Georg: Initial version.

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Initial version.

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== Release Date ==
MAME 0.63 was released on 12 January 2003.

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

* [[Aaron Giles]]
* [[Angelo Salese]]
* [[Bryan McPhail]]
* [[Dave France]]
* [[David Haywood]]
* [[farfetch'd]]
* [[Jarek Burczynski]]
* [[Jim Hernandez]]
* [[Manuel Abadia]]
* [[MooglyGuy]]
* [[Nicola Salmoria]]
* [[Olivier Galibert]]
* [[Paul Priest]]
* [[Phil Stroffolino]]
* [[Quench]]
* [[R. Belmont]]
* [[smf]]
* [[Stefan Jokisch]]
* [[Uki]]
* [[Zsolt Vasvari]]

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

* [[Stefan Jokisch]] changed Subroc-3D, Turbo and Buck Rogers to use the artwork to show LED counters.

* [[Stefan Jokisch]] fixed colors in Dynamic Ski.

* [[Dave France]] added samples support to Subroc-3D

* [[Jim Hernandez]] fixed the noise frequency in the Exidy games.

* [[Phil Stroffolino]] added preliminary Namco NA sound support.

* [[Angelo Salese]] partially simulated the protection in Birdie Try

* [[Angelo Salese]] improved the decryption in Quiz F1 1-2 Finish, it's still incomplete though.

* [[Olivier Galibert]] fixed the ball position recognition in Golfing Greats.

* [[Aaron Giles]] added new options -nodisclaimer and -nogameinfo to disable startup screens. Warnings about incorrect emulation are not disabled.

* [[smf]] replaced the RDTSC timing with QueryPerformanceCounter. This should fix problems on SpeedStep notebooks. It seems, however, that it causes even worse problems on other machines. Therefore, the old behaviour can be forced with the new -rdtsc option.

* Now compiled with MinGW 2.0/GCC 3.2. There might be bugs caused by the new compiler, let us know.

* [[Jarek Burczynski]] added an all new, much better, YM2413 emulation.

* [[Jarek Burczynski]] added drum support to the YM2608 emulation (check e.g. Tail 2 Nose).

* [[Aaron Giles]] moved most of the file I/O out of the OS depndant code and into the core. Added two new types, mame_file and osd_file, which enforce better type checking throughout the system (and prevents confusing the two). Instead of calling osd_fopen, osd_fread, osd_fwrite, etc., you now call mame_fopen, mame_fread, mame_fwrite, etc. The osd_* calls are reserved to the core. All the ZIP handling is done in the mame_file functions, so it will be inherited by all ports.

* [[Aaron Giles]] changed the Win32 port so the diff, snap, cfg, nvram, etc. directories are created automatically if they don't exist the first time MAME tries to create a file there.

* [[Aaron Giles]] added MIPS III/IV CPU cores.

* [[Aaron Giles]] added ADSP-2115 CPU support.

* [[Quench]] added a TMS32025 CPU core.

* [[R. Belmont]] fixed the YMF278B emulation.

== Game Support ==
'''New Games supported or promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING status'''
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/offroadc Off Road Challenge]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/shrike Shrike Avenger]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/wargods War Gods]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/grudge Grudge Match]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/sshooter Sharpshooter]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/kinst Killer Instinct]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/kinst2 Killer Instinct 2]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/drmicro Dr. Micro]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/rungun Run and Gun]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/holo Holosseum]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/svf Super Visual Football]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/brivalj Burning Rivals]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/radmu Rad Mobile]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/radr Rad Rally]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/f1en F1 Exhaust Note]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/alien3 Alien 3]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/sonic Sonic]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/ga2 Golden Axe 2]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/spidman Spiderman]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/arabfgtu Arabian Fight]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/gumbo Gumbo]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/gollygho Golly Ghost]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mshuttle Moon Shuttle]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/sfx SF-X]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mimonkey Mighty Monkey]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/statriv2 Triv Two]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/pirates Pirates]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/freekick Free Kick]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/pbillrd Perfect Billiard]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mj4simai Wakakusamonogatari Mahjong Yonshimai]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/gotcha Got-cha]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/f1gp2 Formula 1 Grand Prix Part II]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/rmhaihai Real Mahjong Haihai]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/rmhaijin Real Mahjong Haihai Jinji Idou Hen]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/rmhaisei Real Mahjong Haihai Seichouhen]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mjkjidai Mahjong Kyou Jidai]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/themj The Mah-jong]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/hourouki Mahjong Hourouki Part 1 - Seisyun Hen]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mhgaiden Mahjong Hourouki Gaiden]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mjhokite Mahjong Hourouki Okite]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mjclinic Mahjong Clinic]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mrokumei Mahjong Rokumeikan]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/tugboat Tugboat]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/supertr2 Super Triv 2]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/penbros Penguin Bros]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/targeth Target Hits]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/thoop2 TH Strikes Back]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/aligator Alligator Hunt]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/wrally2 World Rally 2: Twin Racing]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/maniacsq Maniac Squares]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/snowboar Snow Board Championship]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/bang Bang!]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/boomrang Boomer Rang'r / Genesis]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/kamikcab Kamikaze Cabbie]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/liberate Liberation]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/p47aces P-47 Aces]

'''New clones added'''
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/nostk Nostradamus (Korea)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/crusnw20 Cruis'n World (rev L2.0)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/term2la2 Terminator 2 (LA2)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/shimpacp Super High Impact (prototype)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/mrkougr2 Mr Kougar (set 2)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/dkongjrm Donkey Kong Jr (bootleg on Galaxians hardware)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/polict11 Police Trainer (older)]
* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/hiryuken Hokuha Syourin Hiryu no Ken (=Shanghai Kid)]

[[Category:Releases 2003]]

MAME 0.63 - Revision history

Georg: Initial version.