News

2024.10.27

Fixed three Family BASIC load/paste program bugs.

2023.12.08

Fixed Family BASIC load/paste program bug.

2020.05.01

Added hat / POV (point of view) switch D-pad support.
Added a switch for uniform-pixel scaling to reduce shimmering in Fullscreen Mode.
Added a switch to disable overscan.
Fixed bug that inhibited the smooth-scaling option from being saved.
Added support for the Dongda PEC-586 Keyboard.
Improved accuracy of TXC mappers 36, 132, 136, 172, and 173.
Fixed Zapper support in Strike Wolf.
Added more NES 2.0 mappers.
Fixed erase battery saves bug.
Updated the cart DB.

2019.09.01

Added Go support to the Remote API.

2019.04.07

Fixed issue with FDS drive activity indicator that was logging exceptions for unsupported lock keys.
Added Kana Lock as an option for the FDS drive activity indicator.
When moving out of a directory during file selection, the dialog now highlights the old directory.
Added more NES 2.0 mappers.

2019.03.31

Fixed bug introduced in the last build that inhibited loading FDS and NSF files.
Fixed issue that prevented FDS games from being debugged.
Introduced ability to shoot offscreen.
Added 97 NES 2.0 mappers.
Updated the cart DB.
Updated the FAQ.

2019.02.10

Added support for the VS. DualSystem.
Added support for MAME VS. System archive files.
Added support for VS. DualSystem split ROM files.
Introduced ability to erase battery saves.
Improved NES 2.0 file format support.
Fixed displayed messages and API colors for VS. System PPUs.
Fixed issue where rewinding time back to history start could freeze the emulator.
Fixed issue where R.O.B. window would reappear later after closing a R.O.B. game.
Fixed Trace Logger configuration path that previously defaulted to null.
Fixed Retro3X video filter afterimage that remained on file close.
Modified NTSC video filter to work with all palettes.
Improved 2C03/2C05 palette.
PlayChoice-10 games now use 2C03/2C05 palette.
Fullscreen mode now happens on the monitor with the display window on it.
Updated the cart DB.
Updated the FAQ.

2019.01.13

Fixed MMC5 bug that caused SimCity-prototype map rendering issues.
Enabled automatic saving of battery-backed data for MMC5 games.
Improved VS. UniSystem support.
Improved NES 2.0 file format support.
Updated NES Header editor for NES 2.0 changes.
Adjusted archive file selector dialog to improve usability.
Updated the cart DB.

2018.12.31

Fixed Quick Load State menu.

2018.12.30

Made Show | More Than 8 Sprites Per Scanline compatible with rewind time.

2018.12.29

Show | More Than 8 Sprites Per Scanline now works properly with the commercial games that use excess sprites for masking.
Save Screenshot now functions correctly when the emulator is paused.
Fixed a Program Server Controls bug where termination of a Remote API client could cause the emulator to freeze.
Fixed a Debugger issue where loading save states inhibited the creation of breakpoints.
Fixed a keyboard shortcut problem where Alt+# (resize) interfered with # (quick load state).
Fixed a Netplay Server Controls glitch where a checkbox was not disabled on server start.

2018.09.03

Updated all language implementations of the Remote API to output a stack trace if an exception occurs that is not related to the socket used for interprocess communication.

2018.09.02

Added Julia support to the Remote API.

2018.08.26

Added support for the Miracle Piano Teaching System.
Updated the cart DB.
Updated the FAQ.

2018.08.18

Added support for the Battle Box external storage unit.
Equipped the file chooser dialogs with autocomplete.
Adjusted the default monospaced font size and fixed other font scaling issues.
Updated the cart DB.
Updated the FAQ.

2018.08.11

Added U-Force support.
Updated the cart DB.
Updated the FAQ.

2018.08.04

Added support for the RacerMate CompuTrainer exercise bike.
Adjusted the Button Mapping dialog to default to the currently selected player 1 controller.
Changed the default palette to Smooth (FBX).
Updated the FAQ.

2018.06.30

Fixed low frame rate issue that occurred on some environments by applying a workaround to a Java bug that inhibits the use of the high-resolution timer during thread sleeps.
Fixed vanishing menu bar problem that happened when the user pressed Esc an even number of times while attempting to exit fullscreen mode.
Fixed image size bug that arose when the user resized the window in between changing video filters of different scales.

2018.02.25

Fixed issues related to setting controller button mappings.
Fixed Netplay file info display bug.
Fixed Netplay R.O.B. synchronization problems.
Adjusted brightness and bloom of the scanlines filters.
Loading game state no longer closes controller windows.
Updated FirebrandX palettes.

2018.02.19

Fixed Netplay connection and quick save issues.
Added scanlines video filters.

2018.01.06

Fixed component layout issues within Start Netplay Server dialog that occurred on resize.
On startup, it now verifies that the content directory exists, defaulting all directories if necessary.

2017.10.15

Fixed bugs in screenshot mechanism.
Made the size of the Zapper target detection region configurable from the Input Settings dialog box.
Updated the cart DB.

2017.10.13

Fixed malfunctioning Zapper trigger button API functions.
Clicking on the title bar, menu items or any point outside of the window no longer activates the Zapper trigger.

2017.08.20

Fixed input issues in Quattro Sports (BMX Simulator) and Spot (options menu).
Fixed bug that prevented battery backed non-volatile RAM from getting automatically saved.
Fixed focus stealing bug in NSF Player that prevented it from running in the background.
Fixed NSF Player bug in which the track automatically advanced after 3 seconds of silence when a user pressed paused.

2017.05.27

Fixed bug in C API getPixels function.

2017.05.01

Modified mapper 002 (UxROM) to treat the bank select register as a full 8-bit register.

2017.04.30

Modified Hex Editor to accept input from the numeric keypad.

2017.04.23

Fixed controller input issues under OS X. A JInput native file needed to be renamed to load properly in Java 8.
Fixed Python issues related to class and variable names with 2 leading underscores. The name mangling trick used to simulate private scope worked perfectly fine in Jython running within Netbeans. But, standard Python did not like it.
Fixed bug in Map Maker and Sprite Saver. Neither was updating properly when configured for sprite zero hits.
Introduced Skip button for the Set All Button Mapping feature.
The debugging tools and the machine speed menu are now accessible while running Watch History or the History Editor.
It is now possible to switch between Watch History and Export Video/Audio.
Augmented the source with an Apache Ant buildfile and compilation details.
Added Screenshots and News to this site.
Added instructions on how to run the Remote API test programs from different languages.
Provided more FAQ, particularly about History Tracking.

2017.04.16

nintaco.com is up and running.
The first official version is released.