0.62 LICENSE CHANGE WARNING: We are considering changing distribution license, switching to GPL for the whole project and LGPL for some CPU and sound cores. If you contributed code to MAME and are against this change, now is the right time to let us know. These drivers have improved GRAPHICS: ------------------------------------- - Improved raster effects in CPS2 games. [Barry Rodewald] - Fixed priorities in several Atari games. [Aaron Giles] - Sprite alpha blending in the Taito F3 games. [Shiriru] These drivers have improved SOUND: ---------------------------------- - Improved sound in Asteroids. [Ken Reneris] - Sound in Bal Cube and Bang Bang Ball, and in the Psikyo games. [Olivier Galibert] - Rewritten sound support for the Seta games. [Manbow-J] - Sound in Blazing Tornado. [R.Belmont] - Fixed sound in Battle Bakraid. [R.Belmont] - Fixed cracking and missing sounds in some neogeo games especially kof99 "how to play" loop and shocktro end of attract missing sound. [ElSemi] - Sound in Hard Drivin'. [Aaron Giles] Other drivers changes: ---------------------- - CusKey simulation for Namco games. [John Wil] Changes to the main program: ---------------------------- - Fixed keyboard LEDs being messed up on program exit. [Paul Priest] - TESTDRIVER's are now part of the database used by -romident and -isknown. [Nicola Salmoria] Source: ------- - Screen rotation is now entirely handled at blit time by the OS layer. The core no longer prerotates the bitmap. [Aaron Giles] - Preliminary YMF278B emulation (missing FM support). [R.Belmont] - Implementation of the SH7604 internal timers, giving sound to Sol Divide and the Super Kaneko Nova System games. [R.Belmont] - V70 CPU support. [Olivier Galibert] - DSP32 CPU emulation. [Aaron Giles] - TMS32013 CPU emulation. [Aaron Giles] MAME Testers bugs fixed (there are probably more) ----------------------- bjourney061gre doubledr36rc1gre [ElSemi] crosshairs061yel [Robin Merrill] tnzs36b16yel MIGHT be fixed - needs thorough testing [Kale] deco8061red [Paul Priest] blstroidc061gra bking236b14yel [Stefan Jokish] bking237b14gre [Stefan Jokish] fround37b16gre [Bryan McPhail] vulcan37b13gre [Bryan McPhail] vulcan237b1gre [Bryan McPhail] vulcan137b1gre [Bryan McPhail] New games supported: -------------------- Fantasia II [Nicola Salmoria] Golden Fire II [Nicola Salmoria] Bouncing Balls [ElSemi] Dragon World II [David Haywood, ElSemi] Tengai / Sengoku Blade [Paul Priest] Magical Cat Adventure [Paul Priest, David Haywood] Nostradamus [Paul Priest, David Haywood] Strikers 1945 [Olivier Galibert, R.Belmont] IPM Invader Green Beret Escape Kids [Ohsaki Masayuki] Solvalou [Phil Stroffolino] Star Blade [Phil Stroffolino] Prop Cycle [Phil Stroffolino] Lucky & Wild [Phil Stroffolino] Super World Stadium '95 [Phil Stroffolino] Metal Hawk [Phil Stroffolino] Steel Gunner 2 [Phil Stroffolino] Amazon [Phil Stroffolino] Kid no Hore Hore Daisakusen [Phil Stroffolino, Stephane Humbert] Legion [David Haywood, Phil Stroffolino] Dragonball Z 2 Super Battle [David Haywood] Daioh [David Haywood] Cyvern [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Sen-Know [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Gals Panic 4 [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Gals Panic S - Extra Edition [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Gals Panic S2 [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Panic Street [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] PuzzLoop [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Jan Jan Paradise [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Jan Jan Paradise 2 [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Otome Ryouran [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Tel Jan [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Sengeki Striker [Sylvain Glaize, David Haywood] Speed Ball [Aaron Giles] Race Drivin' [Aaron Giles] Steel Talons [Aaron Giles] Asylum [Aaron Giles] Cruis'n USA [Aaron Giles] Cruis'n World [Aaron Giles] Area 51 [Aaron Giles] Maximum Force [Aaron Giles] Vicious Circle [Aaron Giles] Sky Raider [Stefan Jokish] Starship 1 [Frank Palazzolo, Stefan Jokish] Desert War [David Haywood, Paul Priest, Stephane Humbert] Gratia - Second Earth [David Haywood, Paul Priest, Stephane Humbert] The Game Paradise - Master of Shooting! [David Haywood, Paul Priest, Stephane Humbert] One Shot One Kill [David Haywood, Paul Priest, Stephane Humbert] Tetris Plus [David Haywood, Paul Priest, Stephane Humbert] Best Bout Boxing [David Haywood, Paul Priest, Stephane Humbert] Super Slam [David Haywood] Aquarium [David Haywood] S.S. Mission [David Haywood] Fit of Fighting [David Haywood] The History of Martial Arts [David Haywood] Indoor Soccer [David Haywood] Diver Boy [David Haywood] Speed Spin [David Haywood] Masked Riders Club Battle Race [David Haywood, Stephane Humbert] Hanaroku [David Haywood, Stephane Humbert] Fancy World - Earth of Crisis [David Haywood, Stephane Humbert] Flower [InsideOutBoy, David Haywood, Stephane Humbert] Ace [Jarek Burczynski] N.Y. Captor [Tomasz Slanina] Beam Invader [Zsolt Vasvari] Zarya Vostoka [Zsolt Vasvari] Megadon [Mike Haaland] Catapult [Mike Haaland] 4 En Raya [Tomasz Slanina] Sky Skipper Gomoku Narabe Renju [Takahiro Nogi] New clones supported: --------------------- Sanrin San Chan (= Spatter) New Rally X (vertical bootleg) Lode Runner - The Dig Fight (ver. A) Samurai Aces (= Sengoku Ace) Big Striker (bootleg) X-Men (US 2 Players) MatchIt (= Sichuan 2) Super Basketball (version G) Thunder Cross II (Asia) Alpha Fighter / Head On Donkey Kong (US set 2) Triple Fun (= Oishii Puzzle) Blandia Centipede (1 player, timed) Raiden [Taiwan] Goindol (World and Japan) Super Volleyball (US) Strikers 1945 (Japan, unprotected)