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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Re: Stella & Z26: Great 2600 emulators!
07/14/12 01:35 AM
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Yeah, you just won't have any core updates since May 2011, it seems.
Sometimes you can only take the core functionality so far. Afterwards it transitions to the matter of updating compatibility with future systems or, at the very least, interface polish.
Stella hardware is rather primitive in comparison to Naomi, for example. Not to mention the amount of time between the present and when specific hardware was first emulated, reverse-engineered further, and refined.
When you reach that goal of optimized cycle-accurate emulation without the need for software-specific patches and hacks then updates will naturally be less frequent. Volunteer developers and hardware hackers can then focus upon other things, where it be other emulation projects or just living and enjoying other aspects of life outside of the emulation scene.
It would be unwise of me to nitpick a project that has slowed down in its update schedule without acknowledging that Reality. MAME/MESS will naturally have a high update rate due to its huge scope of multi-platform emulation as more is discovered and documented for the sake of preserving history as opposed to a single-platform emulator with a just as long and productive development history.
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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