Georg: Initial version.

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Initial version.

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== Release Date ==
MAME 0.33b2 was released on 8 May 1998.

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

* [[Bernd Wiebelt]]
* [[Brad Oliver]]
* [[Bryan McPhail]]
* [[Chris Moore]]
* [[Christophe Verre]]
* [[Dan Boris]]
* [[Ernesto Corvi]]
* [[Keith Wilkins]]
* [[Nicola Salmoria]]
* [[Paul Leaman]]
* [[Zsolt Vasvari]]

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

* [[Paul Leaman]] fixed background layer colors in Trojan

* [[Nicola Salmoria]] fixed invisible ball in Champion Baseball. Some of the graphics are still broken. The reason is unknown.

* [[Nicola Salmoria]] adjusted the brightess of the background in Popeye, which should make it correct according to the schematics. Maybe now it's too dark?

* [[Keith Wilkins]] fixed fuel alert sound in Lunar Lander.

* [[Nicola Salmoria]] added speech to Champion Baseball.

* [[Brad Oliver]] added Swimmer, Pop Flamer

* [[Chris Moore]] fixed Wonder Boy Deluxe

* [[Bryan McPhail]] fixed Heavy Barrel so it is playable to the end, but there are still some problems.

* [[Paul Leaman]] improved speed in the CPS1 games.

* [[Zsolt Vasvari]] fixed speed in Berzerk/Frenzy

* [[Bernd Wiebelt]] adjusted timing in the vector games.

* [[Nicola Salmoria]] added some game information display in the introduction screen.

* Further changes to the palette handling code.
** osd_create_display() no longer takes the total_colors, palette, pens arguments. They are handled by osd_allocate_colors(), which is called after osd_create_display().
** the convert_color_prom() functions now take a unsigned short *colortable parameter instead of unsigned char *.
** Drivers for games which have a FIXED palette (i.e. they don't call osd_modify_pen()) of more than 256 colors are now allowed to declare it as such in the MachineDriver. The palette will be automatically shrinked to fit in 256 colors. Note: this assumes that the palette is actually composed of no more than 256 unique colors. This is currently the case in all the games. Examples: Kung Fu Master, Lode Runner, Arkanoid, Popeye.
** instead of calling osd_modify_pen(Machine->pens[color],r,g,b), drivers should call palette_change_color(color,r,g,b). Note that the function does the Machine->pens[] mapping for you.

* [[Ernesto Corvi]] added WatchPoint support to the debugger (i.e. check a RAM location and stop execution whe it is changed).

* [[Christophe Verre]] fixed a bug in 6502/dasm.c (this only applies if you compile it to get a standalone disassembler - it is not part of MAME)

== Game Support ==
'''New Games added or promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING status'''
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/hbarrel Heavy Barrel (new, complete set)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/msword Magic Sword]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/sdungeon Space Dungeon]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/slapfigh Slap Fight]

[[Category:Releases 1998]]

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