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* added support for CUE files
* added CD-DA tracks emulation (needs CUE+BIN or ISO+WAV images)
* added CD fader emulation
* added CDD "Fast FW" & "Fast RW" commands emulation
* improved CDD TOC emulation (random freezes in Sonic CD, Switch/Panic, Final Fight CD and probably many others)
* improved PCM chip synchronization with SUB-CPU (missing speeches in Willy Beamish)
* fixed PCM chip emulation (random hangs in Snatcher, missing sound effects in Switch/Panic, Final Fight CD, Wonderdog...)
* fixed Word-RAM memory mode on soft-reset (missing logo gfx effects)
* fixed SUB-CPU access to unused areas when using PC-relative instructions (Final Fight CD first boss random crash)
* fixed CPU idle loop detection on memory mode register access (Pugsy CD first boss slowdown)
* fixed Mode 1 emulation (cartridge boot mode)
[Core/Sound]
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* replaced FIR resampler by Blip Buffer for FM resampling
* modified SN76489 core for use of Blip Buffer
* improved PSG & FM chips synchronization using Blip Buffer
* added Game Gear PSG stereo support
* fixed SG-1000 specific PSG noise
* fixed YM2612 LFO AM waveform (California Games surfing event)
* fixed YM2612 phase precision
* minor optimizations to YM2612 core
[Core/Game Gear]
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* added support for CJ Elephant Fugitive (recently released by SMS Power)
* added Game Gear extended screen option
[Core/Genesis]
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* added support for a few recently dumped (but unreleased) games
[Core/General]
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* improved ROM & CD image file loading
* various code cleanup
[Gamecube/Wii]
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* added automatic disc swap feature
* removed automatic frameskipping (no use)
* improved general audio/video sync
* various code cleanup & bugfixes
inline functions being declared in two source files - ym2413.c and
ym2612.c. A call to set_sl_rr in ym2612.c would jump to the inline
function declared in ym2413.c and completely crashihng the app.
Both functions in the input files have now been uniquely named to
avoid conflicts. There might be more conflicts up ahead (sound is still
not correct), but at least games run now
.fixed "Cartridge Hot-Swap" option being locked
.fixed L/R buttons being inverted in cheat menu
.fixed corrupted screen capture when saving Mega CD state files
.fixed RAM cartridge file saving
.added DSP halt/unhalt call when exiting/entering main menu
.added support for upper-case ROM file extensions
.modified load_archive behavior so that it does not overwrite original filename with uncompressed name anymore
.replaced use of strcmp by memcmp
.fixed SUB-CPU idle loop false detection when using BSET/BCLR on memory mode register (Pugsy CD first boss slowdowns)
.fixed Word-RAM default mode switching on soft reset
.optimized VDP DMA processing
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* added Mega CD / Sega CD hardware emulation (incl. Sub 68K, CDD, CDC, PCM, GFX
rotation/scaling, etc)
* added .ISO & .BIN CD image file support
* added 512K backup cartridge RAM support
* added savestate support for CD games
NOTES:
~~~~~~
* to play CD games, original BIOS ROM files are required in /genplus/bios/
directory: unzip & rename them to bios_CD_U.bin, bios_CD_E.bin, bios_CD_J.bin
* CD audio tracks (CD-DA) are not supported (yet)
[Core/CPU]
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* modified 68k core for Mega CD / Sega CD support
[Core/VDP]
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* improved DMA accuracy
* added support for 8-bit VRAM writes with undocumented code value (verified on
real hardware by Nemesis)
[Gamecube/Wii]
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* modified Master System & Game Gear "BIOS" support (files should be named
bios_U.sms, bios_J.sms, bios_E.sms & bios.gg and copied to /genplus/bios
directory).
* replaced "Hard Reset" button by a Soft Reset for systems having a Reset button
(Mega Drive / Genesis & Master System)
* State & SRAM files are now only compressed when saving to Gamecube Memory
Cards
* various fixes & cleanup.
[Core/SCD]
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* added Mega CD / Sega CD hardware emulation (incl. Sub 68K, CDD, CDC, PCM, GFX
rotation/scaling, etc)
* added .ISO & .BIN CD image file support
* added 512K backup cartridge RAM support
* added savestate support for CD games
NOTES:
~~~~~~
* to play CD games, original BIOS ROM files are required in /genplus/bios/
directory: unzip & rename them to bios_CD_U.bin, bios_CD_E.bin, bios_CD_J.bin
* CD audio tracks (CD-DA) are not supported (yet)
[Core/CPU]
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* modified 68k core for Mega CD / Sega CD support
[Core/VDP]
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* improved DMA accuracy
* added support for 8-bit VRAM writes with undocumented code value (verified on
real hardware by Nemesis)
[Gamecube/Wii]
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* modified Master System & Game Gear "BIOS" support (files should be named
bios_U.sms, bios_J.sms, bios_E.sms & bios.gg and copied to /genplus/bios
directory).
* replaced "Hard Reset" button by a Soft Reset for systems having a Reset button
(Mega Drive / Genesis & Master System)
* State & SRAM files are now only compressed when saving to Gamecube Memory
Cards
* various fixes & cleanup.
. added support for configurable menu key combo on gamecube controllers, also C-Stick is now always used by default as additional menu key.
.[wii] forced wiimote & classical controllers HOME button( port #1 only) as default menu keys, even when not configured as input devices
.[gamecube] added switchable progressive video mode when component cable is detected (hold B on startup to switch mode, default is 480p).
* added an option to set VDP mode (PAL/NTSC) independently from console region.
* added an option to select console master clock frequency (PAL/NTSC/AUTO): emulation now run at selected frequency when VSYNC is disabled.
* added an option to force VSYNC disabled.
* improved screen scaling.
[Core]
* moved INLINE definition to macros.h
* removed unused typedef from osd_cpu.h
* cleanup include files
- added port $3E emulation (SMS, GG)
- added SMS & GG BIOS support
- added an option to run BIOS without cartridge
- added separate ROM browsers for SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear & Mega Drive / Genesis
- changed Cheat menu icon
- moved ROM device selection (SD,USB,DVD) to menu options
- moved savestate compression/decompression out of emulator core
- removed useless background images & background color option
- prevented deletion of cheat files when no valid codes are found left
- added IOS patch on startup to fix Homebrew Channel network bug when <no_ios_reload> option is used
[GUI]
-
-added support for nametable registers writes during HBLANK: fixes The Adventures of Batman & Robin (graphical issues during 2nd Boss fight)
-added support for VSRAM writes during HBLANK in 2-cell VSCROLL mode: fixes The Adventures of Batman & Robin (graphical issues during 2nd Boss fight)
Genesis Plus GX 1.6.0
----------------------
[Core/Sound]
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* added YM2413 emulation in Master System compatibility mode.
* fixed SN76489 noise boost initialization.
* minor YM2612 core optimizations.
[Core/VDP]
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* added accurate emulation of SG-1000, Master System (315-5124, 315-5246) & Game Gear VDP.
* added support for all TMS9918 rendering modes.
* improved Mega Drive VDP timings accuracy in Master System Compatibility mode.
* fixed color palette initialization.
* fixed shifted sprites rendering in Mode 4.
* modified pixel rendering support (pixel depth is now forced at compilation time).
[Core/CPU]
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* optimized 68k core (rewrote 68k interrupt handling, removed multiple CPU types support & unused code) for 5~8% speed improvment
[Core/IO]
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* added accurate emulation of Master System (315-5216, 315-5237, 315-5297) & Game Gear I/O controllers.
* added Terebi Oekaki tablet emulation.
* improved Mouse emulation (fixes mouse support in Cannon Fodder).
* improved Justifier emulation (fixes gun support in Lethal Enforcers 2).
* improved 6-Buttons control pad emulation (fixes Duke Nukem 3D)
* modified lightgun emulation to use common key inputs for all devices.
* 2-buttons controller is now picked by default for Master System games.
[Core/MD]
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* added copy-protection hardware emulation for some new dumped games (Tiny Toon Adventures 3, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers & The Battle of Red Cliffs).
* added Game Toshokan in EEPROM database (verified on real cartridge).
* fixed Micro Machines 2 - Turbo Tournament EEPROM size (verified on real cartridge).
* modified SRAM banswitch hardware emulation to be more compatible with some hacks.
[Core/MS]
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* added Cyborg Z to Korean mapper database.
[Core/GG]
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* added 93C46 EEPROM emulation (Majors Pro Baseball, World Series Baseball & World Series Baseball 95).
[Core/General]
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* added support for .mdx ROM format.
* added Game Gear & SG-1000 ROM support.
* added accurate emulation of SG-1000, Master System (I, II) & Game Gear hardware models for 100% compatibility.
* updated to new Genesis Plus license (see http://cgfm2.emuviews.com/)
* removed DOS port
* various code cleanup.
[Gamecube/Wii]
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* IMPORTANT: cheats, screenshots & save files are now stored in console-specific directories (ex: /snaps/md, /cheats/ms, /saves/gg, ...)
* added 8-bit Action Replay & Game Genie codes support (for Master System & Game Gear games).
* improved audio/video synchronization for PAL games in 50Hz TV modes (now use VSYNC like NTSC games in 60hz modes).
* improved gun cursor positioning accuracy.
* improved horizontal scaling & screenshots rendering in H32 mode.
* fixed a bug with ROM file extension handling that would affect cheats, snapshots, sram & savestate files.
* removed ARAM/injected ROM support (unused).
* removed WPAD_ and PAD_ update from VSYNC callback.
* increased GCC inlining limits for some speed improvment.
* compiled with devkitPPC r24 & libogc 1.8.7.
.added YM2413 context to Master System savestates
.removed support for older savestates format (1.3.x, 1.4.x), use 1.5.0 to convert old savestates to new (1.5.x) format
