Changelog

v0.40.3

• Added black screen screen saver
• Refactored OpenGL code and performed some code clean up

v0.40.2

• Changed DC RPi5 performance profile
• Removed "Reset All System Configs" option from user compilation (only available in debug mode)
• Fixed bug loading emulation quality profiles

v0.40.1

• Updated to new kernel 6.6.51 containing many video improvements making interlaced modes much more stable
• Fixed some games and systems not displaying any image due to the use of odd resolutions

v0.40.0

• Fixed core OpenGL video context reinit (fixes DC Full Framebuffer Emulation in CRT)
• Fixed DC interlaced drawing fields for improved image stability in some games
• Fixed non-working interlaced PAL resolutions
• Fixed silent boot

v0.39.0

• Added new option to boot into PAL 50 or NTSC 60 mode (usefull for some CRT only PAL TVs)
• Added GPU Frequency in System Information option menu
• Added option to reset all system configurations (frontend, cores, and input)
• Changed Default video mode option to CRT/LCD Auto
• Changed all predefault overclock settings for better stability
• Changed Emulation Quality options to Performance, Balanced, and Quality
  • Automatically adjusts core options based on RPi model, and Emulation Quality selected option
• Fixed bug making P1 controlling P2
• Fixed function for getting interlaced video modes in CRT mode
• Fixed A/V sync in VRR mode in systems running internally at different speed rates
• Fixed A/V reinit in OpenGL based cores when running in CRT in RPi5
• Fixed Screen Test core crashing due to bad compilation
• Fixed firstboot auto-configuration
• Fixed a bug hiding some input options in system menu
• Fixed OpenGL frontend texture sizing bug (fixes DC Full Framebuffer Emulation in LCD)
• Fixes PSX graphic glitches in Oddworld games

v0.38.0

• Added support for new Raspberry Pi 5 2GB model
• Added ARM64 performance compilation flags
• Added new mono downmix audio option
• Added 60/50Hz Screen Test button toggle
• Added support for many new gamepads and joystics
• Added 5 connection retries with 2 seconds of retry interval for NFS mounting
• Added frontend autoreload functionality on crash
• Updated Amiga Core (2024-09-16). Fixes some game crashes and issues
• Changed Favorites, Recents and Autostart files from absolute to relative paths
• Changed default Linux kernel joystick polling rate to 1ms
• Fixed RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_SYSTEM_AV_INFO refresh rate change detection
• Fixed initialization of some gamepad and joysticks (E.g. Astro City Mini)
• Removed login service for improved boot experience and speed

v0.37.0

• Added HDMI LCD video mode check to make use of progressive resolutions only
• Added power off option (its use is optional)
• Added seven extra skin slots for user custom skins
• Added satellaview missing BIOS to new official pack
• Added fds missing BIOS to new official pack
• Added SD fallback functionality when USB is removed without umounting
• Added ability to set best built-in core settings based on Pi family (E.g. default DC alpha sorting on Pi4/Pi5)
• Changed boot and system mount points to secure write mode
• Changed default overclock from 2900 to 2800 because some Pi5 not booting
• Changed video mode text list for better readability
• Changed default NDS touch control to Joystick
• Changed predefault performance emu options for N64 and DC in Pi5
• Fixed Aero Blasters PCE crash
• Fixed crash loading Screen Test extra core after playing cores with multy CD support
• Fixed crash loading frontend UI after core not able to load content
• Fixed UI search index buffer overflow
• Fixed custom GCon2 screen flash in DC
• Removed Atari ST due to many emulation and performance issues
• Update all cores (2024-08-30)

v0.36.0

• Added RePlay script updater
• Refactored script launcher
• Refactored timezone functionality
• Refactored reboot functionality

v0.35.0

• Added script to create user sd FAT partition on first boot
• Added option to show/hide arcade, consoles, computers, handhelds
• Added verbose system option only when frontend is compiled in DEBUG mode
• Fixed MSX BIOS check

v0.34.0

• Added support for special RePlay Extra cores and scripts
• Added Screen Test extra core (color and geometry)
• Added BIOS script downloader
• Added USB disk I/O performance improvements
• Added storage safe mode (requires manual remount)
• Added custom GCon2 screen flash for improved precision
• Fixed system volume in RPi3 model

v0.33.0

• Added DynRes interlaced video mode support for Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5
• Added Raspberry Pi 3 CRT support for PSX, X68K, IBM PC and SCUMMVM
• Added option to enable/disable overscan reduction in CRT screens
• Added CRT dual screen support
• Added new dual screen UI game filter (stacked and side-by-syde)
• Added UI game filter auto selection on dual screen mode selection
• Added NDS support in CRT mode (only in dual screen stacked mode)
• Added support for 6 players
• Added USB storage support (FAT/FAT32/exFAT)
• Added NFS storage support
• Added bios check when loading games
• Added new RePlay Extra folder
• Added option to autodetect and set time zone (useful for save state names)
• Added new driver support for TAITO Paddle & Trackball
• Added new driver support for NAMCO GunCon 2 Lightgun
• Added initial support for keyboard scancode core inputs (required for MAME TAB OSD)
• Fixed several UI zoom scaling issues
• Fixed RePlay core background tiling and zoom now based on screen resolution
• Fixed screen capture in CRT dual screen modes
• Fixed crash when there are no joysticks connected on loading games
• Fixed UI Game Filter not working with Favorites and Recent games
• Fixed incorrect port device type assigment
• Fixed Replay UI core zoom factor in hi-res modes
• Removed forced CRT 50/60Hz modes due to compatibility and stability issues

v0.32.3

• Fixed bug in audio resampler dynamic audio pitch in single-thread cores

v0.32.2

• Fixed Raspberry Pi 5 OpenGL core support
• Fixed audio resampler dynamic audio pitch
• Fixed audio not init when moving SD to another different Pi model

v0.32.1

• Fixed aspect ratio in some systems due to OpenGL texture assigment error when setting game geometry
• Fixed random crash loading systems due to disk control interface not being properly freed

v0.32.0

• Added new DynaRes 2.0 engine
  • Support for multiple LCD and CRT initialization modes
  • Ability to load system without any connected monitor
  • New screen mode option to set resolution
  • New CRT type option to set monitor type
  • CRT support for all RPi 3, 4 and 5 models (RPi 3 support is limited)
  • RPi3 won't display/support systems running interlaced modes in CRT mode
  • Updated modeline calculator based on latest version of Calamity's SwitchRes
  • Added DRR (Dual Refresh Rate) 60/50Hz support for both CRT and LCD displays
  • Set default HDMI mode to 60hz (max FHD 1080)
  • Enhanced capability for ultra-fast on-the-fly timing adjustments within 1-3 frames Vs. 108-120 frames in DynaRes 1.0
  • Added handheld CRT lowres support
• Added new scalling modes:
  • Integer Scale Overscan (only works in FHD 1080! nearly the original overscan of a CRT)
  • Integer Scale Underscan (usefull for special DIY projects)
• Added new functionlity to RePlay start menu core
  • It now properly manage all diferent video modes at boot
  • Fixed background scaling in dual screen modes
  • Fixed background rendering when changing dual screen modes from UI
  • Improved performance
  • Background rotation
  • Uses its own native aspect ratio different from other cores
• Added current resolution in information option
• Added automatic roms folder creation functionality
• Added per system/game X/Y position
• Improved X/Y position option to automatically scale based on current resolution
• Improved audio and video per frame speed accuracy and synchonization
• Fixed core speed when running multithread cores
• Fixed crash when changing a RePlay option from game menu
• Fixed bug loading custom paths from cfg file
• Fixed UI scaling in dual screen vertical mode
• Fixed game input remaps affecting UI button actions

v0.31.0

• Added virtual disk engine
• Added filter to hide all files contained in a M3U file
• Added initial support for Egret II mini spinner/trackball controller (NOT TESTED)
• Added input option for checking button IDs when pressed
• Changed option Shoulders to Triggers (digital to analog) to Buttons to Triggers supporting 3 configurations:
  • Buttons 1/2 - Useful in arcade/jamma
  • Buttons 2/3 - Useful in arcade/jamma
  • Buttons 9/10 (L/R) - Useful in arcade/jamma and SNES like gamepads
• Changed all "Reset ..." option labels to "Remove ..."
• Fixed save/load slot name not updated when overrided
• Fixed core crashes due to a bug in RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_MESSAGE
• Fixed save/load crash getting label
• Fixed save/load name display lenght

v0.30.0

• Added new system core remapping engine
• Added support for Raspberry Pi Zero 2
• Added Shoulders to Trigger (digital to analog) to both system and game input option menu. (e.g. allows playing Outrun using digital controls)
• Added Left Stick to DPAD (analog to digital) to both system and game input option menu
• Added option to hide Media Player
• Changed some RePlay UI design patterns
  • Added .. entry in systems if not in menu core
  • Added replay options entry in systems if in menu core
  • Added replay options entry in system menu
  • Added .. entry in replay options (same action cmd as start btn)
  • Changed input and settings labels in system menu
  • Changed home btn as quick direct access back to system menu if not in menu core
  • Removed thread titles to improve readability and performance
  • Removed start action cmd
  • Removed start ui labels
  • Removed core name info inside all system settings
• Changed Kiosk hardcoded values to whitelist
• Fixed performance issue in Replay options > video menu

v0.29.0

• Added global mouse support
  • Only one mouse is currently supported
  • Mouse works no matter the player number or port
• Added start button emulation via middle mouse button (opens ScummVM menu)

v0.28.0

• Added new Media Player system (alpha status)
• Added new per system or game custom settings:
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Volume
  • Performance Level
• Added ability to downscale in Pixel Perfect aspect ratio mode when content has more resolution than the screen
• Added libretro SET_MESSAGE and SET_MESSAGE_EXT API implementation (OSD core messages)
• Added menu refresh after option command execution
• Fixed action command executed when option is disabled
• Fixed crash when input.cfg is missing
• Fixed OpenGL bug not properly clearing main FBO making content backgroung to draw garbage in some scenarios

v0.27.0

• Added game system settings engine and menu options
• Added color highlight to option values for better readability
• Added core name and version to game settings menu
• Added linear interpolation to glcores with vertical resolution >= 480
• Added system options blacklist functionality
• Added system options default configurations for both LCD and CRT functionality
• Added company names to system view for better grouping and sorting
• Added default Roland GM sound font to ScummVM system
• Updated libretro API interface header file
• Changed Home btn so that it always returns to system menu
• Changed RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_TARGET_REFRESH_RATE behaviour (fixes ScummVM)
• Changed favs and recent game display names (prettyfied)
• Fixed crash for cores not supporting savestates
• Fixed gl_init on RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_SYSTEM_AV_INFO (fixes BLARGG filters)
• Fixed audio gpio dac output selection in audio options (developer purposes)
• Fixed incorrect FBO passed to gl-cores when requesting the same in RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_HW_RENDER
• Fixed recents when same roms and different core exists
• Fixed some DC crashes by adding drm_deinit to core_unload_game
• Fixed crash on exit due to duplicated video deinit
• Fixed OpenGL inverted vertical coords after a gl-core game crashes on start
• Fixed name duplication issues in favs and recents (internal company prefix)
• Removed .ipf rom support due to copyright issues

v0.26.0

• Added MAME 2K3+ system
• Fixed input info display lenght
• Removed SEGA ST from boot to folder option

v0.25.0

• Added new system menu screen
  • Added new save/load UI system engine
  • Added resume/reset game functionality
• Added system version information in replay optons menu
• Added new default background and system logo
• Updated all cores (compiled on 2023-12-17)

v0.24.0

• Added boot to system folder option
• Added Philips CD-i system (do not support FMV games)
• Added 3DO system
• Added Atari Lynx system
• Added Nintendo DS system (RPi5)
• Added single monitor option (less performance impact when two monitors are connected)
• Added ability to change audio output device without rebooting the system
• Added ability to remove recents
• Added ability to automatically filter out systems not supporting CRT mode
• Added ability to automatically set default aspect ratio when selecting dual/single monitor mode
• Added player/controller information
• Fixed resolution for cores not honoring RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_GEOMETRY
• Fixed deemed extensions in favs and recents
• Fixed recents not working with arcade games
• Fixed libretro log levels
• Fixed crash unloading sound engine when bad rom is loaded
• Fixed UI scaling bug on dual monitor mode

v0.23.0

• Added Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+/3A+ support
• Added new libretro based configuration engine for system and cores
• Added system info (eth IP, wlan IP and available space)
• Added gamepad test rumble support option
• Added screen position X/Y option for CRT mode
• Added autostart game functionality
• Added Kiosk mode config parameter
• Added option to set Select button for setting favorites
• Added volume configuration to the audio resample engine + volume option
• Added MAME system
• Added self restart capability in case that loading a rom crashes
• Added system option to flter out by vertical and horizontal games
• Added performance level profile option
• Added firstboot time auto configuration based on RPi model
• Added option value info text support
• Added system information
• Changed Python utility to generate arcade title info from FBNeo + MAME full Arcade DAT
• Fixed incorrect Full Native and Integer Scaled aspect ratios on some games
• Fixed bug drawing dimmed files extensions
• Fixed several bugs when saving and displaying arcade games in favorites and recent
• Fixed crash and bug on letter navigation functionality on recents and system folders
• Fixed analog-to-digital option making dpad not working when disabled
• Fixed internal UI view Id state
• Changed default alsa volume levels to 80% (80-100% can cause saturation on some systems)

v0.22.0

• Added HDMI dual screen support with automatic detection
  • Added duplicated display mode
  • Added side-by-side extended display mode
  • Added vertical stack extended display mode
• Added Raspberry Pi 4/5 model detection
• Fixed UI video corruption after pause

v0.21.0

• Added pause functionality when UI menu is open
• Added system halt state (P key) for CRT user photos
• Fixed some UI memory leaks

v0.20.0

• Added arcade naming database engine
• Added supported file extensions filter
• Added Sega Game Gear in extended view mode
• Added UI text scrolling effect
• Added Python utility to generate arcade title info from FBNeo full Arcade DAT
• Improved UI message engine performance
• Improved configuration engine performance when reading files
• Fixed Atari 2600 horizontal resolution (in replay)
• Fixed Amstrad CPC horizontal resolution (in core)
• Fixed a crash when core incorrectly reports a NULL configuration value
• Fixed UI dimmed font icon chars
• Fixed UI folder elipsis position
• Removed ScummVM core Exit button (not needed)

v0.19.0

• Changed core neocd by FBNeo (more accurate)
• Changed core mednafen_supergrafx by mednafen_pce (more accurate)
• Fixed UI in 32 bit XRGB8888 pixel format
• Updated all cores (compiled on 2023-09-17)

v0.18.0

• Added option for selecting the menu hotkey (Home button, Hold Start, and Select + Start combo)
• Added logic to SDL to check if monitor is powered on
• Added video option for helping color blind people (Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia)
• Added Dark/Light scanline filters
• Added Recent played games folder
• Changed audio resampler engine to always output at 48000 kHz instead of dynamic native rates
• Fixed HDMI audio handshake in some monitors/TVs
• Fixed favorite foldes sorting

v0.17.0

• Added Coin-op timer game mode
• Added favorites info message (add/remove)
• Added favorites game launcher functionality

v0.16.0

• Added new functionality to set proper UI boot menu aspect ratio and resolution

v0.15.0

• Improved UI performance
• Fixed UI memory leak (items index mismatch)
• Removed unused code (code clean up)

v0.14.0

• Added new video_show_info option and info message
• Added controller info message
• Added fps counter info message

v0.13.0

• Added initial information message engine
• Changed UI font to embeded hex compiled code
• Changed UI rotation and activation logic
• Fixed system filter list (read only supported systems)

v0.12.0

• Added new audio gain engine to avoid clipping artifacts on high freqs
• Added new audio buffer/unpause engine on init
• Added new Full Aspect Ratio scaling mode
• Added system UI swap A/B buttons option
• Added logic to set the controller status to ready only when connected and not buttons are phisically pressed
• Added SN30 Gamepad mapping to game controllers DB
• Added new Favorites engine
• Added default Game Boy Player mode to GBA core (rumble support)
• Added wait state until a monitor is connected on program start
• Added improved debug system levels
• Added basic UI/UX features
  • List menus only loops when using (UP) and (DOWN)
  • Allow going back using both (B) button or (..) special entry
  • Allow back navigation full index history
  • Dimmed file extension color
  • Hide menu when launching game from UI
  • Hide menu when launching game from CLI
• Fixed crashes on several cores where log info introduces bad chars
• Fixed Keyboard fallback game controller
• Fixed menu not displayed with home button afer rotating
• Fixed DC crash when unloading core
• Fixed N64 crash when unloading core
• Fixed verbose DEBUG mode not working fine on non ssh session
• Fixed N64 game launcher crash
• Fixed DC game launcher crash
• Fixed SNES game launcher crash
• Fixed FBNEO game launcher crash
• Fixed N64 bad textures when launched from UI
• Fixed DC bad textures when launched from UI
• Fixed standalone game launcher
• Fixed save/load functions
• Fixed no HDMI sound when launching games from UI
• Fixed audio stuttering for some games on load
• Fixed gamepad not working on PSX games when launched from UI

v0.11.0

• Added new audio engine
  • Based on Dynamyc Rate Control
  • Based on SINC resampling algorithm
  • Low latency and CPU ussage

v0.10.0

• Added initial UI engine
  • Integer scale
  • Rotation +/-90
  • Auto scaling factor
• Added 4 players support
• Added controller sorting engine
  • Player number assigned by connection order
  • Connected controllers keep player number
  • New controllers take first free player number
• Added new input configuration file
• Added controller rumble implementation
• Added input descriptors implementation
• Added controller info implementation
• Added support for 0RGB1555, XRGB8888 and RGB565 pixel formats

v0.9.0

• Added dynamic rate control for Atomis/Naomi/DC games running at 60/30 fps
• Added core assets directory implementation
• Added disk control interface version implementation
• Fixed cores that request OpenGL ES 3.0 context instead of 3.1

v0.8.0

• Added a/v sync to content engine (i.e. run PAL games nicely)
• Added headphone/hdmi audio output selector
• Fixed crash when unloading games using core threading

v0.7.0

• Added custom input poll for cores not honoring libretro input poll callback
• Added new option to display FPS
• Fixed PSX support
• Fixed all libretro-gl core performance issues
• Fixed crash when booting with monitor powered off
• Fixed crash when saving SRAM on some games
• Fixed screenshot crashes in some cores
• Fixed savestate crashes in some cores
• Fixed SRAM crashes in some cores

v0.6.0

• Added video scalling configurations (Full 4:3, Native 1:1, Integer Scaled HV)
• Added user screenshot functionality (F10)
• Added system screenshot functionality (on savestates)
• Fixed several bugs in the configuration file engine

v0.5.0

• Added system option to enable/disable verbosity
• Added load/save system and core configuration file support
• Added DragonRise controller mappings
• Added user savestates support (F5/F9)
• Added support for .zip files (only supported cores)
• Fixed crash when pressig keyboard arrows with a controller connected
• Fixed keyboard/controller priority when connected and/or disconnected

v0.4.0

• Added support for native SRAM save files
• Added initial support for libretro-gl cores

v0.3.0

• Added basic system configuration file engine
• Added automatic core identification
• Added new input engine with controller DB
• Added analog to digital input option

v0.2.0

• Added automatic monitor EDID video selector (best mode)
• Added new audio sync engine
  • Low latency
  • Prevents buffer underrun and overrun
  • Adaptative speed to video refresh rate

v0.1.0

• Added support for Raspberry Pi 4 using KMS/DRM, EGL, GBM and OpenGL ES 3.X
• Added basic support for audio and input via SDL2
• Added basic support for non-libretro-gl cores