z26 v2.12

posted in Emulator Release by narvick on Mar 22nd, 2004

John Saeger has updated his excellent open source Atari 2600 emulator, z26. There is a lot new in this version, especially for special input devices. Full list of updates:

Completely rewrote the controller handling code in C to allow easier addition of new features
Added -) and -( command line switches to select controller for left and right port
Command line switches -i, -j, -k, -l, -w, and -y changed or lost their meaning, because they were superseded by -) and -(
Upgraded the SDL DLL to version 1.2.7
Added support for "EF" type bankswitching, which will be used by Paul Slocum's upcoming Homestar Runner RPG game
Added support for the Stelladaptor, which lets you connect Atari joysticks, driving controllers and paddles to your PC's USB port
Added support for three types of Atari Trak-Ball controllers, so that the Missle Command hacks can now be played
Added paddle emulation through the PC joystick, and made the keyboard emulate all four paddles at once with fixed keys
Added the -P command line switch to set the PC-joystick sensitivity and shift its range in the paddle emulation
Thanks to Eckhard Stolberg for help with this version!

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