2.52 / 09-10-2020
Bizhawk
BizHawk is a multi-system emulator written in C# which provides features such as full screen, joypad support and much more. It also has key features for TASers (Tool-Assisted Speedrunners). such as full rerecording and debugging tools.
Consoles covered include but are not limited to Apple II, Atari 2600/7800, ColecoVision, DOS, Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Super Game Boy, MSX, Nintendo Entertainement System, Super Nintendo, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, ZX Spectrum!
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Performance
Features
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Windows: 7+
.NET Framework 4.6.1, Visual C++ Redists (2010 SP1, 2012, 2015) & Direct3D 9 required.
They provide a pre-requisite package
Linux: As stated by the authors, support is a work-in-progress
Most Recent Changes
Users running Linux: As a workaround for this crash, run find "<BizHawk path>" -exec touch "{}" \; after extracting (once ever).
Breaking Changes
Gambatte sync settings (for GBC in GBA)
Faust
Fix loading
GBHawk
Fix missing variables in savestates (desync fixes)
Fix color displayed when BG is off
Rework interrupt and scroll/sprite handling to pass
more tests related to Gensan 2
SGB
Fix Core Picker (#2422)
mGBA
Fix Debugger on Linux
Fixes to disassembly output
Dual GB
Fix XML generation and core preference selection
NESHawk
Initialize with a single controller instead of two (for consistency with other cores)
PSX
Initialize with a single controller + memcard instead of two (to be consistent with other cores)
Refine savestates to hopefully address desync issues
EmuHawk
Fix OBS Dialog Detection (#1996)
Fix ffmpeg
Change default input method on Windows to DirectInput
Minor GB/C and PCFX firmware detection revisions (#2430)
Profiles - Tas Profile - default to bsnes for SNES, turn off GBC in GBA setting
Add advanced config option that will remove the "mixed" key priority when clicking the statubar icon or pressing the hotkey
Remove default joypad bindings for fast-forward/rewind. (#2297)Re-add M3U capabilities for optical disks (#2390)
TAStudio
Fix loading of .bk2 files
Fix drag-drop of .tasproj files onto main window while TAStudio is open (#2386)
Fix slowdown when there are many savestates in history (#2433)
Fix multi-select of branches and markers (#2409)
Fix Emulation doesn't pause when clicking menus (#2281)
Fix .tasproj backup files getting saved with savestates (#2416)
StateManager - Fix ArgumentOutOfRangeException when buffer is full requested (#2392)
Markers - scroll to newly added marker instead of assuming it is the last in the list and scrolling to bottom (#2350)
Lua
Re-enable multi-select (#2401)
Fix session saving saving the session filename instead of the script filename, (#2400)
Fix "Can't have lua running in two host threads at a time" when using certain TAStudio Lua methods
Fix event.onexit()
Macro
toolfix NRE on File -> Load Macro (#2375)
Ram
SearchPersist Use Undo History setting, and turn on by default (#2413)