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Unique blueMSX Features
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The
cassette interface allows you to see all
contents on the tape and set current
position to the beginning of any file on
the tape. The cassette position can also
be remebered when ejecting a tape and
inserting it at a later time.
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Powerful
graphical user interface for machine
configruations that allows confgiruation
of memory and IO devices.
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Emulation
speed can be reduced or increased while
running a game. The emulator can also run
at maximum capacity while a designated
hotkey is presesd.
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Two types
of TV monitor emulation that includes
noise to increase the fealing of an old
TV when using LCD monitors.
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Virtual
FDD (disk drive) interface that allows
you to change between numbered disks with
just one key klick.
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General Emulation |
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Choice between a
classic interface and the DIGIblue
interface with visualisation of the audio
outputs and more indicators about the
emulated machine and his working |
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Multiple
language support |
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Great
choice of default configurations |
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Better
memory layout emulation, including CMOS |
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An user
friendly machine editor that allows the
user to build his own configurations and
to emulate specific machines |
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Extended support for
different types of roms and megaroms |
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Improved support of
all games with SRAM |
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Customizable shortcuts
editor : the user can remap a long list
of features to keys, combinations or keys
or to the joypad buttons |
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Many
hotkeys for a more user-friendly
emulation |
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Quick
save feature with filenames with sequence
number which makes it easy to restart
emulation from an old saved state. |
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Better
state save : it saves the entire state,
including machine configuration, joystick
and mouse configs; the saved states are
zipped and backwards compatible |
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Better
performance by disabling of the Windows
screensaver and the Windows menu keys |
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The
emulator only uses as much CPU time as it
needs
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Video related features |
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Supports
16 and 32 bit color |
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DirectX
support |
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PAL video
emulation with support for three modes:
- No PAL (The
only mode all MSX emulators so far
provides).
- Sharp, with or
without noise
- Blurry, with or
without noise
The noise gives a more authentic feeling
when running the emulator on an LCD
monitor. |
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Gamma/Brightness/Contrast/Saturation
controls |
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Horizontal and
vertical stretch + slider for adaptable
scanlines on all monitor modes. |
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Scale2x
monitor emulation |
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Improved
timing with excellent results in demos
like Almost Real, Metal Limit, Turnix 2
and Unknown Reality |
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Correct overscan
behaviour |
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Correct specific
palettes of colors (MSX1, MSX2/2+) |
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Screenshot feature
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Sound related features |
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New PSG (AY8910
sound chip) emulation. Much better
synchronization and DA emulation |
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SCC
emulation |
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FM-PAC (YM2413
sound chip) emulation |
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MSX-AUDIO
(Y8950 sound chip) emulation |
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Moonsound emulation |
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Mono and
Stereo sound |
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Advanced
mixer control where the volume and pan of
each sound chip can be set in realtime |
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Audio
capture feature
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File support |
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Support
for many types of mappers |
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Autodetecting ROM images |
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Extern rom database |
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Drag and
drop of ROM, DSK, CAS and STA files |
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Registration of file
types, so double clicking a file starts
blueMSX files |
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Change of
multiple disk with use of a virtual FDD
index and indication of the selected disk
in a window |
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Support
of 2 CAS formats : fMSX-DOS and fMSX98/AT
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Saving
feature for CAS files |
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List of
the most recent roms/disks/tapes loaded |
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Clearing
and setting of number of files in history
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Support
for loading zipped ROM/DSK/CAS files. If
a zip file contains multiple files, a
list with the matching file type is
displayed where the user can select the
file to load
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Controls support |
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Good
support of specific keyboards |
| IMPROVED |
Joystick
and mouse support |