3.5 to 3.5.5: (February 4, 2012)



* Due to changes in the debugger, old state files will not work with

this release.



* Fixed bug in sound restructuring introduced in the last release; in

some cases, there could be some sound ´crackling´ when starting a

ROM after at least one ROM had already been loaded.



* Several significant improvements to the debugger I/O tab:

- added controller input widgets for many of the built-in

controllers, allowing to control joysticks, paddles, etc

from within the debugger.

- added ability to modify the SWCHB/SWBCNT port B registers.

- added ability to view TIA INPTx and VBLANK latch/dump bits.



* Reworked ´mcontrol´ argument, and added ability to map the mouse

axes separately for paddles 0-3 or driving controllers 0-1. In

such modes, the left mouse button is tied to the x-axis, and the

right button is tied to the y-axis.



* Mouse ´specific-axis´ mode is now saved per-ROM, meaning that each

ROM can have separate settings. For example, this allows one ROM to

use paddles 0 and 1, while another can use paddles 0 and 2, etc.



* The key-combo for switching the mouse between controller modes is now

´Control-0´ (Control-1,2,3 have been removed). This switches

between all possible modes for the current virtual controllers.



* Fixed bug in ´Fixed Debug Colors´ mode; under certain circumstances,

playfield graphics could be coloured as being player graphics.



* Fixed bug in PAL color-loss setting in Video Settings; changing the

settings wouldn´t take effect until the ROM was reloaded.



* Fixed bugs with cheatcode handling; loading a ROM with a cheat

disabled would sometimes trash the emulation. More work is

required in this area, including the ability to create more

advanced types of cheats.



* Updated ROM properties database for all Sega Genesis controller

compatible ROMs. Also, the mouse can now emulate a Genesis

controller, with the left/right buttons mapped to buttons B and C,

respectively.



* Added ´FA2´ bankswitch scheme, thanks to code from Chris D.

Walton. This scheme will be used in an upcoming ´Star Castle´ ROM.



* Updated internal ROM properties database to ROM-Hunter version 7

(thanks go to RomHunter for his tireless research in this area).



* Added several PERL tools to help in automation of analyzing RomHunter

ROM set releases.



* Fixed compile issues in Irix when using the default compiler

instead of gcc. Thanks go to Rainer M. Canavan for this code.



* Updated included PNG library to latest stable version.



-Have fun!