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Initial version.

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== Release Date ==
MAME 0.36b9 was released on 13 November 1999.

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

* [[Aaron Giles]]
* [[Bryan McPhail]]
* [[Ernesto Corvi]]
* [[Luca Elia]]
* [[Malcolm Lear]]
* [[Massimo Morra]]
* [[Nao]]
* [[Nicola Salmoria]]
* [[Phil Stroffolino]]
* [[Raphael Nabet]]
* [[Takahiro Nogi]]

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

* [[Massimo Morra]] fixed raster effects in Turf Masters (Japan course) and Zed Blade. Improved Super Sidekicks 2.

* [[Malcolm Lear]] made fixes to Lazer Command and Meadows Lanes.

* [[Phil Stroffolino]] added 16 bit support in the tilemap manager, so the Namco System 2 games no longer require -depth 8.

* Changed the -depth option behaviour in the DOS version, now it can be either 8, 16, or auto. The default is auto, which uses the color depth appropriate for the game. 8 forces use of a 256 colors display (faster but less accurate), 16 forces use of a 16-bit display (not suggested, doesn't work with all games). MAKE SURE TO SET depth = auto IN MAME.CFG, OR YOU'LL USE 16-BIT IN ALL GAMES.

* [[Bryan McPhail]] and [[Nao]] fixed a few bugs in the NEC CPU core that caused problems in Hook, Gunforce, Lethal Thunder and maybe others.

* [[Aaron Giles]] made several changes and improvements to the TMS34010 emulation and to the Williams games using CVSD sound.

* The DOS version is now compiled with Allegro 3.9.27 WIP.

* Replaced MachineDriver->video_attributes VIDEO_SUPPORTS_16BIT with GameDriver->flags GAME_REQUIRES_16BIT. Added color_depth to struct RunningMachine and struct GameOptions. OS dependant code may set it to force a specific depth. Added depth parameter to osd_create_display(). The OS dependant code MUST respect it - if it has special requirements, it must set the GameOptions flag beforehand.

* Calling palette_recalc() is now *MANDATORY* in all drivers that modify the palette. The palette will not be updated otherwise.

* Removed adpcm_sample_list, palette and colortable from struct GameDriver. Changed char *color_prom to int prom_memory_region.

* [[Raphael Nabet]] updated the TMS9900 emulator.

== Game Support ==
'''New Games added or promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING status'''
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/kicknrun Kick and Run]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/kikikai KiKi KaiKai]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/psoldier Perfect Soldiers]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/bigstrik Big Striker]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/kickoff Kick Off]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/dsoccr94 Dream Soccer '94]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/kageki Kageki]

'''New clones added'''
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/megazone Mega Zone (Konami)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/dkong3j Donkey Kong 3 (Japan)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/ajaxj Ajax (Japan)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/ringohja Ring no Ohja (= The Main Event)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/thndblst Thunder Blaster (= Lethal Thunder)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/fantasyj Fantasy (SNK)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/blueprnj Blue Print (Jaleco)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/xmen2pj X-Men (2 Players Japan)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/checkman Checkman (Galaxian hardware)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/contraj Contra (Japan)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/karatedo Karate Dou (= Karate Champ)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/uccopsj Undercover Cops (Japan)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/dumpmtmt Dump Matsumoto (= Body Slam)]

[[Category:Releases 1999]]

MAME 0.36b9 - Revision history

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