This release fixes the “Button mode” (US/JP) bug in 3.5.40 reported by several users. The bug caused the emulator to start in US button mode, even when Japan mode was selected.
If you always use US mode, you do not need to download this version.
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fMSX PSP version 3.5.41 released
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010fMSX PSP version 3.5.40 released
Monday, March 1st, 2010It’s been almost two years since fMSX PSP last saw an update, so today seems as good a day as any to release an updated version. New in this release:
- PSPLIB updated to latest version
- Images are now saved under PSP/PHOTOS/fMSX PSP
- Virtual keyboard updated, option for “toggle display” mode
- Screenshot previews in file browser
This release also significantly improves the save state format by adding versioning, and automatically switching the emulated machine to the system specs appropriate for the save state (no more cryptic state loading errors). To clarify, say you save a game in MSX1 mode, then switch to MSX2. In earlier versions of the emulator, unless you switched back to MSX1 prior to loading state, state would refuse to load. If you changed other features, such as memory sizes and video mode (NTSC/PAL), you would have to remember the specific setup for the game, or the game would not load. In 3.5.40, save state format includes all the necessary system data, and will automatically switch to the appropriate setup. This is the normal behavior in most other computer emulators, such as Fuse and VICE.
That said, please note that only new states will benefit from this – while fMSX PSP is backwards compatible, previously saved states will only load if you restore system setup prior to loading, as before. Of course, if you never switch from the usual setup (MSX2, 128kB, NTSC), this whole discussion is probably moot 
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- Game preview
Spark version 1.0 emitted
Friday, February 26th, 2010The very much real Spark is now out. You can find it at its official website, as well as on Android Market (link is Android browser-specific). Here’s the complete feature list:
- Support for multiple accounts
- Account summary
- Game history
- Achievement statistics
- Message composition/message review
- Friend status, summary, management (add, remove, approve and reject friends)
The application is free.
gsDroid version 1.05 released
Saturday, February 6th, 2010gsDroid 1.05 has been released. This update fixes @msn.com logins, which up to now have not been working. Special thanks to those that helped me troubleshoot the issue (emails to the dev are always more productive than negative reviews on Android Marketplace! )
In PSP news, work on fMSX PSP continues; I am in the process of updating the save state format.
Atari800 PSP version 2.1.0.1 released
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009Almost two years after the last release, Atari800 PSP sees another update today. New in version 2.1.0.1:
- Emulator updated to version 2.1.0
- Added ZIP file support
- PSPLIB updated to latest version: images are now saved under PSP/PHOTOS/ATARI800 PSP; virtual keyboard updated; screenshot previews in file browser
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- Virtual keyboard
VICE PSP version 2.1.21 released
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009This is a bugfix release, fixing two issues in version 2.1.2:
- Bugfix: Saving state while in NTSC mode resulted in a crash
- Bugfix: An extra line from the screen border appeared while in NTSC mode
Please note that any existing NTSC save states you may have from 2.1.2 may still crash the emulator – if that happens, delete the save state.
VICE PSP version 2.1.2 released
Monday, June 1st, 2009A new version of VICE PSP is now out. New in this version:
- Added 4:3 (fit screen height) stretch mode, visible in NTSC mode or when border is disabled
- Added border toggle – shows/hides the border surrounding the main display area
- Added PAL/NTSC/Old NTSC mode selection
- Added vertical blanking (VSync) support, only available in NTSC mode
- Bugfix: PRG loading now works
- Bugfix: “fit screen” stretch mode aspect ratio was incorrect; now fixed
- Minor fixes
UPDATE Saving in NTSC mode will currently crash the emulator. This should be fixed shortly (UPDATE fixed)
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- Stretched display (4:3 ratio)
VICE PSP version 2.1.1 released
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009VICE PSP is now out. The sound lag seems to be fixed; however there are some issues: for one, the FPS counter sometimes reports incorrect data after frame skipping goes into effect (showing 4 FPS, when the emulator’s actually rendering at 50), and annoying stuttering noise while frames are being skipped.
I would like the sound engine to be more polished prior to release, but I’ve only had a few hours to work in the last two weeks (not likely to improve any time soon), and I feel like it’s in a suitable enough state.
VICE is a series of Commodore emulators; for now, I’ve only ported the C64 emulator. I’ve wanted to port a C64 emulator for a while now; as a fan of chiptunes/demoscene music (I recommend Kohina, by the way), I’m familiar with the popular SID chip that gave talented musicians like Martin Galway, Rob Hubbard and Ben Daglish an outlet to produce some of the most brilliant sets of bleeps and bloops to grace one’s ears.
Now it’s almost 4 AM, and I should probably turn in.
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- New Zealand Story
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- Spellbound
Fuse PSP version 0.10.0.21 released
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009New in this version:
- Bugfix: Tape/disk status icons should no longer clear when switching between emulator and menu
- Added tape browser: can now reposition tape location from the System tab (if a tape is loaded)
- Added tape rewinding, playback (System tab)
- Added an option to enable/disable tape traps (fixes games like splATTR)
- Added program counter (PC) display – enable/disable in the Options tab
There is a pattern here – a lot of tape-related updates in this release. Enjoy!
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- New tape options
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- splATTR now works
Fuse PSP version 0.10.0.2 released
Sunday, April 5th, 2009A new version of Fuse PSP is now out. Changes include:
- On-screen indicators for floppy and tape drives – enable in the Options tab
- Fuse updated to 0.10.0.2; libspectrum updated to 0.5.0.1
- Source: ‘aux’ directory has been renamed, and source code can now be checked out under Windows
- Bugfix: held keys will be automatically released when the virtual keyboard is displayed
- Bugfix: Older (pre-0.10) button configuration files will now load
- Bugfix: Multiple simultaneous L+[button] and R+[button] combination presses will now register correctly
What’s new in Fuse 0.10.0.2 and libspectrum 0.5.0.1 (as relevant to the PSP port):
- Make loader acceleration work on all compilers (Philip Kendall; thanks, Carlos Almeida, Alberto Garcia and Alexander Yurchenko)
- Allow both +3 disk drives to be used at once (Gergely Szasz)
- Allow both +D disk drives to be used at once (Gergely Szasz)
- Make .dsk code handle missing newline on “Track-Info” header (Gergely Szasz; thanks, Simon Owen)
- Looser signature checks for .dsk files to allow files not strictly compliant with the specification to work (Gergely Szasz; thanks, zx81 and Simon Owen)
Two issues require further discussion: bugs were reported related to a) absence of a “Gluk” boot menu when loading certain files (the menu does appear in pre-0.10 Fuse PSP), and b) intermittent, but common issues when loading consecutive disk images (the disk image will load the first time, not load the second time, may load the third time – or not). Both issues seem to be related to Fuse 0.10, and not just the PSP port, as I get the same behavior in the Linux (Ubuntu) version of the emulator. The issue may be related to configuration, in which case, if you know a workaround/fix, please notify me.
UPDATE Many thanks to Carl Murray and Fred of worldofspectrum forums for the following clarifications: the “Gluk” boot menu has been removed from Pentagon 128K, and moved into Pentagon 512K and 1024K. To use the menu, switch the machine type to either of the two systems mentioned.
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- Disk drive status indicator (Fire ‘n Ice)
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- Tape drive status indicator (Quadrax)
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