blueMSX v1.4.1

posted in Emulator Release by mfc on May 10th, 2004

blueMSX, an MSX emulator for Windows, was released today. The source code does not appear to be uploaded yet. Anyways, here is what's new:
  • General video improvement :
    • Addition of horizontal and vertical stretch on all monitor modes for a still more better MSX experience
    • Implementation of a DirectDraw Hw Acceleration driver that combines video and system memory for optimised performance
  • General sound improvement :
    • Better sound mixer
    • Updated Moonsound (less bad noises)
    • Support of the MSX-AUDIO cartridges (including the switch of the　Panasonic cartridge)
    • Improved SCC support
  • New default machine configs : MSX2 French and German
  • Support forsmaller sound buffer sizes in performance
  • Added support for di1, di2, mx1, mx2 file types
  • Added registration of file types in settings, so double clicking a file starts blueMSX
  • Added romdb.dat database (created in blueMSX root directory if not exist)
  • Added support for Kanji roms in cartridge slots
  • Added support for Korean 90-in-1 rom
  • Added support for PAC and Megaram in special submenu
  • Added Drag and drop of .sta files
  • Mouse / Joystick config saved in save state
  • Fixed mouse issues
  • Mouse as joystick when left button pressed at start
  • Changed "Joystick in Port #1" to "Port #1"
  • Possibility to disable Windows menu keys
  • Correct screen split to screen 0 (Boring scroll in Anma's Relax)
  • Updated Disk Patch to synchronize pending VDP commands (XAK Tower of Gazzel)
  • Updated sprite addressing
  • Fixed bug in set position for zipped cas files
  • Added support for NT4 and Win95
You can download this from our MSX Emulators section.