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Nestopia Changelog

What's new in Nestopia 1.40

May 7, 2009
  • Shell Additions:
  • New cheat dialog features and improvements
  • Automatic cheat load/save support in Paths dialog
  • Option to mute sound when running in alt. speed mode
  • Shell Changes:
  • Icon improvements by Pongbashi
  • Default fullscreen resolution depending on monitor's aspect ratio
  • Refactoring
  • Shell Fixes:
  • Various minor things
  • Core Additions:
  • Preliminary Dendy console support. Fixes Magistr (Subor) and some other 'clone exclusives'. Info from Flamer and HardWareMan
  • DMC DMA read conflicts. Info from blargg and bunnyboy
  • Mapper 177, 179, 219 and 221. Info from CaH4e3
  • Database entries
  • Core Changes:
  • Better and more flexible PPU address line implementation at the expense of some speed
  • Database entries
  • Refactoring
  • Core Fixes:
  • Wrong palette sometimes when switching to/from VS images
  • Wrong image information sometimes, e.g. battery when there isn't any
  • Save state NTSC/PAL mode saving
  • Minor save state inaccuacy fix with tape recording

New in Nestopia 1.36 (Mar 5, 2007)

  • Joystick calibrate button in the input dialog.
  • Now possible to make save states (slots only) during netplay.
  • Some error messages more descriptive.
  • Log file now enabled by default.
  • Lazy loading of some resources, notably the launcher file database.
  • Various aesthetic GUI fixes and improvements. Refactoring.
  • Lightgun trigger no longer registered if screen is occluded by a window.
  • Power Glove peripheral support.
  • Mapper 38, 108 and 173. Info from Ca4He3.
  • UNIF boards: TF1201, KS7038 and GS-2004. Info from Ca4He3.
  • Mapper 150 reset-triggered DIP switch toggling.
  • Speed optimizations (NO accuracy trade-off).
  • blargg's nes_ntsc updated to version 0.2.2.
  • HSB/RGB calculation method.
  • 8bit video mode rendering removed.
  • 2xSaI filters removed. Use hqx or ScaleX instead.
  • Even stricter ANSI/ISO compliance.
  • More compiler options and detections through the preprocessor. Refer to "NstApiConfig.hpp" as starting point for porting work.
  • Board names. Info from Pongbashi.
  • Refactoring.
  • Core Fixes:
  • Mapper 234.
  • Mapper 242. Fixes "Dragon Quest VIII (Ch)".
  • Database entries.