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RockNES, an NES emulator for Windows has been updated today. This new release is available in two versions - the i586 release which is optimized for single-core processors and the Core2Duo release which is optimized for dual-core processors. Below is a list of changes in this release:

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• Reworked iNES mapper I/O handler.
  
• Reworked PPU color code and event scheduler.
  
• Fixed sprite 0 strikes.
  
• Fixed triangle channel output.
  
• Fixed triple buffering setup.
  
• Fixed graphics reset and triple buffering set.
  
• Fixed PPU timing and DMC IRQ clocking.
  
• Improved Allegro sound support.
  
• Changed APU sound queue/dequeue method.
  
• Removed timeslice from double buffering, increases CPU usage though.
  
• Mappers added: 46, 58.
  
• Mappers fixed: 0,1,16,34,43,64,68,69,72,79,83,88,90,92,97,113,184,187.
  
• Removed NESticle savestate support for good.
  
• Optimizations and some speed up.
  
• Other minor things fixed.

Download this release and others from our NES Emulators for Windows section.