5.2 / 26-06-2022
A7800
Accuracy
Performance
Features
A7800 is a fork of the MAME Atari 7800 driver, with several enhancements added.
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Support for emulation of Proline Joysticks, VCS Joysticks, Lightguns, Paddles, Driving Controllers, Keypads, Trak-Balls, Amiga Mice, and ST Mice.
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Maria DMA timing has been improved further, with the addition of accurate DMA hole penalties.
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Improved saturated/normalized colors with palette selection.
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Streamlined UI including menu options to have an Atari 7800 system focus.
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A bug in the existing RIOT emulation has been fixed.
MAME compatibility and syntax has been maintained, to allow for the reuse of MAME configuration files and front-ends.
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Windows: 32-bit+
Linux: 64-bit binary
Mac: 64-bit binary
Note: You need to find Atari 7800 BIOS. Not necessary, but you might also want to obtain the Hi-Score Cart BIOS image.
Most Recent Changes
--5.2--
pokey poly9 sequence correction
pokey init state corrected to match real hardware
--5.1--
pokey emulation updated for better two-tone mode accuracy
fix for cart format supergame+ram+pokey@800 crash
--5.0--
graphical register updates made mid-scanline are now displayed mid-scanline.
bankset bankswitching support added.
pokey emulation quality improvements.
improved lightgun emulation accuracy.
a7800dev and a7800pdev machine targets added, which display DMA usage per-scanline.
balanced palette brightness and saturation.
pokey@800 added for non-banked, supergame, and bankset formats.
os x build now defaults to opengl video. (bgfx video may not work on recent os x releases)
--4.0--
Implementation of XM control registers updated.
SALLY (CPU) and MARIA (Graphics chip) performance adjustments.
Additional display options and enhancements.
Audio indication of no ROM loaded silenced.
corrected ST and Amiga mouse button behavior.
7800 bios files made optional. (with warning when absent)
minor POKEY audio emulation improvements.
framerate update to 50Hz/60Hz.
None other located...