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Version History:
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WinNES version 0.0.6 beta (released 02/22/99)

       - corrected bugs with start and select buttons 
       - speed up in screen emulation. 
       - corrected many bugs on mapper #1 and #4 that now use IRQ 
       - sound implementation completely rewritten, a big thanks to Mitch Schwartz for his help 
       - windows joypad / joystick is now completely functional 
       - WinNES no longer requires Direct X for normal operation 
       - you will need Direct X v6.0 to use full screen mode 
       - fixed a bug that made snapshots not draw the sprites 
       - rewritten background horizontal and vertical scrolling, less bugs 
       - added new spinning logo and a new icon for WinNES 
       - you can set frame skip up to 10 now 
       - added debug window, for step to step debugging 

M6502 Delphi Object

       - 6502 emulator used in WinNES based on Marat Fayzullin's

WinNES version 0.0.6 beta pre-release (unreleased)

       - Fixed Start and Select bugs. 
       - WinNES no longer requires Direct X for normal use. 

WinNES version 1.0 beta #2 (unreleased)

       - Start and Select buttons improved but not completely fixed. 
       - Requires skins.dll from WinNES 1.0 beta #1. 

WinNES version 1.0 beta #1 (unreleased)

       - Dramatically changed graphics; incorporates skins. 
       - Very low game compatibility, since the mappers have not been coded into the new plug-in format. 
       - New logo implemented. 
       - About box (^ button in upper-right corner) is not completed.

WinNES version 0.0.5 beta 

       - support for NES palette changing added 
       - mappers MMC #0, #1, #2, #3, #4, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 currently supported 
       - mappers #15 and #16, but with some bugs 
       - many bugfixes in emulation 

WinNES version 0.0.4 beta 

       - rewritten scanline routines 
       - decent background scrolling 
       - fixed many PPU bugs 
       - fixed Horizontal Mirroring, vertical still needs fixing 
       - mappers MMC #0, #1 (partial), #2, #3, #4 (buggy) 
       - sound added, implemented with midi synthesis (channels 0-3, only frequency) 
       - added settings panel, with many various options 
       - added spinning logo before running roms 

WinNES version 0.0.3 beta 

       - Download the Source code. 
       - Video using direct X 3.0+ 
       - 6502 core by Marat 
       - 8x8 sprites, 8x16 sprites 
       - sprite RAM I/O 
       - sprite RAM DMA 
       - sprite flipping 100% supported, but there may still be some bugs 
       - working palette 
       - Horizontal and vertical scrolling implemented 
       - horizontal and vertical mirroring implemented 
       - mappers MMC #0 and MMC #1 
       - backed battery support 
       - trainer supported 
       - joypad support; joypads 1 and 2 now work with direct input

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Ideas for future versions:
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The emulator is still in early stages and lacks compatibility and extra features.  Here are some ideas for future versions of WinNES:

       - linking WinNES to an asm 6502 engine to improve speed. 
       - a more object oriented approach -- mappers will be implemented as modifyable plug-ins. 
       - improved Midi sound emulation 
       - a new overall design (in a graphical sense) 
       - the option of PC-speaker sound emulation when Midi driver is in use 
       - bug fixes; known bugs listed above 
       - possibly support for net-gaming