Nestopia 1.38 Released

Category: NES

Shell Additions:
• Option to select favored console in preferences dialog.

Shell Changes:
• Some video filtering work offloaded to the GPU.
• Most settings now stored in XML format.
• Misc launcher dialog display properties.
• Refactoring.

Shell Fixes:
• Netplay input communication.
• Netplay movie recording bug (menu item accidently grayed).

Core Additions:
• ROM sets and external database support using new XML format co-developed with Bootgod.
• Mapper 36, 103, 104, 106, 120, 126, 175, 176, 223 and 224. Info from mad dumper, CaH4e3 and Temryu.
• UNIF boards GS-2013 and BS-5. info from CaH4e3.
• Emulation of bus conflicts for certain boards.
• Database entries.

Core Changes:
• PPU power/reset timing and register states. Info from blargg.
• Misc IRQ/NMI/BRK/DMA special-case behavior. Info from blargg.
• NTSC/PAL switch during emulation will now force a hard-reset.
• Misc mapper emulation improvements. Info from Bootgod.
• NES-EVENT board timer more accurate.
• Board names. Info from Bootgod.
• Refactoring and mapper codebase overhaul.
• Speed optimizations (accuracy NOT compromised!).
• Mappers 21, 23, 25 and 185 no longer supported using plain iNES files because of format restrictions.

Core Fixes:
• MMC3 soft-reset IRQ bug.
• Database entries.

:: Nestopia Official Site