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April 1998 Archive
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- Fixed a bug in DMA from v0.390
- Fixed some sprite windowing clipping bugs
- Fixed an OAM overflow bug. Thanks to WallFly for some help on this!
- Fixed a save state bug where running a game off the commandline and having a save directory specified prevented more than 1 save state
- Fixed a transparency bug from v0.390
4/11/98
Version 0.16a of SNEeSe Released
Version 0.16 was released of SNEeSe was released, soon followed by version 0.16a. You can get it on the emulators page. Here's what's new in version 0.16a:
- Fixed priority bug in mode 7, now FF2 & 7th Saga show the main character(s) on the map screen.
- Fixed priority bugs in mode 0, now FF2 status screens are correctly interleaved.
- Fixed volume on mono somewhat, its roughly the same as stereo mode now.
- Implemented field bit in STAT78 register.
- Binary compiled for release build (no more debug code) which should make it quicker.
- Super Mario All Stars is fully playable (but you must use joypad 2, for convenience I have configured both controllers to use the same keys)
Zsnes Version .390 Released
A new version of Zsnes was released to day, you can find it on the emulators page. There is too much new stuff to list here, to see what is new, click here.
4/10/98
Cataclysm X Departs
Cataclysm X announced that he will leave the "rom hacking scene" for an undefined period of time. I would like to wish him good luck. This is the message he posted on Demi's board.
As i'm sure very little of you will care, but i am leaving the rom hacking scene for a unknown amount of time.. could be a month, a week a year i don't know but the point is im sick of this mockery of a emulation scene."
4/9/98
Secret of Mana 2 Translation Ended!
According to RPGe, the Secret of Mana 2 Translation has been dropped because of the extremely complicated text compression in the rom. You can still get the latest patch on the Translations Page, but it will no longer be updated by RPGe.
4/8/98
Yet another version of SNEmul
Now version 0.5.6 of SNEmul has been released. You can find it on the emulators page.
4/5/98
New version of SNEmul
Version 0.5.3 of SNEmul was released. You can find it on the emulators page.
4/3/98
SNES9x ports announced
News on the Snes9x update. Ports announced:
"Currently there are ports going to be attempted for the following operating systems: Windows, DOS, Linux(i386), Linux(PowerPC), SunOS(i386), SunOS(Sparc), MacOS(PowerPC), OSF1 3.2&4.0, IRIX64 6.4, HPUX 9&10, AIX 3.2&4.2, BeOS, Nintendo 64, RedHat(i386), SGI, Amiga, Risc OS (StrongARM) and Playstation. Read carefully, attempted means that somebody is going to try it which does not mean that he's going to succeed. As of yet, there is no release date, but a DOS & MacOS (and maybe a Windows) port will probably be released within a week."
4/1/98
Final Fantasy 2j Translation Update
On April 1st, Neo Demiforce updated their Final Fantasy 2j to version 1.02, you can find it on the translations page. This is what's changed:
"What's New in 1.02:
- Touched up a bunch of sentences
- Changed X-Zone to Warp
- Fixed the Barrier bug
- Intro fader & keypress improvement (& it should look kewl in iNES now)
- Changed Gotus II to Asteroth"