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> 0.142u2
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> MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
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> - 03552: [Documentation] kodure: Kodure Ookami vs. Kozure Ookami
> naming conventions (Angelo Salese)
> - 04314: [Documentation] lca, lca2: Wrong description.
> - 04191: [Sound] dynablstb: No audio (Alex Jackson)
> - 02087: [Sound] qbert, qbertqub and clones: "Hello. I'm turned on."
> ... missing, again. (Robbbert)
> - 04307: [Documentation] jokrz_l6, jokrz_l3: Wrong description.
> - 02072: [Graphics] mooncmw, spcdraga, mooncrgx: Corrupt graphics on
> 3rd and 4th stages (Robbbert)
>
> Source Changes
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> Implemented irq ack mechanism to Armed Formation HW games [Angelo
> Salese]
>
> Hand-fixed bit-rot bit in Terra Force bootleg, fixing the attract mode
> crash [Angelo Salese]
>
> Fixed emulation of the extra z80 in Terra Force bootleg set (used as a
> replacement for the protection), promoting it to working [Angelo
> Salese]
>
> Implemented MCU simulation to terrafu / terrafa [Angelo Salese]
>
> Hooked up text protection simulation to Kozure Ookami, allowing it to
> display scoring during gameplay and copyright screens [Angelo Salese]
>
> Implemented proper FG scroll latching in Kozure Ookami, fixing an
> offsetted layer at the gameplay intro screen [Angelo Salese]
>
> taito_b.c - Added PLD dumps for qzshowby. [Tafoid]
>
> Hooked up 1414M4 emulation to Legion [Angelo Salese]
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> Hooked up the 1414M4 chip emulation for Crazy Climber 2 [Angelo
> Salese]
>
> Created device_rtc_interface which can be used to initialize RTC's to
> a certain date/time at driver startup, useful for regression testing.
> Implemented the interface in most of the modern RTC devices. Note:
> this is not yet plumbed down to the command line. [Curt Coder]
>
> renamed Namco System 11 clones based on country code & version. [smf]
>
> SDL: fix backwards texture rectangle option [AWJ]
>
> Hooked up NB1414M4 priority bit, fixing video text priority in all the
> games in the Armed F driver [Angelo Salese]
>
> Merged 86 Lions inside Aristocrat Mk-4 driver [Angelo Salese]
>
> Various improvements to m90 driver [AWJ]:
> * Fixed MT bug 4191 (dynablstb: No audio)
> * Hooked up sample playback in bbmanw and clones and removed
> GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND flag (actually, bbmanwj had working samples
> already and never should have been flagged in the first place)
> * Use generic_pulse_irq_line() to generate interrupts on the V35,
> instead of the completely silly and deprecat.h thing I was doing
> before.
> * Made the same fix to cb2001.c while I was at it.
> * Fixed some spelling mistakes in the inputs.
> * Converted quizf1 to modern bankswitching with configured banks.
> * Made quizf1 and bomblord endian-safe, with assistance from
> R.Belmont.
> * Added save state support.
>
> Removed deprecat.h usage in m90 driver [Angelo Salese]
>
> Implemented RAM-based sprite clut in Armed F driver, used for color
> cycling effects in all games of this HW [Angelo Salese]
>
> Provided a compact flash dump for Alien - The Arcade Medal Edition
> [Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
>
> Fixed various things in Buster, allowing it to boot into gameplay
> [Angelo Salese]
>
> Merged Tatakae Big Fighter into Armed F driver [Angelo Salese]
>
> Redumped terrafb bitrotted rom [Bill D., The Dumping Union]
>
> astring: Fix build on NetBSD and other systems where toupper() is a
> macro [Thomas Klausner]
>
> Implemented irq ack mechanism and fixed CPU clock speeds in Cop 01 and
> Mighty Guy, this fixes last boss crashes in Mighty Guy [Angelo Salese]
>
> es5503: Properly mask oscillator enable bits when setting.
> [R.Belmont]
>
> Hand-tuned sound frequencies in Cop 01 based off an audio reference
> [Tafoid]
>
>
> New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
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> Mighty Guy [Angelo Salese]
>
>
> New clones added
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> Tekken 2 (TES3 VER.D) [atchoo, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union, smf]
> Soul Edge (SO2/VER.A) [f205v, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union, smf]
> Soul Calibur (SOC13 VER.C) [f205v, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union, smf]
> Tekken Tag (TEG2 VER.C1) [f205v, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union, smf]
> Libero Grande (LG1 VER.A)
> [B. Munger, S. Ruiz, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union] (not working)
> Saint Dragon (set 2) [Tirino73] (not working)
>
>
> New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
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It seems many cave games are broken, for example I have tested Power Instinct 2 and it has bad graphics (actually I cannot play as I cannot see anything, horizontal and vertical lines are filling the screen).
Some game like Ace Driver or Mortal Kombat are crashing mame when leave them to demo mode. (this I cannot confirm - it may have happened because I loaded many games without exit mame).

From what I see, the bug with the cave driver is fixed for the next 0.142u3. So I will wait...