2011-02-02

zBoy v0.11

Thanks MrX_Cuci for submitting news
zBoy v0.11 is released. zBoy is a multiplatform GameBoy emulator.

zBoy is a multiplatform GameBoy emulator. I started this project mainly because I never had the occasion to work with computers at the lowest (machine code) level. zBoy is my way to learn about architecture of microprocessors, assembly language, memory addressing, etc..."

Changelog:
- Resetting few additional internal variables at emulator's restart (F10) - now Duck Tales is not crashing anymore when restarted,
- Optimizations of the video subsystem and CPU emulation code (the emulator is about 2x faster now),
- Added support for Joypads,
- Added the possibility to redefine all keys (both emulated buttons and emulator's hotkeys),
- Fixed a small calculation bug causing the emulator to run at max (unlimited) speed after loading a game state,
- Added the "--ROMINFOS" command-line parameter, making zBoy to show various informations about the loaded ROM before starting the emulation,
- Added the "--NOSPEEDLIMIT" command-line parameter to play zBoy at unlimited speed (might be useful for benchmarking purposes),
- Added the "--SHOWFPS" command-line parameter to make zBoy display FPS value while playing (was always displayed before),
- Added support for "turbo keys" (also known as "auto fire") for buttons A and B,
- Implemented support for the MBC2 memory controller - made working such games like F-1 Race, Kid Icarus, Rolan's Curse II, Torpedo Range...,
- Implemented support for the MBC3 memory controller (but without TIMER support so far) - made working such games like Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Red,
- Added the "--NOSCREENSAVER" command-line parameter which prohibits any screensaver to start while the emulator is running (Linux only),
- Added the "--HISCORESMEM" option that tells zBoy to memorize HiScores in games that aren't able to do so by themselves (supports "Pipe Dream", "Pac-Man" and "Super Marioland"),
- The IME (Interrupt Master Enable) register is always set to 0 at boot now (games like "Pac-Man special color edition", "Pagemaster" and "Hook" are not crashing at start anymore).

zBoy v0.10 [17 Dec 2010]
- First non-alpha version of zBoy, many GameBoy games are fully playable.

zBoy v0.00 [22 Aug 2010]-[20 Nov 2010]
- Several versions of the zBoy emulator appeared, published as "alpha releases", without any versionning.

Download: zBoy v0.11
Source: Here

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