Archived News from November 1999
  

Monday, November 01, 1999

Apollo 69 Interviewed
(posted by Zoop - 16:27)

The well known NeoGeo dumper Apollo 69 was interviewed at NeoGeo home. Although being short, Apollo talks about his works and mention a "next release of NeoRageX" which is going to rock. Interesting :)

Tuesday, November 02, 1999

More ROM Surfing
(posted by Roni - 23:40)

Most of you out there have at least heard of SitC (Spirit in the Contraption) the very large comprehensive and often dissappearing ROM site :) Well, they have been up for a while at a new address and have been re-building thier archives and working out t he problems with the site. As SkrEmnJava states: "we;ve had a lot of trouble with servers in the past. we're on our third server in a year, and doing our best to rebuild. about 95% of everything works. Feel free to use the message board ;)"

< BR> Go show your support for them and get all the ROMs you could ever dream of :)

St0rm source released
(posted by ZeroAge - 14:57)

Just saw this piece of news at Emulatronia . The author of St0rm (a Genesis emulator for DOS) has released the source code for his emulator. You can get it from Emulatronia , linked below.

Decrom 1.1 released
(posted by ZeroAge - 14:55)

Fx3 has released the first update to his new NES tool. Decrom allows you to decode a NES VROM buffer into an ASCII file. In other words, you can see NES graphics using a good DOS text editor, like edit.com! (sorry for the cut & pasting , but I'm too tired ). You can download it at Rocknes homepage.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:45)

I think after this one, I'll let the Emucamp staff (HINT HINT) post some news. Here's today's LONG rom surfing sheet:

Madoka released 2 new japanese SNES roms; Marvelous (32MBits/FX Chip(SA-1)), and Jumpin' Derby (8MBits/FX Chip(SA-1)). Also, please STOP bothering Madoka about releasing ROMS sooner.
Click here
(Thanks to Opi for the info)

AMI Sector One has released several new rare Amiga ROMS. These are: Eye of the Storm (very good game by the company REBELLION (uploaded it with permission of Rebellion and the programmer Jason Kingsley); E-Swat (Amiga version of the popular Sega game); Al ien Pong Trilogy V2 (best Amiga pong game); Astrokid (good shoot 'em up); Troop Jugernort (extremely rare action game from Japan); Atari Troopers (a flight simulation with action elements; Monstermaze (Good, maze-game); Insectoids 2 (Galaga game); Popcorn (a puzzle game). Very impressive show of releases.
Click here
(Thanks to Bernd for the info)

Amigamemories has released ATR, Brutal paws of Fury, Crazy Car III, and Caesar. Also, Amigamemories is sporting a new design and a mirror that is linked below.
Click here
Or Click here

SMS Power has hit the big 200 in releases! But before we tell you what the 200th release was, we have to catch up on the other 5. :-) Super Columns for the Game Gear; Shining Force Gaiden for the Game Gear, Great Baseball for the SMS, Formula 1 for the Ga me Gear, and Hypersports for the SG1000. And now the 200th release is: SONIC BLAST for the SMS! Get it while it's hot!
Click here

Genesis Power has released Cool Spot, Barneys Hide and Seek, and Chuck Rock all for the Sega Genesis. I have played these games and they are very interesting.
Click here

Classicgaming's Game of the week is Aztec for the Apple II. It seems like a very interesting game
Click here

Submit any ROM stuff to emucamp@citeweb.net

Box Art/Cover Scans
(posted by uzplayer - 10:20)

Darkmazda's Domain has released the following Neo Geo Box covers:

o King of Fighters 94
o King of Fighters 96
o Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
o Fatal Fury

You can get all these boxcovers at the link below. Thanks to Darkmazda for the information.

Spectrum
(posted by uzplayer - 10:15)

A new version of the Spectrum emulator Speccyal has been released. Here's what's new:

Ver 0.67

o The emulator window is now resizable !
o Display surface is not erased anymore when another window overlaps it or when you resize it.
o At startup, the window is displayed at the center of the screen.
o Bugfix: the F' register in the debugger window is correct now.

Ver 0.66:

o Integrated z80 debugger, just press F11 to launch it.
o Added a Spectrum keymap picture in the help menu (thanks to Raúl Gomez Sanchez)

You can get it at the link below. Thanks to

PC Emulation
(posted by uzplayer - 10:12)

A new build of the PC emulator for the PS2PC has been released. Directly from the website:

"now to the good stuff -- an amazing amount of work has been done on ps2pc these past couple of days. the dynamic recompiler is in place and functioning(!) flawlessly (so far). it currently does *NOT* cache code (which of course, is the big advantage to d ynrec anyway), but this will be added in due time."

You can find out more and download the build from the link below. Thanks to mike for the info

Multi-Arcade
(posted by uzplayer - 10:07)

EMU + (Enhanced MAME Unofficial +) has been brought to sync with the BETA 8 build of MAME. This emulator is an enhanced version of MAME that allows various things such as overclocking and auto fire. You can get it at the link below. Thanks to Rolf for the info.

Also, they have changed to a new url which is the one below.

Front End
(posted by uzplayer - 10:01)

Emustation ver. 2.1 has been released. Here's what's new:

o Fixed the bug that prevents the user to abort an Erase ROM action (selecting No causes the same the deletion of the ROM).
o Now the Add ROM dialog refresh the emulator list in the right way between multiple invocation of the dialog box
o A brand new splash screen added.
o Icons now in Office 2000 style.
o Changed the Thanks section in the Help file.
o EMUStation now hides itself while running an emulator.

Emustation is a universal front end for Windows. You can get it at the link below. Thanks to Sarge Smash for the info

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 09:55)

Sorry for my lack of a presence. Piles of work kept me from doing anything yesterday. Hopefully everything starting now will go back to normal:

One of the things that makes Final Fantasy an endearing series, the music, should be available on a compilation CD courtesy known as Project Majestic Mix. Gaming Intelligence Agency explains about Stephen Kennedy's work in progress.
Click here

Core Magazine's Darien Allen reviewed Pacman's World 20th Anniversary.
Click here

Not all retro reviewers favor the modern updates, Game Zero published a take on the new Space Invaders title which says it's basically a waste of time.
Click here

Not all first person shooters are redundant, boring, or equal. Fastest Gaming News gives us the word that Castle Wolfenstein 2000 should see the light of day in time for Christmas 2000.
Click here

Reprinting parts of an interview conducted by Famitsu 64+ with Masahiro Deishi, Game Informer offers data about the Game Boy Advance.
Click here

A four meg download at GameFan will let you hear an mp3 soundtrack from Nintendo's Dolphin.
Click here

More new Street Fighter III W Impact pictures at GameSpot News.
Click here

(Thanks to wook for all the tips)

Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name

Wednesday, November 03, 1999

Interview
(posted by uzplayer - 14:33)

Genesis Temple has brought to us yet another interview. This time, it's our very own Zoop that is in front of the firing squad. You can read this at the link below.

Thanks to MD Master for the info.

Interview
(posted by uzplayer - 14:19)

I think this is the second time in the past week, but Emulation X has interviewed Apollo69. From what I understand it was a good interview. You can read this at the link below.

Thanks to EmulationX and Jose for the information

Arcade
(posted by uzplayer - 13:48)

A new version of GalEMU has been released for DOS and Win32. Among what's new is the addition of the game Azurian Attack. You can get this emulator by clicking on the link below.

Thanks to Barry for the news.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 10:48)

I cant do more then this post today.. Too busy.. I'll try to sneak in a couple of more posts during the course of the day. (Staff.. Please?) Here's today's tips:

Adrenaline Vault says Space Ace on DVD started shipping at Digital Leisure.
Click here

A list on Fastest Gaming News shows the top twenty selling pc games of the 1990's. Notice what sits in position number 15.
Click here

An interview with Yoshitaka Amano, of Final Fantasy fame, appeared on GameSpot News.
Click here

Got tips? Email them to emucamp@citeweb.net

Friday, November 05, 1999

Misc. News
(posted by lilac - 18:41)

For those of you following the Microsoft court case, they lost it today as the judge declared them a monopoly that "stiffles innovation by competitors" and "hurts consumers". The penalty and whether they will be found to be an illegal monopoly has not bee n decided yet but this is certainly a blow to Microsoft. (Source: NBC Nightly News)

Link: Microsoft
Convention Roundup
(posted by uzplayer - 14:59)

Here's a couple of interesting conventions coming up:

The Cinciclassic Classic Gaming Collectors Convention will be happening this weekend, November 5th - 7th 1999 in Cincinatti Ohio. Admission is free and there will be various things from free copies of Classic Gaming Magazine to tournaments and more.
Click here for more information
(Thanks to wook, Scott, and Retrogamers for the information)

A Retrogaming Event will be held in Bedfordshire (United Kingdom) called Odyssey on November 27, 1999. This one will feature various things including chat with some of the people of the classic gaming scene and tournamets. Price is Ł4.00.
Click here for more information
(Thanks to Retrogames for the info)

Link: Name
Late breaking ROM Surfing News
(posted by uzplayer - 14:38)

Genesis Power located at the link below has decided to do something interesting. It's called "Name that ROM." Once someone guesses the name of the ROM, it will be posted on Genesis Power. To get your guesses in, goto Genesis Power linked below. Thanks to Snorter for the news.

I'm back... :)
(posted by Chris - 14:35)

...with a cold. Going healthy, returning sick :/ Oh well.
To the more good news, the website of the Sega 16-bit Project is growing fast (please don't ask for the URL, it won't be published until it's finished, sorry!). Ok, I'm back to work now... more news will follow soon!

Btw, a really big 'thank you' goes out to Christian Warren for uploading a LOT missing ROM files. Unfortunately, he was a bit late, so most of the files he did transfer were meanwhile contributed by other people. Well, thanks anyway! ;)

And a short note to MD Master of Genesis Temple: please contact me, if you can. Thanks.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:55)

Here's today's ROM Surfing for your viewing pleasure:

SMS Power has released two alternate Japanese versions of SMS ROMS today. These are Great Volleyball and The Circuit (or World Grand Prix.) Get em at SMS Power.
Click here

Got ROM tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Site News
(posted by uzplayer - 10:34)

The HardSID website has moved. It now resides at it's own domain name and has a very nice new look. You can get it at the link below.

For those of you who do not know what a HardSID is, it's a sound card that allows you to play a SID file completely without any glitches and stuff like that. A very nice piece of equipment for those who want to listen to accurate SID files.

Reviews
(posted by uzplayer - 10:27)

Martin of Emulation 64 and Emuunlim has started a new section on Emuunlim called SNESViews. In this one, he reviews the "childhood ruiner" Zelda for the NES. You can read it at the link below. Thanks to Martin64 for the news.

Link: SNESViews
Box Scans/Game Art
(posted by uzplayer - 10:25)

Darkmazda's Domain has released the Neo Geo CD boxcover for Last Resort. This mark's Darkmazda's Domain's 20th release. Get it at the link below and thanks to Darkmazda for the news.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 10:23)

Tip tip tip, tipermania nation? I hate those Nickelodeon commercials.. They really suck. Here's tips:

Fastest Gaming News produced a small catalogue concerning today's releases. Among the goodies you'll find PaperBoy 64 and EarthWorm Jim 3D.
Click here

GameFan reports that Sega is looking for lyrics to the new Rent-A-Hero music. Download the music and take your best try at poetic prose because the winner gets cash.
Click here

According to the Register, Sony foresees a Playstation shortage this holiday season because of the increased demand caused by the recent price reduction. Could this be yet another reason to try Bleem?
Click here
(Editors note: I think so)

Got tips? email emucamp@citeweb.net

Saturday, November 06, 1999

Sega 16-bit Project - Filelist Released!
(posted by Chris - 13:10)

Finally, it's here! The long awaited Sega Mega Drive/Genesis list. Now counting 932 files in total, without aliases, demos, etc. Only commercial released (and unreleased) games.

Also included in this archive is the aka-list by Eidolon with some additions by myself. If you believe to have something that is _not_ on our list, please check it against the "also known as" list first. In case it isn't there, contact me and we'll arrang e something. Our goal is still to compile a complete list of Sega 16-bit software (at least, as close as we can get).

Btw, don't ask for files! Yes, we plan to upload rare ROM's in the future (if possible), but we won't send your single files. If you have something rare to contribute, it's always possible to arrange something, of course.

Now, feel free to grab the list at the link below :)

Sunday, November 07, 1999

Bleep released
(posted by ZeroAge - 15:03)

Neill Corlett has released Bleep, a NSF player for Winamp wich is supposed to be faster than the others. I don't have time to try it right now, but this one should be pretty good and if you are into NSF's you should download it.

New version of Visual Boy released
(posted by ZeroAge - 12:02)

Well, it's Sunday and I can do some updates today. Forgotten has updated his GB emu to version 1.1 and here's the list of what's new :
-Hi-Color support (see screenshots)
-SGB support (if you find bugs, let me know)
-HuC1 mapper implemented
-Bug fixes in CGB support (more games playable)
-Screen capture to PNG file pressing F12
-ROM directory is now saved
-Save games
He also mentions that the next version should have joystick support and configuration.
btw: My e-mail has changed to zeroage@emucamp.com

News Screwed
(posted by Zoop - 07:50)

There was a little problem on Thursday that made ZeroAge's posts appear with my nickname. The four news were posted by him, so he is the one being away for two weeks, not me ;-)

In case you wanted to contact him, his right address is strano@homeshopping.com.br.

Monday, November 08, 1999

New version of NeoCD released
(posted by ZeroAge - 19:41)

The Kick Ass NeoGeoCD Emulator has just been updated to 0.70 . News on this version are :
- Recompiled using Allegro 3.9.26 WIP
- Added Z80 emulation
- Added CDDA emulation
Also, the author says that you shouldn't expect to have sound if your cd-rom drive is not connected to your sound card. You can download it from the official homepage linked below.


Link: NeoGeoCD
Misc news
(posted by ZeroAge - 17:46)

Just some piece of news for you guys :
1) XMame and XMess were merged (I think this is really good). Straight from the homepage: "From this release on xmess, the Unix port of mess, is incorperated into the xmame source tree. So if you want mess on Unix, just download xmame and you get xmess fo r free ;)"
The XMame/Xmess homepage is right here.
2)Back to the Roots, a great site with lots of legal games for the Amiga has been granted permission to upload old Sierra games to their page. This is GREAT news. They have posted the King's Quest series a nd some other games, but they will upload more stuff pretty soon. If you are an Amiga fan you should really head over there and check it out.

Bochs news
(posted by ZeroAge - 17:32)

Just to report some news about bochs . The next release will have support for Sound Blaster 16 and the author is also working on some new drivers that will make it alot better.He is having problems compiling the source code on Windows , so I guess the nex t version won't be coming right now.

Link: Bochs
bloodlust.zophar.net?
(posted by Chris - 15:08)

What's going on at Zophar? Will Bloodlust Software return? After talking about the 9th Nov. thing for a while now, Zophar's Domain will have to come up with something special, don't you think?

Only time will tell. Maybe tomorrow.
Thanks to emulatronia.com for the news.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:01)

Once again, today's ROM Surfing is brought to you by the letter H as in I hate my job!:

Amigamemories has released Tv Sport Basketball, Tv Sport Baseball, Chuck Rock, Chuck Rock II, Zoom, The lost vikings, Monster gran slam, and Speedball 2
Click here

Name that ROM on Genesis Power has been correctly identified and is Spiritual Warfare for the Genesis. Also, enjoy Virtua Fighter (A) for the 32x, (Note: There are no 32x emulators out there. Please do not hassle the dumpers about it.)
Click here

SMS Power has released Terminator and Shadam Crusader. Seems like an odd couple rerun. One is a fast paced action game, the other is the Japanese version of Defender of Oasis which is an RPG game.
Click here

Got ROM Releases? Submit them to emucamp@citeweb.net

BoxScans/Screenshots
(posted by uzplayer - 09:48)

Darkmazda's Domain has released the boxcover for the Neo Geo CD Game "Breakers." Download it at the link below. Thanks to Darkmazda for the news.

Internet Radio
(posted by uzplayer - 09:44)

A new episode of the popular webcast Back in Time has been posted for download. What's most notable is that this marks the 2 year anniversary of the Back In Time website and the episode comes to you from the Atari offices at Hasbro Interactive with some i nteresting news. Check it out at the link below. Thanks to Mike for the info.

Site News
(posted by uzplayer - 09:40)

An interesting website has been started that is compiling screenshots and various other things from the Nintendo Entertainment System. This site is called the Nintendo Game Archive and they are holding a contest where they are giving away a new Nightshade NES cart. For more details on how to win, click on the link below.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 09:36)

Today's tips is brought to you by the letter H as in Hate as in I hate Mondays!:

A few days back, IGN reviewed Ms Pacman for the Game Boy Color.
Click here

Gaming Intelligence Agency posted three information updates from Square which include the beginning movie and the ending movie of Chrono Trigger PSX. Followed by Chrono Cross screen captures, character images, and some
addtional game details.
Click here

The N64 version of Gauntlet Legends received a complimentary review over at GameCenter.
Click here

Another Sonic sequel heads towards the Dreamcast. Fastest Gaming News expects this title in 2000.
Click here

Koei grants Playstation strategists a wish. Game Informer claims Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 6 is coming to North America.
Click here

(Thanks to wook for all of these tips)

Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Tuesday, November 09, 1999

Live Interview
(posted by uzplayer - 19:19)

9PM EST, myself and a staff member from Total Emulation will be doing a live interview in the #emucamp EFNet channel with Delta and Proxy of Pretendo, the NES emulator. It's gonna be an interesting interview. If you have an IRC software, point it towards your local EFNet server and join us there today!

Update: The interview went pretty good. Many people turned up in the #emucamp channel.. For those of you who came, thank you.. For those of you who have not, you'll have to wait till tommorow night to see the interview transcript! :-)

Comment on Zophar's
(posted by Chris - 17:23)

Ok, ok, now we all know it. Zophar believed and so did many readers, including me. Yes, we believed that he would come up with something so great today... and now? Sure, the new site design looks good. And yes, it's nice to see Bloodlust Software returnin g - too bad, it's without Sardu, author of GeneCyst, Nesticle & Callus. I admit, I'm a little disappointed. I did expect more. Well, it's always the same thing, if people "hype" something that much.

To make it clear, I really like Zophar's Domain for being a great emusite. But next time, Zophar, please make sure it's something really, really great, before you hype things again. Probably the best thing today is, that Sam aka The Scribe released a new version of his excellence Genesis/Mega Drive lists :) He devoted it to Zophar's 3th birthday.

(Note: this posting only reflects my personal thoughts. It's not necessary the view of other EmuCamp staffers.)

N64 Emulator released
(posted by ZeroAge - 16:00)

SpectRe has released a new N64 emulator called MiGen64. It's coded in Delphi and in asm (mainly asm), and it can play only demos, but it seems to be pretty advanced for a first release. Check it out and download it on the homepage linked below.

Link: MiGen64
ROM Surfing
(posted by Zoop - 10:56)

Here's today's ROM Surfing tips:

Back to the Roots, an Amiga Emulation Site has obtained the rights from Sierra Online who has made such games as the Kings Quest to distribute their old games for free! A big victory for emulation fans.
Click here
(Thanks to Emuviews for the information)

SMS Power has released Terminator 2, The Arcade Game for the SMS. For an 8 bit system, I have to say that is VERY impressive graphics.
Click here

No releases for Genesis Power today, however they are looking for the following games: Bible Adventures, Exodus, and Joshua. If you have any of these games, contact the good people at Genesis Power by clicking on the link below.
Click here

Got ROM Surfing? email emucamp@citeweb.net


Surfing Tips
(posted by Zoop - 10:36)

Well, enough of the festivities for now. Lets get on with some news. Here's today's Surfing Tips:

Gauntlet Legends appears bound for the PSX2. Fastest Gaming News relays a Midway job posting from PSX Nation which has Atari Games searching for a coder to work on the PSX2 port.
Click here
(Thanks to wook for the info)

Wow.. That was a short surfing tips. Email emucamp@citeweb.net if you have anymore

More on the Zophars Domain Celebration
(posted by uzplayer - 10:32)

Apparently, the Phantom has revealed himself! He is none other then lev of ZTNet/Emulation World. For those of you who are wondering, lev is the owner of Emulation World which hosts various sites including Emuca mp, Zophars Domain, Retrogames, and my "secret project." Read the entire posting at the link below.

Bloodlust comes to Zophars Domain
(posted by uzplayer - 01:03)

A little after 12:35PM, Zophars Domain has revealed the answer to what has plauged us for a while, the return of Bloodlust. Find out more at the link below.

And also, Zophars Domain has a few other surprises today including a new staff member and a nice new logo.. Visit the site linked below and find out more.

Wednesday, November 10, 1999

Zophars Domain Celebration Ending
(posted by uzplayer - 16:48)

To end the celebration of three years bringing you emulation news, Zophars Domain has surprised us with a couple of other things.

(A) A weekly Zophars Domain newsletter will now be coming out.

(B) Volume 1 of ZD Realvideo show "Zophars Underground" has been released. Apparently this show is really hilarious!

Get it at the link below.

PSX
(posted by uzplayer - 13:29)

Bleem! Ver 1.5a has been released. Here's what's new:

o Minor speed improvements
o Corrected bug in Emulation Logic (FF8 and others)
o Error messages for unsupported Direct3D 24- / 32-bit modes

Head on over to the Bleem! website linked below if you have a CD-Key, or if you dont, you can buy it there as well. Thanks to Total Emulation for the news.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 11:02)

Oh I forgot to mention. I had a flat this morning. Here's today's ROM tips:

Genesis Power has redumped Hellfire (J) for the Genesis. Apparently the dump on the internet had a bad checksum. This one corrects the problem. The game is apparently an R-Type clone.
Click here

Emuviews has added a total of 235 new C64 roms for our downloading pleasure as well as 9 Neo Geo ROMS. Apparently this is only half of what is to come! This brings the total of ROMS downloadable at Emuviews to 2617
Click here

Got anymore ROM tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Multi-Arcade
(posted by uzplayer - 10:48)

GalEMU Beta 7 has been released. This version adds support for the game Orbitron, and the full screen modes are now centered. Get it at the link below. Thanks to Barry for the info.

CD Box Covers
(posted by uzplayer - 10:46)

Darkmazda's Domain has released some more boxcovers. They are:

o Samurai Shodown IV
o Top Hunters
o League Bowling

Get them at the link below. Thanks to Darkmazda for the information.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 10:43)

Geez.. Is it me or has it been so quiet lately?

Fastest Gaming News says Pacman achieved Game Of The Century status at the
Tokyo Game Show.
Click here
(Thanks to wook for the info)

According to Gamefan.com, they have played Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and have known about it for awhile. They also added that they will be having exclusive info on it on there January issue.
Click here
(Copied totally from Emugaming)

Got tips? email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name

Thursday, November 11, 1999

Interview
(posted by uzplayer - 20:12)

The Fox of Emuunlim has conducted another one of his popular email wars. This time it's with Hellbent of Bloodlust software. The interview is very interesting as it outlines some of the plans of Bloodlust as well as the coincidences between Zophars Domain 's three year anniversary and the return of Bloodlust. A must read for all the fans of bloodlust out there.

Read it at the link below. Thanks to The Fox of Emuunlim for the information.

C64 Christmas Package
(posted by Zoop - 15:57)

Our great friend Kim, maintener of Lemon, the Commodore 64 Game Source, is celebrating the one year anniversary of his move to Emulation Camp. For this occasion he made a Christmas package containing 8 games, 21 SID tunes and 1 demo. If you haven't already visited Lemon, then I guess you missed one of the best C64 site around. And be sure to click on the combo box at the box to listen to the Outrun Remix music, I love it ^_^

Link: Lemon
Coming Soon
(posted by uzplayer - 10:22)

From the producers of Emucamp will come The Emucamp Radio Show! (This could also be another clue to my secret project.) Wondering what's in store for this Radio Show? Stay tuned to Emucamp to find out more!

Link: Name
Rumor Mill
(posted by uzplayer - 10:18)

JoseQ has posted yet another Rumor Mill. In this episode, he talks about RAINE, MAME, Sega32x emulation and more! Click on the link below to read it!

Link: Emuviews
ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:16)

I think this is gonna be one of the bigger ROM surfing segments. Lets get started:

Chris Covell has posted a page on how to get Solar Wars working on a real cart. I can say after reading it, my head is definitely spinning! (Warning: This is for the hard core tecchies. Do not attempt this if you are an amateur.)
Click here

Classicgaming's Game of the Week is Gladiator, the Arcade Game. The characters main objective is CASH. Hmm. Sounds like my kind of video game :-)
Click here

Hmm. I was wrong.. Not much ROM News today. Got ROM Tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Box Covers
(posted by uzplayer - 09:58)

Darkmazda's Domain has released another Neo Geo CD Boxcover today. This time the one is Aero Fighters 2. If this interests you to take a look or download, click on the link below. Thanks to Mali for the info.

Commodore 64
(posted by uzplayer - 09:55)

Three things to report from the C64 emulation community today:

A. The Comeback 64 team has released another version of their popular screensavers. If this interests you, click on the link below.

B. This Link states Comeback 64CE is one of the most popular downloads of the day. Sounds interesting doesnt it?

C. There are also other ports of CB64 on the way!

Click on the link below for more information. Thanks to Johan for the info.

Genesis
(posted by uzplayer - 09:48)

cgfm2 has updated a couple of his programs:

- An update to the digital-sound version of GYMplay.
- A special OPL-3 only version of GYMplay.
- A GYM to WAV conversion program called GYM2WAV.

For those of you wondering, these programs allows you to play Genesis Sound Files on your computer. Get them at the link below. Thanks to cgfm2 for the news.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 09:44)

Some idiot apparently posted the happy99 virus to our news email list. Umm you think we are stupid? People that have such things like this regarding malicious intents will not bring us down that easilly. Here's todays tips:

Coming to an online arcade near you, Fastest Gaming News reports Midway will begin offering shockwave versions of Defender, Joust, Marble Madness, Moon Patrol, and Spy Hunter.
Click here

Score another retro-coup for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, the little handheld that could, which landed a sequel to Ikari Warriors. GameSpot News says that Ikari The Returns release date was not given when SNK made their announcement.
Click here

If you receive a perfect score on the Game Of The Century, what would you be called? Game Informer posted an amendment on the Pacman award story with Billy Mitchell acquiring Player Of The Century Honors.
Click here

(Thanks to wook for all of these tips)

Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name

Friday, November 12, 1999

RetroFX
(posted by uzplayer - 09:25)

The RetroFX website has been updated with some nice candy for all of us. There are now 9 full size high-quality screen shots, RealAudio clip of the totally redone level 1 music, and an an AVI video clip of game in action playing level 1. No release date i s available as of yet however.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 09:15)

Here's today's ROM Surfing tips for your enjoyment:

Genesis Power released Altered Beast (JU) for the Sega Genesis. This is a redump as the one on the internet was defaced for some reason.
Click here

SMS Power has released three new roms. The first two are Baku Baku Animals which is apparently a good SMS/GameGear puzzle game. However, you are advised to download the Game Gear version as the SMS version isnt too great. The third release is Gear Stadium Heiseiban for the Game Gear.
Click here

ROMSeeker has released Rugrats 64. Whoever the hell would want to play a game based off of that show must have some brain cells missing.
Click here

Got ROM Tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Sega Getting Out of the Hardware Business? Umm no..
(posted by uzplayer - 09:05)

A tip that did not make it into the tip sheet, however I thought it would be important. Some sites on the Internet have recently stated that at a gathering for a non-profit organization, Sega Enterprises Chairman Isao Okawa was mistranslated stating that they would be getting out of the hardware business. This in fact is not true as this IGN news article clears it up. Read it at the link below. Thanks to Retrogames for the information.

Scanned Box Covers
(posted by uzplayer - 08:57)

Darkmazda's Domain has released the Neo Geo CD Boxcover for Mutation Nation. You can get it at the link below. Thanks to Predater for the information.

ZX Spectrum
(posted by uzplayer - 08:55)

ZX Plus ver. 0.23 has been released! Here's what's new:

o 128K Soundchip implemented without enveloping.
o 48K and 128K sound using Direct Sound (tested with a
Sound Blaster AWE64).
o Randomised Spectrum memory on startup.
o DirectX 7 Required.
o Fixed all known memory leaks.
o Various code optimisation.
o More Z80 bugs fixed so games like Antiriad now work.
o Correctly(!) fixed corrupted display for some video
cards using display mode cache.

You can get it at the link below. Thanks to the ZX Plus Team for the information.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 08:52)

Coming soon to Emucamp! The transcript from the live interview with Delta and Proxy of Pretendo, and The Emucamp Radio Show! In the meanwhile enjoy all the news we have including these surfing tips:

Fastest Gaming News mentioned that the Japanese Fair Trade Commision began investigating Sega for price-fixing.
Click here

Continuing to differentiate itself from the other handhelds, the Neo Geo Pocket Color's new Sonic title features several original elements. Extrapolate additional information by traveling to Pocket IGN.
Click here

GameFan derives an implication from a Nintendo statement which says the Game Boy Advance could see identical 16 bit SNES library ports.
Click here

One more bit of data about the next version of Strider showed up on GameSpot News.
Click here

Got tips? Submit them to emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name

Saturday, November 13, 1999

Sega 16-bit Project: 4 New Games Added!
(posted by Chris - 05:49)

Thanks to a very kind guy named Jonemaan, we have added the following games to our list:

- Dyna Brothers 2
- Super Streetfigher 2
- NBA Live '95 (seems to be a rare sequel)

The 4th game was released by GenesisPower (keep it up, guys):

- Spiritual Warfare

Now makes togehter 935 unique Genesis/MD files out of about 1000 games in existence, _not_ including demos, homebrewen, variants. Please continue you support and download the file linked below. If you have anything that's not on our list plus the 4 new fi les, please contact me at chris@emucamp.com. Thanks!

Link: List

Sunday, November 14, 1999

Palmtop Spectrum Emulator
(posted by ZeroAge - 21:25)

Palmtop Software has released a Sinclair Spectrum Emulator for handheld PC's running WindowsCE 2.0 or higher. The emulator is freeware and is very good. It can load so called Z80, SNA or TAP files. Thanks alot to Domenico for reporting this.

HardSID Softwares Update
(posted by Zoop - 16:43)

A beta version of CCS64 for Windows, supporting the HardSID hardware, was just released. For those who missed it, the HardSID is a soundcard made by C64 fans that contains a true SID processor, which mean a perfect reproduction of the original Commodore 6 4 musics and sound effects. Considering there are billions of good musics in SID formats, if you have 99$ to spent on a great piece of hardware that would relive your past, go for it! :)

Link: HardSID
MAME 0.36 Beta 9.1
(posted by Zoop - 16:26)

Beta 9 then 9.1 of MAME 0.36 were released this week-end. The first update (Beta 9) add supports for seven new games including, but not limited to Kick Off and KiKi KaiKai (also emulated in Raine). The CPU core used in the Midway games such as Mort al Kombat or Narc was also heavily optimised so that the games should now run quite nicely on a high-end configuration. It finally also introduces some kind of palette handling changes that would only affect developers. The second update (Beta 9.1) is min or as it only fixes a bug in the Midway games and adds changes to the MAME license in response to some recent abuses.

Monday, November 15, 1999

Emualliance Closes Down
(posted by uzplayer - 10:24)

It's the moment you all have been waiting for! Emualliance closes down forever! Click below to see the message left by Nintenda about the site closing. Thanks to Darkmazda's Domain for the information. (He thinks to himself: Now that one of my enemy sites is down muhahahahahahahaahahaha! :-))

CD Boxcovers
(posted by uzplayer - 09:50)

Darkmazda's Domain has released the following Neo Geo CD Boxcovers:

o Soccer Brawl
o Brikin'ger
o Iron Clad
o The Super Spy

Get it at the link below. Thanks to Mali and Darkmazda for the info.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 09:44)

Twice the tips today:

GameCenter made Okawa Foundation ceremony pictures available. You'll catch several glimpses of future Dreamcast peripheral devices.
Click here

Brokering another deal, Hasbro and Majesco plan to release a Game Boy version of Pong. Fastest Gaming News looks for a launch date before this Christmas.
Click here

GameFan provides ample information and additonal details concerning the NGPC's SNK vs Capcom that ought to make your journey there worthwhile.
Click here

Game Informer sampled Donkey Kong 64 and walked away feeling fully contented.
http://www.gameinformer.com/previews/preview detail.cfm?ITEM ID=4183

Yet more Samuari Showdown is heading for North America, GameFan expects SNK to deliver Samurai Shodown: Warriors of Rage during the beginning of 2000.
Click here

GameSpot News got a foretasting of Road Rash Jailbreak. There are no pictures, only facts and figures.
Click here

Two recent retro-reviews from Game Zero examine the merits of, or lack thereof, the PSX's Activision Atari 2600 Classics and the PSX's Intellivision Classic Collection.
Click here
Or here

Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Play US Dreamcast Games on your Japanese Dreamcast
(posted by uzplayer - 09:32)

Fixo of Emugaming has come up with some interesting techniques to play US Dreamcast games on your Japanese Dreamcast. The link below outlines several "non damaging" methods of fixing up your Dreamcast so it will be able to play US games. If this interests you, click on the link below. Thanks to Fixo for the news.

Live Interview Transcript
(posted by uzplayer - 00:40)

Majai of Total Emulation and myself have conducted a live interview with Delta and Proxy of Pretendo. It's yet another LONG interview. Read it directly on Emucamp.

Note: Apparently the link below makes a frame appear in a frame in a frame.. You get the idea. Just click on the interviews link on the sidebar. Will save you some time.

Tuesday, November 16, 1999

UltraHLE News
(posted by Roni - 23:53)

I need to update sites more often. So I give you this. RealityMan of UltraHLE fame has updated the site tonight with this:


"So much to say, so little time.....keep the faith.....In Development"


hrmm... what's with all these cryptic messages today?

Sidebar
(posted by uzplayer - 15:23)

As you see, our sidebar decided to go whacko loco on us. But dont worry. One of us will be on the job to fix it soon. Stay patient.

Link: Name
Overclocked
(posted by uzplayer - 12:50)

Doncha wish emu programming could be this good? :-) Click on the link below to check out today's episode of "Overclocked" and see what I mean. Thanks to Emutech 2000 for the info.

SNES
(posted by uzplayer - 11:21)

ZSNES Ver. 0.985 has been released. Here's the long list of what's new:


o Added some more speedups to the SA-1
o SA-1: Fixed a branch problem with the BRL instruction
o Implemented Save Ram support into netplay. Thanks to The Minder for help testing this!
o Added a hack to get Mario Paint trainered rom with the trainer removed to work with the snes mouse instead of the keyboard/joystick
o Prevented Joystick Keys/Buttons to be selected as the diagonal keys in the GUI
o Fixed some crashing problems with the Modem Mode
o Implemented a key combination editor in the GUI
o Sped up V-Sync
o Fixed an SA-1 memory map bug! Fixes DBZ:HD.
o Added an small speed hack for DBZ:HD
o Implemented SA-1 Super MMC
o Finally, after many, many hours of hacking. Figured out what caused the odd noise sounds! So far, simulated noise is implemented since the true nature of how this noise is produced is unknown so it will sound somewhat off compared to the original sounds . There is also a slight chance that some sounds will become noise incorrectly and vice versa.
o Fixed up Pitch Modulation
o Fixed SNES Mouse/Super Scope support when Pl3/4 as Pl1/2 option is enabled
o ADSR/GAIN overhaul (Sound DSP) :
o Fixed several GAIN bugs
o Implemented Increase Bentline/Decrease Exp GAIN modes properly
o Rewrote Decay/Sustain modes in ADSR
o Fixed a restarting ADSR bug
o Removed Sound Buffering. I don't think it's worth losing the quality of the sound for a small amount of speed boost.
o Implemented an option to disable the Noise Simulation for those games that aren't working properly because of it
o Implemented Triple Buffering. You can enable this through the Video Options in the GUI. Unfortunately, Triple Buffering won't work with 2xSaI/Super Eagle engine at the moment since they rely on the previous screen for updating nor will it work properly with high resolution games in the old gfx engine. Thanks to GreenImp for patiently helping through testing!
o Implemented Full Screen Interpolation
o Implemented Cheat Code Reflector (See Guinotes.txt for details)
o Any proper VESA 2 error messages now doesn't exit the program when in the GUI but instead display the error message in a box and allows the user to continue.
Thanks to Daniel for lending me his copier which helped me hack the SNES Sound Noise/ADSR stuff!


Get it at the link below. Thanks to Darkmazda's Domain for the information.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 11:06)

Here's a long ROM Surfing list for you:

BioHazard Battle (UE) released at Genesis Power. This is
another nice shooter, one of the better R-Type clones for the Genesis. Also Art of Fighting (U) was released.
Click here

War of the Amiga Sites! AMI Sector one as releasedFor AMI Sector One I have released this weekend the following new games: Lethal Xcess (2nd best Amiga shoot 'em up; uploaded with permission of the copyright-holder - the company 'Eclipse'), Judgment Day, Raid, Skyflyer I, Skyflyer II, Dungeon Flipper, Galaga '92, Traders, Transplant, Bobbydash, Ghost, and Master of the Town. Another impressive show of releases fror AMI Sector One.
Click here

Amigamemories has released: Body Blows (a fighting game), Battle Isle (a war game by blue byte), Bob Morane Ocean (an action game by Infogrames), and The Three musketeers (an adventure game). They are also expanding into the literature arena as they have posted articles about: Amiga OS 3.5, WipeOut 2097 on Amiga, Tales from Heaven a new game like Mario 64 for Amiga too.
Click here

And yet another site, AmigaMania has released: Lords of the rising sun, Space Crusade and Utopia.
Click here

SMS Power has a new mirror which can be accessed here and the main site also has had some interesting releases: Hokutonoken(SMS), Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble(GG), And Star Jacker (SG 1000).
Click here

ROMSeeker has released: Turok 2, Mischeif Makers, and some wierd rom called Bottom of The NINTH 64 all for the N64. They have also made a promise that if they get 100 banner clicks in a day, they will release more ROMS.
Click here

Emuviews is adding more and more roms everyday. They have now officially completed the C64 collection and just about every rom from A-Z is now available for download.
Click here

ROMList has released Gunlock. One of the hidden games in the popular emulator, Raine. However from what I understand this dump will not run in MAME due to a header error.
Click here

This friggin list should let you last an entire damn week! Got others? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 10:44)

Here's some surfing tips for you all:

Fastest Gaming News reported that InterAct Accessories will manufacture X-Box console peripherals. Consider the increasing evidence relating to MicroSoft's phantom console and wonder if Sega still doubts the obvious.
Click here

The Game Boy Color should see a complete Toobin' translation within the next 6 months. Pocket IGN says expect an exact port that features multiple player
link cable support.
Click here

(Thanks to wook for these tips)

Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Neo Geo CD Boxcovers
(posted by uzplayer - 10:39)

To lead off this emulation news day, Darkmazda's Domain has released the Neo Geo CD Boxcover for Super Sidekicks. This brings up the number of Neo Geo CD boxcovers to 30. If you would like to see it, click on the link below. Thanks to Predater for the inf o.

Wednesday, November 17, 1999

Neo Geo CD Boxcovers
(posted by uzplayer - 10:59)

Darkmazda's Domain has released Neo Geo CD Boxcover #32. This one is Super Sidekicks 3. Get it at the link below.

Thanks to homt for the info.

Link: Name
ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:57)

Here's today's ROM Surfing portion:

Amiga Mania has released: Crystals of Arborea, Dragon Strike, Legend of Faerghail, and Ranx.
Click here

Emuviews has obtained a good rom copy of the game Gunlock. This copy is playable in both MAME and RAINE.
Click here

Link: Name
Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 10:33)

Interesting things happening lately. Here's today's surfing tips:

Some Comdex coverage on GameCenter mentions that Sony's CEO Nobuyiuki Idei displayed the PSX2 while divulging a few PSX2 facts.
Click here

SNK started a TV ad campaign emphasizing the NeoGeo Pocket Color. Once Pocket IGN finds a copy of the commercial, they vow to post a complete version of it.
Click here

Tired of hungering for the elusive CPS2 emu? Any CPS2 Giga Wing fans should feel delighted because Capcom's work on a Dreamcast port nears completion. And GameSpot News was nice enough to offer pictures from the shooter.
Click here

Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Phantasy Star Prequel?
(posted by uzplayer - 10:30)

The link below leads to a group that is doing a new Phantasy Star game called Phantasy Star: Dark Millenium. Looking at the screenshots of the game, it's very impressive. There is a demo of the game available at the link below.

Thanks to Wescotte for the info.

Overclocked
(posted by uzplayer - 10:05)

Today's Overclocked episode is entitled "No Little Tank for you" and gives an interesting hint. :-)

Oh and on a sidenote, dont forget to tune into the #emucamp EFNet IRC channel Thursday Night 10PM for the joint Emucamp/Geoshock/Total Emulation live IRC interview with Davi ld Lloyd, author of Overclocked. It's gonna be one very interesting interview. If you don't have an IRC client software, click here to get a copy of mIRC

NeoGeo Pocket Emulator!
(posted by Zoop - 03:16)

Wednesday, 17 November 1999 - the first NeoGeo Pocket Emulator was just released! What can I say? Having never played this system until today, I was quite decieved of the quality of the games and their graphics, but the Metal Slug game looks quite fun :-) Anyway, this is a shareware emulator made by a Japanese and it costs only 500 Yens (like 5$) to get registered. If you like the trial version available below (where controls are disabled), be sure to register your copy when more informations will be available about that (not yet it seems).

 


Live Interview
(posted by uzplayer - 00:01)

Thursday 10PM EST in the #emucamp EFNet IRC Channel, a triple site interview! Emucamp, Geoshock, and TotalEmulation will be doing a live interview with David Lloyd, the creator of the popular emulation comic strip "Overclocked."

Link: Name

Thursday, November 18, 1999

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:17)

Here's today's ROM Surfing Tips:

Since the release of a Neo Geo Pocket emulator, Kinox has decided to post the Neo Geo roms that they could obtain. These are: Shogi Color, NeoGeo World Cup '98 Plus, King of Fighters R-2, Metal Slug First Mission, Puzzle Bobble Mini and Samurai Showdown 2 . Goto the ROMS section to download them.
Click here

Genesis Power has released Bonanza Brothers (UE) for the Sega Genesis. They say that the game play can be addicting, but I have played it myself and it's like Keystone Capers. I also seem to remember that it got horrible reviews and ratings from all the m ajor publications. Still a nice piece of history to have on your HD.
Click here

AMI Sector One has once again released some Amiga software for all of us to download. These are: German Trucking, Indian Joe and the treasure of the Mayas, Seemore Doolittle's Underwater Capers, Solid Quad, Virtual World, X Poker, and Visionary Catacombs< BR> Click here

SMS Power has released Chuck Rock for the Game Gear. It's about a guy in the prehistoric times and he has to fight dinosaurs or something like that. In any case, it looks interesting.
Click here

Got ROM Surfing Bits? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Commodore 64
(posted by uzplayer - 10:02)

A guy by the name of Rainer Sinsch has released a linux version of the popular HardSID player. If you would like to hear C64 music clearly, goto the site linked below and buy yourself a HardSID and download the player. Thanks to Teli for the info.

Rumor Mill
(posted by uzplayer - 09:57)

JoseQ posted what looks like a huge rumor mill this week. In this weeks episode, he covers some site news, MAME, Sparcade and a couple of other things. It's a good read this time. Click on the link below to read more about it.

Link: Emuviews
Overclocked
(posted by uzplayer - 09:54)

Today's Overcloked Episode is entitled "Cryptography and Faith." Believe!!!! (Oh oh. I think I violated a patent.)

If you would like to read it, click on the link below.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 09:50)

Don't forget! Tonight at 10PM on the #emucamp EFNet channel! A joint Emucamp/Geoshock/Total Emulation live interview with David Lloyd, the person behind the overclocked emulation comic strip. If you dont have an IRC client already, Click here to get one! In the meanwhile, enjoy Surfing Tips.

Video Gamers League added a video game trivia challenge for their upcoming SegaCon. You can see an event schedule by clicking here or get directions to the show here.
Click here
Click here
Click here

Next on the line for a modern update, Dragon's Lair 3D. Fastest Gaming News prodded the game's producer, Rick Dyer, about plans for Dirk and company.
Click here

Game Informer says SNK should give the Northern Hemisphere something to enjoy when SNK ships Samurai Showdown: Warrior Rage 2 for the PSX next year.
Click here

If you wanted to peek at the PSX2 Comdex demos, GameSpot News posted five file downloads.
Click here

Got tips? email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Another New NeoGeo CD Cover Scan
(posted by Roni - 01:32)

Head on over to DMD for a great scan of a horrible NeoGeo fighting game "Agressors of Dark Kombat" (the "K" is such a rip-off). I wish there were plenty of good NeoGeo games, then I wouldn't get so bored all the time :)

First EmuDX Public Beta Released!
(posted by Roni - 01:23)

Today saw the first release of EmuDX which was PacDX which was Pac-Deluxe '99, you follow? Anyway, this version officially makes it a "multi-game" emulator by adding Ms. Pac-Man. Also added is joystick support, and adds more sounds to the games. BTW, I did some of the sound effects you hear in Pac-Man, that gives you a very big reason to download it, right?

Download: EmuDX v0.1 Public Beta [1.7 MB] Link: EmuDX Homepage
GameBoy
(posted by Roni - 01:00)

Well I noticed a new version of DBoy came out today. I wonder why Boukichi didn't just release a new version of the Windows port? Maybe that's for tomorrow... The link below is for the converted to zip archive and re-uploaded version which I so k indly did for you all :)

Download: DBoy v0.54 Link: Homepage

Friday, November 19, 1999

Misc News
(posted by Zoop - 16:47)

Enough rumors. Transmeta officialy announced what they were working on since years: Crusoe, a processor using a brand new technology which could revolutionarize everything. We'll know have to wait the 19 January to see the very first demos and info rmations about it. If you don't know about Transmeta, it was founded by Paul Allen (co-founder and Microsoft, a while ago) and Linus Torvalds (the brain behind the Linux kernel) is heavily involved in the development of that technology.

Link: Transmeta
Interesting Coincidence?
(posted by uzplayer - 15:04)

We all know that Nintendo regards emulators as illegal, however, according to this quote from IGN, it seems Nintendo is second guessing themselves:

"Here, you can play the Game Boy Pokémon games using your N64. Essentially, the GB Building is a software emulator that displays the action of the Game Boy game on screen in limited color, similar to a Super Game Boy. Remember
that it will only play Pokémon Blue, Red and Yellow, though.."

Needless to say, Saisatron, who is the person who sent this piece of information to us has launched a demand to Nintendo to change their faq immediately and leave emulation alone. I tend to agree with this assessment.

Read about it at the Pokemon' stadium preview at IGN listed below. Thanks to Saisatron for the information.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 09:54)

Here's today's ROM Surfing tips:

House of Tarot for the Game Gear has been released over at SMS Power. It's totally in Japanese, and I dont know anything about Tarot Card reading. So I would probably venture to say that until some nice soul translates it, just download it if you want a s ouvenier.
Click here

Classic Gaming's Game of the week is Pro Wrestling for the NES. The game doesnt look too good. Nonetheless Classic Gaming said it was good.
Click here

Got ROM Tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

Link: Name
Site News
(posted by uzplayer - 09:37)

Yet another emulation news site has been opened. This one is called Emulatron and from what I understand, it looks like a Brasilian site. It looks ok and I am sure it will continue to improve. Click on the link below to visit it.

Thanks to Marcello for the info

Link: Emulatron
Overclocked
(posted by uzplayer - 09:34)

Once again. Great interview with David Lloyd of the emu comic strip "Overclocked." And today's episode is hilarious as hell. Today, it's entitled "Conspiracy Theory" and it pretty much read my mind. :-)

Click on the link below to read it. Thanks to Retrogames for reminding me :-)

Neo Geo CD Boxcovers
(posted by uzplayer - 09:31)

Along with ROAR, another website is also bringing you Neo Geo CD Boxcovers. This site is Darkmazda's Domain and the CD boxcover they released today is Burning Fight. If you would like this boxcover, click on the link below.

Thanks to homt for the news.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 09:28)

Thank friggin god it's Friday. This weekend on Emucamp, the transcript for the live interview of David Lloyd of Overclocked, and hopefully The Emucamp Radio show as well. In the meanwhile, enjoy the surfing tips.

Using a pro and con approach, a GameCenter assay attempts to solve the console versus pc debate.
Click here

Covered by Fastest Gaming News, Dragon's Quest VII hit a programming snag which will force a February 2000 shipping date as opposed to the original December 1999 release date.
Click here

GameSpot News received their copy of Chrono Cross which lead to posted screen shots, mp3s, first impressions of the game, and a promise to compose a full review after playing the game awhile longer.
Click here

Got tips? email emucamp@citeweb.net

Site News
(posted by uzplayer - 09:24)

Total Emulation has moved. They are now located with us on the Emulation World servers as well. It's a pretty good news page run by my good friends Rabidfrog and Khang. Some of the new features now include the ability to comment on news, and they also hav e some other very interesting plans that will be unveiled in the next few weeks I am sure. So keep watching the site.

Click on the link below to visit the new Total Emulation. Thanks to Khang for the news.

Site News
(posted by uzplayer - 09:19)

We at Emulation Camp would like to wish Brians Emulator Page a happy 3 year anniversary. It's a very interesting site located on the same Emulation World servers as we are :-). Click on the link below to take a visit.

NeoGeo Pocket emu
(posted by ZeroAge - 09:18)

The NGP emulator has been updated, and also, according to a japanese reader of Vintage Gaming, the author has discontinued NGCDPICK and is also dropping the webpage. If I find more info on this I'll update again later.

Arcade
(posted by uzplayer - 09:17)

According to Retrogames you may know a site by the name of pacman.com that is selling a version of MAME with the Pacman rom for $25.00. Now Namco and Namco ltd. is suing the company. Not for the roms, but for "makin g and selling circuit boards and printed screens for coin-op games which are counterfeit and duplicate copies of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga video games, thereby violating Namco’s trademarks and copyright." Read the article at Replaymag website linked below.

Once again, thanks to Retrogames for the info.

News about SegaEMU
(posted by ZeroAge - 09:15)

I might be wrong about this, but I think this emulator is a Win32 version of the SEMU emulator. Anyway, if you go to the homepage, you'll see that this emulator is already very advanced, from what I've seen on the homepage it should already play lots of g enesis games, and SegaCD support is on the way. For more info on this go to the page linked below. Thanks to Kinox for this one.

New Covers site
(posted by ZeroAge - 09:07)

ROAR, Emucity and CVGP have united to bring you NeoGeo covers. They say that they are going to release covers for NeoGeo, NeoGeoCD and NeoGeo Pocket, and the first release is King of Fighers 99 (home/console). It seems we are going to have some competitio n on the "neogeo covers" scene :)

Saturday, November 20, 1999

Solar Wars source released
(posted by ZeroAge - 19:14)

Chris Covell has released the source to his NES game Solar Wars , wich is a tank combat game (similar to Scorchead Earth). Also, he released a "development diary" that might help people interested in making NES games. You can download them at his homepage linked below.

EmuDX Public Beta 2
(posted by Roni - 02:19)

That's right, developement on the EmuDX front is still going strong :) Today we have a new public beta for everyone, and also a new website has been designed (and a new URL). And in case your wondering what's new, here it is: Fixed in game music start position in Pacman (still broken in Ms Pacman). And if you still don't know what EmuDX is, well, you should pay more attention :)

Sunday, November 21, 1999

Live Interview Transcript
(posted by uzplayer - 14:53)

As promised, the live interview transcript with David Lloyd of Overclocked has been posted. This is a very good interview done by myself and Emulation_X/Mr_X of Geoshock and Total Emulation. Check it out by clicking on the interviews link on the sidebar. Thanks goes out to David Lloyd for the opportunity to interview him, Emulation_X for also helping out with the interview and all the various other people who made this interview good.

Monday, November 22, 1999

Miscelanious
(posted by uzplayer - 10:54)

For those of you who dont know who Mary Kay Bergman is, she did various voices including Snow White in the Disney Movie, Star Wars Episode 1, all the voices of the South Park women and much more. Well, Zophars Domain is reporting that Mary Kay Bergman has commited suicide Thursday at the Age of 38. For more information on how you can send your condolences, click on the link below to goto beef-cake.com. Thanks to Zophar for the information. Our condolences go out to the Bergman family. Southpark Colorado w ill never be the same.

Overclocked
(posted by uzplayer - 10:43)

If you already havent read the David Lloyd Overclocked interview done by myself (uzplayer) and Mr_X of Total Emulation and Geoshock read it by clicking on the interviews l ink in the sidebar.

And check out today's comics. The first one is Meet the Maker and Cross My Heart. Both are pretty damn funny.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:36)

I am glad to see that this feature is getting popular among the crowds. Here's todays ROM Surfing Tips:

Amigamania has posted the following games: Battle Squadron
Captain Blood, Deja Vu, Gunship, Ivanhoe, Pirates!, Risky Wood, Rodland, Shadow of the Beast I, Shadow of the Beast III. Seems like a lot of Amiga sites these days are in competition to release stuff.
Click here

Amigamemories has released: Cartoons (a platform/reflexion game by Loriciel), Cauldron (platform by Titus), Death Trap (Action by Anco), Centerford Square (an eroctic othello game). Also they have started to pretty much also become an Amiga news site. App arently from what I understand, it's pretty good. Check it out a the link below
Click here

Genesis Power has given us a present. Since they will be away this week for the thanksgiving holiday, they have released all the roms they would have usually released spread out in the week, early. These are: Miracle Piano Teaching System (U), Last Battle (Hokuto No Ken 2) (U), Judge Dredd (F), Champions World Class Soccer
(JUE), and Ariel The Little Mermaid (U). These are all for the Genesis.
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The good people over at the CPS Patch center has opened up a new site to release Neo Geo ISO's and MP3's. To start off, they have released the League Bowling.
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In addition to releasing the source for his NES Game Solar Wars (which was previously posted here on Emucamp) Chris Covell has posted a new NES Demo. This one is Megaman in the clouds and it looks impressive.
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SMS Power has released: Champolin X Dracula for the Master System, and Double Dragon for the Game Gear. Also Zoop mentions two things. (A). He has been making some progress on his Sega System E emulator. (B) It's 4 days till his birthday (Well now it's th ree.) Last chance to send him postcards. :-)
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Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64 has been released over at Romseeker. Although he had 99 clicks and not 100 on the banner ads, but it's close enough.
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Too many rom tips. Got more? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

CD Boxcovers
(posted by uzplayer - 10:12)

Darkmazda's Domain has released:

o Crossed Swords
o Magician Lord

Get them at Darkmazda's Domain linked below. Thanks to Predater for the info.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 10:01)

It's a short week here in the Northeast as thanksgiving is only a couple of days away for us here in the US. And there's a really THICK layer of fog outside. Here's todays surfing tips:

Adrenaline Vault reported that Time Magazine named Sega's Dreamcast "1999's Machine Of The Year".
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GameFan serves up a mountain of NGPC Sonic Adventure goods. Over sixty screen captures from the new Sonic game; they even posted a downloadable version of the NGPC tv commercial which features the little blue rodent.
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A first look at the Game Boy Color's Bionic Commando is located on GameSpot News.
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As if GameFan didn't saturate classic gaming fans with yesterday's massive NGPC Sonic layout; since then, they've added thirty-seven SNK vs Capcom NGPC game images.
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Dreamcast gamers are getting their own version of Centipede and GameSpot News takes a swirl at the review.
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In case anyone forgot, QBert PC and PSX versions were supposed to start shipping last week.
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Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

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Commodore 64
(posted by uzplayer - 09:53)

Comback 64 BETA4 for Win32 systems has been released. Here's what's new:

Done: Sound is emulated (YES!!!!)
Done: some minor bugs

And here is what will be done in the next version:

ToDo: Hardsid support
ToDo: Windows help file should be added
ToDo: Cool icon should be designed
ToDo: Joystick emulation should be enhanced
ToDo: Screenshot function should be added
ToDo: Additional Hardware may be emulated

You can get it from the link below or by clicking here. Thanks to Johan for the info

MSX
(posted by uzplayer - 09:50)

WOOM Ver. 0.2/0.2b Public Beta has been released. This is a fairly new MSX emulator. Here's what's new:

o SCC Emulation
o PSG Emulation
o Tape Support
o Better Mega-ROM Support
o Several Bug Fixes
o Code Optimizations...

Get it from the link below. Thanks to tfh for the news.

Tuesday, November 23, 1999

MAME32 0.36b10 released
(posted by ZeroAge - 19:20)

The MAME32 team has released an updated version of their Win 32 port of MAME. This should just put it up to date with the DOS version. Now I'm going to play Pong, see ya.

ROM Surfing
(posted by uzplayer - 10:54)

It's that time of day again. Here's today's ROM Surfing Tips:

A site called Pelikapseli (a Retrogaming site) has got the authorization from Sierra and Jeff Tunnell to release the games Heart of China and Rise of the Dragon both for download in PC and Amiga formats. In other words, we actually DONT need an emulator t o play this game.
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This site here claims to have 113 freeware roms (mostly Gameboy/Gameboy Color.) Upon visiting the site, this is a correct assesment. Click on the link below if you wish to download some freeware roms. It actually looks like an interesting archive of roms worth looking into.
Click here

SMS Power has released Reggie Jackson Baseball for the SMS. Apparently, this is a good video game to play if you like baseball. (I like the real thing personally.)
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Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

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MAME
(posted by uzplayer - 10:22)

MAMED has been updated to sync with .36b91. Here's what's new:

o High resolution mode for games like Rampage
o Screen rotation and flipping
o Easy directional pad rotation
o Different games
o Larger font

Although for some reason the website itself is gone, you can goto Retrogames and download it there. Thanks to Retrogames for the info.

Neo Geo CD Boxcovers
(posted by uzplayer - 10:17)

Darkmazda's Domain has released the Neo Geo CD Boxcover scan for Ninja Combat. This brings the releases of CD Boxcovers up to 37. Click on the link below to take a look. Thanks to Homt for the info.

Surfing Tips
(posted by uzplayer - 10:12)

It looks like it's gonna be a slow newsday here in the northeast. Here's today's surfing tips:

GameSpot tossed a few PSX2 Tekken Tag Tournament images online.
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According to GA Source, Disney starting shipping Toy Story 2.
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A followup article from LoonyGames looks at the Game Boy Color's affect on handheld gaming.
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Observing its one year anniversary, Gaming Intelligence Agency gives out eighty Chrono Cross screen captures.
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Got tips? Email emucamp@citeweb.net

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Overclocked
(posted by uzplayer - 10:09)

Today's edition of Overclocked is entitled "Wishful Thinking." Professor Pretzel is looking in the wrong place. He should look in chat rooms. :-) To view it, click on the link below.

Wednesday, November 24, 1999