Gearsystem

- 🎯 Extensive Z80 accuracy improvements - 📂 Added command-line option for portable mode - 🧠 Improved MCP Server implementation - 🕹️ libretro VFS support - 📦 Improved compatibility in Dev Containers - 🎮 Updated Game Controller DB - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.14...3.9.15

- 🧠 Hardened MCP server protocol compliance with version negotiation and validation - 🧠 Added MCP tool behavior annotations - 🧠 Improved MCP HTTP transport reliability and error handling - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.13...3.9.14

- 🧠 Improved MCP tool discoverability and usability for agents - 🖥️ Added configurable screen saver behavior option - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.12...3.9.13

- 🚀 Run ahead support for reduced input latency - 📂 Add macOS Portable Mode - 🖥️ Associate ROM extensions to macOS and Linux desktop apps - 🎮 Updated controller database - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.11...3.9.12

- 🎯 Improve accuracy - 🧠 Improved MCP server - 🎮 Updated Game Controller DB - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.9...3.9.10

- 🏳️ Optional Light or Dark theme - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.8...3.9.9

- 📺 Programmable shaders, with built in shaders or custom: CRT, NTSC, ghosting, scanlines, blur... - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.7...3.9.8

- 🧠 Improved MCP server - 🔈 Added master volume slider - 🖼️ New option to remove sprite limit - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.6...3.9.7

- 🎯 Improved SG-1000 accuracy - 👾 [libretro] Added webOS and Linux aarch64 support - 🐛 Many bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.3...3.9.5

- 🧠 Improved MCP server + skill with headless mode - 🎮 Updated game controller database - 🐛 Bug fixes and improvements **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.9.2...3.9.3

- 🎮 Update game controller database - 💾 Add support for Mega Mode Super Game 30 mapper - ⏯️ Option to enable/disable pause on focus lost - 🖼️ Update icon for macOS - 🐛 Bug fixes **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.8.4...3.8.5

- 🎮 Improved game controller selection - 🎮 Updated game controller database - 💻 Improved fullscreen mode in Mac - 🖱️ Improved mouse hiding behavior - ⚙️ Replaced GLEW with Glad - 🖼️ Added icon to Windows exe - 🐛 Bug fixes **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.8.2...3.8.3

This release fixes distortion issues and bad accuracy with FM audio. - 🔉 Fix YM2413 FM sound - 🚀 Minor performance improvements *NOTE: The savestate file format has changed. New savestates will no longer be compatible with older ones, and vice versa.* **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.8.0...3.8.1

## What's Changed * 🐛 Bugfix: Some games were unable to detect YM2413 with IO enabled in port 3E * 🤦🏻 Regression: Stereo audio in Game Gear not working properly * 🔉 Improve YM2413 quality * 🐛 Fix emscripten build in Retro Arch * 👾 Improve Jumbo Dahjee mapper **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.7.0...3.7.1

## What's Changed * 🎮 New mappers: - 4 Pak All Action - Jumbo / Dahjee * 🎯 Improved Light Phaser accuracy * 🔫 Light Phaser crosshair * 📺 Better quality in scanlines with bilinear filter support * 🕹️ Updated Game Controller DB * 🐛 Minor bugfixes **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.6.1...3.7.0

New year's release with new features 🎉🥳 ## What's Changed 🎄✨ * Light Phaser support. * Paddle Control support. * Multi carts!!! - Zemina Best 25/39/88 - Zemina 4-in-1 - 11 Hap Gam-Boy (KR) - 2 Hap in 1 (Moai-ui bomul, David-2) - 128 Hap (KR) - Game Mo-eumjip 188 Hap - Game Chongjiphap 200 - Super Game 270 Hap / Jaemissneun-270 - Super Game World 260/75/30 Hap - Super Multi Game - Super 125/75 in 1 - Hi-Com 3-in-1 The Best Game Collection A-F - Hi-Com 8-in-1 The Best Game Collection A-C - Super Game 45/52/150/180/200/270 - Jaemiissneun Game Mo-eumjip 42/65 Hap - Mega Mode Super Game 138 - Pigu-Wang 7 Hap - Jaemiiss-neun Game Mo-eumjip * Updated GLEW, SDL, Imgui, mINI, miniz and NFD libraries to latest version. * Properly codesign and notarize macOS binaries. * Improved audio client. * Game mode in macOS. * Configuration option to hide left bar in SMS mode. * Manual integer video scale settings. * Add option to unassign controls. * Change custom Imgui styles to green. * Make use of containing ROM folder optional by @TomChapple in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/98 * Windows ARM64 support by @tordona in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/102 * Flatpak App Manifest for Gearsystem by @TomChapple in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/95 * [WiiU] Aroma CFW Compatibility by @Ploggy in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/104 * ios/tvos: properly set min supported version by @warmenhoven in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/107 * Quality of life updates. * Minor bugfixes. ## New Contributors 🎅🎁 * @tordona made their first contribution in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/102 * @Ploggy made their first contribution in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/104 * @warmenhoven made their first contribution in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/107 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/3.5.0...3.6.1

## What's Changed * Support for YM2413 * Native file dialogs * Drag and drop rom files to open * Overscan options * Improved Game Gear timings * Improved PAL detection * Debugger improvements * Custom folders for saves and savestates * Scaling improvements like fit to window size or fit to window height * Hide cursor when hovering output window or when main menu is disabled * Load symbol files from command line * Support for WLA symbol files * Improve input response time * Save screenshots * Support for WSL * Automatic builds in GitHub Actions * Several bug fixes * Add support for zoomed sprites in SMS/GG modes * Pixel perfect rendering even with non integer HDPI values on Windows * Fixed bug where when resetting, the first opcode would not be disassembled. by @samizzo in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/50 * Added a generalised shortcut system so any gui events can have a shortcut key defined in the config.ini by @samizzo in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/52 * add retrofw target by @Poligraf in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/55 * Fix window title flicker by @clbr in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/74 * Define `install` and `uninstall` targets by @TomChapple in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/94 * Update NFDe implementation to v1.1.1 by @TomChapple in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/96 ## New Contributors * @samizzo made their first contribution in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/50 * @Poligraf made their first contribution in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/55 * @clbr made their first contribution in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/74 * @TomChapple made their first contribution in https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/pull/94 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/compare/gearsystem-3.4.1...3.5.0

- RetroArch (libretro): - Fix crash when loading roms.

- All platforms: - BIOS support. - 3D glasses support (choose eye). - Janggun mapper. - Fix incorrect region detection. - Many performance improvements. - Several bug fixes. - Windows , Linux and Mac (desktop): - Fullscreen. - Multi-line cheat input to add multiple cheats in batch. - BSD support. - Debugger: go-to address, double click in jumps, back, memory breakpoints. - RetroArch (libretro): - Apple TV - macOS ARM - OpenDingux

- All platforms: - Many performance improvements. - Several bug fixes. - Windows and Linux (standalone): - Portable Mode. Create a file named `portable.ini` in the same directory as the application binary. - Windows (standalone): - Added missing dependencies for building with VisualStudio. - RetroArch (libretro): - Remove usage of obsolete Cell SDK in favor of the PSL1GHT SDK.

+ All platforms: + Improved VDP timing. + Improved sprite accuracy. + Improved memory usage. + Minor bug fixes. + Libretro: + Fixed crashes due to heavy usage of memory in low memory platforms.

+ Windows, Linux, macOS and Raspberry Pi 4: + Full Debugger for Master System, Game Gear and SG-1000. + Z80 disassembler with breakpoints and debug symbols. + TMS9918 inspector, including pattern tables, name tables, sprites and palettes. + Memory Editor. + Open rom using cli argument. + Libretro: + Emulation parameters like region, system, mapper, etc. + All platforms: + Load gamepad mappings from file. + Several bug fixes.

+ Windows, Linux and macOS: - Tweaking options for scanlines, fast forward and dot matrix effect. - Improved gamepad support and configuration. - Add backers into About window. + Raspberry Pi 4: - Desktop app. + All platforms: - Several bug fixes.

+ Windows, Linux and macOS: - Scanlines. + All platforms: - Several bug fixes.

+ Windows, Linux and macOS: - Fully redesigned GUI using Dear ImGUI library (No more Qt :sweat_smile:). - Fast Forward. - Game Genie and Pro Action Replay cheats support. - Force any aspect of emulation: system, cart region, NTSC/PAL, mapper, etc. - Screen ghosting. - Configurable screen scale and aspect ratio. - Two player support. - Gamepad support. - Open Recent menu. - Save states. + All platforms: - SG-1000 support. - Performance improvements. - Bug fixes.