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A new FB Alpha. A lot has changed, both in the program and also the files (some are now redundant), so an install into a fresh folder is recommended.

The what's new is below;

Tidied source to compile cleanly with GCC 3.4.5, GCC 4.3.3 and the latest Microsoft SDKs [Barry]
Wrote compile guides for the above which are available on my website [Barry]
Replaced the readme.txt with a detailed Windows help file [Barry]
Replaced the whatsnew.txt with a HTML document and added a link to it from the help menu [Barry]
Updated libpng to the current version (1.2.35) [Barry]
Made a new higher quality icon, with support for the nice big vista icon [Barry]
Ported MAME's Konami CPU core [iq_132]
Fixed an issue with the M6809 interface [iq_132]
Fixed Konami core to compile with VC [Barry]
Added Signed Write support to the DAC core [Barry]
Added control over the volume of the DAC core [Barry]
Added option to control whether the DAC core adds to the current buffer or not [Barry]
Big update to the Megadrive driver [Barry]
- Greatly improved timing
  - Changed the YM2612 to use the 68000 for timing since the Z80 can be disabled
  - Properly supported PAL
  - Updated the reset routine to support switching between regions
- Changed to MAME's Z80 core - it works much better
- Basic SRAM support
- Added support for most games that require special init functions
- General tidy-up and many small fixes
- Most games now work - testing is under way to enable games that are working (see my site for details on how you can help this effort)
- Updated to the latest driver generated from the database
Added driver for 1943 [Barry]
Added driver for F1 Grand Prix [iq_132]
Added driver for games on Fuuki FG-3 hardware [iq_132]
Added driver for Gyrus [iq_132]
Added driver for Haunted Castle [iq_132]
Added driver for Lethal Crash Race [iq_132]
Added driver for Vigilante and games on similar hardware [Barry]
Added clone of Chase HQ to the Taito Z driver [Barry]
Added clone of Mighty Pang to the CPS-2 driver [Barry]
Added clone of Night Warriors to the CPS-2 driver [Barry]
Added clone of Operation Wolf to the Taito Misc driver [Barry]
Added support for the Neo-Geo Deck BIOS [Barry]
Made the Neo-Geo BIOS select more intuitive [Barry]
Improved the PGM driver, see changes.txt in the PGM folder for full details [iq_132]
Simulated the protection in Oriental Legends Special/Super making it playable [XingXing]
Fixed background colours and added savestates to 1943 [iq_132]
Fixed an issue with some sprites in World Cup '90 [Barry]
Fixed text layer in Metal Slug 4 Plus [kenshiro]
Added XAudio2 Sound plugin, partially based on FBA Shuffle [Barry]
Fixed an issue with the Neo-Geo driver flags, fixing Memory Cards and Button Macros [Barry]
Added the full range of button combinations to the Neo-Geo macros [Barry]
Added macro support for the PGM driver [Barry]
Changed the parent filters in the selection dialog to behave in the expected way [Barry]
Fixed MAWS links [Barry]
Moved the FPS display in the DirectX 9 blitter to the top right [FBAShuffle]
Matched all sets to MAME 0.131 [Barry]

For the downloads go to the new FB Alpha on this site.

26 Comments:

Posted by Nogi on 25 April 2009 at 14:25

Doesn’t work for me I keep getting the following error --------------------------- fba.exe - Kan onderdeel niet vinden --------------------------- Deze toepassing kan niet worden gestart omdat d3dx9_41.dll niet kan worden gevonden. Het opnieuw installeren van deze toepassing kan dit probleem oplossen. --------------------------- OK --------------------------- It tells me that the app cannot run because d3dx9_41.dll cannot be found. FB Alpha 0.2.97.04 did run fine though.

Posted by barry on 25 April 2009 at 14:36

You need to update your DirectX runtimes.

Posted by Nogi on 25 April 2009 at 15:04

Aaah thanks! I wouldn’t have figured that one out.

Posted by NEo on 26 April 2009 at 00:33

Thanks for this huge update :)

Posted by ampxia on 30 April 2009 at 12:23

SIr where can i download FBA games? plsss send me the site.... www.Bonell143@yahoo.com

Posted by iwakase on 3 May 2009 at 14:09

Looks like i can not turn off the low-pass filter. Its always on although the option is not ticked. Or maybe its just me who cant hear the differences.

Posted by iwakase on 3 May 2009 at 14:24

Ok...found out that low-pass filter can be turn on and off if I am using XAudio2 plugin. But that option doesnt seem to work with DiretSound plugin.

Posted by jjkkyu on 4 May 2009 at 03:45

Hi,barry. Thanks for the update. And can you increase the rom path? I want to sort different board roms in different paths and i think 20 paths is the least.

Posted by jjkkyu on 4 May 2009 at 05:57

Some strings such as "&Other Gamma value...","Adjust &CPU speed...","&Neo-Source forums","&System information","&About FB Alpha" in the menu can't be localized. I changed them in the template localization file but they don't work. Please help me!!!

Posted by zeromx on 4 May 2009 at 18:46

I do admit this is some great progress but why is there still NO default input map settings for neogeo, cps1,2,3 etc... instead of doing everytime for every game..

Posted by barry on 5 May 2009 at 10:57

zeromx - see the help file for detailed help on default presets. You can achive all you want in there.

Posted by jjkkyu on 6 May 2009 at 03:43

Hi,barry. What about my problems then?

Posted by barry on 6 May 2009 at 09:04

jjkkyu - looks the localisation template support has issues. I'll look at it when I get chance.

Posted by tikman on 8 May 2009 at 22:14

After I download "FB Alpha 0.2.97.05" and install "DirectX 9.0c (Mar 09) Redist" I have this problem: mslug.zip was found (C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxx\Desktop\FB Alpha 0.2.97.05\ROMs\mslug.zip). mslug.zip was found (roms\mslug.zip). neogeo.zip was found (C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxx\Desktop\FB Alpha 0.2.97.05\ROMs\neogeo.zip). neogeo.zip was found (roms\neogeo.zip). The following ROMs are invalid: • essential BIOS program ROM sm1.sm1 has a CRC of 97CF998B (correct is 94416D67). • essential BIOS ROM 000-lo.lo is 64k which is too small (correct is 128kB). • essential BIOS program ROM sm1.sm1 has a CRC of 97CF998B (correct is 94416D67). • essential BIOS ROM 000-lo.lo is 64k which is too small (correct is 128kB). • BIOS graphics ROM sfix.sfix was not found. The ROMset exhibits the following problems: • essential data is missing, the game will not run! • program data is invalid. • graphics data is missing. Actually all my neogeo games don't work anymore. For reference my old "FB Alpha 0.2.96.81" working fine.

Posted by barry on 9 May 2009 at 10:32

You need to update your BIOS file.

Posted by tikman on 9 May 2009 at 21:22

thanks. the new neogeo BIOS is about 1.2mb and I'm still using 200kb. silly me...

Posted by jjkkyu on 11 May 2009 at 05:29

New supported Md game "NHL 94 (UE) [!]" dat seems irregular?

Posted by vivasae on 12 May 2009 at 00:54

thanks

Posted by jjkkyu on 12 May 2009 at 01:31

When I load a clone game, it always says for example "Cheat file support\cheats\sfiii3n.ini is malformed. Please remove or repair the file. Parse error at line 1. Problem: included file doesn't exist. Text: include "sfiii3" but i've already put the sfiii3.ini in the same folder. What shall i do then?

Posted by tikman on 12 May 2009 at 10:12

@jjkkyu just copy the whole text of "sfiii3.ini" to "sfiii3n.ini".

Posted by JacKc on 13 May 2009 at 01:29

Thanks Barry...One thing : FBA MD Games has been updated? Need to continue testing MD Games on FBA?

Posted by jjkkyu on 13 May 2009 at 04:31

@tikman I did it but it doesn't work yet.

Posted by barry on 13 May 2009 at 11:55

JackC - the driver got updated. Still need to test all the games that haven't yet been tested!

Posted by zeromx on 17 May 2009 at 23:18

Firstly thanks alot barry for explaining to me about the presents files and default map input settings, managed to get that sort. Only problem, if you play CPS1,CPS2 and CPS3 with maps set default its all good but as soon as you intend to play a NEO-GEO game you need to change it neogeo defaul maps, is there no way of emulator i.e reading default maps keys from one file for all cps1,cps2 and cps3 and another file for neo-geo so once setup up, never need to change again.. great work.

Posted by barry on 18 May 2009 at 06:32

Once you select your preset click the Default button to make it the default for all games. Delete any ini files first though as it will only set the defaults for any unconfigured games.

Posted by moser09 on 29 May 2009 at 10:12

Raster Effect Bug in Neo Turf Master and Super Sidekicks 3.

FB Alpha 0.2.97.05 Release

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