2012-07-18
Rainbow v2.0
Rainbow v2.0 is released. Rainbow is an 8-bit Atari Emulator and is a major rewrite of the old version 1.x. It features better emulation, real joystick support and full screen display. Diagnostic tools are also included.
Virtu v0.9.3
Virtu v0.9.3 is released. Virtu is an Apple IIe emulator for the .NET Framework using C# with Silverlight, WPF & XNA.
Wine v1.5.9 Final
Wine v1.5.9 Final is released. Wine is a project to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to run x86 programs for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries.
MAME SVN r16871
MAME SVN r16871 is compiled. MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk data, MAME attempts to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible on a more modern general-purpose computer. MAME can currently emulate several thousand different classic arcade video games from the late 1970s through the modern era.
BizHawk SVN r2554
BizHawk SVN r2554 is compiled. BizHawk is a A multi-system emulator written in C#. BizHawk provides nice features for casual gamers such as full screen, and joypad support in addition to full rerecording and debugging tools for all system cores.
MESS SVN r15622
MESS SVN r15622 is compiled. MESS(Multi Emulator Super System) is an open source emulator which emulates a large variety of different systems. MESS is a source-available project which documents the hardware for a wide variety of (mostly vintage) computers, video game consoles, and calculators through software emulation, as MAME does for arcade games. As a nice side effect to this documentation, MESS allows software and games for these hardware platforms to be run on modern PCs.
VPNES v0.3 (r100)
GameEx v12.75
GameEx v12.75 is released. GameEx is a graphical DirectX based front-end for MAME, Zinc, Daphne, PC Games, and all command line based game emulators, along with being a good Home Theatre PC solution. It also makes a good CarPC and touchscreen frontend. The original goal was for it to be used on Windows XP Media Center and Arcade Cabinets although it will run on any version of Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista. For just $17 (USD) you can too unlock the full potential of the front end.
Altirra 2.1 Test 34
Altirra 2.1 Test 34 is released. Altirra is an Atari 8 bit Emulator on the Windows/DOS platform. Altirra emulates several models of the 8-bit Atari computers. This includes the the 800, 800XL, and 130XE versions. It has a lot of options, and compatibility is decent especially given the emulator's early stages. It also supports some copy protected games properly in emulation.
Gekko Git (2012/07/17)
Gekko Git (2012/07/17) is compiled. Gekko is an open source great Gamecube(NGC) emulator. Gekko is an experimental Nintendo GameCube (NGC) emulator started in 2006 by ShizZy and Lightning. It features a very advanced 32-bit dynamic recompiler and its own OpenGL graphics core, and is capable of booting many commercical titles.
FB Alpha Shuffle v2.3.0 (2012/07/16)
FB Alpha Shuffle v2.3.0 (2012/07/16) is released. FB Alpha Shuffle is an unofficial version based on FBA with many pointless features.
jsSMS Git (2012/07/18)
jsSMS Git (2012/07/18) is released. jsSMS is a Sega Master System & GameGear emulator in JavaScript. This is a JavaScript port of JavaGear by Chris White.
Jpcsp SVN r2621
Jpcsp SVN r2621 is compiled. JPCSP is the most advanced PlayStation Portable(PSP) emulator, allowing you to play your PSP games on a PC. Even though Jpcsp is written in Java, it can already reach 100% PSP speed on a lot of commercial games... and the emulator performance is constantly increasing. Jpcsp takes full advantage of dual-core processors, matching the PSP dual-core architecture. Even a quad-core can give a small performance improvement by leaving free CPU cores for the Java JIT Compiler and the graphics cache.
MAME v0.146u3 for Slackware
MAME v0.146u3 for Slackware is released. These are MAME (and tools) packages for Slackware Linux (32-bit and 64-bit editions). MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
Virtual Jaguar Git (2012/07/17)
Virtual Jaguar Git (2012/07/17) is compiled. Virtual Jaguar is an open source emulator based on Jagem (Virtual Jaguar) for Linux, MacOS X, and Windows. The source also compiles on BeOS. Virtual Jaguar is an awesome Atari Jaguar emulator with great compatibility.
NESbox Beta (2012/07/16)
NESbox Beta is released. NESbox is a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator, built on Adobe Flash technology and it can only be run directly in your browser's window (beta version).
GameEx v12.73
GameEx v12.73 is released. GameEx is a graphical DirectX based front-end for MAME, Zinc, Daphne, PC Games, and all command line based game emulators, along with being a good Home Theatre PC solution. It also makes a good CarPC and touchscreen frontend. The original goal was for it to be used on Windows XP Media Center and Arcade Cabinets although it will run on any version of Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista. For just $17 (USD) you can too unlock the full potential of the front end.