Tuesday, July 30, 2002

	Saturday, July 27, 2002

• Nebula v2.19a: El Semi has released a minor update to his great emu, which mainly adds alot of requested changes and fixes. Here's the list of what's new: PGM Fixed gfx glitches in Dragon World 2 Fixed zooming (very noticeable in dragwld2 intro) Fixed missing parts of some sprites (KOV flashes) CPS1 Fixed some remaining music speeds... NEOGEO Fixed Garou missing animations (esp. some Grant moves). Select button should be working in all games now (not only garou). Added the game slot switch button to switch games forwards (key 9=switch backwards, key 0=switch forwards) GENERAL Fixed (hopefully) Romcenter Dat generation. It can be found on our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Wednesday, July 24, 2002

• X-Men: COTA (Asia 941217) upped to ABEM: Raz of CPS2Shock fame has uploaded this ROMset to the infamous news server, and as always, go grab it while ya can - cyrussd

	Tuesday, July 23, 2002

• ClrMamePro v2.68: Yet another release of this nifty ROM manager, take a look a what's changed in this release: fixed Rebuilder->skipped valid unzipped files when not using drag&drop added Dir2Dat->Headerinformation can be filled in added Copy2Clipboard->All SetHeaders, CurrentSetHeader "show/add stats" default value is now "enabled" ClrMamePro also reads urlsXX.ini/extsXX.in (XX = 01-10) (won't get overwritten by a new CMPro) Rebuilder-> "sourefile is in rompath" warning is only shown once now. Rebuilder-> if destination folder has to be created and no files are rebuilt, the folder is removed. Settings->Instead of using the ADD button you can add folders by dropping them (explorer drag&drop) new program icons (thanks to Stephen Murphy) some control changes due to manifest file WarningsWindow->show a "logfile saved successfully" (or failed) message (e.g. when auto-save-log is enabled) You will find it, as always, on our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Sunday, July 21, 2002

• ACE no more: friol is throwing in the towel for his little known emu, Ace. Below is the update off of the homepage:     Quote.....     The ace project is no more. After nine months of developement I had an hd crash and I lost the latest sources of the emulator, and with that I lost also interest in going further with this stuff. I think that the good ole days when five cps2 emulators where "fighting" for the best features are gone for good. What remains is the last public release of the code and the latest binary. And there's also a little present for you (put it in the "romdata" directory and you can play super gem fighter in ace!). So long, and thanks for all the fish - friol signin' off.       I updated the last released version of the archive to include the "new" present, you will find it on our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Friday, July 19, 2002

• ClrMamePro 2.67: Here's what's new: Documentation-Images converted to PNG format Fixed: list "wrong named biosroms" as missing Fixed: wrong "wrong name" message for some full-merged sets Fixed: wrong "wrong merged" message when romset is a clone but sampleset isn't a sampleclone ("battles problem") Dir2Dat isn't an easteregg anymore 4 new options for the Dir2Dat Datfile creator: add MD5, add Manufacturer, add BIOS, Match Desc./Manufac. Rebuilder speed up (skipping not-zipped files which aren't roms)rebuilder->ignore filesize option added Revised "don't recompress" routines Misc: wrong size display shows correct crc32 as well Misc: cancel-button checks after each ROM, not each Set Misc: esckey doesn't close the maindialog Misc: new ROMList error warning: detection of missing SAMPLEOF tags Misc: changed layouts 'n stuff: warningswindow button at the bottom-right, own dialog for LogFile/Fastscan, 3-state checkboxes toggles the buttontexts, too As usual you can find this on our Downloads page - lux_92886

	Tuesday, July 16, 2002

• Puzz Loop 2 Qsound ROMs upped to ABEM: Raz has upped the above mentioned ROMs to ABEM, hurry up and get em while ya can. Now where's the rest of the set? - cyrussd • SF Zero 2 Alpha (Asia) returned: This board has embarked on it's final journey back home to it's donator, and thus I updated it's status on our Game List. - cyrussd • Nebula v2.19: El Semi has pioneered yet another emulation feat, and as always, has emerged victorious! With great happiness I would like to announce the new version of Nebula, with MVS multislot emulation! Here's the complete list of what's changed for this version: PGM Added Dragon World 2 (it has some gfx glitches due to some missing parts in the protection emulation) Text layer should now be correctly aligned (it was 1 line too high) CPS2 Fixed ssf2xj timing that was still wrong. NEOGEO Fixed small autoanimation problems Added neogeo multislot MVS emulation. Usage: in the rom loading screen, you'll see a dropbox to select in which neogeo slot you want to load the game. Just select the slot and hit load, then after loading a game, you can go and load another in a different (or the same, overriding it) slot. Note that you'll need a lot of RAM to hold all games in memory at the same time. To switch from game to game, use the button mapped as Button 5 in the input options (default key 0) The current bios supports 4 game slots. The default bios config only allows to switch games after inserting a coin. To change it, press F2, go to "set the soft dips", then "setting the cabinet", and change "Game selection" to "Free". Using savestates with multislot games may have unpredictable results. ALWAYS LOAD IN THE 1ST SLOT FIRST. You will find this new version on our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Sunday, July 14, 2002

• Sound SIMMs successfully dumped: Xacrow has done it once again, and thus has dumped even more of Puzz Loop 2 (Japan 010205). Another two ROMs however still need to be dumped before we have the complete working set. Definately good news though, keep up the good work - cyrussd

	Friday, July 12, 2002

• X-Men COTA (Asia) arrived and dumped: This board has finally completed it's journey to CPS2Shock, and Raz was nice enough to dump it as well. Now all we have to do is wait for him to up it to ABEM so we can actually grab a copy of it I updated our Game List with the above info. - cyrussd

	Tuesday, July 9, 2002

• Nebula Jukebox v2.4: Along side today's updated Nebula, El Semi has also released a new version of his audio jukebox. Here's what's changed: Fixed PGM sound volume. Now neogeo supports playing sound effects (I finally found the old Neojukebox code You will find it on our Downloads page. - cyrussd • Nebula v2.18b: El Semi has released another version of his emu, and yet again KOF 2001 and Metal Slug4 ARE LOCKED OUT. Keeping that in mind, here's what else is new: CPS1 Fixed slow music in some games(megaman/rockman, pang3) NEOGEO Fixed z80 timing, noticeable in long samples (Dandy J stage in wakuwak7) GENERAL Switched memory card format to a MAME compatible one, now you can use them in Nebula and MAME. I've had to change the locking policy again. I've been contacted about the legal problems that having those games enabled could have, so I had to definitely lock them again and they will remain locked till those games are 1 year old. I'm sorry for the inconvenience this have caused, and encourage all emulation sites that have the 2.18a package that overwrite it with this. I hope you understand that I don't like to be involved in legal problems and that I don't like to see nebula discontinued. You will find this new version on our Downloads page. - cyrussd • Calice 0.6.4: David has released a new version of his emu adding support the controversial NeoGeo game KOF 2001, as well as support for Sengoku 3 and the homebrewed ROM Neo no panepon. You will find it on our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Monday, July 8, 2002

• Nebula v2.18a: El Semi has re-thought his descision on locking out the recent NeoGeo games, and has therefore re-added support for them! Looks like there's no need for v2.17 anymore Here's the complete list of what's new: NEOGEO Fixed mslug3nd driver crashing nebula. Fixed kof99d driver. now it loads the decrypted C roms instead of the prototype roms. GENERAL Well, seeing the general reaction, I've decided to not to impose my personal ethics to everybody by locking the games I wish, also avoiding people that legally can play them (own the Roms) could play. So I've added a disclaimer that you must accept if you agree with all the points to be legally entitled to use nebula. Sounds good to me Grab it from our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Saturday, July 6, 2002

• Nebula v2.18: El Semi has updated his emu with support for Wednesday's XOR releases, as well as including the NeoGeo fixes from the latest MAME release. Be warned however that KOF 2001 and Metal Slug 4 HAVE BEEN DISABLED, so if you want to play these games stick with v2.17. With that said, here's the list of what's new: PGM Improved sound volume (checked with Z80 volume tables). Improved music speed (checked with real sound samples. Thanks to BillyJr). Fixed some wrong objects in KOV. CPS1 Fixed incorrect music speed in some games (still some remaining) Dipswitches in all CPS1 games were wrong. They are (should) be correct now. (remember that CPS1 dips are changed in the Cheats menu) Fixed some sprite clipping problems. CPS2 Added Vampire Hunter 2 and the rest of the latest CPS2Shock releases NEOGEO Fixed garou select button Fixed garou 3rd Terry stage background animation (requires rasters enabled) Fixed garou random character selection. Fixed sound problems in ssidekicks4 and neobomberman Improved raster emulation with the info from the real HW. Now nebula should not complaing about wrong ng-lo.rom files. Fixed sound problems ninja combat, ninja commando and others. Big thanks to Acho A. Tang. Fixed KOF94 Japan stage intro. Recent neogeo games have been locked. You should go to an arcade if you want to play them. Fixed kof2knd C7 rom (seems that only I had that rom) Added an additional sengoku3 romset for the new P1 (it's not clear what's the correct one). ND romsets no longer use the encrypted P roms, they are fully decrypted. GENERAL Added an option to auto switch to Fullscreen after loading a ROM (Misc menu) Corrected Nebulaconfig looping in the options screen. You will find this new version on our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Friday, July 5, 2002

• CPS2MAME v2.61: Raz has updated his CPS2 only version of MAME so that it is up to date with yesterday's MAME v0.61 release. You will find it on our Downloads page. - cyrussd

	Thursday, July 4, 2002

• Calice v0.6.2, with a new HomePage: This reborn emulator has been updated with support for yesterday's XOR releases, and has also finally found itself a new home. Check out the new Calice homepage, or grab the newest version of this emu from our Downloads page - cyrussd • Raz hold off on CPS2MAME: Here's a quote from directly from CPS2Shock:     Quote.....     No CPS2mame this time, I feel its best to wait until after the next mame release due to raster effects (CPS2) being added.       - lux_92886 • 2 more ROMsets upped to ABEM: Raz has decided to graciously release two previously whorded ROMsets to the masses, the list of titles this time around is: Giga Wing (US 990222) Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters (US 960708) Hurry up and grab em while their hot - cyrussd

	Wednesday, July 3, 2002

• Cheat archives v0.2.6.D: Mike Haggar has updated all three of his cheat achives, specifically his MAME, Nebula / Kawaks, and FBA collections, adding support for todays XOR releases. You will find em on our Downloads page. - cyrussd • MSH vs. SF (USA 970827) upped to ABEM: Raz upped this newly dumped ROMset so it would be available for today's XOR release, go grab it before it's flooded off - cyrussd • Kawaks 1.44a: Mr. K forgot to add the new Dungeons and Dragons in the last build. Well here's the fix. As usual this can be found on our Downloads page - lux_92886 • 3 new XORs: Just when you thought the scene was dead, Raz comes along and bites you with these new XOR's: Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara (USA 960619) Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalker's Revenge (Japan 970913) Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter (USA 970827) Once again, these can be found in the Downloads section. - lux_92886 • Kawaks v1.44: After a 2 month wait, Mr. K has released an updated version of his emulator, adding suport for today's XOR releases. Here's what's changed: CPS2: Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter (US 970827) Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers Revenge (Japan 970913) Neo Geo: Sengoku 3 Sengoku 3 (Decrypted Cs) Zupapa Zupapa (Decrypted Cs) V Liner CPS1: Street Fighter II' (YYC) General: New blending effect: Motion blur. Support for the Savage Reign V2 rom redump. Changed NeoGeo romsets to the latest MAME conventions. Added menu items to control fullscreen resolution. Added menu items to task priority level in Misc menu. Fixed Quiz & Dragons (Japan) (CPS1). Fixed Use transparencies option not beeing saved in INI. Set Kawaks to use High task priority by default (was Normal). In netplay Multitask friendly is forced OFF (reduces desync) As usual you can find this on our Downloads page - lux_92886

	Monday, July 1, 2002

• Nebula Transparencies v20020630: Mike Hagger has updated his transparency collection to include Ken_Masters lastbld2.bld files, in both Heavy and Light flavors. You can find this updated archive on our Downloads page. - cyrussd