Cogwheel 1.0.3.0 beta 1

Thursday, 20th August 2009

I've released a beta version of Cogwheel 1.0.3.0 in the hope of getting some feedback. My main concern is with the new 3D glasses code, so I'd be very grateful if you could install the emulator and run this ROM in it. The ROM simply alternates between showing a red screen for the left eye and a cyan one for the right eye (the emulator defaults to only showing the left eye, so you'll just see red for the moment). If you select a different 3D glasses mode (Options, 3D glasses, Row interleaved) you should end up with something like this:

3D glasses test - row interleaved

If you drag the around the desktop the lines should appear fixed on the spot (as long as you drag it slowly enough to allow it to repaint), and if you resize it the entire form should always be covered in lines one pixel apart. The same should apply to the column interleaved and chequerboard interleaved modes.

I've also added VGM recording and VGM playback. VGM playback is handled by bundling Maxim's SMS VGM player.

VGM player

The console's region (Japanese or Export) and video standard (NTSC or PAL) are now user-configurable via the Emulation menu. The YM2413 (FM sound) emulation has been converted to straight C# (it used to be a P/Invoked native DLL). Drag-and-drop support has been added to aid in loading ROMs, save-states and VGMs.

There have been a number of internal optimisations, fixes and tweaks (such as per-scanline backdrop colours), but nothing too major (compatibility is roughly the same as it was). If you do find any bugs, please report them!

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