Today’s the day for MAME 0.267, our midyear release. This month, we’ve got a brand new Z80 CPU core. It’s going to help us support more of the extensive family of Z80-like CPUs and also allow more precise control over bus timings. Speaking of CPU emulation, there are some nice fixes for long-standing Motorola 68k floating point unit bugs. They’re particularly noticeable in classic Mac applications whenever trigonometry is involved, but they also help some arcade systems.

The Tomy Prin-C children’s sticker designer system has come to life this month, with inputs and video output, and enough bug fixes to the Fujitsu F2MC-16 CPU core to get the software running. The printer isn’t emulated, but you can still have fun experimenting with this unique system. If you want something a bit more grown-up, some DMA fixes allow the MIPS-based Sony NEWS workstations to boot the earlier NEWS-OS 4.1R, and there’s a new software list with installation media to get you started.

Of course, there are far more improvements in this release than we can list here, but you can read about all the exciting updates in the whatsnew.txt file. The source code and 64-bit Windows binary packages are available from the download page.

MAME Testers bugs fixed

• 05411: [Graphics] (apple/maclc3.cpp) maclc3: Jigsaw Puzzle pieces are drawn incorrectly. (R. Belmont)
• 08793: [Core] (apple/maclc.cpp) Mac II FPU Errors: 68881 instructions produce incorrect results. (R. Belmont)
• 08870: [Debugger] debugger: The tracesym command uses a view of a destructed temporary string. (Patrick Mackinlay)

New working systems

• Hayauchi Gun Kids [Darksoft, TeamEurope]
• Hewlett-Packard HP 9816A [F.Ulivi]
• Krypton / Timorite Regency [hap, Berger]
• Novag Industries Zircon II [hap, Berger, Sean Riddle]
• Saitek Kasparov Turbo Advanced Trainer (H8/3212 version) [hap, Berger]

New working clones

• Aerolitos Espaciales (Spanish bootleg of Asteroids) [Heckler, jordigahan]
• Benesse Corporation Pocket Challenge V2 [David Haywood]
• Chloe Corporation Chloe 280SE [Andrew Owen, holub]
• Fidelity Computer Products Elite A/S Challenger (experimental) [Berger]
• Goindol (Afega) [playero]
• Great 1000 Miles Rally 2 USA (95/07/11) [twistedsymphony, The Dumping Union]
• Heath Company H-89 with MMS Equipment [Mark Garlanger]
• Jigoku Meguri (Japan) [Brian Troha]
• Little Casino (set 2) [Siftware]
• Little Casino II (v17.0) [Siftware]
• Match It [f205v, Smitdogg, Sean Sutton, Brian Troha, TeamEurope, The Dumping Union]
• Ms. Pac-Man (Elmac bootleg, earlier) [IZ8DWF]
• Ms. Pac-Man (Elmac bootleg, later) [Tirino73]
• Pac-Man (Model Racing bootleg) [IZ8DWF]
• Pleiads (GMP Games) [IZ8DWF]
• Saitek Kasparov Turbo Advanced Trainer (H8/323 version) [Berger]
• Salamander (Tecfri license) [Arcadedealer aka Edgar Solé aka Dios, Recreativas.org]
• Shisensho - Joshiryo-Hen (Japan, set 2) [twistedsymphony, The Dumping Union]
• SpecNext Ltd., Victor Trucco, Fabio Belavenuto ZX Spectrum Next: TBBlue [holub]
• Tomy Prin-C (Rev 3) [QUFB]
• Trivia (Questions Series 7, alt question ROM) [Brian Troha, The Dumping Union]

Systems promoted to working

• Soccer 10 (ver. 16.44) [Ivan Vangelista]
• Tomy Prin-C Tablet [QUFB]

Clones promoted to working

• Tomy Prin-C (Rev 1) [QUFB]

New systems marked not working

• Another World (Japan, V1.8) [hammy, Angelo Salese, AJR]
• Benesse Corporatio Challenge Gear (Japan) [TeamEurope, SSJ, Youkal3]
• Cut The Rope [Museo del Recreativo]
• Mad Money 2 [Joan RF, jordigahan]
• Print Club (Japan Vol.3) [Moffitt]
• Print Club Yoshimoto V1 (J 970208 V1.000) [Darksoft, TeamEurope]
• Santa Fe Mine (set 1) [Sergio y Vicente de electronicaVyS, Recreativas.org]
• Shun [hammy]
• Sony Librie EBR 1000 [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]
• Super Kids (V019CN) [XingXing]
• Super Luster II [Sergio Galiano]
• unknown Yuvo Joy Stand game (set 1) [hammy]
• VTech Kidi SuperStar LightShow [ArcadeHacker, ClawGrip]
• VTG Interactive Virtual Baseball (VTG) [Sean Riddle, David Haywood]
• Xyplex Inc. MAXserver MX-3210 Local Router [ClawGrip]

New clones marked not working

• Cheri Mondo '97 (V1.4I) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Cherry Bonus III (Ziogas V4.1 hack, set 1) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Cherry Bonus III (Ziogas V4.1 hack, set 2) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Grand Lizard (L-1) [inkochnito, PinMAME]
• IVL Technologies (Bandai license) Karaoke Station (Japan) [TeamEurope, David Haywood]
• La Rana (set 2) [Manuel]
• Santa Fe Mine (set 2) [Sergio y Vicente de electronicaVyS, Recreativas.org]
• Secret Service (4.0, Europe) [inkochnito, PinMAME]
• X-Reel [Sean Riddle]

New working software list items

• coco_flop: Zonx (The Rainbow) [TRS-80 Color Computer Archive]
• coleco_homebrew: AntiAir, Ascend, Battlot, Cacorm, Cracky, Guntus, Hopman, Yewdow [Inufuto]
• gameking3: 2030 [TeamEurope, SSJ, Youkal3]
• ibm5150: Gunship (3.5", Futura Games), Stunt Car Racer (Big Games), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Big Games) [Total DOS Collection]
• msx2_flop:
  SG1000 (v0.96) [GDX]
  SofaSMS (v1.1) [Louthrax]
• sony_news:
  NEWS-OS Release 4.1R Version Up Kit [Brice Onken]
  NEWS-OS Release 4.2.1aRD Installation Kit [Brice Onken, WinWorld]
• spectrum_cass:
  Bruxólico (English, demo 1.0), Bruxólico (English, demo 2.0), Bruxólico (Portuguese, demo 1.0), Bruxólico (Portuguese, demo 2.0) [Amaweks]
  Apocalypse - Expansion Volume 2 - Chapter 2 [ArcadeShadow]
  Ant Attack (JRS), Bingo (Astor), Gestion de Stock, Impossaball (PIM), Linear Programming (alt), Optimisa (Portuguese), Rana Rama (PIM), Simulátor Letu + Cielová Zástava [Planeta Sinclair]
  19 Part 1 - Boot Camp (Zafiro), The Artist II (48K), The Battle of the Bulge (System 4), Bomb Munchies (version 2350), Cobra's Arc (English), Cobra's Arc (newer release), Don Juan et Dragueurs (ATMOS/Spectrum release), Double Dragon II - The Revenge (Dro Soft), Double Dragon II - The Revenge (Dro Soft, small case), Double Dragon III - The Rosetta Stone (Dro Soft), Dossier "G", Glider Rider (Zafiro), Initiation au Basic 1, Initiation au Basic 2, Initiation au Basic 3, Initiation au Basic 4, Jock and the Time Rings (Z Cobra), Manager (Software Center), Manchester United (System 4), Manchester United Europe (System 4), Nebulus (Erbe), Prohibition (Zafi Chip), Sim City (Erbe), Split Images (PIM), Split Personalities (Zafi Chip), WEC Le Mans (Erbe) [Spectrum Computing]
  Androide (1984, ERE Informatique, alt), Awari (ERE), Don Juan et Dragueurs, Cobra's Arc (ERE), Hewson (compilation), Histoire (alt), L'Ile Maudite (two sides), Math (ERE, alt), Othello (1983, ERE, alt) [El Trastero del Spectrum]
• x68k_flop: Chourensha 68k (v1.00, alt) [buffi]

Software list items promoted to working

• princ: Bad Badtz-Maru, Doraemon, Hello Kitty, Hobby Club, Kazoku de Nengajou, Kodomo no Omocha, Pochacco [QUFB]
• x1_flop: Nobunaga no Yabou, Re-Birth [Angelo Salese, Carl]

New software list items marked not working

• challenge_gear_cart: Challenge 6-nensei [TeamEurope, SSJ, Youkal3]
• msxr_cart: Losaben Akel (demo), MSX View (Japan, v1.00), MSX View (Japan, v1.21), Zone Terra (demo) [file-hunter]
• sgi_mips: NetBSD 4.0, NetBSD 4.0.1, NetBSD 5.0, NetBSD 5.0.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, NetBSD 5.1, NetBSD 5.1.1, NetBSD 5.1.2, NetBSD 5.1.3, NetBSD 5.1.4, NetBSD 5.1.5, NetBSD 5.2, NetBSD 5.2.1, NetBSD 5.2.2, NetBSD 5.2.3, NetBSD 6.0, NetBSD 6.0.1, NetBSD 6.0.2, NetBSD 6.0.3, [Davide Cavalca]
• spectrum_cass: Comercio Cosmico, Cosmic Commerce (English) [Spectrum Computing]

Merged pull requests

• 11918: sinclair/specnext.cpp: Emulated ZX Spectrum Next: TBBlue. [holub]
• 12092: cpu/pic16x8x: Added PIC16x83 and PIC16x84 emulation based on existing 14-bit PICmicro CPU cores. [Grull Osgo]
• 12179: sgi_mips.xml: Added NetBSD 4, 5 and 6 installation CDs (not working). [Davide Cavalca]
• 12226: casio/pickytlk.cpp: Add tablet support and corrected screen size. [QUFB]
• 12337: sinclair/chloe.cpp: Emulated Chloe 280SE (Timex TS2068 successor). [Andrew Owen, holub]
• 12353: spectrum_cass.xml: Added 49 items (47 working), and improved metadata. [ArcadeShadow]
• 12369: skeleton/madmoney2.cpp: Added a skeleton driver for the Picmatic Mad Money 2 slot machine. [Joan RF, jordigahan, ClawGrip]
• 12371: sony/librie.cpp: Added a skeleton driver for the Sony Librie EBR 1000 e-book reader. [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]
• 12377: plugins/hiscore: Added support for Game & Watch Donkey Kong Jr (New Wide Screen). [udance4ever]
• 12378: coco_flop.xml: Added Zonx (The Rainbow). [TRS-80 Color Computer Archive, udance4ever]
• 12380: skeleton/mx3210.cpp: Added a skeleton driver for the Xyplex MAXserver MX-3210 Local Router. [ClawGrip]
• 12383: emu/emucore.h: Fixed build with compilers that require exceptions to be copyable (GitHub #11316). [Roman Donchenko]
• 12388: coleco_homebrew.xml: Added eight working items. [Inufuto, ArcadeShadow]
• 12391: pinball/inder.cpp: Added an additional set of “La Rana” [Manuel, ClawGrip]
• 12392: galaxian/galaxian.cpp: Dumped palette PROM for Catacomb. [Arcadedealer aka Edgar Solé aka Dios, Recreativas.org, ClawGrip]
• 12393: vtech/kidsupstar.cpp: Added a skeleton for the VTech Kidi SuperStar LightShow karaoke system. [ArcadeHacker, ClawGrip]
• 12394: ibm5150.xml: Added three working items. [Total DOS Collection, ArcadeShadow]
• 12400: pc/cuttherope.cpp: Added a skeleton driver for ICE’s Cut The Rope redemption game. [Museo del Recreativo, ClawGrip]
• 12402: sega/segac2.cpp: Added Print Club (Japan Vol.3) (not working). [Moffitt]
• 12408: hp/hp98x6.cpp: Added HP 9816A emulation. [F.Ulivi]
• 12409: ussr/bk.cpp: Use K1801VM1 CPU and 1801VP1-014 keyboard interface devices. [shattered]
• 12411: formats/fs_coco_rsdos.cpp: Added basic support for writing. [Wilbert Pol]
• 12412: vsystem/rpunch.cpp: Improved graphics ROM region names and cleaned up code. [cam900]
• 12413: heathzenith/h89.cpp: Added an H-89 variant with the Magnolia Microsystems floppy drive controller. [Mark Garlanger]
• 12414: machine/wd_fdc.cpp: Lower DRQ output when track write completes. [Mark Garlanger]
• 12415: namco/namcops2.cpp: Changed Soul Calibur III years to the year the arcade version was released. [AnthonyRyuki]
• 12416: skeleton/easy_karaoke.cpp: Added a skeleton driver for the Bandai Karaoke Station. [TeamEurope, David Haywood]
• 12417: sigma/sigmab98.cpp: Added Hayauchi Gun Kids. [Darksoft, TeamEurope, David Haywood]
• 12418: nichibutsu/shettle.cpp: Use the same palette PROM decoding scheme as Wiping. [David Haywood]
• 12419: msx, bus/msx/cart: Added support for switching between internal and external kanji ROM. [Wilbert Pol]
• 12420: Don’t abbreviate “Europe” in system and software descriptions. [Angelo Salese]
• 12421: machine/mb3773.cpp, machine/watchdog.cpp: Send watchdog reset message to debugger log. [Angelo Salese]
• 12423: cpu/z80.cpp: Reimplemented Z80 emulation with support for returning to the scheduler during an instruction. [holub]
• 12424: pinball/inder.cpp: Marked second set of La Rana as a clone. [ClawGrip]
• 12425: seibu/t5182.cpp: Removed hard-coded configuration assumptions and cleaned up drivers using the device. [cam900]
• 12427: cpu/f2mc16: Implemented several more instructions and fixed numerous issues. [QUFB]
• 12428: tomy/princ.cpp: Emulated video output and inputs, and added an additional ROM version. [QUFB]
• 12430: tch/wheelfir.cpp: Dumped some of the PLDs for Kong Ball and Radical Enduro. [OldComputers ES, ClawGrip]
• 12434: tch/wheelfir.cpp: Made blitter emulation work better for Power Ball. [David Haywood]
• 12435: machine/cxd1185.cpp: Implemented SPHI feature; sony/dmac_0448.cpp: Implemented autopad feature. [Brice Onken]
• 12436: igs/pgm2.cpp: Dumped the Flash ROMs for Bu Bu Car. [Victor Fernandez (City Game), Recreativas.org, ClawGrip]
• 12437: konami/nemesis.cpp: Added Tecfri Salamander. [Arcadedealer aka Edgar Solé aka Dios, Recreativas.org, ClawGrip]
• 12439: imagedev/floppy.cpp: Fixed failure to locate the first flux transition on a track. [Roman Donchenko]
• 12440: sinclair/spec128.cpp, sinclair/specpls3.cpp: Adjusted border chunk rendering position based on testing. [holub]
• 12441: emu/drivenum.cpp: Avoid using an invalidated iterator in find_approximate_matches. [Roman Donchenko]
• 12443: cpu/f2mc16: Implemented more instructions used by Tomy Prin-C software. [QUFB]
• 12445: cpu/z80/z80make.py: Generate full operation list for every core variant. [holub, Wilbert Pol]
• 12447: kaneko/djboy.cpp: Use palette format helper to handle palette writes, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
• 12448: kaneko/hvyunit.cpp: kaneko/hvyunit.cpp: Reduced literal tag usage and improved graphics ROM region names. [cam900]
• 12451: gaelco/gaelco2.cpp: Added developers/licensees to manufacturers, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
• 12452: imagedev/floppy.cpp: Fixed out-of-bounds access to “seek” audio samples. [Roman Donchenko]
• 12453: msx2_flop.xml: Added two working items. [GDX, Louthrax, Wilbert Pol]
• 12454: msx2p_flop.xml: Updated description and usage notes for Tetris II Special Edition. [Wilbert Pol]
• 12455: msxr_cart.xml: Added four items (not working). [file-hunter, Wilbert Pol]
• 12457: gaelco/mastboy.cpp: Use tilemap and palette format helper; emu/emupal.cpp: Added a 12-bit GRB format helper. [cam900].
• 12459: gamegear.xml, megadriv.xml, tutor.xml: Replaced abbreviated country names in descriptions. [ArcadeShadow]
• 12462: plugins/hiscore: Added 250 ms delay for Balloon Bomber and Lupin III (fixes GitHub #12432). [Mike Sheehan]
• 12466: atari/asteroid.cpp: Added a Spanish bootleg of Asteroids called Aerolitos Espaciales. [Heckler, jordigahan, ClawGrip]
• 12470: recfranco/rf51w14cg.cpp: Added two sets of Santa Fe Mine. [Sergio y Vicente de electronicaVyS, Recreativas.org, ClawGrip]
• 12471: tecmo/gaiden.cpp: Fixed issues with saved states and cleaned up code. [cam900]
• 12472: cpu/z80: Refactored code for retrying memory accesses based on examples in documentation. [holub]
• 12473: sony_news.xml: Added a Sony NEWS software list with NEWS-OS installation and upgrade media. [Brice Onken]
• 12474: cpu/z80/z80.cpp: Fixed name of generated source file to #include for NSC800. [holub]
• 12475: cpu/z80: Check BUSRQ immediately before servicing interrupts. [holub]
• 12476: tecmo/bombjack.cpp: Merged with sega/calorie.cpp and improved emulation accuracy. [jackson2k2]
• 12477: cpu/z80: Fixed misleading indentation warnings. [holub]
• 12478: sinclair/specnext_sprites.cpp: Fixed uninitialised local variable warning. [holub]
• 12480: igs/igs_fear.cpp: Added Super Kids (V019CN) (not working). [XingXing, David Haywood]
• 12481: bus/msx/cart/ram.cpp: Added support for the Tecnobytes Double RAM cartridge. [Wilbert Pol]
• 12486: igs/igs_fear.cpp: Replaced bad microcontroller dump for Super Kids. [XingXing, David Haywood]
• 12487: benesse/challenge_gear.cpp: Dumped the Challenge Gear and one cartridge. [TeamEurope, SSJ, Youkal3, David Haywood]
• 12488: gameking3.xml: Added the shooter 2030. [TeamEurope, SSJ, Youkal3, David Haywood]
• 12489: machine/am9513.cpp: Fixed the log message when setting a counter input to a cascaded TC output. [Adam Billyard]
• 12490: konami/ksys573.cpp: Initialize PC Card slot card detect signal states. [Windy Fairy]
• 12493: recfranco/rf51w14cg.cpp: Removed bad dump of protected Santa Fe Mine reels PIC microcontroller. [ClawGrip]
• 12496: challenge_gear_cart.xml: Corrected title of the dumped cartridge and added a list of undumped cartridges. [David Haywood]
• 12497: tvgames/spg2xx.cpp: Added VTG Interactive Virtual Baseball (not working). [Sean Riddle, David Haywood]
• 12499: unico/goori.cpp: Use generic graphics decoding layouts, improved ROM region names, and cleaned up code. [cam900]