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0.148u2

MAMETesters Bugs Fixed

05153: [Gameplay] (megadriv.c) genesis, megadriv, pico: Crash when loading a cart (Wilbert Pol)
05140: [Crash/Freeze] (prof180x.c) prof180x, prof181x: Access Violation (Firewave)
05156: [Crash/Freeze] (a6809.c) a6809: Access Violation with -debug (Firewave)
05109: [Crash/Freeze] (amstrad.c) cpc464p, cpc6128p, gx4000: Crash with "-cart barb2" (Firewave)
05116: [Misc.] Sets using MC6847: Invalid read of size 1 (Firewave)
05111: [Crash/Freeze] (ti99_4x.c) ti99_4ae, ti99_4a, ti99_4ev, ti99_4e, ti99_4: Crash with "-cart invaders" (mizapf)
05154: [DIP/Input] (supercon.c) supercon: Mouse doesn´t move pieces
05152: [Interface] (gb.c) all gameboy.c sets: Crashes on exit when no cart was successfully loaded (Firewave)
05070: [Crash/Freeze] (n64.c) n64dd: [debug] Crash after OK (Firewave)

New System Drivers Supported:

Magnavox Odyssey 3 / Command Center (prototype) [René van den Enden]
Samsung Samtron 88S [Kaylee]
Yeno - MisterX [Team Europe]
PV-16 [plgDavid]
Besta-88 [shattered]

Software Lists:

snes.xml: Added 51 cartridges [ReadOnly]
ibm5170.xml: Added 2 ipf cross-platform sets (they are compatible with both Amiga and PC) [Kaylee]
ibm5150.xml: Added VisiCalc & StretchCalc [Kaylee]
socrates.xml: added CAD Professor Maus dump [TeamEurope]
megadriv.xml: added original uncracked dump of Tiny Toon Adventures 3 [Barver, Azathoth]
Added software list for Sega Visual Memory Unit. [LoganB]
a2600.xml: some additions of new dumps and info [Kaylee]
pico.xml: added new Japanese dumps. [TeamEurope]
socrates.xml: added Game Wizard / Magische Spiele dump. [Team Europe]
snes.xml: added a few pirate multigame carts. Most of these are incomplete dumps, so redumps are needed to promote them to working state, but their existence is now at least documented. [Fabio Priuli]
megadriv.xml: Added dump of Japanese Marble Madness [ElBarto]
megadriv.xml: Added documentation for a few carts [ElBarto]
megadriv.xml: Added documentation for more than 300 carts [Sunbeam/Digital Corruption]
Added software list for RM Nimbus. [Robbbert, Fabio Priuli]

Source Changes

cat.c (Canon Cat): Fixed the v2.40 bioses thinking the phone is constantly ringing; Documented what all the DUART IO pins are connected to, and correctly hooked DUART IP2 up to invert when the 6ms timer expires, removing the previous hack (and fixing the ringing bug). [Lord Nightmare]
c64: Fixed MACH 5 cartridge C128 mode. [Curt Coder]
c64: Added support for the standard MIDI cartridges:
Passport/Syntech, Siel/JMS/DATEL, Sequential, Namesoft, and Maplin. [Curt Coder]
Apple II: Allow Super Serial Card to connect to MESS´s serial terminal and null modem devices. [R. Belmont]
fmtowns: Preliminary implementation of the CD-ROM controller´s software mode. Enough to get the CD-ROM working under Win95. [Barry Rodewald]
vic20/c64: Added VIC-1011A/B RS-232C adapter emulation. [Curt Coder]
Added hook-up for CD Block command 0x64 (Put Sector Data) [Angelo Salese]
megadriv.c: emulated protection in mulan, pokemon 2 (previously patched out) and in the real ttoon3 dump. [Fabio Priuli]
ColecoVision: controller has a * key, not a . key [Nick3092]
Apple II: Added support for Street Electronics Echo Plus and Zip Technologies ZipDrive cards [R. Belmont, Lord Nightmare]
dectalk.c: renamed dectalk roms to match the DEC 23-xxxLn standard and noted what their actual paper labels were (these paper labels will differ on different dectalk units depending on exactly when they were made, though the ROM contents are exactly the same! The derivable 23-xxxLn part number will not change, though.). Added more comments. [Lord Nightmare]
supercon: Fix regressions [Ralf Schäfer]
odyssey2.c: Further palette improvements. [Dr. Venom]
cbm8096: Emulated the 64KB memory expansion card, and promoted driver to working. [Curt Coder]
cat.c: (Canon Cat) Fixed a mistake in the memory map mirroring due to an error during testing; added proper readback of the floppy control register, and corrected the floppy status readback so it thinks that no floppy is inserted. [Lord Nightmare]
gameboy.c: fixed cart type for MBC1 collection games, promoting Bomberman Collection, Genjin Collection, Momotarou Collection, Mortal Kombat I & II and Super Chinese Land 1.2.3 to working state [Fabio Priuli]
gbcolor.c: added support for Sintax mapper, promoting a dozen of pirate games to working state [taizou, Fabio Priuli]
PlayStation: Fix CD-ROM regression [R. Belmont]
isa_ide: correctly mapped alternate port [Miodrag Milanovic]
megadriv.c: emulated protection in pirate Super Mario World 64, based on research by Eke and andlabs [Fabio Priuli]
gb.c: attempt in emulating protection for Chong Wu Xiao Jing Ling/Pokemon Pikecho. [Fabio Priuli]
megadriv.c: added support for Legend of Wukong [Fabio Priuli]
aes: Added UniBios versions to Neo Geo home console [Kaylee]
a7800.c: Fixed color clip in $1 & $F [Robert Tuccitto]
Reimplemented the NCR5380 SCSI controller using nscsi. [R. Belmont]
Apple II: Preliminary support for the Apple II Rev. C SCSI Card. [R. Belmont]
a7800.c: [Robert Tuccitto] Improved and corrected NTSC (a7800) and PAL (a7800p) palettes
- Palette rebuild due to misaligned data references
- Corrected PAL color sequence order
gameboy: added emulation of Rockman 8 pirate cart by Yong Yong. [Fabio Priuli]
gameboy: added correct handling of Echo RAM, needed by Rockman 8. [Fabio Priuli]
profweis: added another bios version. [Team Europe]
snes.c: several updates to cart handling [Fabio Priuli]
- moved Sufami Turbo and BSX carts to separate lists
- added emulation for DSP1/4, ST-010/011, S-DD1, SPC7110, SuperFX, BS-X and Sufami Turbo as slot devices
- added emulation for the protection device used in some pirate carts
Fix AES cart swap sound crash. [R. Belmont]
vk100.c (DEC GIGI/VK100): Hooked up the direction prom to the vector generator rather than using a hack. Still a lot of work to go, but the test mode looks like it at least starts off running more correctly before it fails. [Lord Nightmare]
Modernized vc4000 device. [Andrew Gardner]
snes.c: updated the driver to only save the real amount of SRAM present on the cart. This means that old .nv files won´t be directly compatible with newer exe, but you shall be able to keep your saves by backing them up and taking the first block of the correct size (e.g. if you take the first 8KB block of your old .nv for Super Metroid it should work fine with the new exe). At the same time, MESS should be now compatible with saves taken in other emulators. [Fabio Priuli]
cat.c (Canon Cat): Got rid of the keyboard interrupt timer and hooked the keyboard interrupt to the 6ms timer instead, which is closer to hardware. The cursor blinks at a more correct but not completely correct rate now. The duart (the REAL source of the interrupts, which should fire with the transitions of the 12ms period squarewave) still does not work for interrupts properly, it needs its innards fixed. [Lord Nightmare]
Modernized wswan, special, and svision devices. [Andrew Gardner]
sms.c: [Enik Land]
- Fixed master clock speed for PAL machines.
- Improved hcount handling resulting in better results from Flubba´s VDP timing checks.
snes.c: misc work on pirate carts. [Fabio Priuli]
- added support for Korean Super 20 Collection multigame cart, even if a few games still have glitches.
- added support for bankswitch mechanism used in a few pirate multigame carts.
- added support for protection used by Tekken 2 and Street Fighter Alpha EX, based on notes by d4s and nocash.
3c505: fix typo that broke TCP [Hans Ostermeyer]
snes.c: major overhaul of cart and add-on handling [Fabio Priuli]
- updated carts to be slot devices
- simplified loading and bankswitch mechanism
- removed drivers snessfx and snespsfx: SuperFX/GSU games can now be loaded in snes and snespal
- removed drivers snesdsp and snespdsp: NEC DSPx games can now be loaded in snes and snespal from softlist
- removed drivers snesst10 and snesst11: Seta DSP games can now be loaded in snes and snespal from softlist
- removed driver snesst: when you load Sufami Turbo, two more cart slots (-cart2 and -cart3) become available to load ST carts
- added preliminary support for games with BS-X slots: when you load one of these, a -cart2 slot becomes available to load a 8MB memory pack (only a few of these work at the moment, e.g. Same Game)
- added support for loading DSPx games with DSP dump appended at the end of the .sfc file
snes.c: added support in snes and snespal for loading from fullpath DSPx and ST01x games missing the DSP data, i.e. the commonly available dumps, without using clone systems (softlists had no problems with these games because the DSP data come from the softlist romset) [Fabio Priuli]
megadriv.c: emulated reset-based Codemaster 2-in-1 carts (2psymmac). [Fabio Priuli]