Wednesday, May 31, 2000

	Genesis Power release #131
	(posted by Frogacuda - 23:23) Genesis Power has a treat for all of us. They have released a previously unavailible prototype of an unreleased game, Wildsnake. Very cool. Head on over to Genesis Power and check it out for yourself.  Link: Genesis Power

PIRATES PORTAL updated!

(posted by rOUGH - 20:32) Since its launch on Emucamp a few weeks ago there has been added a lot :- Currently you find information about C64, Amstrad, MSX 1+2, Amiga 500, SNES and Java (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy!!!) games. Games are also sorted by Years now (Look at all the games from 1983..marvellous!). The Other Tongue sub provides games with language different than English, right now German, Dutch and Jap gaming. And as a special gimmick games are also catalogized when they've been out in addition to Movies, Books (Dracula,Frankenstein, Neuromancer...), Comics and even Food!  Link: PIRATES PORTAL

	Just a few hours for TOURNAMENT #4 on MARP to start!
	(posted by rOUGH - 20:05) If you want to compete in this 2 months Arcade Hi-Score tournament make your joysticks warm and play: Arkanoid II Bubble Bobble Gaplus Green Beret Pnickies Rally X Solar Fox Street Fighter II Either use DOS or WIN version of MAME 35 TG3  Link: MARP Tournament

UltraHLE News

(posted by Lycia - 19:48) The UltraHLE site has been updated with some really cool news. RealityMan has posted some news regarding the progress of UltraHLE and gives us other information. In addition to this, jandaman, the webmaster of the site, has uploaded a few screenshots. Here's what RealityMan had to say: So, its been a while since my last update so I thought I would do a quick update before I disappear into the ether once more ;) Anyway, those of you who know me personally will know the reasons why I haven't been active publically over recent months (I won't elaborate here) and although development has been slow it has not been fruitless. The OpenGL core is now working well with both my TNT2 and Voodoo3 cards so I have moved the project on to the next stage, improving compatibility. Many of the roms which currently fail with UltraHLE v1.0.0 have common problems which relate, more often than not, to low level compatibility (or lack of I should say). These are being addressed one by one and once non-working roms are starting to produce some encouraging results. Aside from compatibility, the other area to be addressed now is improving the HLE engine. I am currently working on a redesign to include all the latest functions and microcode used in newer roms. I will update very soon with some more information. - RealityMan - Check out the site for the real deal. :)

Dboy release translation.

(posted by Frogacuda - 19:39) VGN, prompt as ever, has released a preliminary translation of the updates for the latest release of Dboy. Here's what's new for .59z: did some background fix that repaired an error in Metal Gear GBC worked on the PCM via the PSG engine more -rtssave (-rs) real time save commandline op added something about -sgb (super gmeboy support) improved the PSG sound emulation via the PCM support The Super Gameboy part seems a bit hazy, so we'll wait and see if this gets cleared up. Thanx to Tuxedo Mask and VGN for the news/trans.  Link: Vintage Gaming Network

UltraHLE controller driver update / SPO256-AL2 IC needed

(posted by Railmaster - 18:18) And you guys thought you got rid of me! First off, the N64 controller to USB adapter has some updated drivers again. Not really new, but if you got this you might wanna download them. Link on the UltraHLE page. Next, I have begun an emulation project of my own. The SPO256-AL2 (also seen SPO256-2AL sometimes) was a chip released in the early 80s which gave some arcade games and systems the ability to speak. Please note this is *NOT* the same as the CTS256-2AL, for which I already have. You may remember this voice from the Hero 1 line of robots from Heathkit. For my emulation product, I need to extract the allaphone roms from this chip. Back in the 80s this cost around $5 a chip. Today, it has been discontinued. I have found some sources of this chip, but those individuals choose to use monopolistic views to charge an overwhelming amount for this chip. It is also availble in some INTELLIVOICE VOICE SYTHESIS MODULES. If you have any of this old crap in your garage, as I'm sure some of you do, please ship it to me - some compensation pending, of course.  Link: Official UltraHLE page

	Dboy 0.59z released!
	(posted by Frogacuda - 18:14) Boukichi has release another update of his much loved Gameboy Color emulator. The page is in japanese, so, as usual, you'll have to wait to find out what's new, but you can download in right now at the link below. Thanks to EmuHQ for the news.  Link: Boukichi's Homepage

System16: New Flyers

(posted by Lycia - 18:07) System16 has updated its archive of flyers. Here's what's been added: Gain Ground Galaxy Force GetBass Gunblade NY Hard Dunk Harley-Davidson Heavy Metal Indy 500 Jurassic Park Sukeban Jansi Ryuko Stack Columns Zunzunkyou No Yabou Daytona USA Daytona USA Twin Daytona USA 2 Dirt Devils Dynamite Dux E-Swat F1 Exhaust Note F1 Super Lap G-Loc Air Battle. Take a look at this by checking out System16's site.

	Bit-Age Times: #8
	(posted by Lycia - 18:04) A new issue of Bit-Age Times has been released. This newsletter deals with the next generation of video game consoles, and touches on other areas, too. Here's what's new in this issue: A special baseball themed issue! Do Bits Still Matter? The "I Was a Teenage Altered Beast" story continues! Read this issue by visiting the link provided in this post.

Overclocked News.

(posted by Lycia - 18:00) I recieved an e-mail from David of Overclocked and he reports that he's started something that's very cool. Here's the e-mail I received from him: Okay, I've been waiting to do something like this for awhile . . I present the grand opening of . . (drumroll) OverClocked ReMix RaDio!! It's one of those "hosted by live365.com" deals, at 56kbps streaming, and features your favorite remixes in all of their streaming goodness. I will be adding, soon, a little commentary and what not by yours truly and other remixers. CHECK IT OUT!! He's also added 3 new wallpapers. They are as follows: MEGAMAN 3D tribute to the NES MOSAIC made up of hundreds of frames from the Overclocked episodes. Check them out today by visiting the Overclocked page. Thanks to David for the e-mail.

	Mimic News
	(posted by Lycia - 17:56) The Mimic site has been updated with some news about the arcade emulator. The author reports that he finally got Rygar to work after fixing a minor memory error. He's also working out a small Z80 bug that's prevented Pacman and Mr Do from working. This emulator uses drivers for each game, and there's screenshots available on his site. Head on over there and check it out.

	Cinder's Wallpaper Archive Updated
	(posted by Lycia - 17:52) Cinder has updated his wallpaper archive with another great wallpaper of his. This time around its a wallpaper from the game Metal Gear Solid 2. Check it out.

MESS 0.37 b3 released!

(posted by Frogacuda - 17:29) I saw on the MESS page that the new release of everyone's favorite massively multisystem emu is out. Plenty of new goodies. Here are the new drivers: Spectrum +2 (France) [David Robertson] Spectrum +2 (Spain) [David Robertson] Spectrum +3 (Spain) [David Robertson] BBC Micro Model B (preliminary) [Gordon Jefferyes] Vic20 with IEEE488 interface cartridge [Peter Trauner] (yes!) PCW [Kev Thacker] As usual there's lots of other changes too. Head on over to the MESS page to download your copy.  Link: MESS Homepage

A black day for Amiga fans...

(posted by Frogacuda - 13:53) Bad news for Amiga emu fans. Amiga Inc. is now seeking to take an active role in battling copyright and trademark infringment. Here's a clip from what they had to say (read the rest at the link below): One critical area that needs to be addressed right now today is the Amiga name, trademarks, logos, and intellectual properties. Many of you have sent me notes asking us to take action against those who are making illegal copies of our software, using our name without permission, and the distributing our intellectual property without our knowledge and consent. While this might seem negative for many, it is imperative that Amiga properly and legally defend our trademarks and intellectual property. To be blunt and to the point, if you are using the Amiga name, Amiga logos, or distributing our intellectual property without a license, you must cease and desist these actions immediately. Amiga Incorporated owns the aforementioned items and all rights contained therein. This is very unexpected and definitely not good. The fallout of this announcement has yet to be seen, but Amiga fans eveywhere should brace themselves. Thanks to EmuHQ for the news.  Link: Statement from Amiga

	Digital Relicts now hiring
	(posted by Chris - 09:30) The guys 'n gals (well, I don't think there are any yet ;) at Digital Relicts are looking for talented people to fill out different open positions. If you think you have what it takes, click the link provided below and read their news.  Link: Digital Relicts

Basilisk II V0.8 build 125

(posted by Lycia - 08:20) Basilisk, a MacIntosh emulator for Win9x/00, has been updated to build 125. Here's a list of what's new: New "SMP" GUI page to define thread affinity masks. An affinity mask determines on which CPU's a process or a thread is allowed to run on a system equiped with multiple CPUs. If you have any speed/stability problems on a SMP system, you may want to adjust these settings. Windows 9x supports only one CPU. FPU denormalization code was accidentally left out, causing the scroll bars not working under MacOS 8.x with certain ROMs (thanks, Sérgio). Minor fixes in FPU rounding mode handling. Minor improvements in FPU quotient byte handling. Check out this emulator if you're a Windows user wanting to give the MacIntosh a shot. This emulator is very good as I've seen it in action on my brothers computer.

	MameFlyer Pack Update
	(posted by Lycia - 08:14) The Arcade Flyers has been updated with the release of MAME Flyer pack #20! This pack contains images This archive of images for use with the arcade emulator MAME contains 19 new and 11 replaced images, bringing the total for the MAME Flyers archive to 1046 images. That's a ton. :) You'd better have the bandwidth, because this file is a huge 37.7 MB! Check it out today!

Tuesday, May 30, 2000

Neo Geo Team 2000 Release - Top Hunter

(posted by Reiginsei - 23:55) ACK! I can't believe we missed this! Those awesome guys over at the NGT2k released Top Hunter as their latest ISO/MP3 release. If you have a Neo Geo CD or if you just use the awesome emulator located here, I really suggest you add Top Hunter to your collection since it's a very nice game. Thanks to Shernand for reminding me about the release ^_^  Link: Neo Geo Team 2000

	Amiga Legal Emulation Returns
	(posted by uzplayer - 22:48) After various problems, Amiga Legal Emulation has returned to EmuHQ with a new look and a renewed mission to bring the best in Amiga Emulation. Check it all out at the link below. Thanks to EmuHQ for the information.  Link: Amiga Legal Emulation Website

	Nintendo Power Magazine Scans!
	(posted by DeadBody - 22:37) I have uploaded scans of Nintendo Power magazines to my website right here on Emucamp. Go and check them out, and if you have any I dont have, please email me and let me know.  Link: squeem

	No Idea Episode 3
	(posted by uzplayer - 22:25) Exodus3D has released a new episode of No Idea, her emulation comic strip. This one apparently deals with a celebrity in the emulation scene and puts him in an interesting situation in school. Check it out at the link below. Thanks to Dutch for the information.  Link: No Idea Episode 3

	Genesis Power #130
	(posted by uzplayer - 22:16) Genesis Power has released it's 130'th rom, another shooter by the name of Wings of Wor. You can grab it at the link below. Thanks to Snorter for the information.  Link: Genesis Power

Speccyal Continued

(posted by uzplayer - 20:19) Some new life has been breathed into a great emulator today, as a new author by the name of Richard Nash has been selected to continue work on the 48k emulator. Stated in the email, he has promised: "a.. sound will be better for some games b.. testing all the spectrum games out there (i've got speccy 98 a cd full of spectrum games) c.. and putting the readme in html and txt files. plus a compatiblitity txt file so you can read what games work on this emulator. So i will be doing a lot in the next few weeks so you better start waiting all you speccyal fans im making speccyal better than it is now :-)." He promises a new release in two weeks. Something definitely to look forward to! For more information, you can check it out at the new link below. Thanks to Richard Nash for the information.  Link: Speccyal Website

	GeoMAME w/ Combos!
	(posted by TiBOne - 19:26) The Neo-Geo only version of MacMAME, called GeoMAME, has been updated to lastest MAME released, with a new and cool feature, which is : keyboard combos, feature that were banished from GeoMAME since 0.35, and is back, if you haven't tried, you might wanna take a look. Thanks to Lrd[EFN]  Link: GeoMAME

	MAME WIP Page Updated
	(posted by TiBOne - 19:11) Gridle has updated the MAME Work-In-Progress page, with info and pictures regarding what might come up in the netx version of this amazing emulator, this time, there are pictures of the game Victory, Return of Jedi, Space Beam, Sky Cutter, be sure to check it out.  Link: MAME WIP

	EmuMac Opens!
	(posted by TiBOne - 19:00) A new site has opened the doors, this time is EmuMac and has the name suggests, it's just about emulation and Mac's, EmuMac has news, articles, interviews and more, if you're a Macintosh emulation fan, take a look.  Link: EmuMac

	Mess And SNES?
	(posted by Lycia - 16:45) I was over at EmulationHQ when I saw that MESS will be getting SNES drivers! That's right, folks. SNES will be coming to a version of MESS near you soon. Check out some screenshots below: MESS vs. SNES Thanks to EmulationHQ for the news.

GBxSplit 1.1

(posted by Lycia - 16:42) GbxSplit, a utility that splits your GbxHave.txt and GbxMiss.txt files created by GoodGBx into separate files for Gameboy and Gameboy Color (GBHhave.txt, GBCHave.txt, GBMiss.txt, GBCmiss.txt), has been updated to version 1.1. Here's a list of what's new: Has been completely rewritten in native 32 bit code. Now works with the new file format introduced in GoodGBX 0.9982. Output files now have a complete GoodGBx header instead of the partial one used in version 1.0. Check out this utility today!

	ROM Datafiles
	(posted by Lycia - 16:36) Logiqx has just updated his site with 2 new datafiles for the ROM utilities ClrMamePro and RomCenter. He also added one for Sparcade and Callus95. For the downloads and more information, check out Logiqx's site.

	WinSMS Plus v0.9.0.0
	(posted by Lycia - 16:34) WinSMS Plus, a Sega Master System and Game Gear emulator, has been ported to the Windows platform. This is a port of SMS Plus. Check it out today!

Dboy 0.59I translation.

(posted by Frogacuda - 15:54) VGN has posted a translation of what's new for DBOY 0.59. Here's what they said: V0.59 invisible: Improved PSG (it sounds much better now, but still not perfect) Changed config file from DBOY.CFG to DBOY.DEF rename or refer it to use V0.59higher: adopted SEAL Added PSG emulation using PCM with SEAL add (-sound 2) option to activate it (however still imperfect on quality) Personally this all confuses me, because I thought DBOY was supposed to be dead, but I'm not about to argue. SEAL is an audio library used by many emulators such as MAME, System 16, fMXS, etc. It should benefit the sound greatly as Dboy's sound was less than accuartate Thanks again to VGN for the news, and to kamo'n for the trans.  Link: Vintage Gaming Network

Looking for something to do?

(posted by Frogacuda - 15:43) Bored? Head on over to the Minibosses page. A few days ago they released some hidden tracks on their page. Try to find 'em. The Minibosses are a band known for their many covers of NES game music as performed on Guitar/Bass/Drums. They're surprisingly good. I know this isn't strictly emu related, but I need something to do until my account goes through.  Link: Minibosses

	PCSX Screenshot
	(posted by TiBOne - 12:37) I was over EmuForce when i saw these great news, [D]j posted up an screenshot of PCSX, an new Playstation emulator, running Manta ( one of the hardest demos to emulate!) at the amazing speed of 80FPS!!! It's also promised that this emulator should be running *commercial* PSX games in about no time! Let's wait... To view that screenshot, go here.

	X-BOX Screen Grabs at IGN!
	(posted by TiBOne - 12:25) You probably already hear about X-BOX which is the next-gen Microsoft console, probably being made to compete with the Sega Dreamcast and the Sony Playstation II, and if you are curious about this new console, i recommend you to read this article,made by IGN, which contains some screen grabs of the MS Console.  Link: IGN's Article

	SMS Power Release!
	(posted by TiBOne - 12:18) Zoop has updated the SMS Power website again, this time the new release is : Haja No Fuuin, which is the japanese version of Miracle Warriors, both for Sega Master System. Stop by their site to grab the rom.  Link: SMS Power

	Atari Lynx MP3 Released
	(posted by Lycia - 09:19) Digital Relicts has released another MP3 for you Atari Lynx fans. This MP3 is "Checkered Flag", and the music is recorded from a real Lynx! In addition to this MP3, Digital Relicts has 4 new Lynx game reviews. Check out these great things over at their site. Thanks to Chris for the e-mail.

	GoodSNES v0.998
	(posted by Lycia - 06:08) GoodSNES, a utility used to rename ROMs into their correct file names, has been updated to version 0.998. Here's a short list of what's been modified/added: Latest DPS name database (thanks DPS and Snowy) Handles Interleave2 Handles ALL BS roms correctly Pick up this utility by visiting the link provided in this post.

	MameLang32: Bug Free!
	(posted by Lycia - 06:05) Over the weekend, I reported to you that MameLang32 had a CIH virus in the program. A clean version has finally been released has added a refined French translation and updated mamd32j.1st file. You can pick up the clean version over at this site: MameLang32 Thanks to EmulationHQ for the news.

	Unofficial MameCE
	(posted by Lycia - 06:03) An unoffcial version of MameCE has been updated to version 0.3. MameCE is a version optimized for Windows CE. You can check out more information by visiting this site: MameCE Information Here's a list of what's new: Fixed default directory Creation for Roms and Samples folders. Check this version out today!

New blood...

(posted by Frogacuda - 00:02) Allow me to indroduce myself. I am the Frogacuda. If you must know a Frogacuda is a hybrid frog/baracuda from the elemental plane of funk. But that's not important. What is important is that I have just joined Emucamp to finally update the files section of the site. This is a pretty big job, and uzplayer thinks I'll need some help (and I think he's right), but I would just like everyone to know that it is, indeed being worked on. If you have any helpful comments on the matter, send them my way.

Monday, May 29, 2000

	BeOS Pretendo ScreenShot!
	(posted by DeadBody - 23:20) Delta, one of the Pretendo creators, has posted a screenshot of an early alpha build of Pretendo for BeOS! Well, thats all, we all hope Pretendo for BeOS comes out soon!  Link: The screenshot

	Wine Ver. 20000526 Released
	(posted by uzplayer - 22:51) Wine Ver. 20000526 has been released. For those of you who don't know, this is a program that allows you to run Windows based programs on your Linux machine. Among what's new is OpenGL support and more. You can grab it at the link below. Thanks to Chris for the information.  Link: WineHQ - Wine Website

	Neko Project II Ver 0.12 Released
	(posted by uzplayer - 22:29) Neko Project II Ver 0.12 is a PC9801 emulator in Japanese. Unfortunately, since it's in Japanese, I dont know the features. However you can check it out at the link below. Thanks to Cloy for the information. On another note, we are looking for a news staff member that is fluent in Japanese. Please email uzplayer.  Link: Neko Project II Website

	Genesis Power: #129
	(posted by Lycia - 22:27) Genesis Power has released another installment to their ever-growing Genesis ROM archive. Todays game is: Bubble And Squeek. Pick up this ROM by visiting the link provided in this post.

	Classic Gamings Game of the Week
	(posted by uzplayer - 22:13) This weeks Classic Gaming's game of the week is Rolling Thunder of which the review and rom download can be summarized as "ninja's making a fashion statement." You can check it out at the link below.  Link: Classic Gaming

DarcNES vdn9a0529

(posted by Lycia - 22:11) DarcNES, a multi-system emulator, has been updated to version dn9a0529. Here's a list of what's new: Moved some event queue code out from pce.c to event.[ch]. Added automatic dependancy support to the Makefile. Cleaned several things up to make porting easier. Cleaned several things up to make cross-compilation easier. Changed a couple headers to compile cleanly with a C++ compiler. Added support for expansion cards to the Apple ][ emulation. Added support for the language card to the Apple ][ emulation. Added code to load more roms to the Apple ][ emulation. Added preliminary Apple ][ disk support (can't use it without gdb, though). Fixed color on Apple ][ text mode. Added Apple ][ hires graphics mode. Added a first approximation of Apple ][ lores graphics mode. Added IRQ support to the emu68k core (no, genesis emulation still doesn't work). Added a new 6502 core (only used on NES right now, may be slightly buggy). Made many improvements/fixes to the emu68k core (no, it _still_ doesn't work). Fixed genesis memory access to mask down to 24 bit addresses. Fixed Apple ][ space bar key. Removed the (unused) m6280 core. Changed most NES mappers to not need to know how large the PRG ROM is. Cleaned up the NES sprite renderer slightly. Changed the video interface to not use procpointers. New BeOS port. Head on over to the official site for the binary.

	New Cinder Wallpaper
	(posted by Lycia - 22:08) Cinder has updated his site with another wallpaper. If you're not familiar with Cinder's site, then you'd better check it out. He's got tons of cool wallpapers if you're the type of person that likes making your desktop aesthetically pleasing. :) Check it out!

	Digita MAME Moves
	(posted by Lycia - 22:06) Digita MAME has moved to MAME.net. So, if you follow this emulator or are a fan of it, be sure to update your bookmarks.

	Weekly Review Summary
	(posted by uzplayer - 22:03) o Ladybug @ Emuviews o Jr Pacman @ Emuviews o Pac & Pal @ Emuviews o Super Pac Man @ Emuviews o Joust @ Emuviews o Joust 2 @ Emuviews o Ataxx @ Emuviews o Uninvited @ Retro VG2 On a side note, congratulations to Dorsola for helping Emuviews break the 200 mark. If you would like to see your classic game review featured here, please email uzplayer@cenetworks.com  .

New Callus 95 Patch

(posted by Lycia - 20:27) I was over at CPS2-Shock when I saw that a new patch had been released. Here's a list of what was added and what's new: Forgotten Worlds (USA) / Lost Worlds (Japan) King of Dragons, The (Bootleg) Quiz Tonosama no Yabou 2 Zenkoku-ban (Japan) Pang! 3 (Japan, Mitchell) Joystick / Keyboard handler written to allow full rotation in Forgotten Worlds / Lost Worlds using buttons 2/3. Head on over to the site and pick it up.

	x68000 Games Pile: Updated Yet Again!
	(posted by Lycia - 20:05) The x68000 Games Pile has been updated yet again! This time with the game Final Fight. Check it out today!

	MSX SO Released
	(posted by uzplayer - 19:03) A new MSX emulator has been released by the name of MSX SO, for Windows 9x. So far it features full emulation of the MSX 1, 2, and 2+ and looks promising. Check it out at the link below. Thanks to the M.E.P. crew and Sasha for the news.  Link: M.E.P. Website

	Console Imports Opens Its Doors
	(posted by Lycia - 18:38) Console Imports, a site dedicated to helping you find the cheapest console and hardware on the Internet, has just opened its doors on Emulators Unlimited! I've taken a look at this site, and it's very informative. Check it out today!

	Twisted Gaming: New Layout
	(posted by Lycia - 16:29) Twisted Gaming, a site dedicated to emulation, anime, and gaming, has received a new look. Check out the site and take a look around.

System16 Updates

(posted by Lycia - 16:15) System16 has updated its site with a slew of new games and flyers. They are as follows: Games: Sukeban Jansi Ryuko (S16) Stack Columns (C2) Zunzunkyou No Yabou (C2) Flyers: Daytona USA (J) (back/left/right) Daytona USA Twin (J) Daytona USA 2 (J) (back/left/right) Dirt Devils (E) Dirt Devils (J) (back) Dynamite Dux (J) E-Swat (J) F1 Exhaust Note (J) (back) F1 Super Lap (J) G-Loc Air Battle (J) (back) Check them out today! Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news.

	NeoGeo Review Center News
	(posted by Lycia - 16:00) According to RetroGames the NeoGeo Review Center will reopen soon. Gazoo of the site will regulary post news on the ETA of the sites reopen. Thanks to RetroGames for the news.

PSMC v2.000e

(posted by Lycia - 15:51) I was over at PSXEmu reading about the Bleemcast thing, when I saw that PSMC, a PSX memorycard converter, had been updated to version 2.000e. Here's a list of what's new: Can convert between the following formats: Bleem! (*.MCD), VGS (*.MEM), PSEmu Pro (*.MCR), DexDrive (*.GME), WinPsm (*.PS), PSM.com (*.PSX), and MCExplorer (*.MCR) Can convert between NTSC U/C, PAL, and NTSC J formats Batch conversion support Check out this cool utility over at the PSXEmu site.

	EmuJag Face-lift
	(posted by Lycia - 15:44) The EmuJag site has been given a new look. He's gotten rid of the MIDI that was playing, and according to WWEmu, the author of the Atari Jaguar emulator is still hard at work on the emulator, however we won't see a release in quite a while. Check out the new design today!

	Bleemcast Release Date Extended
	(posted by Lycia - 15:38) I was over at the Bleem site when I read that the PSX emulator for the Dreamcast's release date probably won't be released until July. This is kinda upsetting news to you PSX/DC fans, as I'm sure the hype has increased the emulators appeal. You can read more on this over at PSXEmu.

	SMS Power News
	(posted by Lycia - 15:32) The SMS Power site has updated its site with a new dump. This time around its Streets of Rage 2. In addition to this new dump, they would also like to report that they've finally got a domain name. Update your bookmarks and check out the new dump.

	Smog Site Updated
	(posted by Lycia - 15:25) I was over at EmulationHQ when I saw that the Smog site had been updated with a new layout. It looks very cool, and there's some news on the progress of the Sega Model 1 Emulator. Check it out!

	Lemon: 55 New Games
	(posted by Lycia - 15:22) The Lemon site has been updated with 55 new Commodore 64 games. This site is very cool as it contains a ton of information about Commodore 64s, games, and a ton more. Be sure to check out the games!

	Mac SMS Plus vv0.9.1
	(posted by Lycia - 15:17) Mac SMS Plus, a Sega Master System and Game Gear emulator for the MacIntosh, has been released! This version fixes an error that caused SRAM not to work properly. Be sure to pick up this emulator if you're a Sega Master System and Game Gear fan that's on the MacIntosh. Thanks to EmulationHQ for the news.

Romalizer v0.61

(posted by Lycia - 15:08) Romalizer, a frontend for MAME, has been updated to version 0.61. Here's a list of what's new: Added option -M that moves the fixed zip roms into the romdir directory. The default is to not move the zips. Added -g and -G options to specify different preferences for merging zip files. Added support for neogeo roms Correct version check on UnZip Head on over to the site for the download.

Laser v0.5

(posted by Lycia - 15:04) Laser, an arcade emulator, has been updated to version 0.5. Here's a list of what's new: Thanks to Bart Trzynadlowski again [I borrowed some code from Genital :)], Laser now uses the standard Laser gamename option command line. The Game Names are as follows: invaders - Space Invaders earthinv - Earth Invaders si_cv - Space Invaders (Taito) Laser 0.5defaults to Space Invaders Be sure to pick up this cool arcade emulator today! Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news.

	R.I.P. Translations Relocation
	(posted by Reiginsei - 14:54) R.I.P. Translations has found it's home here on EmuCamp! ^_^ Sadly, there is still no IPS or PPF patch for the game, and most likely there won't be. Check out the newly moved homepage for more information on that and also for info on how to get the translated version of Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams.  Link: R.I.P. Translations

Intellivision Graffiti Launches!

(posted by Lycia - 12:56) Intellivision Graffiti, a site which features information and things centered around the early Intellivision Console, has been launched! The site has a great game list with box art graphics, the games, overlays, and much, much more! The site is being hosted on The Vintage Gaming Network. Be sure to check out this great site. I've already been by and its very cool. :) Thanks to The Vintage Gaming Network for the news.

	ROM's Releases
	(posted by TiBOne - 12:12) Game Gear For The People have released a new rom, which is Coca-Cola Kid (J), also , i have noticed that SMSPower has got a new domain, you can check then at : www.smspower.org and they have made a new release this time is Bare Knuckle 2 (aka Streets of Rage 2) for the Master System, so if any of this interests you, go grab them!

	RetroGames: 14,000,000 Served
	(posted by Lycia - 11:26) After an exhausting spree of reloading RetroGames, I am proud to say that I got 14,000,006! :( Oh, well. Better luck next time. The prizes were: An American DreamCast Crazy Taxi Sega Bass Fishing (controller included) Congratulations goes out to atila, Dutch, and Prophet of this amazing site! Keep up the good work!

RAINE Site Update

(posted by Lycia - 09:55) The Raine site has been updated with something pretty cool. No, the emulator isn't back, but the site does contain this message: While raine itself has fallen prey to a changing attitude towards emulation, we still host some high quality emulation sites under our domain. If you have questions or ideas regarding this domain, or what we should work on now raine is dead, feel free to send an email. Bear in mind that we will probably steer clear of any arcade emulator ideas. Also, I won't mention it here, but if you'll also highlight the extreme left side of the site, you'll notice something pretty amusing. I don't know if its been there all along, but regardless. Its funny. :)

VisualMAME v0.30

(posted by Lycia - 09:45) VisualMAME, a frontend for the DOS version of MAME, has been updated to version 0.30. Here's a list of what's new: Games are now categorized automatically. The games now are organized in three categories: 8-bit color raster screen (normally old games with 256 colors, raster screen) 16-bit color raster screen (normally newer games with thousands of colors, raster screen) vector games (like asteroids or battlezone) Be sure to check out this fine frontend over at the site. Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news.

	Amiga Mania: 10 ROMs
	(posted by Lycia - 09:37) The Amiga Mania site has just dumped 10 new ROMs for Amiga systems. They are as follows: Badlands Cannon Fodder Dark Castle F29 Retaliator Gobliiins III Hoyle Book of Games Hoyle Book of Games II Metal Mutant No Second Prize Shadow Dancer Head on over to the site and check these out.

	Genesis Power: #128
	(posted by Lycia - 09:24) A new ROM has been added to the Genesis Power site. Today's installment is Kid Chameleon. Be sure to check out the ROM today. :)

	x68000 Game Pile Updated
	(posted by Lycia - 09:20) The x68000 Game Pile, an amazing site that gives information about x68000 emulation, provides games, and downloads of emulators, has been updated with 3 new games. They are: Phantasie IV Populous Tower of Druaga There's a few demos available too!

	EmuSchool News
	(posted by Lycia - 06:54) The EmuSchool site has been updated with valuble information for those of you wanting to create your own NES emulator. It provides step-by-step guild on making an NES. They're also working an an NES project which will be a Linux version of an NES emulator. The source is available, too! Head on over to the EmuSchool for the source and more information.

	WinUAE News
	(posted by Lycia - 06:50) I was over at EmulationHQ when I saw a post about WinUAE, an Amiga emulator, no longer being worked on. The author made a post stating that after the release of 0.8.12, he will no longer be working on it. He'll work on MIDI and other tidbits but he'll no longer work on maintaining the port. You can get more information by visiting this link: WinUAE News

System16.com News

(posted by Lycia - 06:44) The System16 site has been updated with some screenshots and flyers. Shots of the Sega Model 1, Model 2, and 32x are now available. Here's a list of what they added: Thanks to MarkH who sent me screen shots for Virtua Racing , Daytona USA , Indy 500 , Virtual On , Manx TT and Racing Hero! Sega 32x Screenshots: Air Rescue, F1 Super Lap, Jurassic Park, Out Runners, Rad Rally, Stadium Cross, Super Visual Football, Title Fight, (S24) Crack Down, Gain Ground, (M1) Wing War, (M2) Desert Tank, Sega Touring Car, Last Bronx, Virtua Cop, Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Striker, Wave Runner, (GF) G-Loc Air Battle, Strike Fighter and (AB) Air Bike Cop. Check out this and more by visiting the System16 site today.

	MAMELang32: Virus
	(posted by Lycia - 06:40) I was over at The Vintage Gaming Network when I saw that apparently MAMELang32 is infected with the CIH virus. Hopefully, a clean version will be released. Thanks to The Vintage Gaming Network for the news.

MAME Cabinet Anyone?

(posted by Lycia - 06:38) Do you want to create your very own MAME Cabinet? Don't know where to start? Well, look no further. This site will assist you in creating your VERY own cabinet. Here's a little on what the site has to say: This site has been created to assist people out there wanting to bring back the childhood memories of games such as pacman, double dragon, golden axe, and such back to life. MAME is a great emulator, but to really get the true feel back and the full enjoyment of it you will need to have a true arcade interface. Head on over to the site for more information.

	Arcade Flyers
	(posted by Lycia - 06:35) Arcade Flyers has just updated its site with 15 new flyers! They are as follows: Battle Toads Colony 7 Eagle Shot In The Hunt John Elway's Team Quarterback Krazy Bowl Moto Frenzy Mr. Do!'s Castle NBA Showtime on NBC Quarterback Rushing Hereos Space Lords Stun Runner Tutankhaman Winding Heat World Series - The Season Be sure to check out these arcade flyers today!

	Kevin Horton’s NSF Collection v5.0 released
	(posted by DeadBody - 04:35) What is an NSF? Well, an NSF is a file with music from an NES game in it, which you can play through an NSF player (the NSF page below has links to players in case you dont know where to find one). In this release, a whopping 455 NSFs are included for you to listen to. Enjoy this wonderful collection!  Link: Kevin Horton’s NSF Page and Kevin Horton’s Tech/Project Page

	DBOY 0.56i released
	(posted by DeadBody - 02:52) A new version of this Gameboy (?) emulator was released, but since the page is in all japenese, I cant find out what is new or changed... :( Thanks to SillyCon- for the news  Link: DBOY

	squeem website updated
	(posted by DeadBody - 02:48) My website for my NES emulator was updated today, just a big site redesign really, no new releases or anything. Check out the news on my site and find out info of the next release. :)  Link: squeem

PSX Translation Release! Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams!

(posted by Reiginsei - 00:25) I'm happy to bring you this great news and EmuCamp exclusive! I have just opened a new translation site (soon to be hosted here at EmuCamp) and I've released the first ever Playstation translation! The game is Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams (aka Cotton Original). I have to thank Lina`chan, Nuku-Nuku and Jair for their help with translating the text. But there is some bad news, unfortunately...I cannot make any kind of patch for the game, IPS does not like huge patches... =((( You'll have to find it some other way to get the translation, visit the link below for more information.  Link: R.I.P. Translations

Sunday, May 28, 2000

	New Videogame MP3 released!
	(posted by Chris - 17:44) This time it's Bio-Hazard Battle! Grab it at the link below.  Link: Digital Relicts

	D-BOY v0.59
	(posted by Lycia - 17:01) D-Boy, a Gameboy emulator, has been updated to version 0.59. I'm unable to report what's new to you because the documentation is in Japanese. Thanks to SillyCon- for the news.

	THERE ARE WORMS IN MY SOUP!
	(posted by Lycia - 16:45) EmuCult is now accepting hosting applications. That's right! You can have your very own site with us on EmuCult. Head on over to the site and check out the requirements and be brainwashed into the cult!

	VGS v1.4: Bug
	(posted by Lycia - 15:49) I was over at PSXEmu when I saw that VGS, a PSX emulator, has video cropping bug, in it. Connectix assures us that the problem will be dealt with. Please visit the site for more information. So, for those of you VGS fans, . . . Stay tuned!

Team Japump: 13 Dumps

(posted by Lycia - 15:12) Team Japump has dumped 13 new arcade games. They are as follows: Astra Super Stars (For JAPAN) (c)1998 Sunsoft ST-V system Elandoree (For JAPAN / TAIWAN and PHILIPPINES / USA and CANADA / EUROPE) (c)1998 Sai-mate ST-V system Groove On Fight (For JAPAN) (c)1997 Atlus ST-V system Virtual Mahjong (For JAPAN)(c)1997 Sega / Micronet ST-V system Stack Columns (JPN Ver.)(c)1994 Sega System C2 Zunzunkyou No Yabou (JPN Ver.) (c)1994 Sega System C2 Sukeban Jansi Ryuko (c)1988 White Board / Sega Sega System 16A/16B Dramatic Adventure Quiz Keith & Lucy (c)1993 Visco SSV system Mahjong Hyper Reaction (c)1995 Sammy SSV system Mahjong Hyper Reaction 2 (c)1997 Sammy SSV system Super Real Mahjong P7 (c)1997 Seta SSV system Super Real Mahjong P2 (c)1987 Seta Wolf Fung (Kuhga 2001, Japanese version of Rohga) (c)1992 Data East Check out the site for more information.

Basilisk II build 124

(posted by Lycia - 14:55) Basilisk II, a MacIntosh emulator, has been updated to build 124. Here's a list of what's new: Rewritten the FPU, now uses 10-byte (64-bit mantissa) floating point code, partially in assembly. I'm not aware of any significant FPU bugs anymore. The FPU is now enabled by default, since it seems to be working fine. "Get hardware volume" (for audio beeps) is now enabled by default. More than a hundred (most frequently used) CPU opcodes written in assembly (NT/Win2k version only). Optimized for CPUs PII or better. Fixed a trace flag bug that caused CodeWarrior single-stepping not working. Fixed a bug in long division remainder sign bit handling. The bug caused some DateTimeUtils functions to fail. A new system menu command to temporarily remove the ROM write protection. NT version only (I don't expect this to be useful to anybody else but me) Just for fun: startup sound for those 1MB ROMs that have the sound embedded in uncompressed form. Enabled by default (if audio is enabled), can be disabled in GUI audio page. Saves the sound in a file named as "startup_XXXXXXXX.wav", where XXXXXXXX is the ROM file checksum. This allows you to replace the sound file. Please don't send any bug reports related to startup sounds. An attempt to make the cursor less jumpy when using the alternate mouse emulation mode. Some new "undocumented" options: Disable maximize gadget: BasiliskII.ini [GUI] Disable Maximize=1 Run multiple copies of BasiliskII simultaneously: BasiliskII.ini [Debug] allow_multiple_instances=1 Removed some unused code. There is a problem in handling file names longer than 31 characters with the external file system (My Computer). Shorten the file names if you have to. Head on over to the site to pick up this fine emulator.

	Overclocked: #114 - "Gridlespotting"
	(posted by Lycia - 14:42) A new episode of Overclocked has been released. This time around, Green and Pretzel go on the search for Gridle, the webmaster of the MAME site. See if you can find Gridle by checking out the current episode: OverClocked: #114 - Gridlespotting Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news. :)

Advance MAME v0.37 b3

(posted by Lycia - 14:35) Advance Mame, a compile of MAME with advanced video support that allows you to use MAME on a TV, arcade monitor, and other weird video modes. Here's a list of what's new: Added to the source distribution the missing files `blitmax.h' and `blitrot.h' Removed the file `makefile.dif' from the source distribution, now you can use the standard `mame' Makefile Corrected minor bugs in the `Analog Controls' and 'Video Config' menu Head on over to the site and pick up this emulator.

EmuBook

(posted by Lycia - 14:13) Just what IS EmuBook? According to an e-mail that I got from Martin of Emulation64 it's a site dedicated to educating newbies and oldbies alike about emulation. Here's most of the e-mail that I got from him: EMUBook is just like it sounds, a site that will help people to understand emulation a bit better. Zilmar, the author of the website, explains everything very detailed in this huge (about 8000 words) doc on how to write an emulator. You can check out this really cool site by visiting the following link: EmuBook Thanks to Martin for the e-mail.

	Metal Slug 2nd Mission: Review
	(posted by Lycia - 14:04) Kazuya has just added a review of the Neo Geo Pocket Color game Metal Slug 2nd Mission. Be sure to check out this interview if you're a Metal Slug fan.

	RomCenter Datafiles Update
	(posted by Lycia - 14:01) The RomCenter site has been updated with new datafiles for X-dragon v0.30, Vantage v1.0 by Logiqx, and a brand spanking new N64 datafile by Rob van der Drift. Rob's file now supports 711 games. :) Check out these files by visiting the RomCenter site.

	Atani Interview
	(posted by Lycia - 13:57) 16-bit has conducted an interview of Atani of Atani-Software. Atani is responsible for bringing us many emulators such as: Segaemu Genital32 Generator32 MCHE32 Head on over to 16-bit's site to read this interview.

Speccyal News

(posted by Lycia - 13:54) Good news for you Speccyal fans! It looks like the coder has found someone else to contonue his Spectrum emulator project! I'm glad that this emulator won't die like Raine did! Here's what the author said on his site: Hehe, finally some good news. Someone decided to continue my project ! His name is Richard Nash. Another guy was interested too, but given that I got no answer from him, I no longer consider him as a potential speccyal coder. Yay! Speccyal lives! Head on over to the site to see it for yourself. :)

ShinobiZ's Home website updated!

(posted by DeadBody - 13:44) Looks like some screenshots and stuff was added, heres what the page says was updated: "Thanks to MarkH who sent me screen shots for Virtua Racing , Daytona USA , Indy 500 , Virtual On , Manx TT and Racing Hero ! Added screen shots for (S32) Air Rescue, F1 Super Lap, Jurassic Park, Out Runners, Rad Rally, Stadium Cross, Super Visual Football, Title Fight, (S24) Crack Down, Gain Ground, (M1) Wing War, (M2) Desert Tank, Sega Touring Car, Last Bronx, Virtua Cop, Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Striker, Wave Runner, (GF) G-Loc Air Battle, Strike Fighter and (AB) Air Bike Cop. Updated screen shots for Alien 3 - The Gun, F1 Exhaust Note, Rail Chase 2, Sega Rally, Sky Target and Super Monaco GP. Now, I have a *LOT* of Sega flyers to add, about 100 !!! I'll add 10 flyers every days. Today's flyers are for Air Bike Cop (J), Air Rescue (J) (back), Baku Baku Animals (J), Borench (J), Cool Riders (J), Cotton (J), Crack Down (U) (back), Crazy Taxi (E), D.D.Crew (J) and Dark Edge (J) (back)" Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news!  Link: ShinobiZ's Home

Ultimate Game Manager Version 5.0

(posted by DeadBody - 13:33) A new version of Ultimate Game Manager was released yesterday, its a nice frontend to many emulators, give it a try! Whats new in this version is: MS Access Interface - You must Import the old UGM 4.x data and use the new UGM.MDB File instead of the old one - Now you have all possibilities of MS Access :) Better Menuhandling for Option / Emu Defined and Empty and Scan only 60 Emulators are supported More thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news!  Link: Ultimate Game Manager

SMYNES v1.0 released

(posted by DeadBody - 01:50) This nearly perfect NES emulator has been released today, it seems to be pretty damn good from what info the site has, but you will have to be the judge of that. Here is the info about it: 100% ASM CPU Full sound support Extra Sound support (Namco special sound chip, VRC6 sound chip and Mapper 86 Jaleco voice chip) Full 3P/4P support 100% Bandai Datch games support (both 8 digit and 12 digit barcode) Support all kinds of Joysticks Powerful GUI support (can fulfill almost all kinds of settings that you wish to include) Cheat function Real time Save/Load Powerful Roms Database Dynamic roms preview function (no need to capture any games picture) Auto file suppport NSF Player Screenshot caputure function (files will be saved under PNG file) Nintendo disk system support The following list of mappers is what SMYNES supports: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 40, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 101, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 122, 180, 184, 185, 187, 225, 227, 228, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258 Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news!  Link: SMYNES

Genital updated to version 0.3

(posted by DeadBody - 01:31) The Sega Genesis emulator Genital has been updated, here is all whats new: Z80 RAM can now be dumped Started working on a custom 68K core (nothing yet) Improved sprite limiting and turned it on by default Improved CPU timing Added country auto-detection Added Window priority Fixed the Window code (Raiden Trad, Phelios, etc.) Added collision bit faking (Strider 2) Added VDP RAM word reads Fixed VRAM byte writes (Contra, Eternal Champions, many others) Fixed a possible VGA bug (thanks to Charles MacDonald) Added file size checking to SMD loader Menacer support added (preliminary, thanks again to Charles MacDonald) via mouse Revamped command line parsing Added VRAM copy to DMA (untested) Added Interlace 2-mode support Added message printing w/ custom font Revamped keyboard input system Added sprite masking (thanks to Charles MacDonald) Added Z80 toggle and Z80 reset to keyboard keys Added resolution switching to keyboard keys, changed debugger key to: ` Minor tweaks here and there Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news!  Link: Genital

Saturday, May 27, 2000

	Genesis Power Release #127 - Aero the Acrobat
	(posted by Reiginsei - 22:58) Everyone's favorite Genesis ROM release site, Genesis Power, has released a fun little platformer by the name of Aero the Acrobat. If you're a Genesis person, I suggest you check it at the link above or below, your choice =) Thanks to Lrd[EFN] for the news. ;)  Link: Genesis Power

HU-GO updated to version 1.24

(posted by DeadBody - 20:29) A new version of the wonderful PC Engine emulator has been released! Here is whats new: Slightly improved ISO support Added .BIN supporting in file selector Added 'load rom' and 'credit' working in the gui Slightly changes in the included cd system Changes zip support for a very fast directory refreshing and no more crashing (well, let's say infinitely less :) Corrected the color bug in screenshots Fixed some languages specific messages Modified some internal interface functions A bit cleaner sources Special thanks to our former staff member, Lrd[EFN] :)  Link: HU-GO

	Mimic 1.0 released
	(posted by DeadBody - 19:28) The very first version of this new arcade emulator has been released. It appears to use "driver files" to emulate different arcade games, it looks pretty damn cool so far, so I recommend you get it and give it a go even though it supports 2 games. Thanks to katharsis of Geoshock for the news.  Link: Mimic site

	prototype-D v0.7
	(posted by Lycia - 15:47) prototype-D, a Gameboy emulator, has been updated to version 0.7. I am unable to report to you what's new because the documentation is in Japanese. You can pick up this emulator by visiting the link in this post. Thanks to katharsis for the news.

	BNSF v1.0
	(posted by Lycia - 15:08) The author of RockNES has released an NSF player for DOS. NSFs are the audio output from NES ROMs. NSF stands for: Nintendo Sound Format. Head on over to the site and pick up this utility and enjoy some NSF tunes if you've got some. :)

RockNES v1.061

(posted by Lycia - 15:05) RockNES, an NES emulator for DOS, has been updated to version 1.061. Here's a list of what's new: Added RAM dumping; Fixed ROM cheat to wrap values greater than 255, and higher addresses; Changed CHR bank masking on mapper #3; Fixed initial mirroring state (it was wrong loading saved states); Fixed minor bugs in the PCM channel; Fixed MMC5 to get (at least) CastleVania3 working with no gfx corruption; Fixed a PSG (sound) shutdown bug. Head on over to the RockNES site to pick up this emulator.

	Genesis Power #126
	(posted by Lycia - 12:35) Genesis Power has released another ROM dump to their massive collection. This time around they've released Justice League Task Force (F). You can pick up this ROM by visiting the link provided in this post.

New Simulators

(posted by Lycia - 12:02) I was over at EmulationHQ when I saw that Madrigal had released 3 brand new handheld simulators. Here's a list of what he released: Donkey Kong Circus Panorama v1.02 Screen Series) Lifeboat v1.02 (Wide Screen Series) Donkey Kong v1.02 (Wide Screen Series) Madriagal also said that he's in the process of creating a Snoopy Tennis and Turtle Bridge simulator. Head on over to Madrigal's site for more information.

	Spinal's .INI's
	(posted by Lycia - 11:55) It looks like another field day for N64 emulator .INI files. Spinal has just released his 2 .INI files. One is for the NEmu64 emulator, and the other one is for Corn. Head on over to Spinal's site and pick up these two .INI files.

MacMAME v0.37b3

(posted by Lycia - 11:44) MacMAME, the MacIntosh port of the arcade emulator MAME, has been updated to version 0.37b3. This now makes it in synch with the current build of MAME. Here's a list of what's new: In sync with the DOS 0.37 beta 3 build. [Aaron Giles] Minor bugfix in the Z80 core for the Leland games. [Aaron Giles] Head on over to the MacMAME site and pick it up if you're a Mac user that loves arcade games.

	Myzar's Corn .INI v1.0
	(posted by Lycia - 09:08) Myzar has created his first installment of Corn .INI files for the N64 emulator. This .INI file now makes 29 games playable. Be sure to head on over to Myzar's site for the download. Thanks to the N64Zone for the news.

	Overclocked: 2 ReMixes & 1 Wallpaper
	(posted by Lycia - 08:22) The Overclocked site has been updated with 3 new things for your listeninga nd viewing pleasure. They are as follows: Banana 'Slumber Party' ReMix DUNE Arrakis 'Wormsign' ReMix And finally, the wallpaper: Metal Slug 2 Be sure to check these nifty things out by the person that gives us Professor Pretzel and Fresh Greens. :) Thanks to David of the site for the e-mail.

PowerMSX v0.06

(posted by Lycia - 08:12) PowerMSX, an MSX emulator, has been updated to version 0.06. Here's a list of what's new: The VDP was entirely rewritten. Graphics engine is line based, providing a very precise emulation. Sprites 8x8, and Magnified sprites are also emulated. The fifth sprite in a row is disappearing, as it is supposed to happen. Sprite colision bit is also emulated. So, this VDP should run perfectly 99% of MSX-1 software! Be sure to check out this emulator today if you're an MSX fan.

	Emulation64: Contest
	(posted by Lycia - 08:08) I got an email from Martin of Emulation64 and he reports that they are holding a contest. The prizes? Diddy Kong Racing for N64 and the Adaptoid. Check out the site for more details. Thanks to Martin for the e-mail.

bwb From EmulationHQ Lays the Law Down

(posted by Lycia - 07:47) Holy crap! bwb from EmulationHQ has just posted what could be the longest post in history! He basically voices a ton of opinions and some facts, too. I believe everything he says and I would go so far to say that he's right 100%. I personally hope that emulation doesn't die, and I hope that eventually we'll see CPS2 fully emulated, and possibly a nice Dreamcast emulator. My opinion on Next Generation emulation is that I believe that new systems SHOULD have a chance to get out to the public and have a "life" before coders and dev'ers attack the system. Based on this opinion of mine, you can tell that I'm Anti-Next Generation emulation. I post the stuff that I post about it because I'm supposed to maintain an unbiased opinion when posting about them. At any rate, thats my two cents. Stay tuned!

Friday, May 26, 2000

	Logiqx Datafiles Update
	(posted by Lycia - 23:57) With the release of VAntAGE eariler today, Logiqx has released new datafiles for the use with the ROM management utilities ClrMamePro and Romcenter. This release now has support for 23 games with samples. Head on over to Logiqx site for the downloads and more information. Thanks to EmulationHQ for the news.

	Wallpaper At Cinders Added
	(posted by Lycia - 23:52) Cinder has updated his archive yet again with a classic wallpaper that I'm sure you'll enjoy. Be sure to check out his site for more information.

MAME v0.37 Beta 3

(posted by Lycia - 23:50) MAME, one of the most popular arcade emulators, has been updated to verion 0.37 Beta 3. Here's a list of games that's new in this release: Oh My God! [Nicola Salmoria] Power Instinct [Luca Elia] Magix [Luca Elia] Hatris [Aaron Giles] Cerberus [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Mayhem 2002 [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] World Series: The Season [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Alley Master [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Danger Zone [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Baseball The Season II [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Super Baseball Double Play Home Run Derby [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Strike Zone [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Redline Racer (2 players) [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Quarterback [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Viper [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] John Elway's Team Quarterback [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] All American Football (rev E) [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road Track Pack [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Pigout [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Ataxx (set 1) [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] World Soccer Finals [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat [Aaron Giles, Paul Leaman] Nastar / Rastan Saga 2 [Jarek Burczynski] Crime City [Jarek Burczynski] Ashura Blaster [Jarek Burczynski] Safari Rally [Zsolt Vasvari] [New Clones Added]: Pac & Pal (older) Tetris (B-Ssytem) Be sure to pick up this great emulator over at their official site.

	I quit...
	(posted by LrdEFN - 19:46) Due to staff complications and the fact I "lost the fire", I have decided to quit. I quit a while ago, but due to the fact some people have e-mailed me with news that I didn't plan to post, I decided to make my quitting public. Thank you. Note: I also wish to extend my thanks you Zoop, for being the great person he is and wish him luck.

	ZX updated!
	(posted by DeadBody - 19:22) A wonderful ZX Spectrum site has been updated, webmaster Malc Jennings let me know about this stuff being updated: History of the ZX Spectrum Tech info on all known models Types of software released Magazines and thier life periods Computer timelife Uploaded 60 more games  Link: ZX

	TR64 & Perfect Dark
	(posted by Lycia - 18:09) I was over at EmulationHQ when I saw that the TR64 site had been updated with some news regarding the N64 emulator. There are also screenshots available for Perfect Dark, Diddy Kong Racing, and Jet Force. You can view the screenshots by visiting the link provided in this post.

	1964 News
	(posted by Lycia - 18:05) The 1964 site has posted news regarding the N64 emulator. There are screenshots available of the emulator in action running WaveRace 64 (U). You can view the screenshots by visiting the following link: 1964 Emulator News

Napster: Let's Act Like We Forgot About Dre. . .

(posted by Lycia - 17:06) I was over at RetroGames when I saw that Dr. Dre, a popular mainstream rap artist, is now forcing Napster, a popular MP3 search engine, to ban 230,142 users. It seems that music artists are finally cracking down on the music audio file, MP3. According to atila of RetroGames, maybe now we'll say "F*** DRE!" instead of "F*** THE POLICE!". :) At any rate, head on over to the article that Napster has up: Napster vs. Dr. Dre Thanks to RetroGames for the news.

	GoodGG v0.998
	(posted by Lycia - 16:54) GoodGG, a ROM renamer for Game Gear ROMs, has been updated to version 0.998. Here's a list of what's new: database now compatible with 64 char CD-R software all the other updates of recent releases (dirs, audit, etc) Someone mail the names which match SMSPower releases, i'd like it! I feel like a broken record. :) Be sure to check out this utility.

	GoodSMS v0.998
	(posted by Lycia - 16:52) GoodSMS, a ROM renamer for Sega Master System ROMs, has been updated to version 0.998. Here's a list of what's new: database now compatible with 64 char CD-R software all the other updates of recent releases (dirs, audit, etc) Someone mail the names which match SMSPower releases, i'd like it! Head on over to the site to pick up this fine utility.

	GoodGen v0.998
	(posted by Lycia - 16:50) GoodGG, a ROM renamer for the Genesis, has been updated to version 0.998. Here's a list of what's new: database now compatible with 64 char CD-R software all the other updates of recent releases (dirs, audit, etc) all ROMS classified (finally) more good dumps added Be sure to pick up this utility if you're a Genesis fan.

	RomCenter Datafiles
	(posted by Lycia - 16:47) The Romcenter site has been updated with a series of new datafiles for the following systems: Amiga Atari 7800 Callus Mess NeoGeo Pocket N64 Raine Sega 32x It also looks like that version 2.0 of Romcenter is also on the way shortly. Be sure to check out the site for the downloads and more information.

	Neko Project II v0.11a
	(posted by Lycia - 16:44) Neko Project II, a PC9801/PC8801 emulator, has been updated to version 0.11a. Not much is known about this, however you can view screenshots by visiting the following link: Neko Project II Screenshots Head on over to the site to pick it up.

Gens v0.6

(posted by Lycia - 16:42) Gens, a Sega Genesis emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 0.6. Here's a list of what's new: ZIP support added ! We can define the directories for saves files. Full-Screen is fixed for both voodoo3 and savage4 videos cards. FM timers fixed (voices are now played at good pitch for comix zone, aladdin, cool spot ...) H-Int finally fixed : Top Gear 2 and Lotus 2 looks good ! Z80 interrupt fixed (bubsy works and censor smiley demo has music) Controllers code fixed again (American gladiators and Forgotten worlds are playable) I've removed the hack for double dragon, super off road ... because it causes problems with a few rom (like road rash 3) then they doesn't work any more :( Some others little changes ... The site also provides some screenshots of the emulator in action. Be sure to check them both out by visiting the link provided in this post.

	Mimic News Update
	(posted by Lycia - 11:33) The Mimic site has been updated with some news regarding this arcade emulator. The site reports that the author is nearly ready to release the first version! He has 2 drivers already done and ready for our viewing pleasure. The HCW drivers are ready for Bombjack and Lady Bug. If you're a fan of arcade emulators, be sure to stay tuned!