Christmas MAME!

posted in Emulator Release by spacetiger on Dec 25th, 2003

Just in time for the holidays, MAME has been updated to version 0.78. For now, only the Windows binaries are available, but I suspect the DOS ones will be out soon. There's a lot that's new since 0.77:

General Source Changes

Various System 24 Improvements, Fixing Priorities, Clipping issues etc
Improved Lightgun Code / Reload Handling
Removed '(hack?) from descriptions of newly added raizing games
Improved ms32 sound a bit
Removed 8.3 ROM Filename Limitation
Removed neomame / cpmame
Various Seattle + Related Updates
PSX core Improvements
GP-13 board layout
NCR 53CF96-2 SCSI controller emulation
Added ADPCM and fixed jerky music in Pass
Fixed the colors in Hana Oriduru
ROM patch to fix sound cpu communication in Gundam Psycho Salamander
Improvements to Speed Attack Colours
Misc Fixes / Tilemap conversions
More MS32 Sound Improvements
Added SHA1 Information to remaining drivers
Seattle (and related) Improvements
STV Improvements
Attempted to improve quizpani sound banking
Snes emulation improvements from MESS (used for NSS)
Fixed Uncio sound frequency with values taken from real pcb
YMF271 sound core plus very preliminary hook up in ms32.c
Made sure each bitmap is aligned on a 16-bit boundary
Updated Vball driver to use graphics extracted from origianl PCB
Fixed viofight to only have one OKI
TMS9900 inline asm update
Hooked up Backgrounds in Miss Bubble 2
SCSP updates
Path for Solaris
Changed Liberator to use Proms, proper PROMS are not dumped however
Improved Namco Sound core
CHDman updates, with added checks to make sure source chd's aren't corrupt when doing updates etc
Fixed Grand Striker 2 dipswitches
Found the way the OTIR/INIR instructions affect the PF flag and removed the look-up tables
Fixed a few v60 floating point opcodes
Merged taito_x.c and seta.c video hardware
Mess Related Updates
Improved bg gfxdecode in missb2, but the backgrounds still haven't been hooked up yet
Improved / Fixed Ym2610 save states
SCSP fixes (improves music in some games a little)
Improved Mysterious Stone driver based on schematics
Improved Raiden drum volume Balance
New CHD format and management tools
Updated a couple of drivers with new Hard Drive SHA1s
Fixed sound in tpgolf

New Working Games

Bonanza Bros
Quiz Rouka Ni Tattenasai
Dynamic Country Club
Biofreaks (Prototype)
California Speed
Crypt Killer
Tekken 3
Ehrgeiz
Fighting Layer
Mr Driller
Aquarush
Super Tank
Ashita no Joe
Mahjong Campus Hunting
7jigen no Youseitachi
Mahjong Yarunara
Mahjong Angels
Quiz TV Gassyuukoku
Borderline (bootleg)
Cross Pang
Funny Bubble
Gals Hustler
Hot Rod
Monkey Mole Panic
Gundam Ex Revue
Runaway (prototype)
NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz 2000
Kyuukyoku no Striker / Last Striker
MegaTech : Tournament Golf
Nettoh Quiz Champion
Angel Kiss
Grand Striker 2
Hatch Catch
Cookie & Bibi 2
Quiz Panicuru Fantasy
Video Pinball

New Working Clones

Lode Runner III - The Golden Labyrinth
Fighting Hawk (World)
Chinese Hero (older)
Delta Race (omega Race bootleg)
Vs. Atari R.B.I. Baseball (set 2)
Premier Soccer (EAB)
Pairs V1.2
Street Fighter the Movie (1.11)
Sorcer Striker (hack?)
Kingdom Grand Prix (hack?)
Power Instinct (USA alt bootleg)
Roller Aces (set 2)
Capitol (clone of pleiads)
Thunder ceptor

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