Richard Bannister

A new version of BSNES is now available. Changes in this release include:

• Support for cheat codes.
• Support for Super Gameboy titles.
• Saved state support for SuperFX and SA-1 titles.
• Decryption of SPC7110 games.
• Various accuracy improvements.

Note that this update now requires an Intel Mac. BSNES hasn't been able to reach full speed on PowerPC machines for several releases, and as this update improves accuracy further (at the expense of performance) I've decided that it is no longer worth supporting obsolete hardware. Sorry folks; it's officially time to upgrade!

 

Emulator Enhancer has been updated to v2.3.2. The main change in this release is an updated eSellerate library, which fixes some minor issues experienced by my registered users. However, the new build also adds support for more than eight saved game folders, a change which will be required by the next update of BSNES, which will hopefully be released in the next week or so. Please note that this update is no longer compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier; blame Apple for that one!

Meanwhile, ViBE has been updated again to support the so-called final release of Bound High. I've also added support for rendering one eye only for those who wish to play without using 3D glasses.

 

The early demise of the Nintendo Virtual Boy meant that quite a number of promising game titles never made it out of prototype stage. Most of these will likely never see the light of day. I was thrilled to discover this evening that two versions of Bound High have recently appeared on the Internet. Both are bad dumps, but I've just released a new version of ViBE which can play them. Enjoy!

 

M1 has been updated to v0.7.9a1, the first release in over three years. The new release supports over six hundred new games, and better yet, it is now open source. Enjoy!

 

Jum52 has been updated to bring it in sync with the latest version for Windows. The major new features are support for saved states, PAL timings, and voice emulation. Please note that this update now requires OS X 10.5 or later.

In other news, the next version of BSNES, assuming that it's possible to resolve the various compiler issues that I'm having, is expected to be the final version released by me on the Mac. Byuu has a working Mac port of his own that will become the standard version for those who want the absolute latest code. I'm hoping to make my final release one that everyone will be pleased with; watch this space.

 

The new update to BSNES is proving more fraught than I'd have liked, so for the moment I'm releasing an update to Genesis Plus. The sole new feature is support for Game Genie cheat codes. Please note that this update now requires OS X 10.5 or later.