z26 v2.12
posted in Emulator Release by narvick on Mar 23rd, 2004John 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- Command line switches -i, -j, -k, -l, -w, and -y changed or lost their meaning, because they were superseded by -) and -(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!