MAME 0.33b3

Release Date

MAME 0.33b3 was released on 17 May 1998.

Contributors

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

• Aaron Giles
• Al Kossow
• Alex Judd
• Brad Oliver
• Carlos A. Lozano
• Chris Hardy
• Chris Moore
• Dan Boris
• Dani Portillo
• Ernesto Corvi
• Frank Palazzolo
• Howard Cohen
• Keith Wilkins
• Marc Vergoossen
• Marco Cassili
• Mike Balfour
• Mirko Buffoni
• Nicola Salmoria
• Paul Leaman
• Phil Stroffolino
• Rob Rosenbrock
• Rodimus Prime
• Steve Ellenoff
• Tatsuyuki Satoh
• Ville Laitinen
• Zsolt Vasvari

Specific Contributions

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

• All drivers with a handcrafted palette got broken in beta 2. They are now fixed.

• Marc Vergoossen fixed the colors in Side Pocket.

• Zsolt Vasvari added accurate colors to Fast Freddie/Fly-Boy.

• Zsolt Vasvari added accurate colors to Jump Coaster.

• Aaron Giles fixed colors in Road Runner.

• Aaron Giles changed the Gauntlet drivers so they are color-reduced (faster & better).

• Chris Moore fixed the colors in metack and possibly the other Gameplan games.

• Nicola Salmoria fixed a couple of palette problems with Snow Bros. It also no longer uses a 16 bit video mode, so it's faster.

• Rodimus Prime put back sample support in Q*Bert Qubes.

• Nicola Salmoria added music support in 3 Stooges.

• Keith Wilkins emulated sound in Lunar Lander.

• Chris Moore added sound in the Gameplan games.

• Increased music tempo in Snow Bros.

• Tatsuyuki Satoh updated the VLM5030 emulation (Punch Out etc.). Since quality is still bad, the emulator is only used when samples are not avaialble.

• Dani Portillo added high score support to Locomotion, Jungler, Commando (Sega), Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Rygar, Gemini Wing, Silkworm, City Connection, Trojan, Up'n Down.

• Mike Balfour fixed Diamond Run.

• Steve Ellenoff added high score support to Front Line.

• Tatsuyuki Satoh made another step forward in getting Super Punch Out to work (still NOT playable).

• Zsolt Vasvari added proper emulation of the ROM decryption in Burger Time.

• Alex Judd improved the Spy Hunter controls (you can play with the mouse or even a wheel now).

• Mirko Buffoni added the new -listdetails option, to create a detailed list of drivers and the hardware they use.

• Keith Wilkins fixed a bug in the 6809 disassembler.

Game Support

New Games added or promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING status

• Hexa
• Space Encounters
• Clowns
• Guided Missile
• Sea Wolf
• Gunfight
• Lupin III
• Shoot Out
• Curve Ball
• Challenger
• Kaos
• F1 Dream
• Double Dragon
• Double Dragon 2
• Aeroboto
• Blasto
• Shinobi
• Golden Axe
• Passing Shot
• Altered Beast
• Tetris (Sega, bootleg)
• Juno First
• Darwin 4078
• Safari
• Strider (Japanese)
• Willow (Japanese)
• Final Fight (Japanese)
• Chicki Chicki Boys (Japanese Mega Twins)
• Pnickies
• Ghouls and Ghosts
• Knights of the Round
• Carrier Air Wing
• Zoar
• Klax
• Red Alert
• I, Robot