VisualBoy Advance v0.5

posted in Emulator Release by swampgas on Sep 30th, 2001

SSJKAKKAROTO was among the many who told us about the update to VisualBoy Advance. Lots of changes:
  • fixed bug accessing the BIOS (caused apparent hang in some cases)
  • reverted the ARM to previous version (sound distortion fixed)
  • fixed a bug in the 16-bit and 32-bit cheat search
  • fixed a slowdown on GB emulation
  • fixed screen capture to only take one shot while the button is pressed
  • fixed problem of not saving battery file when using recent menu
  • fixed problem starting from double-click on binary image (association)
  • fixed missing GB filters when selecting files to open
  • removed unimplemented opcode for SWP opcodes
  • added auto-fire option for buttons A, B, L and R
  • added full screen mode (640x480 only - 320x240 will be enabled later)
  • added DirectDraw option for Emulation only (removes filtering problem) and use video memory (may speed up some machines)
  • added graphic filters: TV Mode, 2xSaI, Super 2xSaI and Super Eagle
  • full screen option to stretch to fit image
  • added option to associate emulator with GB and GBA files
  • added priority option to avoid problems on some machines
  • added dialog with cheats in use
  • added option to freeze memory location: infinite money, lives, etc... Download from the Gameboy Advance emulators.