DCaSTaway RC1 !!!

[chui]

At the End we have already prepared pre-final release 1 of the excellent Atari ST Emulator DCaSTaway.

New features:

- Better sound system, samples sounds and all Yamaha channels.
- Faster Blitter using DMA.
- Load / Save state to memory and VMU.
- FileManager with game detect.
- Enhaced menu navigator.
- Keyboard/Joystick/Mouse bug fixed.

An AtariST emulator, close to perfect.

Downloads and more info: DCaSTaway homepage

[ron]

IF you find any bug, please report to us as soon as possible. Thx and enjoy the emulator.

[wraggster]

Thanks for the release guys

you are truely great supporters of the Dreamcast Scene

[scrabbus]

wow, nice one, tonight i'm going to party like its 1989!!!

[Zherae]

I really like the menu audio samples! One thing I notice is that it takes a while to read the games directory, I'm off to try more games just finished the 1st track of Stunt Car Racer without falling :P

[Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

Great Release. Thank you.
Anyway, I think the time it takes to load the disc is pretty long. I'd prefer an option, where the emu doesn't try to recognize every game on the cd, so i could start right away. And i don't think that sound is as intended in one or two of the games i tried so far, but nevermind. Atari chipsound never bothered me much. Everything's smooth so far... one exception here: lotus turbo esprit challenge 3 slows down with sound enabled. Ah, who cares? Well, thanks again, i'm absolutely stunned, excellent job, keep up the good work, please. *Dreaming of an Amiga Emu as good as this release, sigh*

[DARKGATE]

MARVELOUS, EXCELLENT version.
I have tested now the emu, but i have tried a bug, when i want save to VMU the emu crash.
R TYPE 2
DELIVERANCE
GHOST'N GOBLINS
WAR MACHINE
they have the bug of not fire when you play, but work when you push the fire button togheter at the cross of movement.
Tried and see.
However is FANTASTIC this emu and your job is incredible, this emu can be perfect.
Ah my VMU not is original of dreamcast but a multi VMU make from others ^_^.

Now the AMIGA is priority THE ATARI ST emu is OK, this can be the final version. ALL, ALL beautiful, THANK YOU. :°| I'M VERY HAPPY .

[ron]

There's an application called mkcache, you can download it for Windows and GNU/linux from downloads section.

Follow instructions to create your own game CRC cache, and burn the file created into de cdrom's root with the emu.

After this, games loading time, should be like a rocket.

[Zherae]

That didn't work should I rename the .txt file with the same name of directory where the games are? Also I think it would be easier to make a PAL and NTSC version or make 60Hz default and press 'Y' for 50Hz that would be the best.

[chui]

That didn't work should I rename the .txt file with the same name of directory where the games are? Also I think it would be easier to make a PAL and NTSC version or make 60Hz default and press 'Y' for 50Hz that would be the best.

mmm....no, if you have a 50hz tv only, you can't read 'press Y for 50Hz'.
Also, DCaSTaway synchronize better using 50Hz because it emulate atariST 50Hz.