fMSX v2.8

posted in Emulator Release by spacetiger on Oct 3rd, 2004

Marat has come out with a new version of his MSX emulator, fMSX. This version features support for the third cartridge slot, new MegaROM types, and much more. Here's the full list:

Fixed initial envelope volume in AY8910.c
Fixed a problem with 8kB/16kB cartridges failing to execute in the MSX1 mode
When guessing a MegaROM mapper type, fMSX now tries to look at a data file CARTS.CRC containing pairs of cartridge CRCs and mapper types
Added support for the third cartridge slot
Cartridges are now inserted into slots 1:X (A), 2:X (B), and 3:0 (C)
The RS232.ROM has been moved to slot 3:3
Added support for the 64kB Panasonic FM-PAC cartridge with 8kB SRAM (-rom 7)
FMSX loads files FMPAC.ROM, MSXDOS2.ROM, and PAINTER.ROM automatically
Added support for ASCII/8kB cartridges with 8kB SRAM
Added support for ASCII/16kB cartridges with 2kB SRAM
All battery-backed SRAM save files have now got .SAV extension
Added reporting of bad memory writes with -verbose 8
The R-Type cartridge and its variants are supported by the ASCII/16kB MegaROM mapper (-rom 5)
HAL's Hole In One Special cartridge is supported by the GENERIC/16kB MegaROM mapper (-rom 1)
Konami's Majutsushi cartridge is supported by the GENERIC/8kB MegaROM mapper (-rom 0), although the D/A audio circuit emulation is not implemented
Added fast-forwarding option ([F9]) and moved fixed font switch to a different key ([CONTROL]-[F9])
Changed [F6],[F9],[F10] assignments in fMSX-Windows to comply with other fMSX ports
Added Options menu to fMSX-Windows
FMSX-FreeBSD now compiles without changes on FreeBSD 5.x
Fixed sound in fMSX-FreeBSD by increasing the number of sound fragments from 8 to 64

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