09/06/1999 - EmuBits #2.. [Posted by DarkMazda]

EmuBits #2 for today, if you don't konw what EmuBits, its a Bits of Emulation News that are not really big to post and I just post many of them in one big update :) Anyways here is EmuBits #2

1. Madoka Romance has released those 2 Roms, but It seems that the password for the Kirby 3 zip file does not work and you can not unzip the rom, if you know the password try to mail me at darkmazda@microdsi.net or add me with the # 4432104 on ICQ. Thanks goes to Scott Riemann (WiNGnuT) for the news.
   
   
2. RockNES site has been update with this little update. it says "Rewritting some stuff to get things working better"
   
   
3. Ben Speakmon has released a review for the Videotopia. Please check it out, Thanks goes to MiKe32 for the news.
   

09/10/1999 - Rockman X3 for Genesis released! [Posted by _Bnu]

Rockman X3 for Genesis is a pirate cart, and it's been dumped by Genesis Power. The original dump has been fixed to run in most emulators. I tried it a little and I must say it's really cool for being a pirate cart.

You can get the ROM from Genesis Power.

09/10/1999 - EmuBits.. [Posted by DarkMazda]

Here today's EmuBits.. I am updating from my school :)

1. Quarth rom has been released by the Arcade Roms from Japan for Raine. Please grab it from their official Site.
   
   
2. Emulation64 is having a logo contest. Please visit their Official Site for more info. Thanks goes to Martin for the E-mail.
   
   
3. JoseQ has written up a Rumor Mill! This one is about the Raine emulator, please visit EmuViews to read the article.
   
   
4. It looks like UltraHLE 1.1 is going to use OpenGL instead of 3dfx or maybe like an option to use 3dfx instead of OpenGL :) Please visit their official site for more info.
   
   
5. Dreamchip has a solution on playing japanese games on American DreamCast or the other way around, you have a japanese dreamcast and trying to play American GGames. Please visit their official site for more info.

   
   09/10/1999 - EmuBits #2.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Here is the EmuBits #2 for today!
   
   

   1. Nemu64 site has been updated with 3 new alphscreenshots of ISS '98 and screenshots for Mortal Komabt Trilogy and Milo's Astrolanes. www.nemu.com.
      
      
   2. UltraHLE site has been updated AGAIN! RealityMan posted 2 screenshots of the new UltraHLE Gui! Please check them out at http://ultrahle.emugaming.com/.
      
      
   3. Mame WIP page has been updated!! They posted Manuel Abadia sent in a driver for Gangbusters. Marco Cassili fixed its dipswitches and Nicola fixed the graphics. Tatsuyuki Satoh fixed Blazer build mask data. The Japanese version of Forgotten Worlds (Lost Worlds) was also added. Quench added another Trojan set. Please visit their official site at http://mame.retrogames.com/wip/. Thanks goes to People in #Retrogamers for the news.
      

   
   09/10/1999 - Snes9x Linux version 1.23 is released [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Snes9x Linux version 1.23 is released! here is what is new

   • Corrected a SA-1 reset bug that reset the SA1 RAM bank pointer back to block
   • zero but didn't clear the RAM bank register. Was causing Kirby 3 to crash.
   • Fixed a wave clipping problem with interpolated sound that was causing noise
   • on sound output when certain sound samples were played.
   • Fixed a bug in the sync-sound code that could overrun the sound buffer by a
   • few bytes causing clicks on the sound output.
   • The sound sample repeat bug that has plagued Snes9x ever since is was called
   • Snes96 finally bit the dust - Snes9x continued to play sample loops
   • even if the game dynamically updated the sample not to loop. Fixes the
   • stutter in the Mortal Kombat series and improves the sound from several games
   • that download sound samples in real-time as they are played.
   • Rewrote the code the handled the SPC700's 64 byte shadow RAM area to fix a
   • possible sample corruption problem with ROMs that stored samples that
   • cross the 64 byte start area.
   • Added code to allow ROMs to change the sample being played the next time the
   • channel loops or is keyed on - not sure if it fixes anything but seems more
   • correct.
   • Added a zero-frequency fix to the stereo sound mixing code that I'd already
   • added to the mono code some time ago.
   • Changed the code to set the end-of-sample flag just before the last block is
   • played, rather than just after. Seems to help improve the sound on some
   • games.
   • Sound sample start code now doesn't reset the channel's envelope volume level to zero before starting the sample - helps reduce the clicks being heard when a channel envelope volume level hadn't reached zero before being keyed on
   • again.
   • Changed initialisation of sample-end-register to 0 rather than 255 - seems
   • more logical now I've thought about it. Not sure if it helps anything.
   
   Please grab this from the Snes emu section.

   
   09/10/1999 - SNEeSe version .36 is released! [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   SNEeSe version .36 has been released! This is what is new

   • CPU: Timing base changed
   • CPU: Redid the FastROM support, improving speed in cycle counting
   • IRQ: Improved IRQ support (IRQs were being ignored in Vblank before,fixed)
   • PPU: Improved joypad hardware emulation ('automatic read' timing)
   • SPC: Improved speed in opcode fetcher, some source changes
   • SPC: Now only resync'ing on CPU<->SPC communication and on the start of Vblank (when sound update is done), doesn't appear to worsen anything and improves speed
   • Other: Redid some of the debug dump from when the emulator exits
   
   Please grab this new emu from the SNES Emu Section

   
   09/10/1999 - Tips from Wook: [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   Here are your Tips from Wook for today!
   

   
   
   1. MicroSoft controverts the existence of X-box, yet some sources claim MicroSoft showed the console to select parties at ECTS. Jump to Fastest Gaming News OnLine to read the full story.
      
   2. Every now and then someone coins a perfect phrase, Game Informer calls them, "pocket monsters."To other segments of the world they are just known as Pokemon.
      
   3. Sega drops back for a pass..crunch..fumble. GameFan has Sega's number posted for anyone who bought lemonware for their Dreamcast.
      
   4. GameSpot News created a nice section about JAMMA. The Japan Amusement Machinery Manufacturers Association hosts a huge trade in Japan with lots of new games being unveiled at the show.

   
   09/10/1999 - Emubits #3.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   EmuBits #3! For today!!
   

   
   
   1. Raine Site has been updated with this news To start off today's screenshots we have The Lord Of King, the Japanese version of Astyanax, so I revamped the old screenshots page. There is also a platform game in the same style as Astyanax, called Iga Ninjutsu Den, both these two games are from Jaleco. From Taito we also get another Quiz Game called Yuuyu No Quiz de GO!GO!, and finally from Toaplan a puzzle game inspired in Tetris called Teki Paki. Please visit the Raine website for more info
      
      
   2. RomCenter has moved to http://emuhq.com/romcenter/.

   
   09/11/1999 - RockNES .96 is released! [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   RockNES .96 is released! Here is what is new

   • Added some missing gcc flags to makefile (optimizations);
   • Fixed a problem of "can't play movie file" if slot key is pressed during movie recording (this key (F2) is disabled while recording/playing movies);
   • Changed VBlank start scanline (hence 21 lines/VBlank);
   • First read of palette data ok (should fix some games);
   • Fixed a crashing problem setting a VESA mode (at least under Win9x);
   • Fixed reading ROM header (very optimized);
   • ROM information now displays if a game is VS Unisystem or PlayChoice-10;
   • Defaut frameskip changed to 0 (all frames rendered);
   • Stupid noise hacking to get Metalman's stage sounds ok (MM2);
   • Documentation rewritten/updated + FAQ.
   • Etc...
   
   Please grab this from the NES Emu Section.

   
   09/11/1999 - SMS Power releases 3 new roms! [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   SMS Power has released 3 new roms today!! Here are the 3

   • ALF
   • ASHURA
   • MACHINE GUN JOE
   
   Please grab these from their official site.

   
   09/11/1999 - 2 new SNES ROMs redumped [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   Two new SNES ROMs have been redumped over at SNES Redump 2000 and their names are Gaden SS and Fire Striker. If you want them, go pay the site a visit :) Then again, maybe you just want an excuse to go there and stare at her picture ;)

   
   09/12/1999 - EmuBits.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   EmuBits for today
   
   

   1. Nemu64 site has been updated with some progress
      
      • Well, we haven't been releasing new builds as frequently lately..but don't let that fool ya :) We're still hard at work..but of course the current work demands time & thought :).. Currently, we're working on dynarec & rdp..
      • Also, the latest public Windows source release was in with the latest Mac source..(although it's obsolete by now)
      
      
      
   2. Sega made $97,904,618.09 off the DreamCast on 9/10/99 <-- Thanks go EmuHq
      
      
   3. Genesis Power has released Primal Rage for the 32x.. Please grab it from their Official Site. Thanks goes to Snorter for the E-mail.
      
      
   4. Wanna get roms for the next mame version .36b5?? please visit Romulous Remus.
      
      
   5. EmuXpress has released some screenshots of Impact running SFEX2.. Please visit Here to look at it.
      
      
   6. ZDNET has posted an Article on the PSX2 being delayed.. It says the PSY might be going to be 200x powerful then PSX and 20x powerful than DC.
      
      
   7. Slashdot.org has posted an Article that someone has actually telneted in to his DreamCast (??) Thanks goes to Birth14 for the news.
      

   
   09/12/1999 - RockNES .96a is released! [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   RockNES .96a has been released! Here is what is new

   • RockNES 0.96a is out. What´s new? Well, I finally fixed Mapper #69 and no more garbage to Mapper #79 (and some others). In other words: Batman Return of the Joker works fine! Enjoy!
   • I have no way to update my latest compatibility list for a while. Feel free to update if you want.
   
   Please grab this from the NES Emu Section.

   
   09/12/1999 - Raine .25c is released! [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   It looks like .25c was released shortly after .25b(which was released today).. they forgot the Cadash French driver. Please grab it from the Multi-Arcade Emu Section. IF you wanted to see whats new.. look at this TXT FILE from Raine on whats new.

   
   09/13/1999 - ROM news :) [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   A new ROM has been redumped by Marisa over at SNES Redump 2000. This time it's Chester Cheeta's Wild Wild Quest, more commonly known as Chester Cheeta: To Cool to Fool.
   
   SMS Power has dumped its 148:th ROM! Wohoo! Remember they promised a special release for #150? :) Anyway, this one is King's Quest 1, just like the game you used to play on your PC (not the VGA version) or Amiga except it has better graphics.

   
   09/13/1999 - New loopyNES beta [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   A new loopyNES beta has been added to our NES Emulators page. This new beta fixes some Zapper problems and other small bugs.

   
   09/13/1999 - MGX 0.12f [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   BouKiChi has released what seem to be the final version of MGX for DOS. Here's what's new thanks to MickoZ of Kinox (you warezed TranslinGo? Baaad boy :)).
   

   • Corresponds to set update two times or more.
   • The freq option is changed and the frequency (Usually:60) which becomes basic by prepositive (unknown word) is changed.
   • The brightness of excolor is changed to be effective.
   
   You can download it from our SMS/GG Emulators page.

   
   09/13/1999 - EmuBits for Today. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   EmuBits for today
   
   

   1. Nemu64 releases a new version tomorrow
      
      
   2. Sony is planning on releasing the new PSX 2 on 3/4/2000 with CD and DVD Support!! The cost will be about 39,800 which is about $400.
      
      
   3. SMS power has released King's Quest, Please grab it from their official Site
      
      
   4. Exposure2k has interviewed Cassius, the maker of the emu Shamu, please read here
      

   
   09/14/1999 - ROM news :) [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   SMS Power strikes again with it's 149:th release: WWF Raw. It's a wrestling game, if you hadn't already figured that out, bet Zophar would lub it, heh.
   
   Genesis Power has released another 32x ROM, and this time it's Pitfall 32x. If you don't know what Pitfall is, then shame on you :)
   
   The way to enable another two secret ROM sets in RAINE has been found. To enable these two new games: Gun Lock and Grid Seeker, add the following stuff to your raine.cfg:
   
   [Romlist]
   gun_lock =86420
   grid_seeker =13579

   
   09/14/1999 - TRWin - GL updated [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   TRWin - GL, an N64 emulator for Windows, has been updated. The emulator homepage says that this version features a lot of new things, for example you're allowed to, but not limited to using dynarec (dynamic recompilation)! But as the emulator includes no readme file and the diary file in the source code hasn't been updated I can't really give you a detailed list of what's new.
   
   You can download it from our N64 Emulators page.

   
   09/14/1999 - Calypso 008 [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   Calypso, a Sega Master System emulator for DOS, has been updated and here's what's new:
   

   • Added configuration file and command line options. Now the changes will be saved inside the configuration file CALYPSO.INI which is also editable.
   • Added VSync support.
   • Several cosmetic changes and of minor importance in the code.
   • Added automatic frameskip. At last.
   • Added a YM2413 skipper. Now a lot more games work.
   • Added international support. You can emulate a Japanese or European console.
   • The saved games bug was corrected. There were pointers pointing not where they should, producing unexpected results. I'm sorry, but you'll have to trash your old saved games, because the format is incompatible.
   • Added on screen messages. What decent emulator doesn't have them? :)
   • Added pause button emulator.
   • Added slots for saved games. Now you can save up to 10 games per rom.
   • Added a small debugger option. Discover it for yourself.
   
   You can download it from our SMS/GG Emulators page.

   
   09/14/1999 - More ROM news, hehe [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   Marisa of SNES Redump 2000 has dumped two more carts, Ultima 7 and a game I've never heard of, called Nichibutsu Arcade Classics 2.
   
   If you want them you'd better go pay her site a visit ;)

   
   09/14/1999 - EmuBits.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Here are you today's EmuBits...
   
   

   1. SMS Power has released a new rom called WWF Raw. Please pick it up at their Official Site.
      
      
   2. Genesis Power has released Pitfall for the 32x. Please pick it up at their Official Site thanks goes to Snorter for the E-mail.
      
      
   3. Scott Riemann is bored.. So is James Toscano.... "Thats not a bad idea" <-- Scott
      

   
   09/14/1999 - N64 ROM's greatest day? [Posted by zentendo]
   
   

   From the looks of what happened today most of you N64 Scener's out there were excited about the news of this morning. First up, The Corporation releases the in stores pre-release of Jet Force Gemini (US) (244MBit), yes the long awated third person RARE (the company =P) adventure/shooter game. Up next and possibly twice as awated was Hectic's release of Donkey Kong64 (US) in store's Demo was released weighting in at another strange weight of 192Mbit. Looks like no N64 cart is safe to the dumping scene. For those of you wondering 244 and 192 are strange size's for N64 roms.

   
   09/14/1999 - Oh My God.... [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   [k]obe from IRC just told me that he found a site with a listing of PSX2 games that are coming out.. and when I went there, I don't know why, I found a game on my Favorite Japanese Band ever.. L'Arc~en~Ciel. Why would they release a game on a japanese band?? :) Anyways take a look at the list of games Here at IGN.

   
   09/15/1999 - Todays N64 release [Posted by zentendo]
   
   

   The Corporation has released Hot Wheels Turbo Racing (US) weighting in at 98MBit. This puts TC in competition for 6th place of top N64 ROM releasers. They are tied 3 ways with Soncrap and TFL.

   
   09/16/1999 - 2 new SNES ROMs [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   Marisa of SNES Redump 2000 has dumped 2 more games! The day before yesterday she dumped Spiderman & Venom: Maximum Carnage (Red cart version) and yesterday she dumped Killer Instinct. Also, she received a music CD with Killer Instinct and she has MP3 encoded the contents for us :)
   
   If you want 'em, go get 'em! ;)

   
   09/16/1999 - ROM news :) [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   And, in other news, SMS Power dumped their 152:nd game, Sports Trivia. Be warned, though, as Zoop says this is the most boring game ever released for Game Gear, hehe.
   
   Genesis Power dumped another 32x game today, Mortal Kombat 2. I really hope all this 32x ROM dumping leads to an emulator being made :)

   
   09/16/1999 - EmuBits.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   EmuBits for today
   
   

   1. Most of the EastCoast does not have school today!! Especially NJ! Cuz thats where i live yay!!!!!! :)
      
      
   2. Explosion Net emu has posted a compatible chart for Nemu64 here are the results
      
      Compatibility Results:
      Roms Tested = 117
      Playable = 34
      Unplayable = 17
      Dont Work (See note 4 above) = 62
      
      Please take a look at their Official site for full listing
      
      
   3. SMS Power has released California Games for SMS, please grab it at their official site.
      
      
   4. IvilDeD has updated his site with great news about Impact! Arika's Tetris The Grand Master now works. Please visit his Official Site for more info.
      
      
   5. CPS1 Patch Team has released a patch for CALLUS .1 beta which will make Forgotten Worlds run, please grab it from their Official Site
      
      
   6. I Just got an E-mail from Chris Jackson, owner of Arcade Warehouse, look at what he said "Just Thought I would drop you a line I am running short of space at the Arcade Warehouse so i am giving away all my none working cabinet.They are free all people have to do is come and get them". If anyone wants one, please visit Official Site for more info. Thanks Chris for the E-mail
      
      
   7. Genesis Power has released Mortal Kombat 2 (JUE) (Dec 1994) for the 32x. And Now Snorter has ALL of the 32x roms except ONE, its called "World Series Baseball 95", if you could help them, Please contact Snorter from GenesisPower. Thanks goes to Snorter for the E-mail.
      
      
   8. Bleem 1.5 will be released soon with a nice "SUPRISE".. I wonder..
      
      
   9. Hu6280's site has been updated with the list of new games that the "CD RELEASE" will run, if you wanna see the list Visit their official site.
      

   
   09/16/1999 - New DarkMazda's Domain Layout.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   WiNGnuT and I are working on a new DarkMazda's Domain layout. Do you guys remember WiNGnuT? He used to be a staff member for DMD awhile ago (5-6 months ago) and he came over yesterday and we worked on the new DMD layout for about 8-9 hours. We are still in the beta stages because the page doesn't align right in Netscape.. Its not a BIG Problem but we should get it fix. This is what we will know for sure
   

   • 640 x 480 or over to view, and the page will stretch according to resolution.
   • Frames instead of tables
   • Different Color scheme
   • Different look
   • WiNGnuT is returning to DMD as the Graphics Guy
   • WiNGnuT and I Love this new look already
   
   We asked about 15 people to view this site, most of the people loved it :) stay tuned for the new DarkMazda's Domain layout, we will probably post a news with a screenshot of the page :)

   
   09/16/1999 - New DMD Layout Update.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Here is an update on the new dmd layout.. Here is a list of what is new in the new layout :)
   

   • Fixed the problem on the right and left side where it shows a BIG gap on 1152 x 864 and over.. now its fixed, viewable on any resolutions
   • On the right side of the page, there was an image keeping tiling for no reason, that is fixed =)
   
   If anyone seen the Beta page, they should know what it looks like.. :)

   
   09/16/1999 - Today's N64 release [Posted by zentendo]
   
   

   NHL PRO 99 [96MBIT/PAL] was release by NIL today. All you hockey fans should be pleased. I'm just waiting for a desent Deer Hunter game for N64 *puke*. This ROM will need a pal fix unless you own a CD64.

   
   09/17/1999 - New SMS Power release [Posted by _Bnu]
   
   SMS Power has released another ROM, this time it's Spiderman: Return of the Sinister Six. I don't know what kind of game it is, but my guess would be platform game or ála Final Fight.
   
   If you want the ROM, go visit SMS Power!

   
   09/18/1999 - GRRR [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Hey guys, its me DarkMazda, I am typing this update from my friends house right now, sorry i have not been updating because where i live, NJ, we dont have internet connection.. or most of the people at least.. well Anyways, i could not log on to the internet yesterday or most of today so far, I dont know when this will be fixed but when i am, i will sure to update .. thanks and sorry.

   
   09/18/1999 - Snes9x Updates [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Snes9x website has been updated, here is what they posted
   
   
   "I wish I hasn't started the SA-1 instruction skipping code, its taking far longer than I thought, so much so I've given up, for now.
   
   The problem was that instruction skipping code for the main SNES CPU and the sound CPU could generalise how the CPU could be woken up - any interrupt, timer update, write the CPU comms registers, etc. would wake up the CPU.
   
   The SA-1 is different. It mainly waits for the main SNES CPU to tell it to do something, but can use any one of thousands of memory locations at its 'comms' port. I'm going to have to write code to wake it up only when the main SNES CPU writes to the comms port - the trick is to do this with as little overhead as possible otherwise all the speed gained from instruction skipping is lost testing when to wake the CPU back up again.
   
   I'll come back to the SA-1 at a future date, in the mean time its back to Windows port. Jerremy has sent me some incomplete cheat dialog code and I've reading the DirectX3D documentation, so you can guess what might be coming up in the next Windows port release..."
   
   Please visit their Official Site for more info.

   
   09/18/1999 - EmuBits.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Here is todays and yesterdays emubits combined cuz i have no internet :(
   
   

   1. RockNES website has been updated! "Mapper #18 rewritten, IRQ fixed (at least Bases Loaded works fine).". Please visit their RockNES official Website.
      
      
   2. JoseQ has updated his EmuViews site with this week's Rumour Mill. This weeks is about DreamCast Emulators and MAME stuff. Please view it at his Official Site
      
      
   3. SMSPower has released 2 roms called Montezuma's Revenge for the Master System and Spiderman: Return of the Sinister Six, please visit their Official Site.
      
      
   4. Genesis Power has released a new rom called Mortal Kombat 2 for the 32x released. Please visit their Official Site
      
      
   5. MAME WIP site has been updated "16th September 1999: Phil Stroffolino has gotten Renegade playable, but there still exist some MCU problems, so he didn't send the driver. ". Please visit their Official Site.
      
      
   6. Pretendo 64 page has been updated.. It looks like N64Stars and RPA possibly more are playable now. Please visit their Official Site.
      
      
   7. ThePI has been updated! Here is what is new
      
      CPU: 90%. I haven't been working on the new dynarec for about one month, and I'm trying now to motivate myself about finishing it :-)
      
      GPU: 70%. The remaining 30% shouldn't be a problem. It is just a matter of handling all drawing modes (transparency/shading/4-8-16 bpp) on all primitives. However, I still have at least one big bug somewhere in the GPU DMA handler:-( Some basic promitives (line, flat polygon) are still not handled.
      
      MDEC: Nothing done, but handling this one will be a real fun (really!)...
      
      CDROM: Just a skeleton has been written. Nothing 'real' is done. I'M LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT CDROM I/Os. PLEASE! SIO (Pad, memcards): Only a very basic emulation that handle pad 0.
      
      GTE: I already have a lot of informations, but, as I'm not a 3D matrix guru, emulating all commands may take a while...
      
      SPU: Almost nothing done...
      
      VIDEO: Already nice. I still haven't figured out how to calculate the exact screen width/height, using the physical beam settings (GPU 0x06xxxxxx, 0x07xxxxxx).
      
      Please visit their Official Site.
      

   
   09/19/1999 - Hu-Go 1.02 released [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   HUGo version 1.02 is released! Here is what is new
   

   
   I'm sorry to deceive people who tought I was dead but I'm still there. Even if I've not updated my page very often because of school and illness. Tonight, a new release is available. I'm sorry to have missed my 2 week 'rendez-vous' but I had troubles with my ISP (I still have but I should be able to do a few things if you can read me =). This version is a minor release. It include few new feature and is still unstable with some new stuff. A new format (again ?) appears for multi-code CDs and MP3 audio emulation.
   
   
   
   Please grab this from the TG16 emu section. My ISP isnt still working so that means im not updating from my house.. this is a pretty hard thing to do :( but I will try my best. so wish me good luck.

   
   09/19/1999 - Zsnes .962 is released [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Zsnes .962 is released here is what is new from .962 and .953
   

   
   
   v0.962c - Exit text now only displays when text mode is 80x25
   
           - Used hardware DMA counter to determine which sound block to
   
             write to rather than assuming it always starts at the first one
   
             for the sound routines.  This should hopefully fix all those
   
             nasty sound static problems many people seems to have.
   
             Many thanks to Crono for the code and for his help!
   
           - Removed Re-Init Every 30 Second option.  Shouldn't be needed anymore
   
           - Added the ability to disable the Low Pass Filter
   
           - Implemented Diagonal Keys
   
           - Implemented some SA-1 speedups
   
   
   
   v0.960c - Modified header reader a bit
   
           - DSP/SPC700: Modified EndX register usage to fix some compatibility
   
           - DSP/SPC700: Fixed up timing registers
   
           - DSP/SPC700: Fixed a sample looping bug causing many sounds to not
   
             sound correctly
   
           - SPC700: Fixed a small bug in TCALL.  Not sure if it fixes anything
   
           - Added small optimisations to the MMX video copy routines
   
           - Fixed an adsr -> gain switching bug
   
           - Extended maximum number of cheat codes from 75 to 255
   
           - Altered .spc format again, this time to suit the ID666 format
   
           - Worked a bit on SDD-1 emulation.  Don't think we can go
   
             any further since we can't seem to figure out the compression
   
             algorithm used in that chip.
   
           - DSP/SPC700: Added low-pass filter by kode54.  Thanks kode54 for
   
             the code!  This enhances bass in some games.
   
           - SA-1: Fixed memory map access problems with several stack
   
             instructions and d-page instructions
   
           - SA-1: Minor fix to the timing
   
           - SA-1: Fixed a load state problem which causes Zsnes to crash
   
             sometimes
   
           - SA-1: Fixed a small problem with the cpu communication register
   
           - SA-1: Added a small speed hack for Kirby 3
   
           - Added some transparency hacks (Kirby3, FF3)
   
           - Added an sram fix hack for Donkey Kong Country 2 trainer
   
             version
   
           - GUI now displays a message when SAVE CFG is selected
   
           - Added on-screen messages to the Background/Sound channel toggle keys
   
           - Added the missing video mode descriptions in the .cfg and
   
             commandline help
   
   

   
   
   Please grab this from the SNES Emu Section.

   
   09/20/1999 - Huge EmuBits.. [Posted by DarkMazda]
   
   Yay!! Phone lines are working fine now, im using my own computer, this is MUCH better because I had to use AOL On like a 14.4 connection. Anyways here we go, this EmuBits will contain all of the updates(BIG AND SMALL) we missed in the last couple of days. I think this will be the biggest EmuBits ever, usually, EmuBits are just small updates that u don't really need to post a news about it, but since I missed like 15 updates, I just thought that I should put all these in ONE BIG UPDATE :)
   
   

   1. Pete's OpenGL GPU version 1.22 was released, here is what is new
      • I've noticed that the texture window mode wasn't turned off in the RC Stuntcopter demo causing a strange display. Fixed!
      • Speedup in my texture cache management. Well, if you have a PII(or better) you won't notice the improvement, but on the otherhand it couldn't hurt ;)
      • A small bug caused transparent pixels in movies or menu screens in rare occasions. Fixed, so the menu of Aeronauts (demo) is fine now. The demo is still unplayable slow, of course...
      • If you are using a 16 bit texture quality mode (4-4-4-4 or 5-5-5-1), and your OGL driver supports packed pixel formats, you will see a small speedup in MDECs or uploaded screens (well, 1-3 FPS).
      • Improved tile offscreen drawing. Repairs some baddies I've seen in several demos.
      
      Please grab that from the PSX Emu Section.
      
      
   2. Snes9x Linux version 1.25 is released! Here is what is new
      • Corrected unzip code not to loop forever if an encrypted zip file is loaded -an error is generated instead.
      • Changed relative SPC700 cycle length for Mortal Kombat 3 to fix sample
      • repeat problems - I wish I knew exactly how fast the SPC700 is clocked. Maybe I should write a test ROM and run it on a real SNES? 1.24
      • 3dfx speed hack back again, only disabled when Seiken 3 is loaded.
      • Some