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- Short: Amiga Stella 1.1 020 version
- Author: stroupm@jps.net (Matthew Stroup)
- Uploader: stroupm@jps.net (Matthew Stroup)
- Type: misc/emu
- Replaces: misc/emu/stella.lha
- Requires: OS3.0, AGA or graphics card
-
- Stella is a freely distributed multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator
- originally developed for Linux by Bradford W. Mott, and ported to the
- Amiga by Matthew Stroup. Stella allows you to enjoy all of your favorite
- 2600 games once again by emulating the 2600's hardware with software.
- Stella is written in C++, which allows it to be ported to other operating
- systems and architectures. Since its original release Stella has been
- ported to AcornOS, AmigaOS, DOS, FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, MacOS, OpenStep,
- OS/2, Unix, and Windows.
-
-
- Features:
-
- * High speed emulation using optimized C++ code
- * Includes several "homebrew" games for the Atari 2600
- * Supports high quality sound emulation using Ron Fries' TIA Sound
- Emulation code
- * Emulates the Atari 2600 Joystick Controllers using Amiga joysticks
- * Emulates the Atari 2600 Keyboard Controllers using the keyboard
- * Emulates one Atari 2600 Paddle Controller using the Amiga's mouse
- * Emulates the Atari 2600 Driving Controllers Amiga joysticks
- * Emulates the CBS Booster-Grip Controller using two-button joysticks
- * Supports four REAL Atari 2600 Paddle Controllers using the Amiga's
- joystick/mouse ports
- * Supports cartridges using Atari's standard 2K and 4K format
- * Supports cartridges using Atari's 8K, 16K, and 32K bank-switching schemes
- * Supports cartridges using Activision's 8K bank-switching scheme
- (Robot Tank and Decathlon)
- * Supports cartridges using CBS Electronics' 12K bank-switching scheme
- * Supports cartridges using Chris Wilkson's Megacart 128K bank-switching
- scheme
- * Supports cartridges using M-Network's 16K bank-switching scheme
- * Supports cartridges using Parker Brothers' 8K bank-switching scheme
- * Supports cartridges using Tigervision's bank-switching scheme with up to
- 512K ROM
- * Supports Supercharger single-load and multi-load games
- * Supports property file for setting the properties associated with games
- * Built-in properties contains settings for over 540 games
- * Supports user specified frame rate
- * Supports the NTSC and PAL television palettes
- * Supports several "undocumented features" of the TIA graphics chip used
- by some games
- * TIA emulation supports full collision checking
- * Screen mode selection for support of AGA or graphics cards
- * Font-sensitive GUI using Gadtools and ASL
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 6015 2543 57.7% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +elk.doc
- 6534 2723 58.3% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +okiedoke.doc
- 9706 4367 55.0% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +oystron.doc
- 6344 2548 59.8% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +tps.doc
- 8192 4932 39.7% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +ELK.BIN
- 2048 1514 26.0% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +OKIEDOKE.BIN
- 4096 3349 18.2% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +OYSTR29.BIN
- 4096 140 96.5% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +TEST.BIN
- 4096 2656 35.1% 27-Feb-99 14:29:48 +TPS.BIN
- 805308 170534 78.8% 25-Aug-99 23:27:04 +Stella
- 4520 1025 77.3% 26-Aug-99 02:09:58 +Stella.info
- 25273 9729 61.5% 26-Aug-99 01:31:54 +Stella.txt
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- 886228 206060 76.7% 26-Aug-99 21:01:12 12 files
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