In our active MSX Forum, Marat Fayzullin (fms) announced a new version of his fMSX emulator for Android. The complete changelog since we last reported about this emulator looks as follows:
- Added NetPlay feature, letting users play with each other over network
- Added "Virtual Joystick Skin" option to change joystick look
- Made virtual joystick resizable via "Virtual Joystick Size" option
- Added alternative virtual joystick skin from Miroslaw Kocur
- Added automatic skip rate control
- Removed garbage at screen edges in accelerated OpenGLES mode
- Made display updates even faster by skipping unchanged areas
- Fixed screen updates in Advanced Settings and Debugger
- Switched to surfaces for faster and smoother non-accelerated video
- Further optimized synchronization between Java and native code
- Made directional joypad easier to control
- Fixed tactile feedback feature
- Fixed a Layout Editor problem where a button could go off-screen
- Fixed legacy wire-frame joystick display
- Made overlayed buttons stick to the nearest screen edges
- Made overlayed button cues and keyboard always solid
- Now stopping native thread on startup, in case previous instance has been running
- Fixed a crash on the failed license verification attempt
- Fixed a few bugs in the license verification response handler
- Made file selector load directory listings faster
- Cleaned up high-resolution label images in file selector
- Added file selector labels for new files and MIDI files
- Removed unused bitmaps from the package
- Fixed button labels and keyboard display on Android 2.x devices
- Added "Share" menu item for letting other people know what you are playing
- Added "Help" menu item to the file selector
- Added joystick skin with round dpad
- Added more options under "Virtual Joystick Opacity"
- Moved invisible and wireframe joystick settings to "Virtual Joystick Shape"
- Made all "Help" menus point to the FAQ web site section
- Fixed screenshots quality
- Localized all NetPlay messages.
Relevant link: fMSX/Android (free, but with ads)
Relevant link: fMSX/Android Deluxe (€ 3,99, but without ads)