iNES-Android 3.7.2 Published

[fms]

iNES 4.5 is now freely available for Windows and Linux:

http://fms.komkon.org/iNES/

This new release adds support for TKSROM/TLSROM boards (mapper #118) and various JY Company hardware (mappers #90, #209, #211). I have also corrected interrupt handling in mappers #17, #18, #168 and fixed I/O port reads for a few more hardware types.

ALL CHANGES:
* Added mapper #90 (Aladdin, Final Fight, etc).
* Added mapper #118 (Alien Syndrome, etc).
* Added mapper #209 (Samurai Spirits 2, etc).
* Added mapper #211 (Donkey Kong Country 4, etc).
* Fixed interrupts in mappers #17, #18, #168.
* Fixed mapper-specific I/O port reads.
* Amplified pixel color raster effects.
* Updated iNES-Windows "About" box.
* Updated this documentation.

Have fun!

[fms]

Hello, All!

I have just published iNES 4.5.1 for Android, adding periodic gameplay saves:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

Use the "General | Save Emulation State" selector to choose what you want to do with the saves.

ALL CHANGES:
* Released free iNES 4.5 for Windows and Linux.
* Added ability to periodically save gameplay.
* Added "General | Save Emulation State" selector.
* Removed "General | Save State on Exit" option.

[fms]

Hello, All!

Today's iNES-Android 4.5.2 release adds several features requested by users:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

Starting with this release, you can place shortcuts to your favorite games to the Android home screen. To do so, hold you finger on the game entry in the File Selector and select "Add to Home Screen" from the popup menu. Long press on a state in the State Selector now lets you delete that state. I have also added an option to hide the FFWD button (if you consider it clutter) and fixed several internal issues with the State Selector and File Selector.

ALL CHANGES:
* Add home screen shortcuts via File Selector context menu.
* Long press to delete state in the State Selector.
* State Selector now starts with autosaved slot selected.
* Fixed error messages when screenshots not found in State Selector.
* Fixed individual slot heights in State Selector.
* Fixed State Selector crashes (reported on IUNI devices).
* Added option to hide FFWD button ("General | Show FFWD Button").
* Now disabling FAB button by default on AndroidTV devices.
* Fixed disappearing FAB button.
* Refactored and simplified all EMULib activities.

Enjoy!

[fms]

Hello, All!

Released iNES-Android 4.5.3 tonight:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

This release has had a lot of under the hood changes. Most of the older code on the Java side is gone, and the old/new native parts have been merged into the unified native core. A few people reported noise playing too loud in some games, such as Adventure Island. I have fixed this problem by reducing the volume of the noise whose base frequency is beyond the range of human ears. In these cases, you will only hear the harmonics that fall inside the human hearing range. The Settings have now got their own FAB button that lets you rate the app. Once you press it once, it disappears though

ALL CHANGES:
* Fixed volume for high-frequency noise (Adventure Island, etc).
* Added a "Rate Me" FAB button to the Settings (disappears when pressed).
* Cleaned up the Java side, removing deprecated code.
* Merged pre-Gingerbread and post-Gingerbread native code.
* Removed some debug messages from the native side.

Enjoy!

[fms]

Hello, All!

The new iNES-Android 4.5.4 is now available from Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

It adds a way to assign special functions to the hardware buttons found on your Android device. Since the new "Input | Assign Special Keys" setting replaces older media key options in the "General" tab, I have removed these options. Also removed dependence on the Apache HTTP APIs from the State Exchange code, since these APIs are not longer present in the Android Marshmallow.

ALL CHANGES:
* Added "Input | Assign Special Keys" setting.
* Use new setting to assign functions (menu, ffwd, etc) to hardware keys.
* Removed "General | Use PLAY/RECORD Media Keys" option.
* Removed "General | Use FFWD/REWIND Media Keys" option.
* Removed outdated org.apache.http.* API from the State Exchange.

Have fun!

[fms]

Hello, All!

The new iNES-Android 4.5.5 is now online:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

This release adds separate joystick layouts for portrait and landscape modes. When in the Layout Editor ("Settings | Input | Virtual Joystick Layout"), move things around the way you like, then rotate the device and move them again for the alternative layout.

ALL CHANGES:
* Layout Editor got separate layouts for landscape and portrait modes.
* Fixed Layout Editor to always save changes before emulation resumes.
* Made Layout Editor always rotate when device rotated.

Enjoy!

[fms]

Hello, All!

iNES-Android 4.5.6 is now online:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

This release fixes the File Selector search feature and a bunch of issues in the Joystick Layout Editor.

ALL CHANGES:
* Fixed the File Search feature on newer Androids.
* Fixed dashed lines display in the Layout Editor.
* Adjusted portrait background image in the Layout Editor.
* Optimized default preferences update on startup.
* Removed dormant ChartBoost SDK library.

Enjoy!

[fms]

Hello, All!

The new iNES-Android 4.5.8 is up and ready for your download:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

This release fixes problems people were having with the Joystick Layout Editor. The controls will no longer shift to different locations after you edit them. The other important fix (or a workaround, really) finally makes menus work on AndroidTV devices. Since Google disabled the normal options menu, I had to simulate it with the context menu. Press both thumbsticks to open it inside the emulation.

ALL CHANGES:
* Fixed button placement in Joystick Layout Editor.
* Buttons no longer shift from where you set them.
* Custom screen rectangle goes where it should go now.
* Button labels will not distort when custom screen selected.
* Fixed the menu on AndroidTV.
* Added a menu workaround for Google's political idiocy.
* Replaced options menu with context menu for AndroidTV.
* Added "Toggle cheats" special key function.

Have fun!

[fms]

Hello, All!

I have just released iNES-Android 4.5.9:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

This release switches accelerated rendering from GLES1 to GLES2, for better performance and future special effect shaders. AndroidTV and other gamepad users will find it easier to use Cheatopedia and other iNES features, since the X button now applies changes, while Y button cancels them.

ALL CHANGES:
* Switched to OpenGLES2 rendering for accelerated video.
* OpenGLES2 is faster and allows for future special effects.
* Press X to apply cheats, Y to discard them in Cheatopedia.
* Press X to apply changes, Y to reset them in Cheat Editor.
* Press X to apply changes, Y to reset them in Palette Editor.
* Now disabling Joystick Layout Editor on devices with no touchscreen.

Have fun!

[fms]

Hello, All!

Today's iNES-Android 4.5.11 release starts adding high-quality special effects based on GLES2 hardware shaders:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.fms.ines

Enable "Video | Hardware Acceleration", then select any combination of scanline and color mask effects from the "Video" Settings tab. More stuff coming soon, as I am debugging GLES2 scalers.

ALL CHANGES:
* Added high-quality scanline shader effects.
* Enable "Video | Hardware Acceleration" to see new effects.
* Select scanline effect via "Video | Scanline Effect".
* Added high-quality color raster effects.
* Select raster effect via "Video | Color Mask Effect".
* Removed extra debug output that could affect performance.

Have fun!