MAME v0.72

posted in Emulator Release by spacetiger on Aug 12th, 2003

MAME has recently been upgraded from 0.71 to 0.72. So far, only the Windows versions and the source are available. Here's a partial list of what's new:
    General Changes
  • Work Around for Genix Protection + tilemap scroll making it playable
  • Various Conversions to Tilemaps
  • Cleanups to Darius Video
  • 6821 PIA fixes
  • Kludge for Combat School Music
  • Cleaned Up and Fixed filenames in Namco System 11 driver
  • Added Cocktail Mode to Mole Attack
  • Fixed Mame not looking in Parent directory for Hard Drive Images
  • Converted Drivers to use Tilemaps
  • Improved Genesis Emulation a bit
  • Improvements to GI Joe
  • Improvements to Run and Gun making it playable (single screen game only)
  • Added missing rowselect effect to toaplan2 driver
  • Fixes to some NeoGeo sets
  • Fixed Sound Chips in lsasquad
  • Fixed Loading of Landmaker (prototype)
  • Cleaned Up some Konami GX rom loading
  • Cpu Interrupt Improvements fixing the Exidy 440 games (Chiller etc.), Ultimate Tennnis, and the Seibu Sound System
  • Fixed Reset in robokid when time runs out
  • Stopped Nova2001 from resetting when a coin is inserted
  • Changed way Snapshot code works
  • Huge Improvements in Prop Cycle (Namco System 22)
  • Stopped Sprites being hidden by track in fourtrax
  • Fixed CPS2 raster effect (xmvsf069agre)
  • Cleaned up tmnt.c cuebrick addition, added SSriders bootleg (not working)
  • Added some Slapstics used in Europe / Japan
  • Fixed Tile flip in mermaid driver
  • NSS Fixes
  • Re-written and merged the drivers for Sprint 1/2 and Dominos
  • Fixed some problems with Vector Patch
  • Tiger Heli MCU simulation improvements
  • Coverted Text Layer of Act Fancer to Tilemaps
  • Fix drawgfx 1:1 optimization
  • Fixed i803x jumps
  • Sp0250 sound / g80 speech board emulation
  • Fixed Power Instinct Dips
  • Improved Risky Challenge decryption
  • Starsweep GFX improvements
  • Fixed register editing when Scanline display is enabled in debugger
  • Fixed the Act Raiser timer/score bugs
  • Added correct roms to Genix

    New Games
  • Sonic (MegaTech, MegaPlay)
  • Xor World (prototype)
  • Big Event Golf
  • Strike Bowling
  • Super Speed Race Junior
  • Great Guns
  • Taisen Hot Gimmick 3 Digital Surfing
  • Actraiser (Nintendo Super System)
  • Genix
  • Power Instinct 2
  • Sprint 4
  • Pit 'n' Run
  • Special Forces
  • Eight Ball Action
  • Imago
  • Sengoku Mahjong

    New Clones
  • Zero Point (alt)
  • Landmaker (World prototype)
  • Cowbows of Moo Mesa (bootleg)
  • Cue Brick (Japan Ver. D)
  • Pest Place (Mario Bros bootleg)
  • Area 51 / Maximum Force Duo (R3000)
  • Shuffle Shot 1.37
  • WC Bowling 1.61
  • Sprint 2 (set 2)
  • Parodius (World)
  • Acrobatic Dog Fight
  • Sunset Riders (bootleg)
  • Pit Fighter (Japan)
  • Various CPS2 clones

    New Testdrivers
  • Little Casino
  • Super Draw Poker

You can get the latest version at the MAME Emulators page.