With Hallowe’en basically over, the only thing you need to make October complete is MAME 0.203. Newly supported titles include not just one, but two Nintendo Game & Watch classics: Donkey Kong and Green House, and the HP 9825B desktop computer. We’ve added dozens of new versions of supported systems, including European bootlegs of Puck Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Phoenix, Pengo and Zero Time, more revisions of Street Fighter II and Super Street Fighter II, and a version of Soldier Girl Amazon made under license by Tecfri.
There are major improvements to plug-in TV games in this release, specifically systems based on the XaviX and SunPlus µ'nSP processors. The Vii is now playable with sound, and the V.Smile can boot games. Tiger Game.com emulation has come to the point where all but one of the games are playable. Some long-standing issues with Tandy CoCo cartridges have been fixed.
It isn’t just home systems that have received attention this month: Namco System 22 emulation has leapt forward. Yes, the hit box errors making it impossible to pass the helicopter (Time Crisis) and the tanks (Tokyo Wars) have finally been fixed. On top of that, video emulation improvements make just about everything on the system look better. In particular, rear view mirrors in the driving games now work properly. If that isn’t enough for you, the code has been optimised, so there’s a good chance you’ll get full speed emulation on a modern PC. There have been less dramatic improvements to video emulation in other Namco and Tecmo systems, and CPS-3 row scroll effects have been implemented.
MAME 0.203 should build out-of-the-box on macOS “Mojave” with the latest Xcode tools (provided your SDL2 framework is up-to-date), a number of lingering debugger issues have been fixed, and it’s now possible to run SDL MAME on a system with no display. MAME’s internal file selection menus should behave better when you type the name of a file to select it.
MAME 0.203 is a huge update, touching all kinds of areas. You can get the source and Windows binary packages from the download page.
MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
00430: [Graphics] (flkatck.cpp) mx5000: Game has priority problems. (Angelo Salese)
00777: [Gameplay] (namcos22.cpp) timecris, timecrisa: Incorrect hitbox for the helicopter in level 3. (hap)
06157: [Graphics] (cps3.cpp) jojo, jojoba and clones: Combo meter graphics missing for second player. (David Haywood)
06164: [Graphics] (namcos22.cpp) ridgerac: Title screen graphics are missing from second attract loop onwards. (hap)
06171: [Core] System-specific INI file settings are retained when starting a new emulation session. (Ryan Holtz)
06616: [Crash/Freeze] (coco3.cpp) coco3: Cartridges using 32k external ROM mode don’t work. (Tim Lindner)
07115: [Sound] (cps2.cpp) spf2t (qsound): Sound effects are distorted, mainly on left channel. (superctr)
07123: [Documentation] (megadriv.cpp) megadriv [dstrike]: Title is inaccurate. (Tafoid)
07124: [Documentation] (megadriv.cpp) megadriv [rrash3]: Title is inaccurate. (Tafoid)
07126: [Color/Palette] (8080bw.cpp) yosakdon: Yosaku to donbei used an overlay for colour. (MASH)
New working machines
Game & Watch: Donkey Kong [algestam]
Game & Watch: Green House [algestam]
HP 9825B [F.Ulivi]
Nerae! Super Goal (J 981218 V1.000) [PascalP, Bill D., The Dumping Union]
Sky Challenger (J 000406 V1.000) [ShouTime, Bill D., Charles MacDonald, Dane Biegert, Candy Wolff, Henrique Areias Pontes, Sean Sutton, Surgeville, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
New working clones
Ace Driver: Victory Lap (Rev. ADV1, Japan) [ShouTime, Henrique Areias Pontes, Evan Korzon, Dane Biegert, mrgoodwraith, Michael O’Malley, Alexander Monin, Sean Sutton, Sung Eugene, Russell Howard, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Emergency Call Ambulance (Japan) [ShouTime, Henrique Areias Pontes, Evan Korzon, Dane Biegert, mrgoodwraith, Michael O’Malley, Alexander Monin, Sean Sutton, Sung Eugene, Russell Howard, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Excalibur (Mdm) (MPU4, V1.4) [James Wallace]
Heavy Metal Meltdown (German) [PinMAME]
HP9000/360 [Sven Schnelle]
Jack*Bot (0.4A prototype) [PinMAME]
Mushiking The King Of Beetle (MUSHIUSA '04 1ST, Prototype) [Jorge Valero, rtw]
Showdown (version 4.0) [Mark Jenison]
Super Pang (World 900914, bootleg, set 2) [ClawGrip, Roberto Fresca, Recreativas.org, The Dumping Union]
ibm5170: ADSP-21xx EZ-KIT Lite, Auto Convert, Central Point Anti-Virus for Windows, Compaq ProLinea 486-based PC's - Microsoft Windows 3.0 Support Diskette, Compaq ProLinea 486-based PC's - Microsoft Windows 3.1 Support Diskette, DIVA T/A ISDN Modem Setup Wizard for Windows 3.x, Diagnostics - Test, Setup, and MDMI Utilities for Products with 640K of RAM Installed, Direct Access Windows, Drafix Windows CAD (Demo), Enhanced 5250 Emulation Program, HiJaak, HiJaak Pro, Integration i Microsoft Office 97: Step by Step (Swe), Internet in a Box - Single-User Version, Jack Nicklaus Screen Savers, MS-DOS FASTART/SYSTEM - The Compaq Personal Computer FASTART/SYSTEM Diskette, MS-DOS Operating - The Compaq Personal Computer Operating Diskette, MS-DOS Support - User Programs, Mastering Borland C++ 3.1, Micro-Cap III, Microsoft Windows Support - User Programs, Mitsumi Mouse Driver (v6.0), Mouse/Trackball, NexNIC ND010 PCI Adapter (Ethernet/Fast Ethernet), Norton CrashGuard for Windows 95, Nova 9 (International Version, 5.25"), NuSound PnP Install Disk, Postnummerkatalogen 1996 (Swe), Scroll 3D Mouse Setup Disk for PS/2 and Serial, SoundWave 32 Series, TMS320C5x DSK - Applications Guide/Application Software, Tango Printed Circuit Design Evaluation, Tango Schematic Capture Evaluation, The Greatest Little PIC Book, Thunderhawk AH-73M, WordFinder Lexikon pĺ PC (Swe), Write On! for Windows [FakeShemp]
pc98: Ballade3, Bible Master - Crash of the Blleot Rutz, Bible Master - Crash of the Blleot Rutz (Alt), Bind - Kinbaku Jinmon Densetsu, Black Bird - Tori-tachi no Tooboe, Blackthorne - Jigoku no Fukushuu (16-color version), Blackthorne - Jigoku no Fukushuu (256-color version), Blandia 98, Blind Games, Blue Ruins - Harukanaru Bibanon no Hihou, Bounty Hunter Ludy, Branmarker 2, Bretonne Lays Scenario Shuu 1, Briganty - The Roots of Darkness, Bunny Hunter Zero [Neo Kobe Collection]
uzebox: 2048, 65536-in-1, Block Boy, Buddha, Solitaire, Space Age, Uzekickers, Vector Game, Video Poker, XOR [ArcadeShadow]
vgmplay: Air Duel (Irem M72), Burning Fight (SNK Neo Geo), Chimera Beast (Jaleco Mega System 1), Chip's Challenge (IBM PC AT), Cycle Mahbou (Arcade), D.A.S.S. (MSX2), Dark Seal (Arcade), Denjin Makai (Arcade), Direct-X Release.2 (Sharp X68000), LHX Attack Chopper (IBM PC AT), Major Stryker (IBM PC AT), Mega Man IV (Nintendo Game Boy), Metal Gear 2 - Solid Snake (MSX2), Second Earth Gratia (Jaleco Mega System 32), Sky Destroyer (Arcade), Slimyer (Sharp X68000), Tintin in Tibet (Game Boy), Uncharted Waters (Sharp X68000), Vinyl Goddess from Mars (IBM PC AT), Wizard Fire (Arcade) [Tafoid]
x68k_flop: Abunai Bunkasai Zenya [Wayder]
Software list items promoted to working
gamecom: Batman & Robin, Centipede, Duke Nukem 3D, Fighters Megamix, Frogger, Henry - Match the Sounds Memory Game, Indy 500, Jeopardy!, Monopoly, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Quiz Wiz - Cyber Trivia, Resident Evil 2, Scrabble, Sonic Jam, Tiger Casino, Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fortune 2, Williams Arcade Classics [Robbbert]
pc98: Batsu, Battle Queen - Saikyou Fighters Retsuden, Be Girl (Alt Format), Bio 100% Free Games Collection (Alt Format), Bishoujo Shashinkan Bangaihen - Outside Story, Bokosuka Wars, Brandish VT, The Bard's Tale - Tales of the Unknown, The Best Play Baseball (Demo) [Carl, r09]
New NOT_WORKING software list additions
32x: Clay Fighter 2 (Jpn, USA, Euro Prototype) [VampierMSX, Porchy]
bbc_rom: ConQuest, Instant Mini Office II, Inter-Word 1.02, Quest Paint 1.04, Quest Paint 1.10, SpellMaster 1.66, SpellMaster 1.69, The Wapping Editor [Nigel Barnes]
mac_hdflop: ClarisWorks (Swedish) [FakeShemp]
pc98: Brandish Renewal [r09]
princ: Bad Badtz-Maru, Hello Kitty, Kazoku de Nengajou, Pochacco [TeamEurope]
Source Changes
Emulated National DP8350 CRT controller family. [AJR]
mcs48: Set lower 4 bits of P2 to input during (and after) MOVD A,Pp. [AJR]
i8243: Release P2 output after completion of read operation. [AJR]
sbrain.cpp: Driver overhaul: [AJR] * Added cursor and scrolling through CRT controller registers. * Corrected number of interrupts per frame. * Actually show the “insert diskette” message. * Added options for RAM size and two or more floppy drives. * Added RS232 ports and DIP switches for Baud clock selection.
tms9900: Internalized TMS9980A clock divider, and corrected endianness for TMS9980 and TMS9995 in unidasm. [AJR]
xavix: Allow debugger to step over CALLF instruction. [AJR]
crt9007: Added frame timer. [AJR]
flipjack.cpp: Driver overhaul: [AJR] * Reimplemented video using CRT controller row update method. * Fixed cocktail mode and changed rotation from 90 degrees to 270 degrees. * Modernized interrupts and cleaned up code.
Invalidate memory access caches when removing watchpoints (prevents crashes on subsequent accesses to the same areas). [AJR]
mcs96 updates: [AJR] * Replaced I/O space with callbacks, and added internal address space for non-executable register file and SFR area. * Made SFRs more accessible to the debugger, and made disassembler show names for directly-addressed SFRs. * Corrected disassembler output for some forms of ADDCB, SUBCB, MULB, ANDB, JBC and JBS.
unidasm: Added st62xx support. [AJR]
flkatck.cpp: Fixed sprite-sprite priorities, and removed driver hack from k007121.cpp. [Angelo Salese, dink]
combatsc.cpp: Added video and scroll memory to save states. [Angelo Salese]
Added shaders for performing color transforms and three-dimensional lookup tables. [anikom15] * Allows arbitrary color space manipulation within the sRGB space.
rainbow.cpp: Connected WD2010 write fault input, and changed default serial port device to Microsoft 2-button mouse. [Bavarese]
r9751 updates – Disktool is now fully functional: [Brandon Munger, Stephen Stair] * i86: Allow ’188 to advance DMA immediately if DRQ is held high when source synchronous DMA is started. * Connected SMIOC DMA to 68k CPU and fixed communication. * Emulated SCC2698B octal UART and connected to SMIOC. * Improved logging.
itech8.cpp: Updates and cleanup: [cam900] * Converted sound latch to generic_latch_8_device. * Converted to use derived memory maps and unit masks. * Reduced runtime tag map lookups, and cleaned up redundant and duplicated code.
glass.cpp: Simplified code, removed duplication, and improved region names. [cam900]
segas24.cpp: Added save state support, split address maps by ROM board type, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
crystal.cpp: Cleanup and updates: [cam900] * Made class members private where appropriate, cleaned up code, reduced duplication, and added notes. * Converted to use derived address maps and configured banking. * Added CRT controller register details. * Improved device names and removed MCFG macros.
targeth.cpp: Reduced runtime tag map lookups, and reduced code duplication. [cam900]
ramdac.cpp: Removed MCFG macros. [cam900, AJR]
blitz68k.cpp: Reduced code duplication and made state class members private as appropriate. [cam900]
tecmo_mix.cpp: Added mixing for text layer bitmap, made background pen blendable, and removed MCFG macros. [cam900]
gaiden.cpp, tecmo16.cpp: Corrected sprite lag, cleaned up graphics decode and ROM loading, and added notes. [cam900]
namcofl.cpp: Implemented screen clipping and shadows, fixed sprite banking, and confirmed crystal values. [cam900]
namconb1.cpp: Corrected sprite lag, added raw screen parameters, reduced code duplication, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
namcos1.cpp: Reduced code duplication and replaced a naked pointer with a required region pointer. [cam900]
namcos2.cpp: Removed unnecessary memory banks, added raw screen parameters, improved region names, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
namcos21.cpp, namcos21_c67.cpp, namcos21_de.cpp: Improved member names and tags, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
namco_c116.cpp: Implemented device_palette_interface for internal palette. [cam900]
namco_c169roz.cpp, namcos2_roz.cpp: Internalized graphics decoding and simplified configuration. [cam900]
namco_c355spr.cpp: Added support for double-buffered sprites, simplified configuration, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
namcos2_sprite.cpp: Get palette from graphics decode, avoiding redundant configuration. [cam900]
onetwo.cpp: Use a palette decoder member function for palette decoding. [cam900]
qx10kbd: Dumped and emulated keyboard microcontroller. [Carl, Frank Hughes]
mwarr.cpp, stlforce.cpp: Converted video code to a device. [David Haywood]
cps3.cpp: Implemented score layer row scroll effects, and cleaned up code. [David Haywood] * Fixes combo meters in jojoba (MT06157, GitHub #4033).
wecleman.cpp: Marked weclemanb as a hack. [David Haywood]
XaviX updates: [David Haywood] * Renamed members based on strings in code, moved audio stubs to a separate file, and updated notes. * Hooked up sprite addressing mode control register, improved sprite RAM hookup, and hooked up “text array“ pattern generator. * Fixed multiplier unit use in rad_madf. * Added inputs for rad_bass, rad_crdn, taitons1 and taitons2. * Improved palette mode used by taitons2, improved sprite positioning, implemented sprite flipping, and improved priorities. * Added support for RAM-based tiles used in rad_bb2 test mode, and 24-bit tile addressing used by epo_efdx. * Improved CALLF, RETF and BRK, allowing namcons2 to boot and rad_ping to get past the first screen. * Mapped BIOS into second external bus space for e-kara sets, and implemented DMA register read-back. * Improved transparency handling, and implemented “arena control” clipping effect. * Re-implemented Super XaviX opcodes based on observed usage. * Allow some opcodes to bypass zero page, as required by namcons1. * Hooked up I˛C memory. * Implemented per-line rendering and raster interrupts (improves backgrounds in rad_snow and xavtenni).
Don’t set the SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL extra flag if -video none is set. [dslegend] * Allows a true headless run when the environment variable SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy is set.
hphybrid: Added support for the 09825-67907 variant, and updated the hk64k and hp9845 drivers as necessary. [F.Ulivi]
Emulated HP 9825B desktop computer, including DC100 tape drive, internal printer, and matrix display. [F.Ulivi]
namcos22: Added view matrix reflection. [hap, Ryan Holtz] * Fixes alpinr2b character selection screen, raveracw/ridgera2 rear-view mirrors, and secret mirror track in raveracw.
namcos22 updates: [hap] * Added save state support and improved performance. * Corrected pixel clock and DSP clocks. * Fixed coin 2 not working. * Implemented rendering from point RAM (used on Alpine Racer 2 and Ridge Racer 2 title screens). * Improved System 22 fader and background color (fixes Victory Lap attract mode). * Improved Super System 22 fog and spot (improves graphics in Aqua Jet, Dirt Dash and Time Crisis). * Fixed polygon layer sometimes rendering when it shouldn’t * Added preliminary POSIRQ implementation (partial updates are not enabled yet). * Fixed window clipping on Ace Driver rear view mirrors and Alpine Racer 2 character selection screen. * Fixed hitboxes for helicopter in Time Crisis and tanks in Tokyo Wars (error in 68020 CHK2). * Added Super System 22 lamp and motor outputs.
pokey: Return most recent m_ALLPOT value and freeze POT counters during SK_RESET. [Jürgen Buchmüller]
bbc.cpp updates: [Nigel Barnes] * Reimplemented the addressable latch using the ’LS259 device. * Added 32K ROM slots in B+ and Master variants. * Use bankdev to switch IO/ROM in Master. * Use ram_device instead of ROM_REGION for RAM. * Added I2CMEM device for PCD8572 in Master Compact. * Corrected sound device from SN76489 to SN76489A.
bbcb: Added ReCo6502 co-processor. [Nigel Barnes]
bbcmc: Added expansion port and Mertec Companion expansion device. [Nigel Barnes]
phoenix: Don’t configure_entries and set_base on the same bank. [O. Galibert]
Added a skeleton driver for MIPS Computer Systems ROSC/os machines, with initial focus on the RC2030 headless workstation. [Patrick Mackinlay]
GENie: Changed minimum target macOS version to 10.6 to allow building on macOS 10.14 “Mojave” with latest Xcode tools. [R. Belmont]
Fixed compilation with SDL 2.0.8 and later on macOS. [R. Belmont]
hapyfish: Replaced driver with clone of mini2440, allowing it to boot from NAND Flash. [R. Belmont] * Boot loader now comes up and fails because it can't find both Flash chips.
gamecom.cpp: Made all games besides lostwrld playable, and updated notes. [Robbbert]
sorcerer.cpp: Added DDMON 1.3 and ADSMON BIOS options. [Robbbert] * ADSMON requires an 80 column card that is not emulated.
sm8500: Improved logging of unknown opcodes. [Robbbert]
sun4c updates: [Ryan Holtz] * Changed FDC to and fixed mapping. * Added save state support. * Added machine configuration for SPARCstation SLC (4/20), IPX (4/50), 1+ (4/65) and 2 (4/75). * Added RAM size options and fixed mirroring in 4 MB configurations. * Improved MMU/cache behaviour, and added support for full-width memory mask on segment map writes. * Re-wrote timers to tick at 1 MHz (allows NetBSD to progress further).
sbus: Added font register and fixed drawing endianness for cgsix card. [Ryan Holtz]
debugcpu: Fixed watchpoints for CPUs that use word addressing. [Ryan Holtz]
generic_slot: Allow file name extensions to be omitted from constructor call. [Ryan Holtz]
vii.cpp updates: [Ryan Holtz] * Fixed titles and publishers. * Ported current µ'nSP 1.0 CPU core and serial EEPROM emulation from Unununium. * Made µ'nSP instructions that use post-increment/decrement addressing modes update segment register on rollover. * Fixed road layer in several Zone 60 games. * Added an optional visual debugger for audio (may be enabled with a preprocessor macro). * Converted SPG24x and SPG28x SoCs to devices, added saturation and fade offset control, and implemented sound output. * Added SPG24x/SPG28x chip select callbacks and rudimentary analog inputs. * Hooked up walle NVRAM. * Added preliminary V.Smile support – runs BIOS and boots games.
osdwindows: Fixed BGFX not rendering in multiple windows (internal UI is still glitchy). [Ryan Holtz]
ibm5150.cpp: Hooked up cassette data output (GitHub #4076). [Ryan Holtz, BigAlUK]
Fixed compilation with libjpeg for environments where TRUE and FALSE aren’t preprocessor macros. [Ryan Schmidt]
vt100, ec1841, mc1502, poisk1, km035 and ms7004: Made keyboards Lua-friendly and updated mappings. [shattered]
PlayStation GPU: Copy the textures’ STP bit (improves Silent Hill). [smf]
PlayStation GTE: Use helper functions to count leading zero/one bits rather than implementing locally. [smf]
vgmplay.cpp: Added support for multiple instances of the same chip with different clock frequencies. [smf]
qsoundhle.cpp: Saturate voice and output accumulators (MT07115). [superctr]
hp_dio updates: [Sven Schnelle] * Allow cards to share interrupt and DMA request lines. * Removed MCFG macros and moved classes into a namespace. * Configure all DIO slots as non-fixed, as none of the devices are on-board or physically captive. * Removed unused map() functions. * Added HP98620 DMA controller and HP98625A SCSI controller card devices. * Fixed plane masks in HP98543 video card.
M68000 MMU updates: [Sven Schnelle] * Add Special Status Word to exception frames. * Raise MMU configuration exception if SRP/CRP is invalid. * Factored out code to set bus error details, perform address translation cache lookup, match TT register, and walk tables. * Added support for short indirect descriptors (used by HP-UX 9). * Set MMU status flags when performing address translation cache lookup. * Split PLOAD and PTEST code from m68881_ops into separate functions, and corrected the name to m68851_ops. * Correctly disassemble more forms of PTEST and PFLUSH instructions.
hp9k_3xx.cpp, mb87030.cpp, hp9122c.cpp: Converted to use delegate timers. [Sven Schnelle]
hp9k_3xx.cpp updates: [Sven Schnelle] * Moved sound, GPIB, keyboad and RTC to human interface DIO module. * Cleaned up DIO configuration. * Use 98543 DIO card for video output on HP9000/320 and HP9000/332, replacing driver code for the latter.
tms9914: Latch EOI flag until next byte is sent. [Sven Schnelle]
hp_hil updates: [Sven Schnelle] * Added HP46060B mouse device. * Converted logging to use logmacro.h and removed MCFG macros. * Removed obsolete bus error handler and superfluous RAM regions.
nscsi_bus.cpp, nscsi_cd.cpp, nscsi_hd.cpp: Disable logging by default. [Sven Schnelle]
Fixed command line parsing for the long form of the first instance of a media option. [Tim Lindner]
Fixed CoCo 16k cartridge banking, CoCo 3 32k external ROM mode, and Zumwalt banking through the CoCo Multi-Pak. [Tim Lindner] * Addresses MT06616 and GitHub #2746.
coco3.cpp: Added workaround to show only one screen by default. [Tim Lindner]
pcjr.cpp: Added null_modem and terminal to serial port options for IBM PCjr family. [TSCHAK]
iremga20: Stop sample playback on encountering a zero-valued sample, as this appears to be a sentinel value. [ValleyBell] * Also reduced code duplication in sound stream update function.
Improved search behaviour in file selection menus. [Vas Crabb]
nes.xml: Corrected Japanese titles for chestfld and touch. [killamegagiga]
krz2000.cpp: Added notes. [Lord Nightmare]
norautp.cpp: Marked drhla as a clone of drhl. [MASH]
3do.cpp: Corrected year and manufacturer for orbatak. [MASH]
Added smartmedia to arcade build (now used by hapyfish). [MASH]
Added color overlay to Yosaku to Donbei. [MASH, hap]
pc98.xml updates: [r09] * Marked Brandish Renewal entries as cracks. * Re-labeled disks with their actual names, and changed order so they automatically mount in a logical way. * Added usage notes for software that requires DOS. * Removed images where only save game data differs, and removed user-created disks.
tourvis.cpp: Dumped BIOS versions V4-42 and V4-51. [Ricky2001, Recreativas.org]
deco0.cpp: Dumped 68705 MCU for drgninjab2. [Sean Riddle, ClawGrip, The Dumping Union]
taito_f3.cpp: Verified that ROMs from a Puchi Carat Asia cartridge ROMs match the overseas version. [SEGV]
system1.cpp: Document that the parent Gardia set is Sega factory conversion. [ShouTime]
Removed documentation for command-line options that are no longer supported, and added preliminary documentation for new options. [Tafoid]
x68k_flop.xml: Added and corrected many entries. [Wayder]
Addressed some consistency issues in documentation. [Wellington Uemura]
> MAME 0.203 > > With Hallowe’en basically over, the only thing you need to make October complete is > MAME 0.203. Newly supported titles include not just one, but two Nintendo > Game & Watch classics: Donkey Kong and Green House, and the HP 9825B desktop > computer. We’ve added dozens of new versions of supported systems, including European > bootlegs of Puck Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Phoenix, Pengo and Zero Time, more revisions of > Street Fighter II and Super Street Fighter II, and a version of Soldier Girl Amazon > made under license by Tecfri. > > There are major improvements to plug-in TV games in this release, specifically > systems based on the XaviX and SunPlus µ'nSP processors. The Vii is now playable with > sound, and the V.Smile can boot games. Tiger Game.com emulation has come to the point > where all but one of the games are playable. Some long-standing issues with Tandy > CoCo cartridges have been fixed. > > It isn’t just home systems that have received attention this month: Namco System 22 > emulation has leapt forward. Yes, the hit box errors making it impossible to pass the > helicopter (Time Crisis) and the tanks (Tokyo Wars) have finally been fixed. On top > of that, video emulation improvements make just about everything on the system look > better. In particular, rear view mirrors in the driving games now work properly. If > that isn’t enough for you, the code has been optimised, so there’s a good chance > you’ll get full speed emulation on a modern PC. There have been less dramatic > improvements to video emulation in other Namco and Tecmo systems, and CPS-3 row > scroll effects have been implemented. > > MAME 0.203 should build out-of-the-box on macOS “Mojave” with the latest Xcode tools > (provided your SDL2 framework is up-to-date), a number of lingering debugger issues > have been fixed, and it’s now possible to run SDL MAME on a system with no display. > MAME’s internal file selection menus should behave better when you type the name of a > file to select it...
First post! [/joking]
Great job as always, Mamedevs.
"Note to Noobs:
We are glad to help you but simply posting that something does not work is not going to lead to you getting help. The more information you can supply defining your problem, the less likely it will be that you will get smart-alec replies.
I hate to make a big deal about it and I'm not particularly tied to this game in any way (personally, I have no taste to play emulated video poker). However, the principle of the matter and the preservation of this bootleg is making me side with including it in a future release so that it is not overlooked and lost to time.
I have seen previous MAME playthroughs that use a "hit anywhere" cheat to bypass the bugged helicopter. From what I saw, there are no major problems I saw aside from the helicopter hitbox bug.
> > WOW! A Moon Patrol fix! must check that out!! > > Remember that next time someone says it's OK to use 15 year old MAME because > nothing's happened to golden-age games since then
Wahoo !! Nice to see an old girl get a little lovin
I'm golden age, in high school when the first asteroids hit our city, the high school got the first one, lots of lunch money fed to that machine.
>I'm golden age, in high school when the first asteroids hit our city, the high school got >the first one, lots of lunch money fed to that machine.
Say ....what? Arcade game cabs on high school campus property? During my high school years at Los Al high school back in early 1980s, students had to cross Cerritos Ave southwards to get to Volcano Burgers just to be able to play any arcade video game such as when Volcano's had Frogger and a couple other cabs there. That's crazy that school district allowed an arcade cab to be on campus. It was fortunate during my time at high school they allowed various junk food items to be sold on campus. Arcade cabs....no way....the closest was a couple Apple II computers on campus and that was it.
Back then, the cooks and staff were either Serbian or Slovenian (formerly Yugoslovian territory) and it somewhat reminded me of Belushi's famous Saturday Night Live comedy sketch. Was not easy to order a plain hamburger from them back in those days. Had better luck when able to get french fries. :-)
Cheeseburger Cheeseburger - Funny - Billy Goat Tavern
> > WOW! A Moon Patrol fix! must check that out!! > > Remember that next time someone says it's OK to use 15 year old MAME because > nothing's happened to golden-age games since then
based on my own observations from fixing up the Alpha One support the Moon Patrol driver still needs a lot of hardware verification, eg. the backgrounds literally just hardcode the correct colour lookups (unique colours are used, but I imagine the hardware has a more complex algorithm for picking them, otherwise why have a larger palette with a bunch of duplicate colours)
I suspect I can remove the 'fill with solid colour' thing for the lower background parts now, although I haven't tested, it really seems like that's just a 0xff pull up from unpopulated rom spaces (because Alpha One populates them and expects a double height background not a fill)
Also prior to the Alpha One changes the driver was ignoring parts of the sprite CLUT simply because Moon Patrol only uses 2bpp sprite gfx when the board supports 3 (so decoding it with a blank plane and not fudging / ignoring parts of the sprite CLUT is a lot cleaner)
The sprite limit is probably wrong on Moon Patrol too since Alpha One needed double, and there are comments in the driver about how top / bottom half of screen sprites in theory are meant to be from different parts of RAM but in practice it didn't work so the driver just ignores that (so I guess that's another misreading of schematics, and that logic does exist in some form but isn't implemented)
To be fair, a lot of the golden era drivers still need a LOT of work, but yeah, even after the recent fixes there were a lot of things not quite right with Moon Patrol, some might be more correct now (even if there are no user visible changes)
> based on my own observations from fixing up the Alpha One support the Moon Patrol > driver still needs a lot of hardware verification, eg. the backgrounds literally just > hardcode the correct colour lookups (unique colours are used, but I imagine the > hardware has a more complex algorithm for picking them, otherwise why have a larger > palette with a bunch of duplicate colours)
The Williams schematics for the "Scrolling Video Board" indicate the following logic for the background palette:
The A0-A1 inputs may come from the "Cityscape" (3H) or "Near Mountains" (3K) graphics ROMs, or else the RA1 pullups.
The A2-A3 inputs may come from the "Distant Mountains" (3L) graphics ROM, or else the RA2 pullups. (The hardware also has space for one more graphics ROM at 3N, which is unpopulated on Moon Patrol. It would be enabled by bit 3 of m_bgcontrol in the MAME driver.)
A4 is tied to the same bit of the background control register that enables the cityscape (though a pullup is also provided on this line).
> I suspect I can remove the 'fill with solid colour' thing for the lower background > parts now, although I haven't tested, it really seems like that's just a 0xff pull up > from unpopulated rom spaces (because Alpha One populates them and expects a double > height background not a fill)
The fill areas do indeed appear to be from pullups, but not entirely because of unpopulated ROM spaces. The schematics seem to only allow one ROM in each background layer to be active at a time, disabling both of each outside scroll-adjusted screen halves; Kyle Hodgetts very likely added some simple wire mods in order to assign the background ROMs in each layer to alternating bands instead.
> Also prior to the Alpha One changes the driver was ignoring parts of the sprite CLUT > simply because Moon Patrol only uses 2bpp sprite gfx when the board supports 3 (so > decoding it with a blank plane and not fudging / ignoring parts of the sprite CLUT is > a lot cleaner)
The Moon Patrol "Character Video Board" does have unpopulated spaces for a third sprite ROM (at 3K) and the logic chips that would shift bits out of it and into the CLUT PROM (whose A2 input is instead grounded by a jumper). The schematics also suggest that installing some additional RAMs and logic chips could expand the number of sprite colors from 16 colors to 32, with the extra bit potentially affecting sprite priority as well depending on jumper connections.
> MAME 0.203 > > With Hallowe’en basically over, the only thing you need to make October complete is > MAME 0.203. Newly supported titles include not just one, but two Nintendo > Game & Watch classics: Donkey Kong and Green House, and the HP 9825B desktop
>Remember that next time someone says it's OK to use 15 year old MAME because nothing's >happened to golden-age games since then
If any user still swears that any 2003 release of MAME is best way to go rather than upgrade when possible even if using an out-of-date system for gaming, either that user doesn't play Atari Asteroids or loves the awful Atari Asteroids sounds before Derrick Renaud came along and eventually fixed/improved/added many of the discrete audio sounds.
One former coworker acquaintance way back then (around 2003 or 2004 and tried MAME sometimes) actually thought the Asteroids sound effects were accurate back then. I referred him to thoroughly visit Gridle's old MAME.net web site forums to read the various Asteroids emulation complaints at the time. :-)
> > MAME 0.203 > > > > With Hallowe’en basically over, the only thing you need to make October complete is > > MAME 0.203. Newly supported titles include not just one, but two Nintendo > > Game & Watch classics: Donkey Kong and Green House, and the HP 9825B desktop > > Well that's me happy :-) > > /me goes to download MAME
I'm assuming that overlay files for greenhouse aren't yet completed for the secondary artwork? (the ladder, vines, webs, platforms etc etc). If there are scans of it I am happy to have a go at vectorising it. (I have an original GH I can use as a reference as well) Gives me a chance to get more proficient at CorelDraw 16.
>I'm assuming that overlay files for greenhouse aren't yet completed for the secondary >artwork? (the ladder, vines, webs, platforms etc etc). If there are scans of it I am happy >to have a go at vectorising it.
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