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Sunday, November 14, 1999 - updated 11:18 GMT legal time
New MAME released: On the official site, you CAN and MUST download the MAME 0.36 beta 9!! Now has the OFFICIAL SUPPORT for Mexico '86 and Kick'n'Run!! That's all, folks :-)

Thursday, November 4, 1999 - updated 17:19 GMT legal time
Upped the files: I've reupped the ROM files (stand-alone), now will be ready for the M.A.M.E. 0.36 beta 9. Some peoples has notified me a "No good dump" for file knrmcu.bin into set kicknrun.zip, I don't know... it's really? If you are a member of M.A.M.E. Team, please contact me. Thanks.
Upped the Kick'n'Run logo: I've upped the Kick'n'Run logo, also into "goodies" file...
Bug fixed: I've fixed the "I_Morritz - www.emuita.it" bug :-) Thanks to all the bugfinder! ^___^

Tuesday, November 2, 1999 - updated 17:10 GMT legal time
The vacancy was ended, but the real life is pretty occuped... The emulation news page will NOT back soon :-( I'm currently occuped to help the State :-/ into the "OdC" (civil service instead of military)... I will finish December 21, 1999, and I upgrade this page until that date ONLY if the news reguard Mexico '86 or Kick'n'Run... Look also the FIRST PAGE of this site for the IMPORTANT news on it...

Sunday, August 29, 1999 - updated 19:18 GMT legal time
The vacancy is ended :)) The emulation news page back into this week... stay tuned :)
I've updated ALL SITE... redownload all, now ;->

Wednesday, July 7, 1999 - updated 15:49 GMT legal time
ZSNES 0.910 released! Fixed some bugs...
DGEN 0.15 & SNEeSe 0.27... Nothing of particular :-)))
I *HATE* IDSA!!!! Fuck you, IDSA! Download this mp3... Many thanx to Devil Master!!

News of the week...

MAME 0.35 OUT!! Download from official site! The most important update is Street Fighter Zero. The version is *NOT* the CPS2, but the CPS Changer, a console based on CPS-1 chip. Also the Callus (the best CPS-1 emulator, programmed by Sardu) has been updated with a patch for play this game. By The Way, the MAME is an *arcade* emulator, why now emulate this *console* game? ;->
MAME 0.35 has a bug?? Many games work WITHOUT the scanlines!!! :-(((((((
MAME 0.35 Fixed! Download from Retrogames...
ZSNES 0.900 out!! Version ASM and C available... download from your favorite site.
ClrMAME 0.40 out! Optimized for use with last version of MAME.
SegaCD/SaturnCD/PC-EngineCD/NeoGeoCD wanted! If you have it and live in Italy, please contact me!
HTML Tarokker Released... Last work of Daniele. Thanx Daniele!!
MAME 0.35 ROMS: You'll find on Retrogames, of course.
Some games added to RAINE... But We'll wait the next release...
HTML Tarokker/Link Tarokker has bug!! This programs will work only if your favorite browser is Micro$ozz Internet Explorer.
Daniele and HitMan vacancy... ICE is ready to start for the summer... I *DON'T* will go in vacancy...
Binary italian newsgroup on '80s: The RFD will start in september, 1999. Sorry, the it.* News Coordinator Group is in vacancy...:-/
Micro$ozz Windows 1.0!! This is *VERY*RARE* Abandonware!! Download from this page. Thanx to Daniele Maiorana for the link.

Sunday, June 27, 1999 - updated 16:37 GMT legal time
Jagger 1.0 out? Atari Jaguar emulated? Oh yeah... ^___^
Waitec CD are bad? By rumors, yes :-) Use SKC CD's for your favorite backup ;->
ClrMAME 0.39 out: The utility for merge/unmerge is fixed now for 0.35RC2 version of MAME...
MAME32 0.35RC2 out: An emulator of coin-op on the emulator of OS ;->
MAME 0.35RC2 roms: Atila of Retrogames has the roms except MEIKYUH (a Real Ghostbusters Japanese clone)... If you have it, please post it on IBE or mail me.
No time left :-( From now, I'll update this page with ONLY the *very*important* news... if I've no news, I'll don't update it!

Thursday, June 24, 1999 - updated 20:27 GMT legal time
MAME 0.35 Release Candidate 2 out! Download from your favorite emulation site :-)
Ninja Combat (MVS) dumped! Thanx to Retrogames for the news...;->
Taroccher source code partially released: The source code of the plug-ins are now released! The utility of Daniele is more popular on ICE :-)
FEMUS released: One of most popular multi emulators front-end, is out! Download it from your favorite emulation site...
Yesterday no news: The preview was real ^___^

Tuesday, June 22, 1999 - updated 22:24 GMT legal time
Again, no news... For today and tomorrow I don't update this page. Sorry, I'm many occupied into real-life... again, excuse me.
Sneese 0.25, new: download it from Retrogames...
The Empire Strikes Back (MAME) is now playable...

Monday, June 21, 1999 - updated 22:24 GMT legal time
No news again... Only two news for today...
KBMAME now emulate Irritating Maze! With trackball/mouse support... and a new neogeo.drv. Download it from Retrogames :-)
NeoCD *New* Compatibility list updated: This is my personal updated compatibility list: ***COMPATIBILITY LIST***
NeoCD 0.40

`Title`	`Work`	`Don't work`
`Aero Fighters 2`	`X`
`Aggressors of Dark Kombat`	`X`
`Art of Fighting 2`	`X`
`Baseball Stars 2`	`X`
`Dunk Dreams`	`X`
`Fatal Fury Special`	`X`
`Football Frenzy`	`X`
`Ghost Pilots`	`X`
`King of the Monsters 2`	X
`League Bowling`	X
`Magician Lord`	`X`
`Pulstar`		`X`
`Puzzle Bobble`	X
`Raguy`	`X`
`Rally Chase / Trash Rally`	`X`
`The King of Fighters '94`	`X`
`Top Hunter`	`X`

Also again, please DON'T ASK ME for any CD or bios image. Thank you.

Sunday, June 20, 1999 - updated 14:24 GMT legal time
One week of this site... Many, many, many thanks to all visitors! :-)
NeoCD: NOOOOO, the new NeoGeoCD DON'T play the CD-DA audio tracks and DON'T emulate *ANY* sound (FM AND ADPCM included). Please read the readme.txt and don't e-mail me again!!
New NeoGeoCD: I'll post tomorrow updated my personal compatibility list for NeoCD 0.40 :-)
Various news: I've founded a lot of new NeoGeoCD... and I've buyed the soundtrack of Captain Tsubasa (Holly & Benji for italians ;->), very well. Sorry, nothing .mp3... the price of CD is 30.000 italian lire (14.99 EUR), and I don't want favorize the piracy when the original price is low.
No new MAME released tonight... Atila, he?!? ;-> The "long night" is probably for the new games into RAINE, and NOT for next MAME... I think, the next version of MAME (probably the RC2, NOT the final) is coming into this next week.
Neocharity has released NeoCD games?!? Apparently, yes. My friend Cara has found a "file_id.diz" into a NeoGeo CD .ISO file, apparently written by Neocharity.
RAINE news: The new games are Bio Ship Paladin and Mutant Night. For use it, insert follow line into your Config\Raine.cfg file, into "General" config:
extra_games = 1
That's all :-)
No update yesterday after 15:17? Yes, I don't have a lot of time... excuse me.

Saturday, June 19, 1999 - updated 15:17 GMT legal time
V7800 v0.12 out: Atari 7800 Emulator is out!! Atari 7800 is a good console of first '80s, the successor of VCS2600... Now emulated perfectly on YOUR PC!! Download from JoseQ's Emuviews...
New NeoGeo redump: Baseball Stars Professional has been dumped in MVS format, and the next MAME probably will support only the last dump of the rom.
KBMAME updated with support for three new NeoGeo games: The KBMAME has been updated with new neogeo.drv: download it from your favorite emulation site.
Three new NeoGeo games: Fight Fever, Irritating Maze and Captain Tomaday. Irritating Maze has a BAD DUMP (confirmed by the MAME Team) into a sound rom... We'll wait the soundfix...
Tonight will coming out next release of MAME? For Atila of Retrogames this is a "long night"...?!?!?
RAINE 0.23 has some "secret" games...? What's the games in it? Why I can't activate? It's also Kick'n'Run support in it? I WANT detailed news on it !!! ^_______^
Official MAME will support Metal Slug X? By some rumors, yes... ^__^
ZX Plus is a good emulator of Spectrum... New version has ALSO italian docs... Thanks to Chrom_ for the news. The homepage is here.
Link Taroccher RELEASED! Another work of Daniele Maiorana is released to public. We'll use it for posting protected URLs on newsgroups... Download it!! Many thanx to Daniele for the link and the news.

Friday, June 18, 1999 - updated 23:20 GMT legal time
Added new game into RAINE: "Strahl", an horizontal shooter. On the official page you'll find some screenshots... when will emulate our favorite game? :-)
Resident Evil 1 & 2 removed from sales by italian police! I don't have any word... Read it... The piracy RuLeZ again. If you live in Italy want this games you MUST go to your Twilight seller and buy it...:-)
NeoCD work! The first Neo Geo CD emulator work with an high compatibility list. That's my personal compatibility list: ***COMPATIBILITY LIST***
NeoCD 0.40

`Title`	`Work`	`Don't work`
`Aero Fighters 2`	`X`
`Aggressors of Dark Kombat`	`X`
`Art of Fighting 2`	`X`
`Baseball Stars 2`	`X`
`Fatal Fury Special`	`X`
`Football Frenzy`	`X`
`King of the Monsters 2`	`X`
`Magician Lord`	`X`
`Pulstar`		`X`
`Raguy`	`X`
`Rally Chase / Trash Rally`	`X`
`The King of Fighters '94`	`X`
`Top Hunter`	`X`

Please DON'T ASK ME for any CD or bios image. Thank you.
I think that Pulstar don't work for an emulation problem (the emulator exit with an error into Allegro libraries), and NOT for my backup copy ;->
NeorageX request the roms of some games double than MAME. This affect graphics bug in World Heroes Perfect and into another games.
Puzzle Bobble news: Nicola Salmoria, the creator and coordinator of MAME Project, has reported that the roms c1, c2, c3, c4, v1 and v2 are not requested by MAME. When the NeorageX correct it? :-) Thanx to Marco Cassili for the news on ICE.
NBA Jam Tournament Edition, PAL (SNES) dumped!! I've dumped ---> MY <--- original cartidge!! Many thanks to ludos for distribute it :-) It's online for some hours... You can download it IMMEDIATELY here.
Server problem (update): The server is again apparently down, "The document contains no data" appeared... It's a Geocities problem...:-(
NeoCD work: Not all games that I've, but Fatal Fury Special (JAP) is work 100% without sound...:-)

Thursday, June 17, 1999 - updated 21:41 GMT legal time
NeorageX0.6b out: This version fix a some bug, and supports overclocked CPU. Download it from Retrogames.
Server problem: I've notified that the Geocities server has problem in the last hour. I've a problem in update of the news page, I'll update it when I can.
Neo-CD 0.40 released: The first Neo-Geo CD emulator is apparently work. I DON'T have tested... tomorrow you'll find a lot of news on it. Download from Retrogames.
Taroccher 2.0: I've the authorization for direct link! Download it here!
Atila of Retrogames has posted the roms new/changed for MAME 0.35RC1.
Puzzle Bobble 2: I'll post it on IBE newsgroup! :)

Wednesday, June 16, 1999 - updated 18:42 GMT legal time
DGen 1.12 released: One of best Genesis emulator for Win9x is released... But the best is Genecyst... Sigh, Sardu, where are you?
Taroccher 2.0 RELEASED! The work of Daniele Maiorana is an excellent utility. This program include a file 1 into a file 2, creating a file 3. If you use file 3, the use is identical to file 2, but if you type "file3 icelives", the use is identical to file 1!! Many thanks, Daniele! The link is appeared on ICE, I DON'T link it, I wait the authorization of the author.
MAME 0.35RC1 fixed! Yes, the option -listfull was fixed: this version is NOT officially supported by the Team, please don't bug report :-) Download it from Retrogames...
A new frontend is coming: FEMUS 0.01, an "universal" frontend, will be released Thursday, June 23, 1999... Thanx to Cara for the news!
You are looking for PB2 & Fight Fever? Go to FTPGet of Mc-Link, an italian ISP...:-)
Puzzle Bobble 2 & Fight Fever (Neo Geo) released! Yes, Puzzle Bobble is now with SOUND! It's identical to originalt Taito F3 version, except for "Level - Credits" OSD... :-) Thanx to Mila76 for the news.

Tuesday, June 15, 1999 - updated 15:59 GMT legal time
Language bug correct: I've received two e-mails, from Echomirage and Simone, with correction to my very bad english. Many thanx, friends! :-)
Emulation of CPS2? Is now more possible. Pang!3 is now dumped on CPS1, but exist also for CPS2. Who have the board of CPS2's Pang!3 please contact the emulation team... the CPS1 is unencrypted on main program roms, and the related search CPS1-CPS2 of the same rom can help to crack the encryption :-)
Puzzle Bobble 2 News: The sound emulation of F3 System is "pretty" difficult, the sound system F3-Neo Geo are more different. Thanx to Zolla for the news.
NeorageX help me! Puzzle Bobble don't load... it report me that I'nt have enough memory (I've 64 MB!)
NeorageX news: In Super Sidekicks 2, now the lines are totally perfect emulated! Enjoy it! Thanx to JrD for the news!
Hack-it 99! This week-end, in Milan (Italy), the 2nd edition of the Hack-it, named Hack-it 99, will open :-) It's a meeting of programmers, for a game creation on Linux! If you are a valid programmer, go to Bulk Deposite in Milan... or visit the site. Thanx to EchoMirage for the news!

Monday, June 14, 1999 - updated 22:45 GMT legal time
Hehe... My first news. :-) Today is a great day for emulation...
NeorageX 0.6 is out! Yes, the most famous Neo Geo emulator for My impressions are: very fast, on my poor system (P233MMX hehehe) more of the games it work 100% WITHOUT FRAMESKIP (Obviously, I MUST close all programs into taskbar... Win9x is not a serious OS ;->). Metal Slug X is playable (but it requires too much RAM :-) )... Download it from your favorite emulation site :-)
Another Neo Geo games is coming! New version of Neorage have support for Puzzle Bobble 2 (yes, it is identical to the version on Taito F3 System, and his emulation is probably the start of cracking sound system of F3 System...) I LOVE Bub & Bob!! ^__^
Bad english: Some peoples has reported me "Your language is mistaked"... Sorry, for the main page a translation more simple is coming, for the news page is the *my* english :-P...
MAME 0.35 Release Candidate 1 has a bug? Yes, the -listfull options is bugged. If you use a frontend or utility with this version, the solution is simple: close ALL programs into program task (ctrl+alt+del), except Explorer and Systray, and THEN launch MAME (or utility). Thank to Oreste Storace for the news on ICE.
Picture of Mexico 86 is coming... I must capture it and I'll upload it in some days! ^___^
RAINE 0.23 is out! This release (the first with a dispair number :-)) ) include some bugfix: NOT supplied to bug of ChaseHQ, but fix the SideWinder crash bug. If you don't have a SideWinder, it's a time lose download it :-) You can download it from official page :-)
Wanted some MAME 0.35 RC1 Roms! The latest version of MAME is good, but I am searching some roms changed/new. If you have it an URL, please e-mail me. Thanks!

Many thanks to Arcadeheaven, Arcade@Home, Classicgaming, Dave's Videogame Classics, Emuforce, Emuviews, EmuX, IEP, Retrogames, Retroplay. And many thanks to all peoples of italian newsgroup it.comp.emulatori.

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