nekketsu Legend Baseballer", the interrupted voice was corrected.
- At Full-Screen mode, when setting it to the resolution of 1600x1200 or more, the bug to which the screen had not been correctly occasionally displayed was corrected.
- Additionally, a detailed part has been improved and corrected.

2008/05/02 1.48 released
- v1.47 had a miserable bug. The bug of the CPU(HuC6280) emulation (In "Motoroader", the screen display falls into disorder, etc.) was corrected.

>> Get it HERE.

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emuControlCenter 0.9.7 stable released

By Robert, May 2, 2008

Front End

Version 0.9.7 (2008.05.01) A NEW LOOK!

- Added platforms
- Apple 1
- Apple 2
- Apple Lisa
- Applied Technologies Microbee
- NEC Supergrafx / PC Engine 2
- Nintendo Famicom
- Nintendo Wii
- Nokia N-Gage
- Scumm Virtual Machine
- Sony Playstation 3
- Tiger Electronics Game.com
- Tiger Electronics Gizmondo
- Tomy Pyuta

- Added extensions
- Acorn Electron: SSD
- Atari Jaguar: J64
- Atari ST: STX, STC
- Commodore 16: CRT, BIN, D64
- Commodore 64: CRT, D81, G41, G64, LNX, P00, Z64
- Commodore Plus/4: BIN, D64
- EACA/TS Colour Genie: CGD, CGT, TD0
- NEC PC-6001: BIN
- NEC PC-9801: FDI
- Nintendo Gameboy: SGB
- Vectrex: GAM
- Changed file extension for:
- NEC-PC6001: PC6 to CP6

- Small Fixes
- Fixed an issue where thirdparty tool fsum.exe would not work with strange characters/space in the pathname
- Fixed an window focus issue when first run of an emulator when not configured correctly.
- Fixed the PC Engine CD factsheet to show correctly.
- Fixed the system name of the NeoGeo CD factsheet.

- Update DATFILES
- MAME v0.122 to v0.123

WIP 20 (2008.04.30)
- fixed bug, if you direct edit options in detail area (like running, bugs aso)
- Added new ecc-theme/miss-kit-I for girls and boys who dont like blue
- fixed ecc dat file import bug, if usk is string!
- added missing translation for graphics
- added "region" (e.g. hispanic, world, japan, ...) meta dropdown, export, import, romdb

WIP 19 (2008.04.29)
- added "arcade board" to media type dropdown
- added imageslots cover_inlay_01-03 and ingame_play_boss
- fixed startup sound bug

WIP 18 (2008.04.28)
- added more fields to romdb export!
- Added new imageCenter slot Cover Spine.
- added updated translation (We are searching for more translations!)
-- dutch (by phoenix)
-- french (by cyrille)
-- german (by ecc, blackerking)
-- english (by ecc)

WIP 17 (2008.04.20)
- new imagepack tools in platform context menu
-- "Remove images for roms that i dont have in database",
--- Remove all images of roms, that are not available in your romlist. If you want have a smaller imagepack without all the never used images!
-- "Create thumbnails for faster access",
--- Rebuild all thumbails for the imagpack. Use this, if you have downloaded an imagepack from web without thumbs. If using thumbs, emuControlCenter detail view is mutch faster than without thumbs!
-- "Remove thumbnails for imagepack exchange",
--- Use this option, if you want to exchange your imagpack with other people. This will remove all thumbnails and make the imagepack mutch smaller
-- "Remove empty folder",
---- Cleanup function from imagepacks. Remove empty folders.
- Added 500 + 1000 as selection for detail view
-- use this, if you have created thumbs with low quality only!
- added bookmarks and history entries to userdata xml-export!
- added updated translation
-- dutch (by phoenix)

WIP 16 (2008.04.13)
- added new dropdown for Medium x of n [1/x] button
-- select only first rom media
-- select first rom media and unknown
- fixed a problem in category dropdown (doubble entries)
- search dropdown
-- removed file extension
-- optimized filename now also can find file extension
- added new Flyer slot + ingame_play_04/05 for imageCenter

WIP 15 (2008.04.08)
- Medium x of n
-- Detail and listview now append "Rom name (1/3)", if this metadata is given.
-- New mode "Show only disk 1" button hiding all roms not disk 1
-- Listviews are now ordered by name + medium (x/n)
- fixed emulator commandline parameter bug (default spaces before/after %ROM%)
-- now it is also possible to add parameters like -a:%ROM% (e.g. to start WinX68kHighSpeed)

WIP 14 (2008.03.29)
- updated conf/mame/driver.ini
- max per page for list detail new 500 / list 100000
- fixed problem, if you direct edit the roms options in detail area
- hotfixed drag-n-drop of metadata in search mode problem (drop on last record not possible)
- limit stored window states to maximized

WIP 13 (2008.03.23)
- gui optimizations
-- shortcut "Strg F" now toggles fullscreen mode (Close in Fullscreen ALT+F4)
-- gui position is now restored at starup
-- gui size is now restored at startup
-- window state (maximized/fullscreen) is now restored on startup
-- show/hide navigation will restore the selected size on toggle
-- main window is now show if all gui settings are done! No flickering at startup!
- fixed problem with the import from online meta-database romDB
- New shortcut keys (see shortcuts.txt)
-- DEL - remove rom from database
-- STRG+DEL - remove rom metadata
-- ALT+DEL - remove rom images
-- SHIFT+DEL - remove rom from harddisk
- fixed little bug if removing images
- full settings are now stored, if you hit the save position button im imageCenter
- romdb datfile now also possible for "# all found"

WIP 12 (2008.03.20)
- implemented show last selected game on startup
- implemented select last selected page on startup
- gui settings
-- current state of the navigation/search/detail area is now saved by default.
-- "Save View-Mode settings" store the current selected mode like "roms with metadata"

WIP 11 (2008.03.15)
- Added option to backup your userdata (reviews, ratings, personal) to an xml file
-- see topmenu -> options -> backup userdata
-- xml file will be copied to your ecc-user/#_GLOBAL folder
-- import has to be done, export needs optimization !
- implemented autohide for options not needed in emulator configuration
- fixed problem with cached romdb datfile, if #_GLOBAL folder dont exists
- now also emulators containing $ like no$gba are started without problems.
- fixed problem in fsum large file parsing
- fixed window focus bug
- fixed Blank holes when delete images and then refresh
- now OS_TYPE is lowercase

WIP 10 (2008.03.02)
- fixed an problem with the new ecc-core-os folder on larger file parsing
- implemented direct unpack of zip files for emus without zip support
- fixed problem for games containing invalid characters like % and &
- fixed problem with F12 - hide info area
- fixed Incorrect parsing string
- fixed bug if rom add for arcade platforms is canceled
- removed some php warnings
- add some fixes for new php-gtk2 2.0

WIP 09 (2008.02.23)
- added hidden scrolling for detail area (for resoultion 1024x768) (Jakuchu fix)

WIP 08 (2008.02.19)
- added helper for eccLive! 3.x

WIP 07 (2008.02.11)
- add label to search reset button
- make file, dir and zip paths elipsed (...) at start
- added theme background to media edit popup
- theme preview now also changes the background of the config-popup for preview
- changed host info ini

WIP 06 (2008.02.08)
- Implemented new meta-fields + eccDat export / romDb export
-- Programmer
-- Musican
-- Graphics
-- Media [CD|Diskette|...|Tape] [2] OF [5]
- optimizations for linux port
- fixed some export issues
- eccThemes
-- fixed "none" theme select
-- added themeColor.ini (in eccThemes folder)
-- added theme images for dialogs
- added ecc_host_info.ini for os detection and autoupdate!

WIP 05 (2007.01.29)
- ecc-theme images are now png
- removed os check for popup windows
- datfile-import
-- romcenter dat
--- fixed problem with no-intro datfiles
--- added some more regex to datfile stripper
-- CM dat
--- fixed some warnings if datfile is parsed
--- added flat logfile containing eccMergedCrc32 + infos from CM-Datfile (set activate loggin on!)
---- used for image-imports from various mame, cps1-3 aso image-repositories
- optimized logger to write logfiles of your actions (imports, exports aso) to the ecc-logs folder
- removed some php warnings
- added php-gtk2 repository fix (gtk renamed to GObject)

WIP 04 (2008.01.24)
- if eccScript is selected in emulator config, path is auto-escaped!
- Rescan all rom folders
-- fixed wrong output, if "all found" was selected
-- fixed wrong output, if stored path isnt valid!
-- implemented auto-optimize for stored paths.
- Added some new icons
- implemented ecc-theme selector in configuration
-- now you can add your own themes into ecc-themes folder

WIP 03 (2008.01.20)
- optimized reparsing
- escape path for fsum call
- added new hide option for search-panel
- added background images for better look n feel
- optimized gui
- romDB datfile is now cached into ecc-user/#_GLOBAL folder

WIP 02 (2008.01.19)
- Added some missing languages strings
- Icons for context menus + reorganization

WIP 01 (2008.01.14)
- New tabs for meta-edit popup
-- Rating / Review
-- Personal for notes + hiscores
- Top menu "View"
-- Added "last played" (same as "history", ordered by launchtime!)
-- Added "most played"
-- Added "never played"
-- Added "bookmarked" (same as "bookmarks")
- Added new buttons to direct access these new view options including context menu
-- Added here also "personal with review"
- added new icons to metaInfo (right)
-- [N] Notes
-- [R] Review
-- Bookmark
- Bookmarks and history are now handled line the normal list views!
- file dialog for "add roms" now starts in ecc user folder!
- Added new option "Silent ROM parsing (no popup requests)" in general config
- store path_selected_last in history ini for dialogs...
- disable double-click on platform-navigation for "all found"
- added new categories... dont find an good name now!
-- "- Moving blocks (Tetris/Klax aso)"
-- "- Finger speed (GuitarHero/DanceTrainer aso)"
- many more

- ECC Startup v2.1.5.0
- Added new images and a brand new splashscreen for the 0.9.7 release.
- Fixed an issue where the startup sound did not play or preview didn't work.

- 3rd party tool updates
- Notepad++ v4.8.5

- Core components
- GTK Core update from 2.12.1.0 to v2.12.8.0
- PHP-GTK v2 beta to v2 full
- PHP v5.2.5 to v5.2.5 NON THREAD SAFE

- ECC Installer v1.3.0.3 (ECC v0.9.7):
- Compiled with NSIS v2.36.
- Removed DB overwrite warning (because 0.9.7 is compatible with 0.9.6)
- Updated the virtual box image.