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Translation News: Wonder Boy 6 - 100% English Translation
14:21: Demi of Demiforce translations has released a 100% patch for the game Wonder Boy 6 for the Genesis.
Download it from our Translations page.
Emulator Release: WinX68k 0.43
12:00: Another day, another WinX68k release, hehe. WinX68k, an X68000 emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 0.43. And here, slightly borrowed from RetroGames and in their turn from GeoShock, is what's new in this release:
Better ADPCM support
A fixed 16-bit color palette
Option to swap Joystick/Joypad 1 & 2
And last but not least... Keroppi!
For those of you who don't know what Keroppi is, it's the little green frog that pops up when you start up the emulator, hehe.
You can download it from the X68000 emulators page. Thanks to RetroGames for the news!
Emulator Release: GNES 0.34
05:33: GNES, a NES emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 0.34. I don't know what's new though, since I couldn't find any release notes anywhere.
You can download it from the NES emulators page. Thanks to kb for the news!
Utility Release: Gl2ideal 1.4
05:31: Gl2ideal, a Glide wrapper that utilizes OpenGL, has been updated to version 1.4 to deal with the problems people had with the 5.22 reference drivers.
You can download it from the Glide wrappers page. Thanks to DiZZY for the news!
Misc. News: Nintendo announces GameBoy Advance in France
21:16: Nintendo's official French website has a press release on the GameBoy Advance. AltaVista's Babelfish translated it for me.
What it basically says is that the GBA will be able to display 511 colors out of a palette of 65,000. The release also states that it will be Internet-compatible, with the designers' intentions being videoconferencing via an external video camera.
Interesting to note that the U.S. page has not been updated with the same information.
Thanks to Tambok99 for the news.
Emulator Release: Smiff's Nemu64 INI
21:00: Smiff informed us that he updated his Nemu64 INI to go with Nemu64 0.7a. A total of 224 ROMs are now playable with this emulator. Get it now from the Nintendo 64 webpage.
Emulator Release: WinGorf V. 1.0
18:42: It's a good day for emulation today, only made better by the initial release of Mark Hazelwood's WinGorf emulator.
This emulates the game Gorf as well as Gorf Program 1. Its main feature is the ability to emulate Gorf in a window, something which no other Gorf emulator (such as MAME) can claim to do.
Go pick it up at the Single Arcade Emulators page.
Site News: ASCIIStein 3D, now in color!
16:23: ASCIIStein 3D, a nice little 3D ASCII game made by FlySwat, regular in #zsnes on EfNet, has received a nice little update. It now has color and a status bar! If you want to have some fun walking around in an ASCII 3D world, download ASCIIStein 3D! Remember to mail FlySwat at Flyswat99@hotmail.com and give him your compliments! Maybe we'll even see some enemies and stuff in this game later on, hehe.
Emulator Release: WinX68k 0.40
14:57: WinX68k, an X68000 emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 040. I don't know what's new since the site, readme and everything else about it is in Japanese.
You can download it from the X68000 emulators page.
Emulator Release: T98 Next beta 1
14:39: A brand new PC-98 emulator has been released to the public, T98 Next! Since the readme and other text files are in Japanese I can't specifically tell you about its features, but since T98 is an excellent PC-98 emulator I'll expect this one to become nothing less, at least in future versions. It doesn't work in Windows 2000, though, keep that in mind.
You can download it from the PC-98 emulators page.
Emulator Release: VisualBoy 1.4.3
14:18: VisualBoy, a Gameboy/Super Gameboy/Gameboy Color emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 1.4.3. Here's what's new:
Fixed problem with Tomb Raider screen
Fixed problem reading some save games (message about reading the saved game)
Save states are now supported: you can save the game anywhere
You can turn off the SGB border if you want (I will fix the emulator to support SGB borders that some CGB games have)
You can download it from the Gameboy emulators page. Thanks to kb for the news!
Emulator Release: DBOY 0.62U
14:14: DBOY, a Gameboy/Super Gameboy/Gameboy Color emulator for DOS, has been updated to version 0.62U. I don't know exactly what's new, since the readme is in Japanese, but there are 3 new command line switches (-ifsega, -exjoy and -joyset). Don't know what they do, though. There's also something that has to do with Allegro, he probably started using a new version or something.
Anyway, you can download it from the Gameboy emulators page. Thanks to kb for the news!
Emulator Release: Ages 0.20 (Nebula)
14:06: Ages, a SEGA Genesis/32X emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 0.20 (Nebula). Here's what's new:
Underclocked SH2s to make AGES run lots faster (drastic and bad practice but it should appease you speed-impaired :P )
Double resolution and fullscreen modes (should be compatible with everybody's video card)
A few kinds of scanline options
Player 2 control pad emulation
Joystick support
Key/button redefinition
6 button emulation
Region autodetection (can even customize your preferred search order)
No more forced filenames for 32X system ROMs
Customizable path for battery RAM saved files (very useful if you play ROMs right off a CDR)
Lowered DirectX graphics requirement (for you NT users)
Added support for .GEN extension
Fixed 32X dual framebuffer; no more flashing
Fixed many Genesis VDP and IO bugs; lots more Genesis games work
You can download it from the SEGA Genesis emulators page. Thanks to kb for the news!
Translation News: Lunar: Strolling School
13:41: A group of translators known as Rebecca, Naflign and Nyef (RNN) have released an English translation of Lunar: Strolling School. According to Naflign, the translation should be complete through chapter 2, except for a bit of garbled combat messages.
Download the patch from our Translations page.
Translation News: dbz:Gokutuden 2 - 17% Translation
13:31: Vipas has released an english translation of Dragon Ball Z: Gokutuden 2. He estimates its completion at 17%.
Download it from our SNES Translations page.
Emulator Release: WinFellow 0.4.1a build 1
13:26: The alpha release of WinFellow, an Amiga emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 0.4.1a build 1. Here's what's new:
Improved buffer clearing
Improved multi-surface handling
FIXED: doing clear when in windowed mode
Added scale support and generic blitter support in any gfxmode
FIXED: striping error in 32-bit color single pixel dual playfield mode
FIXED: error in 24-bit drawing
Improved dual playfield sorting
Splash window removed
Added saving and loading of multiple configurations
FIXED: configuration window could be opened several times
Name of main window and about dialog changed
Reduced floppy config added to main window
Added information of used keys of each keyboard layout in the configuration dialog of gamecontrollers
Joystick device module (joydrv.c)
Changed DIRECTINPUT_VERSION from 0x0300 to 0x0500
FIXED: a crash occured when no joystick were installed (now it works with Win2k and Win98 with DirectX7
FIXED: some keys didn't working when replacing a joystick
Removed race condition in soundDrvEmulationStart()
Improved handling of buffers in sound playback
You can download it from the Amiga emulators page
Emulator News: Vortendo news
12:59: The Vortendo homepage has been updated with some nice news. The emulator now has up and coming mapper #3 support and in so, Chris Covell's new demo works. Head over to the Vortendo homepage for the full story and a few screenshots! For those of you who don't know, Vortendo is a NES emulator for Windows written in Visual Basic.
Thanks to Ti-B0ne for the news!
Emulator News: Pocketstation emulator
12:51: On this page: http://www.tripmode.com/pocketstation, a Pocketstation devkit and emulator are publicly available for download, so if you want to try out coding or playing some small and oftenly slightly crappy Pocketstation games, feel free to visit the page, hehe.
Thanks to Daniel Davis for the news!
Site News: More emulators for PSX
12:40: More and more emulators for PSX seem to be coming into the focus of the general emulation peeps and here's two more emulators, by Anthony Ball. These two emulators emulate the classic arcade games Phoenix and Pleiads.
Go to http://www.doubledutchdesigns.co.uk/ and grab them! Thanks to Anthony Ball for the news!
Site News: New Links
01:46: Since Omar is working so hard to get our links section update to date, I figured I may as well make his life easier and have the links use a database, rather than straight html.
The new URL to the links section is http://www.zophar.net/links.phtml, and all links are accessable via that page.
Any functional errors should be directed to me, and anything regarding the actual links (new links, updates, etc) should be sent to Omar.
Links page
Contact Us
Misc. News: Another win for Connectix
23:40: It seems as though Sony has given up the fight against Connectix and their PlayStation emulator, Virtual Game Station. This article at The Register reports that seven of the nine patent claims by Sony were rejected, and the rest (including eleven more) will not go to trial.
Call me crazy, but this seems like good fodder for the message boards.
Site News: X68000 games pile
19:55: If you haven't visited my site dedicated to Japanese computer emulation yet, and if you're interested, you should. The URL is x68k.retrogames.com tomorrow I'll be serving a request again.
Links Update: It's been a long road.
15:55: First of all, thanks to everyone who's stuck with me while I've been revamping the links section. I got it partway done when SwampGas, the incredible PHP coder, approached me with a link database. Finally, every link that was in the links section has been added to the database and it's ready to go online. By tonight, he ought to have everything transfered over (something that I myself cannot do), so look for it really soon.
If your link that was sent to me before Monday isn't listed, please send it again. It seems several of the links I had disappeared. I have everything that was sent to me this week and I'll get that up tonight as well.
I'm excited, personally, about the new database. It looks and functions great. Thanks again to SwampGas (happy birthday, too, by the way) for the program and to you, the visitors of ZD for sticking with me. When everything's moved over, look for a new link to the links section from him (as I don't know what it will be just yet).
Emulator Release: SEGAEmu 0.50
14:54: SEGAEmu, a SEGA Genesis/SEGA Master System/Game Gear/SG-1000 emulator for Windows, has been updated to version 0.50. Here's what's new:
Third release...
Genesis/MegaDrive emulation
Sound - 100% complete... sound funky on some machines
Video - 100% complete... Not everything works as planned
Currently setup as one player, preliminary support for second controller.
Added Scanlines support, this works on all emulated systems.
Added GUI
Added ZIPped rom support (all systems)
Added "Simple" rendering mode, this works on all systems. This option forces the system to render the entire screen only at the end of the frame rather than line by line as normal.
Added Auto-Country select during rom load.
You can download it from the SEGA Genesis emulators page, at least for now. Thanks to Cliff Byrd for the news!
Emulator News: Emulators at Shockwave.com?
14:26: Well, it certainly seems so. I went to check it out and when you run one of their Classic Arcade Games in their Games section, it requires you to download a Shockwave component called ArcadeEmu, so go figure. I tried playing Sinistar, and it played identically to as in MAME, but without the sprite bugs I suffer from in the Windows version, hehe. Anyway, it saves ROM files in the .bin format in a directory called ShockwaveArcadeCache somewhere on your hard drive. The ROM file is also identical in size (albeit 1KB larger) than the original Sinistar ROM set. Is it really an emulator? I don't know. Judge for yourself, visit Shockwave.com.
Thanks to Ugly Joe for the news!
Misc. News: Rom N Noodles to reopen
13:16: We got this little interesting news report a while ago:
"After nearly a year from its closing date, Rom N Noodles is planning to reopen! We are looking for a completely new cast (uploaders, graphics designers, cgi programmers, html programmers, account makers, etc) If anyone is interested, contact Lord Chaos at dsroper@jps.net."
So if you feel like helping out with the reopening of Rom N Noodles, mail Lord Chaos! Thanks to Lord Chaos for the news!
Misc. News: PS2 News and misc.
13:11: Visit DailyRadar.com for an article about the antialiasing problem on the PS2 being solved, as well as a nice new list on all the great gear you can get for your PS2 once you get it, hehe.
Thanks to white_rioter for the news!
Misc. News: Gameboy Advance stuff
12:54: If you want to read some nice articles on why Gameboy Advance will be the definite handheld (according to them), you might want to visit Pocket.IGN.com and scroll down on the page a bit. They say that the system will have the hardware capabilities of the SNES, but more powerful. Imagine that in a handheld system! Sounds promising!
Thanks to Rich Craig for the news!
Interview News: X-Box related interview
12:47: If you want to read a nice interview with J. Allard of Microsoft about the X-Box, visit this page:
http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/news/content_item.asp?cont_id=12194
Thanks to LordSnarf for the news!
Utility Release: NSF Tool 1.1
12:35: NSF Tool, a tool for Windows that can view/edit the info tags in NSF files and do other neat stuff, has been updated to version 1.1. Here's what's new:
Added support for more "special sound chips"
User can now specify replacements
You can download it from the NES utilities page. Thanks to Dan Saeden for the news!
Emulator News: Great MAME WIP news for fans of MK and NBA Jam
11:29: I was checking out the MAME W.I.P. site and saw some great news about progress on drivers for MAME. The following are the updates from the last two days:
"27th June 2000: Luca Elia added Dodonpachi and Guwange to the Cave driver. Nicola Salmoria added a clone of The Hustler called Rack 'em Up. Aaron Giles finally fixed the protection issues in Mortal Kombat 2 and NBA Jam, but graphics glitches still remain and sound is not emulated. He also sent in an update to the YMZ280B sound core with much better sound output."
28th June 2000: More progress was made on the Williams 34010 driver by Aaron Giles and Ernesto Corvi, fixing the T-Unit version of Mortal Kombat 1 almost completely and adding sound to NBA Jam (and Tournament Edition)."
Keep your eyes peeled for the next version of MAME.
Utility Release: SNESRL 0.9
08:27: SNESRL is a neat utility that makes a list of all your SNES ROMs in a certain directory and writes it to a text file. Still a bit primitive, but does what it sports to do.
You can download it from the SNES utilities page. Thanks to white_rioter for the news.
Misc. News: NEmu64 INI 3.4
05:41: The unofficial NEmu64 INI file has been updated to version 3.4 and I must say that it looks very good! There seems to be a whole load of playable games in NEmu64, just too bad that it chokes on my Banshee. I sure hope it'll work with my new GeForce 2, though.
Anyway, you can download it from the Nintendo 64 emulators page.
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