BizHawk the multi system emulator is now version 2.8 right now! Changelog!
BizHawk 2.8
- Windows binary
- Linux binary
- Released February 19th, 2022
- Misc. changes to EmuHawk:
- fixed various bugs with the Paths config dialog
- fixed "Close and reload ROM" in Firmware Manager crashing if it was opened from missing FW dialog (#3054)
- fixed hotkeys triggering accidentally when typing in Virtual Pad fields (#3087)
- fixed typos which broke INTV, NES, and PSX gamedb lookups
- fixed known good Saturn BIOS choices marked as unknown (#3095)
- updated list of Sega CD / Mega CD BIOSes in firmware database
- many gamedb additions and updates
- fixed RAM Search difference fields can't fit all possible values (#3117)
- fixed `File` > `Load State` > `Auto-load Last Slot` breaking movie recording/playback (#2384)
- fixed .dsm importer
- fixed .smv importer nagging about core choice thousands of times (#3022)
- fixed .vbm importer
- made OSD message duration (time to fade) configurable in UI, and allow API calls to override it
- added option to split RAM Watch entries (#1024)
- fixed drag+drop bug (#1483)
- made `Config` > `Customize...` > `Pause when menu activated` behave consistently
- fixed overlapping UI elements in Debugger (#3026)
- tidied up numbering of save slots and TAStudio branches (#3112)
- fixed `ObjectDisposedException` when triggering single-instance passthrough
- fixed throttle edge cases
- fixed edge cases where post-frame tool updates would run twice after a frame advance
- added more logging and warning dialogs for edge cases
- many smaller fixes and even some frontend speed optimisations (not sarcasm, this is a first)
- Linux port:
- added support for PSX (see Nymashock below) and technically N64 and TI-83 (see Ares64 and Emu83 below)
- fixed various problems w/ alignment and size under Mono
- added Nix expression for reproducible EmuHawk (and DiscoHawk) builds without dependency issues
- TAStudio:
- re-enabled editing of movie comments (#3063)
- added an edit dialog for TAStudio palette (#2119)
- fixed branch screenshots (#1513)
- fixed weird edge case putting TAStudio in an unaccounted-for state (#3066)
- fixed error when autoloading a rom and TAStudio AND a .tasproj for a different rom
- fixed incorrect behaviour when jumping to frame 0
- Lua/ApiHawk:
- added support for `"#RRGGBB"` format when parsing colours ("luacolor" in docs) in Lua API
- fixed `joypad.setfrommnemonicstr` not working without reinitialising MovieSession (#2525)
- DiscoHawk:
- New and graduating cores:
- Nymashock:
- new PSX core ported from Mednafen (like Octoshock, though this is newer and more easily updated, which also means it has more peripherals)
- SameBoy:
- new ported GB/C core with comparable accuracy to Gambatte and GBHawk (not to be confused with the SameBoy SGB core in older releases)
- Emu83:
- BSNESv115+:
- BSNESv115+ (the "new BSNES port") is no longer experimental
- fixed Hex Editor and others using read instead of peek (#3060)
- implemented memory callbacks
- fixed ram and rom memory domains
- increased MmapHeapSize to prevent crashes, affected Star Ocean
- refactored latching to improve dumping/verification
- reduced savestate size (increased frequency for TAStudio/rewind)
- improved speed of fast ppu check
- MSXHawk:
- MSXHawk is no longer experimental
- implemented more hardware/mappers
- added Linux port
- Ares64:
- 2 new experimental cores ported from Ares: one for casual play which is slow and desync-prone ("Performance"), and one for TASing which is even slower but will sync ("Accuracy")
- Other cores:
- A7800Hawk:
- fixed nondeterminism caused by incorrect savestate code
- fixed Basketbrawl and summer games
- fixed off pixel detection in write mode, affected baby pac man
- Atari2600Hawk:
- fixed audio issues, affected ms pac man
- Gambatte:
- updated core
- fixed error when attempting to write to some registers e.g. with the Debugger (#3028)
- fixed crash on Linux
- refactored GambatteLink to be more modular and add support for 3x/4x
- added proper memory callback scopes for link play
- enabled disassembly in link play
- allowed linking w/ GBC cart IR
- stopped using fine-grained timing for link play when the link is disconnected
- added more scopes for memory callbacks
- GBHawk:
- updated GBA startup state, affected Konami collection vol. 4
- fixed link play, affected perfect dark
- Genplus-gx:
- added support for SRAM larger than 8MB (#3073)
- prevented crash when loading Debugger (#2769, #2958)
- Handy:
- fixed crash on Linux (#2425)
- IntelliHawk:
- adjusted sme timings and fixed accesses to registers, affected motocross
- cleaned up CPU, fix trace logger and throw less exceptions
- fixed intellicart, affected various homebrew roms
- fixed MOBs with x-coord 0 being visible, affected bowling
- fixed overflow flag calculation, affected checkers and reversi
- more compatibility work
- MAME:
- stopped treating warnings as errors
- set System Bus correctly
- melonDS:
- updated core, adding experimental DSiWare support
- enabled memory callbacks
- fixed empty strings in firmware settings preventing roms from loading (#3030)
- Mupen64Plus:
- fixed haptic feedback causing movie playback to crash
- enabled GLideN64's texture wildcard support (#3104)
- NesHawk:
- added mapper for Pokemon bootlegs
- fixed not parsing iNES v2 headers (#3082)
- other small accuracy improvements and bugfixes
- O2Hawk:
- fixed blobbers and Popeye
- PCEHawk:
- fixed crash related to framebuffer resizing (#3018)
- SMSHawk:
- fixed sprite collision inaccuracy (#1611), affected Ecco the Dolphin
- fixed Fray (vert lock update)
- fixed SMS backdrop colors
- fixed ys (JPN) by emulating VRAM masking bit
- improved SG-1000 8kb ram adapter emulation
- VectrexHawk:
- implemented 64K bank switching
Download it here! Available on Windows 64 bit and Linux 64 bit
https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/releases
Enjoy the games!
