06/29/2003 :: Site updates Java-Emu NEWS I fixed several links on the web site: - CottAGE links - Hob link (thanks to Nigel Barford) I also added a link for our new Java project: PlayScott, an online arcade music player Enjoy! Posted by Gollum

12/16/2002 :: Site updates Java-Emu NEWS I updated the web site with new people on the contact pages. I also added other projects to the projects page. Enjoy! Posted by Gollum

07/12/2002 :: CottAGE NEWS CottAGE NEWS COTTAGE 0.05 IS OUT !!! There are tons of news in this version: [DRIVERS CHANGES] [NEW GAMES ADDED] - [1943] Add support for 1943, 1943kai, gunsmoke [Erik Duijs] - [Dkong] Add support for dkong, dkongjr, dkong3, radarscp [Erik Duijs] - [Hexa] Add support for hexa [Gollum] - [Hyperspt] Add support for hyperspt, roadf [Erik Duijs] - [M79amb] Add support for m79amb [Gollum] - [Rocnrope] Add support for rocnrope [Erik Duijs] [NEW CLONES ADDED] - [1943] Add support for 1943j [Erik Duijs] - [Dkong] * Add support for dkong3j [Gollum] * Add support for dkongjrj, dkngjnrj, dkongjrb, dkngjnrb [Gollum] * Add support for dkongjp, dkongjo, dkongjo1 [Gollum] - [Hyperspt] Add support for hpolym84, roadf2 [Erik Duijs] - [Rocnrope] Add support for rocnropk [Erik Duijs] [DRIVER FIXES] - [1943] * Merge gunsmoke driver (MAME todo list) [Erik Duijs] * Fixes support for 1943j [Gollum] - [Dkong] Fixes support for dkongjr [Gollum] - [Minivadr] * Add a CottAGE optimized version (default) [Gollum] * Add a 95% straight MAME video driver port [Gollum] - [Rocnrope] Fixes support for rocnropk [Gollum] [CPU CORES CHANGES] [CPU CORES FIXES] - [CPU6809] * Fixes two indexed addressing modes [Erik Duijs] * Fixes interrupt/CWAI [Erik Duijs] * Add support for encrypted opcodes [Erik Duijs] [SOUND CORES CHANGES] [NEW SOUND CORES ADDED] - [AY8910] Start preliminary AY-8910 sound hardware [Erik Duijs] [CORE CHANGES] [NEW FEATURES] - Start cpu debugger support [S.C.Wong] [GUI CHANGES] - Add maximum speed detection and display [Gollum] - Change default keys [Gollum] - Disable simultaneous pause/ROM loading/FPS display [Gollum] - Improve ROM loading with nicer display [Gollum] - Improve pause support with nicer display [Erik Duijs] - Add a nice GFX display for FPS [Erik Duijs] [OPTIMIZATIONS] - Optimize bitmap drawing functions (CottAGE is 15% faster) [Gollum] - Optimize memory banks support [Gollum] - Optimize default read/write memory handlers [Gollum] - Optimize default read/write port handlers [Gollum] [MAIN CHANGES] - Add new GFX scrolling features [Erik Duijs] - Add support for init handlers [Gollum] - Add support for memory banks [Erik Duijs] This version supports 78 ROM sets that you can play online. The Official CottAGE page Posted by Gollum

06/22/2002 :: CottAGE NEWS CottAGE NEWS COTTAGE 0.04 IS OUT !!! There are tons of news in this version: [DRIVERS CHANGES] [NEW GAMES ADDED] - [Dotrikun] Add support for dotrikun [Gollum] - [Galaga] Add preliminary support for galaga [Erik Duijs] - [Galaxian] Add support for warofbug [Erik Duijs/Gollum] - [Minivadr] Add support for minivadr [Gollum] - [News] Add support for news [Gollum] - [Pacman] Add support for vanvan, dremshpr [Erik Duijs] - [Yiear] Add support for yiear [Erik Duijs] [NEW CLONES ADDED] - [Blktiger] Add support for bktigerb, blkdrgon, blkdrgnb [Gollum] - [Bombjack] Add support for bombjac2 [Gollum] - [Bw8080] Add support for invrvnge, invrvnga [Gollum] - [Dotrikun] Add support for dotriku2 [Gollum] - [Galaxian] Add support for galaxiaj [Erik Duijs] - [Yiear] Add support for yiear2 [Gollum] [DRIVER FIXES] - [Blktiger] * Fixes wrong colors [Erik Duijs] * Find the slowdown bug ! [Gollum] - [Bombjack] * Fixes video bugs [Erik Duijs] * Rewrite driver using new MAME-like architecture [Gollum] - [Bw8080] * Add non-merged roms support [Gollum] * Fixes invrvnge support [Gollum] - [Dotrikun] Fixes support for dotrikun, dotriku2 [Gollum] - [Galaxian] * Fixes galaxiaj support [Gollum] * Fixes scramblb support (R register) [Erik Duijs] * Rewrite scramblb roms loading [Erik Duijs] - [Gyruss] Fixes some bugs [Erik Duijs] - [Solomon] * Fixes wrong colors [Erik Duijs] * Rewrite driver using new MAME-like architecture [Gollum] - [Yiear] * Rewrite driver using new MAME-like architecture [Gollum] * Fixes support for yiear [Gollum] [CPU CORES CHANGES] [NEW CPU CORES ADDED] - [CPU6809] Add cpu 6809 emulation core [S.C.Wong/Erik Duijs] [CPU CORES FIXES] - [CPU6809] Fixes 6809 compilation errors [Arnon Cardoso] - [Z80] * Fixes stack pointer support [Erik Duijs/Gollum] * Optimize interrupts handling [Erik Duijs] * Optimize main loop [Erik Duijs] * Rename some variables [Erik Duijs] * Add preliminary support for R register [Erik Duijs] [SOUND CORES CHANGES] [NEW SOUND CORES ADDED] - [AY8910] Add preliminary AY-8910 sound hardware [Erik Duijs] [SOUND CORES FIXES] - [Namco] Add javax.sound support [Erik Duijs] [CORE CHANGES] [NEW FEATURES] - Add generation of HTML games, menu and index pages (Info tool) [Gollum] - Add list generation of supported games (Info tool) [Gollum] - Add list generation of game names and descriptions (Info tool) [Gollum] - Add list generation of supported games, year, manufacturer (Info tool) [Gollum] - Add list generation of drivers source files (Info tool) [Gollum] - Add -noclones option (Info tool) to not list alternate versions [Gollum] - Add a command-line usage Info tool [Gollum] - Add support javax.sound [Erik Duijs] - Add cpu debugger support [S.C.Wong] [GUI CHANGES] - Add configurable sound buffer for applet (only javax.sound) [Erik Duijs] - Add configurable sampling rate for applet (only javax.sound) [Erik Duijs] - F9 key increases frameskip and disable auto-frameskip [Erik Duijs] - F8 key decreases frameskip and enable auto-frameskip when 0 [Erik Duijs] - Improve again throttling and auto-frameskip support [Arnon Cardoso] - Disable buggy auto-frameskip support [Erik Duijs/Gollum] - Improve pause support with a nice filtering and message [Gollum] - Add auto-frameskip support [Arnon Cardoso] - Fixes 50% scanlines in x2 mode [Gollum] - Fixes antialiasing in x2 mode [Gollum] - Add frame skipping support (up to 12 levels) [Gollum] - Add a gfx rom loader to inform user of the loading process [Gollum] [HTML/DOC CHANGES] - Rewrite readme.txt [Gollum] - Improve HTML pages with correct game names [Gollum] - Improve HTML pages with gfx background and no border [Gollum] [OPTIMIZATIONS] - Optimize again driver selection [Gollum] - Optimize some bitmap functions [Gollum] - Optimize java gfx rendering [Gollum] - Optimize driver selection [Gollum] - Optimize x2 mode [Gollum] [MAIN CHANGES] - Add tilemap stuff [Gollum] - Remove color codes caching system (less memory usage) [Erik Duijs] - Fixes VIDEO_MODIFIES_PALETTE handling [Erik Duijs] - Add video_post_update function [Erik Duijs] - Improve MAME-like driver architecture [Gollum] - Fixes sound code (not denied access anymore in Sun JRE 1.4) [Erik Duijs] - Fixes a gfx bug for 180 or 270 rotated games [Erik Duijs] - Add generic driver selection [Gollum] - Rewrite sound support in CottAGE [Erik Duijs] - Start rewriting inputport features [Erik Duijs] - Add support for a more MAME-like driver architecture [Gollum] - Add support for auto-loading of non-merged roms [Gollum] - Add support for continued ROMs [Gollum] - Fixes system exit on errors in rom loader [Gollum] - Fixes constants in rotation code [Gollum] - Fixes reset of driver cpus (invrvnge) [Gollum] - Add new basic driver constants [Erik Duijs] - Reduce memory usage of Gfx Manager's caching system [Erik Duijs] - Rewrite tile caching [Erik Duijs] - Separate video constants from other constants [Erik Duijs] This version supports 54 ROM sets that you can play online. The Official CottAGE page Posted by Gollum

05/15/2002 :: CottAGE NEWS & New forum CottAGE NEWS COTTAGE 0.03 IS OUT !!! Here are the many news in this version: - [Bw8080] Add support for jspecter, jspectr2, spaceatt [Gollum] - [Bw8080] Add support for invaderl, spceking, spcewars [Gollum] - [Bw8080] Add support for spacewr3, sinvemag, sinvzen [Gollum] - [Bw8080] Fixes spaceat2, boothill [Gollum] - [Bw8080] Rewrite driver selection [Gollum] - [Bw8080] Resync some subdrivers with MAME 0.60s [Gollum] - [Galaxian] Add support for galaxian, scramblb [Erik Duijs] - [Namco] Add namco sound hardware [Erik Duijs] - [Pacman] Add sound support to all subdrivers [Erik Duijs] - [Z80] Remove localization of PC in fetch-decode loop [Erik Duijs] - Rewrite throttling code [Arnon Cardoso] - Improve bitmap facilities [Erik Duijs] - Fixes XY scrolling playfield [Erik Duijs] - Add support for video granularity [Erik Duijs] - Fixes error messages in zip file support [Erik Duijs] - Rename all drivers according to MAME 0.60s [Gollum] - Start writing new throttling code [Erik Duijs/Arnon Cardoso] - Add sound enable/disable option [Erik Duijs] - Add sound support in CottAGE [Erik Duijs] - Add soundchip support [Erik Duijs] - Resync directories with MAME 0.60s [Gollum] - Improve HTML pages with games with sound [Gollum] - Improve HTML pages with sorted games [Gollum] - Improve HTML pages with clones and games [Gollum] This version supports 37 ROM sets that you can play online. The Official CottAGE page Java-Emu NEWS Hi all ! We have just added a general Forum for The Java-Emu Portal! You can also discuss about your favorite java emulators and ported games. Do not hesitate to visit this new forum! The Java-Emu Forum Posted by Gollum

05/10/2002 :: CottAGE NEWS CottAGE NEWS Here is already a new version thanks to Erik Duijs and Arnon Cardoso fixes. Here are the news so far: - Add a weird trick to improve throttle on Win9X and Win2K [Erik Duijs] - [Z80] Add INI/IND opcodes [Erik Duijs] - [Bombjack] Fixes driver information [Erik Duijs/Gollum] - Fixes HTML pages [Erik Duijs/Gollum] - Fixes release package with roms directory [Gollum] - Fixes compatibility tests [Erik Duijs] - Fixes source package compilation [Arnon Cardoso] The Official CottAGE page Posted by Gollum

05/07/2002 :: DoomCott & CottAGE NEWS DoomCott NEWS I am still progressing with the Automap feature for DoomCott. - Fixes lines clipping - Added things display with rotation angles - Added things loading CottAGE NEWS We just released the first version of CottAGE. This project is now Open-Source ! CottAGE (Cott Arcade Generic Emulator) is a multiple arcade emulator in java. It is heavily based on MAME (the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) so you can consider it as a java MAME port (but not exactly...) This version supports 23 arcade games that you can play online. You can also download the CottAGE 0.01 release package as well as the source package on the Official site. The Official CottAGE page Posted by Gollum

05/06/2002 :: DoomCott WIP DoomCott NEWS I am nicely progressing with the Automap feature for DoomCott. - Added original Doom line colors for maps - Added sides/sectors loading - Added min/max panning - Added min/max scaling - Fixes fixed divisions (scaling) I plan to work on adding monsters, objects and other things on the map. Then I will concentrate on gameplay in the Automap itself ;-) Posted by Gollum

05/05/2002 :: HeretiCott News HeretiCott NEWS Israel dos Santos Paixão Jr joined the Java-Emu Team. He will work on HeretiCott so expect screenshots in a few days! HeretiCott is a java port of the PC game Heretic, a nice medieval-fantastic First Personal Shooter game. Posted by Gollum

05/01/2002 :: DoomCott WIP DoomCott NEWS I am still working on the Automap feature for the Java Doom port, DoomCott. - Added lines clipping - Fixes scaling/panning routines - Added Grid support - Start adding original Doom line colors Posted by Gollum

04/29/2002 :: DoomCott WIP DoomCott NEWS Some nice progresses with the Doom port in Java, DoomCott. I added support for the Automap feature. I hope to finish this part and start working on 3D rendering itself. I also added a small review of the program. Java-Emu NEWS I added many non-Java-Team projects to the projects page. Enjoy! (Ratings are forthcoming...) Posted by Gollum

04/28/2002 :: Site updates Java-Emu NEWS I updated the web site with links and contact pages. I also added other projects to the projects page. Enjoy! Posted by Gollum

04/27/2002 :: Java-Emu is now online ! Java-Emu NEWS Hi all ! The Java-Emu Portal is now online ! Huge thanks to Karine for the nice web design. WolfCott NEWS The WolfCott project has a new homepage. The WolfCott page DoomCott NEWS The DoomCott project has a new homepage. The DoomCott page Posted by Gollum

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