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Got an e-mail from Marat Fayzullin, to my surprise his old emulators such as Master Gear (and many others) are still being kept up to date.

This is the (paid) Android version of Master Gear:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.mg
(Which got updated yesterday)

And the Windows version is now free.
http://fms.komkon.org/MG

Changelogs are being posted on this newsgroup:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/emul8/2NMlzrDooGE
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/emul8/cDHkhu8YpHw

Marat is the author of iNes, Master Gear, Speccy, fMSX, ColEm, AlmostTi, VGB, VGBA, many of them being among the first and earliest emulators to be made (he released lots of stuff in 1996 along with source code such as the Z80 emulator used by Meka.) Some of them might a little outdated by today's standard but they are still generally quite competent and probably a good fit for mobiles too.

Bock wrote

And the Windows version is now free.
http://fms.komkon.org/MG

Linux version at the same page too. Going to try that later :)

Ummmmmm....

Remember myself going to the unique computer with internet at my faculty and download from the komkom FTP a copy of an strange software called fmsx and a ROM of vampyre killer. It took about half an hour and them save to an 3.5 disk and test It on my 486dx at 66mhz. Snif.....

Work of a genius. Great guy marat. :)

It's OT but wow his iNES format proved to be woefully inadequate over time. And while probably fine for its time, the fact it hasn't been replaced is surprising.

KingMike wrote

It's OT but wow his iNES format proved to be woefully inadequate over time. And while probably fine for its time, the fact it hasn't been replaced is surprising.

Considering the complicated NES cartridge ecosystem and how little people knew about it back in 1996, it is a miracle it is still around. I think people like Byuu are trying to make proposal to replace it, but it's a hard battle to fight... a commonly shared NES game database may be a better fit imho..

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Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8651 Location: Paris, France	Master Gear 4.1 (Windows), 4.1.3 (Android) Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:37 am Last edited by Bock on Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:33 pm; edited 2 times in total
	Got an e-mail from Marat Fayzullin, to my surprise his old emulators such as Master Gear (and many others) are still being kept up to date. This is the (paid) Android version of Master Gear: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.mg (Which got updated yesterday) And the Windows version is now free. http://fms.komkon.org/MG Changelogs are being posted on this newsgroup: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/emul8/2NMlzrDooGE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/emul8/cDHkhu8YpHw Marat is the author of iNes, Master Gear, Speccy, fMSX, ColEm, AlmostTi, VGB, VGBA, many of them being among the first and earliest emulators to be made (he released lots of stuff in 1996 along with source code such as the Z80 emulator used by Meka.) Some of them might a little outdated by today's standard but they are still generally quite competent and probably a good fit for mobiles too.

sverx Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Posts: 3827 Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:39 pm
	Bock wrote And the Windows version is now free. http://fms.komkon.org/MG Linux version at the same page too. Going to try that later :)

eruiz00 Joined: 28 Jan 2017 Posts: 556 Location: Málaga, Spain	Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:12 pm
	Ummmmmm.... Remember myself going to the unique computer with internet at my faculty and download from the komkom FTP a copy of an strange software called fmsx and a ROM of vampyre killer. It took about half an hour and them save to an 3.5 disk and test It on my 486dx at 66mhz. Snif..... Work of a genius. Great guy marat. :)

KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 511	Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:27 pm
KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 511	It's OT but wow his iNES format proved to be woefully inadequate over time. And while probably fine for its time, the fact it hasn't been replaced is surprising.

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8651 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:35 pm
	KingMike wrote It's OT but wow his iNES format proved to be woefully inadequate over time. And while probably fine for its time, the fact it hasn't been replaced is surprising. Considering the complicated NES cartridge ecosystem and how little people knew about it back in 1996, it is a miracle it is still around. I think people like Byuu are trying to make proposal to replace it, but it's a hard battle to fight... a commonly shared NES game database may be a better fit imho..

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