the ares multi-system console emulation suite

Overview

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License: ISC

ares is a multi-system emulator that began development on October 14th, 2004. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and focuses on accuracy and preservation.

Official Releases

Official releases are available from the ares website.

Nightly Builds

Automated, untested builds of ares are available for Windows and macOS as a pre-release. Only the latest nightly build is kept.

Comments
  • [N64] Nintendo 64 Compatibility List

    [N64] Nintendo 64 Compatibility List

    I tested every Nintendo 64 official release. If the region isn't defined, it means the North American NTSC version. Also, note that I'm not evaluating speed or framerate (and by extension, audio speed) as we know this core it's still pretty new and as everybody knows, there are some optimizations that still need to be done. But also is worth noting how many titles are already playable in this emulation core and how impressive it is considering the N64 emulation solution until this date. Also, this may serve as a reference and I plan to update this list as the core receives more updates.

    Updated until ares 127 dev https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/commit/3aa1b3b7389dffd0aff4f432de62f0ec9e764c8b

    No issues found (apart of speed/framerate issues):

    • 007 - The World is Not Enough (It used to hang after some time playing, (I played for nearly a hour and didn't hang to me with ares da53c2b)
    • 1080 Snowboarding
    • 64 de Hakken!! Tamagotchi Minna de Tamagotchi World (J)
    • 64 Oozumou (J)
    • 64 Oozumou 2 (J)
    • 64 Trump Collection (J)
    • A Bug's Life
    • Aerofighters Assault
    • AeroGauge
    • AI Shougi (J) (but no audio clips in my end - maybe it's related with realtek audio driver issues?): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/124
    • All Star Baseball '99
    • All Star Baseball 2000
    • All Star Baseball 2001
    • All Star Tennis '99
    • Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage
    • Airboarder 64 (E)
    • Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.
    • Army Men: Air Combat
    • Army Men: Sarge Heroes 1
    • Army Men: Sarge Heroes 2
    • Asteroids Hyper 64
    • Automobili Lamborghini
    • Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O
    • Bakusou Jinsei 64 (J)
    • Banjo-Kazooie
    • Banjo-Tooie
    • Bass Masters 2000
    • Bass Rush (J)
    • Bass Tsuri No. 1 (J)
    • Batman Beyond
    • Battletanxs 1
    • Battletanxs Global Assault
    • Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs
    • Beetle Adventure Racing
    • Big Mountain 2000
    • Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
    • Blues Brothers 2000
    • Body Harvest
    • Bomberman 64
    • Bomberman 64: Arcade Edition (J)
    • Bomberman 64: The Second Attack
    • Bomberman Hero
    • Bottom of the 9th
    • Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling
    • Buck Bumble
    • Bust-A-Move '99
    • Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
    • California Speed
    • Carmageddon 64
    • Castlevania 64
    • Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
    • Centre Court Tennis (E)
    • Chameleon Twist 1
    • Chameleon Twist 2
    • Charlie Blast's Territory
    • Chopper Attack
    • Choro Q 64 II (J)
    • Chou Kuukan Night Pro Yakyuu King (J)
    • Chou Kuukan Night Pro Yakyuu King 2 (J)
    • Clay Fighter 63 1/3
    • Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut
    • Command & Conquer 64
    • Cruis'n Exotica
    • Cruis'n USA
    • Cruis'n World
    • Custom Robo (J)
    • Custom Robo V2 (J)
    • CyberTiger
    • Daikatana
    • DDR - Disney Dancing Museum (J)
    • Dark Rift
    • Deadly Arts
    • Densha de Go! 64 (J)
    • Derby Stallion (J)
    • Destruction Derby 64
    • Dezaemon 3D (J)
    • Diddy Kong Racing
    • Disney's Donald Duck Goin' Quackers
    • Disney's Tarzan
    • Doom 64
    • Doreamon (J)
    • Doreamon 2 (J)
    • Doreamon 3 (J)
    • Doubutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing) (J)
    • Dr. Mario 64
    • Dual Heroes
    • Duck Dodgers
    • Duke Nukem 64
    • Duke Nukem - Zer0 H0ur
    • Earthworm Jim 3D
    • ECW Hardcore Revolution
    • Eikou no Saint Andrews (J)
    • Elmo's Letter Adventure
    • Elmo's Number Journey
    • Excitebike 64
    • Extreme-G 1
    • Extreme-G XG2
    • F-1 Pole Position 64
    • F-1 World Grand Prix 1
    • F-1 World Grand Prix 2 (E)
    • F-Zero X
    • F1 Racing Championship (Brazil)
    • Famista 64 (J)
    • FIFA 98
    • FIFA 99
    • Fighter's Destiny 1
    • Fighter's Destiny 2
    • Fighting Force 64
    • Fire Electric Pen (J)
    • Flying Dragon
    • Forsaken 64
    • Fox College Hoops
    • Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Siren 2: Oni Shuurai! Siren Shiro! (J)
    • Ganbare Goemon Mononoke Sugoruku
    • Ganbare Nippon! Olympics 2000 (J)
    • Getter Love!! Cho Renai Party Game (J)
    • Gex 3
    • Gex 64
    • Glover
    • Goemon's Great Adventure
    • Golden Nugget 64
    • Goldeneye 007
    • GT 64
    • Hamster Monogatari (J)
    • Hanafuda 64 (J)
    • Harukanaru Augusta Masters 98 (J)
    • Harvest Moon 64
    • Heiwa Pachinko World 64 (J)
    • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
    • Hexen
    • Hey You Pikachu! (the game runs fine, but it's unplayable yet due to lack of VRU support)
    • Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
    • Hybrid Heaven
    • Hydro Thunder (Used to hang at the start of the race. I cannot reproduce in most recent builds anymore)
    • Ide Yousuke no Mahjong Juku (J)
    • Iggy's Recking' Balls
    • In-fisherman Bass Hunter 64
    • Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
    • Indy Racing 2000
    • International Superstar Soccer '98
    • International Superstar Soccer 2000
    • International Superstar Soccer 64
    • International Track & Field 2000
    • J. League Dynamite Soccer 64 (J)
    • J. League Eleven Beat 1997 (J)
    • J. League Live 64 (J)
    • J. League Tatics Soccer (J)
    • Jeopardy
    • Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000
    • Jikkyou G1 Stable (J)
    • Jikkyou J.League Perfect Striker (J)
    • Jikkyou J.League 1999 - Perfect Striker 2 (J)
    • Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu - Basic Han 2001 (J)
    • Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2000 (J)
    • Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 4 (J)
    • Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 5 (J)
    • Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 6 (J)
    • Jinsei Game 64 (J)
    • Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest
    • Killer Instinct Gold
    • Kira to Kaiketsu! 64 (J)
    • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
    • Knife Edge: Nose Gunner (Too fast?)
    • Knockout Kings 2000
    • Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside
    • Kuiki Uhabi Suigou (J)
    • Last Legion UX (J)
    • LEGO Racers
    • Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
    • Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    • Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest (E)
    • Lode Runner 3-D
    • Mace: The Dark Age
    • Madden Football 64
    • Madden NFL '99
    • Madden NFL 2000
    • Madden NFL 2001 (Too fast in opening and in menus): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/130
    • Madden NFL 2002
    • Mahjong 64 (J)
    • Mahjong Hourouki Classic (J)
    • Mahjong Master (J)
    • MLB Ken Griffey Jr. (Logos' graphics flickering)
    • Mario Golf
    • Mario Kart 64
    • Mario no Photopie (J) (The game runs, but SmartMedia card isn' supported. Modded version to skip SmartMedia Cards runs): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/134
    • Mario Party 2
    • Mario Party 3
    • Mario Tennis
    • Mega Man 64
    • Mia Hamm Soccer 64
    • Michael Owens WLS 2000 (E)
    • Micro Machines 64 Turbo
    • Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1
    • Mike Piazza's Strike Zone
    • Milo's Astro Lanes
    • Mischief Makers
    • Mission: Impossible
    • Monaco Grand Prix
    • Monopoly
    • Morita Shogi 64 (J)
    • Monster Truck Madness 64
    • Mortal Kombat 4
    • Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero
    • Mortal Kombat Trilogy
    • MRC: Multi Racing Championship
    • Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
    • Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon
    • Nagano Winter Olympics '98
    • Namco Museum 64
    • Nascar '99
    • Nascar 2000
    • NBA Courtside 2
    • NBA Hang Time
    • NBA In the Zone '98
    • NBA In the Zone '99
    • NBA In The Zone 2000
    • NBA Jam '99
    • NBA Jam 2000
    • NBA Live '99
    • NBA Live 2000
    • NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
    • Neon Genesis Evangelion 64 (J)
    • New Tetris
    • NFL Blitz
    • NFL Blitz Special Edition
    • NFL Blitz 2000
    • NFL Blitz 2001
    • NFL Quarterback Club '98
    • NFL Quarterback Club '99
    • NFL Quarterback Club 2000
    • NFL Quarterback Club 2001
    • NHL '99
    • NHL Blades of Steel '99
    • NHL Breakaway '98
    • NHL Breakaway '99
    • Nightmare Creatures
    • Nuclear Strike 64
    • Nushi Tsuri 64 (J)
    • Nushi Tsuri 64: Shiokaze Ninotte (J)
    • Off-Road Challenge
    • Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
    • Olympic Hockey '98
    • Pachinko 365 Nichi
    • Paper Mario
    • Paperboy 64
    • Parlor! Pro 64: Pachinko Jikki Simulation Game (J)
    • PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64 (J)
    • Penny Racers
    • Perfect Dark
    • PGA European Tour Golf
    • Pilotwings 64
    • Pocket Monsters Stadium (J)
    • Pokemon Puzzle League
    • Pokemon Snap
    • Pokémon Stadium 1 (U) (Doesn't have the Transfer Pak support yet)
    • Pokémon Stadium 2 (U) (Doesn't have the Transfer Pak support yet)
    • Polaris SnoCross (Used to hang at the start of the race. I cannot reproduce in most recent builds anymore)
    • Power League Baseball 64 (J)
    • Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue
    • Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction
    • Premier Manager 64 (E) (Message: "Controller pak may be damaged" on start screen)
    • Pro Mahjong Tsuwamono 64: Jansou Battle ni Chousen (J) (after "press start", choose the second option, "new game")
    • Puyo Puyo Sun 64 (J)
    • Puyo Puyo 4: Puyo Puyo Party (J)
    • Quake
    • Quake II
    • Quest 64
    • Rakuga Kids (E)
    • Rally Challenge 2000 (Message: "the controller pak is not connected")
    • Rampage: World Tour
    • Rampage 2: Universal Tour
    • Rat Attack!
    • Rayman 2: The Great Escape
    • Razor Freestyle Scooter
    • Re-Volt
    • Ready 2 Rumble Boxing 1
    • Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2
    • Resident Evil 2 (enters ingame, but freezes after some gameplay)
    • Ridge Racer 64
    • Road Rash 64
    • Roadsters Trophy (controller pak error)
    • Robot Ponkottsu 64: Nanatsu no Umi no Caramel (J)
    • Robotron 64
    • Rocket: Robot On Wheels
    • Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt
    • Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA
    • S.C.A.R.S
    • Saikyou Haniu Shogi
    • San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
    • Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers
    • SD Hiryu no Ken Densetsu (J)
    • Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers
    • Shadow Man (Brazil)
    • SimCity 2000 (J)
    • Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Earth (J)
    • Snowboard Kids 1
    • Snowboard Kids 2
    • South Park (Brazil)
    • South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
    • South Park Rally
    • Space Invaders
    • Space Station: Silicon Valley
    • Spider-Man
    • StarCraft 64
    • Star Fox 64 (An issue regarding speed is cutting out a dialogue in Japanese version of the game): https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/451
    • Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
    • Star Wars Episode I: Racer
    • Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
    • Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
    • Starshot: Space Circus Fever
    • Stunt Racer 64
    • Super B-Daman Battle Phoenix 64 (J)
    • Super Bowling 64
    • Supercross 2000
    • Superman 64
    • Super Mario 64
    • Super Mario 64: Shindou Edition(J)
    • Super Robot Spirits (J)
    • Super Robot Taisen 64 (J)
    • Super Smash Bros.
    • Susume! Taisen Puzzle Dama: Toukon Marumata Chou (J)
    • Taz Express (E)
    • Tetris 64 (J)
    • Tetrisphere
    • Tigger's Honey Hunt
    • Tom & Jerry in Fists of Fury
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
    • Tonic Trouble
    • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1
    • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
    • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
    • Top Gear Hyper-Bike
    • Top Gear Overdrive (All versions)
    • Top Gear Rally 1
    • Top Gear Rally 2
    • Toy Story 2
    • Toukon Honoo: Brave Spirits (J)
    • Toukon Honoo 2: The Next Generation (J)
    • Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
    • Triple Play 2000
    • Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
    • Turok: Rage Wars
    • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
    • Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
    • Twisted Edge Snowboarding
    • V-Rally Edition '99
    • Vigilante 8
    • Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
    • Virtual Chess 64
    • Virtual Pool 64
    • Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Oudou Keishou (J)
    • Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 (J)
    • Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics
    • War Gods
    • Wave Race 64
    • Wave Race 64: Shindou Edition (J)
    • Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
    • Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98
    • WCW Backstage Assault
    • WCW Mayhem
    • WCW/NWO Revenge
    • WCW vs. NWO World Tour
    • Wetrix
    • Wheel of Fortune
    • Winback: Covert Operations
    • Wipeout 64
    • Wonder Project J2 (J)
    • World Cup '98
    • World Driver Championship
    • Worms Armageddon
    • WWF Attitude
    • WWF No Mercy
    • WWF War Zone
    • WWF Wrestlemania 2000
    • Xena Warrior Princess: Talisman of Fate
    • Yakouchuu 2: Satsujin Kouru (J)
    • Yoshi's Story
    • Zool: Majou Tsukai Densetsu (J)

    Partially:

    • Blast Corps (some 3D objects are flickering, probably related with RDP freeze): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/14
    • Conker's Bad Fur Day (Graphics issue): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/186
    • Donkey Kong 64 (some 3D objects are flickering, probably related with RDP freeze): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/14
    • Jangou Simulation Mahjong Do 64 (J) (Hangs in "Do you want to change the name?" screen if you don't move the cursor, but plays normally if you do it - rather than just press "A" in this screen)
    • Magical Tetris Challenge (Mickey's token corrupted graphics): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/131
    • Mario Party 1 (Slow map transition): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/135
    • Nintama Rantaro 64 Game Gallery (J) (First game hangs): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/137
    • Onegai Monster (J) (Graphics corrupted): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/139
    • WCW Nitro (occasionally hangs after you select a fighter. Wrong emulation speed?)

    Don't work (hangs in black screen unless another behavior is described):

    • FIFA Soccer 64
    • Gauntlet Legends (The game now boots show some screens, but hangs in the first cutscene): https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/548
    • Jet Force Gemini (Crashes in the intro): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/129
    • Mickey Speedway USA (Crashes in the opening): https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/129
    • Pro Mahjong Kiwame 64 (J) (Freezes after "press start" screen)
    • Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (Hangs before start the game. May work in interpreter builds)
    • San Francisco Rush 2049 (May work in interpreter builds)
    • Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Hangs just after the first cutscene. May work in interpreter builds)
    core-n64 
    opened by Shideravan 26
  • Gamepad updates: creating more inputs and updating to a more consistent layout

    Gamepad updates: creating more inputs and updating to a more consistent layout

    This is part 1 of the updates I want to do and we're discussing them recently. We'll certainly discuss more this topic and I'm glad to help to improve the input system. But I'm very cautious in my first code commit here. In this first part, I'm just adding the missing input that is/will be needed for the controllers in systems already supported in Ares right now (but I'm also creating as a commented code right now the skeleton for the Sega Saturn control pad and Dual Shock controller for Playstation). I'm disassociating the default layout from the one of XBox 360 + C/Z/L1/R2/whatever, as we don't know what controller the user is using (or even if he's only using the keyboard) with buttons such XYAB or even Z and C (that aren't even in the XBox 360 controller) and even if the user is using a controller we don't are sure if the letter position is the same across all controller models. But XBox 360 users don't be afraid: I'm thinking of implementing a button to auto-associate the XInput compatible controller with a default layout, to be even easier for the emulator can be to just "get and play" as following the goal to be the most user-friendly as possible. EDIT: Now this layout is used internally only. As requested, the input system for the user sees doesn't contain a "global configurator that messes with everything" anymore.

    ~Also, is noteworthy to see that even the layout being thought as "universal as possible" there is a detailed description of each button name meaning, as a tooltip. It reads:~

    EDIT: removed.

    ~It is also worth mentioning that I tested it extensively and because of that I also decided to do a more conservative commit for now. And that's why Shoulder Buttons are still called "Shoulder-L1" instead of "Shoulder Left (Top)" as I would prefer, to say in truth (but would require a few more changes to how these strings are handled in this part of the code to not break anything).~

    EDIT: This part doesn't exist anymore. Was changed for an, even more, user-friendly approach. The "virtual gamepad" can now be fully transparent for the user. The tooltip now reads:

    The buttons you set for a system will be translated for another.
    eg.setting BAYX Super Famicom buttons will be translated respectively as Cross, Circle, Square and Triangle for Dual Shock controller.
    

    Thanks everyone for the feedback.

    opened by Shideravan 16
  • Ares v129 crashes when rapidly dragging and dropping N64 ROMs onto the Ares window

    Ares v129 crashes when rapidly dragging and dropping N64 ROMs onto the Ares window

    Ares v129 crashes when rapidly dragging and dropping N64 ROMs onto the Ares window from the Windows file explorer. I noticed this behavior with Ares v128 as well.

    To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

    1. Open Ares on Windows (Vulkan enabled)
    2. Drag and drop a ROM onto Ares
    3. Drag and drop another ROM onto Ares
    4. Repeat until it crashes

    Expected behavior Dragging and dropping ROMs rapidly shouldn't crash Ares.

    Additional context Specifically I was dragging and dropping test ROMs onto Ares, such as those from krom's test suite, Rasky, Dillon, etc.

    The faster you do so the more likely the crash. Hiro bug perhaps?

    My system:

    Ares v129 Windows 10 Pro version 21H1 OS build 19043.1889 Intel i5-6600K 32GB of DDR4 3200MHz RAM Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080 SuperClocked

    Not sure if relevant, but I was using the Direct3D 9.0 video driver and the XAudio 2.1 audio driver.

    bug 
    opened by DerekTurtleRoe 14
  • [32X] Sega 32X Compatibility List

    [32X] Sega 32X Compatibility List

    As the Mega Drive received some updates these days, I take a time to test every 32X official release. The rules are the same from the N64 Compatibility List. If the region isn't defined, it means the North American NTSC version. Also, note that I'm not evaluating speed or framerate (and by extension, audio speed) as we know this core it's still pretty new and as everybody knows, there are some optimizations that still need to be done. I expect this may serve as a reference as I plan to update this list as the core receives more updates.

    Updated until ares 123 dev 67db434

    No issues found (apart of speed/framerate issues):

    • Blackthorne
    • Cosmic Carnage (E)
    • Darkside (E)
    • Knuckles' Chaotix
    • Kolibri
    • Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure
    • RBI Baseball '95
    • Sangokushi IV (J)
    • Star Trek Starfleet Acadeny
    • T-Mek
    • World Series Baseball '95

    Partially:

    • Brutal Unleashed: It may hang due to using cached interpreter (seems to work with full interpreter mode)
    • Doom: missing some audio effects
    • FIFA '96: Some graphical bugs
    • Golf Magazine - 36 Great Holes: Hangs in character select screen in Fred's favorite if you press "right" some times. The names of the characters in character select screen and the shirt of the character in-game have corrupted graphics.
    • Mortal Kombat II: small graphical glitches in fights
    • Motocross Championship: audio noises when the racing start
    • NFL Quarterback Club: audio broken
    • Parasquad/Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000: 3D objects aren't shown
    • Primal Rage: Missing some sounds FX
    • Shadow Squadron/Stellar Assault: audio corrupted when using waveOut in my end.
    • Space Harrier: Graphical erros in Sega's logo
    • Spider-Man - Web of Fire: audio corrupted when using waveOut in my end.
    • Tempo: Some audio effects seem to be in different volume than the expected. Introduction seems to be running at wrong speed too.
    • Toughman Contest: Some sprites are corrupted ingame. Some audio effects seems to be in different volume than the expected
    • Virtua Fighter: Audio corrupted
    • Virtua Racing Deluxe: Graphical corrupted in Sega and Sega Sports logo
    • WWF Wrestlemania: Missing sprites

    Mega CD 32X games not recognizing the 32X accessory https://github.com/higan-emu/ares/issues/179

    • Corpse Killer
    • Night Trap
    • Slam City with Scottie Pippen (all 4 discs)
    • Supreme Warrior (Both discs)
    • Surgical Strike (Brazil)

    Don't work (hangs in black screen unless another behavior is described):

    • After Burner Complete
    • BC Racers: Black screen after licenses
    • ECCO the Dolphin CinePak Demo (Developer Cart): Black Screen after SEGA logo
    • Fahrenheit CD 1 Key Disc: The key disc aren't working in 32X CD mode, but it's working in Sega CD mode
    • Fahrenheit CD 2 CD 32X Disc
    • Metal Head: Black screen after Sega's logo
    • NBA Jam Tournament Edition: Loud noise in the main menu. The game crashes before gameplay start probably due to using cached interpreter rather than fully interpreter.
    • Star Wars Arcade
    • WWF Raw

    General

    • Some audio effects may corrupt if you change them one after another. Thus, the most recommended is to restart the emulator whenever you change the game, until this issue is properly solved.
    core-md 
    opened by Shideravan 13
  • Sega CD / Mega CD - All roms FREEZE after loading

    Sega CD / Mega CD - All roms FREEZE after loading

    Describe the bug A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

    For Sega CD / Mega CD roms - they never load, they only freeze after the BIOS runs and the "SEGA" logo with Sonic animates. This happens regardless of which SegaCD/MegaCD BIOS you use.

    To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Go to 'Load' 2. Mouse on 'Sega' > 'Mega CD' 4. Load any Sega CD Rom (in this case, in .Cue format)

    Expected behavior A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

    •The BIOS will run with music. You may press 'Start' here, or simply wait. •The Sega logo with Sonic shooting stars on it will animate with the Sega sound bite, but then the game will freeze at this point, always.

    Screenshots If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

    •The BIOS will run with music. You may press 'Start' here, or simply wait. image

    •The Sega logo with Sonic shooting stars on it will animate with the Sega sound bite, but then the game will freeze at this point, always. image

    Additional context Add any other context about the problem here.

    •This happens with every SegaCD ROM I try. •I tried various SegaCD USA BIOS, always properly setup in the Firmware section of the Ares Emulator (USA BIOS in the USA BIOS section, etc.). •UPDATE: Some exceptions (including the game Snatcher), where it will actually pass the Sega logo by almost 1 second into the game initial credits screen, but THEN freeze.

    opened by Relat1v1ty 11
  • [NGPC] Unable to get correct colours.

    [NGPC] Unable to get correct colours.

    The BIOS intro looks correct, but the actual game does not. I have tried multiple variants on the BIOS (No Intro, MAME...), to no success. Fast Boot makes no difference. Any ideas on where I've messed up?

    BIOS: Bust-A-Move Pocket (USA) 2021-12-01 05-44-15

    Bust A Move Pocket Bust-A-Move Pocket (USA) 2021-12-01 05-44-20

    Neo Turf Masters Neo Turf Masters (World) (En,Ja) 2021-12-01 05-40-13

    opened by TheKins 11
  • gamepads conflicts

    gamepads conflicts

    Hello good afternoon.

    I would like to report: When configuring gamepads from different consoles, the settings conflicts, not being separate one setting for each console.

    Thank you.

    opened by ghost 10
  • gamepads conflicts

    gamepads conflicts

    Hi! I would like to report: When configuring gamepads from different consoles, the settings conflicts, not being separate one setting for each console. Because of this, every time I start a game on a different system, I need to change the controls.

    In others, RetroArch allows you to set controls for each core and each game.

    Thanks.

    opened by nanitaro 8
  • MSYS2-compiled ares always segfaults when trying to init WASAPI on Windows 11

    MSYS2-compiled ares always segfaults when trying to init WASAPI on Windows 11

    Here's the backtrace.

    0x00007ff6089449ab in AudioWASAPI::create() ()
    (gdb) bt
    #0  0x00007ff6089449ab in AudioWASAPI::create() ()
    #1  0x00007ff608e5b7e6 in Program::audioDriverUpdate() [clone .constprop.0] ()
    #2  0x00007ff6090d4b1a in nall::main(int, char**) ()
    #3  0x00007ff6089113b1 in __tmainCRTStartup ()
        at C:/M/mingw-w64-crt-git/src/mingw-w64/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crtexe.c:321
    #4  0x00007ff6089114c6 in WinMainCRTStartup ()
        at C:/M/mingw-w64-crt-git/src/mingw-w64/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crtexe.c:176
    (gdb)
    
    opened by qeeg 8
  • [PCE] Second controller incorrectly duplicating first port configuration

    [PCE] Second controller incorrectly duplicating first port configuration

    Ares doesn't have second controller support for PCE games yet. Or that's what we expected. In fact, the second controller is incorrectly being mapped with the same buttons from Controller 1 port. That causes games such as Bomberman '93 to enter directly to 2 player match rather than the main menu, as when you press "run" it's in fact pressing the run button in both player 1 and 2 controllers. https://youtu.be/GAJoTl910hY

    I'm posting this issue here, so I don't forget it, but I can take a look at this issue later, after this PR which also make changes in controller mode files is merged (to avoid inconsistencies in my local files). There's is even a skeleton for multiplayer support for PC Engine (using multi-tap).

    opened by Shideravan 8
  • [Request] BSNES enhancement features in SNES driver

    [Request] BSNES enhancement features in SNES driver

    Would be certainly nice to integrate all the specific SNES improvements which has in bsnes, such:

    • HD Mode 7
    • Personalize how many frames beyond in run-ahead mode
    • Overclocking of each system/cartridge CPU
    • Audio improvements
    • Game enhancement
    • Cheat support
    • Widescreen support for modified games
    • Compatibility options
    • Game hotfixes

    I'm thinking even in port myself some these things directly from bsnes code. There is any kind of restriction for this?

    enhancement wontfix 
    opened by Shideravan 8
  • Fix NeoGeo Save States

    Fix NeoGeo Save States

    Not so much fix as finish the initial implementation. :-) NeoGeo save states have never worked up until now.

    Fixes: https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/827

    opened by remutro 0
  • [GBA] DOOM - Not Properly Saving

    [GBA] DOOM - Not Properly Saving

    When the game asks you if you'd like to save your data to the selected slot, nothing gets saved despite the game telling you otherwise.

    The game creates an EEPROM for the save file.

    Doom (USA, Europe).gba MD5 A4078F38DBB47AB22A9C74B725F3E481 SHA-256 F5F4F0AAC6C1884EF0B771DACB21A5D3F2152A066157F46ABB39769C7F95DEAB

    Edit: Accidentally didn't label this a game bug.

    opened by voidflower-xcii 0
  • [Sega CD] Shining Force CD -

    [Sega CD] Shining Force CD - "More space is needed in RAM to start game."

    Error when running Shining Force CD - "More space is needed in RAM to start game." Looks like a simple fix; this game requires a RAM Cart. Is there a way we can configure a Sega CD RAM Cart in Ares?

    image

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    bug 
    opened by Relat1v1ty 0
  • [Mega 32x] Knuckles Chaotix's PWM drums are too quiet in Ares v131

    [Mega 32x] Knuckles Chaotix's PWM drums are too quiet in Ares v131

    Describe the issue Basically, in the latest version of Ares, the PWM drums of Knuckles Chaotix play in a significantly lower volume than in real hardware, sometimes being almost inaudible. I'm providing a example of the bug in action along with an actual hardware recording i found on YouTube to provide info about how it should sound like.

    Example of the bug:

    https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/104454752/210138588-b34524b2-78ea-4baa-a371-5d638bf362cc.mp4

    Actual hardware recording:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_TlgFunnlQ Rom Information

    file: knuckles.32x
    sha256: 70e1a92a982f2684be3bc315267e545fb9c530d533fd62b6d38bb625541ed957
    sha1: 0c2fff7bc79ed26507c08ac47464c3af19f7ced7
    

    Aditional Information I'm using the Flatpak binary version of Ares v131 in PopOS 22.04.

    bug 
    opened by Curly68 0
  • Sega GigaDrive, Mark V, TeraDrive, Amstrad Mega PC and Mega Plus

    Sega GigaDrive, Mark V, TeraDrive, Amstrad Mega PC and Mega Plus

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_video_game_console https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/599091.html https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/599346.html https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/599347.html https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/599434.html translation https://web.archive.org/web/20131206004815/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/12/03/emulating-megadrive-3ds-isnt-easy-enter-3d-sonic-hedgehog https://gbatemp.net/threads/research-m2s-3d-gigadrive-emulator.475800/ https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/yocnir/the_sega_mark_v_on_the_sega_genesis_mini_2/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_TeraDrive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_Mega_PC i think that at least the gigadrive and the mark V could be nice

    opened by ReNardier 4
Releases(v131)
  • v130.1(Oct 3, 2022)

  • v130(Sep 30, 2022)

  • v129(Jul 13, 2022)

  • v128(May 17, 2022)

    This is ares v128, released on 2022-05-17.

    Ares v128 has now been released, notable changes include:

    Improved Nintendo 64 Emulation

    Rasky has been working hard on improving the n64 emulation; making sure we pass as many test cases in the new n64-systemtest rom as possible; after much hard work, we now pass almost every test; more than any other currently existing Nintendo 64 emulator.

    Test Results for n64-systemtest as of 08/05/2022

    Finished in 0.76s. Tests: 563. Failed: 3. Success rate: 99%. Skipped 5 tests.
    

    Although compatibility isn't as high as some other emulators, most games do work and I believe it's safe to say that ares is the most accurate Nintendo 64 emulator at the time of publication; based on these test results as well as gameplay.

    Improved MSX Emulation

    With support for the MSX keyboard (finally!), and many more rom mappers, we have a dramatic increase in compatibility with MSX1 software. Support for Text Mode was also implemented, meaning text-based games (and MSX-Basic) are now able to be enjoyed. Note that we now require an MSX1 bios to be provided; previously we utilised C-BIOS, but due to technical limitations, this was unable to run much of the game library, so we feel like it is best to require a proper bios.

    Note that MSX2 support is still barebones; and will still use C-BIOS for the time being; the current MSX2 emulation is so preliminary that the 'real' bios images do not even boot.

    Portable Mode

    A much requested feature: on Windows, ares is now 'portable' by default; storing it's settings and metadata in the application directory, rather than AppData. An existing installation can be converted to a portable one by copying the settings.bml and support folders from AppData\ares.

    CHD Support

    Another much requested feature: The few CD-ROM based systems that ares supports are now able to load CHD compressed disc images. There is currently a limitation where CHDs created from .bin/cue work, but CHDs created from .iso files do not; this will be addressed in future but is considered low-priority as ares was never able to load .iso files.

    Other

    There have been many other changes/improvements, to the desktop-ui and also to the GameBoy, MegaDrive, SNES and PC-Engine cores. See the changelog for further details.

    Changelog:

    desktop-ui

    • add hotkey to toggle fast forward [LukeUsher]
    • add support for using Supergrafx and CD together [LukeUsher]
    • default filter/shader to "None" rather than "Blur" [LukeUsher]
    • ensure ares is 'portable' on Windows [LukeUsher]
    • fix an issue where System directories were created incorrectly [LukeUsher]
    • remap all inputs based on physical controller layouts [LukeUsher]
    • implement keyboard capture for msx [LukeUsher]

    gb

    • tweak display timing; fixes dmg-acid2 and cgb-acid2 [LukeUsher]

    gba

    • slightly reduce red tint, to bring the display closer to my GBA SP [LukeUsher]

    md

    • add missing initialization during power-on [invertego]
    • readjust cpu sync after recent changes (Kolibri fix) [TascoDLX]
    • reimplement refresh timings [TascoDLX]
    • vdp dma transfer is delayed after bus is acquired [TascoDLX]
    • vdp timing tweaks for accuracy [TascoDLX]
    • vdp vscroll bug implemented [TascoDLX]

    msx

    • connect/fix up keyboard emulation [LukeUsher]
    • fix a number of memory layout issues [LukeUsher]
    • fix linear cartridge rom mapping [LukeUsher]
    • improve rom type detection and add more board types [LukeUsher]
    • require a proper bios rom for msx1 [LukeUsher]

    n64

    • activate address errors by default [rasky]
    • add address error for invalid 64bit address in 32bit mode [rasky]
    • add missing file for mame RDP SSE2 implementation [rasky]
    • add separate CIC 7102 detection [bigbass1997]
    • add support for homebrew-specific special header flag [rasky]
    • fix (again) TLB logic in case of invalid TLBs [rasky]
    • fix 64-bit pc calculation in J opcode [rasky]
    • fix a few memory access opcodes that were using a 32-bit address [rasky]
    • fix behavior of conflicting bits in writes to SP_STATUS [rasky]
    • fix BGEZAL/BGEZALL opcodes when testing RA [rasky]
    • fix cache to use physical addresses [rasky]
    • fix controller input after PIF refactoring [rasky]
    • fix COP0 config initial status [rasky]
    • fix cop0 LL write mask [rasky]
    • fix CPU core to correctly handle 64-bit PC [rasky]
    • fix Dual accesses on MMIO regs [rasky]
    • fix exception kind in case of TLB invalid page and with nonmatching asid [rasky]
    • fix handling of invalid pagemasks [rasky]
    • fix JALR when jumping to RA [rasky]
    • fix LL / SC / LLD / SCD opcodes [rasky]
    • fix masking of COP0 context / xcontext [rasky]
    • fix RSP BGEZAL/BLTZAL when RA is being tested [rasky]
    • fix RSP DMA wraparound [rasky]
    • fix RSP DMEM/IMEM accesses with all access sizes [rasky]
    • fix RSP LTV opcode in its corner cases [rasky]
    • Fix RSP MTC2 and LFV opcodes [rasky]
    • fix RSP PC to stay within 12 bits in all cases [rasky]
    • fix SIGILL at startup when SSE4.2 is not supported [rasky]
    • fix TLB logic for non-global entries [rasky]
    • fix TLB random register when wired > 31 [rasky]
    • implement buggy byte/half reads from cartridge space [rasky]
    • implement exceptions in non-taken delay slots [rasky]
    • implement LWU opcode in RSP [rasky]
    • implement proper PI bus writes with IO busy bit [rasky]
    • implement undocumented broken RSP opcodes [rasky]
    • improve address exceptions with correct COP0 status [rasky]
    • improve emulation of vector load opcodes in side cases [rasky]
    • improve TLB register masking [rasky]
    • increase a little the PI DMA timing. [rasky]
    • internal mask of physicalAddress register in TLB entries [rasky]
    • make sure TLB entries are correctly initialized at power [rasky]
    • map domain 1 address 3 zone into main memory map [rasky]
    • refactor PIF chip into its own class [rasky]
    • implement correct behaviours of jumps within delay slots [rasky]
    • small accuracy tweak to the RSP semaphore register [rasky]
    • Change inner dead-zone size and geometry [kev4cards]

    pce

    • initialise bram for cd-rom system [LukeUsher]

    sfc

    • Add database entry for the "Super FX voxel demo" to specify a RAM size of 64k instead of 32k [jbo-85]
    • Support ROM/RAM addressing for Super FX ROMs that are not a power of 2 [jbo-85]
    • fix a hang when loading Satallaview content [LukeUsher]
    • pad bsx flash to minimum size of a memory cart [LukeUsher]

    m68000

    • adjust interrupt/exception timing [TascoDLX]
    • fixed group 2 exception prefetch (CHK, DIV by zero) [TascoDLX]
    • omit illegal addressing modes for CMPA & TST [TascoDLX]

    tms9918

    • implement text mode [LukeUsher]

    hiro

    • fix menubar visibility with gtk3 [AmatCoder]

    nall

    • determine desktop path based on environment [LukeUsher]
    • handle CHD paths with non-ASCII chars on Windows [invertego]
    • optimize priority_queue remove function [rasky]
    • prevent chd memory leaks + don't allow unsupported track types [LukeUsher]
    • remove hardcoding of lto=true [LukeUsher]

    mia

    • support for loading CHD compressed CD-ROM images [LukeUsher]
    • update out of date resources [invertego]
    • update sfc board database & heuristics [LukeUsher]

    ruby

    • pulseaudio shouldn't block for events [AmatCoder]

    other

    • Add top-level Makefile [rasky]
    • fix building from Windows command prompt [invertego]
    • fix clean targets on Windows [invertego]
    • fix zlib include path [invertego]
    • codesign binary after build on macOS [rasky]
    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(4.54 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(6.12 MB)
  • v127(Mar 3, 2022)

    ares v127 brings significant improvements to Mega Drive and Nintendo 64 emulation, as well as improvements to NES / Famicom and SNES / Super Famicom.

    Other than the usual emulation improvements, there have been the following notable changes:

    Apple Silicon Support

    ares v127 fixes the recompiler for aarch64 architecture, meaning that it is now possible to create Apple Silicon/M1 native builds, without relying on Rosetta and without losing support for the high performance JIT recompilers.

    In order to be Apple Silicon Native, it is currently required to compile ares from source code as automated builds have not yet been configured, but users who wish to do so will no longer lose functionality or suffer poor performance as a result.

    MAME RDP

    ares's Nintendo 64 core uses paraLLEl-RDP by default; this brings fast and accurate RDP emulation as long as Vulkan is present on the users machine; this meant that Nintendo 64 emulation was completely broken for all configurations without Vulkan support, including macOS.

    ares v127 adds support for MAME's RDP implementation as a fallback, allowing Nintendo 64 emulation to be used when Vulkan is not present. This is handled automatically, however, a new option has been added to video settings to allow Vulkan support to be toggled, giving all users the ability to test the MAME RDP, if they wish to do so.

    Although MAME RDP is now an option, paraLLEl-RDP is still the recommended choice, for both performance and accuracy.

    Pixel Accuracy Mode

    ares has contains two implementations of some of our emulated hardware; one optimised for performance, and another optimised for accuracy. Historically, the choice of which path to use has never been exposed to the user; higan always used the 'accurate' profiles, with ares always opting for the 'performance' profiles; any user wishing to change this would be required to compile ares themselves from source.

    As of ares v127, we now provide a new option in the emulator settings: "Pixel Accuracy"; when this is enabled, any emulator core that supports a pixel accurate mode will use it.

    For 99% of games, the default fast profiles will be sufficient, but enabling "Pixel Accuracy" allows games that require mid-scanline effects, such as the infamous "Air Strike Patrol" to function properly.

    The following systems are currently support the Pixel Accuracy setting:

    • NEC - PC-Engine / TurboGrafx
    • Nintendo - Super Famicom / SNES

    Changelog:

    • desktop-ui: hook up pc-engine 6-button pads to virtual pads [Luke Usher]
    • desktop-ui: implement frame advance [Luke Usher]
    • fc: add bus conflicts to cnrom [encoded-byte]
    • fc: check for ram on mmc1 [encoded-byte]
    • fc: check if ram exists on mmc3 [encoded-byte]
    • fc: clear oam address on each scanline [encoded-byte]
    • fc: improve mmc3 irq behavior [encoded-byte]
    • fc: improve ppu skipped clock timing [encoded-byte]
    • fc: use hkrom for mmc6 [encoded-byte]
    • m68000: allow recovery from zero divide [TascoDLX]
    • m68000: reimplement DBcc instruction with correct timing[TascoDLX]
    • md: A few fixes to SRAM save game [rasky]
    • md: correct overscan / output when display is off [TascoDLX]
    • md: correct reads of CRAM and VSRAM [rasky]
    • md: detect region 'K' as NTSC-J [invertego]
    • md: fix APU port in [rasky]
    • md: fix debug register sprite masking [rasky]
    • md: fix high bits in control port read [rasky]
    • md: fix misaligned reads from VRAM [rasky]
    • md: fix register masked write in mode5 [rasky]
    • md: fix vblank bit toggling horizontal timing [rasky]
    • md: fix VSRAM out of bound accesses [rasky]
    • md: ignore erroneous device string used by Codemasters [invertego]
    • md: implement undocumented VDP VRAM 8-bit reading mode [rasky]
    • md: persist VDP state on reset [invertego]
    • md: restore vdp free slot lost to refresh [TascoDLX]
    • mia: Correct save type for Premier Manager 64 (N64) [sp1187]
    • mia: Correct save type for Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64) [sp1187]
    • mia: correct type for pak attribute [encoded-byte]
    • mia: fix 32x sram [Luke Usher]
    • mia: properly pass MD eeprom details to ares [Luke Usher]
    • mia: updated famicom database [encoded-byte]
    • mos6502: add illegal nops [encoded-byte]
    • ms: correct overscan inc. dynamic screen resizing [TascoDLX]
    • n64: add MAME RDP as a fallback for parallel-RDP [invertego]
    • n64: allow vulkan to be disabled [Luke Usher]
    • n64: change PI DMA to use 16 bit fetches [CasualPokePlayer]
    • n64: fix mult/div opcode timings [rasky]
    • n64: fix RSP halt condition to be more accurate [rasky]
    • n64: fix several RDP regressions [invertego]
    • n64: fix small bug in VMACQ [rasky]
    • n64: fix SRA/SRAV opcodes [rasky]
    • n64: fix vulkan detection [Luke Usher]
    • n64: improve rsp recompiler pool allocation [invertego]
    • n64: swap RSP/RDP order [CasualPokePlayer]
    • n64: templatize rsp vpu [invertego]
    • n64: vulkan tweaks [Luke Usher]
    • nall: fix many compilation warnings on macOS [Luke Usher]
    • nall: fix page protection on Apple silicon [invertego]
    • nall: rewrite recompiler for machine-independence using sljit [invertego]
    • pce: runtime pixel accurate VDP setting [invertego]
    • sfc: fix horizontal off-screen test for sprites [jbo-85]
    • sfc: fix missing sprite tile on Super Conflict title screen [jbo-85]
    • sfc: fix missing sprites in Jurassic Park that are partly offscreen [jbo-85]
    • sfc: runtime pixel accurate PPU setting [invertego]
    • sh2: move registers into POD struct [invertego]
    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(4.26 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(6.01 MB)
  • v126(Nov 28, 2021)

    ares v126 brings even more improvements to the NES/Famicom emulation by adding support for many more rom mappers. Compatibility for MSX1/MSX2 has also improved as a result of adding heuristics for better mapper detection.

    An issue that prevented Windows users from mapping inputs in v125.1 has also been fixed.

    Changelog:

    • fc: support for namco 175/340 boards [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for namco 118 board [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for Color Dreams board [sp1187]
    • fc: support for bandai 74161 boards [encoded-byte]
    • fc: split bandai fcg / lz93d50 boards [encoded-byte]
    • fc: Support for Action 52 board [sp1187]
    • fc: support for bandai lz93d50 variant [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for unrom variants [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for sxrom boards with mmc1a [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for cnrom with security [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support txrom variants [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for namco 163 board (no sound) [encoded-byte]
    • fc: attach sunsoft 4 + ext rom [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for cprom board [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for bandai karaoke board [encoded-byte]
    • fc: fix saving on bandai lz93d50 + m24c02 [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for bandai oeka board [encoded-byte]
    • fc: partial support for bandai datach [encoded-byte]
    • msx: add heuristics for rom type detection [LukeUsher]
    • msx: msx: use the slot layout and memory expected by cbios [LukeUsher]
    • component: fix eeprom m24c mode selection [encoded-byte]
    • hiro: monitor activate messages for window focus [invertego]
    • mia: updated fc database [encoded-byte]
    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(3.96 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(5.94 MB)
  • v125.1(Nov 10, 2021)

    ares v125.1 is an emergency point release to fix a major performance issue that has exclusively impacted Windows users. If you're a Windows users, you probably want to update.

    Additionally, it fixes some minor crash issues, implements the GTROM mapper (used by some NES homebrew) and fixes an issue where some roms could not be loaded from a .zip file, these changes would usually have waited until v126, but since they have already been completed, it didn't make sense to hold them back.

    Changelog:

    • fc: implement GTROM mapper [LukeUsher]
    • hiro: track window focus via messages, not polling [invertego]
    • mia: prefer known rom extensions in zip archives [invertego]
    • ms/sfc: fix some light-gun related crashes [invertego]
    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(3.97 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(5.90 MB)
  • v125(Nov 9, 2021)

    ares v125 brings significant improvments to Famicom, Mega Drive and Mega CD/32X emulation and minor improvements to Master System and GearGear emulation.

    An issue that caused most recompiler based cores to crash on macOS has been solved.

    The desktop ui also gained support for a 'screenshot' hot-key, a crash issue was fixed in the Nintendo 64 emulation core.

    The website has also been updated to house a compatibility list, but a large number of titles have not yet been tested. Feel free to submit PRs to add missing entries (edit instructions can be found on the compatibility pages)

    Changelog:

    • ci: use MSYS2 on Windows, add support for clang. Fixes performance issues on Windows [invertego]
    • desktop-ui: add screenshot hotkey [kawa-oneechan]
    • desktop-ui: fix file/folder browser dialog alignment [invertego]
    • desktop-ui: fix linking on older macOS toolchains [rasky]
    • fc: add chip type to manifest [encoded-byte]
    • fc: always check for ram presence [encoded-byte]
    • fc: check for ram and simplify banking [encoded-byte]
    • fc: fix jaleco jf14 banking [encoded-byte]
    • fc: pinout support for konami vrc7 [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support expanded bnrom & uxrom [LukeUsher]
    • fc: support for irem g101 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for irem h3001 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for item if12 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for item lrog017 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for taito x1-005 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support for taito x1-017 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support jaleco fc05 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support jaleco jf13 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support jaleco jf17/19 mappers [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support konami vrc2 varient [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support taito tc0190 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • fc: support taito tc0690 mapper [encoded-byte]
    • gg: add 'Micky Mouse no Castle Illusion (Japan)' to game database [LukeUsher]
    • libco: fix vector register handling on aarch64 [Sintendo]
    • libco: optimise co_swap_function on aarch64 [Sintendo]
    • m68000: avoid changing interrupt mask on exceptions [TascoDLX]
    • m68000: fix disassembly of pc-relative addresses [TascoDLX]
    • m68000: restore TAS instruction for cpus other than MD main [TascoDLX]
    • mcd: allow continuous CD playbacl [TascoDLX]
    • mcd: auto-detect disc region based on boot code, fixes some false detections [TascoDLX]
    • mcd: report error on unhandled cdd command [TascoDLX]
    • mcd: reset timer on write [TascoDLX]
    • mcd: support 3-button pad as default [TascoDLX]
    • md: fix interrupt ack special case [TascoDLX]
    • md: fix irq issues, timing, delays, ack [TascoDLX]
    • md: fix z80 bus access & timing issues [TascoDLX]
    • md: improved cpu open bus line accuracy [TascoDLX]
    • md: improved timing/signaling for Z80 busreq [TascoDLX]
    • md: prevent SRAM from masking out high rom [TascoDLX]
    • md: sram support for Super Hydlide (J) [TascoDLX]
    • mia: add konami vvrc2/4/6 to database [encoded-byte]
    • mia: use database for fc [encoded-byte]
    • ms: fix "set VDPBuffer" tests in VDPTEST.sms [LukeUsher]
    • n64: increase screen canvas to 576 lines, fixes a crash in certain display modes [invertego]
    • nall: Tweak & fix generation of CD subchannel data [TascoDLX]
    • nall: Various fixes to CD session handling [TascoDLX]
    • nall: improved CD cuesheet loading to handle PREGAP and POSTGAP [TascoDLX]
    • recompiler: on macOS allow data segment to be executable [invertego]
    • sh2: fix several instructions, default to recompiler [invertego]
    • snes: Fix D-Port BOS test in SPC7110 Check Program [jbo-85]
    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(3.97 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(5.90 MB)
  • v124(Oct 15, 2021)

    ares v124 brings the compatibility rating for the Famicom and Nintendo 64 cores
    up to three stars. This means that at least 80% of the game library is working.

    There have been notable improvements to Game Boy, Mega Drive, Sega Mega CD, Sega 32X and Nintendo 64 emulation, and the PC-Engine multi-tap is now supported.

    Finally, the dynamic recompiler now generates slightly more efficient code. You may notice a slight performance boost in Nintendo 64, Sega 32X and Sony PlayStation.

    Changelog:

    • Famicom: Add support for Jaleco JF11/JF14 mapper [Shideravan]
    • Game Boy: Bring fast-boot closer to normal boot; Fixes Dr. Fraken [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Use stable sort for sprites; fixes speech bubbles in Crayon Shin-chan 3 [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Remove limit on window width; fixes pause screen in Heiankyo Alien [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Emulate serial transfers with no link; fixes input in Alleyway [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Improve handling of LCD/BG enable for DMG; fixes Hyper Lode Runner [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Resume from halt whenever (IE & IF) != 0; fies Amazing Penguin [invertego]
    • Mega Drive: Fix DMA transfer rate and H-Int signalling; fixes Another World, 3 Ninja's Kick Back, Virtua Racing, Burning Force [TascoDLX]
    • Mega Drive: Fix sprite masking and overflow; Fixes Mickey Mania [TascoDLX]
    • Mega Drive: Fix DMA fill; Fixes Demons of Asteborg [TascoDLX]
    • Mega Drive: Fix VRAM byte addressing; Fixes Contra Hard Corps, Musha [TascoDLX]
    • Mega Drive: Fix VDP control port writes [TascoDLX]
    • Mega Drive: Implement HV Counter Patching [TascoDLX]
    • Mega Drive: Implement STOP instruction; fixes Thunder Force IV [TascoDLX]
    • Mega Drive: Default to 3-button gamepad; fixes games that don't support 6-button pads [Shideravan]
    • Mega Drive/Mega CD: Fix detection of device rom header; allows Mode-1 to work [Luke Usher]
    • Mega CD: Fix word-ram 1M access pattern; Fixes Lethal Enforcers II [TascoDLX]
    • Mega CD: Fix H-Int vectoring; Fixes Microcosm, Silpheed, Wing Commander, and others [TascoDLX]
    • Mega CD: Implement full graphics/1M wordram translations; fixes Rebel Assault [TascoDLX]
    • Mega 32X: Tighten M68k sync; Fixes Kolibri and Fifa 96 [TascoDLX]
    • Neo Geo Pocket: Fix off-by-one error in LDAR instruction; fixes a crash in SNK Gals' Fighters [invertego]
    • Nintendo 64: Support controller ports 3 & 4 [LukeUsher]
    • Nintendo 64: Better Flash Ram support; Fixes Majora's Mask, Paper Mario, Derby Stallion 64 [jeltaqq]
    • Nintendo 64: Add mempack/rumble status to database; eliminates controller pak/rumble pak warnings [remutro]
    • Nintendo 64: Consume cycles to compensate for skipped RDRAM initialization; fixes Wave Race 64 Shindou Pak [invertego]
    • Nintendo 64: Fix PIF RAM init on cold boot, preserve RDRAM on warm reset; fixes Perfect Dark boot [invertego]
    • Nintendo 64: Default to 3 controllers for Jeopardy!, this game doesn't work with 4 controllers, even on hardware [invertego]
    • Nintendo 64: Fix FPU compare and divide exceptions; Turok is now able to play the entire Acclaim logo animation [invertego]
    • Nintendo 64: Decrease SI DMA delay; improves Turok, Donkey Kong 64, Forsaken 64, Hercules, Triple Play 2000 [invertego]
    • Nintendo 64: Implement perfect PI DMA write [rasky]
    • PC Engine: Support Multi-Tap [LukeUsher]
    • TMS9918: Widen vcounter to 9-bits; improves ColecoVision, SG-1000, MSX [invertego]
    • desktop-ui: Support up-to 5 virtual controllers (For PC-Engine) [LukeUsher]
    • desktop-ui: Fix window background with GTK3 [ghisvail]
    • desktop-ui: Install icons in freedesktop compliant locations [ghisvail]
    • desktop-ui/hiro: Improved macOS user experience [LIJI32]
    • ruby: Fix conflated keys on Windows; fixes some keyboard input issues [invertego]
    • nall: Use XDG base directories on *nix systems [ghisvail]
    • shaders: Include a selection of public-domain shaders [LukeUsher]
    • ares: Fix address masking in instruction tracer [invertego]
    • ares: Fix warnings reported by clang [invertego]
    • ares: Fix static init in node subclasses [invertego]
    • ares: Use 64-bit integers instead of 128-bit integers in the scheduler [invertego]
    • ares: Use IP relative direct branches in the recompiler, where possible [invertego]
    • ares: Emit only one epilog per block in the recompiler [invertego]
    • ares: add label API to recompiler to simplify branches [invertego]
    • ares: Use fixed BSS allocation for code cache; improves recompiler performance [invertego]
    • ares: Fix instructionEpilogue test [invertego]
    • ares: Directly emit code for target ABI; generates more efficient code in the recompiler [invertego]
    • ares: Avoid encoding absolute data addresses in the recompiler [invertego]
    • nall: allow mingw headers to define MSVCRT_VERSION [invertego]
    • nall: generate PDB when building with clang on windows [invertego]
    • nall: allow generation of debug symbols with symbols=true [invertego]
    • nall: link with lld wen building with clang on Windows [invertego]
    • nall: Make thread movable but not copyable; fixes random UI hangs on Windows [invertego]
    • mia: Fix MSU-1 rom loading [Luke Usher]
    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(3.95 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(4.79 MB)
  • v123(Aug 22, 2021)

    ares v123 includes significant improvements to the emulation of the ColecoVision, SG-1000 and the Game Boy/Game Boy Color.

    This release brings the compatibility rating for ColecoVision and SG-1000 to four stars.

    This means that we have 100% compatiiblity with both of those libraries, with the only exception being the few games that require additional peripherals (driving controllers; touchpads, etc).

    The Game Boy improvements are significant, but not quite enough to increase the compatibility rating at the present time, even so, Many more games are playable than before.

    Finally, a few tweaks to MegaDrive emulation have improved compatibility, reduced the occurance of video corruption, and improved performance of the Sega 32X emulation.

    Changelog:

    • ColecoVision: Initialize ram to 0; fixes a crash in The Heist [Luke Usher]
    • ColecoVision: Disable cartridge rom mirroring; fixes Sammy Lightfoot [invertego]
    • ColecoVision/MSX/SG-1000: Initialize VRAM to 0; fixes various games [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Check window x-coord instead of only y-coord; improves the Acid2 test rom [Luke Usher]
    • Game Boy: Only raise STAT interrupt when display is enabled; fixes Cool Hand [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Implement HALT hardware bug [Meepster99]
    • Game Boy: Fix relationship between LY and STAT interrupt; fixes Elite Soccer, Mouse Trap Hotel, Shantae [invertego]
    • Game Boy: Only trigger STAT interrupts at the start of OAM search; fixes Mortal Kombat 3 [invertego]
    • Game Boy Color: Fix HDMA5 bit.7 reads; improves a significant number of GBC games [invertego]
    • Game Boy Advance: Simulate standard GBA instead of Game Boy Player; fixes GBA Video titles [Luke Usher]
    • Mega Drive: Implement support for Sonic & Knuckles merged roms; fixes Sonic 2K, Sonic 3K [Luke Usher]
    • Mega Drive: Implement support for SRAM/EEPROM when using the SEGA Mapper; fixes Demons of Asteborg [Luke Usher]
    • Mega Drive: Default to 'accuracy' VDP; improves compatibility at the expense of performance [Luke Usher]
    • Mega Drive: Optimize how often the emulator synchronises between components; offsets the cost of the previous change [Luke Usher]
    • Nintendo 64: Maintain Parallel-RDP as a subtree; simplifies compilation [Luke Usher]
    • SG-1000: Implement support for roms greater than 32KB [Luke Usher]
    • SG-1000: Implement support for Taiwan Type-A/Type-B mappers; fixes unlicensed Taiwan releases [Luke Usher]
    • SM83: Fix DAA instruction [Meepster99]
    • TMS9918: Implement multicolor mode; fixes various SG-1000/ColecoVision games [invertego]
    • TMS9918/Master System/MSX: Allow sprites to bleed off top/left screen edges [invertego]
    • ares: Rename lucia to desktop-ui to better represent it's function [Luke Usher]
    • mia: Improve N64 save-type database [jeltaqq]
    • mia: Add support for UNF extension, alongside UNIF and NES [Shideravan]
    • nall: Add macOS deployment target flags; fixes ares on macOS 10.14 [MerryMage]
    • ruby: Give PulseAudio higher priority than ALSA on Linux Systems; ALSA was causing frame-rate issues [Luke Usher]
    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(4.03 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(4.41 MB)
  • v122(Aug 2, 2021)

    ares v122 released

    This release primarily provides improved Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color and Sega 32X emulation.

    The entire Neo Geo Pocket/Color library is now thought to be playable, with minor graphical issues in four titles.

    A small number of SEGA 32X games are now playable, although most still experience graphical and/or audio issues.

    Changelog:

    ColecoVision: Clear top bit of controller port reads; fixes Defender [invertego] Neo Geo Pocket: Allow BIOS to handle the boot process [invertego] Neo Geo Pocket: Copy SNK logo from BIOS during fast boot; fixes Metal Slug: 2nd Mission [invertego] Neo Geo Pocket: Fix address used to test ram initialization [invertego] Neo Geo Pocket: Initialize Neo Geo Pocket port 1 to zero; fixes Dynamite Slugger [invertego] Neo Geo Pocket: Many improvements to 'fast boot' [invertego] Neo Geo Pocket: Re-enable savint ram to disk on unload [invertego] Sega 32X: Implement FM/Framebuffer access bit; fixes Spiderman [Luke Usher] Sega 32X: Implement RV bit [Luke Usher] Sega 32X: Optimise SH7604 recompiler min-cycles for 32X; fixes Knuckles Choatix & Virtua Fighter [remutro] Sega 32X: PWM DREQ and timer are different things; fixes PWM audio in many games [Luke Usher] Sega 32X: Used cached interpreter instead of recompiler [Luke Usher] TMS9918: Fix sprite size emulation; fixes many graphical issues in ColecoVision/MSX/SG-1000 [invertego] TMS9918: fix interrupt behavior [invertego] hiro: Fix browser dialog filters on macOS [Luke Usher] hiro: Force GTK3 to use X11 backend; fixes a crash under Wayland [thrimbor] lucia: Disable fast boot by default [Luke Usher] lucia: Support digital presses from analog inputs [invertego] mia: Add workaround for underdumped Delta Warp rom [Luke Usher] mia: Improve Nintendo 64 save chip database; fixes saving in some titles [sp1187] nall: Enable LTO by default on non-debug builds [Luke Usher] nall: Speed up recompiler codegen [Luke Usher] sh2: Allow cores to determine an ideal minimum recompiler block size [Luke Usher] sh2: Optimised code-gen for the interpreter [Luke Usher] sh2: Recompiler should invalidate single blocks, not entire pools [Luke Usher] tlc2900h: Fix immediate mask in BIT #,r; fixes Pocket Tennis [invertego] z80: Correct the effect of IE on the next instruction; fixes audio drop-out in Neo Geo Pocket games [invertego]

    Source code(tar.gz)
    Source code(zip)
    ares-macos.zip(4.01 MB)
    ares-windows.zip(4.40 MB)
  • v121a(Jul 6, 2021)

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