New version out, bug fixes (again), programming changes (again), AND new games (always)! I'm still behind (again) so not every game deciphered on this forum is in, but I got some.
Bug fixes:
Ladybug now displays names correctly. Thanks dna disturber!
Time Pilot and Gyruss clones were not displaying the default scores correctly, they are now. Thanks again dna disturber!
Track and Field has been updated to use the new nvram file format which was changed after 130u1. More information in the new functionality section below. Thanks wwwombat, and dna disturber!
Asterix now displays the character names, and not just 0 or 1. Thanks Cananas!
Asteroids has the new clone added (old parent). Thanks Cananas!
The Astyanax has an upgraded hiscore.dat to now show the top score screen on boot correctly, meaning the scores are overwritten on boot instead of waiting for the game to start. Thanks Cananas!
New functionality:
HiToText now tries to determine what the best decoding format is for the version of MAME you use. Currently, this is only useful for Track and Field. Pre-April 10th 2009 version will use the old nvram format, while anything newer will use the new nvram format. You can also specify a version (by date) if you already know what version you have and would like to speed things up a bit (although checking the version is not too slow). Detailed information can be found by running HiToText from the command line with no commands.
New games added: Rygar, Blood Brothers, Blue Print, Crush, Bomb Jack Twin, Steel Worker, 1941, Klax, Terra Cresta, Rolling Thunder, The Astyanax, Neo Turf Master
A special thanks to Cananas for coding Klax, Terra Cresta, Rolling Thunder, The Astyanax and Neo Turf Master. Klax especially was ridiculously difficult, and I know Cananas put a lot of time into deciphering and coding that one.
Enjoy!