fMSX 3.4 released

[Robert]

MSX emulator

 

The Latest Version of fMSX is 3.4!

The main addition to fMSX in this release is the Network Play feature implemented in fMSX-Windows and fMSX-Symbian. It lets you "share" your keyboard and joysticks over the network and thus play multiplayer games.

 

Other changes include fixes to the Z80 CPU emulation, smarter handling of the printer output, and the 640x480x15bpp display resolution in fMSX-Windows and fMSX-MSDOS. fMSX-MSDOS now supports proper (non-truncated) SCREEN6, SCREEN7, and TEXT80. Both Windows and MSDOS versions have got much better scanline simulation and the new "soften video" option that smoothes chunky pixel graphics.

 

The new fMSX-Symbian fixes several problems erroneously instroduced into the last release. The speed problem has been fixed, as well as several stability bugs where application crashed after selecting a file on some phones. fMSX-Symbian has also got the network play support and the "Fill&Soften" zoom mode.

 

New in This Version

 

* Added network play option to fMSX-Windows and fMSX-Symbian!

* Now not opening printer file until the first character is printed.

* Fixed OUTD/OUTDR opcodes to modify B register before the OUT operation.

* No longer trying to load state files from LoadFile().

* Defined "INLINE" properly, depending on the C standard supported by the compiler.

* Finally retired #ifdef SOUND as sound is always compiled in anyway.

* Added new, much better, scanline simulation and video softening effects to fMSX-Windows.

* fMSX-Windows full-screen mode now runs in 640x480 resolution.

* Fixed problem with full-screen SCREEN 6/7 in fMSX-Windows.

* fMSX-MSDOS has got complete (non-truncated) emulation for SCREEN 6/7 and TEXT80 screen modes.

* fMSX-MSDOS now always runs in 640x480x15bpp VESA screen mode.

* Added options to simulate TV scanlines (-tv/-notv) and zoom display (-zoom/-nozoom) to fMSX-MSDOS.

* Options -sync/-nosync/-vsync work properly again in fMSX-MSDOS.

* Added new "Fill & Soften" zoom mode to fMSX-Symbian. It is rather slow though.

* Added ability to use virtual keyboard in fMSX-Symbian to enter filename when saving files from the built-in menu.

* Fixed problem with gameplay being too fast in fMSX-Symbian.

* Fixed possible source of instabilities in the S60 open file dialog in fMSX-Symbian.

* Fixed exit via Symbian-specific menu.

* Fixed premature termination of the emulation thread when exiting fMSX-Symbian, soundtrack recording and config saving work again.

* The [C] ("Clear") key is no longer used to toggle sound in fMSX-Symbian. It acts as [bACKSPACE] instead.

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