NEStron 0.6.0b

posted in Emulator Release by narvick on Jul 6th, 2002

NEStron, an NES emulator for Windows was updated yesterday. This is quite a hefty update for the emulator, and this is definitely the best release yet. The biggest thing this release is that it's been recoded from scratch! Here's what's new:
  • Recoded EVERYTHING from scratch


    • CPU
  • Recorded for more accurate emulation - many more games work that didn't before
  • Fixed a CPU timing bug
  • No more error messages
  • It is no longer necessary to restart NEStron to run some games after another game has been loaded
  • Reset works now
  • Added "pause" feature
  • Added "advance frame" feature
  • Added savestate support


    • APU (Sound)
  • Recoded everything in C++
  • Fixed up the length counters
  • No more need for "Disable Length Counters" or "Star Tropics audio fix"
  • DMC doesn't pop up anymore; added on/off interpolation
  • DMC plays at the correct pitch/frequency now
  • Fixed up triangle linear counter
  • Added waveform synthesizer


    • PPU (Graphics)
  • Back sprites are now drawn in the correct priority
  • Added optional 8 sprites per scanline limitation
  • Customizable color palette
  • No more slight color differences between BG color and tile color
  • Video mirroring problem fixed
  • Now supports 16/32-bit rendering
  • Added selectable fullscreen resolution
  • Added widescreen windowed mode


    • Mappers
  • Fixed a mapper 7 video mirroring bug


    • Miscellaneous
  • Player 2 seems to work a lot better now
  • Pressing ALT during the game doesn't call up NEStron's menu
  • It is now possible to assign "spacebar" to the controls
  • Recent ROM list added
  • Remembers the last ROM directory you browsed through
  • Snow effect on the GUI
Get it now at the Nintendo Emulators page!