fMSX v2.8

posted in Emulator Release by spacetiger on Oct 4th, 2004

Marat has come out with a new version of his MSX emulator, fMSX. This version features support for the third cartridge slot, new MegaROM types, and much more. Here's the full list:
  • Fixed initial envelope volume in AY8910.c
  • Fixed a problem with 8kB/16kB cartridges failing to execute in the MSX1 mode
  • When guessing a MegaROM mapper type, fMSX now tries to look at a data file CARTS.CRC containing pairs of cartridge CRCs and mapper types
  • Added support for the third cartridge slot
  • Cartridges are now inserted into slots 1:X (A), 2:X (B), and 3:0 (C)
  • The RS232.ROM has been moved to slot 3:3
  • Added support for the 64kB Panasonic FM-PAC cartridge with 8kB SRAM (-rom 7)
  • FMSX loads files FMPAC.ROM, MSXDOS2.ROM, and PAINTER.ROM automatically
  • Added support for ASCII/8kB cartridges with 8kB SRAM
  • Added support for ASCII/16kB cartridges with 2kB SRAM
  • All battery-backed SRAM save files have now got .SAV extension
  • Added reporting of bad memory writes with -verbose 8
  • The R-Type cartridge and its variants are supported by the ASCII/16kB MegaROM mapper (-rom 5)
  • HAL's Hole In One Special cartridge is supported by the GENERIC/16kB MegaROM mapper (-rom 1)
  • Konami's Majutsushi cartridge is supported by the GENERIC/8kB MegaROM mapper (-rom 0), although the D/A audio circuit emulation is not implemented
  • Added fast-forwarding option ([F9]) and moved fixed font switch to a different key ([CONTROL]-[F9])
  • Changed [F6],[F9],[F10] assignments in fMSX-Windows to comply with other fMSX ports
  • Added Options menu to fMSX-Windows
  • FMSX-FreeBSD now compiles without changes on FreeBSD 5.x
  • Fixed sound in fMSX-FreeBSD by increasing the number of sound fragments from 8 to 64
As usual, the Windows/DOS versions are not free and cannot be offered by ZD. We do, however, offer the Unix/Linux port on our Unix/Linux Emulators page.