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Changes from HU-GO! 2.11 to HU-GO! 2.12

Simplified license into GPL + mBSD (zlib licensed code is still there,
  but it is not required to make it part of the whole license)
BUGZILLA 11: Now removes the temporary directory when quitting.
BUGZILLA 12: Quitting the main window also closes the game in progress
  so that exiting is immediate.
BUGZILLA 15: Doesn't necessarily depends on SDL_net for compiling,
  if not present, compiles with the usual manipulation.
BUGZILLA 17: Fixed mapping of split roms, which was breaking many games
  or at least screwing graphics.
BUGZILLA 25: Readded screenshot support (in .ppm).
BUGZILLA 28: Added unzipping in memory, for cleaner, faster and more
  robust handling of zipped roms.
Fixed compilation scripts to allow to compile without all the
  documentation tools installed, also fixed debian packaging.
Cleaned sources a bit more.

Changes from HU-GO! 2.10 to HU-GO! 2.11

Rewrote manual into smaller manuals, in html and plain text.
Added zipped rom support for all platforms.
Added hardware video rendering.
Cleaned sources, again and again (thanks to splint) (compiles with gcc up to 3.3).
Added error message when trying to start a cd and the cd system rom
  can't be found.
Added partial arcade card support (inner memory management rewritten).
Added readonly-ness of roms (was writeable until now).
Removed a bug in DraculaX which was crashing in the intro when not in -m1 mode
Added netplay support. The normal binary is a client, a server binary is also
  provided.
Added nice graphical configuration of keyboard and joypads.
Added support of joypad via SDL under windows.
Rewrote graphical engine.
Added support for big endian cpu (Sparc, ...).
Switched to gtk 2 for graphical toolkit.
Added support for interacting with the core variable of the emulation from
  external processes (can be used to change rom content on the fly e.g.).
Changed licence to be considered as free (GPL + mBSD + zlib).
Fixed a crash when starting any game in the windows port.
Added support for dumping audio and video. Some samples are available to
  make an .avi/.mpg/.whatever from it under un*x.
Fixed some bugs in DMA handling (including one occuring at the end of the first
  stage of gunhed).
Improved internal I/O handling (handle remanence of unaffected bit latches).
Began adding ogg support (untested).
Fixes sound frequency bug and added stop/start audio subsystem between the various
  games to provide instantaneous effects of configuration changes.
Added better command line argument support.
Autodetection of US encoded roms.
Added signed format support for audio rendering.

Changes from HU-GO! 2.09 to HU-GO! 2.10

Arrival of a real GUI (using gtk) for both windows and linux ports
  (which includes lot of easiness in changing configuration, ...)
Availability on binary forms for several platforms
FreeBSD port
Improved CD support at pce level
SDL joypad support (for linux only right now)
CD support reenabled for windows (was messed since 2.00 probably)
Rewritten fullscreen support, as well as x2, x3, x4 mode
  in windowed mode.
Lots of bugs fixed in the graphical engine (gunhed works
  after the first level for instance)
Improvement in the sound engine (for rendering noise
  and drums and stereo mode)
Thanks to Ixion, Black-, Cleaner, Zoop and Valerie Tching
  for their very active contribution

Changes from HU-GO! 2.00 to HU-GO! 2.09

Removed all Allegro references, switched to SDL ! which in itself
  should improve pc compatibility especially in windows.
Improved synchronization (limitation to 60hz rather)
New sound engine (linked to the SDL switch)
Externalized bios (for legal issues)
Somes fixes, this and there
Russian version

Changes from HU-GO! 1.99 to HU-GO! 2.00

Restored the hard bios support feature
Improvement in the pad support and ability to remap button on pad or keyboard
  (thanks to Lester)
Hacking of the file selector so that it works a bit under win
Eagle and Scanline mode enabled in linux version
Restored save/load feature as well as improvement in it
Auto fixing of damaged ISO headers
Slight improvement in the german translation

Changes from HU-GO! 1.29 to HU-GO! 1.99

NEW KERNEL !!!! (short to say but long to implement :)

Changes from HU-GO! 1.29 alpha to HU-GO! 1.29

Ability to dump images in order to gather them into a video file
Joypad support under linux thanks to Lester Barrows
Sources put in CVS form, I hope soon accessible trought public anonymous access
Restructured sources

Changes from HU-GO! 1.28 to HU-GO! 1.29 alpha

Begin of cd support under the win port
Corrected the bug in real CD emulation, no cds were playable at least since
   the 1.28 version, certainly before
Preparation for the DreamCast port

Changes from HU-GO! 1.27 to HU-GO! 1.28

Improve of ISO support, especially concerning BRAM
Cheat engine have been improved anew, allowing full variable research with
  ISO/CD

Changes from HU-GO! 1.26 to HU-GO! 1.27

Ability to use real cd tracks for faking .hcd tracks
Added relative research in the cheat engine
Corrected anew the bug in the ram editor, which was changing too many bits

Changes from HU-GO! 1.25 to HU-GO! 1.26

Changes only in sources, nothing new for gamers but nice stuff for porters

Changes from HU-GO! 1.24 to HU-GO! 1.25

Mp3 playing available under linux
Synchronisation (limit fps) should work under linux
Limitation of fps can be set in the INI file (upon request)
Better debugging info with the new version of the C compiler for pc engine

Changes from HU-GO! 1.23 to HU-GO! 1.24

Slightly improved ISO support
Added .BIN supporting in file selector
Added 'load rom' and 'credit' working in the gui
Slightly changes in the included cd system
Changes zip support for a very fast directory refreshing and no more
   crashing (well, let's say infinitely less :)
Corrected the color bug in screenshots
Fixed some languages specific messages
Modified some internal interface functions
A bit cleaner sources

Changes from HU-GO! 1.22 to HU-GO! 1.23

One can now disable the zip scanning in the file selector (but you can
  force refreshing of a directory with zip scanning with F2)
Synchronization of the subtitles with mp3 if asked
Added installation script (plus desinstall script generation) thanks to
  Brieuc Jeunhomme

Changes from HU-GO! 1.21 to HU-GO! 1.22

Added subtitle feature
Speeded emulation a bit
Added repeated MP3 or not
No more glitches in saint dragon (recognized as splitted rom)
Cleaned some sprites and background stuff that were not initialized
Added scanline mode setting in INI file
Zip support have been re enabled in the file selector but still blocks
  on some archives and had not been boosted as I wanted to ...
Added a Satb viewer (developper's feature)
Improved disassembler possibilities

Changes from HU-GO! 1.2 to HU-GO! 1.21

Eagle and scanline mode recentred (again ! I hope this is the last one !)
Added scanline mode screenshot feature
Added cd buffer to read data
Added cd (and mp3) sound in no bios mode
Improvements in developpers informations
Better installation under Linux
Code even mode modular, almost portable ^^

Changes from HU-GO! 1.11 to HU-GO! 1.2

ASPI driver!! All CDs works in windows as well as in dos mode. No need
  to reboot to enjoy cd games.
Debugged HCD support that was broken for a few versions (it has became
  case sensitive and some file were no more correctly recognized)
Cleaner sources and dos ones very easy to compile (if you have Djgpp, allegro
  and seal)

Changes from HU-GO! 1.10 to HU-GO! 1.11

Way better Adpcm rendering (thanks to David Michel)
Debugged 800x600 mode in dos version
Added 2 automatic detected US roms (pac land & hero tonma)
Good beginning of modular and generic sources (which are available anew)
Lots of '1' in the version :)

Changes from HU-GO! 1.09 to HU-GO! 1.10

Debugged key modification in the .ini (due to a modification in allegro
  that I hadn't see)
Slight modifications in iso support (Solid Force now run in Bios mode)
Some Hucards are now detected as split rom and runs well (well only 1 for now)

Changes from HU-GO! 1.08 to HU-GO! 1.09

Improvement of the gui, almost functionable
Added audio cd playing under Linux in bios mode
Correction of a problem in the initalisation of the backup RAM (could be the
   one that caused some mem related error screens in CDs)
Corrected a bug in the ram editor function (a double word was edited
   instead of a byte)
Corrected a very rare bug that could exit the emu with unknown roms

Changes from HU-GO! 1.07 to HU-GO! 1.08

Correction of Adpcm support (in fact, arrival of it in public releases,
   the improvement of the algorithm can't be seen)
Added correct minimum bios support under Linux
Played a bit sound chip frequency, may sync better CD
Hucards can now access Adpcm resources

Changes from HU-GO! 1.06 to HU-GO! 1.07

Begin of Adpcm support (generaly voices in ISOs/CDs)
   (Not yet mixed with PCM sound)
Some changes in ISO support (some games don't need .HCd anymore [solid force,
  CD denjin] )
Slight improvement in .HCD (default ISO/MP3 path is the one of the .HCD)
Sound in Linux version
Internal changes in the interface to come

Changes from HU-GO! 1.05 to HU-GO! 1.06

'minimum bios' mode became 'no bios' mode (Theorical support of CD from
  Game express)
ISO support slightly improved
Now using Allegro WIP 3.9.28 with all its enhancement (sound card, pads, ...)
  although, I've not remade the joypad 'numerotation' yet...
Bug in horizontal centering in eagle mode removed
Bug in cdrom autodetection under DOS removed
Oh, by the way, just a little thing : Linux port :)

Changes from HU-GO! 1.04 to HU-GO! 1.05

Added a 'minimum Bios usage' mode for better ISO support
Added HCD in the file selector
Begin of GUI support for skin testing purposes
Better HCD automatic data filling thanks to MP3 length searching (if you got
  all MP3 you got almost [99.9% precise] the same structure as a
  reconstructed CD)
Added some HCD option (e.g. or patch to add some more games to
  the compatiblity list)
Better sound with a true CD (better synchronisation, better sound length and
  sound where absent before ...)
Added a default path for ISO and MP3 in HCD files
Some bugs fixed :
     o In true CD launching
     o Crashes when saving with Seal
     o In ISO support
     o In the debugger for instruction BBR
Added US encoding detection of cadash US

Changes from HU-GO! 1.03 to HU-GO! 1.04

One can now choose between 2 sound driver
Slighty improved ISO support

Changes from HU-GO! 1.02 to HU-GO! 1.03

Beginning of scanline mode (not in the gui)
Corrected some bugs with HCD support that made the machine crashing

Changes from HU-GO! 1.01 to HU-GO! 1.02

CD System Hu-card no more needed (and cdsystem_path variable neither
  [was the topic of 90+% of pb with Hu-Go!] )
Beginning of HCD support (i.e. file allowing support of more than one code
   track and .WAV/.MP3 emulation)
Fixed the bug that was preventing ISO/ISQ from being displaying when in
   static_refresh mode in writeable directories where were recognized roms.
No more 'Hu-Go!.dat', all is in the EXE
Corrected a small bug that was displaying a saved game were loaded when not
Italian version added
Sound should not jiggle anymore when accessing CD
No more code size limit for ISQ

Changes from HU-GO! 1.00 to HU-GO! 1.01

Better ISO/CD support
Support ISQ (Hu-Go! specific compressed ISO files)
  (only if code <280 Mb for now)
Support BIN (plain raw dump from CD, not only code track) it's only a nice
  hack for now, I don't use CUE so it's limited to 1 code track <280 Mb for now.
ISQ and ISO can be chosen from the file selector
Saved game have slightly changed so that you could encounter some
  rare problems with it
Can now choose which CD drive to use
Support US encoded roms (thank to David Michel)
More gamepads should be supported
Screen better centered
Improved debugger
Added a spanish documentation (already present in version 1.00 but not
  precised since then)
Added a FAQ
Corrected a bug that could cause some segmentation fault with ISO files
Added a 800x600 screen mode for very very refractory screens

Changes from HU-GO! 0.98 beta to HU-GO! 1.00

Begin of true PC Engine CDs support
EXCELLENT sound with a new sound librairie which will also allow em to
  emulate CD audio tracks with MP3 or WAV.
Better support of joypad in ISO files
Easier ISO launching, just like a ROM if you specify the path of your CD
   system in the INI file
Auto execution of CD system cards ofter loading (no need to press start)
   (if yours don't, tell me, I'll add it)
Fixed a little error in the debugger that was sometime preventing the displaying
Fixed another bug in BIOS read function
Log actions into Hu-Go!.log
Now dump sound in WAV RIFF format

Changes from HU-GO! 0.98 alpha to HU-GO! 0.98 beta

Better ISO support
ISO save state added
Zip support in file selector have been temporary disabled because of
  bug and rewritting
Should no more create index file when in static_refresh mode
A little demo rom has been included (courtesy of Magic Team)
New EXE packer used for better compression
Others video mode available : 256*224 and 320*240 for normal modes
  and 360*240 for extended modes
Correctly restore joy mapping after a pinball game
Fixed followop operation with BPL and BMI (developpement feature)
Added 2 functions : Go to cursor and Set bp at (developpement feature)

Changes from HU-GO! 0.97 to HU-GO! 0.98 alpha

Beginning of ISO support
Ascii work in .diz and doc by Cools
Plus improvements in english doc by Cools
Two new little transitions
Dev feature : Viewer of Zero Page
Polish translation by Dox and Faust
Improved german translation

Changes from HU-GO! 0.96 to HU-GO! 0.97

EAGLE integration!!! i.e. graphics enhanced! TRY IT! it really worth it!
Faster but maybe unstable (changed of compilator)
Quick move in the fileselector
New background for file selector courtesy of MrF (drawn by Ikenoya Takeshi)
Some bugs fixed
German translation by sALTY
Dutch translation by fixo
English doc slightly changed by BaconBoy 99
Better commented and cleaner sources

Changes from HU-GO! 0.95 to HU-GO! 0.96

BEWARE: the index type used in the fileselector changed, Hu-Go! will try
  to autodetect the change and update the index, else refresh it with F1
Better zip support, bug which caused line command zip files not to work
  was fixed and zip file integration in fileselector
Input support improved (joypads, etc...)
Fixed a bug which prevented roms with a '-' in to be loaded on the command line
As a test, logo from ]pit[
More recognized roms (525)
You can now step trought the rom in disassembly mode
One can put a breakpoint before the execution of the first op with -d1 command
  line option
Began ISO/CD investigations
Slovenian translation by ]pit[
Portuguese translation by CodeMaster
Cleaner docs because my editor was handling tabulation of a weird maneer
Better commented sources

Changes from HU-GO! 0.94 to HU-GO! 0.95

Now a poll and a forum are available on the main webpage
Theoricaly run all games in 320*??? (before the screen were cut on both
  sides [e.g. Military Madness, Panza Kick Boxing,...] )
Auto fire now implemented
A bit faster (I'm working on it...)
Support zipped roms (only on command line for now)
Fixed a stupid bug which caused bug when invoking Hu-Go! with a filename
  containing no slash, and another which could prevent from changing rom
  when playing.
One can now quit the emu from the file selector (with F12) or refresh the list
  with F1.
When in disassembler mode, if can't go up one line w/o illegal instructs,
  just go backward a byte
Now, the minimum machine is a pentium (Once more, I don't think I denigrate
  a lot of people and we gain a bit a speed, if needed I could make a 486 version)
Better commented sources (It's an habit, now;)

Changes from HU-GO! 0.93 to HU-GO! 0.94

Big changes in the philosophy of Hu-Go!, now you will also find features for
  PC Engine game creators. But don't worry, the main goal is still to
  run most roms as well as I can ;)
So now, there's a disassembler and a RAM editor.
One can freeze a value in RAM
A new section 'Options' where you will find all available options.
Now, messages are available in English, French and Spanish...
Pictures has been placed in a single .DAT file
New option for faster (but a bit less acurate) drawing of sprites (exact_draw)
Better commented and better divided sources

Changes from HU-GO! 0.92 to HU-GO! 0.93

The fileselector display full name of the rom if recognized
Format of the INI file changed, plus more some options there
A new section 'Projects' where you can find what will soon change, or if
  you're a developper, you will find interresting parts to tackle
Code source is better splitted for a better control of optimisation so...
Better sound quality on small machines

Changes from FPCE 0.91 to HU-GO! 0.92

The name (really ?)
SOUND (quite limited but will evolve, still need a good PC)
Can save sound on disk
Hu-Go! now has it own homepage on members.tripod.com/zeograd
  (in english or french...)
Multiple players (with option -j ? where is the number of player you want
  only up to 4 [can you really play at 5 on a single keyboard ?] )
INI file for new personal definition of keys
Smaller saves (have you ever seen so small SAV files ~50ko) and all
  placed in a sub directory of the EXE ( 'SAV' )
3 more games playable (2 versions of Devil crush and Hisou...)
Some cool transition FX
Some keys changed (see the doc)
Shows the name of the ROM at the begining
Indicates the number of skipped frames
Number of average frames displayed at the end
Cleaner printings when cheating
Better commented sources
Only works on 486 and better (I don't think many people were using 386 and
  we gain a bit of speed)
Again slightly faster (but nothing flagrant)

Changes from FPCE 0.9a to FPCE 0.91

   16 March '99

Better integration under Win9X (Don't put savegames in current dir,
  that is the desktop, and load intro piccy from his own dir,
  futhermore, when in 60hz mode, give CPU time to others processes ...)
3 differents screen mode (first try 256*240 then 256*256 and 320*200)
Option on command line -v0 or -v1 or -v2 (or -v ?) to select
  favorite screen mode (try -v1 if you got an 'flag' effect on screen)
Little delay added between two command keys (eg. inc/dec frame rate...)
  to avoid multiple key pressed
Message displayed on the bottom left
Working synchronisation (In fact, limitation to 60 frame / sec.)
More roms recognized (519)
Cleaner code (I'm still waiting for help)
Slightly faster (almost imperceptible)