Retro Gaming Life

Finds 397: Foot Soldier and Mousers Do No Mix!

2012-01-29T00:12:00.004-05:00

So another mail day and more action figures. This time around we add another Foot Solder to the army 15/30 set complete. That means we are half way to the foot soldier army !! Anyways, I also added Mousers number six and seven for the set 7/30 complete! Lets continue building the army! One thing though, the mousers sure weren't kid to this foot soldier....maybe I should separate them ^_^

Foot Soldier (15/30 set complete)
Mousers x2 (7/30 set complete)

Emulation News 276: Updates for 1-27-12

2012-01-27T21:37:00.004-05:00

Here are the updates for today! Have a great weekend!

Dolphin Git 3.0-377

"* proper unicode literal and wstring to wxstring conversions.
Fixes issue 5156."

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FourDO v1.1.2.0 Beta (r221)

"r220
DirectX-based rendering no longer relies on the "Idle" processing of the application. As a result, the GPU should be under much less load!
r221
Ready for 1.1.2.0"

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Altirra 2.1 Test 10

"Features Added:
Disk: Added rotation and seek sound emulation.

Bugs Fixed:
Disk: Fixed forced sector ordering (.diskorder) for .pro images.
Disk: Step delays were not always reflected correctly in command delay time (only rotational position).
Display: Fixed display mode matching when /f is specified on the command line.
CPU: Fixed cycle behavior of ASL/LSR/ROL/ROR abs,X instructions in 65C02 mode."

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EMU v1.01 (2012/01/27)

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DOSBox SVN r3776

"r3776
Fix bug 3477126. Don't put junk chars in the title bar. Mac OS X will crash on it"

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Virtual GameBoy Advance v3.6.15 for Android

"- Worked around an Android bug that prevented some ZIP files from opening.
- Added third virtual fire button and assigned it to fast-forwarding function (portrait mode only for now).
- Arranged fire buttons vertically in landscape mode.
- Moved joypad away from the bottom-left corner button in the portrait mode."

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WinArcadia & AmiArcadia v17.42

"* PIPBUG, Chaos: "Settings|Sound|Teletype sounds?" option.
* New ARexx commands: OPENOPCODES and CLOSEOPCODES (AmiArcadia
only).
* Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes."

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QMC2 SVN r3471

"r3464
fix: corrected image links of new icons for Mac OS X
r3465
imp: changed 'Group' in openSUSE specs from 'Applications/Emulators' to
'System/Emulators/Other'
r3466
doc: TODO update
r3467
fix: avoid startup-crash on initial setup
r3468
imp: MESS device configuration: disable the slot-option widget when the
current system doesn't have any slots
r3469
doc: change-log updates
r3470
Updated pt translation
r3471
imp: binary-only pt translation"

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PCSX2 SVN r5083

"r5083
GSdx: more fun with shaders but nothing works yet."

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Mario's Eternal Suffering

2012-01-27T11:28:00.002-05:00

Wow what a way to advertise the game! I always knew the cover looked kinda of funny. Guess it's more of a photo to give people hope. Hey, you might find the jump bugs and save yourself! God bless!

Emulation News 275: Updates for 1-26-12

2012-01-27T01:16:00.003-05:00

Here are the news!!!! CHECK THEM OUT!!

MESS SVN r14181

"r14180
vga: avoid a freeze when the crtc is not initialized faster than light [O. Galibert]
r14181
m4510: initialize the input callback too [O. Galibert]"

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OpenMSX v0.8.2

"This is mostly a bug fix release with some small improvements.

Here's the list with all highlights:

MSX device support:
- Bug fixes:
- (regression) sprite colors in screen 7/8 (visible in Ikari for instance)
- VDP emulation bug, which was visible in Psycho World's 3x3 power up matrix
- Y8950 (MSX-AUDIO) when using NOP Real Motion
- MoonSound FM 4op mode
- crash in YM2151 (in Yamaha CX5M)
- sample playing in Nettou Yakyuu
- several small issues in existing MSX machine configurations
- Accuracy improvements:
- MSX-MUSIC (YM2413 (Okazaki)): implemented SETTLE (or DUMP) phase
- MoonSound (YMF278): fixed x-tal frequency and some other details
- GFX9000: added basic support for set adjust registers
- Added support for several laserdisc features to be able to run the Lascommate
Junior High School Mathematics LD's, including a dummy Lascom Kanji cartridge
implementation
- Added emulation of the following mapper types:
- Baby Dinosaur Dooly
- Manbow 2 2nd release
- Best of Hamaraja Night
- Added emulation of memory based I/O for MSX RS-232C, making emulation of Sony
HBI-232 possible
- Added Sony HB-F9S and Sony HB-G900P machine
- Added support for JoyMega: Mega Drive joy pad with 6 buttons

New or improved emulator features:
- Video output:
- Faster laserdisc rendering
- Added horizontal stretch for SDL renderer (useful for Dingoo for instance).
As horizontal stretching is enabled by default, the CPU usage of openMSX
when using the SDL renderer will now be higher than before. Set
horizontal_stretch to 320 to disable it and gain some performance (but have
a less accurate aspect ratio of the screen).
- Sound generation:
- Sync sound to EmuTime (greatly improves sample playback in e.g. Real Motion
and TRAX Player
- Added new sound driver based on libao
- Fixed sound quality of blip resampler
- MSX developer features:
- Added vdpcmdinprogress_callback setting, which can be used to trigger a
script when a write to the VDP command engine registers is detected while
there is still a VDP command in progress.
- Fixed memory usage issue when using step_back (e.g. via debugger)
- Greatly improved performance for step_back
- Fixed bug with watchpoints that triggered too late sometimes
- Command line options/support:
- Added recognition of .tcl extension as extra start up scripts
- Fixed recognition of OMR/OMS files which were re-gzipped
- Added command line option -replay to load and view a replay and also
support dropping replays (OMR files) on openMSX to view them
- Added command line option -savestate to load a savestate and also support
dropping savestates (OMS files) on openMSX to view them
- OSD menu improvements (mostly useful for hand held users):
- added connector submenu
- added support for running tapes
- added support for horizontal stretch setting
- Joystick support:
- Allow joystick axis motion events to be bound, as the manual promises
- Made real joystick support a bit more flexible: read all axes
- Channel recorder:
- Fixed record_channels command to record to the soundlogs directory
- Added option to record all channels of all sound chips with record_channels
- Platform specific improvements:
- Fix Caps lock behaviour on Mac OS X
- Add support for MIDI output to a virtual endpoint for Mac OS X
- Comfortable machine configurations:
- Added new fantasy machine: Boosted MSX2+ JP, based on Panasonic FS-A1WSX
- Added basic compiler to Boosted MSX2 EN
- Miscellaneous:
- Updated all scripts to make full use of Tcl 8.5 (and clean them up in the
process) to improve performance
- Support in the hardware config XML format for using a single ROM image (i.e.
a physical (EP)ROM dump) which is used by several devices
- Make PgUp/PgDn reverse step depend on the speed setting
- Reverse bar now indicates recording (red) and replaying state
- The 'about' console command can now also be used to find settings
- Fixed 64k ROM mapper detection

Build system, packaging, documentation:
- Upgraded Tcl dependency to Tcl 8.5
- Upgraded 3rd party libs
- Optional additional dependency on libao
- Added support for the Clang compiler
- Make our ARM inline asm routines compile in Thumb2 mode
- Moved Dingux port to OpenDingux: openMSX now only compiles for OpenDingux
- Added lto flavour to enable Link-Time Optimization

And of course the usual various bug fixes.

In "doc/manual/index.html" you can find a set of HTML manuals for openMSX.
Make sure you read this if you haven't used openMSX before, but also to learn
more about the new and changed features.

Known issues / caveats:
- Emulation is not perfect yet.
See the bug tracker on sourceforge.net for known bugs.
- Until we reach version 1.0.0, file formats can change in an incompatible way
without backwards compatibility. This happened between 0.4.0 and 0.5.0, for
example. Keep this in mind if you create machine descriptions, ROM database
entries etc. We do try to be backwards compatible for at least one release,
though. Keep in mind that openMSX is still evolving at a considerable speed.
- openMSX is confirmed to run on the following operating systems: Linux,
Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD; on x86, x86-64, PPC, ARM,
MIPS and Sparc CPU's. Running on other operating systems (wherever SDL runs)
or CPU's should be possible, but may require some modifications to the build
system. If you are compiling on a new platform, please share your experiences
(see below for contact info), so we can make openMSX more portable.
- CPU and graphics performance varies a lot, depending on the openMSX settings
and the MSX hardware and software you're emulating. Some things run fine on a
200 MHz machine, others are slow on a 2 GHz machine. For performance tuning
tips, see the Setup Guide."

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FCE Ultra GX v3.2.9

"FCE Ultra GX Features:
* Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
* iNES, FDS, VS, UNIF, and NSF ROM support
* 1-4 Player Support
* Zapper support
* Auto Load/Save Game States and RAM
* Custom controller configurations
* SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
* Custom controller configurations
* 16:9 widescreen support
* Original/filtered/unfiltered video modes
* Turbo Mode - up to 2x the normal speed
* Cheat support (.CHT files and Game Genie)
* Famicom 3D System support
* IPS/UPS automatic patching support
* NES Compatibility Based on FCEUX 2.1.4
* Open Source!

FCE Ultra GX v3.2.9 changelog:
* Fixed zapper support"

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Emulation News 274: Updates for 1-25-12

2012-01-25T22:57:00.002-05:00

Here are the news for today! ^_^

MESS SVN r14166

"r14165
Fixed missed device_validity_check conversions.
r14166
Improved CGA emulation in VGA (and at least nailed a bug with read/write handlers)"

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Dolphin BalanceBoard Git 3.0-378

"* Set the Balance Board bt address in sysconf
* simple and ugly gui selection for balanceboard slot"

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SNK Playmore to re-enter the handheld market!

2012-01-25T17:06:00.002-05:00

These news took me by surprise especially with such upcoming competition of the PS-Vita and the current 3DS. I'm willing to pick one up at the right price though.

"SNK Playmore is set to re-enter the hand held console market, debuting the Neo-Geo PSP look alike which comes with some classic games already pre-loaded.
The original Neo-Geo Pocket, released in 1999, was perhaps the most successful of Neo Geo hardware and this new edition is set to be a re-imagining of that famous edition. While there aren't many competitors to go up against, the ones that are there - every edition of the Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation Vita - are extremely well established. In fact, with the next generation of home console hardware coming out in the next 24 months, this would seem like a strange time to enter the game.

Metro has a translation of the original Famicom Plaza posting, detailing some of the internal hardware. It looks like this Neo Geo remake will come with a 4.3 inch LCD display and 2GB of onboard memory. Some of that will be taken up with pre-installed classic games though, including: World Heroes, The Ultimate 11: SNK Football Championship, Top Player's Golf, Sengoku, Nam-1975, Mutation Nation, Last Resort, King Of Monsters, Frenzy, Cyber-Lip, Fatal Fury Special, The Art Of Fighting, Super Sidekicks, League Bowling, Metal Slug, Magical Lord, Baseball Stars Professional, Samurai Showdown, The King Of Fighters '94, and Fatal Fury.

For the control scheme the Neo Geo has an analogue stick, menu and start buttons and the standard four face buttons with the designations ABCD, going anti clockwise from the bottom.

Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2012/01/25/snk-playmore-debuts-new-neo-geo-hand-held-console/#ixzz1kVhRkE6m"

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3DS Pic of the Week 018: Don Kicking Some Shell!

2012-01-25T15:02:00.002-05:00

And here we have the pic of this week is also dedicated to the TMNT action figures! I just can't get enough of them and neither can you! Admit it! Here is Don kicking some ass!

TMNT Handheld is Possessed!

2012-01-25T14:47:00.002-05:00

One of the weirdest things to happen with a video game handheld or console ever just happened the other day. So I was talking to my roomate and then all of the sudden I hear the TMNT theme song playing and I'm like "Oh that's a nice ringtone" and she was like "WTF you talking about?" So after looking around where it was coming from, we saw the handheld playing it. The thing is that the batteries were totally dead so how can it be playing?? Worst of all, I tried to shut it off but there was nothing on the screen except the TMNT theme was the only thing that was playing. After taking out the batteries, the theme song was still going on!!! It finally stopped after the song was over...whew! So yeah, it was a very odd thing to happen! I though it would be interesting to share ^_^'

Finds 396: Imports from the land of the rising sun

2012-01-25T14:28:00.003-05:00

So it's been a while since I had some Famicom finds and here are some (Finally!) I do call myself Famicom Freak for a reason but I don't usually represent that nickname until June(Just check past June posts to see what I mean) Anyways, check these finds out!

I finally have it! Final Fantasy III for the Famicom and complete!! I have always wanted this game and the price I paid for it wasn't bad at all. Is 8 bucks cheap enough or what?
I also picked up Fire Emblem complete for 8 bucks as well. The box art is not as beautiful as Final Fantasy III's but it'll do.

I also got some Captain Tsubasa games for 2 bucks each. One of them was CIB Captain Tsubasa V and the other one was cart only. I actually enjoy V more than J so it's all good.

Finally, I got a portable game called Kid Dracula for the Gameboy. I decided to take a nice photo of it with my Pokemon SP+ running it. Doesn't it look beautiful? Make sure you use the classic gameboy settings but pressing <- + B at the Gameboy screen.

Kid Dracula (Gameboy)
Final Fantasy III (Famicom)
Fire Emblem (Famicom)
Captain Tsubasa V (SFC)
Captain Tsubasa J (SFC)
NDS slot part (NDS)

Ads From The Past 204: Nino Land (Genesis)

2012-01-25T14:15:00.003-05:00

This is a very interesting game. I never heard of it until I scanned this ad from it. I know I'll eventually play it since I hunt for games all the time. It's bound to show up in the wild! dinomite!!

Retro Gaming News 098: Silva Saga-II English Patch Complete!

2012-01-25T14:13:00.002-05:00

"It looks like Dynamic Designs has gotten another release ready just in time for the New Year! Er… Lunar New Year that is!

That wonderful little gem, Silva Saga-II, has now been totally translated and is ready for the public. A great number of very talented folks came together to get this classic game done and out the door. Countless numbers of hours were spent working hard to deliver a game with a beautifully polished script and look.

If you’ve been missing out on that great SNES RPG nostalgia, then check out the patch and head on over to the D-D!"

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Emulation News 273: Updates for 1-24-12

2012-01-24T13:14:00.003-05:00

Here are today's updates!!

3DOplay v1.7.9

"New easy configuration management
- Graphical bugs in Need For Speed corrected.
- The fall in FPS games is fixed.
- Peoble Beach Golf starts.
- Fixed configuration management window open at all times."

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CPCBox Beta v20120122

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FCE Ultra GX v3.2.8

"FCE Ultra GX Features:
* Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
* iNES, FDS, VS, UNIF, and NSF ROM support
* 1-4 Player Support
* Zapper support
* Auto Load/Save Game States and RAM
* Custom controller configurations
* SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
* Custom controller configurations
* 16:9 widescreen support
* Original/filtered/unfiltered video modes
* Turbo Mode - up to 2x the normal speed
* Cheat support (.CHT files and Game Genie)
* Famicom 3D System support
* IPS/UPS automatic patching support
* NES Compatibility Based on FCEUX 2.1.4
* Open Source!

FCE Ultra GX v3.2.8 changelog:
* Fixed bug with flipping disk sides for FDS"

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Fceux SVN r2385

"r2384
sdl: pause will now show/ungrab cursor in fullscreen. this can be disabled with the SDL.NoFullscreenCursor option
r2385
sdl: disable cursor unhiding in fullscreen unless explicitly defined in ~/.fceux.cfg. this was implemented in hopes to be able to move the cursor to another monitor in fullscreen, but this does not work and seems to be a limitation of fullscreen SDL atm."

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FourDO SVN r219

"r218
Adding behavior that will fall back onto windows (GDI) rendering if the DirectX canvas fails to initialize.
r219
Whoops. The windows-native rendering was not doing aspect ratio correctly."

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Emulation News 272: Updates for 1-23-12

2012-01-24T13:06:00.003-05:00

More news for your liking!

Emu Loader v6.5.1

"Fixed
- ROM CRC32 checksum was not being parsed correctly from mame's -listxml output (several sets). This greatly affects game audit!
- Game status not being properly set on missing sets, showing wrong info in "Game Details" screen and set status icon at games list's status bar

Changed
none

Improved
none

Removed
none

Added
none"

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Nestopia Unofficial v1.40u4

"Nestopia Unofficial v1.40u4 Changelog: (Google Translate)
1 Fixed UNL-8237A, nmt does not address the problem (but 9-one, The Lion King does not work, FCEUMM the same)
2 correction Mapper 2, with a trainer to increase non-standard support, dragon unit (j) [p1] works fine!!!
3 Fixed mapper 216/GS2015, additional 50 address read, Videopoker Bonza (Rev A) (R) and REV B function normally
4 Transformer initial support, keyboard input to solve the problem
5 back the main program for the official 1.40, 1.41 using the original
6 increase UNL_SMB2JLF36 support, mapper 43, Super Mario Bros. 2 (J) (LF36) [p1]. Nes support
7 Fixed mapper 74, an increase Dragon Ball Z3, ghosts Wars Chinese version support
8 XML standard for the directional Dragon Ball Heroes PAL, MAPPER4 or MAPPER74 can perform
9 Fixed mapper 162,178 to support a large family of pets and pet evolutionary history
10 Fixed mapper 47, support the convulsion DUMP the super 2in1 (wolves and Samurai)
11 Fixed mapper 4, support the finished version of Mega Man 5 generations
12 Fixed mapper 11, all online mapper 11 games working properly
13 Fixed mapper 116,187, to support cah4e3 new DUMP W version of Sonic, the evil hungry games such as Legend Special Edition a1
14 Fixed mapper 0, so that some can not perform some of the revision of the original Mario can perform normal
15 Fixed mapper 114, support cah4e3 2009 年 dump Aladdin (perfect version!)
16 Remove the mapper 4 of HACK, Street Fighter VI 16 Peoples (Unl )[!]. nes redirected to 196
17 amendments to BMC-12-IN-1, Robocop 3 is not Huaping
18 In order to STD_CXROM increase 8k Wram, part of the finished version of the mapper 3 of the game can do, not fully tested
19 enhance the mapper 90, support cah4e3 dump the JY-052"

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1964 SVN r111

"r106
1964Video:
Remove OpenGL, it is my view that this plugin should be more focused towards DirectX, and that the OpenGL side should be a completely separate plugin, for instance like Rice Video Linux(Has a more complete OpenGl then our current source code anyway). If someone disagrees and gives a good enough reasoning for it, i will re-add it.
r107
Update the ROM_Properties.ini file to reflect more recent changes
r109
1964Video:
Cleanup the ucodedefs based on changes made in daedalusx64
Fix a mistake i made in the Wave Race vtx function, it should now work properly
Change how the DKR tri function works based off of daedalusx64, DKR should now renders more accurately
Split custom ucodes into separate files to clean the code up a bit.
r110
Whoooops forgot to commit some files
r111
1964Video
[~] Fix Z-Fighting issue in Diddy Kong Racing by disabling void ApplyZBias(uint32 bias) - Check for any regressions
[~] Changed the fog divide value to 220, Aristotle claimed in his changes that he improved the fog rendering, this is the only real thing that appeared to of been changed, check to see if this creates any improvements"

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Emulation News 271: Updates for 1-22-12

2012-01-24T13:01:00.002-05:00

Here are the updates...late!!

NesDS SVN r97

"r97
gestures for shortcuts are fixed when cleared."

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MESS SVN r14116

"r14115
Made code selection in the 'input' debugger command case insensitive
r14116
MSX: modernised"

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PCSX2 SVN r5078

"r5077
GSdx: broken frame skipping should be fixed, and a few random sw renderer optimizations.
r5078
GSdx: next attempt to fix frame skipping"

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QMC2 SVN r3463

"r3456
doc: updated links to SDL (1.2.15)
r3457
doc: FAQ correction
r3458
imp: Mac OS X build: provide application icons (.icns) to be assiciated
with the apps
r3459
imp: updated SVN exclude list
r3460
imP: Mac OS X build: make app-icon association in Info.plist
r3461
fix: corrected a typo
r3462
fix: Mac OS X build: corrected Info.plist bundle-icon reference
r3463
imp: updated package-specs for Mac OS X"

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Emulation News 270: Updates for 1-21-12

2012-01-24T12:58:00.002-05:00

Here are the news for today!

VistualBoyAdvance-M SVN r1084

"r1067
added the option to disable/enable xaudio2 support in the cmakelist since it was neglected the first time around, also going to be looking into expanding the sound settings dialog and enhancing it some as soon as I figure out some xrc specifics for wxPropertySheetDialog.
r1071
shuffles magic mush...... trunk MSVC2010 buildfix
r1072
ported additional dependencies changes from shuffle2's patch
r1073
other patch stuff
r1074
removed blank template... again.... (its a ninja)
r1084
clicking start server crashes vba-m, so lets not let people click it for now."

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WinUAE v2.4.0 Beta 13

"- bsdsocket emulation: use SOCK_DGRAM if requesting IPPROTO_UDP + SOCK_RAW. Raw sockets require admin privileges and have restrictions (introduced in XP SP 2 / Vista). This partially fixes Genesis traceroute, UDP packets are now transmitted (Wireshark detects it) but for some reason it is not possible to receive ICMP packets using winsock anymore (but ping that both sends and receives ICMP packets do work fine, so it seems you can only receive replies to your own packets)
- bsdsocket emulation WaitSelect() incorrectly cleared break mask signals, this caused programs like traceroute to not exit with CTRL+C.
- Swallow raw input mouse middle mouse button presses if middle mouse button is set to untrap mouse.
- WinUAE Windows dialogs (not GUI or file dialogs) may have been invisible in some situations in fullscreen D3D mode.
- Some on the fly config changes caused side-effects if new vsync mode was enabled, for example JIT on<>off or fastest possible<>approximate caused graphics corruption.
- Switching on the fly to/from fastest possible CPU to approximate or cycle-exact mode in low latency vsync didn't switch to correct internal vblank detection mode.
- It was possible to enable both JIT and cycle-exact using uae-configuration which froze the emulation until GUI was entered and exited (which fixed the bad configuration). Now this conflicting configuration is detected and JIT is automatically disabled.
- Built-in CDFS crashed if CD was unreadable (empty CD-R).
- Input panel custom event configuration changes didn't trigger until some other config entry changed or GUI was entered."

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The King of Famicom

2012-01-21T18:04:00.002-05:00

I though all Famicom fans should be aware of this masterpiece!! It's one of my favorite videos ever!! I'm sure many of you Famiclones can relate to it!! ^_^ Enjoy!!

Mario vs Guile Ohhhh Boyyy

2012-01-21T12:55:00.002-05:00

Makes Mario wishes he had his fire powers.....doh!

Retro Gaming News 097: Maverick Revenge II

2012-01-21T12:49:00.002-05:00

"This is the sequel to my first hack Maverick Revenge for Mega Man IV. This time it’s based on Mega Man V.
I am kinda done with “hacking”, since I still haven’t learned any ASM. Therefore this hack will never be more finished then it is. You can play to the last Wily stage, however you won’t get longer. Also, after the last Proto Man stage it may seem like the game has frozen, but it will go on if you just wait.

Because of that I never learned ASM I couldn’t do what I really wanted - to add Maverick instead of robot masters, therefore the confusing name. I understand it may seem weird, but that’s the explanation.

What you actually CAN do in this hack, to not confuse anyone:

Finish all 8 robot masters
Finish all Proto Man stages
Finish to the last Wily stage
Collect ALL MEGAMANV letters, yes they are there but well hidden :)

The soundtrack is also changed.

I tried to push the NES graphic-wise as much as possible, and there I think I did succeed in some ways."

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Finds 395: Thank You eBay ^_^ Nintendo DS Lite Blue

2012-01-21T12:46:00.002-05:00

I got this a couple of days ago but just now had the time to post about it. It's a Blue Nintendo DS lite that I got off eBay for ten bucks. Not bad of an acquisition huh? That's all for now! ^_^

Blue Nintendo DS Lite

Check Out My Ninja Turtles ^_^

2012-01-20T21:53:00.003-05:00

I just wanted to make a little upload of the pics of my set of Ninja Turtles. Be aware that these aren't all the ones I have but the ones I could fit on there. I do wish I had more room but oh well, this will do. Check them out! I'm sure you'll find something you'll love.

Donatello is kicking some shell! That's for sure! ^_^

The foot soldiers are ready to land and terminate the turtles!

Shredder and the bad guys are ready for a final battle!

A ship with Pokeymans and a Mouser!!

Rocksteady is ready to demolish the turtles by ridding a bird? har har har!

In the eye of the battle, here are the turtles battling hard to save the world! I hope you enjoyed these pics! I sure did!!

Emulation News 269: Updates for 1-20-12

2012-01-20T21:38:00.003-05:00

The news for today are right here!!

MESS SVN r14102

"r14101
missed this in my previous commit. no whatsnew.
r14102
New not working system: Boris Diplomat. [Sean Riddle, Justin Kerk]"

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DeSmuME SVN r4172

"r4169
fix buffer overflow in epx filter
r4170
move filters out of windows directory since theyre now used by the cocoa port
r4171
fix vcproj for filters relocation
r4172
Cocoa Port:
- Update XCode project and videofilter.h for filters relocation."

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QMC2 SVN r3447

"r3445
imp: added a border to the alternate embedder-release icon so it
'highlights' the button when hovered with the mouse-cursor
r3446
new: added two options to allow for hiding of BIOS and/or device sets in
all master-lists (see 'Front end' -> 'Game/Machine list' in the main
setup dialog) -- both will trigger an automatic reload when changed
r3447
fix: releasing embedded emulators on X11 didn't reliably restore the
emulator's window"

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3DOplay v1.7.8

"New easy configuration management
- Adjust the sound re-
- Phoenix3 no longer hangs
- Novastorm mocrocosm and run the processor at all settings
- Texture bugs found in previous versions of the emulator corrected"

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Emulation News 268: Updates for 1-19-12

2012-01-20T21:32:00.002-05:00

Here are the news!

Jpcsp SVN r2445

"r2445
More work on software renderer:
- implemented bounding box
- improved performance for rendering of triangles
- implemented skinning (bones)
- implemented triangle culling
- implemented all texture mappings
- implemented texture wrapping
This implementation is still disabled. Lighting model is missing.
Expect a first release soon."

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MESS SVN r14088

"r14086
i386: Fix BTR and related instructions. [Carl]
Fix stack pointer after a page fault. [Carl]
r14087
x87: Basic implementation of FIST and FBLD FPU instructions.
r14088
crvision.xml: another batch of updates thanks to MADrigal's feedback on the real carts. no whatsnew."

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DeSmuME SVN r4166

"r4166
mc.cpp:
- Make ADVANsCEne string array (const char *) to shut up compiler warning."

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Mupen64Plus 20120119

"Mupen64Plus Features:
* Dynamic recompilers for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (amd64) machines
* 3 OpenGL video plugins: glN64, RiceVideoLinux, Glide64
* Hi-resolution texture support in Rice Video
* LIRC Infrared remote control support
* Rumble Pak support
* Graphical R4300 debugger
* Cheat system with gameshark code support
* Speed adjustment with smooth sound output
* GTK2-based GUI
* Qt4-based GUI
* Command-line options for integration into other systems
* Installation support for multi-user systems

Mupen64Plus 20120119 Changelog:
mupen64plus-video-rice
- Add all required library dependencies for Windows build."

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Emulation News 267: Updates for 1-18-12

2012-01-20T21:28:00.003-05:00

The news, a little late but better late than never.

Dolphin Git 3.0-372

"* Ensure comment strings in CBannerLoaderWii::SWiiBanner are null-terminated. Fixes issue 5012.
Signed-off-by: Shawn Hoffman"

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PCSX2 SVN r5072

"r5072
GSdx: added a shortcut in GSState::Transfer for the most frequent vertex format I found (helps quite a lot), less thread-syncing for the sw renderer, and the bios boot logo was fixed (just had to clear the memory on reset). "

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Internet Goes On Strike!

2012-01-18T01:06:00.002-05:00

So I really urge that everyone signs this petition for congress so we don't get fucked in the ass for it. Lets join together and stop this ridiculousness from happening! Sign the petition on the link below please!!! I urge you!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Lets keep the internet free!!

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Leaked Info!!! Airwalk Studios, Nice Try!! HAR HA HAR

2012-01-17T19:50:00.002-05:00

Nice try on trying to keep these awesome video away from good ole Famicom Freak. Here is a video demonstrating some effects. Little by little, this masterpiece comes together! Enjoy!!