0.35b3 1999/02/15 [#059 - Nicola Salmoria] ------------------------------------------ New games supported: -------------------- Ambush [Zsolt Vasvari] Cadillacs and Dinosaurs [Russell Nash] Capcom World 2 [Steve S.] Captain Silver [Bryan McPhail] Devil Fish [Chris Hardy] Devil Zone [Mike Coates] Fire One [Olivier Galibert] Gondomania [Bryan McPhail] Last Mission [Bryan McPhail] Magical Spot II [Zsolt Vasvari] Muscle Bomber Duo (not working) [Russell Nash] Punisher [Nicola Salmoria] Quiz and Dragons [Steve S.] Shackled [Bryan McPhail] Slam Masters (not working) [Nicola Salmoria] Space Intruder [Lee Taylor] Street Fighter [Olivier Galibert] Tropical Angel [Phil Stroffolino] Turbo Force [Nicola Salmoria] Warriors of Fate [Russell Nash] New clones supported: --------------------- 10 Yard Fight (Vs. version set 1) [Zsolt Vasvari] Amidar (Olympia) [Zsolt Vasvari] Asteroids Deluxe (version 1) [Julian Eggebrecht] Canyon Bomber (prototype) [Mike Balfour] Fitter (= Round Up) [Nicola Salmoria] Magic Brush (= Make Trax) [Zsolt Vasvari] Qix (set 2) [Nicola Salmoria] Space Battle (= japirem) [Nicola Salmoria] Zoo Keeper (set 2) [Nicola Salmoria] These drivers have improved GRAPHICS: ------------------------------------- - 16-bit color support in the NeoGeo driver. It's enabled in a few games which were particularly affected by reduction to 256 colors [Nicola Salmoria]. - Added the interesting parts to Gals Panic [Nicola Salmoria]. - CPS1 games are being worked on, they are temporarily slower but accuracy is improved. - Fixed big sprites in Tokio, and unified it with Bubble Bobble [Nicola Salmoria]. - Improved Star Fire [Olivier Galibert]. - Sprite zoom support in Aero Fighters [Nicola Salmoria]. These drivers have new or improved SOUND: ----------------------------------------- - New sample support in Tac/Scan [Jim Hernandez]. - Samples support in Cosmic Guerilla [Mike Coates]. These drivers have HIGH SCORE support: -------------------------------------- - Ghost Busters, Maze Hunter, Canyon Bomber [Roberto Fresca]. - Last Duel, Mad Gear, M79 Ambush, Lode Runner 2 & 3, Lot Lot, Dead Eye [Howie Cohen]. - Speed Rumbler, Liquid Kids, Growl [Eugenio De Renzi]. Other drivers changes: ---------------------- - Emulated the protection (TMS32010) in Twin Cobra, which is now fully playable [Quench]. - Fixed speed in Oscar [Bryan McPhail]. - Fixed the protection in Frisky Tom [Andrew Prime]. - Improved Birdie King 2 which is now playable [Zsolt Vasvari]. - Properly emulated the 68705 protection in The Electric Yo-Yo, Kram, Space Dungeon, Zoo Keeper [Nicola Salmoria]. - Removed the protection in Fatal Fury 2 [Eugenio De Renzi]. - Simulated the 8751 protection in F1 Dream, but it seems to work on Macs only (endian issue?) [Eric Hustvedt]. - Super Real Darwin is fully working [Bryan McPhail]. - Support for the ORIGINAL version of Bubble Bobble, with 68705 code from a pirate board. Wizards *do* throw stones in this version [Nicola Salmoria]. Source: ------- - [DOS] X86 asm Z80 core [Juergen Buchmueller]. - A couple of bug fixes in the 6808 core [Brad Oliver]. - New experimental TileMap code, used by Ninja Gaiden and Ghosts and Goblins. This makes the driver code cleaner and gives a major performance boost in the video rendering. DON'T USE IN NEW CODE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!! [Phil Stroffolino]. - TMS32010 emulator. This is used by Twin Cobra [Quench].