blueMSX v1.6.0

posted in Emulator Release by mfc on Jul 28th, 2004

blueMSX, one of the best and most actively developed MSX emulators for Windows, has also been updated. From the readme:
  • a customizable shortcuts editor : the user can remap a long list of features to keys, combinations or keys or to the joypad buttons, create different profiles or modify the existing profiles
  • an alternative interface "DIGIblue" with the visualisation of the audio outputs and more indicators about the emulated machine and his working
  • Added Korean language
  • Added DirectX support for joystick/joypad
  • Updated Joystick configuration dialog (Properties/Controls)
  • Added Gamma/Brightness/Contrast/Saturation controls
  • Added slider for adaptable scanlines on each monitor emulation type
  • Added new screenshots modes : Filtered screenshot (the original) , large unfiltered screenshot (544x240 pixels) , small unfiltered screenshot (272x240 pixels)
  • More uptodate MSX-AUDIO engine
  • New keyclick emulation
  • Renewed and extensive rom database (now fully external to the emulator)
  • Added support for future cas and dsk databases
  • Added support for selecting rom type for zipped rom files
  • Added toggle Show/hide sprites
  • Added choice of the default slot or drive for the drag and drop of files
  • Added choice of the default mapper type for the roms not found in the rom database
  • Fixed Bunsetsu Mapper to work with FS-4500 & FS-4700
  • Fixed bug when ejecting an ASCII8 rom while emulation is running
  • Fixed audio bugs : PSG samples now works again, Panasonic MSX-AUDIO is well detected without special poke and you can play Disk Station dismagazines or games like Labyrinth or Xevious with MSX-AUDIO
  • Fixed a bug in the creation of all needed directories at startup
  • Disabled the video rendering when minimising the emulator window without stopping the emulator
You can get this from our MSX Emulators section.