[snes] NO$SNS 1.2/1.1

Pinocchio

Versions

• no$sns v1.0 - initial release
• no$sns v1.1 - same as v1.0, plus GSU and SA-1 coprocessor emulation
• no$sns v1.2 - 28 Apr 2012 - bugfixes, video/controller cleaning-up, sfc-box, etc.

Features

• The program is 100% assembler code. Accuracy should be quite high (if not: bug are reports welcome).
• Controllers: 1-2 Joypads, Multitap, Mouse, Lightguns (via mouse), NTT Data Pad, X-Band Keyboard
• Coprocessors: SA-1 (in v1.1), GSU (in v1.1), DSP, ST010/11, CX4, OBC1, S-DD1, SPC7110, S-RTC, RTC-4513, SFC-Box
• Add-ons: Satellaview, Turbofile (TFII and STF)
• Debugger: Assembler, Disassembler, Xboo-Upload Function (for testing code on real SNES).
• Requirements: Win95 and up, around 8MB RAM, around 200MHz (on 1GHz computers, most games can run 5-10 times faster as on real hardware).

Known Problems

• Interlace Mode (vertical hires) isn´t yet supported (used only by 3 games or so)
• Offset-Per-Tile Mode isn´t yet supported (used by Starfox... and probably by some further games...?)
• ST018 and SFC-Box aren´t supported (because their BIOSes aren´t yet dumped)
• (although dumping them should be exceptionally simple, without needing to decap the chips)
• GUIs of Copiers and Cheat Devices should be working (but without actually emulating FDDs or Patches)
• ST018 isn't yet supporte

28 Apr 2012 - no$sns v1.2

• * emu: fixed APU-BIOS-clone (jump to FFC9) (thanks mic_)
• * emu: fixed World Cup Striker APU wrap RAM:FFBF to ROM:FFC0 (thanks mic_)
• * emu: fixed crash on loading US version of Exhaust Heat2 (thanks Karl-Heinz)
• * emu: fixed spc700 flags upon rcl/rcr opcodes (axelay volume) (creaothceann)
• * emu: fixed NMI (accidently triggered NMI twice in snestest) (creaothceann)
• * emu: draws mode7/bg2 only if extbg=1 (Secret of Mana intro) (creaothceann)
• * emu: emulates voice-kun, plus remote control (but CD player isn't emulated)
• * emu: emulates sfcbox (with complete HD64180/DSP/GSU/OSD/RTC chipset)
• * debug: prevents further apu-code execution (upon events) after breakpoints
• * debug: added hd64180 disassembler (for sfcbox ATROM with BIOSKROM1.BIN)
• * loader: add support for now-reversed little-endian dsp/seta roms
• * video: matched window-size to PAL/NTSC resolution (239 or 224 lines)
• * video: rendering supports 8bpp,16bpp,24bpp,32bpp (instead 15bpp only)
• * video: faster master-brighness changes (eg. cworld demo, donkey kong country)
• * video: softzoom (instead StretchDIBits) (faster on hires-to-normal view)
• * video: optional draw/stretching via opengl/directdraw (experimental/unstable)
• * controls: emulates 5/8 player modes (multiplay5 aka multitap)
• * controls: supports PC-joystick/gamepads, keyb/button redef for 8 players
• * controls: removed automatic-mouse emulation (was more annoying than useful)
• * controls: Backspace BS-key=Whoosh on notebooks (except XBAND and NTTDATA)
• * controls: F10-key re-enables all sound/video layers (thanks road for idea)
• * xboo: added "TEST" mode (requires jmp 7Exxxxh) (maps CART after short delay)
• * cartlist: added progress-bar and cancel-button to the allcarts.log function
• * help: fixed typo (changed "2130h.Bit6-7" to "Bit4-5") (thanks mic_)
• * help: added note on ST018 being dumped and being ARM cpu
• * help: added note on APU jump to FFC9 and RAM-to-ROM opcode wrap
• * help: added notes on different sgb icd2 chip versions (thanks d4s)
• * help: added some note on EXTBG in Mode7 (and EXTBG garbage in Mode0-6)
• * help: added more or less complete sfcbox specs
• * help: added controller mods chapter (snespad, shift-regs, 1mm pins)
• * help: updated list of hires/interlace and offset-per-tile games (creaothceann)
• help: updated multitap & superscope game lists (thanks KungFuFurby)
• * tested: donkey kong country PAL on 200MHz pentium: 230% speed at 5 fps
• tested: donkey kong country PAL on 200MHz pentium: 100% speed at 20 fps

24 Feb 2012 - no$sns v1.1

• same as no$sns v1.0, but with additional GSU and SA-1 coprocessor emulation

24 Feb 2012 - no$sns v1.0

• first release