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Wiz-Vectrex : Vectrex Emulator for Wiz v1.1.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:15:44 +0100

Hi All,

VecX emulates the Vectrex game console on systems such as Linux and Windows.
It has been written by Valavan Manohararajah.

Wiz-Vectrex is a port on Wiz of my latest caanoo port version of VecX.

What's new compared to original version :

- Major speed improvements :
+ 6809 emulation
+ vector rendering
+ remove vector cash (buggy and time consuming)
- Sound emulation completly rewritten and inspired
from 8910 driver of xmame.
- The rotate 90' view is now much faster and it is used
as default render mode.
- Save state modification, it is now faster to save state
(but previously saved games are not compatible with this
new version !)
- Add .vec and .gam file extention as valid rom extention
- Add option to change color between gray and blue

Here is a full working binary version :
wiz-vectrex-v1.1.0-bin.zip

And source code :
wiz-vectrex-v1.1.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-FishFillets : Fish Fillets Next Generation for Wiz

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:24:52 +0200

Hi all,

Fish Fillets Next Generation is a puzzle game written by Ivo Danihelka. The goal in every of the seventy levels is always the same: find a safe way out. For more details please see http://fillets.sourceforge.net/.

Here is a port of this smashing game to Wiz !

Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public licence, read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

Binary version :
fishfillets-0.9.3-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
fishfillets-0.9.3-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Here is a linux SDK for the Wiz

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:14:57 +0200

Hi all,

Some of you asked me for a tar ball of the SDK i use for my Wiz developments & ports.
So here is my SDK for fedora core (but it should work for other linux distro) :

wizdev-20100805.tar.bz2 or wizdev-20100805.tar.bz2

This package is a bit old (it doesn't include latest SDL lib versions etc ...) but it should be good enough to start.

You may add the following lines in your bashrc :
export OPENWIZ=/usr/local/wizdev
export WIZDEV=$OPENWIZ
export PATH=${PATH}:${OPENWIZ}/bin

Hope that helps,

Zx

If you want to discuss on this package you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-SIM: A SamCoupé Emulator for Wiz v1.1.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:21:51 +0200

Hi All,

SimCoupe emulates a SAM Coupe - an 8-bit, Z80-based home computer released in 1989 by Miles Gordon Technology.
For more information on the machine itself, including history and technical specification you can go on the SimCoupe web site.

Originally developed for UNIX and DOS systems by Allan Skillman, it has been then improved and ported to SDL by Simon Owen, Dave Laundon.

Wiz-SIm is a port of the PSP/Gp2X versions i've previously released. Special thanks to Nick666 for gfx.

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

Here is a full working binary version :
wizsim-v1.1.0-bin.zip

And source code :
wizsim-v1.1.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-GO: GO Game for Wiz (skins) v1.2.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:30:35 +0100

Hi All,

GNU-Go is an ASCII command line GO game running on MacOS X,
Windows and many Unix systems. (see GNU Go web site)

Wiz-GO is a port of GNU-Go 3.6 on Wiz and i've added a Graphical User interface.

Special thanks to Pharyon for the nice background picture.

What's new then in this release ?

- Touch screen support !
- Add new skin feature
(You can design your own using default folder files)
- Many new original skins designed by NinJato !

Big thanks to NinJato for his hard work on skin graphics.

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

For those who wonders how to play go ? here is a good site !

Here is a full working binary version :
wizgo-v1.2.0-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wizgo-v1.2.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-THOM: A TO7-70 emulator for Wiz v1.1.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:23:04 +0100

Hi All,

Thom is one of the best emulator of the Thomson TO7 home computer running on MacOS, Windows and Unix.

It has been initially written by Sylvain Huet in 1996 (see http://www.sylvain-huet.com), then Eric Botcazou (see http://nostalgies.thomsonistes.org/) continued this project and added many news features.

Here is a port on Wiz of version that i had previously ported to Gp2X and PSP.

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

If you're looking for games and software have a look here :
to7-70 games

Here is a full working binary version :
wizthom-v1.1.0-bin.zip

And here is the source code :
wizthom-v1.1.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-Int: Intellivision Emulator for Wiz v1.0.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:51:15 +0100

Hi All,

Jzintv is an emulator of the Intellivision videogame system written by Joe Zbiciak running on many systems such as Linux, Unix, Windows and MacOS.
See official jzintv site for further informations.

Here is a port on Wiz of the version 20051204 that i had previously ported to Gp2X and PSP.

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

Here is a full working binary version :
wizint-v1.0.0-bin.zip

And here is the source code :
wizint-v1.0.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz Chess: Chess game for Wiz v1.2.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:16:04 +0100

Hi All,

Wiz Chess uses the GNU Chess version 5.07 for the Artificial Intelligence.

What's new in this version ?

- Touch screen support !
- Add skin selector feature (see README)
- Add chess piece skins from NinJato
- Bug fix (memory corruption)

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

Here is a full working binary version :
wizchess-v1.2.0-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wizchess-v1.2.0-src.zip

** UPDATE ** Here is a skin for two players game designed by NinJato

Enjoy,

Zx

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-Mancala: A Mancala Game v1.1.1 for Wiz

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:36:08 +0100

Hi All,

Mancala is a board game familly, originated in East Africa. The word "Mancala"
came from arabic word "naqalah" that means literaly "To move".
Dingux-Mancala is the "Awari" variant, and even if the rule of this game is simple,
the complexity can be compared to chess Game.

The AI is based on the source code of H. Huseby & G.T. Lines, for their
implementation of the classical Minimax algorithm.

The touch screen is supported, and there is a two players mode.

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

How to play ? Here is the rules available from awari.cs.vu.nl :

Awari is played on a board where each player owns 6 pits. In the initial
position, all pits are filled with four stones, thus the initial position has
48 stones.

The player to move chooses one of its own, nonempty pits and removes all
stones from the pit. The player then sows the stones, counterclockwise, over
the remaining pits.

If the last stone is sown into an enemy pit that contains 2 or 3 stones
after sowing, the stones are captured.

In this case, if the second last pit is also an enemy pit that contains 2 or
3 stones, they are captured as well, and this process is repeated clockwise,
until the own pit, or an enemy pit containing less than 2 or more than 3
stones is reached.

The player who captures most stones, wins the game. The game end when a
player cannot move, however, to avoid such a situation early in the game, it
is not allowed to do a move that leaves the opponent without countermove,
unless all moves eradicate the opponent.

** UPDATE : Previous version v1.1.1 was buggy in Human vs Human mode **

Here is a full working binary version :
wizmancala-v1.1.2-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wizmancala-v1.1.2-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-GO: GO Game for the Wiz v1.1.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:57:27 +0100

Hi All,

GNU-Go is an ASCII command line GO game running on MacOS X,
Windows and many Unix systems. (see GNU Go web site)

Wiz-GO is a port of GNU-Go 3.6 and i've added a Graphical User interface.

Special thanks to Pharyon for the nice picture.

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

For those who wonders how to play go ? here is a good site !
Here is a full working binary version :
wizgo-v1.1.0-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wizgo-v1.1.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-Atari : Atari 800/130/5200 Emulator for Wiz v1.1.1

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:30:00 +0200

Hi All,

Atari800 is an emulator for the 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 models of the Atari personal computer. It can be used on console, FrameBuffer or X11. See http://atari800.sourceforge.net/ for further informations.

Wiz-ATARI is a port of the PSP version to GP2X Wiz.

Many new features have been added such as cheat codes and save states with thumbnail images etc ...

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

UPDATE: a small bug has been fixed in original atari emu (v1.1.0 has been replaced by v1.1.1)

Here is a full working binary version :
wizatari-v1.1.1-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wizatari-v1.1.1-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-TI99: A TI-99 emulator for Wiz v1.1.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:00:52 +0200

Hi All,

TI99Sim is a very good emulator of Texas Instruments TI99 home computer
running on Windows and Unix. The emulator faithfully imitates the TI99/4 model
(see http://www.mrousseau.org/programs/ti99sim/)

Wiz-TI99 is a port on Wiz of the version i've previously ported to PSP.

Many new features have been added compared to GP2X-F100 version.
Here is a copy of the changelog :

- Cheat support !
- New background images
- Text editor to write your own comments on games
- Text editor to modify the global cheat.txt file
- Display first comment line while browsing game files
- Memory monitoring engine to find your own cheat code !
- Improve file requester with virtual keyboard to choose
sequentially rom files beginning with a given letter
- Add documentation for settings in help menu
- A thumbnail image is now displayed in the file requester
while selecting any file with the same name of a previously
saved game (cartridges, keyboard, settings).
It might be very helpful to recognize that game later if you
have thousand different games on your cartridges folder !

How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.

If you want to convert games etc ... have a look to Ti99/sim web site
for more informations (http://www.mrousseau.org/programs/ti99sim/).

You can give a try to the cartridges package :
here

Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public licence,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

Here is a full working binary version :
wizti99-v1.1.0-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wizti99-v1.1.0-src.zip

** This port is dedicated to my good friend Buzz **

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-7800: Atari 7800 emulator for Wiz v1.1.0

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:46:15 +0200

Hi All,

ProSystem is the best emulator of Atari 7800 game console, running on Windows system.
It has been written by Greg Stanton, see Greg Stanton web site for details.

Here is a port on GP2X-Wiz of the version i've previously ported to PSP.

Many new features have been added compared to GP2X-F100 version.
Here is a copy of the changelog :

- Cheat support !
- New background images
- Text editor to write your own comments on games
- Text editor to modify the global cheat.txt file
- Display first comment line while browsing game files
- Memory monitoring engine to find your own cheat code !
- Improve file requester with virtual keyboard to choose
sequentially rom files beginning with a given letter
- Add documentation for settings in help menu
- A thumbnail image is now displayed in the file requester
while selecting any file with the same name of a previously
saved game (rom, keyboard, settings).
It might be very helpful to recognize that game later if you
have thousand different games on your disk and rom folders !

Here is a full working binary version :
wiz7800-v1.1.0-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wiz7800-v1.1.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz-TI92: A TI-92 Calculator emulator v1.1.0 for Wiz

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:15:55 +0200

Hi all,

XTiger is an unix emulator (under X Window) of a TI-92 calculator (Texas instruments).
It was originally written by Jonas Minnberg and was closed source.
Jonas Minnberg has not worked on XTiger for quite a while and he gave
Misha Nasledov the code and permission to GPL it.

Here is a port on GP2X-Wiz of the version i've previously ported to PSP.

This version supports the Wiz Touch screen, for both menus and virtual keyboard !

The package is under GPL Copyright and sources are included.

Many TI92 stuff can be found on the following urls :

http://www.ticalc.org, and on the texas instruments web site http://education.ti.com

Here is a PDF version of the manual : http://www.smendes.com/ti89.pdf

Here is a full working binary version :
wizti92-v1.1.0-bin.zip

Here is the source code :
wizti92-v1.1.0-src.zip

Enjoy,

Zx.

If you want to discuss on this homebrew, you can do it here :
My forum on dcemu network or http://www.gp32x.com/.

Wiz SDL : Simple SDL Touch screen program for Wiz

zx81.zx81@gmail.com (zx-81) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:35:05 +0200

For those who wonder how to use the Wiz touch screen with SDL, here is a simple program i've developped before porting "Wiz Write", in order to test the touch screen.

This simple test program use virtual keyboard images based on Danzeff keyboard i've used on PSP.
Using the touch screen you can click on the letter you want, and drawing a line vertically or horizontally (on the virtual keyboard screen) you can navigate between the different keyboard panels.

here it is

It's distributed under GNU licence and virtual keyboard images are based on Danzeff keyboard.

This is a very simple example, it's only for coders, so no need to publish this stuff on your forums !!!

Hope that helps,

Zx