Version 1.8.0: Core changes: - added almost all AR V3 cheat codes (PokemonHacker) - added prefetch emulation - added full CBA support (verified for every CBA code type) - added emulation for DMA interaction with reading from invalid address - fixed CPU init for 256Mbit roms - fixed HuffUnComp bug regarding tree size (SF #984608) - fixed RTC support for day of the week (fixed at Sunday before) - fixed loading of ELF multiboot files (thanks J.W.) - fixed bug on CBA code type 5 - fixed OBJWIN rendering bug when sprite wraps around (SF #1065447) - fixed battery saving bug when save type equals to Flash or Sram - fixed a compilation warning - fixed BIOS ArcTan and ArcTan2 emulation (several bugs) - fixed some instruction having incorrect cycles (caused SDL debugger to skip several instructions) - fixed lq2x filter (was using hq2x code) - fixed some bugs with IntrWait emulation - fixed some timer bugs - fixed memory timing when loading a save state (was using the timings before loading the state) - fixed bug writing to IO register past 0x4000400 (no mirroring) - initialize sram and flash memory to 0xff instead of 0x00 - clean flash/sram on load/reload - ignore 8-bit writes to OBJ and OAM memory - major AR V1/2/3 support by PokemonHacker - simplified GBA emulation loop (easier to understand and maintain) Windows: - added dialog to edit game overrides - added GPL link to Help menu - fixed GB Disassemble crash when going to another address - fixed a minor repaint bug when focus changed - fixed problem displaying rom names that use & character - fixed palette save name bug - moved vsync code to where it should be - moved common palette initialization and cleaned up rendering code to use it SDL versions: - SDL debugger improvements adapted from VBA-H: - break on change - conditional breakpoints (ARM and THUMB) - dump load and save (memory) - edit register (exception of R15) - disassemble to file - save and load state from debugger Other: - fixed some compilation issues (libpng, gtkmm) Version 1.7.2: Core changes: - fixed bugs on ELF clean up - improved CodeBreaker 0xDxxxxxxx code support - updated Scale2x filter to version 2.0 - improved memory timing - added support for z2 (delete break on write) so that gdb can use break on write Windows: - added search for base language dll - fixed GDI problems with selected bitmap being deleted - added JPEG and PNG support for skins - changed import/export battery file to default to battery directory - fixed the translation bug with viewers - fixed the GB map view flickering - fixed skin bugs SDL versions: - now it exits when closing the window Other: - added a new interface using GTK+, which implements a first part of the Windows version Version 1.7.1: Core changes: - added SWI call (0xf9 in thumb mode) to exit emulator in SDL version - avoid crash when loading an invalid ELF file - avoid turning sound on if soundOffFlag is true - disabled remove intros option - fixed memory leak in ELF support code - fixed memory corruption if loading a bigger file than the memory to hold it - fixed some compile warnings in the profiling code - merged some big endian fixes into the code - update battery files more often (a bit after the save memory is last updated) Gameboy: - fixed bug with window support introduced in version 1.7 - fixed HALT bug when no matching bits for interrupt Windows: - added cartridge save strings to bug report - changed default button on disassembly views to Go instead of Close - changed power management/screen saver disabling code again to avoid problems - fixed compilation problems on VC 7 - fixed multi-monitor support - fixed bug loading memory dumps - fixed crash onb map/oam/tile viewers - fixed problem 320x240 mode open/save dialogs - fixed bug where user selected Gameboy colors were reset and not stored - fixed bug rendering the translator URL - fixed memory leak in OpenGL code which caused nasty problems - store throttle value between restarts of the emulator - updated FAQ and URL links to the new site Version 1.7: Core changes: - added fixes to video filters done by Flea for Mac OS X - added/fixed ArcTan/ArcTan2 emulation - added sound volume .25 and.50 - added hq2x/lq2x filters - aded global cheat disable - some code clean up - fixed some CBA cheat support - fixed ARM/Thumb instruction timing, including memory access - fixed minor bugs in STMDx ARM instructions - fixed ARM LDRx instructions when base equals dest Gameboy: - added support for 8M roms - (re)added support for 2-4 playes in SGB mode - added sprite limit emulation (thanks Ricky of KiGB) - cancel pending EI when imediately followed by DI - implemented DI/HALT bug - implemented STAT write bug during VBLANK or HBLANK when in GB mode - implemented GDMA delay in GBC mode (thanks TM of GEST) - fixed priority between OBJ and Window - fixed some SGB border problems - fixed window rendering problems in some cases - fixed CGB initial background palette to white - fixed initial save memory value to 0xFF instead of 0x00 (thanks TM of GEST) - fixed LCD interrupts to only occur once per line - fixed incorrect display when BG is off - modified interrut delay to 6 clock ticks instead of 2 - moved scanline update to beginning of HBLANK Windows: - added predefined Gameboy palettes (thanks Kojote) - added GBA IO Viewer to view/modify GBA hardware registers - added menu entry to load most recent save state - added menu entry to save state into oldest slot - added option to auto load the most recent save state upon loading - added fullscreen max scale option - chnaged the bug report option to be a little more friendly - enhanced save state submenus to show date/time of when save was made - enhanced logging window to capture data even if not being displayed - fixed Direct3D/OpenGL "green" bug with Motion Blur Interframe Blending - fixed Direct3D full screen with Gameboy roms - fixed minor bugs when saving images in the different viewers - fixed power management disabling: should avoid monitor turning off now - improved cheat input to be more flexible and easy to enter - migrated whole GUI code to MFC Version 1.6a: Core changes: - fixed bug introduced in previous fix to CpuFastSet/CpuSet - fixed slowdown caused by attempt to speed up emulation Windows: - fixed bug when selecting the same render type Version 1.6: Core changes: - added rewind support (initially disabled) - added support for slowdown codes - added emulation of sprite priority bug (thanks PokemonHacker) - added simple emulation for BIOS call 0x2a - added enhanced save type detection option (default) - added DMA hack for an obscure case - improved loading speed - fixed sleep/stop state support - fixed bug caused by rendering optimizations - fixed crash while debugging startup routines - fixed DMA emulation - fixed priority between OBJ Window and regular windows - fixed thumb disassembly bug - fixed sound envelope bug when set to 0 to mute sound (thanks PokemonHacker) - fixed CpuFastSet/CpuSet bugs (thanks PokemonHacker) - fixed warning message when using AGBPrint - fixed DMA timings Windows: - added movie recording/playback (joypad movement recording) - added support for automatic SGB border display - added option to auto hide menu in full screen mode - added rewind support - added bug report menu to provide needed information for solving problems - added FAQ optin to take to the VBA website FAQ - menu toggle can now have a customizable accelerator instead of ESC - fixed bug on GBA cheats showing the wrong enable state (checkbox was ok) - fixed bug enabling/disabling BG layers (introduced in version 1.5.1) - fixed export settings to also export viewers settings - fixed bug saving keyboard settings in INI file - fixed map viewer click address in some cases - fixed map viewer rendering for 512x512 screens - fixed tile viewer click address and tile number in 256 color mode - allow customize to run in fullscreen mode (exception of 320x240 mode) SDL versions: - added support to turn sound off and change channel enable - added support for automatic SGB border display - added rewind support (CTRL+B) - fixed bug enabling/disabling BG layers (introduced in version 1.5.1) - fixed typo on pause-when-inactive option which made it not recognized Version 1.5.1: Core changes: - minor rendering optimization - added support for AR codes (thanks parasytic and pokemonhacker) - no longer allow L+R or U+D to be reported as pressed - fixed RTC problem on last day of the month - fixed bug with some cheat codes that caused an invalid ROM patch - fixed sound mixing problem with DS ratio Windows: - added skin button support - added AVI sound support (thanks to phaeron) - all accelerators can now be customized or removed - fixed full screen problem in OpenGL mode - fixed some problems with stretch to fit - main skin region is now optional for pure rectangular skins SDL version: - changed default separator on config file to a equal sign - changed pause when inactive default to false to fix problems debugging Porting: - added PowerPC assembly code (thanks Jeffrey Lim) Version 1.5a: Windows: - fixed skin problems on Win 95/98/Me/2000 - fixed right-click problem on Win 95/98/Me/2000 - fixed problem when Gameboy Printer was enabled - fixed problem on Flash size menu not showing correct setting Version 1.5: Core changes: - added AGBPrint support (for developers only) - added RTC support - added scanlines filter - added support for gzip files - added support for compressed bios files (zip, gzip) - fixes Flash 1M support Gameboy: - added SGB2 support Windows: - added Gameboy tools (Disassembly, Memory Viewer, Tile Viewer, OAM Viewer, Map Viewer and Palette Viewer) - added fullscreen mode confirmation for DirectDraw to avoid problems - added GDI, Direct3D and OpenGL rendering options - added skin support (see readme for information on creating skins) - added support for per game configuration of some settings (see readme for details) - changed INI support to use emulator directory instead of Windows directory SDL version: - added support for per game configuration of some settings (see readme for details) Version 1.4: Core changes: - added bilinear and bilinear plus filters - added interframe blending support - added support to show speed in fullscreen mode (transparent or opaque) - added detailed speed display - added autoframeskip support - added support for ELF DW_FORM_strp (used by newer GCC versions) - added support to enable/disable GB/GBC video layers - fixed crash when loading a second ELF file - fixed missing EMMS instruction in ADVANCEMAME Scale 2x MMX version - fixed some timer settings problems (bad copy paste of code) Windows version: - allows AMD CPUs to take advantage of MMX code - added support to select video mode for fullscreen mode - added fullscreen triple buffering support - added support for multiple joypad configuration - added support to store settings to INI - added export settings from Registry to INI - added throttle support (between 5% and 1000%) - fixed problem displaying error messages in fullscreen mode - fixed tile viewer to display all tiles in 256 mode - fixed Visual Studio project files so that they work on other computers - fixed problem with disable SFX not being read when program starts - fixed (minimized) screen corruption problem when filter is active in fullscreen mode and emulator is minimized Version 1.3.1: Core changes: - fixed reversed Flash identification for 64k Flash Version 1.3: Core changes: - added support for Flash 128K (thanks DesktopMan) - added checks for out of memory condition - added sound volume option - fixed message when failed to write battery file (previously always saying failure to open file NULL) - fixed sound mixing ratios specified in 0x4000082 (thanks Damian) - simulating memory behaviour when no cartridge present (32-bits still incorrect) Windows version: - automatically apply IPS patch if it exists (configurable) - added save/load support in the memory viewer - added support for filters in 32-bit mode for all filters - added AVI writing support (no sound yet) - can now pause emulator before loading any file - memory viewer now displays current edit address - removed some test code introduced at version 1.1 that slows down the emulator - exporting GSA snapshot defaults title to internal name - fixed missing check marks on layers menu - fixed bug showing maker code/name from some old games SDL version: - added support for long options - added support for passing configuration file name - added profiling support (GMON format - see README) - added support for filters in 32-bit mode for all filters - automatically apply IPS patch if it exists - improved search for configuration file: current directory, user directory, executable directory (in order) are searched - fixed configuration problem with saveType and removeIntros Porting: - fixed big endian problems in SGB code - fixed big endian problems with rotated sprites - fixed big endian sound endianess Version 1.2: Core changes: - added MidiKey2Freq bios call (thanks Chris Moeller) - added AdvanceMAME Scale2x and Simple 2x filters - added support for higher frameskip (up to 9) - added C core for portability - added big endian support - added support for movement sensor (thanks Parasyte) - added support for selecting save type available - fixed another value for the bios protection - fixed sound envelope reload bug (thanks jaymzj) - fixed timer counter (not changing the value of the counter unless the timer overflows or is restarted) - fixed problem on big endian when setting IO memory reable positions - fixed reset LCD after disabling forced blank - speed up now uses frameskip 9 (6 FPS) - improved message when BIOS function cannot be emulated Windows changes: - added freeze recent list option - added 800x600 support - support to export GamesharkAdvance save games - fixed bug when changing directories in the Directories... dialog SDL version: - added emulation for motion sensor - fixed crash when printing void * variables - fixed crash when -b specified incorrectly - fixed warning when reading configuration file about disableMMX if compiled without MMX support - fixed crash when trying open file that does not exist Version 1.1: Core changes: - added DMA logging - added GBA intro remover - fixed an ARM bug for opcodes like OP Rd,Rb,Rm ROR Rs where Rs > 0 and Rs % 32 == 0 - fixed some minor inconsistencies on the THUMB core (no actual bug reported) - fixed bug with windows and alpha-bleding the wrong layer - fixed sound channel 3 volume - fixed the EEPROM battery save bug Windows changes: - added reset buttons to the directories dialog - added Logging console (for internal GBA logging and console output) - enhanced Map Viewer with more information about map and clicked spot - enhanced Tile Viewer with more information about tiles and clicked spot - added speed up toggle - fixed a bug configuring hotkeys for some menu options - fixed a bug where the joypad configuration dialog had strange colors - fixed a crash when opening the Disassemble window when emulating a GB program Version 1.0a: Core changes: - corrected sound mixing to be more like in version 0.9.1 Windows changes: - fixed battery file load/save when directory not set - fixed crashes when directories not set - fixed crash when passing image from command line in same directory - updated company list for rom information dialogs Version 1.0: Core changes: - semi-transparent objects are now processed correctly when windows enabled - battery files now written even after resetting - 16-bit sound rendering - fixed some LDM/STM instructions when running in user/system mode - added missing LDM/STM instruction formats - Div/DivARM BIOS calls work correctly when dividing by 0 - added sound echo effect - added sound low pass filter - added reverse stereo support Gameboy changes: - can now edit palette for mono games Windows changes: - added option for not stretching viewing data - added automatic update option for all viewers (every frame) - added tile viewer - added disassembler - added accelerator editor: user can configure almost all menu items hotkeys - added GDB support (will be improved in the next version) - memory viewer can now edit memory - fixed autofire for L/R buttons which was inverted - fixed dialog keyboard navigation - fixed bug in map viewer when viewing mode 2 map - files should now be saved to the correct directory when directories not set SDL changes: - fixed autofire for L/R buttons (was not working before) - added support for sound quality selection Version 0.9.1: Core changes: - fixed BG2CNT corruption in some cases - fixed rendering of sprites with invalid OBJ Mode - fixed 32-bit access to some IO registers - fixed some unknown messages when loading ELF files - fixed small error when doing a 16-bit write to palette RAM - fixed minor bug in CpuFastSet emulation - fixed some crashes loading GCC 3.0.4 ELF files - fixed minor problem with CPSR (to be consistent with documentation) - added single frame stepping (pauses after drawing the next frame) - BMP screen capture option Windows changes: - fixed add cheat dialog disabled buttons - fixed bug with 32-bit cheats (Gameshark/Internal) - multiple selection on cheat list dialogs now supported - easier enable/disable of cheats - cheat search dialog shows previous search results - cheat lists now restore enabled/disabled status correctly - added some new companies to information dialogs - Map viewer - Palette viewer - Memory viewer - Sprite viewer SDL changes: - added development logging option (bios usage, illegal read, illegal writes) - call stack information (GCC 3+ (ARM mode only) or ARM SDT) Version 0.9a: Core changes: - fixed rotation screen bug introduced in version 0.9 - fixed some memory write corruption Windows changes: - fixed small bug in 320x240 mode - fixed open dialog when in 640x480 mode Version 0.9: Core changes: - support for enabling/disabling graphical layers - correct sound channel 4 emulation - support for multiboot files (.MB) - support for ELF files - fixed some memory leaks - fixed LDM/STM instructions (missing formats and wrong behaviour - littleos now works) - fixed PUSH/POP instructions - fixed misaligned half word reads - fixed invalid memory reads - fixed IO memory readability and register writing - fixed HuffUnComp missing last bytes bug - fixed a small DMA bug - fixed bug in rotation screens (hoffset demo works again) Gameboy changes: - correct sound channel 4 emulation - fixed bug reading joypad when LCD is off - fixed small bug in SGB code - fixed bug in SGB Block command Windows changes: - can now save GB Printer output as well as print - 320x240 mode support - support for more joystick axes and HAT(POV) - separate directory for GB roms - option to use old sound synchronization code (to avoid crackle problem) - fixed add internal code dialog bug when entering multiple codes - fixed closing dialogs by clicking on X - fixed handling of root directory for saving SDL changes: - GDB remote debugging support (see Readme of SDL version for details) - YUV support (courtesy of Niels Wagenaar) - improvements to embedded debugger (locals, break, print, symbols commands) - console output support (Mappy style and a new one) - partial ELF support in the internal debugger - support for HAT buttons Version 0.8: Core changes: - correctly initializing IO registers when running without BIOS(Gollum/Costis) - support for GSA ROM patching codes and button codes - support for CodeBreakerAdvance codes - support for separate frameskip for GBA and GB roms - reworked the cheat system internal (should improve speed a bit) - added a small interrupt latency to avoid interrupt loop - fixed 16-bit DMA transfers with decrement options - fixed semi-transparent OBJ bug - fixed Gameshark Advance snapshot import - fixed crash when passing filename without a path on command line - fixed ARM LDR/STR with ASR shifted register instructions - fixed some disassembly bugs - fixed sound mixing (reversed sound) - fixed misaligned 16-bit reads Gameboy changes: - fixed sound mixing (reversed sound) - fixed vertical scrolling bug (Kefren bars demo) - fixed speed up bug changing sound quality during emulation Windows changes: - disable screen saver when emulating - added option to pause the emulator when window not active - added keyboard shortcut for recent files - added support for more keyboard keys when configuring controls - added sound recording to a wave file - fixed Add code dialogs to allow multiple codes entered at once - fixed DDraw clipping bug (should work when window partially offscreen) SDL changes: - added command line flag for frameskip - added command line support for bios file - fixed configuration file comments on control configuration Version 0.7.1: Core changes: - sound scratch problem fixed - sound mixing improved - sound channel 3 new function added - Gameshark code support fixed for some codes - all cheat codes are validated for wrong characters - 64k EEPROM support - added BIOS calls protection for BIOS memory area - fixed problem with stop mode and loading a save state - fixed window behaviour on some undocumented cases (thanks mrquackers) Windows version: - added new filters to the menu - maker name added to ROM information dialogs (thanks to /Fredrik) - fixed start up x4 problem - fixed GBA cheat search display problem when showing hex numbers - added cheat search for GB roms SDL version: - fixed debugger disassembled line when on breakpoint - fixed loading a state with a different sound quality (quality doesn't change) Version 0.7a: - fixed slowdown/graphic sync problem - fixed x4 problem - enabled experimental graphic filters: pixelate and motion blur (need to use regedit to change filter to 5 or 6 respectively) - added BIOS calls Stop, IntrWait and SoundBiasReset (missing from 0.7 changes) Version 0.7: Core GBA emulation: - emulating GBA windows correctly when they wrap around the screen - fixed some minor THUMB flag bugs - fixed blended sprites priority bug - fixed unimplemented ARM LDM opcode - not applying SFX to semi-transparent sprites - completed mode 5 emulation - disable sfx now takes effect immediately - screen capture sets the correct extension when name typed - MOSAIC support in all video modes and sprites - fixes to several of the reported black screen, hangs and missing opcode - Gameshark code support - import function for battery files, code files and game saves - export function for battery files Core GB emulation: - fixed window priority bug (sprites on top of window) - screen capture now being taken before status message is displayed - import function for battery files, code files and game saves - export function for battery files (no RTC saved in this case) SDL versions: - fixed some small disassembler bugs - fixed keyboard shortcuts with modifier keys (Ctrl, Alt, Shift) - added MMX support (default is off) - configuration file now in DOS format for the Windows version - added break on write support for IRAM and WRAM Linux version specific: - fixed some bad opcodes Version 0.6.0.1: - fixed bug with Japanese and Chinese translations - fixed bug with 8-bit or 16-bit freeze cheat codes - fixed a small VRAM bug Version 0.6: - fixed bug with images patched to save into FlashAdvance instead of EEprom - fixed bug reporting register P1 - fixed DMA loop bug and timing - reworked the cheat engine for Gameboy (faster now) - GB Pocket Printer support - GB MBC7 support (motion sensor) - added ROM information dialogs - now centering dialog boxes - automatically hiding of mouse in full screen - Cheat list dialog improved with description for a code - screen shot menu option - reset recent list option - option to disable status messages - option to automatically save/load cheat list - menu to save/load cheat list - using new dialog controls under Windows XP - language selectable from menu and easy translation Version 0.51: - fixed bugs introduced in version 0.5 (BIOS access) - fixed small DMA problem - fixed Gameboy frame skip bug (caused missing sprites) - fixed bug in MBC 3 code (boy/girl problem in Pokemon Crystal) - fixed crash loading more than 3 games without restart - added MMX version of the graphic filters (exception of TV Mode) - added status message to some actions (load/save state, reset, screen capture) - tried to improve message when DirectX missing Version 0.5: - fixed bug accessing the BIOS (caused apparent hang in some cases) - reverted the ARM to previous version (sound distortion fixed) - fixed a bug in the 16-bit and 32-bit cheat search - fixed a slowdown on GB emulation - fixed screen capture to only take one shot while the button is pressed - fixed problem of not saving battery file when using recent menu - fixed problem starting from double-click on binary image (association) - fixed missing GB filters when selecting files to open - removed unimplemented opcode for SWP opcodes - added auto-fire option for buttons A, B, L and R - added full screen mode (640x480 only - 320x240 will be enabled later) - added DirectDraw option for Emulation only (removes filtering problem) and use video memory (may speed up some machines) - added graphic filters: TV Mode, 2xSaI, Super 2xSaI and Super Eagle (adapted from Snex9x code). Note: fast machine needed. - full screen option to stretch to fit image - added option to associate emulator with GB and GBA files - added priority option to avoid problems on some machines - added dialog with cheats in use - added option to freeze memory location: infinite money, lives, etc... Version 0.4: - can now play Gameboy and GameboyAdvance games - recent menu with 10 recent loaded roms - save state slots (like Snes9x) - fixed 24-bit screen capture - fixed sprite corruption - added 3 missing BIOS calls (DiffXbitUnfilter calls) - fixed freeze loading VisualBoy 1.4.10 save game - fixed reset problems on some CGB games - fixed a timing issue that caused blinking sprites Version 0.3: - fixed window bug (vertical lines or missing column) - fixed some sound mixing problems - some speed improvements - cheat search engine (based on Snes9x) - battery saves are now supported - save game loading fixed (crash or no sound problem are gone) - disable special effects option (can speedup some machines) Version 0.21: - fix to 24-bit mode dark screen problem - sound on left speaker problem fixed - some ARM opcodes have been corrected (DarkFader's demos now work) - rotation bug fix - mode 3 backdrop color fix
