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December 16th, 2010, 01:19 Posted By: wraggster
[Gerry O'Brien] tackled his most recent project, designing a flash ROM cartridge for the Sega Game Gear, with great success. Above you can see the test rig he used to reverse engineer the communications between an original ROM chip and the circuit board that it came on. He removed the chip, soldered a ZIF socket to the pads, then used a DIP socket as an adapter for that chip. Connected to each pin is a test lead for a logic analyzer. That’s a heck of a lot of channels to decipher!
It turns out that the cartridges use Integrated Mapping (does anyone have a link explaining this?) so dropping in a flash memory chip is not an option; you need a memory bank controller. [Gerry's] solution to this issue is twofold: you can etch your own board with a controller chip and ZIF socket for the flash chip, or you can modify a Sega Master System cartridge to use as an adapter board. We’ve got pictures of both methods after the break, as well as his five instructional videos walking us through the fabrication process.
This isn’t [Gerry's] first time working with flash cartridges. We looked at his work with Game Boy ROMS earlier in the year.
http://hackaday.com/2010/12/15/devel...ash-cartridge/
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December 13th, 2010, 23:36 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic...483f43a93298ef
EmuCenter2 is a simplistic interface that combines the best emulators *
console video games for a greater simplicity
* Console emulator: enables a computer to execute the video game console
Highlights :
- A simplistic interface that combines all your games (emulators, pc or internet)
- Combines the most popular console emulators in 32 or 64 bits.
- Configure all the emulators for immediate use in good conditions.
- Configure the gamepad to potential emulators (plug and play
- Automatic Update emulators included
- Download the cover of the game in one click
Supported consoles :
- Nintendo : Nes, Super nes, Gameboy, 64, Gamecube, DS and Wii
- Sega : Master system, Genesis, Gamegear, Saturn et Dreamcast
- Sony : PlayStation 1 et 2
- Other : Neogeo and arcade system (Capcom CPS, Taito, ...)
http://xotob14.free.fr/eng/downloads.php?cat_id=1
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November 24th, 2010, 00:44 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://emu-russia.net/en/
Multisystem arcade/console emulator for Windows has been updated. Changes:
- This release has several new and extensive features. Input latency in every emulator core has been reduced from 25-50ms down to 4ms in a worst case scenario. This offers a massive improvement in the FEEL of the emulator, giving you a better connection to what is being displayed. Also added was a way to fix the "input latency" that plagues NVIDIA and ATI hardware when VSYNC is enabled. RetroCopy now doesn't use SDL, instead relying on it's own asynchronous window and inputing engines to provide the best in performance and features.
- With the emulation, VGM support was added and proper Dendy NES emulation has also been added and according to people with the real devices is the most accurate Dendy emulation available. The whole GUI has been reworked so that each system feels like it has its own place in RetroCopy. Control configuration now has visual controls you can click on to set input.
News source: http://www.retrocopy.com
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November 17th, 2010, 14:20 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://retroactionmagazine.com/retro...print-archive/
Another world exclusive for Out-of-Print Archive as they release the first issue of MegaTech, thanks to meppi, who scanned and edited the magazine. MegaTech, which was launched with editor Paul Glancey, was EMAP’s Mega Drive dedicated videogaming magazine and the company’s first publciation to use high quality production values such as super A4 glossy paper and digital screen capturing. As usual, the release comes with four online articles from the magazine, including Devil Crash, Mercs, Quackshot and The Immortal. The magazine can be downloaded in its entirety and full resolution by following the link provided at the MegaTech issue 1 page at Out-of-Print Archive.
http://www.outofprintarchive.com/cat...gaTech001.html
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November 14th, 2010, 22:04 Posted By: wraggster
DrNeo has posted a new update of the software for the Megadrive/32x Flash cart from Neoflash, heres whats new
NeoMyth MD Menu Deluxe v2.4
more info: http://www.neoflash.com/forum/index....ic,6403.0.html
If you're wondering where 2.3 is, it was a few test builds released in other threads. It's been a while, so I just bumped this to 2.4. So what's new?
- Faster loading from SD cards.
- Fix for the issue where the menu couldn't open a file to load when it opened just fine to read the rom header.
- Improved SMS detection when the SMS rom image doesn't have a header.
- Fix for the Sega CD backup ram issue (the bram size was reported as twice the size it was supposed to report).
- Changed from ".menu" for the special folder to "menu" to make it easier on Windows users. If you have an existing ".menu" folder, rename it to "menu". This also matches the N64 Myth menu name for the special folder.
The archive has all the source, the MDBIOS.bin file you would burn to the menu flash, and the MDEBIOS.bin you would put on the SD card if you use SD-loaded BIOS. Since the special folder name changed from ".menu" to "menu", if you use an older MDBIOS.bin in the menu flash to boot the new menu, there will be a name conflict. You'll either need to update the menu flash bios to the new bios, or settle for two special folders with both the old and new names. I recommend just updating the menu flash.
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October 31st, 2010, 19:42 Posted By: wraggster
Has anyone got one of these babys
Why do i ask, well Dr Neo over at Neoflash needs one to test a new Flash Cart for the Master System and will pay postage fees and also will give you a free Master System Flash Cart, so any retro fans out there who have one, well if you have get in touch here --> http://www.neoflash.com/forum/index....cseen#msg49084
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October 10th, 2010, 17:46 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://emu-russia.net/en/
Sega Genesis/MegaDrive/CD/32X emulator has been updated. Changes:
- Restor sound rate config.
- Add "2xSai" filter support.
- Replace "Gens32 2X" with "ACOMPAL 2xQCa".This filter can 2x the image without color changeing.
- Replace "Gens32 Filter V" with "ACOMPAL 2XQCa720",which is a "hack version" of 2xQCa.
- Add video safe mode,turn on this may fixed out some video card's problem.
http://gens32.emubase.de/
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October 3rd, 2010, 21:12 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://retroactionmagazine.com/retro...icial-release/
If you’re in the dark where “Mega Drive Advanced Gaming” (MAG from now on) and “official” releases are concerned then go check out Out-of-Print Archive’s interview with Hugh Gollner, the publisher/owner of Maverick Magazines (the very company that produced MAG).
Right, that’s the background of the magazine and official permission taken care of so it’s down to digitizing the thing. First things first, the magazine is obtained, and although I personally have a few issues of MAG, I didn’t have issue 1. Thankfully, a very generous member of Out-of-Print Archive forums by the name of homgran kindly loaned me his copy of issue 1. I received the magazine and I was ready to start scanning. Scanner settings used for this are 300dpi resolution, 100% and reflective magazine filter, with image output being the raw PaperPort lossless image format.
Having an A4 scanner and a magazine in that super A4 wide format all the publishers loved during the 1990s, I have to scan each page twice, one on the left and once on the right – they are joined later on in the editing process. A quality release should also capture the full page of the magazine and never have any pages cropped. Of course, the work here can be reduced by obtaining a new scanner as the better models can scan one page in about 10 seconds, rather than the one minute 55 seconds I have to wait for.
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September 15th, 2010, 23:16 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.aep-emu.de/PNphpBB2-file-...c-t-15562.html
RetroCopy is a SEGA Genesis, SEGA Master System, SEGA Game Gear, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Sega System E Arcade emulator for Windows.
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Here is what´s new.
[GENESIS] Improved speed by 10-15%
[GENESIS] Fixed bug in SRAM handling that would sometimes cause a crash [Micky/Sasha]
[GENESIS] Fixed bug with IO reads that caused a few games to not register joypad reads [Micky/Sasha]
[GENESIS] Implemented /TIME mapper support (Beyond Oasis)
[GENESIS] Fixed issue with sprite limitation only allowing 79 sprites instead of 80. Fixes Risky Woods [Sasha/Neville]
[VIDEO] Updated libavformat/libavcodec
[3D] Fixed a few issues in the "old television" 3D model
[3D] Fixed a bug with OpenGL states in model class
[3D] Corrected issue with specular lighting
[3D] Fixed bug in shader that made "High" quality the same as "Ultra"
[3D] Rewrote part of the lighting shader to work better with NVIDIA hardware
[SOUND] Fixed issue with timing delays on lower resource systems. Solves sound buffering issues
[CORE] Implemented multi system support for the online game retrieval system now that arcade and gamegear are online
[CORE] Fixed linking issue with font engine and SDL
[DB] Updates to GameGear, SMS and Arcade databases
[DB] Added more descriptions for games instead of relying upon ROM description [Tommy]
http://www.retrocopy.com/Default.aspx
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September 7th, 2010, 17:15 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.aep-emu.de/PNphpBB2-file-...c-t-15535.html
RetroCopy is a SEGA Genesis, SEGA Master System, SEGA Game Gear, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Sega System E Arcade emulator for Windows.
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After months of hard work from myself, Tommy and a few other testers the latest version of RetroCopy is out! Simply log into the RetroCopy website and head over to the download page to grab the installer.
Here is the final what´s new.
[SEGA SYSTEM1] New Arcade System added. Sega System 1 (eg WonderBoy, Sega Ninja, My Hero, Flicky, Pitfall 2)
[SEGA SYSTEM2] New Arcade System added. Sega System 2 (eg Choplifter, WonderBoy In Monster Land)
[1942] New Arcade System added : 1942 and clones
[GENESIS] Fixed HVC latch issue in Genesis VDP, fixes Sunset Riders intro [Eke]
[GENESIS] Improved 68K resolution in relation to cycle accurate components improving timing accuracy
[GENESIS] Fixed numerous timing bugs in Genesis VDP thanks to new information [Eke, Nemesis]
[GENESIS] Implemented much more correct VRAM FIFO emulation and CTRL port, data write/read delays [Nemesis]
[GENESIS] Fixed some bugs with interrupt generation upon register changes
[GENESIS] Some cleanups to state code and performance improvements
[GENESIS] Added main CPU overclock option to improve framerate of some games (Skitchin, Road Rash, Lotus, Out of This World, etc)
[GENESIS] Fixed randomization issue in a lot of games due to non random VDP powerup (Street Fighter 2, Xmen, Eternal Fighters, etc)
[NES] Fixed a few NES timing issues
[NES] Added NES mappers 5, 10, 11, 13, 33, 64, 66, 69, 73, 228
[NES] Added NES APU amp level options in config file
[NES] Removed NES APU self filtering since resampling engine does better job
[NES] Added region selection to NES (PAL, NTSC, FAMICON)
[NES] Added Blargg NTSC Emulation filter option
[SMS] Added more complete emulation of SEGA mapper for the SMS, mostly dealing with features not currently used by any software
[SMS] Added Korean mapper to SMS for some newly dumped MSX ports (SMSPower)
[SMS] Now use "No mapper" for SMS games under 64KB instead of defaulting to the SEGA one
[SMS] Added "SRAM cart no mapper" option for SMS to allow complete 32KB dev carts compatibility
[SMS] Added CARD slot emulation and updated database to identify CARD games. These games can now only be run on the revelant Sega Master System consoles that had the CARD slot.
[GAMEGEAR] Every game has been officially added to the database so they can be identified with correct features.
[Z80] Fixed bug with reset changing too many registers and implemented random register values upon powerup
[Z80] Fixed NMI pin bug and implemented pulsing mechanism for NMI and IRQ pins
[SMSVDP] Randomized some parts of the VDP like real system. Fixes randomization issue in some games (Impossible Mission)
[CORE] Added movie and sound playback option through the use of LIBAVCODEC (same code behind VLC). This includes support for all popular formats (AVI, MP4, MPG, H264, MP3, WAV, etc).
[CORE] Fixed crash issue when saving screenshots
[CORE] Fixed some issues in SDL (memory leaks)
[CORE] Fixed a few .GAME conversion bugs dealing with unknown games
[CORE] Added a way to update .GAME files based on new database releases
[CORE] Added a warning that alerts user if emulation isn´t running at 100% speed
[CORE] Added much faster texture upload which allow HD videos and emulators to not use as much CPU transfering data
[CORE] Added over 15 GPU based filters using GLSL shaders. Includes 2xSAI, color limiting, flicker, geomorphic effects, etc. Uses your GPU power instead of CPU for filtering
[CORE] Added GPU based scanlines, with 3 main options (Vertical, Horizontal, Grid) and configurable brightness, width that can be combined with every other filter.
[CORE] Added HQ2X, HQ3X, HQ4X, HQFAST2X, HQFAST3X, HQFAST4X, PIXEL2X,PIXEL3X,PIXEL4X graphics filters (CPU)
[CORE] Optimized multithreading code in the core, freeing up the video and audio threads resulting in better throughput and reduction in rare audio glitches.
[CORE] Implemented new global plugin template system for mapping data on address lines. Currently only SMS uses it
[3D] Can now build and edit your own game rooms. This includes furniture placement, wall building, using stairs for multiple levels, etc.
[3D] Redid lighting shader, improving quality and performance
[3D] Now move around the world in first person mode instead of as a floating spectator
[3D] Implemented rudimentary player physics and collision detection in the game room
[3D] Occlusion based lighting and shadowing option added
[3D] Added screen projection mode which allows the light to be projected into room based on what is currently being drawn on the emulated screen
[3D] Back face culling now used for speed improvement, all models updated to work correctly.
[SOUND] Removed DirectSound3D and wrote a new 3D sound engine that is portable. It is much faster than the Microsoft engine and has more features (stereo panning, better sound positioning) and no crappy MS bugs!
[SOUND] Can now change sample rate and audio engine without restarting
[SOUND] Added 2 new audio backends. WASAPI Shared and WASAPI Exclusive. Only available on Vista or Win 7, lowers latency and improves quality.
[GUI] Changed main theme
[GUI] Changed the main page to show floating consoles and other video game related images
[GUI] Implemented rotating, scaling and alpha options for GUI windows when hardware support exists for it
[GUI] Redesigned many aspects of the "in emulator" interface. Now press escape to pause game and change various options.
[GUI] Streamlined main interface, moved 3D Game Room to it´s own area instead of complicating game browsing screen with different options.
[GUI] Added Sega Mark III and Sega Card Boxes to the 3D display
[GUI] Now align 3D game boxes to bottom instead of middle
[GUI] Slightly adjusted dimension of all game boxes to be more accurate
[GUI] Added 5 flags visible instead of 3. Made flags smaller with a better aesthetic.
[GUI] Improved running emulator interface. Now press escape to bring up options menu instead of moving mouse
[GUI] Added warning display when the emulator isn´t running at 100%
[GUI] Added status bar which currently shows whether you are :- Saving State, Loading State, Rewinding or Fast forwarding
[GUI] Added VRAM usage information to graphics options page. From tests it looks like if you have 128MB or more memory on your GFX card everything will be in VRAM increasing speed
[GUI] Fixed page up/down scroll bug in listview
[GUI] Now scroll the list when grouped GAME names selected/deselected, this keeps mouse cursor on the item you selected
[GUI] Now keep cache of internal images to stop them being loaded more than once by the PNG/JPEG theme loader
[GUI] Fixed memory leaks in a few controls
[GUI] Fixed memory leak in PNG/JPEG loading relating to themes
[GUI] Fixed some memory leaks in the font engine
[GUI] Fixed texture memory leak on options page when it was used more than once per session
[GUI] Now properly resort the list after adding items
[GUI] Changed the backend of the listview to use boost containers
[GUI] Changed window deletion code so that it safely cleans up every control
[GUI] Memory usage reduced significantly due to cleanups in textures and PNG/JPEG loading
[GUI] Now 5-10% faster due to better caching
[GUI] Fixed small issue with key repeat on some keys (Tommy)
[GUI] Fixed bug that would show a white screen in rom browser if directories were missing
[APP] Fixed bug with if user had TABLET installed
http://www.retrocopy.com/Default.aspx
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August 21st, 2010, 00:24 Posted By: wraggster
sarang has posted an entry in the Neoflash 2010 Coding Contest:
Heres the full details posted:
Nickname: sarang
Projet name: Brave space PIXY
Division: Retro GAME
Platform: MD (mega-drive, or SEGA genesis)
Original enter: YES
Support Motion: ??
In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10: YES
Project description:
I just found this compo only recently. Even there wasn't much time to work, I really wanted to try. You see--I love RETRO CONSOLE!! So, when I heard it is RETRO-theme compo, I just had to enter This is my first time to write a code on this hardware (mega-drive). I thought it's important to me, so I had to make retro console (not nds or psp or iphone etc) game
So... then some couple short weeks of learning, learning learning, and, little bit of work I made this entry for 2010 summer Neo Compo! I tell honest, it is not perfect for my standard... almost, I didn't enter it!! But, then, I see so many NDS, PSP game here... and no love for mega-drive (or even nes/gba/gbc,,why???) so even it's not my best work, I'll share anyway retro console never let die!!! hehehe
ps- sorry my poor english...i got little help so game is not so bad english...maybe i made some mistake, i hope you please excuse~
How to use it:
i can make it much more difficult, but i hoped you can all finish this game ^^ the story is quite fun to me~ so, maybe it little too easy, but was my intention in this version of game.
it's very simple game... you just gotta, collect mushrooms. when mushroom counter = 0, you can collect a horn. when horn counter = 0, you can finish the level (use a wand the rainbow bridge)
Controls:
d-pad = move the pixy
A button = use the wand
^--use wand on: the mushroom, unicorns' horn, rainbow briges, boss (<3)
This game is 8 level, and you can choose the start level. I made it so you can see all level, even if you hate the play... maybe you can enjoy storyline,
but you gotta beat the BOSS if u wanna see ending and credits
DOWNLOAD: http://squarenipple.com/onionzoo/rom...y-neoretro.bin spacy-pixy-neoretro.bin (SMD .bin file, about 380 KB)
EMULATOR: http://squarenipple.com/onionzoo/roms/Fusion364.zip Kega Fusion-Window version
please, let's enjoy together
cheers!
http://www.neoflash.com/forum/index....ic,6297.0.html
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July 27th, 2010, 23:13 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://runik.free.fr/comments/display.php?id=29
My dev machine was overwhelmed by a nasty variant of virut ... luckily enough I was able to save everything, but the computer had to be reformatted  Long story short, I'm now using Windows 7 64 bits
Saturnin works well under 7, I was a bit worried that it wouldn't, and I migrated it to Visual Studio 2010.
I put aside the DSP for now, as I decided to do the "preparation to open source" migration (ie renaming french comments / variables into english, using boost naming convention for types, documenting headers using Doxygen, etc.)
I'm not far from the end now, but this kind of work is a real pain, as you don't have any results visible (until you break something) For instance, I spent a whole month understanding why some polygons weren't well displayed anymore, while others were just fine ... it turned out that I made a cast error in a SH2 opcode, sometimes resulting in coordinates miscalculation ...
Anyway, time to go back to work (and thanks for the kind comments, I know I'm not posting as much as I want to, but I really appreciate)
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