Version 2022-04-19

Changes:

• Cleans up major video artifacts in Man Enough.
• Drive "magic" MPEG video correction from "magic keys" provided by the emulated game.
  • #117
  • Also Fixes:
    • Major video artifacts in Man Enough
      • #116
    • Partially implements: Figure out and implement proper per-picture f_code decoding for "magical" assets
      • #2

Current Tested Game Compatibility:

• Return to Zork
• Lord of the Rings
• The Horde
• Entity
• Man Enough
• Dragon's Lair
• Flash Traffic
• Crime Patrol
• Crime Patrol 2 - Drug Wars

Known Issues:

• General Emulator Functionality Gaps
  • "Magical" MPEG is not completely understood and is not emulated the way the original hardware does this
    • Issue: #2
  • Video overlay is not implemented properly resulting in either an non-ideal VGA picture or non-ideal MPEG picture.
    • Should use proper SDL functions for this. Will address when rebase to DOSBox SVN trunk.
    • Issue: #13
  • DMA streaming is not emulated
    • Issue: #53
  • Audio is unevenly quiet in some games
    • Issue: #119
• Return to Zork
  • Cliffs of depression video artifacts
    • Issue: #67
• Lord of the Rings
  • Game locks up when hitting space then esc during intro. Not an emulator bug as the real deal also does this.
• The Horde:
  • Game does not auto-progress after videos finish playing
    • Issue: #56
  • Possible audio issues; clicks/pops
    • Bobbytoz consistently reports this, I have not (yet) reproduced
• Entity
  • Game locks up / crashes when picking up the first message. Not an emulator bug as the real deal also does this
• Man Enough:
  • No Subtitles
    • Issue: #66
• Space Ace
  • Game is completely unplayable
  • Emulator corrupts the game due to issue: #53
• Crime Patrol
  • Audio stuttering during first second of the game intro video.
    • #115