WOOM! v0.3 (beta)

Yes, it's finally here! The third beta release of WOOM! This is the first release with (some) support for MSX2. And it's full of bugs, too... This is more or less an intermediate release. After this release I'll rewrite the v9938 part and the next release should be more stable and have better compatibility. If you want more information about WOOM! (e.g. system requirements, what it can and cannot do) just check out the homepage.
 
 
What's new?

The following main features are new since beta v0.2:
  • MSX2 support!
  • V9938 emulation (preliminary)
  • Disk emulation (WD2793 FDC)
  • Full screen support
  • Fixes in memory handling 
  
Installation

Installation should be easy. Just unzip the file (I guess you already did that in order to read this) and don't forget to include the subdirectories. All BIOS ROM files and all configuration files should be placed in the \Configurations subdirectory.
 
  
Known problems

I know that the following problems exist, so please don't report them:
  • It's really slow.
  • Many v9938 features are still not emulated yet. I did some tests and it seems that approx. 50% of all games work correctly.
  • Several bugs exist in the configuration editor. You can create illegal configurations. My advice: Don't touch this part too much ;-)
  • A lot of nice error messages are missing. Most of the time errors will just be ignored without warning.
  • A small problem exists when you resize the window and have other windows on top of it. This will sometimes result in a slightly distorted 'MSX screen'.
  • PSG is not 100% emulated yet. If you miss certain sound channels in some games, this is because I temporary disabled some options.
  • Many others...
 
Bug reports

If you find any bugs not stated above or on the WOOM! homepage, please mail me: remco@poboxes.com.

Have fun!

Remco Schrijvers