mame 0.66

[SirPoonga]

0.66

Codename "FR-34"


MAME Testers bugs fixed (there are probably more)
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galpanib062gre [Paul Priest]
usclssic065red [Kale]
pang3065gre
housemn2065gra [Nomax]
myangel065gre [Nicola Salmoria]
88games062yel [Nicola Salmoria]
glfgreat061gre (was fixed some time ago)
robocop2064gre [Bryan McPhail]
dassault061gre2 [Bryan McPhail]
jdredd060gra [Smitdogg]
ringdest062gra [Smitdogg]
spbactn061gra [Smitdogg]
term2064gra [Smitdogg]
xmen062ora [Smitdogg]
sotsugyo061red [Bryan McPhail]
tmnt065gre [Acho A. Tang]
astdelux059gre [Derrick Renaud]
gunforc2058gre_2 [Angelo Salese]
gunforc2058gre_3 [Bryan McPhail]


MAME Testers bugs to check
--------------------------

mrheli37b2gre - I believe this was fixed some time ago


These drivers have improved SOUND:
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- Fixed samples in Pachinko Sexy Reaction [Suppi-Chan]

- Major improvements to the Namco NA sound emulation. [cync]

- Sound in IQ Block. [David Haywood]

- Fixed drums in Exterminator [Steve Ellenoff, Jim Hernandez]


Other drivers changes:
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- Misc improvements to the Namco NA driver. [Phil Stroffolino]

- Several improvements and games additions to the Nintendo VS and Playchoice
drivers. [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]

- Several fixes to Super Real Darwin [Acho A. Tang]


Changes to the main program:
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- New option -high_priority to increase the thread priority so MAME runs
better
while other programs are running. It is off by default because enabling it
might make MAME use too much CPU time.

- Major update to the discrete sound system. This includes adjustable
parameters
controls in the UI, fixes to existing games, and new sound support in
canyon,
polaris, sprint and ultratnk. [Derrick Renaud & Keith Wilkins]

- Fixed some bugs in the I86/NEC CPU emulation. This includes raster effect
problems in Geostorm and the 99 credits bug in Lethal Thunder. [Bryan
McPhail]


Source:
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- Now compiled with GCC 3.2.2. Removed the patch that was needed to work
around
a GCC 3.2 bug.

- First version of YMF262 emulator. [Jarek Burczynski]


New games supported:
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Fantasy '95 [Brian A. Troha]
Hana no Mai [Nicola Salmoria]
Mahjong Friday [Nicola Salmoria]
Mahjong Dial Q2 [Nicola Salmoria]
Don Den Mahjong [Nicola Salmoria]
Watashiha Suzumechan [Nicola Salmoria]
Mahjong Studio 101 [Nicola Salmoria]
Mahjong Derringer [Nicola Salmoria]
Hana Yayoi [Nicola Salmoria]
Untouchable [Nicola Salmoria]
Rong Rong [Nicola Salmoria]
Don Den Lover Vol. 1 [Nicola Salmoria]
Quiz Channel Question [Nicola Salmoria]
Mad Donna [David Haywood]
Dorodon [Frank Palazzolo]
Ben Bero Beh [Phil Stroffolino, Acho A. Tang]
Halley's Comet [Phil Stroffolino, Acho A. Tang]
Triv Quiz [MooglyGuy]
Gigas [Tomasz Slanina]
Gigas Mark II [Tomasz Slanina]
Mad Shark [Luca Elia]
Ultra Toukon Densetsu [Luca Elia]


New clones supported:
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Gratia (set 1)
Mysterious Stones (set 1)
Cosmic Cop (= Gallop)

[rampy]

This is pretty intriuging...  (Although would this be any different than just chaning the priority via taskmanager?)

ANyone notice any performance difference with this change?

*Shrug*


Changes to the main program:
----------------------------

- New option -high_priority to increase the thread priority so MAME runs
better
while other programs are running. It is off by default because enabling it
might make MAME use too much CPU time.

[nipsmg]

At least from my understanding, the only way you'd notice a performance change with this option is if you tend to be running other applications while running mame.

For myself, the only thing usually running in the background while I'm using MAME would be AIM and background services, both which don't use much CPU, so MAME wouldn't benefit from a higher thread priority (for me anyways).

However, this *could* be useful for frontends if they haven't been properly suspended after executing the MAME executable...  other than that, I don't see *much* use for it..

--NipsMG

[Howard_Casto]

At least from my understanding, the only way you'd notice a performance change with this option is if you tend to be running other applications while running mame.

For myself, the only thing usually running in the background while I'm using MAME would be AIM and background services, both which don't use much CPU, so MAME wouldn't benefit from a higher thread priority (for me anyways).

However, this *could* be useful for frontends if they haven't been properly suspended after executing the MAME executable...  other than that, I don't see *much* use for it..

--NipsMG

Not always true..... You see windows, particularly nt/xp builds have about 30-300 processes running in the background.  They are part of windows and are thus always running.  Often a few core processes are constantly given top priority to make switching between windows, navigation, ect  go smoothly.  Turing on high priority forces these processes down to the bottom of the heap.  You said they don't use much cpu space and in normal apps that would be true, but for emulation even a 1% process hog can screw up the timing and sound of some games.  

You could notice a performance boost, particularly in sound quality as sound is so timing critical on many games.  I'm not saying you definately will, as your mileage will vary, but you might.  

[creatine28]

Just noticed more Majhong games!  How many different versions can you make of this game?  HAHAHa

[SirPoonga]

this release has a good slew of games not in whatsnew.txt.

[CM]

New MAME command-line feature request:

-nomoremahjong

 

[rampy]

this release has a good slew of games not in whatsnew.txt.

that's odd (not that it hasn't happened before, but still surprising), like what? and how did you know/notice?

rampy

[romid]

New MAME command-line feature request:

-nomoremahjong

 

haha

[Magnet_Eye]

Just noticed more Majhong games!  How many different versions can you make of this game?  HAHAHa

OMG, no kidding. Like I said once before, soon it will become the Multiple Arcade Mahjong Emulator .

I am guessing the MAME dev team love mahjong. blah.  

[Chris]

this release has a good slew of games not in whatsnew.txt.

that's odd (not that it hasn't happened before, but still surprising), like what? and how did you know/notice?

Here's the list from mame.dk:

1944:  1944: The Loop Master (US 000620)  
1944j:  1944: The Loop Master (Japan 000620)  
benberob:  Ben Bero Beh (Japan)  
bnglngby:  Vs. Raid on Bungeling Bay (Japan)  
cosmccop:  Cosmic Cop (World)  
ddenlovr:  Don Den Lover Vol. 1 (Hong Kong)  
dondenmj:  Don Den Mahjong [BET] (Japan)  
dorodon:  Dorodon (set 1)  
dorodon2:  Dorodon (set 2)  
fantsy95:  Fantasy '95  
gigasb:  Gigas (bootleg)  
gigasm2b:  Gigas Mark II (bootleg)  
halleycj:  Halley's Comet (Japan set 2)  
halleys:  Halley's Comet (US)  
halleysc:  Halley's Comet (Japan set 1)  
hanamai:  Hana no Mai (Japan)  
hnayayoi:  Hana Yayoi (Japan)  
hnfubuki:  Hana Fubuki [BET] (Japan)  
hnkochou:  Hana Kochou [BET] (Japan)  
iceclmbj:  Vs. Ice Climber (Japan)  
jajamaru:  Vs. Ninja Jajamaru Kun (Japan)  
machridj:  Vs. Mach Rider (Japan, Fighting Course Version)  
maddonna:  Mad Donna (set 1)  
maddonnb:  Mad Donna (set 2))  
madshark:  Mad Shark  
majs101b:  Mahjong Studio 101 [BET] (Japan)  
mightybj:  Vs. Mighty Bomb Jack (Japan)  
mjderngr:  Mahjong Derringer (Japan)  
mjdialq2:  Mahjong Dial Q2 (Japan)  
mjfriday:  Mahjong Friday (Japan)  
myststno:  Mysterious Stones (set 2)  
oigas:  Oigas (bootleg)  
quizchq:  Quiz Channel Question (Ver 1.00) (Japan)  
quizchql:  Quiz Channel Question (Ver 1.23) (Taiwan?)  
rongrong:  Rong Rong (Germany)  
sarukani:  Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou  
stratof:  Raiga - Strato Fighter (US)  
suzume:  Watashiha Suzumechan (Japan)  
topgun:  Vs. Top Gun  
trivquiz:  Triv Quiz  
untoucha:  Untouchable (Japan)  
utoukond:  Ultra Toukon Densetsu (Japan)  
vsgshoe:  Vs. Gumshoe  

[Howard_Casto]

Just noticed more Majhong games!  How many different versions can you make of this game?  HAHAHa

OMG, no kidding. Like I said once before, soon it will become the Multiple Arcade Mahjong Emulator .

I am guessing the MAME dev team love mahjong. blah.  

Actually no, it's just that mahjong games are easy to emulate as quite frankly, there isn't much to them....  Also many have porn and everybody loves porn.

[Minwah]

Too true  

I'm pleased to be able to play a 19?? horizontal game.  I never saw 1944 in the arcades  It rocks!

[Chris]

Here's the list from mame.dk:

Looking at this list again, I just noticed:

bnglngby:  Vs. Raid on Bungeling Bay (Japan)  

Yowza!  I had no idea there was such a thing!  That was my second favorite Commodore 64 game (the favorite, of course, being M.U.L.E.)...

--Chris