With a change of season just around the corner, it's time to unveil
MAME 0.247! This is a huge release, and should have something for
everyone!
Newly added systems, and systems promoted to working, include:
The M&D Monon Color - a low-cost Chinese hand-held console.
This required finding an exploit to extract the CPU's internal
ROM as audio. Said CPU is a high-performance derivative of
Intel's MCS-51 architecture.
A prototype version of Tecmoâs Super Pinball Action that used
separate screens for the simulated backglass and playfield.
This version was presumably poorly received due to the need
for an expensive dedicated cabinet.
An initial driver for second-generation Sony NEWS workstations
based on MIPS processors. This one has been a long time coming,
with a lot of preparatory work, but it's finally here!
The Dracula and Game Pachinko - two Tsukuda hand-held games
with vacuum fluorescent displays.
Micom Mahjong - an example of an early CPU-based TV game, and
possibly the first dedicated electronic mahjong system.
Three new Casio synthesisers.
Several Impera Magic Card games. This one's also been a while
coming, requiring several new devices to be emulated.
A few Astro Corp. gambling games, including Dino Dino, Magic
Bomb, Stone Age, and Zoo.
Some previously missing NO CD versions of Capcom's Red Earth.
You'll also find numerous bug fixes and emulation improvements
across the board. There's better support for low-cost Macintosh
models based on the V8 chipset (including the LC, LC II, and Classic
II). There are quite a few fixes for issues with Nintendo's
NES/Famicom-derived arcade systems, the VS. System and PlayChoice-10.
Several ZX Spectrum derivatives from the Eastern Bloc are in better
shape. The Atari POKEY sounds better. The PC Engine pachinko
controller from Coconuts Japan is now supported. Thereâs also an
important fix for extracting CHD CD-ROM images.
The stream of prototype cartridges is still flowing, with a number
of Atari 2600, Game Boy Color, NES, and Super NES additions landing
this month. Youâll also find the Scholastic Microzine disks for
Apple II, and several PC magazine cover disks. The new VGMPlay
music rips include music from the recently-emulated Poly-Net Warriors
arcade game.
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