MAMEoX128 Plus! by HK$ (http://www.xbox-sky.com)
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MAMEoX128 Plus! is a recompiled MAMEoX for my personal use, based on MAMEoX 0.84 3b. I have helped MAMEdOX with some codes, so although it's not based on MAMEdOX or any other unofficial MAMEoX's, it will have some feature from them. '128' in the name means if you use it with a 128M memory xbox, it works the best. If you use it with a normal xbox, many games especially neogeo games need VMM. 'Plus!' means some of the features are from MAME / MAME32 Plus!
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What's new:

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ver 20060505:

This is a fixed version of ver20060412.

1. Changed some malloc function to osd_malloc so if there's not enough memory, the emu will warn you instead of a crash. This fixed some crash when decrypting neogeo roms and the gfx error of Power Instinct 2 and Power Instinct Legends on 64m xbox.

2. Rewrote some neogeo gfx rom decrypting code, so it uses only 2K/8M ram instead of 40M/48M/64M to decrypt. Now on 128M xbox it doesnt need vmm to play kog, lans2004, and the svc bootlegs, and less vm is needed for svcpcb and kf2k3pcb. (On 64m xbox less vm is needed too. Some code is converted from iq_132's FBA code, thanks!)

3. Since some encrypted neogeo games need 8m physical memory to decrypt the gfx rom, if the neogeo game need vmm to play, you have to set the threshold value over 8m, or else you will get a crash. So I added a check in the gfx decrypting code, if virtual memory is used, and the threshold value is below 8m, it will warn you instead of a crash.

Due to these 3 changes/fixes, there shouldnt be any crash playing the neogeo games, even playing the huge encrypted neogeo games on 64m xbox.

3. If virtual memory is not used (which means, 'force vmm' is set to 'no', AND there is no info in vm.txt for the loaded game), then the xxpagefile.sys file wont be created in the cache drive.

4. Enable the patch to bypass the hardware test of Ghouls'n Ghosts which is tooooo slow.

5. Since many ppl never read the readme, and dont know there is an aspect ratio mode option, and then complain why the game is not in full screen, I have to set 'stretch' instead of 'original' as the default setting for aspect ratio mode...

6. Added new neogeo drivers: ms5pcb (Metal Slug 5 (JAMMA PCB)), ms5pcbd (Metal Slug 5 (JAMMA PCB,decrypted V,decrypted C)), svcpcba (SvC Chaos - SNK vs Capcom (JAMMA PCB, set 2)), mslug3b6 (Metal Slug 6 (Metal Slug 3 bootleg))

7. Some skin.ini fixes.

8. MAMEoX.xbe is not packed, so it's a bit large. But this will save some byte of memory. If you want to pack it to save some hd space, just use xbepack to pack it.

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ver 20060412:

--updates to the launcher:

1. Supported history.dat and mameinfo.dat file, you can view them in the launcher. Latest version of these two files included. Put them in the general folder.

2. Added code to display ips patch screenshot and the friendly patch name in the dat file of IPS patch. You can use ips reloaded v2 directly (http://mameplus.emu-france.com/)

3. Added flyers, cabinets, and titles support. And added an option in the romlist options page to select use which image (screenshot or flyer or cabinet or title) in the romlist. You can also press right thumb to left or right to change it.

4. Added screensaver image option in the miscoption page, screensaver can use screenshots, flyers, cabinets, titles now. And they are displayed in correct aspect ratio.

5. Added adult game filter mode and non-adult game filter mode. You can set them in the romlist options page, then use black button to switch filter. Note the emu is use the genre in the catver.ini file to see if a game is adult or not, if a game's genre is started with 'Adult' or ended with '*Mature*', them the game will be treated as an adult game. So if you find one adult game is not treated as an adult game, just add it in the catver.ini file. (Latest version of catver.ini included!)

6. Added full screen image mode (while in the romlist and there is an image displayed, press B)

7. Added a simple music player to playback the xbox custom sound track. You can start or end music playing in the misc options page.

8. Added option and shortcut (right thumb) to select using full game name (game name and version) or simple name (game name only)

9. Added safe mode. In this mode, you can only play a game with A button or quit the emu  with L+R+black. Set safeMode to 1 in MAMEoX.ini to enable this mode.

10.Now in the help screen, about screen, inputchooser screen, patchchooser screen, skinchooser screen, history screen, mameinfo screen, you can press B to back to romlistscreen.

11.Added show splash screen option in the misc options page. If the emu crashes at the splash screen with some kind of controllers, just disable the splash screen. (In fact it does not 'crash', but wait for no input)

12.Display the xbox memory in the misc options page

13.Added the total game number to simple rom list

14.You can press F5 to refresh the rom list if an usb keyboard is plugged.

15.Removed led color change feature which can make some softmodded xbox crash


--updates to MAMEoX:

1. Automatically detect the xbox memory size and load the correct vm.txt file (vm.txt for 64m xbox and vm_128.txt for 128m xbox), this is usefull for ppl using bios loaders.

2. Fixed dumping driver data very slow if you enable vsync


--updates to MAME core:

1. Updated all cps1, cps2, neogeo, cave, igs_blit, tnzs driver to the latest mame

2. For every encrypted neogeo game, a decrypted set is added. Many romset changed, use the include dat files to audits your roms.

3. Some other additional games: fixeighb, sbishi and etc. See the included SupportedGames.txt file for all supported games.

4. Now compatible with ips reloaded v2 (http://mameplus.emu-france.com/)

5. Added PCM ROM banking to hotgmck, hgkairak and hotgmck3 so the sound works correctly

6. Some seibuspi drivers added (raiden fighters 2), Raiden Fighters 2 - 2000 works the best so it is recommended to play this one. (Note: They do work on 128m xbox, however I have not tested them with real 64m xbox, but have tested them on 128m xbox with 64m bios. So I think they should work on real 64m xbox)

7. Added sound to Batsugun and Knuckle Bash (imperfect)

8. Some playchoice 10 system updates:
   * supported the single monitor bios, added option to choose Dual Monitor bios or single monitor bios
   * rewrited some code so that if you select single monitor bios, you can play playchoice 10 games in full screen
   * fixed Metroid and Baseball Stars: Be a Champ!, they are on playchoice board with more ram.

9. supported uni-bios.22

10.Added "Exit Game" option in the mame ingame menu


--other updates:

1. Updated skins. Use the included skin pls. If you want to use BritneysPAIRS's MAMEoX skin, overwrite the old skin.ini file with the one in "\Skins\MAMEoX by BritneysPAIRS" folder.

2. Dat included. I added save mame listxml file feature to my debug version. So I can simply save the listxml.xml file and convert it to romcenter and clrmame pro dat files with logiqx's DatUtil tool.(Note: The dats are fine, but it seems romcenter have some problem with kf2k3pcb and svcpcb. These two games need sfix.sfx and 000-lo.lo in their zip, but romcenter wont list these two file. These two games are pcb games with their own bioses, so they do not load bioses from neogeo.zip )

3. Some more changes and updates and fixes you may or may not notice :)

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ver 20051002:

1. Added Jaleco Rock'n series (rockn1 / rockn2 / rockn3 / rockn4 / rocknms)
2. Fixed player number always 4 in the MAMEoX launcher
3. Change to 3 aspect ratio mode, added stretch display mode for the ppl who dont like the correct aspect ratio(ex. 384x224 for cps games) but the 4:3 full screen.
4. Added SoftDisplayFilter and FlickerFilter code in MAMEoX launcher (the flicker filter and soften settings in the option now affect the launcher too)
5. Changed scancount in CPS2 drivers (this fix the felicia icon flicker problem in Darkstalkers)
6. Updated ddenlovr.c (added mjreach1/mjchuuka/hkagerou/rongrngg/animaljr, and hanakanz playable now, for some reason mjchuuka works but only sound no graphic)
7. Added regenerate driver list option in the start menu (disable VSYNC before regenerate driver list, or the regenerating will be really slow)
8. Added xbox led color option
9. Added new option page(misc options, right now there is only one option on this page: led color)
10.Added 6 new IGS games supported in MAME0.97u7 (lhb / chindrag / chugokur / chmplst2 / xymg / grtwall)
11.Added Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 and TGM2+
12.Cleaned code and some other changes

NOTE: 
This is still a wip version, so there may be bugs.
Delete your MAMEoX save at msdash (or use the regenerate driver list option in the start menu) *AND* the cfg directory in MAMEoX folder(no need to do this if you already did this when updating to ver.20050726) before you install this version!
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ver 20050726:

1. Fixed the 'Z' key of USB keyboard not available.
2. Fixed vsync problem. Now if you enable vsync, there wont be any screen tearing.
3. Fixed aspect ratio for VIDEO_DUAL_MONITOR games (eg. darius/warriorb)
4. Fixed the screen size to use the correct width and height.
5. Fixed the analog control bug in last build: you cant control the direction when you play the analog control games (like after burner, alien3) for the second time.
6. Enabled cheat inputport while cheat is disabled.
7. Added simple2x, scanline (50%) and scanline (75%) filters.
8. Added new cave driver pwrins2j
9. Added new cps2 driver xmvsfu,sfza. sfza do not work because the xor file is not released.
10.Added 3 new decrypted neogeo drivers: nitdd/ganryud/bangbedd
11.Added Crystal System drivers (crysking/evosocc).(thanks to bendermike and Mr.X)

NOTE: 
This is still a wip version, so there may be bugs.
Delete your MAMEoX save at msdash *AND* the cfg directory in MAMEoX folder before you install this version!
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ver 20050624:

1. Added IPS Support. You can use ips patches of MAME Plus! or make your own patches.
2. Input file recording/playback. The inp file can be used with PC MAME, but maybe not sync.
3. Disabled NVRAM handling for playback / recording.
4. Added hack codes for Europe MVS (Ver. 2), Debug MVS and trackball BIOS to enable territory and machine mode selection.
5. supported uni-bios 2.1. And added MAME Plus! 0.97u1's 16 bioses fixing code.
6. updated mslug5 c roms and mslug5nd decrypted c roms to the latest unwatermarked romsets.
7. updated cps2 romsets to MAME 0.97.
8. fixed the graphical glitch of dynwar/dynwarj.
9. added neogeo game zupapa/zupapad.
10.updated skins (about screen options, patch chooser screen options, input chooser screen options), use the included skins.

NOTE: Delete your MAMEoX save at msdash before you install this version!
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ver 20050501:

1. new and up-to-date dirvers:
	kof99nd
	garoud
	s1945pd
	preisl2d
	mslug3nd
	kof2000d
	sengoku3
	sengok3d
	kof2001
	kof2001h
	kof2001d
	mslug4
	mslug4nd
	rotd
	rotdnd
	kof2002
	kof2002d
	matrim
	matrimnd
	mslug5
	mslug5nd
	svcchaos
	svcnd
	svchaosa
	svcand
	samsho5
	samsho5h
	samsh5nd
	kof2003
	kof2003d
	samsh5sp
	ssh5spnd
	hookj
        gnbarich
        vasara2
        vasara2a
	sfzch
	sfach
For the decrypted romsets I use orignal p+decrypted or not encrypted v+decrypted c. For kof2003d.zip you need 4X16M c roms and 1X1M s rom (271-s1d.bin, CRC is 04b902b9). Other decrypted romsets do not need s rom.

2. updated cps1 cps2 romsets to latest mame romsets.
3. added jm_araujo's light gun improve code.
4. selectable neogeo bios. code from bendermameox and improved.
5. disabled the second screen in some psikyo games. (Taisen Hot Gimmick series and Lode Runner)
6. fixed the narrow screen for some VIDEO_PIXEL_ASPECT_RATIO_1_2 games.
7. updated pgm codes. photoy2k now works well.
8. added volume auto adjust option.
9. added custom buttons (you need a usb keyboard to set the custom buttons).
10.autofire.
11.Soften and Flicker Filter
12.Accelerated scrolling for long in-game menu.
13.removed debug.log logging.
14.Some launcher UI changes:
	some features from MAMEdOX.
	shutdown code in default.xbe, no shutdown.xbe needed.
	added about info screen.

some other changes i cant remember.

NOTE: Delete your MAMEoX save at msdash before you install this version!
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