MESS est codé sur le même principe que MAME, il veut devenir l’émulateur multi-systèmes de références,d’ailleurs son noyau est basé sur celui de MAME, les versions se suivent donc. Il supporte plus de 250 systèmes différents !
En voici les améliorations:
New System Drivers Supported (in no particular order):
(none)
System Driver Changes:
– [AMSTRAD/C16/MSX/PC] Fixed a regression in which certain input ports were
being ignored. This was caused by a defect in PORT_INCLUDE. [Nate Woods]
– [PC1512] Fixed a vblank regression introduced in the 0.85 input port changes
[Andrew Jenner]
– [TELMAC] Added printer output, tone sound, colorram/blink attribute, a
preliminary quickload for BASIC programs, and devices. [Curt Coder]
User Interface Changes:
– [Windows] Added an « Analog Controls » dialog to the new UI. [Nate Woods]
– [Windows] The MAME arrow key chars now show up in the new UI remap dialogs
[Nate Woods]
– [Windows GUI] Added a tab view that provides an alternate way to load and
unload software images. [Nate Woods]
– [Windows GUI] Revamped the software picker; file iteration is now
asynchronous and multiple files within ZIPs are now supported. [Nate Woods]
Imgtool Changes:
(none)
Source Changes:
– The core is based on MAME 0.86. This incorporates all features of the
update to this core. [MAME team]
– Fixed default names for input ports that use PORT_CHAR. [Nate Woods]
– CDP1802 cycle count fixes. [Curt Coder]
– Fixed a regression in which Start and Select buttons were not properly
specified. This could result in crashes when customizing the inputs of
certain drivers in the new Win32 UI. [Nate Woods]