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Old Emulation News - May 1998 to August 1998
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August 4, 1998
- Activision Club ROMs for August
- This month Activision Club has released River Raid 1 and 2.
- Stella 1.0 beta Released for DOS
- The DOS beta is now out. It feature improved emulation (including better graphics emulation) and adds support for new controllers, including Indy 500 controllers. Get it at http://www.classicgaming.com/stella/.
July 27, 1998
- Stella 1.0 beta Released for UNIX
- So far the only version released is for UNIX, but the DOS version should be coming soon.
July 26, 1998
- z26 Version 1.09 Released
- The new version adds support for some more ROMs, including California Games. You can get it from http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
July 22, 1998
- z26 Version 1.08 Released
- The new version adds support for a fair number more ROMs and ROM-types (e.g. some Parker Bros. cartridges). As always, you can get it from http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
July 27, 1998
- Stella 1.0 beta Released for UNIX
- So far the only version released is for UNIX, but the DOS version should be coming soon.
July 26, 1998
- z26 Version 1.09 Released
- The new version adds support for some more ROMs, including California Games. You can get it from http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
July 22, 1998
- z26 Version 1.08 Released
- The new version adds support for a fair number more ROMs and ROM-types (e.g. some Parker Bros. cartridges). As always, you can get it from http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
Old News (July 7-18, 1998)
- z26 Updated
- The new version fixes a problem which caused z26 to run too fast on some machines. Get it at http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
- Snes 9x Updated
- Snes 9x is up to version 1.05. THe new version fixes some sound problems. You can get it at http://fraggle.net/snes9x/snes9x/
- PCAE Updated
- A few minor fixes. Get it at http://www.classicgaming.com/pcae/.
July 6, 1998
- New NES Emulator for Windows
- WinNES 0.0.4 is a new NES emulator for Windows. In fact, it's the only freeware one. Yes, there was an old (now unsupported) version of Nesticle, but it only ran in full screen; WinNES supports windowed and full-screen modes. The graphics are a little choppy, and a lot of games still don't run (notably SMB3), but it's pretty fast, and the color is generally tolerable (just don't run it in 256 color mode; set Windows to 16-bit for best performance). As this is only the first release, and WinNES will undoubtedly get better, this is probably one to watch. You can get it at http://members.tripod.com/~Karakiri/.
- Activision's CLUB: A new, legal ROM source
- How do you get old Atari ROMs free? And legally? Believe it or not, from Activision. This isn't exactly new; it's been around for a couple months, but it's finally starting to pan out. All you have to do is go to http://www.activision.com/club/, and signup. Activision releases a new Atari ROM every month to members. Previously, the ROM was Pitfall; this month they have Fishing Derby and Stampede. (In case anyone was unaware, Activision released some of the original Zork games for free a few months ago to promote their new Zork game. They can be downloaded from the Download area of the Activision site.)
Old News (June 21 - July 3)
Yes, I know it's about time, but I was out of town last week, and I was just plain lazy this week.
- z26 1.06 Released
- Yes, again. Give John Saeger credit; he's updating frequently, and doing a good job at it. z26 is becoming one of my favorite emulators. It's graphics are usually more stable than PCAE, though the color isn't as good, and some games have still have bugs in them. It's even faster at some games than PCAE. Anyway, you can get version 1.06 at http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
- Win64 0.4 Released
- After nearly two years of stagnation, the new freeware version has been released. You can get it at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/6558. Also, there is apparently a commercial version of the emulator available for £15.
June 20, 1998
- z26 vesion 1.05 Released
- The new version improves emulation. Get it at http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
- GBE 0.30 Released
- Get it at http://www.nd.edu/~jgeffre/gbe.html.
June 15, 1998
- SNES 9x for DOS Released!
- Finally, a new version of SNES 9x, as promised. You can find it at http://fraggle.net/snes9x/snes9x/index.htm.
- Zophar's Domain Moves
- Zophar's Domain is now at http://www.zophar.net.
June 11, 1998
- Activision to release Atari games on Playstation
- Reportedly, Activision intends to release some of their old Atari 2600 games with an emulator on the Playstation. Go to http://www.activision.com for more information.
Old News (May 13 - 24)
Sorry I haven't been updating this page, but I haven't had access to the internet for two weeks.
May 12, 1998
- fwNES Version 0.20 Released
- The new Nintendo emulator has been updated. The new version fixes some bugs and adds a
GUI. Get it at http://www.fortunecity.com/underworld/nintendo/451/.
May 7, 1998
Finally something new!
- z26 Version 1.02 Rleased
- The new version just fixes a couple sound bugs. Get it from http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
April 30, 1998
- z26 Version 1.01 Released
- You can get it at http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
April 26, 1998
- Music Player for Super Nintendo Games Released
- The authors of ZSNES have developed SPCPlay 0.1, which can play the music from
a Super Nintendo game using a ZSNES save game file. You can get it at the
archives section of the ZSNES homepage.
April 25, 1998
- z26 1.00 Released
- z26 is finally to version 1. Apparently there were few changes. Get it at
http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
- New Gameboy Emulator Released
- A new Gameboy emulator was just released. It's a pretty good emulator, with
performance comparable to GB97. Get it at
http://www.nd.edu/~jgeffre/pcnes.html.
April 16, 1998
- ZSNES 0.393 Released
- A new, cleaned up version of ZSNES has been released. Get it at http://zophar.malicia.com/zsnes/.
April 13, 1998
- ZSNE 0.391 Released
- The new version just fixes some bugs. Get it at http://zophar.malicia.com/zsnes/.
April 11, 1998
- ZSNES 0.390 Released
- The new version of ZSNES has been released with numerous changes. You can find it at
http://zophar.malicia.com/zsnes/ .
April 10, 1998
- z26 0.99 Released
- Good grief, another update! The new version is written entirely
in assembly to improve speed. Get it at
http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
April 6, 1998
- z26 0.98 Released
- Another update! Get it at http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
- Activision Plans Updated Version of Asteroids
- PC Gamer has reported that
Activision has announced that they
are planning a remake of the classic Asteroids for both PC and Playstation
for release later this year.
April 5, 1998
- VICE Version 0.14.2 Released
- The new version can be found at http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~fachat/vice/vice.html.
April 2, 1998
- EMU News Moves to ClassicGaming.com
- EMU News, formerly found at
members.aol.com/emunews, is
now found at www.classicgaming.com/emunews.
April 1, 1998
- z26 Version 0.97 Released
- That was fast! According to
EMU News,
the new release adds support for Atari Super Chip cartdridges and
CBS RAM Plus cartridges, and fixes a sound problem from 0.96. You can
download this new version from http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html.
March 29, 1998
- z26 Version 0.96 Released
- Most of the changes are apparently bug-fixes.
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