BASin release 13a by Paul Dunn (2,713,156 bytes)

Not strictly an emulator, but a Spectrum BASIC Development environment, both 48K and 128K! It saves to.tap and.tzx files, so programs created in BASin can be run on emulators. [15/04/06] 

>> Get it HERE.

MAME Plus! 0.105u1 2006-04-14

 

* removed useless changes to official source that only differ in whitespaces/comments

* fixed broken PSX CPU in official v0.105u1

* fixed kf2k3upl reset when booting for ICC build

* some improvements to cps1 hacks [Creamymami]

* removed kodb z80 patch [FBA]

* fixed 3rd Player 'Button3/Insert coin' in wof hacks:

** wofh, wofha: 3P 'Insert Coin' (default:'7') for special attack; use 'Service' (default:'9') to insert coin

** wof3js, wof3sj, wof3sja: insert coin and special attack share the same 3P 'Insert Coin'

** wofsjb: buggy. use 'Service' to insert coin for all players. 3P not yet playable

*please note: M68K DRC core is broken in this version. ASM core is no longer maintained, which causes CPS2 crashes. Use at your own risk.

>> MAMEplus! -> http://www3.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/download.htm

>> MAME32qa -> http://mame32qa.classicgaming.gamespy.com/

Ubisoft officially dumps Starforce

Citing "complaints," the publisher ends its relationship with the copyright-protection provider.

Following several days of rumors, Ubisoft has officially confirmed that it will no longer use the controversial digital-rights software from Starforce. "Ubisoft has decided to use an alternative copy-protection system to Starforce for upcoming releases," said a rep for the company. The announcement means that Starforce software will not be included in Heroes of Might and Magic V, the publisher's much-anticipated forthcoming PC role-playing game.

Ubisoft's decision caps weeks of controversy surrounding Starforce. In mid-March, an employee of the Russian-German-Chinese-Cypriot company was accused of posting a link to a site where users could illegally download Stardock's space sim Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. Shortly, thereafter, Aspyr Media decided to sever its relationship with Starforce and remove its software from its forthcoming game, Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars.

Ubisoft's motivation for ending its agreement with Starforce was more personal. At the end of March, the company was slapped with a $5 million lawsuit by gamers who claimed that Starforce's DRM system compromised the security of their PCs. "We are currently investigating complaints about alleged problems with Starforce's software," said the Ubisoft rep.

Gamespot.com

Latest update from HK$ of this Arcade emulator running on Xbox.

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