ZsnexBox 2.99b1


What's new:

-Added support for looping classic video game music.

-Added support for Microsoft Soundtracks

-Added a new Music player skin.

-Added an animated frequency bar for the music player.

-Added option to resize/move the music player and frequency bar

-Added option to loop songs when playing from a soundtrack.

-Added option to play an entire soundtrack (one song after another). The soundtrack will start over when all songs have played.

-Added support for 5 fonts that can be picked from the GUI

-Added 5 media player skins

-The preview + preview border are now displayed when resizing either.

-Optimized the memory usage a bit.

-Removed a lot of dead code.

-Added "resume music" when the user picks a classic track or an Xbox soundtrack song. The music will continue playing after exiting a game.

-Added a TV calibration option. This can be used to adjust the Contrast, brightness, and color on your TV for use with ZsnexBox (or any other Xbox app).

-Updated to blarggs latest music library

-Thanks
-blarrg for more code and the excellent music library
-The people who made the sonique skins I borrowed
-Anyone I forgot

Note:

This will be the last release from me until early next year. I recently got a new job that's going to move me across the country. So it will be a couple months before I get settled (or get internet access). I won't have any time to put towards ZsnexBox, but development will resume in January.

Everyone have a good holiday

Damn does this mean you wont be posting here until then? cause that would suck.

Nes, thanks for the release. When you DO get a chance to make another release can you add the following: two or three preview panes that can show two or three bitmap/jpeg/whatever images for each game I scroll through?

Meaning when I scroll through and get to say "super mario world" I'd like to see:

The box art
The cartridge
A screen shot of the title screen or whatever


If that's too complicated I understand, but I just thought it would be nice. I have all the images already, but I don't have the ability/knowledge/time to code.

Thanks.

Does znes have online play or whatever? I know that a nes emu i have has an emulator... I'm new to this particular emulator but I think it would be great to have it where I could play online against friends and stuff and even be able to use my xbox headset...

I guess that it would be complicated. Surreal 64 XXX supports that because the N64 game library is fairly small, but the SNES game library is huge, a lot of work would be needed.

EDIT:It might not be so complicated if the image files have the same name as the rom, or something like that.

Thanks for the release,

Have a safe trip and a good holiday

Awesome, as always. Thanks.

Hope the new job treats you well.

A Big thanks for all your work. I really enjoy playing all of the good ole SNES games on this Emulator.

Good Luck on the move and God bless ya on the new job!!!

He's getting away, break his leg.

Actually, I guess that means I'm out of here for a couple months too.

Awesome release as alwasy!

I know I've asked this before (and been promptly shut down) but I just have to ask again...

Is there any chance you'll be adding SMB support?

Nes, you're the man.

Thank you!

And I guess there's nothing else to say than Happy Thanksgiving Day, Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

Thanks for the hard work, enjoy the time off, and all the best. See you next year.

Ouch no new releases in two months or more, it´s a pity , but as allways great update.

The only think i could request now is an update to a newer core. I´ve heard that new zsnes wip version will be more compatible due to the job done in bsnes

Good luck with your new job and good holiday too

Sweet, enjoy the break, even if it is just work

LMAO at this

Oh no! I've upgraded from 2.98 and now all i get when i start up the emulator is a black screen! Does anybody have an idea what could have gone wrong?

thanks for all you've created nes.

I don't think I've said it before, so to be sure, "Thank you Nes!". This has become one of my most favorite emulators right now, and all the updates are great!

Good luck on your new job and happy holidays man!

You didn't delete your old ZsnexBox.ini and/or replace the skins with updated versions

thanks for your hardwork and good luck in your new life

Thanks nes6502, that did the trick. Sometimes just overwriting the whole stuff just doesn't cut it...

thank you for your dedication in doing this awesome emulator and good luck for the future. Hope to see you around soon!

Good luck in the new job. We all appreciate the time and hard work invested in this project, it is arguably the best non-xport emulator.

If it turns out that you dont have enough time to work on this project in January, if it is not already open-sourced please consider doing so.

I hate to see projects EOL because the authors leave the scene.

damn, no more releases for a while

i was just starting to really get into this emulator

hope you don't forget about this emulator, i can see it going alot further, even though it basically all ready has more features than anything else

Thanks for the emu, not seeing you around the forums is going to be quite odd.
Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Happy New year; See you in another life when we're all, cats and dogs.

I'm sticking with an older, inferior XBox emulator just to be obstinate!

I refuse to switch to Zsnexbox until it can do my taxes and give me head!

And they call this feature-complete! Sheesh!

I'm reluctant to actually update from 2.99a, unless this version can do my holiday shopping.

Have fun on the new job.
No internet for a few months?
Be careful, withdrawal can be deadly

Thank you nes6502, and be careful!

Thanks for the awesome update to an already awesome emulator, and good luck with your new job.

A big "Thanks" firstly...

Secondly, best of luck with the new job, don't envy you on doing a move for it but one must go where the work (and cash) is.

Lastly, just one thing would be sweet to add on the new years release. Could you work it so that the custom / classic music player saves details of the song it was playing last so it could use it when it next boots up. At the moment the 'skin' seems to take over on the next boot and resume it's own music.

If it's possible then great, if not then no problems....It's merely a cosmetic thing for this old lazy gamer

thanks for the awesome emulator..

i need some help though

how do i go about gettin the covers of the SNES games to show up?.. i have all the images i just dont know how to do it..

the boxart has to be named exactly like the rom and should be in your artwork folder I have all of mine in slot 1, make sure your paths.ini file points to the correct path and it should work.

Been a few months since i installed the latest build even though i have most certainly been downloading them.Lots of super changes since i last tried Nes's latest amazing port work , from the inclusion of the new music player for Snes SPC and other machines , to minor changes for the better(having the game list highlight in the middle is a nice update).

Great work Nes

Someone know how to make working Top Gear 3000? It seems this game isn't emulated yet?

Use ZsnexBox 1.2 for that game

Thx,
Do you know why it is not working with the new version? Is it a bug that will be fixed?

Put in some effort and study a few previous posts about zsnexbox and exactly what it is, and you will find the answer.

I've got a very specific request..
There's a version of the Mortal Kombat 2 rom for the Snes named Mortal Kombat 2 BETA. What's so speacial about it you ask? You can perform fatality's during the match! Yes that's right, at any time during the match.

Read the description here:
http://mkshin.mortalkombatonline.com/browse.php?game=mk2

Anyway, the BETA rom doesn't work in ZSNEXbox. Is it possible to make it work in a future release? This version is far superior to any other MK2 rom!

Thx for all your hard work so far

Hi,

I'm new here and also really new to xbox emulators in general. I'm having a really difficult time trying to find the newest version of zsnexbox. Where can i get it, can anyone help me with this issue somehow? i'm assuming asking for the emulator is fine. I'm not looking for roms anyway....

Sorry dude,

But asking for the emulator IS NOT FINE.
You are in danger!!!!!!!!!!!
Quickly, make a little effort and read this, urgently!

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Regards,
Cospefogo.

Have you tried any earlier versions of Zsnexbox ie version 1.2 as the earlier versions were based on a newer version of the Zsnes code so some games such as Top Gear 3000 etc work on these but not on the newer version of the Xbox emu which uses an older but more stable version of the code.

EDIT: Btw, after Xmas or some time after that a new version will come out that uses a newer (maybe latest) version of the core code so if it works on Zsnes on the PC it should (maybe) work on this new version when it's out. There's no time line on the release so don't ask, Nes6502 has just moved job and location so work on the emu is stopped until after the new year.

Hey where do I download this?

Check the stickied thread for info.

Development has resumed.

Great news!!


Zsnes v1.50 was launched recently and a new version (1.51) is on the road!

Kudos for NES SEIS CINCO ZERO DOIS!

Cool, keep us up to date.

This pleases me greatly. Thanks for the awesome emulator, I'm looking forward to the next release

Your awesome nes. What are some things that you're working on for the next version? I've read what people have suggested, which are all great suggestions btw, and I was just wondering what YOU have in mind. Thanks for all the great work!