Reviews of Nestopia

1. 
   MickyFoley

   Reviewing 1.36 (Mar 13, 2007)

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   1.36
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   Shell:
   
   Additions:
   
   - Joystick calibrate button in the input dialog.
   
   Changes:
   
   - Now possible to make save states (slots only) during netplay.
   - Some error messages more descriptive.
   - Log file now enabled by default.
   - Lazy loading of some resources, notably the launcher file database.
   - Various aesthetic GUI fixes and improvements.
   - Refactoring.
   
   Fixes:
   
   - Lightgun trigger no longer registered if screen is occluded by a window.
   - Various things, subtle and not-so-subtle.
   
   Core:
   
   Additions:
   
   - Power Glove peripheral support.
   - Mapper 38, 108 and 173. Info from Ca4He3.
   - UNIF boards: TF1201, KS7038 and GS-2004. Info from Ca4He3.
   - Mapper 150 reset-triggered DIP switch toggling.
   - Database entries.
   
   Changes:
   
   - Speed optimizations (NO accuracy trade-off).
   - blargg's nes_ntsc updated to version 0.2.2.
   - HSB/RGB calculation method.
   - 8bit video mode rendering removed.
   - 2xSaI filters removed. Use hqx or ScaleX instead.
   - Even stricter ANSI/ISO compliance.
   - More compiler options and detections through the preprocessor. Refer
   to "NstApiConfig.hpp" as starting point for porting work.
   - Board names. Info from Pongbashi.
   - Refactoring.
   
   Fixes:
   
   - Mapper 234.
   - Mapper 242. Fixes "Dragon Quest VIII (Ch)".
   - Database entries.
   - Various things, subtle and not-so-subtle.

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