Mupen64 v0.2 for Windows, Linux, and Mac

posted in Emulator Release by spacetiger on Aug 1st, 2003

There's a new version of Mupen64, the great multi-platform, open source N64 emulator. This version has been given many updates and it's claimed to be much faster. Here's what's new:

Core

Better sound plugin integration
Optimizations in interrupt handling
A totally new interpreter core (half of a compiler => much faster) it caches the opcodes when they're decoded
Self modifying code detection code for the new interpreter and the compiler when it'll be implemented
RSP plugin integration
Pif2 implemented for banjo tooie

RSP hle plugin

The first version of this plugin based on uhle sound code
3 main audio ucode implemented (based on uhle)
Mp3 ucode implemented (direct asm to c translation)
Jpeg ucode (direct asm to c translation)
Boot code for btooie and dk
On windows: ability to use the hle part of a sound plugin while using another to output the sound

Sound Plugin for linux

A new lle sound plugin that's using the OSS api

Windows port

Major cleanup of gui code and bug fixes
Gui improvements in rombrowser
Gui changes in configuration sheets and about dialog
Updates in language support and template Dialog with proper credits to translators
Support for screenshots from menu (depends on video plugin)
Added some shortcuts for gui functions to accelerators
Option to choose directories of plugins,screenshots and save states in sheets
Auto limit VI/s according to game region (60 or 50)
Ini updated with latest N64 releases

The Windows,Linux, and Mac versions are available at their respective pages.

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