A new version of the emulator MEKA is now available. Here is what is new in the latest beta:
The current blitter system makes it not trivial to do everything we want, it is too limited in configuration, and was first made with MS-DOS and low end computers in mind. As of next versions, I will work on reoverhauling the system, trying to better fits needs of the 21st century (resizing, multiple depth, hi-color, windowed modes without borders, non 4:3 ratio screens, different refresh rates...) and improve ease of setupping. Expect many changes in this area (hopefully). [Omar]
You can get it from here.
- Now that MEKA is open-source, welcoming other developpers!
- New contributor: Robert Raper (DjRobX)
- New contributor: Maxim Stephin (MaxSt)
Names between brackets refers to the person(s) involved in a change. - Blitter/Video:
- Added triple buffering support on fullscreen blitters. [DjRobX]
Made triple buffering the default for appliable video modes. It might or not work on all configuration. Please report if any problem arise.
- Added max stretch support on fullscreen blitters. [DjRobX]
This is currently only available on normal and HQ2X filter.
Integer/ratio stretch not yet supported, so it is recommended to use a resolution multiple of the emulated system screen size.
- Added support for internally converting the 8-bit video buffer to another video depth and blitting that. [DjRobX]
- Integrated Maxim Stephin's HQ2X graphics filter, and added a dedicated blitter. Only 16-bits output is supported as of yet. [MaxSt,DjRobX] - Updated various tidbits of documentation. [Omar]
- Added and modified entries in the checksum and compatibility lists. [Omar]
Some particular renaming includes:
GG - 7b7717b8 - Big War / Daisenryaku G (JP) --> Taisen-gata Daisenryaku G (JP)
The current blitter system makes it not trivial to do everything we want, it is too limited in configuration, and was first made with MS-DOS and low end computers in mind. As of next versions, I will work on reoverhauling the system, trying to better fits needs of the 21st century (resizing, multiple depth, hi-color, windowed modes without borders, non 4:3 ratio screens, different refresh rates...) and improve ease of setupping. Expect many changes in this area (hopefully). [Omar]
You can get it from here.
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