MAME/0.83

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A warts and all look through the history of MAME as described by the MAME Dev team themselves through their releases.

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Version 0.83 "Happy holidays Haze"

Released: 2004-06-05

General Source Changes

  • Misc Changes [Nathan Woods]
src/inptport.c:
src/inptport.h:
src/mame.c:
  • Switched input_port_allocate() to use auto_malloc(), removing the need for input_port_free()
src/windows/fronthlp.c:
  • Added an optional definition for the S_ISDIR macro for when it is not present
  • STV Update [Mariusz Wojcieszek]
  • added VDP2 layer disabling based on VRAM cycle pattern registers - fixes gfx glitches in shanhigw title screen
  • added VDP1 half transparency - improves sprites alpha blending in shanhigw in-game
  • added VDP1 Gouraud shading (for normal sprites only) - adds highlighting for selected tiles in shanhigw
  • Changed some names + years in segac2.c and playch10.c [Curt Coder]
  • Spiders NVRam [Justin Szczap]
  • tecmosys.c update [Tomasz Slanina]
emulates some parts of vidhrdw but games still don't work due to protection?
  • Fixed cheat engine bug preventing assignment of controller buttons as activation keys [Ian Patterson]
  • Sega System 16/18 update [Charles MacDonald]
  • Added MSM5205 sample playback to tturfbl.
  • Added MSM5205 sample playback to shdancbl.
  • PSX updates [smf]
heavens gate graphics issues & correct loading / banking.
correct loading for super football champ ( now it's stuck in test mode ) and added later world version.
taito fx1 watchdog ( address is unconfirmed, but hopefully soon ).
pasted in taito fx1a readme
pal support for mess.
horizontal start/end

New Games supported or promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING status

  • Cannonball (Atari, prototype) [Stefan Jokisch]
one ROM is missing from the only known PCB causing some GFX problems
  • VS. Gumshoe [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
banking fixed, game now works properly
  • Miss Puzzle [David Haywood]
bad rom causes some gfx glitches
  • Greyhound Trivia (various sets) [Pierpaolo Prazzoli, Chris Hardy]
  • Heaven's Gate

New Non-Working games / clones supported

  • GP500 [R.Belmont]
preliminary driver 'Hopeless Hardware' doesn't do anything yet

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