RockNES X 2.0 beta 1

posted in Emulator Release by xip on Jun 1st, 2001

The Windows port of RockNES has been updated with this BIG release:
  • DirectX8 is needed
  • The way RockNES X and the RockNES core interacts has been completely rewritten
  • Input Control partially rewritten (major joystick bugs fixed)
  • Sound Engine rewritten: the output quality is better and the lag has gone away :)
  • Added 48kHz support to the Sound Engine
  • Sound Device selection fixed
  • The audio buffer size can be configured now
  • Scanline support rewritten. This new version is MUCH faster
  • Now it is possible to toggle between Windowed and Full Screen Mode while playing (F11 key)
  • 3D Hardware Support added (of course using bilinear filtering!)
  • Font Engine Optimized and partially rewritten, to support the 3D mode
  • Frameskip support removed (due to the RockNES emulation core requirements)
  • The Screenshot system has been improved and also supports the 3D mode
  • The GUI has been improved (lot of bugs removed, things added/removed)
  • The Folders dialog now has the "look subfolders" option
  • The .dat (the RockNES X config file) format has changed, to support more options and future format updates
  • Netplay mode (support for TCP/IP, serial port, IPX and modem2modem). Remote savestate loading is also supported
  • Several bug fixes
  • Error handling HEAVILY improved
  • Zip support added (finally! :))
  • In sync with the latest RockNES source (1.9x). It is really a lot of things to describe here. Get it at the NES page.