MAME for Mac OS X v.145u6

The experimental version of MAME for Mac OS X now sits at version 145u6. The Universal binaries are no longer supported, so if you have a PPC still then it’s time to upgrade. Let’s peep the changes. Find it in the Box File Widget or from their website.

0.145u6
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MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------
- 04741: [Sound] xmen: Instruments in the music are playing back at
         the wrong volume (hap)
- 02675: [Sound] rdft, rdft2: Music used in the boss levels of Raiden
         Fighters and Raiden Fighters 2 play (Mssion 1-3, 2-3) slower
	 than the original. (Sonikos)
- 04734: [Crash/Freeze] tylz: Crash after OK (Pugsy)
- 04743: [Crash/Freeze] pzloop2jr1: Black Screen (Tafoid)
- 04735: [Crash/Freeze] breywood, shackled: Black screen (stephh)
- 04737: [Original Reference] ckong: correct manufacturer found for
         Crazy Kong (Falcon?)

Source Changes
--------------
Change DirectInput joystick acquisition method to be non exclusive.
[bdam]

toaplan2.c: Correct the video (character layer) offset for 1945 Part-2
(Chinese hack of Battle Garegga) [Dave Haywood]

dc: Fix the maple hookup and controllers and add the missing maple irq
[O. Galibert]

galaxia.c: Improved colors and hooked up cvs stars circuit. [hap]

Hooked up TMS9928 and PIA devices to Baby Pac-Man video CPU, gives
some gfx if you press the service switch [Angelo Salese]

pgm.c: Continued refactoring of the protections, including improved
notes.  Moved some code into the states and split states by protection
type.  [David Haywood]

Set the correct cpu in mpu5.c driver and split a few alternate
revisions into clone sets.  [David Haywood]

Decrypted the rest of the gambling sets in igs_m027.c.  No further
advancements in visible emulation to report, though.  [iq132]

Redumped sound roms in funcube2 and funcube3 [Guru, Yasuhiro Ogawa]

Improved irqs in Little Robin, and added preliminary sound to it
[Angelo Salese]

model2.c: Added the I/O Controller rom (Z80 based) for Rail Chase 2
[Brian Troha, The Dumping Union]

Converted gamtor.c to use VGA device (doesn't work though due of a
weird banking problem) [Angelo Salese]

m68k: add preliminary on-board peripherals to 68307 and 68340
[David Haywood]

SDL: Fix formatting of chdman man page [wallyweek]

Allow compilation with compatible system-installed versions of libjpeg
and libflac [wallyweek, R. Belmont]

Solved the remaining issues with Raiden 2's sprite decryption.
[Andreas Naive]

Major driver modernization changes [Miodrag Milanovic]
- Added 4th parameter to all address maps
- Added missing state classes
- Removed ADDRESS_MAP_MODERN define

rastan.c: Add dipswitch locations to the Rastan sets. [Brian Troha]

namcos21.c: Added Namco game prefix to the Winning Run 91 set. Added
minor documentation about the System21B two board stack. [Brian Troha]

nmk16.c: Fixes some issues and cleaned up the video sources a bit
[trap15]

Fixed ymf271.c core timer allowing for greater accuracy. [Sonikos]

BFM Scorpion 4 Hardware:  [David Haywood]
 * General update which fleshes out some of the 68307 code (not 100%
    correct hookups, just improved logging and enough to get us
    somewhere).
 * Added various devices to the SC4 emulation, added a default layout
    showing the VFD, to which most of the earlier games will now write
    'Initializing'.  Timers and other devices still need to be
    implemented properly before they actually initialize.
 * Put the actual SC4 hardware emulation in drivers/bfm_sc4h.c so that
    it doesn't get lost in the swamp of sets (scrolling through a file
    is quite hard when it's almost entirely set definitions)

mirax, miraxa (mirax.c) [stephh] :
 * Fixed Dip Switches and Inputs (after verification of the Z80 code)

Implemented flip screen support to Mirax [Angelo Salese]

galdrvr.c: Added preliminary protection emulation to Monster Zero.
[hap]

Moved all drivers to using the paletteram helpers defined in the
driver_device base class. The palette base is now specified via an
AM_SHARE of "paletteram" or "paletteram2". The driver_device base
class now finds these pointers and places them in
m_generic_paletteram_8/_16/_32 and m_generic_paletteram2_8/_16/_32.
[Aaron Giles]

Removed machine.generic.paletteram*, and machine.generic entirely.
Removed AM_BASE_GENERIC/AM_SIZE_GENERIC as they don't apply anymore.
[Aaron Giles]

Changed required_/optional_shared_ptr to support set_target with base
and size for manually configuring a shared pointer, and a new allocate
method for dynamically allocating (and registering the memory for save
states). [Aaron Giles]

Converted memory_private to memory_manager and moved global memory
operations into methods on it. Converted the less-popular cases over
in drivers that used them, leaving the bank management APIs global for
now. [Aaron Giles]

Add logic to ensure that shared pointers are checked to be of the
right width. The primary upshot is that if you declare
AM_SHARE("paletteram") in an 8-bit memory map, then only
m_generic_paletteram_8 will be populated, and m_generic_paletteram_16
will be NULL. But it applies to all required_/optional_shared_ptrs
declared, so make sure they are of the right type. [Aaron Giles]

Added code to cdrom.c to compute and verify ECC codes for mode 1/2
sectors. [David Haywood]

Added CD compressor template which separates subcode data from sector
data, removes redundant ECC data prior to compression, and uses
separate compressors for each part. Defined LZMA and ZLib CD
compressors based on this and made them the default for CDs.
[Aaron Giles]

Redumped sprites rom of lhzb2 [Guru]

Decrypted sprites in lhzb. Decrypted tiles and palette in lhzb2 and
slqz2. Added inputs and memory maps in these games, pending protection
simulation [Luca Elia]

Move driver list/enumerator to new file drivenum.c/.h. Move
game_driver definition and constants to new header gamedrv.h. [Aaron
Giles]

wldarrow.c: Added service inputs, allowing battery RAM to be
initialized in test mode, making the games close to playable. [hap]

namcos10: Fix banking for Mr. Driller 2, first stab at the encryption
[O. Galibert]

misc sc4/68307 updates + prelim peripheral hookups, allows most sc4
sets to run their sound rom checks [David Haywood]

rastan.c: Cleaned up Parent/Child order. Corrected ROM names and added
additional information / notes. [Brian Troha]

New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
---------------------------------------------------
Fun River [Sara S.]
unknown Japanese horse gambling game (preliminary) [hap, Paul Swan]

New clones added
----------------
Rastan (US) [Stefan Lindberg]

New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
------------------------------------
Quiz Show [hap, Siftware]
Dragon World Pretty Chance [Smitdogg, Tjeerd Carter]

Dapplegrey 2.35

Dapplegrey, a great DosBox front end, was updated to 2.35. This was a maintenance update. Let’s scope the changes. As usual, download it from the Box File Widget on the right hand side of the Mac Emulators Blog homepage or go grab it from their website.

• When mounting images, the boot command has been revised.
• Also, to support multiple floppy disk images to be booted, now you can add more than one floppy image, rather than one floppy disk image like before. Remember, only *one* floppy disk image is supported by DOSBox to be imgmounted, if you need multiple floppy disk images imgmounted to a drive letter, you’ld need to boot that.
• In rare cases, if you need/want to select a different Drive C: path (near the ‘or’ line in the ‘Drives’ section, the buttons to select a different folder or another disk image (disk image not supported for Toolbar entries) are working again now.
• Recent DOSBoxSVN application will be recognized now (to get it, find the text string “DOSBox SVN snapshot for OS X (10.4-10.7 ppc/intel)” for example at Director Player Error?

Mac Emulators Blog Update

If you were a follower of my blog before the Winter, then you already know this, but I’ve been a little preoccupied with snowboarding. This is the reason for the lack of posts, and for that I’m sorry. Okay, who are we kidding here, I’m not sorry. I’ve had a blast boarding at Squaw and Alpine this season. My new Ride Ultra Light board is explicit awesome. Here are some photos from a few of the trips. I will get back to posting about emulation soon and before you judge, remember that I work, go to school, and no one pays me for this explicit. I have a lot of different hobbies, blogging only happens to be one of them. Winky face. And yes, the use of the word explicit is because I love to explicit with people. Winky face.

The Latest Dolphin Emulator For Mac

Dolphin, the Wii and Game Cube emulator for Mac, now sits at version 3.0-427. Grab it from the Box File Widget on the right hand side of this blogs home page or direct from their website. Let’s check out the changes.

Improvement to revision b8bef29bcc5a ..

Newest Addition To Console Collection

I recently stumbled across a 3DO game system at a local thrift shop. My friend works at two thrifts shops and has some of the coolest toys and collectables you could ever imagine, all of which he obtained through working at his job. Some of his Akira toys are still in the original packaging. While he digs the toys and the collectables, I’m more partial to old gaming. I told him to keep his eye open for old gaming consoles, and he came across this and didn’t even know what it was. Thanks to our friendship, and his selling it to me without looking up the price, I was able to obtain this system for 20 bucks. That’s right folks, Andrew Jackson bought me this console that originally sold for 700 big ones. Even today the system sells for several hundred dollars. It is in near mint condition and came with all the various cables, Road Rash, and a controller. This bad boy is packing 32bits of power! When this console originally came out, it was the most powerful gaming console. Unfortunately the system was just too damn expensive and lacked the proper catalog of games. I think if it had been better priced and had more software support, it could have done quite well. Although this has nothing to do with Mac Emulators, it was a great find and I just had to share it. Cheers!

Steam Is Compromised And Members Get A Letter

Back in February Valve’s game service Steam was hacked. It sounds like they took a large chunk of data. Let’s check out what they had to say.

February 10, 2012

Dear Steam Users and Steam Forum Users:We continue our investigation of last year’s intrusion with the help of outside security experts. In my last note about this, I described how intruders had accessed our Steam database but we found no evidence that the intruders took information from that database. That is still the case. Recently we learned that it is probable that the intruders obtained a copy of a backup file with information about Steam transactions between 2004 and 2008. This backup file contained user names, email addresses, encrypted billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. It did not include Steam passwords. We do not have any evidence that the encrypted credit card numbers or billing addresses have been compromised. However as I said in November it’s a good idea to watch your credit card activity and statements. And of course keeping Steam Guard on is a good idea as well. We are still investigating and working with law enforcement authorities. Some state laws require a more formal notice of this incident so some of you will get that notice, but we wanted to update everyone with this new information now. – Gabe (Valve)

SDL MAME .145 and beyond

SDL MAME now has a stable .145 release and a .145u1 (experimental) release. You can find both releases in the Box File Widget or go check out their website. And don’t forget, “make sure you have installed the SDL runtime library first!”

Boxer 1.2.2

Boxer was updated quite some time ago, but I’m just now getting around to blogging about it. It now rests at version 1.2.2. Some substantial changes in this build, most notably the ability to paste text into the DOS Prompt to execute DOS commands. You can get this new version of Boxer from the Box File Widget or from their homepage. Let’s scope the rest of the changes.

Improvements to keyboard input:

• Numeric keypad support for Macbooks and Apple Wireless Keyboards: Press Cmd+U or hold down Fn to make 789/UIO/JKL act as a numpad.
• Toggling Numlock now displays a notification bezel.
• Send Key menu now indicates the current Numlock and Scroll-lock status.
• Insert key on non-Mac keyboards now properly acts as Insert key in DOS.

Improvements to the DOS prompt:

• You can now paste text into the DOS prompt to execute DOS commands. (Pasting into DOS programs will arrive in a future update.)
• DOS prompt now unpauses when drag-dropping new drives into the window.
• Fixed REVEAL command ignoring the path you specify, and improved its error messages.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed regression in 1.2.1 that caused crashes during gamebox startup.
• (Hopefully) fixed occasional hangs when starting up a DOS session.
• Fixed savegames not getting saved correctly in Seasons of Sakura and 3 Sisters’ Story.
• Fixed MT-32 detection for GOG.com release of Battle Chess II.
• Prevented OS X’s own Ctrl+F7 shortcut from interfering with the DOS window.
• Changed the default games folder location back to [home folder]/DOS Games. This does not affect existing games folders.

Virtual ][ Updated to 6.5

Virtual ][, “The Best Apple II Emulator”, for Mac saw an update and now sits at version 6.5. Get it from the Box File Widget located on the blog homepage, or from their website. Let’s check out the changes.

• Fixed an issue where the Mockingboard card could halt the virtual machine (this happened, for example, in Ultima IV).
• Corrected an issue in the “floating bus” screen rendering, thereby improving compatibility.
• Fixed an issue that could cause stray pixels on the emulated screen when switching from 80-column text to low-resolution graphics.
• Improved screen rendering perfomance by using Apple’s Grand Central Dispatch technology.

SDL MESS for Mac

The same people who bring you all the wonderful SDL MAME updates for Mac now have another offering, SDL MESS. SDL MESS is a HUGE console emulator for Mac. It has everything from Genesis to Nintendo. You can enjoy having the power of several emulators all in one handy dandy spot. You can download it in pieces or from the website. Let’s check out the changes.

0.144

New System Drivers Supported:
-----------------------------
- Sanyo MBC-200 [Matt Dawson,Angelo Salese,Miodrag Milanovic]

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:
---------------------------------------
- Juicebox [Tim Schuerewegen]
- Avigo [Sandro Ronco]

Skeleton drivers:
-----------------
- BK-8T Terminal [DATAsoft]

System Driver Changes:
----------------------
- ti99: Fixed GROM address counter handling and GRAMKracker's
	wrong RAM pointer [Michael Zapf]
- ti99: Fixed GRAMKracker's write protection [Michael Zapf]
- pc1512: Added a dump of the WD1015 MCU. [John Elliott]
- mac: Further improvements to Quadra 700; System 7.5.0 (and probably 7.1)
	will boot, but system remains NOT_WORKING due to many known flaws.
	Fixed slot interrupts on IIci so 4-head operation is possible. [R. Belmont]
- iq151: Added slot interface and moved video32/video64/disc2
	emulation into slots. [Sandro Ronco]
- iq151: Added emulation of Grafik module. [Sandro Ronco]
- amiga: a number of games seem to get confused when there's two drives
	(they wait for a index pulse on the second) [O. Galibert]
- mac: Fixed name of Asante MC3NB card, added Apple NuBus Ethernet Card
	which the Asante is a perfect clone of, fixed 24-bit mirroring so
	ethernet cards work in all slots [R. Belmont]
- amstrad: Added support for ROMbox, SSA-1 speech synth and DK'Tronics speech
  synth to be used in a daisy-chain of expansion devices.  [Barry Rodewald]
- samcoupe: Hook up the new wd1772, format support incomplete though [O. Galibert]
- abc1600: Added portrait/landscape layouts. [Curt Coder]
- abc800: Refactored the ABC bus to single-slot (as it really is). [Curt Coder]
- aes: cleanup of code, and made aes use neogeo softlist from MAME [David Haywood]
- mac: fix SCC so AppleTalk check fails gracefully instead of locking up;
	removed ROM patch on II/IIx/IIcx since it's no longer necessary [R. Belmont]

Software Lists:
----------------
- snes.xml: new dump added, NHL '97 Revision A [badinsults]
- snes.xml: redumped and profiled arround 100 cartridges [MESSfan]
- lynx.xml: stripped headers of dumps, removed bad dumps, added auto-rotate code [Huygens]
- astrocde.xml: fix errors and add several new or previously missing dumps [ranger_lennier]

Source Changes:
----------------
- amigafdc: Upgrade and fixes [O. Galibert]
- wd1772: Adapt the pll to a 8MHz frequency [O. Galibert]
- ipf: Describe the remaining fields [O. Galibert, SPS]
- floppy,wd1772: First stab at write support, in-memory only for now [O. Galibert]
- ipf: weak bits are usually badly-written/not written zones [O. Galibert]
- floppy: Slot-ize the floppies so that you can choose
	how many are connected [O. Galibert, R. Belmont]
- ami_dsk: ADF write support [O. Galibert]
- refactored the Commodore IEC bus to use slots. You can now connect up
	to 4 IEC floppy drives of your choice (1540/1541/1571/1581) to
	a VIC-20, C64, C128, C16, Plus-4, or C65. [Curt Coder]
- refactored the IEEE-488 bus to use slots. You can now connect up
	to 4 IEEE-488 floppy drives of your choice (C2040/C3040/C4040/
	C8050/C8250/SFD1001) to a Commodore PET or CBMB. [Curt Coder]

SDL MAME version .144u7

SDL MAME saw another experimental update and now resides at version .144u7. Download it from the Box File Widget or from the SDL website.

QMC2 Is Looking For Translators

QMC2, a front end for MAME and MESS, is actively looking for language translators for their popular front end. Check out the whole article on their site.

Cheers! They also snagged some new logos too.

Boxer 1.2.1

Boxer, the awesome Dos game emulator built on DosBox, was updated and now sits at version 1.2.1. You can download it from the Box File Widget on the right hand side of the Mac Emulator’s blog home page or from their website.

Rendering fixes:

• Eliminated screen-tearing in fullscreen and windowed mode, woohoo!
• Fixed crappy fullscreen performance on certain Mac models.

Game compatibility fixes:

• Fixed crashes and broken CD imports when importing GOG.com games that contain BIN+CUE images (affected Dungeon Keeper, Castles II, Redneck Rampage and others.)
• Fixed CD copy protection in the GOG.com release of Pro Pinball: Timeshock.
• Fixed hang when switching CDs in Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars.
• Fixed crash when launching Comanche 3 installer.
• Fixed hang when launching FIFA ’94 installer.
• Fixed CD copy protection in abandonware rips of Steel Panthers 2.
• Fixed juddering animations in Commander Keens 4–6.

Input fixes:

• Updated Joypad integration to improve joystick mode switching.
• Fixed keyboard lag in other applications when Boxer was busy and “Ignore OS X hotkeys while a game is running” was enabled.
• Fixed (thankfully rare) issue where keyboard stopped responding after quitting Boxer, when “Ignore OS X hotkeys while a game is running” was enabled.
• Improved mouse pointer behaviour when “Use seamless mouse pointer” is enabled.
• Fixed keys sometimes getting ‘stuck’ if Cmd was pressed while they were held down.
• Fixed controller axis mappings for Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS stick.

Other fixes and tweaks:

• Removed choice of DOS Games folder location when launching Boxer for the first time. This now defaults to Documents/DOS Games, though the location can still be changed later from the Preferences window (or moved/renamed in Finder.)
• Fixed bug in Inspector panel that was preventing changes to settings from getting saved occasionally.
• Fixed notification icons and bootleg cover art being scaled incorrectly on OS X 10.5.
• Boxer now always auto-pauses in the background while waiting at the DOS prompt.
• Made help pages look tidier and prettier.

Virtual ][ Emulator for Mac

The Virtual ][ emulator for Mac saw an update late last month. It now sits at version 6.4.1. You can download this and many other emulators in the Box File Widget located on the right hand side of this blog or from their website. Let's scope out the changes.

What's new in version 6.4

• Dropped support for Mac OS X 10.5 and the PowerPC processor. The program now requires an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or better.
• Added a feature to change the write protection and volume number of disk images.
• It is now possible to configure a 65C02 processor in an Apple ][ or ][+ virtual machine.
• When choosing "Copy as Text" from the Edit menu, international characters on the screen are now correctly copied to the Mac clipboard.
• Improved the quality of the QuickLook preview and thumbnail of a saved state file.
• Some custom character sets were not accepted by the virtual machine - this has been fixed.
• Fixed a number of minor issues, thereby improving the overall stability of the program.

What's new in version 6.4.1

Corrected some minor issues that were introduced in version 6.4:

• Double-clicking a disk in the Finder didn't work anymore when Virtual ][ did not run - this has been fixed.
• All pictures in the Inspector Help were missing – this has been corrected.

Tether your Android Phone For Free, No Root, With your Mac

I recently rooted my new Droid 3 and when I went looking for Tether programs and found this one. This one however requires no root so, I figured I’d share it with ya’ll. Clockwork, the same folks behind Clockwork Mod, has a great tether program. You need 10.6 or above. You can download both the Tether program for your Mac and the Android APK (app) file from the Box File Widget on the right hand side of this blog. If you want to learn more about the Tether program, check out Koushik Dutta google page.

An Arcade cabinet for your iPad

So you’ve got your emulators running on your iPad but do you have the perfect way to play them? Now you can with the iCADE. What looks like a great retro style arcade cabinet slash controller for your iPad. I don’t own an iPad, but this makes me want to buy one. Check it out over at Think Geek.

SDL MAME v.144u4

SDL MAME now sits at version .144u4 and can be downloaded from the Box File Widget found on the right hand side of the Mac Emulators home page or you can grab it from their website. Remember this version is 64bit and only works with 10.6 or above. Let’s check out some of the changes.

0.141u4
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MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------
- 01555: [Graphics] vanvan, vanvanb, vanvank: Graphics are corrupted.
         (hap)
- 02841: [Graphics] pacnpal, pacnpal2, pacnchmp: Monster's eyes are not
         displayed. (hap)
- 02175: [Graphics] drgnbstr: Priority problems (hap)
- 03870: [Graphics] battlex: Wrong title highlighting (hap)
- 03206: [Color/Palette] sshangha: Tile colors are wrong when you select
         them (David Haywood)
- 01665: [Graphics] zigzag, zigzag2: Animation of hose does not show
         properly when attempting to pump enemies. (hap)
- 03821: [Crash/Freeze] contra, contraj, gryzor: Game freeze after the
         2nd 3d stage's boss, before the level with horizontal scroll.
         (hap)
- 02509: [Graphics] bagmans: Glitches missing during scene change. (hap)
- 03454: [Documentation] xeviousa, xeviousb, xeviousc: Xevious set
         information
- 03225: [Misc.] razmataz: Unable to enter Service Mode (hap)
- 03745: [Color/Palette] anteaterg, anteateruk: Underground background
         color is incorrect (hap)
- 04271: [Misc.] Wrong merge data in -listxml output for some sets
         (Aaron Giles)
- 03670: [Save/Restore] Many sets in toaplan2.c: Graphic corruption when
         using -autosave/save state (Alex Jackson)
- 02807: [Documentation] dogyuunk: Description is wrong (Alex Jackson)
- 03764: [Sound] kuniokun, kuniokunb: PCM sound base line gets shifted
         little by little.
- 03172: [Sound] amspdwy, amspdwya: Audio quality regression (hap)
- 04093: [Sound] spiders and clones: High tone never stop playing (hap)
- 04029: [Graphics] All sets in murogem.c: Severe graphic corruption
         (hap)
- 04270: [Graphics] commsega, locomotn and clones: Vertical screen
         offsets (hap)
- 04269: [Graphics] All sets in bagman.c: Vertical screen offsets (hap)
- 04002: [Graphics] bagman, sbagman, botanic, pickin: Screen is shifted 1
         pixel left (hap)
- 04264: [Crash/Freeze] gtfrk3ma, gtrfrk3m, gtrfrk4m, pcnfrk3m: Crash
         just before NVRAM format (Olivier Galibert)
- 04267: [Interface] -verifyroms list nonexistent roms as bad
         (Aaron Giles)
- 04263: [Crash/Freeze] pf2012: Crash after OK (hap)

...

New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
---------------------------------------------------
Ruleta RE-800 (earlier) [Roberto Fresca]
Ruleta RE-800 (v1.0) [Roberto Fresca]
Ruleta RE-800 (v3.0) [Roberto Fresca, Grull Osgo]
Galactica (Marcello Mancini, Silvio Finotti, Augusto Garcia, hap]
Lucky Roulette (6-players, Spanish) [Roberto Fresca, Rob Ragon]
Super Twenty One [Siftware, gregf, hap]
Ruleta RCI (6-players, Spanish) [Roberto Fresca, Rob Ragon]
Winners Circle 82 [Roberto Fresca, Angelo Salese, Rob Ragon]
Winners Circle (81, 28*28 PCB) [Roberto Fresca, Rob Ragon]
Winners Circle (81, 18*22 PCB) [Roberto Fresca, Rob Ragon]

New clones added
----------------
Big Twin (No Girls Conversion) [Andrew Welburn, Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
Super Star Crest
  [Marcello Mancini, Silvio Finotti, Augusto Garcia, hap]
1941: Counter Attack (USA 900227) [Kevin Eshbach, Team CPS-1]
Simpsons Pinball Party (4.00,2.04) (En,Sp,Fr,It,Ger)
  [Miodrag Milanovic]
Grand Prix (4.00,3.40,3.01) (En,Sp,Fr,It,Ger) [Miodrag Milanovic]
Nascar (4.00,3.50,3.40, 3.01) (En,Sp) [destruk, Miodrag Milanovic]
Sopranos (3.00, 2.04, 1.07) (En,Sp,Fr,It,Ger) [Miodrag Milanovic]
High Roller Casino (2.10) [destruk]
Playboy (4.01,2.03) (En,Sp,Fr,It,Ger) [destruk]
Roller Coaster Tycoon (6.00) (En,Sp,Fr,It) [destruk]
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Hispanic 980904)
  [Layne, Dr. Spankenstein, ranger_lennier, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Zing Zing Zip (bootleg) [ANY] (not working)
Empire City: 1931 (Italy) [ANY]
Thunder & Lightning (bootleg with Tetris sound) [ANY]
The Pit (US, set 2) [Siftware]
Terra Cresta (newer PCB) [Siftware]
Speak & Rescue (bootleg) [Siftware]
Heavy Unit -U.S.A. Version-
  [Hurray Banana, Tormod, hotaru, Dna Disturber, F. Marsaud, N.
   Francfort, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
ATV Track (Set 2) [Guru] (not working)
Ropeman (bootleg of Roc'n Rope) [Tafoid]

New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
------------------------------------
Catch (prototype) [Siftware, hap]
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2 Ver. B (Japan) (GDX-0016A)
  [Guru, R. Belmont]

Western Caribbean Cruise : The Holiday

I warned ya’ll that I’d be taking holiday! I took a Norwegian Cruise to the Western Caribbean islands and it was amazingly awesome. I snorkeled in Belize, swam with dolphins in Cozumel, and won an amateur ballroom dance competition. For the last one, let’s just say that I followed well and NOT that I’m good enough to win a dance competition. I’m  a lucky man. Before the cruise, I spent Christmas and Christmas eve with my sibling having separate dinners with each of my creators. We had a blast eating delicacies and listening to phenomenal jazz only found in New Orleans. I danced, I drank, I got hit on by cougars, and ate beignets in the lounge at the Ritz Carlton. The trip was at times surreal and will most likely go down as one of my favorite vacations of all time. I didn’t waste a minute.

Yabuse – Sega Saturn Emulator for Mac Updated

After 2 years of down time, Yabuse, the Sega Saturn emulator sees an update. I’m so excited about this because there aren’t too many Sega Saturn emulators out there. This new update offers up a Cocoa port too. Download this from the Box File Widget or from their homepage.

My New Toy

It has been a good year at the old shop. The shop being an electronics manufacture I work for as a Thin Film Technician. This years bonus was quickly turned into what you see below. This is a Ride Highlife Ultra Light Wide with Gnu Choice bindings. Happy Holidays!