9:57 PM - DarcNES Release - Jandar
A new version of DarcNES has been released, and can be found on the Multi-console emulators page. Thanks to torisen for informing me of this.< /font>

9:15 PM - Solar Wars Source Code - Jandar
Chris Covell has released the source code for his homebrewn NES game, Solar Wars. I'm quite happy about this.. You can download the source code along with the game from the Legal ROMs page.

7:14 PM - Another MAME Release - Jandar
Once again, the massive multi-arcade emulator MAME, has been updated. The latest version, 0.36 beta 10, can be downloaded directly, or found al ong with the source code in the MAME section.

9:24 AM - Interesting Graphics Problem.. - Jandar
All of the graphics on the site seem to be feeling evil today. The files are there, but there seems to be another problem involved. Most likely Emulation World is in the process of working on something and the p roblem is only temporary.

8:40 AM - MacMAME Release - Jandar
Version 0.36 beta 9.1 of MacMAME (The MacOS port of the popular multi-arcade emulator MAME) has been released. You can download the latest version right here. You can also find it available, along with the source code, in the MacMAME section.

8:58 AM - Research Paper - Jandar
XiP over at Zophar's Domain is writing a research paper for an english class on "why emulators don't hurt videogame companies." He's looking for people to respond to th e following question:
"Have you ever not bought a console system game because you could get the ROM and play it on an emulator instead?"
If you havn't already, email XiP with a yes or a no.

8:53 AM - DBOY Release - Jandar
A new version of the Gameboy emulator for DOS, DBOY, has been released, and can be downloaded right here. It can also be found on the Gameboy emulators page. The information on this emulator is in Japanese, and so I cannot really determine what has changed since the previous release.

8:45 AM - Jandyboy to the rescue. - Jandar
As Dream Doctor mentioned earlier this morning, a new version of Zsnes was released. I have added this emulator to the SNES emulators page, but you c an download the latest version by clicking here.

12:59 AM - ZSNES...Ya Baby... - Dream Doctor
I know this ain't my job but minutes ago the new version of ZSNES was released...Janyboy ain't online right now so i thought i would be the first one except for some other sites...to report the new version...sin ce this is my favorite emulator. TOO MANY THING NEW TO LIST. So i won't Jandyboy will do it l8r...the version is 0.985...so check back in a couple hours or minutes and he should update it....

8:07 PM - PC Atari Release - Jandar
It has been ages since we've seen an update to PC Atari, the Atari 2600 emulator for DOS, but just recently version 2.2 of this emulator was released. You can download the emulator here, and can also be found along with the source code on the Atari 2600 emulators page.

2:37 PM - Minor MAME Update - Jandar
Just a very minor update over yesterday's release of MAME 0.36 beta 9. Version 0.36 beta 9.1 can be found on the MAME page, or downloaded d irectly here. Here is what the authors had to say about this minor update:
"The previous one was accidentally compiled with DEBUG=1"

10:40 AM - RockNES News Update - Jandar
The RockNES site has given another status report on this NES emulator. The following information came from the site:
Added Mapper #21 (japanese Wai Wai World 2 works fine), no more mapper #21 = #25, and the GUI is ~60% done.

6:12 PM - MAME Release - Jandar
A new beta version of MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, has been released for DOS. Version 0.36 beta 9 has been added to the MAME sec tion along with it's source code, and you can download the binary here. A grand total of 1858 games are playable on this beast.

9:42 PM - Chu-Chu Rocket - Airety
Snakeyes Gaming Corporation hereby endorses the game Chu-Chu Rocket. What's Chu-Chu Rocket? Well I don't know, but they have the most awesome commer cial ever.

I'd like to give a shout out to The GIA for the movie.

8:20 PM - Email Restrictions - Dream Doctor
Here is a little list of things you shouldn't send to me:

-I am not a translator and will not translate stuff for you.
-I won't try to translate games for you
-I don't have connections with the whole hacking community so don't even ask
-I will put up your translations when Jandyboy finishes the script...should be soon i think...
-Threats are okay I guess...
-Hmm...what else...ohh ya....I can't find ROMs for you...
-I won't be your friend or pen pal...so DON'T ASK...
ThanX thats about it...
If you do have any other things please feel free to e-mail me.

1:36 PM - DarcNES DOS News - Jandar
The DarcNES DOS homepage has posted the following information regarding the next release of this multi-console emulator. According to the site, "Joyst ick, Sound Volume selection ond frameskip (on the SMS) are implemented and fully working." Within the next few weeks we should see a release.

8:31 AM - GalEmu Beta Release - Jandar
Version 0.40 beta 7 of GalEmu, the multi-arcade emulator for both DOS and Windows, has been released. I've added them to the DOS multicade and Windows multicade sections. Download the files here for DOS and Windows.

4:26 PM - SNES Palette Tutorial - Jandar
Thanks to Jay for bringing to my attention his recently released doc that discusses the way palettes are stored within an SNES ROM. I have added the doc to the SNES Docs page, and you can download the file here.

1:53 PM - Jnes News! - Airety
Just a quick note that development is slowly under way still. I haven't ceased development totally, I will always work on it when time permits and try to improve what isn't there. The next release probably wo n't be out for a while, when it is, it will be something worth download as tradition holds with my versions.

Stolen from Dark Mazda Domain
Believe in our news coverage.

5:55 PM - Bochs Releases and Such - Jandar
Bochs is an x86 PC emulator for Unix based systems. I've never been able to keep up with the frequent updates of this emulator, but I try to keep as up to date as I possibly can. The latest version was released as of today, and can be downloaded from the x86 PC emulators page.

5:06 PM - Ancient USNES - Jandar
USNES was an old SNES emulator that existed back in 1997 (yeah, I know..waaaay back then). It runs a few games, or so I hear, and is absolutely dead. However, Neil_ brought the existance of this emulator to my a ttention, and so I have added it to the SNES emulators page under the classification of "Dead SNES emulators."

6:32 PM - NeoCD Release (0.70) - Jandar
NeoCD is a Neo-Geo emulator for DOS that has support for the actual game CDs themselves. As of today, a new version of the emulator was released, and I have added it to the Neo-Geo emulators page. Here's what's new in this version:

• Recompiled using Allegro 3.9.26 WIP
• Added Z80 emulation
• Added CDDA emulation

12:49 PM - X-MAME (Xmess) Update - Jandar
A new version of the program generally known as Xmame has been released, and can be downloaded from the MAME section. Also, it seems to have merged with the multi-console emulator MESS to become even larger. It's known as Xmame/Xmess.

4:45 PM - A new LINK... - Dream Doctor
Ya it's been a while so I thought, hey why not add a link to the links section...so ya i decided to add...Arek's RPG Hut

Ya it's a pretty cool Rom Site...

11:52 AM - fwNES News! - Jandar
It's been almost a year now since we have seen a new version of the NES emulator fwNES, but according to the fwNES US mirror site FanWen is still working hard on the emulator. It isn't known exactly when we may see a new version of the emulator, but it was mentioned that the following things will be new in the next release:

• Added Neil's 6502 CPU back into the emulator(experimental)
• Added a new autoframeskipper option
• Added more multi-cart support
• Added a 2xSai graphics engine
• Fixed up Mapper #90.

10:27 AM - Translations Archive Work - Jandar
The translations archive is undergoing heavy construction at this time. You should still be able to view every section of the archive, but the translations search engine may not work at all times. Within the nex t few days the work should be complete, and I think you will be pleased with the result.

9:47 PM - Mail fixed - Chuwim
OK, my mail is back, so if you send messages, please send it again.

4:11 PM - MacMAME Release - Jandar
In addition to the Windows port of MAME, the MacOS port of this multi-arcade emulator was also updated recently, bringing it into sync with the latest DOS release. There have also been some other changes made to improve this extremely popular emulator. The MacOS port can be downloaded from the MacMAME section.

4:07 PM - MAME32 Release - Jandar
The official Windows port of the multi-arcade emulator MAME has been updated to version 0.36 beta 8. This release can be found in the MAME s ection.

3:44 PM - New Nestoy 1.6b - Chuwim
Here what's new with this NES Utilitie:

- The database now includes known bad dumps. When using (-sort), these roms will be moved into a directory called BAD. Bad dumps will not show up on your missing list when using (-missing).
- A bad dump is now indicated by a 'b' in the far left column in a rom listing.
- Database format has been altered slightly to allow for rom entries with additional resize information when needed.

2:04 PM - Yugoslav Translations - Jandar
I have created a section for Yugoslav translations (Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, and Slovene). Right now there is one translation patch, it's for the Legend o f Zelda, and is about 40% complete. Thanks to d503 for the information.

11:21 AM - Front Mission Translation - Dream Doctor
The Front Mission Page has been updated with the progress of the translation:
- 85% of the game is roughly translated.
The Following are a list of features that are new in the patch:
- Variable Width Font
- ASM expanded and fully ready for 100% text insertion.
- ~95% of menus are translated.
- All of the item status boxes are translated.
- Items/Weapons/Inventory is Completed.
- ~85% of battle commands have been translated.
- ~98% of the names have been translated.
- Text Block #6 50% Translated, 0% Inserted.
-Text Blocks #1 (104k), #2, (20k), #3 (20k), #4 (7k), and #5 (2k) fully completed and inserted.
No Patch Yet, but check back to SGC for the release.

4:45 PM - RockNES News - Jandar
The RockNES homepage has posted some screenshots from the next version of the emulator. Hopefully version 0.982 will be released in the near future.

3:18 PM - Dragon Ball Z French - Airety
BessaB has an update, now at 80%. Get it at the French translations page.

2:52 PM - A little more - Airety
Either e-mail me or e-mail Jandar Use the message boards (click the Board tab right above the gray box with the introductory blurb) or y ou could ICQ us. Our numbers are on our personal pages (See staff table below the current news).

If you supply a good idea, I have 2 feet of Bubble Wrap with your name on it.

1:21 PM - Site Stuff - Airety
Alright guys. We need some help.

What could we add to make this site better? How could we change it? It seems like every site is starting to have the same stuff everyday. "Emulator XYZ is out!" Blah.

I am almost fresh out of ideas. Really, me, fresh out of ideas. Anything missing? Anything we should change? Now's your turn to get a special place on the "Thanks" place (one with big bold letters).

I still have a few ideas, and next time I can talk to Jandar on ICQ, I will see if we can setup a poll on the page.

later

2:56 AM - NEStoy v1.5b - Chuwim
NesToy is a NES rom management utility for your .NES Nintendo/Famicom roms. This program started out as a header information utility, but now, using a database, can identify your NES roms and optionally repair any bad headers it finds and rename the roms to full descriptive long file names. I´ve added it to the

10:36 PM - NLKE Source Code - Chuwim
For those of you who are interested on programming an emulator, here is the source code of the new version of NLKE. Download it from the Snes Emulators page.

4:07 PM - New Virtual TI Beta - Jandar
Yet another beta of Virtual TI, the Windows based emulator for tons of different TI calculators, has been released. This version (2.5 beta 4) can be downloaded from the TI Calculator Emulators page. The primary change in this release seems to be a way for users to easily create their own skins for the emulator. There are also some smaller changes.

4:01 PM - KGB Status Report - Jandar
KGB is a Gameboy emulator for DOS and Windows. The KGB site was recently updated with a few things that are being worked on for the next release of this emulator. The instant save states feature has been fixed, and the maximum ROM size has been increased to 32 mbits. There is progress being made on the topic of internet play, but it may be a little while before it's tested out in full. Unfortunately, the emulator stil l doesn't support sound, but there are hopes of working on this in the near future.

2:05 PM - Fun and Excitement - Jandar
If you visited earlier today you probably noticed that the main page looked surprisingly similar to this. It was a mistake made in uploading to a different direct ory that I have remedied, nothing more.

1:40 PM - Sorry for the troubles - Chuwim
Well, some problems with the pages... sorry

3:55 AM - BgMapper .164 - Chuwim
This program displays the frozen scene of a ZSNES savestate, tells technical info about the registers, exports the scene without HDMA effects or mode 7 distortion, and exports VRAM graphics. Eventually it is sup posed to help in making maps of the levels in all those classic games. I´ve added it to the SNES Utilities page. Go download it!

1:05 AM - ROMSearcher - Dos version - Chuwim
I´ve added this little but very usefull utility. It searches through binary files, ROMs, etc.., to find hidden or encoded text. It´s better for NES games. So, you can download it from the NES Utilities page. Go, download it!

12:57 AM - Oops! - Chuwim
I forget the link! You can download Nosefart from the NSF Playerssection.

12:48 AM - Nosefart WinAmp Plug-in - Chuwim
I have added the new version of Nosefart. It seems to correct some bugs founded in the last version. Go, download it!

10:01 PM - Pacman Emulator: PacDX - Jandar
I have added this relatively new arcade emulator to the Single Arcade emulators page. The initial release of this emulator came on Oct. 23rd , and I have Archaic Ruins to thank for my knowledge of this emulator. I never knew the emulator existed until I discovered it there.

9:44 PM - Bochs News - Jandar
Bochs, the PC emulator for Unix, is a busy little project. I guess I just can't keep a close enough eye on it. I've missed quite a few releases in the past month or so, but I've added the latest version (release d 10/23/99) to the x86 PC emulators page.

1:39 PM - DarcNES Linux Release - Jandar
DarcNES, an NES (as well as some other systems partially) emulator for Linux, was updated yesterday. The souce code can be downloaded from the Mul ti-console emulators page. There is not a distributed binary version. Here's what's new:

• Added preliminary support for VRC6 IRQs.
• Added support for VRC6 mirroring.
• Moved responsibility for handling NES bank wrapping to nes.c.
• Moved all os-dependant sound code out to separate files.
• Fixed a minor issue with the GG palette a ddress control.

1:33 PM - MESS Release (0.36b8) - Jandar
Another release of the DOS version of MESS, the "Multi Emulator Super System" has come. The latest release, including the source, can be found on the Multi-Console emulators page.

6:57 AM - GalEMU Beta Release - Jandar
It's been quite some time since we've seen activity on the GalEMU front, but as of today a new version of the DOS and Windows versions of this multi-arcade emulator were released. They can be downloaded from the DOS and Windows Multi-arcade emulators pages. The GalEMU homepage is reportin g that the Linux port may be updated in the near future.

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