0.9.4 -> ??? (r2437-r???)

??? introduces an entirely rewritten main emulation loop. 
This totally changes the timing, and totally breaks old savestates.

Highlights:
  * win32: lua engine, path configuration, 7z dearchiving support
  * rewritten main emulation loop and improve general cpu timing
  * synchronous SPU mode to fix	streaming sounds
  
General/Core:
 bug: rewrite main emulation loop, fixes a lot of timings
 bug: add more detailed timing emulation, removes much bogus lag
 bug: rewrite DMA and gxfifo to fix a bunch of bugs
 bug: fix cflash directory support for non-windows
 bug: fix freeze in cart irq
 bug: correctly emulate dma to/from tcm
 bug: fix in thumb LSR carryflag
 bug: fix adpcm looping, remove adpcm caching (no longer necessary)
 bug: fixes to swi 3,4,5, and arm7#8
 bug: fixes to exmemstat and ipc sync registers
 enh: gbaslot: add guitar grip, gbagame flash support, expansion memory pak
 enh: add more powerful antigrain-based drawing library and rewrite OSD system
 enh: ideas-style debugging prints
 enh: most optimizations now SSE instead of SSE2

Graphics:
 bug: fixing of obj blending, bmp obj rendering, and some obj window cases
 bug: fix backdrop blending with garbage
 bug: fix 256B granularity sprite addressing for sub gpu
 bug: fix 128-wide captures
 bug: fix color overflow in capture blending
 bug: fix disp fifo capture
 bug: fix simultaneous vram display and capture via same bank
 bug: fix 3d overflow acknowledge registers
 bug: change 3d cores to use 18bit color
 bug: fix boxtest, move clipper to main graphics engine
 bug: fix failure in some cases of polygon clipping
 bug: fix disp3cnt emulations
 bug: swrast: fix backface culling of nonconvex polys
 bug: swrast: add clear image and scroll emulation
 bug: swrast: add fog emulation
 bug: swrast: fixes to shadow rendering
 bug: swrast: preliminary edge marking, works decent
 enh: swrast: multicore optimization for a few fps speedup
  
Windows:
 bug: fix support for multiple gamepads and gamepad hotkeys
 bug: fix mic noise code and load wav instead of raw; effective in more cases
 enh: improve map view tool to support more modes
 enh: added 2x resizing filters (hq2x, hq2xs, lq2x, lq2xs, 2xsai, supereagle)
                                (scanlines, nearest, bilinear)
 enh: soundview can now mute channels
 enh: multicore optimization for filters, rotation, OSD
 enh: new ioregview
 enh: common commandline system, many arguments shared with linux
 enh: setup x64 build type
 enh: choose any gap size by dragging bottom window edge (must be enabled)
 
Linux:
 enh: alsa microphone support
 enh: hud and osd notification for gtk and cli frontends
 enh: add support for the SSE optimizations

0.9.2 -> 0.9.4 (r1844->r2352->r2437)

0.9.3 was skipped due to emu news sites sneaking it out of our staging area and 
releasing it prematurely while it still had bugs. I was going to curse them 
individually, but then I decided that they would just like the publicity.

Highlights:
 * New save autodetection and save file format
 * Full rerecording support
 
General/Core:
 bug: fix many 64 bit and endian issues
 bug: fix mic input, which was nearly useless before
 bug: fix failures of large dmas
 bug: fix in ipc sync which broke devkitpro touch
 bug: screenshots now exclude hud and rotation
 bug: rewritten vram mapping (fixes corrupted or missing BG)
 enh: add universal commandline system (same commandline options on every port)
 enh: cheats: added Action Replay code parser
 enh: more reliable and useful frameskipping
 enh: SPU: speedup: add adpcm caching
 enh: SPU: speedup: interpolation is now optional
 enh: print svn build number so we can identify people's svn builds from screenshots

Graphics:
 bug: add polygon y-sorting (fixes 3d guis)
 bug: fix texcoordgen mode 3; fixes some ortho sprites and some entirely broken games
 bug: display capture fixes
 bug: fix a number of OBJ modes
 bug: fixes to affine BG modes
 bug: better emulate some translucent OBJ
 bug: more correct handling of color effect windows and backdrop colors
 bug: fix matrix stack overrun which crashed emulator
 bug: swrast: add clear depth image emulation and other fixes to depth buffering
 bug: swrast: fix some toon and highlight cases
 bug: fix bug in matrix stack, fixes some broken models
 enh: add alternate flush mode HACK 3d config toggle, fixes some entirely broken 3d games  
 
Windows:
 bug: more robust cheats engine and dialog
 enh: more solid avi and wav recording
 enh: improved tools: memory viewer
 enh: added tools: spu viewer, ram watch, ram search
 enh: change build configuration system
 enh: speedup: add gpu core disabling to hide useless screens
 enh: add background pause feature (for when emulator loses focus)
 enh: add missing autohold for L and R
 enh: add chinese translation

Gtk frontend:
 enh: switch all of menu/toolbar system to GtkAction + GtkUIManager
 enh: remove the gtglext 3d code
 enh: improve/speedup screen resize and final presentation logic in gtk frontend
 enh: minimal rerecording hookups

Cli frontend:
 enh: hooked the frameskip (szigor)
 enh: misc usability improvements: auto pause switch for pausing when focus is lost and exit on escape pressing (szigor)
 enh: hook the fake noise mic; use m to toggle

0.9.1 -> 0.9.2
General/Core:
 bug: fix error in SBCS/RSCS flags; fixes many odd behaviors and crashes [zeromus]
 bug: add support for sleep mode and power registers [luigi__]
 bug: important fixes to RTC so correct time is actually told [luigi__]
 bug: fix card reads below 0x8000; fixes some game freezes [normatt]
 bug: fix 4 mbit save type; fix non-autodetect savefile dumping [zeromus, matusz]
 enh: add sram to GBA game addon emulation for importing savefiles [zeromus]
 enh: many improvements and feature hookups in linux ports [matusz, luigi__]
 
Graphics:
 bug: fix specular texture mapping mode [luigi__]
 bug: repairs to some capture modes and vram mapping [zeromus, CrazyMax]
 bug: viewports finally correctly handled [zeromus]
 enh: add software rasterizer. quirky, but on par with opengl [zeromus]
 
Windows:
 bug: mitigate bad frameskipper; default to old frameskipping mode [zeromus]
 bug: fixes with recent roms and zipfile loading [zeromus]
 bug: fix window position memory [zeromus]
 enh: bios and firmware may now be used and booted [luigi__]
 enh: many display, OSD, and input enhancements [luigi__]
 enh: brand new hotkey and controls binding system [zeromus]
 enh: configurable screen separation [luigi__]
 enh: fast forward key [pa__]
 enh: improvements to mic [luigi__]
 enh: faster updates in debug tools, up to once per frame [pa__]

Mac OS X Port:
 enh: added Italian translation thanks to Paolo Bernini [jeff]
 enh: resurrection of GDB stub [sigmaris]

0.9 -> 0.9.1
General/Core:
 enh: GBA slot emulation  [CrazyMax]
  - Rumble support (windows only)
  - GBA game
 enh: Mic support (windows only?) [luigi__]
 enh: Preliminary cheats system [CrazyMax]
 enh: Savestates invalidated, as more variables have been added.
 bug: Added PSG white noise [luigi__]
 bug: fix arm/thumb ROR [zeromus]
 bug: [ 2550645 ] Super Princess Peach: crash when starting a puzzle [zeromus]
 bug: win32: fix spu wav file writer (regression from 0.8) [zeromus,luigi__]
 bug: Much work on FIFOs, still not finished [CrazyMax]
 bug: Many fixes to dma [zeromus, CrazyMax]
 bug: bios WaitForVblank and WaitForInterrupt fixed [luigi__]

Graphics:
 bug: Added sprite blending [luigi__]
 bug: more correct mosaic effects, still imperfect [zeromus]
 bug: Many fixes to tile rendering; all graphics tests now pass [luigi__]
 bug: fix crashes in some affine BG [zeromus]
 bug: Implement some pos test function [luigi__]
 bug: fix texture mapping across texture and palette banks and to unmapped banks [zeromus]
 bug: fix texture handling for texels with MSB set (fixes some texture corruption) [zeromus]
 bug: fix texture coordinate generation, including environment mapping [zeromus]
 bug: texture cache invalidates when palettes change, prevents some texture corruption [zeromus]
 bug: fix display capturing from 2d+3d source when display mode is display-vram [zeromus] 
 bug: [ 2488334 ].1 fixes to layer compositing [luigi__]
 bug: [ 2488334 ].3 fix bug in support for hdma affine bg parameters [zeromus]
 bug: Improvements to 3d h-scrolling [luigi__]
 bug: Fix some errors in rendering 512 tall BG [zeromus,CrazyMax] (still not fully resolved)
 bug: Add optional fragment shading pipeline (more precision) [luigi__]
 bug: Fix bug where some sprites got cut of on x=255 [zeromus]
 bug: Implement GXSTAT register [CrazyMax]
 
Windows:
 bug: resizing and rotating work in vista [luigi__]
 enh: 0 frameskip now lets emulator run at excess speed [zeromus]
  
Mac OS X Port:
 bug: left key setting no longer gets confused with the right key [jeff]
 enh: more keys can be mapped
  
0.8 -> 0.9
 There have been so many changes that this list can hardly be considered complete.
 For this release, we have formatted the list into a high level overview of big changes and bad bugs relative to the previous release. Hopefully what you're interested in.
 This list does not include items which are solely performance boosts, for let us just say that virtually every system has been speeded up.
  
 * The savestate system is totally changed and incompatible with old savestates.
 * The 3d system should be considered rewritten.
 
General/Core:
 enh: Convert to c++
 enh: Add functions for a lid open/close. Holding key (default "Backspace" in Windows port) while game is freeze/non freeze. [CrazyMax]
 enh: Add secure area decryption from ndstool [zeromus]
 enh: Change savestate code to support loosely bound chunks and more easily other parts of the emu (GE, GPU).
      The savestate format is changed, but from now on it is in principle more resilient 
      (though it will continue to break as we tinker with the internals) [zeromus]
 enh: Added SSE2 optimizations for matrices. Since we now make an SSE2 build, more optimizations can be made. [CrazyMax]
 enh: Add a preliminary GUI hud system [CrazyMax,zeromus]

CPU/MMU:
 bug: Many fixes in IPC and GE FIFOs. Fixes freezes in NSMB, dsracing, and others. [CrazyMax,luigi__,shash]
 bug: Fix ARM instructions SBC and RSC (likewise SBC in thumb) [normatt]
 bug: Fixed Thumb LDMIA (fixes ingame Dead'n'Furious) [shash]
 bug: Fix repeating DMA (fixes NSMB parallax BG) [zeromus]
 bug: Proper handling for unaligned CPU accesses [luigi__]
 bug: Proper handling for undefined instruction exceptions [Salva Peiró]
 bug: correctly return vram control register values (fixes homebrew 3d games) [zeromus]
 enh: Remove 16MB of WRAM at 0x01****** from arm9. Mapped to unused instead. Nobody knows what this was. [zeromus]
 enh: Changed instruction execution to 16 at a time blocks (tested and stable) [shash]

Hardware: 
 bug: Newer and better sqrt and div emulation; makes SM64DS playable [luigi__,shash,zeromus]
 bug: Add preliminary RTC implementations [CrazyMax]
 enh: Add cosine interpolation in the SPU (conditionally compiled) [zeromus,luigi__]
 enh: Experimental: always one silent non-mixing SPU core at 44.1khz synched with emu, for more precision.
      The audible core runs with the host, causing music to slow down but not tear or pitch bend. [zeromus]

Graphics:
 - Overhaul 3d:
  . Move entire GE to core emu.
  . Move OpenGL renderer to emu core for optional use by platforms, removing ogl_collector. Now every platform shares the same 3d code.
  . Reorganize 3d code to defer rendering to after 3d vblank. Eliminates tearing, and texturing artifacts. [zeromus]
  . Add optional fragment shading pipeline (more precision) [luigi__]
  . Move lighting model to software instead of using opengl's fixed function model [zeromus]
  . Render shadow volumes; toon shading and highlight table [zeromus, luigi__]
  . Added texture caching! big speed up. [CrazyMax]
 
 bug: Many assorted tweaks and improvements to 3d and 2d precision [zeromus,CrazyMax,luigi__]
 bug: Fixes to GE: command unpacking, projection and pos-vector mode matrix handling, mult and load commands [zeromus]
 bug: Fix a bug in texture transformation mode 1 [zeromus]
 bug: Fixed GPU rendering bugs in sprites and BG [CrazyMax]
 bug: Fixes to texture conversion [CrazyMax,zeromus]
 bug: Fixes in capture display (no blinking in many games with dual 3D) [CrazyMax]
 bug: Fixes in master brightness (this fixes some games with black screens) [CrazyMax] 
 bug: Fixes in screen, backdrop, and sprite blending [luigi__]
 bug: Changed clear depths and how depth initial values are calculated (fixes SM64DS skybox, Castlevania) [shash,lugi__] 
 bug: Add 3d layer h-scrolling [zeromus]
 bug: Added transparency and fixed material alpha support and alpha testing on the 3D core [shash]
 bug: Rewrite VRAM mapping control and rendering (more accurate) [CrazyMax,luigi__]

 bug: convert colors to opengl better to prevent alpha=31 polys from being ever so slightly transparent [zeromus]
 enh: Add MMU->GPU signal for when vram mappings change to function as a texture cache invalidate signal [zeromus]
 enh: Make matrix 4x4 multiply routines use W-coordinate; carry w coord through pipeline [zeromus]
  
Mac OS X port:
 bug: Fixed: Filenames and paths with unicode characters now work. [Jeff]
 bug: Fixed: Load state from file button works again. [Jeff]
 enh: Save State panel now pauses emulation while the file selection box is open. [Jeff]
 bug: Fixed: Frozen video output (and/or messed 3d emulation) after loading a state. [Jeff]
 bug: Added option to load the most recent file upon launching the program. [Jeff]
 enh: Added French translation (thanks to Pierre Rudloff). [Jeff]
 enh: Added basic key mapping configuration to application preferences (thanks to Julio Gorg). [Jeff]
 enh: Added keyboard shortcuts for Execute, Pause and Reset command (thanks to Julio Gorg). [Jeff]
 enh: Default key mappings are no longer case sensitive. [Jeff]
 enh: Added ability to limit speed. [Jeff]
 enh: Fixed: Video output should work on software-only 3D renderers. [Jeff]
 
Windows port:
 bug: Fix a race condition in NDS_3D_Reset and NDS_glInit [zeromus]
 bug: Fix the buggy auto frameskip logic which made the emu slow to a crawl. Now it runs fast! [zeromus]
 bug: Fix resizing, rotate & aspect ration of main window. [CrazyMax,_zeromus]
 bug: Remove multithreading from user interface after finding several synchronization issues [zeromus]
 enh: recent roms menu [luigi_]
 enh: Changed graphics render core to DirectDraw (work faster) [CrazyMax]
 enh: Add an arm9 cpu load average calculator similar to no$. but I dont think it works right. [zeromus]
 enh: Rewrite all debug tools (autoupdate works now) [CrazyMax]
 enh: Rewrite input core & replace config input dialog [CrazyMax]
 enh: Add AVI output [zeromus]
 enh: Add pause toggle and frame advance hotkeys [adelikat]
 enh: Add frame counter display and hud messages framework [adelikat]
 enh: Main window remembers position, size, and a few other emu preferences [adelikat]
 enh: Removed directx sdk dependency for easier building. [zeromus]
 enh: Savestate doesnt unpause emu if it is already paused [adelikat]

0.7.3 -> 0.8
 Cocoa:
 - Save State As function now works. [Jeff B]
 - Recent Items menu now works. [Jeff B]
 - Opening NDS files from Finder now works. [Jeff B]
 - Added screenshot feature. [Jeff B]
 - Added preferences. [Jeff B]
 - Many more strings are translatable now. [Jeff B]
 - Default screen color is black (better represents being "off" and easier on eyes at night). [Jeff B]
 - Added sound. [Jeff B]
 - Now is a universal binary. [Jeff B]
 - Leopard resolution icon added. [Jeff B]
 - Added a Japanese translation. [Jeff B]
 - Added an optional status bar (resize handle no longer overlaps screen). [Jeff B]
 - New ROM Info and About DeSmuME windows have been added. [Jeff B]
 - Fixed several bugs in window resizing. [Jeff B]
 - Added FAT image support for homebrew games (thanks to TypeError). [Jeff B]
 - Key config can be changed on the command line. Save/load hotkeys changed (so expose doesn't override). [Jeff B]
 - Key bindings may work better on non-US keyboards now (needs testing). [Jeff B]
 general:
 - Encapsulate GDB debug stub to avoid certain problems [shash]
 - Fixed CPU LD*/ST* bugs [shash]
 - Fixed New SMB mini-games freeze [shash]
 - Fixed possible segfault in ROMReader on ia64 and amd64. [evilynux]
 - Fixed a crash bug with 2D background corrupting memory [shash]
 - Flag check optimization [carlo_bramini]
 - Applied some endian fixes in GPU (thanks to Phazz) [Jeff B]
 gtk-glade:
 - Added DeSmuME version in about dialog. [evilynux]
 - Updated website url in about dialog. [evilynux]
 - Added Brazilian Portuguese translation by Dreampeppers99. [evilynux]
 - Better desktop menu entry following FreeDesktop specifications. [evilynux]
 gtk:
 - Updated website url in about dialog. [evilynux]
 - Better desktop menu entry following FreeDesktop specifications. [evilynux]
 windows port:
 - Added an "about" box [shash]
 - DirectInput control interface with joystick support [CrazyMax]
 - Matrix and Light viewer [Acid Burn]
	
0.7.2 -> 0.7.3
 gtk-glade:
  - Full localization using intltool/gettext. [evilynux]
 general:
  - Added a README.TRANSLATION documenting the localization process. [evilynux]
 MacOS X:
  - Initial version of the Mac interface added. [Jeff B]

0.7.1 -> 0.7.2
 spu:
  - big endian fixes. [cyberwarriorx]
 gpu:
  - big endian fixes. [marcus_c]
 gtk-glade:
  - opengl improvements. [masscat]
 general:
  - Added support for setting NDS firmware language value. [masscat]
  - Function added for setting firmware language. [masscat]
  - Mac/msys compilation fixes. [cyberwarriorx]
  - Fix compilation when pkg-config macros are not available [evilynux]

0.7.0 -> 0.7.1
 general:
  - Added GDB debugger stub [masscat]
  - Added new/different GBAMP CFlash image reader/writer [masscat]
 gpu:
  - Major speedup to the 2D core [shash]
 gtk-glade:
  - Added command line options. [masscat]
  - Added FPS limiter [masscat]
 cli:
  - Added command line options. [masscat]
  - Added FPS limiter [masscat]
  - Added option to use OpenGl to render window (allows resizing). [masscat]
 windows port:
  - Added command line options. [masscat]
  - Added multiple language support [cyberwarriorx]
  - Added Danish language translation [thomas-2007]

0.6.0 -> 0.7.0
 general:
  - Added support for *.duc files [cyberwarriorx]
 gpu:
  - Added support for sprite rotation/scaling [shash]
  - Added support for the 3D core (openGL and null plugins) [shash] 
 windows port:
  - A bunch of fixes [Dmitry Krutskih]
  - Fixed a bug in sound that was causing it to still not work for some
    people [cyberwarriorx]
 gtk:
  - Added 3D emulation
  - Added command line options.
  - Added option to use OpenGL to render window (allows resizing).
 gtk-glade:
  - Added 3D emulation

0.5.0 -> 0.6.0
 general:
  - Added zipped (based on zziplib) and gzipped (based on zlib) rom support.
 arm:
  - Added relocation interrupt vector.
  - Added region access right checks.
  - Enabled LDC/STC instructions.
  - Fixed powersave (cp15) IRQ wait.
  - Fixed MOV instructions
 gpu:
  - Added special color effects.
  - Added windowing feature.
  - Fixed transparent direct color backgrounds.
  - Fixed disabled sprites showing.
  - Fixed 8/32 bit access to gpu registers.
  - Fixed missing backgrounds
  - Support for master brightness
 wifi:
  - Added RF chip interface.
  - Added BB chip interface.
 windows port:
  - Fixed address calculation in disassembler.
  - Added Force Maintain Ratio option for window stretching
 linux port (cli, gtk and gtk-glade):
  all:
   - Added joystick support.
   - Fixed X and Y buttons.
  gtk-glade:
   - Added joystick configuration.
   - Improved I/O registers viewer tool.
   - Added save and load states support.

0.3.3 -> 0.5.0
 arm:
  - Fixed MSR with immediate value opcode.
  - Fixed LSR_0 thumb opcode (C flag is correctly set now).
  - Fixed LDR*/STR* opcodes.
  - Fixed unaligned memory access on THUMB Core.
  - Added relocating SWI routines.
 bios:
  - Added decompression functions.
  - Added GetPitchTable function.
  - Added GetVolumeTable function.
  - Added GetCRC16 function.
  - Added experimental SoundBias function.
  - Added GetSineTable function.
 cart:
  - Added CompactFlash/FAT emulation.
  - Added Get ROM chip ID Cartridge command.
 gpu:
  - Added framebuffer emulation.
  - Fixed a bug in GPU (xfin could be greater than LG causing a segfault).
  - Added support for Display Mode 0(Display Off).
  - Added the basic framework for Display Mode 3(Display from Main RAM).
 spu:
  - Added sound emulation.
  - Added sound core system.
  - Added WAV write core.
  - Added dummy core.
  - Added Direct Sound core.
 linux port:
  - Added GTK+ GUI.
  - Added command line interface.
  - Added stylus and arm9 keypad support in CLI version.
  - Added FPS display.
  - Added basic frameskip.
 windows port:
  - Fixed a bug when displaying a ROM's information.
  - Added key configuration.
  - Removed the debug key.
  - Added new experimental auto frameskip/frame limit code.
  - Added sound settings dialog.
  - Added a few menu options for accessing the website, forums, and for
    submitting bugs.
 general:
  - Rewrote code in C.
  - Fixed warnings.
  - Used defines and typedef's to make things more portable and easier to
    read.
  - Added autotools stuff.
  - Changes to logging system.
  - Added screenshot function.
  - Translated most french to english.
  - Added savestate support.
  - Added firmware reading support(needs work).
  - Added Backup Memory support with autodetection.
  - Fixed some endianess issues.
  - Fixed things so Visual C++ can compile code.
  - Added bsd support.
  - Reworked ROM loading so you can load a different rom without any problems.
  - Finished NDS_Reset. Now the emulation can be reset even while running.
