RETROARCH CONSOLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.9.8.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [FBA core] [For Wii/Gamecube only] The main FBA version now has CPS1/CPS2/Neogeo and Mega Drive/PC Engine drivers removed. To play CPS1, use FBA Cores CPS1. To play CPS2, use FBA Cores CPS2. To play NeoGoe, use FBA Cores Neo. * [FBA core] Made FBA Cores CPS1 - use this to play CPS1 games (all CPS1 ROMs fit into memory on Gamecube). * [Gamecube] Made RetroArch cores 'standalone' - ie. no core switching. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.9.8.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [FBA core] Various changes/fixes - Hook up Armed Police Batrider controls - Afterburner - make fire buttons work - Hook up Bad Dudes controls - Hook up Cyberbots controls - Hook up 1942 controls - Add missing Chase HQ controls - Add missing WWF Wrestlefest controls - EEPROM save should now work (tested with EEPROM-based system such as Capcom CPS2) - Samples are now looked for - should be in 'samples' subdirectory - Hiscore files should now be read from/written to. * [SNES9x Next] Added big speed hack for Star Fox 1 - makes it fast enough for it to run at fullspeed on the Wii. * [Genesis Plus GX] Set samplerate back to 44Khz. * [Android] New 'Calibrate Refresh Rate' option - use this to get an accurate estimation of your screen refresh rate. NOTE: Touch the screen at all times during calibration for more accurate measurements. You might have to slightly tweak the value later on for the best results. * [Android] Added a 'Set OS-reported refresh rate' which should do the same as what 'Sync refreshrate to Screen' previously did. Note 2 users might get better results with this than they will with 'Calibrate refresh rate'. * [Android] Added a built-in help system that should answer a lot of the frequently asked questions. * ]Android] Add iCade profiles - two added for now - iPega and Red Samurai * [Android] Audio resampler now faster * [Android] Input autodetection expanded - * [CONSOLES] Audio resampler is now adjustable - can choose between Sinc resampler (new) and Hermite resampler (old). Sinc is now selected by default, is superior audio-quality wise and will fix a lot of sound issues. * [PS3] Save Preset fixed * [PS3] Starting with Dual Shader/Custom Scaling mode OFF and then turning it ON works now * [Wii] Numerous Wii video mode fixes - including PAL modes that went beyond the internal framebuffer bounds - PC2JAMMA-USB (needs to be tested) - Genius MaxFire G-08XU - Zeemote Steelseries - Saitek Rumblepad - Super Smart Joy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.9.8.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - (Android) Lots of changes - too numerous to list - [FBA] Fixed serious bug that would cause a lot of games to get stuck in service mode or to display graphical corruption (CPS1). - [NEStopia] Now outputs in mono sound mode. - [FCEUmm] Uses RGB565 now - should no longer flicker on RMenu. - [Mednafen PC Engine Fast] Fixed libretro issue where certain games had totally wrong pitch - [Mednafen Wonderswan] Core fixed, works again. - [Genesis Plus GX] Set audio samplerate at 48KHz (from 44KHz). - [PS3] Fixed serious bugs where it could get 'stuck' or the app could 'hang' while toggling between ingame and quickmenu/file browser. - [PS3] Added 'Menu Skins' to 'Retro Settings' - will allow you to select a different background for the menu. Captain CPS-X's menu skin is also included. - [Wii] Fixes serious analog stick issues with CC Pro/CC. - [Wii] Added additional resolutions - 304x224, 576x224, 608x224 - [Wii] More natural way to switch between cores ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.9.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - (Android) Initial release of RetroArch Android. - [LIBRETRO] Added Mednafen NGP and Mednafen VB. - [LIBRETRO] Added NEStopia Undead (1.44). - [LIBRETRO] Updated Mednafen PCE Fast and Mednafen Wonderswan to 0.9.28. - [LIBRETRO] Added PCSX ReARMed for RetroArch Android. - [FBA] Updated Final Burn Alpha to 0.9.27.28. - [Gambatte] Updated Gambatte (now has built-in GBC BIOS color palettes). - [SNES9x Next] Updated SNES9x Next (fixes numerous bugs). - [FCEUmm] Updated FCEUmm to latest version. - [Genesis Plus GX] Updated Genesis Plus GX to latest version. - (360) Gamma correction can now be applied on-the-fly - no longer requires reboots - (360) Added new shaders - mudlord-oldtvshader-variant, crt-curved, and others - (360) Added 'SRAM dir Enable' option - allows you to save all your SRAM to game:/sram instead of the ROM directory - (360) Added 'SRAM dir Enable' option - allows you to save all your states to game:/savestates - (RARCH_CONSOLE) Various stability fixes - (RARCH_CONSOLE) More sane unzipping mode - will temporarily extract file to HDD and then instantly delete it when it's done with it (ie. when another ROM gets loaded or when RetroArch shuts down) - (RARCH_CONSOLE) All console ports now use 59.94Hz for synchronization on the RetroArch side instead of 59.92Hz as before. All consoles use 59.94Hz so this agrees better with them. - (PS3) Added PAL60 temporal PAL mode - (PS3) Fixed a lot of path issues - SRAM/savestate dir enable now work, 'Default ROM directory' should now work, etc. - (PS3) Added rewind granularity options - (PS3) Rewrote video driver from scratch (RGL v2). Faster blitting. - (PS3) Onscreen keyboard should work again. - (WII) Made a custom wiiuse input driver and built it in. Slimmed down and should give better results. Also rejigged input in general. - (WII) Added rewind option. NOTE: This feature is CPU intensive - a core might need to at least run at double realtime FPS in order for this option to be useful. - (WII) Button combos can now be done ingame. You can do rewinding, fast forwarding, selecting save state slots and 'save state load/save state save' all ingame without first going to the menu. For more information, read the README.txt for the Wii release. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.9.7.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - (FBAcores CPS1) Sound crackling/popping fixed - (FBACores CPS2) Sound crackling/popping fixed - (FBACores NeoGeo) Sound crackling/popping fixed - (WII) Fixed left/right audio channels being in reverse issue - (WII) Filebrowser now filters by core supported extensions - (WII) Fixed filebrowser performance issues in v0.9.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.9.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - (XBOX 1/Wii) Made an Xbox 1/Wii port. - (LIBRETRO) Added Mednafen PCE FAST, and Mednafen Wonderswan cores - (360) Added Genesis Plus GX to official 360 release - (Genesis Plus GX) Updated to v1.7.0 - (PS3) Improved GUI - (360) Improved UI - (ALL) Improved stability / error trapping - (ALL) ZIP extract modes expanded - it can extract the contents of a ZIP file to the current directory, and/or extract to current dir and immediately load the first ROM/game file. - Too many things to mention ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.9.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - (PS3/360) Initial release of RetroArch PS3/360.