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2008-03-19T11:12:28Z

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	* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed the top screen in the megatech games.		* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed the top screen in the megatech games.

	* [[Mr. Do!]] added internal artwork for Gorf.		* [[Mr. Do]] added internal artwork for Gorf.

	* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed a memory leak in clifront.c.		* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed a memory leak in clifront.c.

Georg: Initial version.

2008-03-19T10:40:49Z

Initial version.

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== Release Date ==
MAME 0.123u6 was released on 19 March 2008.

== Contributors ==
The known contributors for this version are, in alphabetical order:

* [[Aaron Giles]]
* [[Corrado Tomaselli]]
* [[James Wallace]]
* [[Mr. Do!]]
* [[Nathan Woods]]
* [[Nicola Salmoria]]
* [[Oliver Stoenberg]]
* [[RansAckeR]]
* [[Roberto Fresca]]
* [[Zsolt Vasvari]]

== Specific Contributions ==
The known contributions for this version are, in the order specified in the whatsnew:

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] added a new device type for timers. Where applicable, added a parallel set of timer functions that take a device_config instead of an emu_timer. Added MDRV_TIMER_* macros to define the timers in the machine driver. Implemented both periodic and scanline-based timer variants. Modified Space Encounters and Centipede to make use of this feature. Going forward, this is the preferred way of creating periodic timers.

* [[Aaron Giles]] renamed *_vbl_cb to *_vblank_callback.

* [[Roberto Fresca]] updated Magicfly:
** Completed the component list & PCB layout.
** Added technical references to register $63 (magicfly).
** Switched crystal to new predefined format.

* [[Roberto Fresca]] updated Funworld:
** Added proper inputs to jolyc980.
** Added temporary patch to allow bypass the "code" screen in jolyc980.
** Updated technical notes.

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] changed exidy440_sound_command back to "UINT8." Since it's used by both 8-bit and 16-bit systems, the automatic allocation is not worth it if you need an ugly UINT16 ** cast. Removed deprecat.h from some of the exidy files.

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed Air Buster bootleg from reseting because of the watchdog.

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] changed the on-screen "Reset by watchdog" message so it only appears in debug builds now.

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed the top screen in the megatech games.

* [[Mr. Do!]] added internal artwork for Gorf.

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed a memory leak in clifront.c.

* [[Nathan Woods]] added a crosshair_set_screen() to allow drivers to control which screen(s) on which crosshairs are displayed.

* [[Aaron Giles]] made it a fatalerror to registr save state callbacks at the wrong time if the current driver claims to support save states.

* [[Aaron Giles]] fixed chicken and egg problem with device_start callbacks:
** Added DEVINFO_INT_TOKEN_BYTES, which is queried before device startup. It should return the size of the structure that will be hung off of device->token. It must not return 0.
** Changed the core device interface to allocate and zero a block of memory the size of DEVINFO_INT_TOKEN_BYTES before calling device_start. The pointer to this memory is already attached to device->token at the time device_start is called.
** The primary motivation for this is to allow the device_start function to make internal calls and pass the device_config * around as if the object were fully constructed. Since the token is used to indicate whether or not a device is live, this makes the device "live" at the time device_start is called rather than after it completes.

* [[Aaron Giles]] moved per-screen initialization into DEVICE_START and per-screen cleanup into DEVICE_STOP in the core video implementation.

* [[Aaron Giles]] fixed render_target_get_minimum_size() to return nominal values if no screens are found.

* [[Nicola Salmoria]] contributed a major update for Alpha Denshi:
** Fixed Alpha 8201/830x MCU simulation.
** all hacks from the equites driver removed
** fixed equites restart position after going underground
** fixed hvolume, splndrbt 2 players
** removed hacks from exctsccr2
** fixed CPU gameplay in shougi
** added dump of Alpha 8201 MCU to games that use it (the ROM isn't used yet, HMCS44 CPU core needs to be written first)
** major cleanup of the mess in equites.c:
** many thanks to Corrado Tomaselli for precious hardware info.
** implemented bg perspective scrolling using PROMs
** fixed sprite flip & disable
** fixed bg color
** converted bg to tilemaps
** fixed fg banking
** fixed screen flip
** removed meaningless banking of player inputs
** added UI adjuster for MSM5232 frequency
** MSM5232 volume control
** fixed MSM5232 noise LFSR formula (done by Jarek Burczynski; thanks to Corrado Tomaselli for samples)
** changed MSM5232 emulator to output channels separately
** added output of SOLO channels to MSM5232 emulator.
** fixed champbas inputs
** merged talbot with champbas, some driver clenaup
** fixed shougi inputs
** switched exctsccb to use the correct gfx ROMs (matches screenshot found in 01058 exctsccb: Exciting soccer bootleg should be placed in champbas.c.)
** fixed sprite bpp in exctscrr, removed the horrible hacks that were used to fix colors and transparency.
** fixed sound clipping in exctsccr
** added percussions to the equites.c games using samples; sound board emulation is still not complete. Cymbal hit and hi-hat are missing; bassline is incorrect, and DAC output should be filtered

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed a crash in spbactn.

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] removed unneeded pen lookups in drawgfx. Did some code formatting clean-up.

* [[Nicola Salmoria]] fixed ninjakd2 PCM sample rate to match pcb measurement.

* [[Aaron Giles]] fixed chdman -extract to a physical drive on Windows.

* [[Aaron Giles]] added return value to video_screen_update_partial() indicating whether or not the VIDEO_UPDATE was called as a result.

* [[Corrado Tomaselli]] fixed a typo in pitnrun frequency.

* [[RansAckeR]] made DIP switch improvements:
** 1945kiii.c, 88games.c and 40love.c: Made use of PORT_DIPUNKNOWN_DIPLOC
** 40love.c: Made use of PORT_INCLUDE
** 8080bw.c: Added more dip locations; Made use of PORT_INCLUDE
** wilytowr.c: Added dip locations for atomboy/wilytowr; Fixed coin modes
** battlane.c, battlera.c, battlnts.c, bbusters.c: added dip locations
** battlnts.c: made use of PORT_INCLUDE; fixed unknown dip switch
** bbusters.c: added note regarding correct gun calibration
** bionicc.c: Added dip locations
** bladestl.c: Added dip locations, made use of PORT_INCLUDE
** blockade.c: made use of PORT_INCLUDE
** beezer.c: Added dip locations
** bfm_sc2.c: dip switch improvements, made use of PORT_INCLUDE

* [[James Wallace]] conerted the MPU4 driver to use an HD6845, as the Hitachi part was on the PCB, while also using it to generate the VBLANK, rather than hardcoding a value. Added the pulldown resistor to the network, and added all the conditional inputs. Please note that on the later Cabinet Types (Ready Steady Go-1 onwards), the 10p slot is locked out (location of the true register for this is unknown), but the input setting is correct - you have to use Coin 2 or higher to get money in.

* [[Oliver Stoenberg]] fixed "garbage" (newlines) in the debugger window when debugging the SH-4 CPU.

== Game Support ==
'''New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status'''
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/gekisou Gekisou]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/potgame Pot Game (italian)]

'''New clones added'''
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/pitfalla Pitfall II (315-5093, Flicky Conversion)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/tdragon1 Thunder Dragon (4th Jun. 1991)]

[[Category:Releases 2008]]

MAME 0.123u6 - Revision history

Georg: minor name fix

Georg: Initial version.