9:53 PM - Pasofami Release - Jandar
A new version of Pasofami was released recently. Actually, the release of version 1.3u occured more than a week ago, but we have now added the latest version to our NES emulators page. I have to give thanks to ZD for this news.

9:46 PM - MacMAME 0.36 Final - Jandar
The MacOS port of MAME has been brought up to speed with the DOS version once again. The latest version, long-awaited 0.36 Final, has been added to our MAME page. Here's what's new in this release:

• In sync with DOS 0.36 final. [Aaron Giles]
• MacMAME now recognizes a new folder: "Misc Support Files". It expects to find all the miscellaneous data files thave have no other home in there (cheat.dat, history.dat, mameinfo.dat, etc). The MacMAME.mov file is also now expected to live there as well, instead of its prior home in the "Screenshots" folder. [Brad Oliver]
• Pressing Command-leftarrow and Command-rightarrow in the front-end will now cycle through the tabbed panes. [Brad Oliver]
• New report options to generate lists of non-working games and games that have been flagged with imperfect or incomplete emulation. [Brad Oliver]

5:27 PM - What's new in DBOY - Jandar
Here is (in english) what has changed in the latest release of DBOY:

• Fixed -keys option
• Fixed again MBC3&HuC3 clock
• Fixed a CPU speed change
• Added a show message

8:58 PM - DBOY 0.58 Release - Jandar
Yet another release of the gameboy emulator DBOY has come just a few days after the last. Version 0.58 is now available from the Gameboy emulators section. Once again I am somewhat in the dark about the changes made in this version since all information about the emulator is in Japanese.

8:48 PM - SadNES32 Version 0.13 - Jandar
Version 0.13d of SadNES, an NES emulator written in VB, has been released. The latest version of this emulator can be found on the NES emulators page. Currently the emulator sports relatively low compatability, but it continues to be worked on and improved upon.

5:32 AM - RockNes Dos Release - Evanidus
Version 1.05 of RockNes for Dos been released. A lot of things have changed and been corrected. Get it at the Dos Nes Emulators page or at their website.

3:35 PM - thanks to neil_ for the news. - Jandar
*nt*

1:23 PM - Keroppi & Keroleen's Splashbomb - Jandar
Suicidal Translations has released a 100% patch for the NES game Keroppi & Keroleen's Splashbomb. The patch is now included in the English translations archive.

3:10 AM - Gens Release - Evanidus
Version 0.36 of Gens have been released. You can get it on the Windows Genesis Emulators page or on the Gens website.

10:16 PM - SMYNES Status - Jandar
The SMYNES homepage has been updated with some information on the upcoming SMYNES. It looks to be a very promising release, and the author is reporting that we should see it in the next month or so. The site includes a list of what all we can look forward to in the release of this emulator.

10:08 PM - DBOY Release - Jandar
Version 0.57 of the Gameboy emulator DBOY was released today, and I have added it to the Gameboy emulators page. Because all information regarding this emulator is in Japanese, I don't really know what's new in this release, but if you happen to be fluent in Japanese, you're welcome to read all about it on the DBOY homepage.

9:05 PM - ZDspc Release (2.8 + Fix) - Evanidus
Version 2.8 of ZDspc, a SPC player, have been released. Many bugs corrected and increased compatibility. You can get it at the SPC utilitites page or the ZDSpc WebSite.

12:54 PM - MAME32 v0.36 Final - Jandar
The final release of version 0.36 of MAME32, the official Windows port of MAME, has come at long last. The latest release can be found in the MAME section along with the latest source code. Thanks to Emusphere for the news.

11:04 PM - More Spanish translations - Bokudono
This are the resting patches from DJ Traducciones:
(GB) Ninja Gaiden Shadow.
(NES) Golgo 13, Raf World, Astyanax, Metal Gear, Monster Party, Megaman IV, Megaman V.
All they (and many more) can be found at the Spanish translations archive.

5:54 PM - NO$MSX Release - Jandar
Version 1.3 of NO$MSX has been release today, a day that also happens to be the 1st birthday of the emulator project, and I have added it to both the DOS MSX emulators and Windows MSX emulators pages. More information on the project can be found on the NO$MSX emulator homepage.

1:01 PM - Another SNEeSe Release - Jandar
Yet another minor update to the SNES emulator SNEeSe has been made. Version 0.441 of the emulator is now available from the SNES emulators page. Here's what's new in this version:

• APU skipper: Fixed a nasty bug that caused the emulator to crash upon entering the GUI if the APU skipper was enabled

1:47 PM - SNEeSe Release - Jandar
Yet another release of the SNES emulator SNEeSe has come. Version 0.44 of the emulator is now available from the SNES emulators page along with the latest source code.

1:34 PM - ZDspc Release (2.7) - Jandar
Version 2.7 of ZDspc, a popular SPC player, has been released. The latest version can be found on the ZDspc homepage. Hopefully we'll get the new and improved utilities sections ready in the very near future. I feel like such a slacker =)

1:31 PM - DreamNES 1.8 - Jandar
Version 1.8 of DreamNES, an NES emulator for Windows, has been released. This version can now be found on the NES emulators page. Here's what's new in this release:

• MMC3 IRQ Timing Fixed.Now Kick Master run!
• Added IRQ Timing Adjust Function
• Mapper 16 Timing Fixed
• Added Support for Mapper 65.Daiku No Gensun 2 run!
• Noise and DMC Channel Fixed

10:02 PM - New Staff Members - Jandar
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome two new staff members to SGC. Bokudono will be maintaining the Spanish translations archive, and Evanidus will be in charge of the SPC archive. YAY!

9:53 PM - NO$GMB News - Jandar
Well now..this is interesting. The NO$GMB homepage has been "closed." According to the site, it is currently uncertain whether the emulator will be continued or not, but if it is there will be a lot of focus placed on preventing the cracking of the shareware version. More information can be found on the site. I really don't know the complete story behind it, but apparently it links back to a group by the name of Utopia who was releasing full versions of the emulator. Don't let it become some huge soap opera scenario, but I felt it was something worth mentioning.

3:17 AM - Spanish translations - Bokudono
Hi. I'm a new staffer and will update the Spanish translations section. But first, there are some old patches we're missing that must be uploaded. Here are some from DJ Traducciones:
(NES): Code Name Viper, Contra, The Guardian Legend, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden II, TMNT, Trojan.
(SNES): Super Street Fighter II.
(GB): Zelda: Link's Awakening and Zelda DX.

You can get them from the Spanish translations section.

1:12 AM - Test - Bokudono
This is a test. Please ignore it.

10:20 PM - VisualBoy News - Jandar
According to the author, a new version of VisualBoy, a Gameboy emulator, will be released this coming weekend with some major improvements. Thanks to EmuHQ for posting the news.

5:44 PM - SNEeSe Release - Jandar
Version 0.43 of SNEeSe (SNES emulator for DOS) has been released along with it's source code. Thanks to Emusphere for the news. A complete list of the changes made for this release can be located upon the SNEeSe homepage.

9:57 AM - MacMAME Release Candidate 2 - Jandar
RC2 of MacMAME, the MacOS port of MAME, was released yesterday, and can be found on the MacMAME homepage. The homepage is also reporting that version 0.36 final will be released in the near future. It will be added to the MAME section shortly.

9:51 AM - Gens Release (0.34) - Jandar
Version 0.34 of Gens, a Genesis emulator for Windows, was released yesterday. It can currently be acquired from the Gens homepage. I will add the emulator to the Genesis emulators page as soon as possible.

7:33 PM - MAME 0.36 Final - Jandar
The final release of version 0.36 of the multi-arcade emulator MAME was released today. The latest version, along with it's source code, can now be found within the MAME section.

4:16 PM - Adios - Neil_
As of sometime last night, I resigned my position at the SGC. I'm in the process of distancing myself from the scene, and this is yet another step in that direction. There is one thing I must say before I leave however. A recent trend in emulation has been for the vast majority of emulation news sites to begin accepting money from advertising. It's a trend that quite frankly disgusts me. The site owners claim that they need the money to pay staffers for their time. I do not see why anyone should get paid for participating in a hobby such as emulation. Emulation is not comercial. It should never be. Making money off of emulation turns it into comerce, and gives gaming companies more of a reason to fear and hate us. Another common excuse for the accepting of money is that it is needed to support contests. Why does an emulation news site need to have contests? Why can't a site that claims to be dedicated to bringing the reader news just present the news in an orderly and prompt fassion? Why do you need contests? The only reason I can think of is to increase hits. And why would one care how many hits a site gets? More people to click the banners and cause more cash to roll in. Zophar of Zophar's domain has gotten picked on for his site making money. The reason he seems to be the one crucified on this issue is he is the most vocal of the emulation news site owners, giving us such pullitzer prize winning quotes such as this one:

making money is not evil.

k?

we all do it

every major emulation site does this

Well, Zophar, there still are some sites which do not do that. The SGC is proud to be one of them. I am proud to have worked for a site with such a legacy as that. Emulation was meant to be free. Emulation was meant to be a hobby. Emulation was meant to be supported by the hard work of VOLUNTEERS. Not paid staffers. We at the SGC might not have always be the first to post news. We, however, posted with pride the news we covered. I will now leave the SGC, more firm and resolute in the knowledge that I contributed something to the community that I have grown to be a part of. Hopefully the influence of money will be washed away by a new generation of news sites. Hopefully others will recognize the stand that grassroots emulation sites like the SGC have made. Maybe we can still reform the emulation community into what it should be. Free learning, free gaming, free news, free minds.
-Neil_

12:43 AM - Happy Birthday SGC! - Jandar
Two years ago today SGC was founded. And for this special event, we have something absolutely wonderful for you! For today we unveil ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! YAY! Relieve!

Actually, we may end up doing something special at some point today, but I felt it was about time an emulation site decided not to swamp itself in it's own self-importance upon a day that really isn't all that significant.

10:12 PM - Relieve - Jandar

Relieve

9:40 PM - Meka 0.51 Released - Jandar
A new public version of Meka has been released. Version 0.51 of the emulator has been added to the GG/SMS emulators page. Thanks to Emusphere for the news.

9:31 PM - RockNES Releases - Jandar
Recently two versions of RockNES, an NES emulator for DOS, have been released. The most recent version is 1.042, and can be found on the NES emulators page. Here is what was changed in both of the recent releases:

• Fixed PCM output for better RAW sound (good)
• Small change compiling the binary, tell me if it's better (faster?)
• Fixed crashing problem when 'no sound' is set, oops
• Some fix for 'save state' (it may have problems yet)
• Some cosmetic changes in the sound core

1:53 AM - Hu-Go! Release - Jandar
Version 1.2 of the TG-16 emulator Hu-Go! has been released for both DOS and Linux. Here is what's new in version 1.2:

• ASPI driver!! All CDs works in windows as well as in dos mode. No need to reboot to enjoy cd games
• Debugged HCD support that was broken for a few versions (it has became case sensitive and some file were no more correctly recognized)
• Cleaner sources and dos ones very easy to compile (if you have Djgpp, allegro and seal)

1:45 AM - RockNES 1.04 - Jandar
Version 1.04 of the NES emulator RockNES has been released, and I have added it to the NES emulators page. The following changes have been made for version 1.04:

• Using Matt Conte's 6502 CPU core (faster)
• Rebuilt a lot of stuff to suit the new CPU core (more games should work)
• Rebuilt some sound stuff (output fixed, waves are correct)
• Sound timing slightly changed (RAW PCM works, still buggy in some games)
• Fixed no sound problem when you swap to GUI and back to game
• Fixed sound system reset (no more 'sound' when 'no sound')
• Fixed VS Excitebike palette (looks nice in tracks 5,6,7)
• Fixed mapper #68 (mirroring was disabled, blah)
• Fixed mapper #225 (58-in-1 works fine)
• Fixed mapper #226 (76-in-1, working with no problems)
• Fixed mapper #228 (Cheetahmen II works)
• Fixed mapper #233 (42-in-1 cart, partial, just the first half/22 games)
• Added mapper #229 support (31-in-1, working with no problems)
• Added mapper #255 support (110-in-1, some games still don't work)
• Added preliminary FDS support (mapper #20)
• Changed VBlank & NMI scanlines (VS Excitebike ok, more games work too)
• GUI fully rewritten (using Allegro's routines yet, btw)
• Removed more junk code, tons of cosmetic changes and minor bugs out
• Updated help display, documentation updated.

6:28 PM - NESten Release - Jandar
Version 0.6 beta E of NESten has been released, and I've added it to the NES emulators page. Here's what's new:
As usual, some bugfixes...
- Sound wrapping/static fixed. (mainly on CV3j)
- Fixed sound enable/disable bug (arrgh :P)
- Changed how DLL's are loaded. (doesn't keep the DLL's open unless needed)
- Mapper5 and Mapper6 readded. (No, CV3 still doesn't work 70%)
- Probably more fixes which I don't remember :)

New mappers added (Not programmed by me) :
- Mapper 4, 15, 69 and 225 by PrOxY
- Mapper 8, 15, 66, 71 and 78 by The Quietust
- Sources added to the MapperSDK

10:50 PM - RockNES Update - Jandar
The RockNES page was updated with some progress. Here is what the author had to say about it:
Fixed all major problems with sound emulation. PCM RAW works fine, and the output is better (fixed the waves to be rendered as signed samples). Rebuild most of sound stuff (VBlank tables). A new version should come out this weekend, stay tuned!

10:28 PM - Gens Release - Jandar
Why is it that emulator homepages like to move without my knowing? =)
The homepage for Gens, a genesis emulator for Windows is found here, and has updated the emulator to version 0.3. The latest version is available from the Genesis emulators page.

10:07 PM - NLKE/Esnes Homepage Moves - Jandar
The homepage for two SNES emulators (NLKE and Esnes) has moved to a new location:
http://megax.aig.uc3m.es/esnes/
NLKE is an emulator that continues to progress steadily. Esnes is dead, as the authors are now working on NLKE.

7:51 PM - Meka Release - Jandar
Version 0.50 of Meka has been released to registered users. The public version will be released in the near future. The list of changes in this version can be found on the Meka homepage.

12:01 AM - MSKISS Release - Jandar
A new version of MSKISS, an MSX emulator for DOS, has been released. Version 0.2.4 is now available from the MSX emulators page. Thanks to M.E.P. for the news.

11:51 PM - RockNES WIP - Jandar
I'm slightly behind on this one, but the RockNES page was updated recently with some WIP information. Here is what they had to say about the progress of this NES emulator:

• Rebuilt a lot of stuff to suit the new CPU core
• Mappers #225, #226, #228 and #233 were fixed and working good
• Added mapper #229 support (31-in-1 cart, working with no problems)

11:48 PM - Fixed MAME Binaries - Jandar
To be perfectly honest, I don't know if I already had the fixed version uploaded or not. Shortly after the initial realease of Release Candidate 2 of MAME, another "fixed" version was released, as sound did not work in the initial release. Because I wasn't sure if I had the fixed version or the original version, I've reuploaded the binary and source files to the MAME section.

10:50 PM - TileMod/TableLib Releases - Jandar
Jay has released version 1.00b2 of his TileMod utility, and version 1.0 of his TableLib utility. Eventually I will finish upgrading the utilities sections on SGC, and will update these utilities locally. Until that time comes, I will provide news about the releases, and inform you that you can find both these programs at the Transrelic Resource Site. Thanks to Jay for posting a message on our Message board about the releases.

9:26 PM - MAME RC2 Release - Jandar
Release Candidate 2 of MAME has been released, and can now be found in the MAME section. Both the binary and source files are updated. There are lots of changes, including 13 new supported games. The full list of what's new can be found on the MAME what's new page.

7:44 PM - DreamNES Release (1.6) - Jandar
A new version (v1.6), of the NES emulator DreamNES was released today. The latest version is available now from the NES emulators page. Here's what's new in this release:

• Totally rewritten CPU core with inline assemble.Speed up a lot!
• Added Realtime Save/Load state,support 10 save slots per game
• Added NES Movie Record and Playback.
• Added Mapper #22 Support(Konami VRC2 Type A). Twinbee 3 run correctly
• Fixed Mapper #23 IRQ timing. Dracula Kun run correctly.
• Fixed Mapper #25 IRQ timing. Gradius 2 run correctly.
• Fixed Mapper #16 bug. Runs several Dragon Ball games now

7:01 PM - Some MAME WIP - Airety
Just an update on the current MAME WIP:

• 12th March 2000: Jürgen Buchmüller sent in a sound core for TMS36xx sound chips, and modified Phoenix, Pleiads, Naughty Boy and Monster Bash to use it.
  
• 11th March 2000: Mike Coates fixed some more 68k core bugs. Zsolt Vasvari wrote functions for global sound enable and modified MCR and D-Day drivers to use them, and he also fixed some 8080bw and alibaba driver problems.
  
• 10th March 2000: Tatsuyuki Satoh fixed m6800 port write functions, Namco System 1 DAC gain and also a sound stream bug. Jürgen Buchmüller improved the Phoenix sound driver again. Malcolm Lear fixed Lazer Command palette. Aaron Giles added sound volume control to the MCR drivers.
  
• 9th March 2000: Jürgen Buchmüller sent a preliminary Phoenix analog sound driver. Aaron Giles fixed yet more Vindicators color problems.
  
• 8th March 2000: Gareth Hall added a new Kangaroo romset. Marco Cassili added the Japanese romset of Tiger Heli. Nicola Salmoria added Funky Fish to the Kangaroo driver. Aaron Giles fixed Vindicators II palette marking bugs. Bryan McPhail added some clone romsets of Data East games.
  

2:53 PM - G-Trans Closed? - Jandar
G-Trans, a German translation group, appears to have closed it's doors. However, for those spontanious highlighers among us, apparently they plan to return better than ever.

2:48 PM - Upcoming Acorn Emulators - Jandar
David McEwen announced some time ago that he would soon be releasing many new emulator ports to RiscOS. These include Hu-Go, DarcNES, DGen, Generator, and many other emulators. Other emulator ports of David's can currently be found on the Acorn/RiscOS emulators page.

1:35 PM - Layout Development - Jandar
I've done some changes to the general design of the site. There shouldn't really be any visible differences within the site, but hopefully I've cut down rendering time substantially by eliminating quite a few tables and replacing them with GIF files. If the changes seem to cause any problems in your browser, be sure to let me know and tell me what browser you are using.

10:48 PM - Translation Patches - Jandar
I have uploaded the various new patches that were mentioned in the recent News Bits. They can all be found upon the English Translations page.

9:01 AM - News Bits - Neil_

• FH has updated his page with updates to the Paladin's Quest and Alcahest sections, as well as a FAQ of sorts for Front Mission.
• AGTP has turned one year old and has a bunch of releases up on their site. The releases include the following:
  • New Chaos World patch
  • New Metal Max patch
  • New Super Robot Wars 2 patch
  • New Cosmo Genesis patch
  • New Rockman 2 patch
  • New Dezaemon patch
  • Drac's Night Out ROM released
  . Head on over and celebrate.
• The former Ranma 1/2 Translation group has announced that their original secret project has been scrapped due to hacking dificulties in favor of another new secret project.
• The YS Translation Page has been updated with the news that the project is now 65% complete.
• The homepage for Stories' Front Mission Translation page has moved, so if you haven't already update your links, update them to the following url: http://members.tripod.com/~stories84/frontm.html
• A somewhat cryptic message from Toma
• New Colombus screenshots have been thrown up over on the X Translations page.
• Some clarifications on the statuses of projects from Satsu.
• A promising update on Bahamut Lagoon from YnT dealing with the font and the debugging of various programs.
• A new patch from Kakkoii Translations. Hopefully Yandar will throw it up for me. :)
• The DBZ Translations Page has been updated with new screenshots for several of their translations.
• Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Lots of work. Busy busy busy. Also sorry for rushing the last few of these news bits. I'm in a hurry. Got to go be at class in 15 minutes and still need to brush my teeth, get dressed etc. Busy busy busy. Leaving for home later today. I will have access to email ocassionally. Leaving @ 4. TTYL. Note to Yandar: Please update the patch page for me. Don't have time. Also if you could contact Zach or what not and get that page CHMODED, that would kick severe @$$. :)

11:02 PM - RockNES X 1.0 Released - Jandar
At long last, the DirectX version of RockNES has been released. It is in sync with version 1.03 of the DOS version, and can be downloaded from the NES emulators page. Thanks to airety (prince of darkness) for the info.

8:36 PM - MacMAME Release - Jandar
A few days back, the MacOS port of MAME (a huge multi-arcade emulator) was brought up to speed with the current DOS release (0.36 RC1). Release Candidate 1 of MacMAME is now available from the MAME section. Here is what the MacMAME homepage reports as being new in this release:

• In sync with DOS rc1. [Aaron Giles]
• New assembly 6502 core. [Aaron Giles]
• Updated RAVE plugin to automatically work around bugs. [John Butler]
• Improved speed of the ATI plugin. [Aaron Giles]
• Adjusted Mac mouse sensitivity to correspond better to the PC mouse sensitivity. [Brad Oliver]
• Minor fixes to window positioning, automatic frameskipping, and sound generation. [Aaron Giles]

8:29 PM - Gens Release (0.24) - Jandar
A new version of the Windows based Genesis emulator Gens has been released. Version 0.24 is now found on the Genesis emulators page. There is still no sound support within the emulator, but here's what is new in version 0.24:

• I'm return with MZ80 (Neil Bradley neil@synthcom.com) z80 emulator, it's now works correctly !
• Prelemenary sound emulation
• YM2612 works correctly :)
• PSG works strangly :o
• DAC not works and only does some noises :(
• Sound sync is not yet perfect !
• Sound is played slowly with certain roms
• Fix a bug in the window plane (Zombie no crash any more ...)

10:52 PM - The day approaches - Jandar
In case you didn't already have it marked on your calendars, SGC has a second birthday coming up in the near future. I have only one word for you:

Relieve

9:53 PM - Sorry. . . - Airety
A few other things happened in the emulation world today, not as high profile, other than what I posted, but I am pressed for time today, and Jandar has a huge paper to write. Neil_ has been much busier lately also, and so the amazing three are not-so-free. Tommorow should be better, at least for me, and I will try to do what I missed and also what happened tommorow.

I am home right now, and so my connection is as slow as it gets. You may notice that I am linking for utilities right now. That is because Jandar is installing a new script for utilities, and I would prefer to use the new script to make the updates. Our utilities coverage has been lacking as of late, and we would like to become just as good in our utilities maintanence (which I can't spell) as we are in emulators and translations (most of the time, for an active three-man team, five if you count Dream Doctor and Vonpleck, six if Chuwim is still alive somewhere I think we do ok).

I'd like to congratulate EmuHQ on their first birthday. Many more guys.

I'd also like to thank Bongo` for e-mailing me about the release of his utility, a Hex Editor, that we missed. Usually I have to scour for news, Bongo` made my job much easier. Granted its a utility, so I don't want to do much more than mention it, but of course I will do that. His utility Hex Edit is now at version 0.98. You can get it from WakdHacks

Finally, we are forever hiring. You can help us with a new section we will be unveiling (it will require some work of course each week, but not that much), or by picking a non-English language and choosing to maintain the translations for that language (very little work but greatly appreciated by many). There is always room for another assistant maintainer for emulators and general emulation happenings, especially if you aren't lazy like me. If you are interested, e-mail Jandar, or even me. We don't pay, this is a volunteer position, but we might make you a T-Shirt or something if you stick with us for a couple months of good service.

I hope you and everyone you know continue to visit Snakeyes Gaming Corporation (aka Apocalypse Emulation). We are working on so much more, and of course it all works because we have loyal visitors such as you, who actually read this whole thing. Wow. How did you do it?

Ok, I got to sign off now. But please forgive the slight lack of coverage today, and be sure to check here daily for the latest emulation, translation, and utility releases, news, and happenings.

A spontaneous highlighter eh? Well I have a message for you then: Relieve

9:34 PM - Nestoy v3.02 Released - Airety
Nestoy, a NES Utility, was recently updated to version 3.02. Same deal as ZD-SPC, our utilities pages are kinda frozen. So, you can download Nestoy v3.02 from the Nestoy homepage.

9:27 PM - ZD-SPC 2.61 - Airety
A new version of ZD-SPC is out. ZD-SPC is a great SPC Player. What's new in this version:

• Fixed a major bug for Windows NT\2000 (thanks Tom-Servo for testing)
  
• Fixed small bugs with loading Plugins
  
• Added credit where credit was due
  

9:24 PM - PlasticNES Added - Airety
PlasticNES, a DOS NES Emulator, has been added to SGC. It is in very early stages, and you can download it from the DOS NES Emulatos Page

9:16 PM - KGB WIP - Airety
This happened a long time ago, but Jandar just alerted me that the KGB Site Has been updated with some WIP:

Hello! ^_^ Just checked and it's almost been a month since my last update so I thought i'd better provide some information for anyone interested (but there's NO NEW DOWNLOAD YET!).. :o)

What have I been working on? Well, I quickly added loading support for RAR archives and also support for all DirectInput controllers (big thanks to TNSe!!!). This means you can use all your fancy joysticks/joypads/whatever to play Gameboy games.. woohoo.. ! hehe..

The reason I haven't done a release yet is because I'm FINALLY working on sound (yeah.. finally got over my phobia ^_^ ). I've written the emulation code for 3 of the gameboy's 4 sound channels and are now trying to integrate the emulation code into the main program (currently i'm producing .WAV files from a sound register dump), hopefully this won't take too long.. this is my first experience with DirectSound and I'm still learning. :o)

Yay. okay.. that's about it.. i'll go now and do stuff.. cya!.. ^_^

8:03 PM - New Version of Pasofami - Airety
Pasofami, a Windows NES Emulator, has been updated to version 1.3t. I don't know what's new because this is a Japanese emulator.
You can download it from the Windows NES Emulators Page.
Thanks to Zophars Domain for the news.

8:55 PM - Thingy32 v0.16 - Airety
A new version of Thingy32, a do-it-all utility for Windows, has been released.

You can find the Thingy32 page here.

8:30 PM - GBFan v1.17 Release - Airety
GBFan, a Windows Gameboy Emulator, has been update to version 1.17 2nd. This is a Japanese emulator, and the what's new is in Japanese, so I have no clue what's new. We'll find out at a later time.

If you want to download it, you can from the Windows Game Boy Emulators Page

6:30 PM - RockNES Release (1.03) - Jandar
Yet another version of the NES emulator RockNES has been released. Version 1.03 is available from the NES emulators page. Here's what's new in this release:

• Added MMC5 IRQ modes 0 & 1 (Castlevania 3 and Metal Slader Glory works)
• Added NES sound frequency sweep (Mario jump sound works)
• Fixed MMC5 CHR bank switching (no more glitches)
• Fixed a color bug with VS Excitebike (black instead of blue)
• Fixed 4-screen mirroring set when you load a state (*.RNx), ok
• Fixed RAM saving when you save a state ($0800-$1000 block fills the RAM)
• Keyboard & joystick can be enabled (like p1 as joystick, p2 as keyboard)
• Added joystick calibration on startup (check rnsetup.cfg for information)
• Adjusted mapper #40 IRQ timing to fix the 'cloud glitch'
• Removed screen clearing (bitmap is always cleared with black)
• Added vsync, joypad calibration and bitmap blitter select in the config
• Default bitmap blitter changed to old blitter (more compatible)
• More minor problems has been fixed, some junk removed.

3:05 PM - Dan Laser (Legal ROM) Added - Airety
Dan Laser was included with the Mac release of Virtual Gameboy. I am much too lazy to try it out right now 8) but if I do, you will see the description of it on the Legal Roms page

Gracias to ~SirYoink for the tidbit. You can visit his site, Klepto Software. Klepto Software has some legal roms, some not-so-legal roms :) and "Stuff". Pay him a visit cause he was nice enough to send me some news!

10:34 AM - DreamNES Added! - Airety
DreamNES, a Windows NES emulator, has been recently added to SGC.

Features:
DreamNES:

• *Support mapper 0,1,2,3,4,7,8,11,16,17,19,21,23,64
  
• *Partially support mapper 5,6,34,48,91
  
• *Support DirectInput compatiable joystick and Keyboard input
  
• *Emulated RapidFire,speed adjustable
  
• *Scanline based graphic engine
  
• *Support all 5 sound channels
  
• *Emulated Stereo effect!(Few games sound better in Mono mode*_*)
  
• *Support Trainer
  

10:15 AM - Vila Caldan (Legal Rom) Added - Airety
Vila Caldan, a Color Gameboy Legal Rom which came out a waaaay long time ago was recently added to this page. I have to credit The Emu News Service for that tidbit (almost a year since it closed. . .)

You can download Vila Caldan from the Legal Roms page.

10:03 AM - SNES Palette Editor v0.2 - Airety
A utility called the SNES Palette Editor was recently released by Yousei (the name may be familiar because he is working on the massive FF3e editor) but since we have been lacking a bit in utilities updates, we missed this. We are currently revamping the utilities section, and you can be guaranteed that you will soon be able to depend on SGC for utilities just as you do for emulators and translation patches.

For now, you can download the SNES Palette Editor from Yousei's Site

Sorry about any incoveniences.

9:40 AM - DarcNES v9a0305 Released - Airety
The Multi-Console Emulator DarcNES has been updated. What's New in this release:

• A new release (version dn9a0305).
  
• Added keyboard support to Apple ][ driver (only works under X).
  
• Added a couple more instructions to the emu68k core (and still nothing runs).
  
• Added range checking to ROM accesses in the genesis driver.
  
• Disabled I/O logging of FM chip writes in the genesis driver.
  
• Fixed a bug with MMC3 IRQs (SMB3 fortress now works correctly).
  
• Cleaned up the NES PPU code somewhat.
  
• Cleaned up the SMS sprite renderers somewhat.
  
• Rebuilt command line parsing for X version and added (but failed to document) a command to override system detection (needed to access the Apple ][ driver).
  

6:19 PM - MAME WIP - Airety
The MAME WIP page has been updated with some more tidbits of what to expect in the next MAME release.

• 4th March 2000: Zsolt Vasvari fixed Ambush palette bugs.
• 3rd March 2000: Karl Stenerud has added some more 68020 functionality to the C 68k core. Vernon C. Brooks fixed some key chip problems with World Stadium.
• 2nd March 2000: Bryan McPhail added the world romset of Cobra Command.
• 1st March 2000: Vernon C. Brooks added World Stadium and World Stadium '89 to the Namco System 1 driver, and he cleaned up some things in the Namco System 2 driver. Marco Cassili fixed quite some dipswitches all over the place. CAB fixed Labyrinth Runner sound frequency. Tatsuyuki Satoh fixed a memory corruption bug in the Namco System 1 driver.

6:12 PM - Visual Boy v1.4 - Airety
Version 1.4 of the Gameboy Emulator Visual Boy for Windows is out. Whats new in this latest version:

• GameGenie and GameShark
• Bug fixes: several small bugs are now fixed and games like Ken Griffey, Go Goemon and Pro Darts now work.

11:08 AM - More RockNES WIP - Airety
The Rocknes Page has been updated with some more WIP:

• Added frequency sweep to sound emulation! You listen the Mario jump perfectly!
  
• Fixed MMC5 IRQ mode 0, used by Castlevania 3 (USA).
  

You can download the current version of Rocknes in the DOS NES Emulators section

2:06 AM - ZDspc Release (2.6) - Jandar
Nitro has just recently released version 2.6 of his SPC player ZDspc. The latest version can now be found on the SPC players page. Here's what's new in this version:

• Added custom sliders to skin support (See help file)
• Made preferences not start expanded
• Fixed a "Register file types" bug
• Fixed versions in NSF plugin

2:01 AM - Hu-Go! Release (1.11) - Jandar
A new release of the TG-16 emulator Hu-Go has come. Version 1.11 is currently available for both DOS and Linux, and can be found also on the DOS and Linux TG-16 emulator pages. Thanks go to Emusphere for the news.

1:40 PM - Ackman French Translation - Jandar
I have added 100% complete french translation patches for Go Go Ackman to the French translations archive. Provided are both patches for the original Japa and the English translated ROMs. Thanks to BessaB for the news.

1:22 PM - CCS64 v2.0b - Airety
Windows version, mind you. :)

What's new:

• Fixed bug with the memory write command in the machine code monitor.
• Fixed bug with the dissamble write command in the machine code monitor.
• Fixed reset bug (with initial values in register 1) which caused problems with some ultimax cartridges. No, it was not caused by some error in my VIC-II emulation as some people suggested.
• New cartridge type 13 (Final Cartridge I).

12:58 PM - NLMSX Release - Jandar
A new version (v0.22) of NLMSX, an MSX emulator for Windows, has been released. I have added this version to the MSX emulators page. Here's what's new in this release:

• Added support for kanji, JIS 1st and JIS 2nd standards
• Fixed a minor problem with the commandline parameters

12:31 PM - SadNes WIP - Airety
Pulled for the SadNes page:

Well, I think now I can start (again) to make support for more mappers, I think I'll had to re-write all the Loading ROM Code, to make support for more Mappers, that should a long Hard Road, but it's ok, I'll try it anyway.


Also, in other news, Chu Chu Rocket was delayed until March 7th, this Tuesday. And we still need staff for The Rocket! C'mon!

Oh yeah, one more thing, we are always hiring so send a bitchin' resume to Jandar and we will be sure to consider adding you to our l33t ranks.

11:33 AM - X-mame Release - Jandar
The Unix port of MAME has been updated so as to be at the level of the latest DOS version. Version 0.36b16.1 source can now be found in the MAME section of SGC. Here's what's new in this release:

• Everything from mame & mess msdos 0.36b16
• Fixed error messages for: "error optionx requires an argument".
• Fixed --boolean option parsing.
• Fixed bools in configfiles overriding commandline.
• Fixed printing of NULL strings in -showconfig.
• Fixed -vectorres for vertical oriented games.
• Reworked and cleaned up the makefile, you can now choose your os and cpu seperatly. This adds linux-sparc support amongst other things.
• Made oss.c compatible with linux/powerpc giving sound on this platform thanks to John Cramp.
• Wrote a generic plugin system, currently only supporting static plugins, but prepared for dynamic plugins.
• Rewrote the entire sound subsystem, to match a few core changes. Sound-drivers are now plugins, allowing for example esd support. All sound drivers need to be converted to this new system. Platforms which sound-driver(s) haven't been converted, don't have sound.
• Added a sound-mixer (for volume control) subsystem, again plugin based.
• Converted the oss driver to be a dsp plugin.
• Added an oss mixer plugin.
• Updated (fixed) SDL display driver, thanks to: Ricardo Calixto Quesada (riq@ciudad.com.ar).
• Added an esound dsp plugin.
• Fuzzy name matching alla the dos port, thanks to: Andrea Vettorello (molotov@dei.unipd.it).
• Don't parse the game specific rc file untill the final name lookup has been done (for fuzzy / random name matching).
• Converted the netbsd sounddriver to be a dsp plugin, thanks to: Krister Walfridsson (cato@df.lth.se)
• Removed emulation of analogjoysticks using the mouse, this is now done by the core.
• Converted the solaris sounddriver to be a dsp plugin, added a mixer plugin thanks to: Mathis Rosenhauer

11:23 AM - VICE Release (v1.3) - Jandar
New versions of VICE, a C64 emulator for a variety of platforms, were released recently, and have been added to SGC. Thanks to Emucamp for the news. Here are the platforms that have been updated:

• MS-DOS
• Windows
• Linux/Unix
• RiscOS

2:14 PM - RockNES WIP News - Jandar
The RockNES homepage has been updated with some information about the progress of the emulator. Here is what they have to say:

• A Windows port release is not distant (_maybe_ next week, around thursday)
• Fixed MMC5 CHR banks, no more glitches in Metal Slader Glory (working better)

8:32 PM - Windows DarcNES Release - Jandar
A new version of the Windows port of DarcNES was released recently. I must say, this had me quite confused, as the homepage that I had bookmarked didn't announce the release. I have discovered since, however, that the homepage has actually moved, and version 1.06 is now available from the Multi-console emulators page. Here's what's new in this version:

• Added a basic GUI (several items are still missing)
• Added a screenshot function
• Fixed some problems with GG sprite clipping and tile rendering
• Cleaned up the FDS emulation code
• Added a lot of (inaccessible) extra FDS functionality
• Changed the nes bank 4 and 6 I/O hooks
• Fixed FDS mapper to compile again
• Fixed some problems with the PCE timer
• Changed the PCE VDP interface not to use procpointers
• Added clipping sprites to the right side of the screen to the PCE VDP
• Removed the old (disabled) ROM type identification routine
• Fixed the battery file handling to not use a cheap hack to get the filename (this breaks all gg savegames until you rename the battery file)
• Added SET instruction to the 6280 core
• Fixed some problems with mapper 24 (VRC6) IRQs (vertical scrolling scenes in CV3j are a lot better now)
• Fixed a bug in the NES PPU that was preventing bigfoot from working
• Added preliminary PC-Engine timer interrupt emulation
• Fixed a bug with reading from the PC-Engine VCE
• Fixed a bug with the PC-Engine VDP that was causing graphics problems with several games and prevented Gradius from working
• Added a new 6280 core (no noticable effect on compatability)
• Disabled the old 6280 core
• Fixed tms9918 invisible sprites and right-clipped sprites.

4:12 PM - Links Page... - Dream Doctor
The links pages have been revised a little. Added some links. Check it out.

5:05 PM - Polish Translations... - Dream Doctor
Like I promised the first patch of Super Mario World Polish Translation is out. Most of the main dialogue is completed about 40%, but we are having some difficultoes with the graphics and some compressed font.

Get your IPS from us, at the only English site that hosts Polish Translations.

4:06 PM - RockNES 1.02 - Jandar
Version 1.02 of the NES emulator RockNES has been released, and I have added it to the NES emulators page. Here's what's new in this version:

• New IRQ handler system (using 'hooks')
• Fixed MMC5 support (CastleVania 3 US works, still unplayable)
• Added mapper #226 support (76in1 cart, partial)
• Added mapper #227 support (1200in1 cart, does not work)
• More minor bugs fixed.

12:10 AM - What a dull non-day - Jandar
Yesterday was a very boring day around here. While things actually happened, I decided not to post anything because the actual existance of the day had yet to be determined, and thus I felt reluctant to post any non-existant news created on this non-existant day. As a result, I have postponed all the big important things that may or may not have actually happened yesterday (if yesterday actually happened) until today, because we are fairly certain that today exists. We are, however, still unsure as to whether or not it is the 1st or 2nd of March, but this confusion will pass in time.

(For the more gullible among us, I'm only joking, nothing much happened in the emulation world yesterday, and so there was no news. yay happy.)