the things listed here are from information i got, and may not
be 100% accurate, if you dont understand what a change means,
it probably doesn't directly affect you
Also, with "MODIFIED" versions, the changes are only for that version


5/31/04
Case-fix for YASM [ipher]
Enable stereo sound by default [pagefault]
Work around a 1.36 ZST bug [pagefault]
Fixed savestates with older versions [pagefault]
You can now start recording in the middle of a movie [pagefault]
Fixed bug in appending movies [pagefault]
Fixed a frameskipping bug in the dos port [pagefault]

5/08/04
Much better SPC7110 pack loading code. [Nach]
Fixed checksum calc on 24Mb SPC7110 ROMs - again. [Nach]
ROM info now dumped to rominfo.txt on game load. [Nach]
Fixed path input crashing bug. [Nach]
Fixed PNG height. [Nach]
NSRT Header support. [Nach]
Fix minimize bug [pagefault]
Add the name of the start address to the error message when mprotect fails. [theoddone33]
Update config.sub. This allows configuration on 64 bit targets, and requires autogen.sh to be rerun. [theoddone33]
Using secondary sound buffer in Win32 again. [Nach, ipher]

5/01/04
SPC7110 and SDD-1 timing update, we now do this properly [pagefault]
Updated authors.txt, support.txt, thanks.txt, and todo.txt [pagefault]
Add StatMat to the authors list [pagefault]
Rename linux version to SDL and win to win32 [pagefault]
New disable screensaver code [pagefault]
Yay more timing updates. More things work. [pagefault]
effects obj files now deleted with "make clean" [ipher]
Fix snapshot filenames [StatMat]
Fix rewind when using commandline filename [StatMat]
Add use of DirectSound primary buffer in win port [StatMat]
Netplay fixed [pagefault]
DSP 2 support [Overload, kentaro-k.21, pagefault]
Fix some weird emulation bugs [pagefault]
Savestate incrementor fix, this caused some crashes in linux [pagefault]
Updated icon [cdbsi]


3/13/04
Added Darkfalz's aspect ratio code. [Nach]
A couple things for the start of beos compatibility. [theoddone33]

2/13/04
Added path setup window [Nach]
Chip configuration window added [Pagefault]
Added chip config window [Nach]
Added support for Same Game add-ons to use Same Game base. [Nach]
Added support for Sufami Turbo - but only one cart for now. [Nach]
Cleaned up Base+Add on code. [Nach]
Fix 5th joystick in windows port [Pagefault]
Fixed 60hz mode [Pagefault]
Fixed a config file corruption bug if ROM doesn't load correctly. [Nach]
Fixed checksum and CRC32 on add on ROMs. [Nach]
Fixed config drop down box, documented it. [Nach]
Fixed G-Next pack Checksum calculation. [Nach]
Fixed loading another ROM after previous ROM didn't load. [Nach]
Fixed mapping issue. Added support for SD Gundam GX add ons. [Nach]
Fixed SPC initialization issue, fixes Panic Bomber Worlds and others [Pagefault]
Fixed SRAM issue. [Nach]
Fixed syntax bug. [Nach]
Fixed ZSNES crash/bad exit, if ROM fails to load. [Nach]
Made handling of base cart paths more logical codewise. [Nach]
Oops, couldn't save more than one SPC per game before, fixed. [Nach]
SETA ST010 Support (Thanks The Dumper!) [Pagefault]
Update documentation [Pagefault]
Using SamB's idea. [Nach]


12/23/03
Added a command line option to force 60hz fullscreen, use the option -6 to enable mode [pagefault]
Remove the Megaman X hack because we don't need it anymore [pagefault]
Put back in FF3 hack :( [Nach]
SRAM mirroring fix to memory map, this should resolve the remaining copy protection issues with some carts [pagefault]
Memory map adjustment [pagefault]

12/20/03
IPS files now buffered. [Nach]
Fixed loading a second IPS file in one ZSNES session. [Nach]
Implemented IPS patching from ZIP files. [Nach]
Fixed a config file corruption bug. [Nach]

12/18/03
Fixed unzipping ROMs that are 6MB with a header. [Nach]
Fixed interleave detection and possibly a few other things. [Nach]

12/15/03
SDD-1 timing crap [pagefault]
Fixed GZip for Windows, thanks Kode54, and no thanks M$ [Nach]

12/06/03
Add HQ2X and HQ4X, also add HQxX support to SDL port [MaxSt]
Disabled netplay temporarily [pagefault]

11/30/03
New loading code. [Nach]
Removed empty news.txt from source [ipher]
Removed a useless include from initc.c [ipher]
Fixed VC Workspace so it'll compile [ipher]

11/22/03
Port % of execution code to C [pagefault]
Move KitchenSync option to command line, use -K to enable (case senstive) [pagefault]
Some small GUI cleanup [pagefault]
Move KitchenSync declaration into winlink.cpp [pagefault]
Remove sample compression option [pagefault]
Clean up code and prepare for updated SuperFX core [pagefault]
Removed a really really old SPC hack that doesn't even do anything anymore [pagefault]
Dirt Trax FX 95% working, at least we don't have all that graphics corruption now [pagefault]

11/05/03
Add -lm to acinclude.m4 so AC_TRY_RUN doesn't return negative on some systems looking for libpng. (Linux) [theoddone33]
Fix annoying savestate bug [pagefault]
Fix for stupid bug (Thanks MKendora!) [pagefault]
Expand GUI video dialog [pagefault]
Netplay bug fix P [pagefault]
Fix auto frameskip issue (Thanks MKendora) [pagefault]

11/02/03
Timing updates [pagefault]

11/01/03
Better memory init, another hack removed [Nach]
Source Cleanup and Compiler Fixes. [Nach]
Up libpng version checking [theoddone33]
Fix install target, -D should not be used. [theoddone33]
Begin porting ui.asm to C [pagefault]
Memory init code ported to C (thanks kode54) [Nach]
SPC RAM hopefully should now be initilized correctly (thanks Overload). [Nach]
Remove support for a hacked rom [pagefault]
Remove unneeded asm code [pagefault]
Removed many hacks [pagefault, Nach]
Compatibility update to PPU, passes one more electronics test (Thanks MKendora!) [pagefault]
Rollback of gfx code to fix nasty colour problems [pagefault]

10/28/03
Latest DSP-1 team updates (almost completed now) [Nach]
Partial C portage of initialization code [MKendora]

10/25/03
Fixed problem with man page (when man1 directory doesn't exist) [hpsolo]
Update to authors [pagefault]
Removed DALNet channel from support.txt [pagefault]
Removed sample compression option [pagefault]
Made ZSNES more HTPC friendly [pagefault]
Remove FPU copy from list of options [pagefault]
Add Scale2X to GUI [pagefault]
Save config files on close [pagefault]

10/07/03
Initalization code for racing game that sucks because it doesn't have a gun on the roof [pagefault]
Fixed newline issue (mostly for my own sanity) [Nach]
DSP-2 code, this a placeholder only at the moment[pagefault]
CC client updates [pagefault]
unicode support partially supported, will complete later [pagefault]

10/03/03
SA-1 fixes for SRAM issues [pagefault]
Digital Devil Story (or whatever the heck you call it) hack not needed anymore [pagefault]
S-DD1 realtime decompression stuff [pagefault]
BS memory map adjustments for accuracy [pagefault]
About box update, woo for updates [pagefault]
Fix broken Linux version.  Who broke the Linux version is not yet known. [theoddone33]

9/10/03
Fixed warning about a C++ feature when compiling C in DJGPP [Nach]
Made Soft IPS patching follow old patch offsetting method [Nach]

9/06/03
Emerald Dragon now works again [pagefault]

9/01/03
Update VS project; begin port of debugger to win32 [pagefault]
Fix for cublic spline interpolation in dos port, it should actually save the option now! [pagefault]
Source now back to Win/DOS, it actually compiles for some ports now (WIPOnly) [ipher]
fix a ton of compiler warnings in VC [MKendora]

8/30/03
Default sound setting is now 32KHz [pagefault]
VS Project now compiles! [pagefault]
Removed some old code [pagefault]
Fix for cmd line sound quality in Linux [pagefault]
Fix black screen when alt-tabbing in full screen [pagefault]
Fixed 48KHz enabling from cmd line [pagefault]
Fixed force code. [Nach]
Thrown in some casts (thanks MKendora). [Nach]
Possibly fixed up Hi/Lo a bit. [Nach]

8/22/03
Removed unnecessary Samurai Showdown hack [pagefault]
VIRQ fix, should fix a lot of games [pagefault]

8/19/03
Updated IPS code. Now supports RLE, should fix problems if the ROM is expanded, and automatically view the ROM with a header. [Nach]
Removed obsolete hack [pagefault]
Added Visual Studio project, needs more work and clean up [pagefault]
Updated Super FX chipsram settings [Nach]
H-IRQ fix for many games [pagefault]

8/11/03
Got in decent ROM mirroring, Demon's Crest now works right. [Nach]
Megaman X no longer needs point hacks. [Nach]
Expanded Megaman X SRAM hack to Rockman X. [Nach]
Checksum calculation now uses new mirroring code. [Nach]
Prevented possible crash when calculating Hi/Lo. [Nach]
A few misc fixes [Nach]
Yoshi's Island Fix [pagefault]
Source Code now works in *nix (WIPOnly) [ipher]
Source Code now compressed with bzip2 (WIPOnly) [ipher]

8/02/03
Now S-DD1 games should work. [Nach]
Got in DSP team updates [Nach, MKendora]
Much much faster HQ3X filter code [MaxSt]
SA-1 Updates [pagefault]

7/28/03
About box now displays compile time. [Nach]
Fix for S-DD1 memory map [pagefault]
This will fix Lufia 2 problems [pagefault]
Code Cleanup [pagefault]
Fix Lufia 1 and update code for upcoming DeJap release [pagefault]
Changed default video mode for Windows port; allow hi-res mode [pagefault]
Some fixes 32bpp windowed mode [pagefault]

7/25/03
Call init code for DSP-2,3,4 [pagefault]
KitchenSync updates [pagefault]
Remove KitchenSync from windowed modes [pagefault]
Changed the version number to 1.36 CVS [ipher]
HQ3X filter update [pagefault]
Spelling fixes and other misc stuff to docs [ipher]
D modes now work in 32bpp windowed mode (gfx filters etc) [pagefault]
Triple Buffer option added back to windows port GUI [pagefault]
More bug fixes [pagefault]

7/22/03
Ported complex loading function to C. [Nach]
Improved checksum calculation. [Nach]
Improved interleave detection. [Nach]
Improved reset vector, pal/ntsc, and sram finding, and more. [Nach]
Corrected info displayed on certain kinds of ROMs. [Nach]
Changed hard coding to variables, fixes many games (BS, EHi info). [Nach]
Removed hacks for Tales of Phantasia interleaved. [Nach]
Added minor EHi number of banks hack, Dai Kaiju Monogatari 2 now loads and plays great without the Dejap patch. [Nach]
Minor info fix from loading via DOS command line. [Nach]
General code cleanup. [Nach]
Fix for Dirt Racer FX, still buggy but at least runs intro now [Pagefault]
Fix for Stunt Race FX [Pagefault]
HDMA fix for Young Merlin and other games [Pagefault]
Fixed level transitions and sprite corruption in Yoshi's Island [Pagefault]
Updated about box. [Nach]
Added MaxSt's HQ3X filter [pagefault]
Fixed a small issue with cfg file saving [pagefault]
SRAM memory map fix for loroms [pagefault]
Added the KitchenSync! [pagefault]


7/05/03
Preliminary xband support [Pagefault]
Removed a really old and useless hack that is no longer needed [Pagefault]
Added Nach to authors list [Pagefault]
Updated and cleaned up code [Pagefault]
SuperFX core update, fix a nasty bug that was causing registers and stack to be corrupt, this fixes some issues with Dirt Trax FX and other SuperFX games that could crash because of this bug [Pagefault]
SA-1 timing updates, this fixes flicking in various SA-1 games and other graphics problems [Pagefault]
several BS updates and more [Nach]
Snapshots now use ROM file name on non DOS platforms.[Nach]

6/30/03
Got in DSP team updates [Nach, MKendora]
Fixed jumps. [theoddone33]

6/21/03
Fixed LDMAC (2 Ops) (Thanks to The Dumper) and more. [Nach]
Some fixes in C4 code. [Nach]

6/11/03
Fixed problems with nVidia cards in Linux [Diablo-D3]

6/08/03
More C4 Fixes (DOWN LOAD, MALU, Op 13, and more) [Nach]

6/04/03
Rewrote the DSP-1 code [Overload, neviksti, The Dumper, and Nach]
Added C4 Op25. [anomie, TRAC, and Nach]
Prefixed snapshots with leading zeroes. [Nach]

6/02/03
Extra info lines fix. [Pagefault]
Fixed DOS sound bugs [Nach & Pagefault]

5/28/03
Compiler fix [SamB]
Added video information. [Nach]

5/27/03
Added support for MGD, UFO, and EUR. [Nach]

5/25/03
Fixed audio problems on Linux with broken drivers [Diablo-D3]
Netplay freezing bug fixed [Pagefault]
Added more information lines on ROM load. [Pagefault]
Fixed name and checksum on EHi ROMs [Nach]
More informative chip name [Nach]
Interleave info (Type 1 only) [Nach]
Bank info [Nach]
ToP interleaved hacks for info [Nach]
Fixed ToP interleaved loading [Nach]
Added CRC32 [Nach]
Fixed DSP-3 detection [Nach]

5/17/03
Cleaned up the Linux Autoconfigure [Diablo-D3]
Fix for Winter Gold FX [Pagefault]
Fixed a possible bug with 24mbit roms and checksum calculation [Pagefault]
Fixed DOS port gfx corruption [Pagefault]

5/10/03
Updated interleave detection code and added detection for ST018 chip [Pagefault]
Added kode54's CPU utilization fix [Pagefault]
More latch fixes and fix for old savestates[Pagefault]

5/8/03
Quick hack for Super Bases Loaded 2 [_Demo_]

5/5/03
IO latch behaviour [Pagefault]
Proper latching of bit 7 on $4201 [Pagefault]

5/4/03
Added support for new SFA2 gfx packs [Pagefault]
Proper behaviour of RDIO regs [Pagefault]

5/3/03
This is needed to fix some sprite flickering issues [Pagefault]
NASM optimisations now used [Pagefault]

4/29/03 (MODIFIED)
Used new optimizations. [ipher]

4/24/03
Removed King of Rally Hack it is no longer needed [Pagefault]
Better interleaved detection [Pagefault]

4/19/03 (MODIFIED)
Used new optimizations. [ipher]

4/16/03
Fixed DIP switch 2 on NSS [Pagefault]

4/15/03
Removed support for hacked MMX2 [Pagefault]
Added option for small message text [Pagefault]

4/14/03
Removed a very old hack for hacked Mario Paint [Pagefault]
Removed alternate timer from Windows port [Pagefault]
Updated and cleaned up code [Pagefault]

4/13/03
Added Nach's chip detection code [Pagefault]
Updated windows sound code [Pagefault]
Fixed bug when sound was disabled and continued to play [Pagefault]

4/11/03
S-DD1 logger update [Pagefault]
Fixed dos sound [Pagefault]

4/6/03
Fix for zlib and libpng issues [Pagefault]
Fixed interleave detection with overflowing titles [Pagefault]

4/5/03
Fix checksum detection for 24mbit SPC7110 roms [Pagefault]

4/3/03
Fixed interleaved rom loading code [Pagefault]
Removed hacks for Wizardry 4 and Honkauha Igo Go Sei as they no longer are needed [Pagefault]
Don't check Hi/LoROM after deinterleaving [Pagefault]
Added a quick key to swap players 1/2 with 3/4 [Pagefault]

4/2/03
Interleaved rom detection fix [Pagefault]
Small blitter fix for windows port [Pagefault]

4/1/03
Added 48khz support to Windows and Linux [Pagefault]
Fix for DOS compile [Pagefault]

3/30/03
Small adjustments to timing [Pagefault]

3/28/03
Improved interleaved rom detection [Thanks Nach!] [Pagefault]

3/25/03
Game key window reorganization [Pagefault]

3/24/03
Sprite priority fix [Pagefault]
Fixed colour bleeding problem (Thanks TRAC!) [Pagefault]
Code cleanups [Pagefault]

3/21/03
Signed saturation fix for gaussian interpolation (Thanks kode54) [Pagefault]

3/17/03
Timing Tweaks [Pagefault]
Interpolation Fix [Pagefault]
SPC Core Tweaked [Pagefault]
Optimizations [should be MUCH faster] [Pagefault]
Added Burning effect [Pagefault]
Fixed a small bug in SPC saving [Pagefault]
Updated linux video code to windows version [Pagefault]
Improved sound quality [Pagefault]
LoROM SRAM mapping fix [Pagefault]
Default configuration update [Pagefault]
More code cleaned up [Pagefault]
Updated video code [Pagefault]

3/16/03
Fixed a few urls in the docs [ipher]
Timing update fix [Pagefault]
Fix motion blur text in GUI [Pagefault]

3/11/03 [MODIFIED]
Fixed some spelling errors in the docs [ipher]
Moved Motion Blur entry, so you can see HRM7 [ipher]

3/5/03
Added docs to win/dos port zips [ipher]
SRAM mapping fix mirror bank 70 to 0F [Pagefault]
Normal timing on spc7110 [_Demo_]

3/4/03
First WIP Release by me [ipher]