HBMAME 0.289.1

[Robert]

HBMAME 0.289.1 has been released.

https://hbmame.1emulation.com/

What's new in HBMAME
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2026-08-03 0.289.1

- Added the saving of overclocking adjustments [BlackDeath]
- Restored the PGM homebrew (pgmfrog, pgmdemo, pgemeni)
- HBMAMEUI: Fixed the splash screen
- HBMAMEUI: Improved plugins process
- HBMAMEUI: Fixed icon issues

New Games
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- [adkw]                ADK World
- [blueandr]            Blue and Red Fight the Robots v1.7
- [cabaln02]            Cabal (NeoGeo port) improvements
- [dino281]             Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Readjusted v1.1)
- [dino282]             Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Readjusted v1.2)
- [dino283]             Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Readjusted v1.4)
- [gladmortcm]          Gladmort (Caravan Mode)
- [hyxevious]           Hyper Xevious (2026-07-30)
- [midnight]            Midnight Wanderers 2-level demo (Neo-Geo port)
- [nbamht01]            NBA Maximum Hangtime (Custom Rebuild, 2026-07-02)
- [samsho2s21]          Samurai Shodown II (Perfect v2.4, 2025-01-27)
- [samsho2s22]          Samurai Shodown II (Perfect v2.9, 2026-06-29)
- [sengoku2s01]         Sengoku 2 (Red Blood, v1.14)
- [sf2prime]            Street Fighter II': Prime (v0.79)
- [sfiii3ns15]          Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future (4rd Strike 2011-07-17)
- [turfmast03]          Neo Turf Masters with Scotland course v1.10
- [xeviousn05]          Xevious (Neo-Geo port, gfx fix)
- [zintrick07]          ZinTricK (Music tracks) improvements

 

[spludlow]

Hello @Robert

I noticed machine renames in this release, eg "dinos" => "dino" without leading zeros.

I was renaming my snaps, just wanted to check these renames are permanent, its not an intermediate thing or something?

Cheers

Sam

[Robert]

It's supposed to be permanent, although I do sometimes make on-the-fly changes which weren't planned beforehand.

Basically the "s" will be removed, unless the last character of the parent was numeric.

So "dino44", or "sengoku2s01" . If there's hundreds of clones, then there could be leading zeros added, so "dino044" for example.

[maromaro]

history.xml not supported ?

(64-bit, GUI)

[Robert]

It's been supported for a few years, but remember, history.xml doesn't include games found in HBMAME.

[maromaro]

mameui289 OK

[Robert]

You're right, there's some kind of corruption there. I'll have a look.

 

EDIT: It's fixed now. The code for history display hadn't been updated from 0.245 .

[Robert]

We've now added support for homebrew neogeo CDs. They are set up just like normal games, so you don't need to mount the CD or use software. Just start the game as if it was any other game, it starts up and runs.

Added 21 titles. Although there are more CDs, they duplicate existing rom-based games, so they were left out.

There's a possible bug - you might sometimes get a screen of rubbish at the start - press any key and it will then run normally. Also, some games might ask you to format a memory card - you don't need to do that, just skip past that prompt.

[StHiryu]

HBMAME and HBMAMEUI 0.289.1 32bit avaliable (Xp compatible). Download from:

RETRODANUART MAME XP

[Rhion]

As Retroarch recently supports hbmame core on aarch64 platform (https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/linux/aarch64/latest/hbmame_libretro.so.zip), I take a try today. Overall, it runs smoothly, but I find I cannot insert coin in sf2prime. The parent rom and other clones/hacks of hsf2 are working just fine. I don't experience similar problem on other games either. 

The libretro core shows as version 0.289.x (tag22-390-g65b1f409d). Is this a specific issue of libretro version or a common issue in latest build?

 

[Robert]

That's a known issue with sf2prime, the developer is aware of it. You have to press 9 (service) to get a credit.

I don't know anything about Retroarch, nor do i provide any kind of support for it. If 9 doesn't work then you'll have to find out from them which button to use.