Log Message:
mame: update to 0.200.

MAME 0.200

25 Jul 2018

Today’s MAME release has two consecutive zeros in the version
number! The only other time that happened was over twelve years
ago! Although MAME version numbers are just an incrementing number,
by a series of coincidences, MAME 0.200 delivers several major
changes.

MAME 0.200 includes replacements for the memory system and callback
API. This will enable new functionality and make MAME development
more straightforward. The artwork layout system has also had an
overhaul which opens new possibilities.

In arcade emulation this month, we have a number of new versions
of supported titles, including a very rare prototype of Led Storm
Rally 2011 and three more Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
bootlegs. Dreamcast/NAOMI colours are greatly improved thanks to
snickerbockers, and cam900 fixed some graphical effects in Gals
Panic 3 and Billiard Academy Real Break. Enik Land improved emulation
of the Sega Master System, Game Gear and Mega Drive VDPs, covering
more corner cases.

The really exciting emulation improvements this month are on the
computer side. There are lots of improvements for UK home computers,
including better Camputers Lynx tape support (with lots of additions
to the software list), re-worked Acorn System emulation, and support
for Acorn Bus slot devices. We’ve got a brand-new modernised Apple
IIgs driver, with improvements in just about every area. Also,
Wayder updated the Sharp 68000 software list, correcting and
organising the entries and adding the latest clean dumps.

But even more exciting is the fact that, thanks to Patrick Mackinlay’s
gargantuan effort and persistence, the CLIPPER-based InterPro 2000
workstation now works well enough to install and run CLIX (a UNIX
operating system). As far as we know, this is a first for MAME.
The improvements to SCSI, CD-ROM, and serial emulation also benefit
other emulated computer systems. Instructions are on the MAMEdev
wiki if you want to try it out.